Spherical and deadly. Such are the orbs that awaken the greed of many and drain the land without mercy in a spiral of conflict ravaging Orbworld, the setting of Jerpix Games' online collectible card game.
Playable online from any browser, Orbs CCG is a deep strategy HTML5-based CCG (...)
Orbs CCG offers a unique take on collectible card games (CCGs), combining strategic elements from popular fantasy-themed CCGs with the convenience of being able to play in either real-time or asynchronously, one turn at a time over the course of days.
In addition to basic multiplayer, Orbs CCG will also feature online tournaments, including drafting. Furthermore, Orbs CCG boasts an epic single-player campaign mode in which the player must obtain all six Legendary Orbs and save Orbworld from its impending destruction.
Orbs CCG introduces some new concepts to the CCG genre, such as the Bench and a novel energy system (...)
One of the core game mechanics of Orbs CCG is a game zone called the Bench. Beyond playing cards normally, players may bench cards by paying the cost of their Energy (acquired by discarding cards from your hand) and playing them face down in the bench area. These cards may then be played for free later on, making bluffing an important part of the game's strategy.
Another unique innovation is that Orbs CCG has a colored resource system, but does not have "mana screw" or "mana flooding". How does this work? Rather than playing dedicated energy cards (like lands from Magic: the Gathering), once per turn, ANY card may be converted to energy of its color by discarding it from your hand. Energy generated in this way regenerates at the start of your turn.
Winner of the 2013 Magic Pro Tour Gatecrash, Mr.Tom Martell, co-game designer and consultant for this title, says:
As a pro gamer, I really like deep strategic games - the kind of games that I and other Magic players have fun playing (...) That's exactly what we've done with Orbs CCG. The game offers creative deck building, and every turn features strategic and interesting decisions to be made.
More information is available at the game's site and a fresh Kickstarter campaign to energize the developement of this project is now live here.
