I've tried many card games and I can say with confidence, Gwent is the best one. Pros: Art(!): Every card is an amazing piece of art, each with own story with own atmosphere. New boards also add to the atmosphere and let the cards shine more with their bigger sizes since Homecoming launched. Great mechanics, freedom of choice, decions matter: 3 rounds and being able to choose any card you want every turn allows you to play as you want whenever you want, build your own strategy, adapt; makes the game feel like you're on a war battlefield, trying to guess how your opponent is going to strike and prepare for it. Gives me a lot of HOMM series vibe. Deckbuilding: Is one of the juciest parts of the game, where it feels like you're making some special delicacy. Each leader from every factions has a unique playstyle. Very low RNG: Usually wins the one who has built a better deck and can pilot it well, knows how to deal with every kind of opponent, not the luckiest. Much more balanced than any other card game, especially with the new update. The balance is achieved mostly due to the brilliant provision system, which by the way is one of the core sources of joy you might get from the game. Generosity(!) of devs: Very easy to obtain anything you need by not much playing. And you get a lot of free stuff pretty often. Cons: Slow and time consuming Hard for new players Not many cards yet after the update, and too many similarities between. You're almost forced to play certain cards to not fall of the ladder. Probably a temporary issue. TL;DR The game is fun, interesting and beautiful. Just a bit slow. Requires brainwork, which is, in my opinion, the main reason it divides its community into haters and fans. If you want to try the game just do it and don't pay attention to whiners, most of them are incredibly deluded. Previous version of Gwent was fun but incredibly unbalanced and the playstyle was autopilot. Not much decisionmaking compared to the Homecoming.
