1. Introduction
Welcome to the enchanting realm of Elementals, an innovative turn-based strategy trading card game (TBSTCG) that blends tactical gameplay with intense 1v1 deck battles, where you command awe-inspiring mythical creatures and powerful alchemical spells. Discover a world of marvel and mystery, where Elementals roam amidst the verdant forests and shimmering lakes, and mythical creatures dwell in the shadows of ancient ruins and enigmatic temples.
As a player, you will assume the mantle of a formidable alchemist, commanding Elementals and other mystical creatures and leading them into combat against rival players. Your journey will take you through a mystical world brimming with peril and enchantment, where quests and adventures await at every turn. Take up the challenge and test your skills in thrilling PvP battles, using your wit and strategic prowess to emerge victorious. With each triumph, you will gain valuable experience, resources, and coveted treasures, enabling you to bolster your forces, fortify your settlements, and ascend to even greater heights of power.
Each card in Elementals possesses a unique set of abilities and stats, giving players a range of options to strategically gain advantages in the game. From Elementals to spells and mythical creatures, players must carefully select their moves to outmaneuver their opponents. As they journey through the game, they’ll encounter new challenges that will test their skills and creativity, forcing them to adapt their strategies to stay ahead in the game.
The world of Elementals features two planes of play: the passive plane for exploration and resource gathering, and the active plane for turn-based combat against other players. In the passive plane, players must make strategic use of their limited daily turns to explore the vast map, discover new resources, and conquer enemy bases.
Elementals offers an immersive and thrilling experience for both new and experienced TCG players, featuring turn-based gameplay, a vast array of unique Elemental abilities, and a wide variety of cards. With stunning visuals and deep, strategic mechanics, Elementals promises to keep players engaged and captivated for hours on end.
Now, let’s dive into the world of Elementals and explore its features in more detail.
2. Deck Building
In Elementals, all players start with a base deck of creatures and spells that they can use in their battles. There are also unique and powerful cards that can be earned or purchased as NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens). These cards include creatures, spells, and other special cards that can be added to a player’s deck to enhance their gameplay.
The maximum number of cards in a deck is 30, with a maximum of two cards per creature or spell. There is no minimum number of Elementals required in a player’s deck, but there is a maximum of two Elementals per deck.
At the start of each PvP game in Elementals, players are dealt a hand of 3 cards from their deck. Each turn, they draw an additional card from their deck, giving them more options and strategies to play. To play a card, players must pay its mana cost, which is deducted from their available mana points. Players start with one mana point and gain an additional point each turn, allowing them to gradually increase the power and complexity of their plays. This strategic use of mana points enables players to deploy increasingly powerful cards onto the table and turn the tide of the game in their favor.
Each card has its own unique set of stats and abilities, including attack, defense, and up to two special abilities. These abilities can be used to gain advantages in battle, such as dealing extra damage, blocking incoming attacks, or manipulating the game board.
With a wide variety of creatures, spells, and other cards to choose from, players must carefully construct their decks to have the right balance of offensive and defensive capabilities, and to counter the strategies of their opponents. A well-designed deck can mean the difference between victory and defeat in the intense PvP battles of Elementals.
3. Resources
Resources are essential in the Elementals game to evolve your Elementals, move them on rough terrain, and upgrade your settlements. There are four in-game resources: air, earth, fire, and water. These resources are slowly generated by settlements each turn but they can also be awarded through completing quests, traded on the game’s marketplace, or mined by deploying the AIRO A1 Air Miner on player-owned settlements.
The AIRO A1 Air Miner is a Multiversatile tool (pun intended) that serves as both an air quality monitor and a cryptocurrency miner in the real world while being a valuable asset in the Elementals game world.
In the real world, while helping you breathe cleaner air, it also rewards you with AIRO Credits, a digital token on the MultiversX blockchain (ESDT token). In the Elementals game world, players can deploy the AIRO A1 on any player-controlled settlement as an Energy Shard, generating all four in-game resources every 24 hours, making it a valuable asset for players to strategically increase their resource income.
Completing quests is another way to earn resources in Elementals. Quests can be found on the passive plane and usually involve defeating enemies, exploring specific locations on the map, or finding rare artifacts. Quests offer valuable rewards, including experience, resources, and rare cards, making them a critical component of the game.
Trading on the game’s marketplace is also a viable way to obtain resources. Players can sell their duplicate cards or resources to other players, or purchase resources they need to upgrade their Elementals or settlements.
In summary, resources play a critical role in Elementals, and players must use them strategically to progress through the game. Whether through conquering settlements, completing quests, trading on the marketplace, or deploying the AIRO A1 Air Miner, players must balance their resource usage carefully to gain an edge over their opponents and emerge victorious.
4. Exploration and Quests
In Elementals, the passive plane of play is dedicated to exploration and completing quests. As a player, you have a limited number of turns each day to explore the vast game map, a world ravaged by Azomir’s armies, where you will discover a variety of terrains, from desolate wastelands to lush forests, and from treacherous mountains to mysterious ruins. You will uncover ancient artifacts and hidden treasures, and complete quests that will challenge your skills and test your strategic prowess. The world of Elementals is vast and diverse, offering endless opportunities for adventure and exploration.
As you explore the world, you will encounter various non-playable characters (NPCs) who will offer you quests to complete. These quests can range from simple tasks like collecting resources to more complex challenges like defeating powerful enemies or exploring hidden areas. Completing quests will reward you with valuable resources, experience points, and coveted treasures, enabling you to bolster your forces and ascend to greater heights of power.
Exploration and quests are crucial to your progress in Elementals. They allow you to acquire resources, earn experience, and gain access to new and more powerful cards. Additionally, they provide a means to challenge yourself and improve your skills in preparation for the intense PvP battles of the active plane.
5. Heroes and Creatures
At the start of the game, players choose a hero to lead their initial army, which comprises the base deck of cards. In a manner similar to turn-based strategy games such as Heroes of Might and Magic or the Total War series, the player commands the hero’s avatar to explore and conquer the game map.
Through experience, the hero’s health and movement points can be upgraded.
Elementals revolves around the clash between good and evil, where Azomir, the Smoke God, represents the dark forces and symbolizes pollution and destruction of the natural world. On the other hand, Elvorien and the Elementals stand as a counterforce that strives to protect and preserve nature against Azomir’s corruption. Elvorien, also known as the Mother Goddess, embodies the values of nature, growth, and life, serving as a beacon of hope for those seeking harmony in the world.
Currently, the world of Elementals boasts 15 distinct Races, with more expected to join in the future. To construct their decks, heroes must choose faction-specific cards from either the side of good, featuring Nature, Angels, Mages, Spirits, and Elementals, or the side of evil, comprising Crawlers, Undead, Darklings, Sorcerers, Void, and Void Elementals. Each player’s deck is restricted to the races associated with their chosen faction and any neutral races cards, including Humans, Elves, Orcs, and Ancients.
On the exploration-focused passive plane of the game, players can acquire new heroes by completing quests, capturing settlements, and spending resources on their creation. These heroes can then be equipped with a 30-card deck army, leveled up through experience, and used to explore and conquer multiple parts of the game world at the same time.
6. Combat
In Elementals, combat is a key component of the active plane of play, where players engage in turn-based battles using their card decks of Elementals, spells, and mythical creatures. Each player takes turns to play a card from their deck on the game board with the goal of defeating their opponents and claiming victory.
The combat can happen in different stages of the game, when one player’s hero attacks a settlement, when one player defends a settlement and when players’ heroes meet on the map.
Each conquered settlement can be upgraded, equipped with a hero and a deck of 30 card to protect it. If not equipped with a hero and/or a deck of cards, the settlement defaults to a base deck of cards and is defended by an NPC hero represented by a settlement icon, which by default has a health of 10 (compared with a hero’s maximum health of 50.)
When a hero dies in combat outside a settlement in Elementals, their body remains on the map as an inactive “hero body” for a set number of turns or until resurrected by another hero under the player’s command. If the death occurs near a settlement controlled by the player, the resurrection process is automatic and requires fewer turns than it would normally take.
If a settlement is defended by a hero, it cannot be captured by another player, but it can still be looted for its resources. If a hero inside a settlement dies during a fight, they will be automatically resurrected on the next turn.
To engage in combat, players must first locate an opponent on the game map and initiate a challenge. Once both players have accepted the challenge, they will be transported to the active plane, where the battle will take place.
During combat, players take turns playing their cards and using their abilities. Players must pay the mana cost of each card they play, which is deducted from their available mana points. Players start with one mana point and gain an additional point each turn, allowing them to gradually increase the power and complexity of their plays.
Each card has its own unique set of stats and abilities, including attack, defense, and up to two special abilities. These abilities can be used to gain advantages in battle, such as protection, poison, hidden, dealing extra damage, blocking incoming attacks, or manipulating the game board.
In summary, combat is a critical component of Elementals, offering intense and strategic gameplay that requires players to carefully plan their moves and use their resources wisely. With a wide variety of unique cards and abilities, Elementals offers an exciting and challenging experience for both new and experienced TCG players.
7. Settlements
Settlements play a crucial role in Elementals as they are the main source of resources for players. Each settlement can be upgraded, equipped with a hero, and a deck of 30 cards to protect it. If not equipped with a hero and/or a deck of cards, the settlement defaults to a base deck of cards and is defended by an NPC hero represented by a settlement icon, which by default has a health of 10 (compared with a hero’s maximum health of 50.)
Based on their location on the map, settlements also have a soil type, which determines the type of resources they produce. There are four soil types in Elementals: air, earth, fire, and water. The type of soil a settlement has determines the type of resource it produces.
In order to acquire more resources from their settlements, players must deploy the AIRO A1 Air Miner. This device serves as an Energy Shard that generates all four in-game resources and enhances the resource production of the resource that the settlement is situated on. The amount of resources produced by the Energy Shard is calculated daily, based on the duration of time the device remains online in the real world. As players progress through the game, the cost of upgrades increases, making the rate of resource production of the Energy Shards a vital component in boosting a player’s resource income. Consequently, the AIRO A1 Air Miner is a valuable item for any player seeking to strategically increase their resource output.
Strategically upgrading settlements is essential to maximizing resource production and strengthening your overall gameplay. Upgrades can include increasing the size of your deck, the health of your hero, and the defense of your settlement. With careful planning and management of your resources, settlements can become powerhouses of wealth and security in Elementals.
8. Key Takeaways:
- Elementals is a TBSTCG with intense 1v1 battles and tactical gameplay
- Players use mythical creatures and alchemical spells on two planes of play: passive for exploration and active for turn-based combat
- Strategic use of unique abilities on cards is essential, with careful deck construction for PvP battles
- Resources are essential, with four in-game resources generated by settlements, quests, or trading on the marketplace
- Exploration and quests offer valuable rewards and preparation for PvP battles
- Settlements are the main source of resources, can be upgraded and defended by a hero and a deck of 30 cards
- Soil type determines the type of resource produced, and the AIRO A1 Air Miner enhances resource production
- Upgrading settlements is crucial for maximizing resource production and overall gameplay
- Exciting and challenging for both new and experienced TCG players, with stunning visuals and deep mechanics.
