FFG & MtG Creator Richard Garfield’s new CCG Keyforge is Unveiled
FFG and the creator of Magic the Gathering have a new CCG coming later this year. Take a look at Keyforge.
It was only a matter of time. FFG has finally put down a flag in the CCG part of the industry – one of the last they had not entered. If you are going to stake a claim in that rough and tumble genre alongside Magic, Pokemon and Ju-Gi-Oh!, you need to have some strong branding, street cred and a lot of money behind you.
Keyforge looks to have all three.
Created by Richard Garfield who decades back invented the behemoth Magic the Gathering, and with FFG financial might behind it – this will be a product to watch. Here’s the basics on game’s first launch products:
KeyForge: Call of the Archons $39.95
Enter a world where anything is possible in KeyForge! Here in the world’s first Unique Deck Game, two players become Archons racing to forge keys that unlock the hidden vaults of the Crucible, an artificial world built from pieces of countless planets. With an incredible array of creatures, artifacts, and abilities, no two decks are alike, and no two battles will ever be the same!
Starter set components (note the 2 unique Archon decks)
The Keyforge: Call of the Archons starter set is the perfect place to begin your adventures on the Crucible. As you race to gather Æmber and unlock the Crucible’s hidden vaults, you need to all the help you can get, and in this set you will find all the implements you need to begin your journey. Providing you with two training decks: Miss “Onyx” Censorius and Radiant Argus the Supreme, as well as two unique Archon Decks and a collection of keys, tokens, chain trackers, and status cards, this set provides you with everything that you and your chosen opponent need to start playing!
KeyForge: Call of the Archons Archon Deck $9.95
Enter a world where anything is possible in KeyForge! Here in the world’s first Unique Deck Game, two players become Archons racing to forge keys that unlock the hidden vaults of the Crucible, an artificial world built from pieces of countless planets. With an incredible array of creatures, artifacts, and abilities, no two decks are alike, and no two battles will ever be the same!
Playing with the KeyForge: Call of The Archons starter set is only the beginning of your adventures. You can expand your arsenal with Call of the Archons Archon Decks, each of which offers a full play experience without the need of deckbuilding or boosters. Each Archon Deck is completely one-of-a-kind and cannot be altered ensuring that you’ll use every faction in your deck to achieve victory. Every Call of the Archons Archon Deck features a distinct name and Archon, and is filled with a singular mix of cards, tactics, and strategic potential. In each pack, you will find an opportunity- the chance to become the best in the world at playing your decks. Will your teams have the strength, skills, and cunning to win the day?
Keyforge factions
Some Basics
- The Game plays with unique decks, and each Archon Deck comes with a unique selection of cards.
- Even the starter set contains two unique Archon Decks along with fixed learning cards.
- There are 7 factions, each with strengths and weaknesses (strong, fast, etc…)
- The goal of the game is to create 3 keys. The first player who does wins.
- You activate unit cards to perform actions, one of which is to collect Æmber.
- Æmber is later used to forge the Keys used to achieve victory.
- Cards don’t have a cost to activate, and you may activate all the units of a single faction at once.
- The video says each dech may use cards from up to three factions.
- It will launch with an app/website to upload decks and track stats.
Keyforge app – 3D attacking monsters not included.
~How do you think this will do entering the industry up against the other CCG giants?
