World of Warcraft Trading Card Game
The World of Warcraft Trading Card Game (WoW TCG) is an out-of-print collectible card game based on Blizzard Entertainment's MMORPG, World of Warcraft. The game was announced by Upper Deck Entertainment on August 18, 2005 and released on October 25, 2006. Players can play against each other one-on-one, or can join others in order to defeat dungeon/raid "bosses" based on those in the MMORPG. In March 2010, Upper Deck lost the license from Blizzard Entertainment. The license was acquired by Cryptozoic Entertainment later in the month, with the company announcing that planned card sets would be released.
| Trading Card Game | |
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Cardback to the World of Warcraft TCG. | |
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| Publishers | Upper Deck Company (October 2005 - March 2010) Cryptozoic (March 2010 - August 2013) |
| Publication | April 2004 |
| Players | 2 + |
| Setup time | < 3 minutes |
| Playing time | > 20 minutes |
| Skills | Card playing Arithmetic Strategy |
On August 23, 2013, Blizzard Entertainment announced that the TCG would be discontinued, and that they would not be renewing the game's license. In March 2014, Blizzard released Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, an online collectible card game featuring many of the same characters, abilities and artwork.