The card game from the Witcher universe is starting its Open Beta. We will tell you when it’s starting.
After CD PROJEKT RED succeeded with The Witcher 3, one of the major RPGs of recent years, the developers have ventured into a smaller project that also takes place in the Witcher universe. Gwent (or “Gwint” in German) is a card game that relies heavily on strategy and planning.
Strategic Card Game for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One
In GWENT, the core goal is to have a stronger army on the board at the end of each turn than your opponent. Different cards trigger various effects, such as summoning new creatures or strengthening or weakening existing ones. The player must always plan carefully: How many cards do I want to play now? Because those who exhaust their resources in the first round might be ruthlessly eliminated in rounds 2 and 3.
The game had already been available for several weeks in Closed Beta, now the developers announced the launch of the Open Beta for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
GWENT Open Beta starts on May 24
Starting May 24, anyone interested can dive into the world of Geralt and assemble their decks.
Those who have previously participated in the Closed Beta will have to accept that their progress will be reset. With the end of the Closed Beta on May 22, all progress will be erased. However, as a reward for their previous participation, there will be a range of exclusive in-game goodies.
Gwent gained attention when a top German player, Lifecoach, switched from Blizzard’s card game Hearthstone to Gwent. Lifecoach evidently preferred Gwent – Hearthstone had become too random for him. He won his first tournament in Gwent and earned $60,000 in prize money.
Cortyn says: Since I played The Witcher 3, I’ve wanted Gwent as a standalone card game. With the Open Beta starting, I will definitely take a look, and I can only recommend it to everyone who also had fun with the game during The Witcher 3. Whether this game can also captivate on its own and become a real competitor to Hearthstone remains to be seen in the coming weeks.
A German Hearthstone pro has also devoted himself to Gwent – the good Mr. Lifecoach.
