Hot off the heels of dr. Strange and the Multiverse of Madness comes a new game from Marvel Entertainment that offers the same taste to throw everyone from everywhere into a big pot, shake it and see what kind of jokes come out.
Marvel Snap is a new collectible card game that its creators claim has some of the fastest gameplay in the CCG space. According to the announcement video, matches only last about three minutes, and players take turns at the same time, so you don’t have to wait for your opponent to finally find out they’re deadly and already kill you.
Marvel Snap matches seem to be based on arranging cards under one of three areas on the board to get them under control. The player who takes control of two of the three areas wins the match. To raise the stakes, players can “click” their opponent, which appears to be a high-risk/high-reward move to gain an edge and win the match.
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Cards inside Marvel Snap share similarities with its siblings in the CCG space like hearthstone and Magic Arena†Cards are assigned an attack power and a defense power and have abilities that are activated when the card is played or if other events have occurred. Decks are made of just 12 unique cards, and at launch there will be over 150 unique cards featuring characters from across the Marvel multiverse.
Marvel Snap is the freshman debut of Second Dinner†a game studio founded by a team of ex-Hearthstone developersincluding his beloved director Ben Brode†Second Dinner has partnered with Marvel Entertainment and publisher Nuverse, owned by TikTok developer ByteDance.
Marvel Snap is free to play and will be available on mobile and PC platforms, and starting today, players can sign up for a limited closed beta on Android devices.