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Experience The Witcher universe in an entirely new way with Gwent: The Legendary Card Game. Inspired by the iconic mini-game from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, this official physical edition brings the strategic, faction-based card game to your tabletop.
In Gwent, two players build decks from factions such as the Northern Realms, Scoia'tael, Monsters, Skellige, and Nilfgaard, each with its own unique set of cards and abilities.
The goal of the game is to win two out of three rounds. The battlefield features multiple rows to which players will deploy their units and special ability cards to battle it out. Players must skillfully bluff, manage their resources, and read their opponent's moves in order to wisely choose when to push aggressively to win a round — and when to hold back and play for the long game.
- High tactical depth and deck-building choice
- Beautiful card quality and presentation
- Nostalgic link to Witcher 3 cards
- Balance concerns; some cards can overpower others
- Not always symmetric and can depend on luck of the draw
- Factions, deck-building, strategic card play
- The Witcher universe, with factions like Nilfgaard and Northern Realms
- Deck-building card game with faction-specific rules
- Condottiere
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Compound Scoring — Cards are placed in three rows to gain points; numbers on cards determine score
- Deck building — Construct a deck of at least 22 cards per faction with unique rules and abilities
- Faction-specific rules — Each faction has its own special cards and abilities to leverage
- row-based scoring — Cards are placed in three rows to gain points; numbers on cards determine score
- Three-round play — Play three rounds using cards drawn at the start; win by points
- Weather effects — Weather cards and weather effects influence row performance
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- Gwent a game within a game
- it's very tactical
- that's where the fun lies
- these are the exact cards from Witcher 3 in all their unbalanced glory
- I saw these cards available on eBay
- cost me a hundred quid
- this entire collection cost me a hundred quid