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- "Challenge an opponent to a game of chess! Most of your pieces will automatically attack the minion (or minions) in front of them!"
A Friendly Game of Chess is a Tavern Brawl. It debuted on Oct. 5, 2016.
Based on the Chess The subject of this article is part of theOne Night in Karazhan adventure. Black King Set: One Night in Karazhan Type: Hero Health: 20 (Normal)20 (Heroic) The chess king guards the stairs! Win a game encounter from One Night in Karazhan "Your host, the great magus Medivh, invites you back to party down - with me!" "Come inside... Meet your friends at the door. We ve got a feast like you ve never seen before. Shake your stuff , all matches in the Brawl are played on the Karazhan battlefield The battlefield (or game board) is where the action takes place, representing the board on which each game is played out. Around the battlefield are various important UI elements, such as each player s hand, deck .
Strategy
- "Proper positioning is key to victory. Get those double attacks!" - Moroes Moroes Set: One Night in Karazhan Type: Minion Rarity: Legendary Cost: 3 Attack: 1 Health: 1 Abilities: Stealth, Summon Tags: Triggered effect Stealth At the end of your turn, summon a 1/1 Steward.Moroes runs an
The small deck size in this Brawl is matched by the heroes` low Health, making for short but strategically intense matches. Be aware of your limited card pool and try to outlast the opponent through good use of the Bishops, and cunning positioning to eliminate of the opponent`s pieces, especially the Queens, as well as the other special pieces.
Adding 2 or more pieces beyond the opponent`s current board size can allow you to sneak in some damage directly to the enemy hero, but focusing on getting in those "double attacks" usually yields better results. Try to maximise diagonals and focus hard on damaged and high priority targets.
The Hero Power can be very useful for focusing fire and redistributing healing - ideally bear it in mind when summoning minions. It can be used repeatedly, allowing for complex repositioning, which is particularly useful in the later rounds as the deck and hand empty.
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History
Tavern Brawl | Start | End |
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69 | Oct. 5, 2016 | Oct. 10, 2016 |
Overview
This Brawl sees players recreating the Chess The subject of this article is part of theOne Night in Karazhan adventure. Black King Set: One Night in Karazhan Type: Hero Health: 20 (Normal)20 (Heroic) The chess king guards the stairs! Win a game encounter from One Night in Karazhan "Your host, the great magus Medivh, invites you back to party down - with me!" "Come inside... Meet your friends at the door. We ve got a feast like you ve never seen before. Shake your stuff . At the start of each Brawl the players are randomly assigned to play either the White or Black King heroes, each with only 10 Health. Both use identical premade decks of 15 special cards, as well as the Castle The subject of this article is part of theOne Night in Karazhan adventure. Castle Set: One Night in Karazhan Type: Hero Power Rarity: Common Cost: 1 Hero PowerMove a friendly minion left. Repeatable.See this card Hero Power, matching the encounter`s Heroic Choosing an adventure Game formats Each Standard year, any adventures released prior to the previous calendar year are marked as Wild format. The adventures are removed from the Shop, and players will be unable to mode version. With most minions unable to attack directly - instead dealing damage automatically - players will have to think carefully in order to triumph in this Brawl.
Heroes
Hero Powers
White King
Black King
Decks
Both decks are identical (colours aside), and are composed of only 15 cards, matching the number of pieces in an actual game of chess (heroes included).
Class | Card | Quantity |
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Boss | White Pawn The subject of this article is part of theOne Night in Karazhan adventure. White Pawn Set: One Night in Karazhan Type: Minion Cost: 1 Attack: 1 Health: 6 Abilities: Auto-Attack Auto-Attack: Deal 1 damage to / Black Pawn The subject of this article is part of theOne Night in Karazhan adventure. Black Pawn Set: One Night in Karazhan Type: Minion Cost: 1 Attack: 1 Health: 6 Abilities: Auto-Attack Auto-Attack: Deal 1 damage to | 8 |
Boss | White Bishop The subject of this article is part of theOne Night in Karazhan adventure. White Bishop Set: One Night in Karazhan Type: Minion Cost: 3 Attack: 0 Health: 6 Abilities: Auto-Attack Auto-Attack: Restore 2 Health to / Black Bishop The subject of this article is part of theOne Night in Karazhan adventure. Black Bishop Set: One Night in Karazhan Type: Minion Cost: 3 Attack: 0 Health: 6 Abilities: Auto-Attack Auto-Attack: Restore 2 Health to | 2 |
Boss | White Rook The subject of this article is part of theOne Night in Karazhan adventure. White Rook Set: One Night in Karazhan Type: Minion Cost: 3 Attack: 2 Health: 6 Abilities: Auto-Attack Auto-Attack: Deal 2 damage to / Black Rook The subject of this article is part of theOne Night in Karazhan adventure. Black Rook Set: One Night in Karazhan Type: Minion Cost: 3 Attack: 2 Health: 6 Abilities: Auto-Attack Auto-Attack: Deal 2 damage to | 2 |
Boss | White Knight The subject of this article is part of theOne Night in Karazhan adventure. White Knight Set: One Night in Karazhan Type: Minion Cost: 4 Attack: 4 Health: 3 Abilities: Charge Charge.Can t Attack Heroes.See this card / Black Knight The subject of this article is part of theOne Night in Karazhan adventure. Black Knight Set: One Night in Karazhan Type: Minion Cost: 4 Attack: 4 Health: 3 Abilities: Charge Charge.Can t Attack Heroes.See this card | 2 |
Boss | White Queen The subject of this article is part of theOne Night in Karazhan adventure. White Queen Set: One Night in Karazhan Type: Minion Cost: 7 Attack: 4 Health: 6 Abilities: Auto-Attack Auto-Attack: Deal 4 damage to / Black Queen The subject of this article is part of theOne Night in Karazhan adventure. Black Queen Set: One Night in Karazhan Type: Minion Cost: 7 Attack: 4 Health: 6 Abilities: Auto-Attack Auto-Attack: Deal 4 damage to | 1 |
Notes
- With the exception of the White Knight The subject of this article is part of theOne Night in Karazhan adventure. White Knight Set: One Night in Karazhan Type: Minion Cost: 4 Attack: 4 Health: 3 Abilities: Charge Charge.Can t Attack Heroes.See this card and Black Knight The subject of this article is part of theOne Night in Karazhan adventure. Black Knight Set: One Night in Karazhan Type: Minion Cost: 4 Attack: 4 Health: 3 Abilities: Charge Charge.Can t Attack Heroes.See this card , the pieces in this fight do not attack as normal. Rather, they Auto-Attack at the end of the owner`s turn against the opponent`s minions across from them.
- If both players have an uneven number of pieces on the board, Auto-Attack minions except those on the edges will attack both minions across from them.
- If an Auto-Attack minion has no minions directly or diagonally across from it, it will deal damage to the enemy hero.
- As with all end-of-turn effects, minions which have taken fatal damage will not be removed until all pieces have completed their auto-attacks.
- Despite the ability`s name, White Bishop The subject of this article is part of theOne Night in Karazhan adventure. White Bishop Set: One Night in Karazhan Type: Minion Cost: 3 Attack: 0 Health: 6 Abilities: Auto-Attack Auto-Attack: Restore 2 Health to / Black Bishop The subject of this article is part of theOne Night in Karazhan adventure. Black Bishop Set: One Night in Karazhan Type: Minion Cost: 3 Attack: 0 Health: 6 Abilities: Auto-Attack Auto-Attack: Restore 2 Health to do not attack at all, but instead restore Health. They do not follow the usual Auto-Attack rules for targeting, instead healing minions to their immediate left and right.
- Unlike other Hero Powers Castle The subject of this article is part of theOne Night in Karazhan adventure. Castle Set: One Night in Karazhan Type: Hero Power Rarity: Common Cost: 1 Hero PowerMove a friendly minion left. Repeatable.See this card can be used as many times as the player likes, as long as they have the mana to spare.
Emotes
Both heroes` emotes Emotes are short quotes that heroes can speak during a game. Each emote comes as a soundbite, and in a written form, displayed in a speech bubble next to the character s portrait. Emotes are the match those from the original Chess The subject of this article is part of theOne Night in Karazhan adventure. Black King Set: One Night in Karazhan Type: Hero Health: 20 (Normal)20 (Heroic) The chess king guards the stairs! Win a game encounter.
- White King
Type | Emote |
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Thanks | How very kind. |
Well played | Checkmate. |
Greetings | Care for a game? |
Wow | Ah, exceptional. |
Oops | Oh, a blunder. |
Threaten | I see a mate in 4. |
Concede | Checkmate... |
Opening remark | En garde! |
Thinking 1 | Rook to A3... |
Thinking 2 | Knight to F6... |
Thinking 3 | Queen to E5... No, no... |
- Black King
Due to his original role as the enemy boss, many of the Black King`s emotes are written as if in direct response to the matching emotes of the White King. The Black King also lacks Thinking and Concede emotes, for the same reason.
Type | Emote |
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Thanks | Any time. |
Well played | Not yet. |
Greetings | Always. |
Wow | Naturally. |
Oops | Or a trap? |
Threaten | I see one in 3. |
Concede | |
Opening remark | None shall pass! |
Unused
- White King
Type | Emote |
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Sorry | A necessary sacrifice. |
- Black King
Type | Emote |
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Sorry | An unfortunate development. |
Trivia
- For an extensive discussion of the original Chess encounter`s design process and various discarded iterations, see Hearthside Chat: Designing Karazhan`s Chess Event with Peter Whalen.
- For analysis of the chances of winning based on starting cards and optimal plays, see Hearthhead`s Analyzing A Game Of Friendly Chess.
Tavern Brawls The Tavern Brawl interface Tavern Brawl is one of Hearthstone s lighter game modes. A weekly event, a new Tavern Brawl begins each Wednesday (Thursday in Asian regions), ending the following Monday. Outside of these times, | |
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Premade | A Friendly Game of Chess |
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Single-player |