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  • Comment: Fails WP:GNG, requires significant coverage in multiple independent secondary sources. The sourcery.tcg website is a primary source, as is interviews with the game's creator. Reddit is not an acceptable source either. Dan arndt (talk) 04:43, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

Sorcery: Contested Realm (colloquially known as Sorcery) is a tabletop collectible card game created by Eric Olofson of Eric's Curiosa Ltd.[1] The game was released during May of 2023 after a successful Kickstarter campaign which ended on 4th of April 2022 with a total of NZ$ 5,784,804 pledged by 6,456 backers. Sorcery is notable for its focus on hand painted art from prominent fantasy artists such as Frank Frazetta, Liz Danforth, Jeff Easley, and many others.[2]

The game's first release was the Alpha Set consisting of 403[3][4] different playable cards. The Alpha Set had a print run of 29000 boxes.[5]

Following the Kickstarter exclusive Alpha Set, the Beta Set was released to retail stores October of 2023.[1] Cards are obtained from booster packs with special extremely rare Curio Cards, which relate to the historical development of the game.[6]

Arthurian Legends, a booster set focused on Arthurian mythology, was released to retail on October 4, 2024. The new set contained 220 additional cards and featured new gameplay mechanics.[7]

Overview

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Sorcery is played by two players depicted by their 'Avatar' cards on a 5x4 playing field called 'The Realm' with each player having their own deck of cards split into two parts: 'The Atlas' and 'The Spellbook'. The game's goal is reducing their opponents life total to zero.[8]

Set Releases

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  • Alpha Set (May, 2023)
  • Beta Set (November, 2023)[9]
  • Arthurian Legends (October, 2024)
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References

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  1. ^ a b ICv2, Dohm-Sanchez, Jeffrey. "'SORCERY: CONTESTED REALM HEADS TO RETAIL'".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Grabher-Meyer, Jason. "Sorcery: Contested Realm Delivers Real Narrative in TCG Form". TCGPlayer. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ Frank, The Realistic Collector (5 September 2023). "Alpha Breakdown".
  4. ^ Servati, Mike (7 June 2022). "Alpha Release".
  5. ^ Brian Cooper, Magic Card Investor (30 June 2023). "Sorcery: Contested Realm - The Alpha Set!".
  6. ^ Servati, Mike (27 June 2023). "Curio Cards".
  7. ^ Dohm-Sanchez, Jeffrey. "'ARTHURIAN LEGENDS' GALLOP INTO 'SORCERY: CONTESTED REALM'". ICv2. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  8. ^ Nirast, Out of Games. "A Look at Sorcery: Contested Realm, a Card Game Made by Path Of Exile Creative Director Erik Olofsson".
  9. ^ Jason Grabher-Meyer, Infinite TCG Player. "Sorcery: Contested Realm Delivers Real Narrative In TCG Form".