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2009 · EA Phenomic · Board game · Real-time strategy

BattleForge

BattleForge, a multiplayer real-time strategy and collectible card game set in the mythological world of Nyn. As a Skylord you collect cards from different factions of Nyn and build decks to magically summon spells, creatures and buildings that suit your unique play style.

Released: 23 March 2009
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Board game Real-time strategy Strategy Turn-based strategy
Developers: EA Phenomic
Publishers: Electronic Arts
Modes: Multiplayer
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Action Fantasy
Country: Germany
Age ratings: PEGI 12 ESRB T

About

BattleForge is a discontinued video game developed by EA Phenomic and published by Electronic Arts in 2009. BattleForge is an online card-based real-time strategy (RTS) game. The game's servers were shut down on October 31, 2013. An unofficial full-revival of the game was released on December 18, 2020, under the name Skylords Reborn.

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card based combat
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player vs player

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Gameplay

On its initial release, the game revolved around trading, buying and winning through means of micro-transactions, though micro-transactions were not required for playing the game, only for buying new cards. When BattleForge became a Play 4 Free branded game with fewer cards initially available (32 cards and no points). The retail version came with all of the starter decks (One for each element, 64 cards) and 3,000 BattleForge points. The game's virtual currency was distributed to each player on a 2-point per day basis.

Requirement was that the player has played at least 15 minutes that day. Through this, all micro-transactions were available to all players, but doing them without purchasing the retail version of the game or any virtual currency was possible, only slow.