Nova Blitz Trading Card Game Might Be My New Addiction On Linux

Nova Blitz is something I was emailed a few times by PR people, and I looked past it until a GOL supporter emailed it in. I have now decided to give it a go, and boy does it get addictive.

It recently blasted through Kickstarter smashing its goal and it has been greenlit for Steam as well, so look out for it!

It’s a trading card game that allows you to have decks of cards, and battle them against AI or online players. The current version is limited, but they will be expanding it soon to include playing against friends. Their last update noted this was already over halfway done, and that was nearer the start of August.

The hook is that gameplay is simultaneous as you take your turns, so there’s not a lot of waiting around for people to do their thing. It works quite well, but until you've played a few turns it can be a little intimidating.

It makes games become quite interesting, as you could wait to see what your opponent places down each turn, or place your cards first. If you have a card that instantly deals damage available, you may want to wait for them to place some attacking cards down. Lots of little things like that are making me fall in love with it.

The good thing is that it’s proving popular, as every time I tried to play online it found a game in 1-2 seconds.

The game is going to be free to play, but don’t let that fool you. It’s much like a real card game, you can pay for extra cards, and that’s fine by me. It’s just bringing card games into the virtual world. It’s the kind of in-game purchases I'm okay with, as the extra cards won’t necessarily give you an advantage.

I'm liking it so much I am currently hovering over the By Now button to get some extra kit + the Beta when it arrives. I assume when they reach beta status the free alpha won’t be available, and I feel like I want to keep playing this. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.