#Gwent Tournament

[gwen-bracket]

Both characters dated Gwen (Total Drama). This poll is to determine which one will enter the tournament to compete for the title of the ultimate significant gwother/gwouse (a.k.a the best love interest of a character named Gwen).

[spoonietimelordy]

Kinda sad that Gwent is being abandoned by the dev but not surprised. This is a free to play game which is not pay to win, you can pay for decks sur but if you don't know how to play its not gonna matter. The main source of money from this game are purely aesthetic elements, it's game boards, icons etc... like when you compare the amount of money spend to make the game to the amount gained from it, the maths don't maths and I'm surprised that it has lasted this long and that despite not being in development anymore it will still be up for the next years.

[kelemonopy]

One of my Decks got selected!

for the meme category in Lionhart's Deck Roulette Tournament

full list of meme decks

tourney link

if you want to play gwent I'd advise using my friend referal thingy we both get free stuff :)

[dukeofdogs]

Me casually entering cdpr's headquarters on Dec 9 for Gwent Masters watch party:

Me leaving cdpr's headquarters after the tournament with the life size geralt sculpture hidden in my ass:

[0dde11eth]

Alternate universe where geralt hears that babies bring good luck.

He borrows baby ciri for one glorious summer and DOMINATES at every gwent tournament across the continent

He even tries to bring her to kaer morhen so he steal win all his brothers rare cards

Unfortunately calanthe and pavetta draw the line at him hauling their baby up a mountai.

[teatitty]

Since real life card games are super competitive and have a lot of fancy rules and special cards etc etc [can you tell I'm not a card game person outside of like. Basic solitaire] do you think Gwent is so serious for Geralt in universe that he has taken on the stupidest side quests possible just because the reward is a Gwent card he hasn't got yet. Do you think he brags about being on a card himself?

Actually wait I think Competitive Gwent being a Witcher trait would be funny as fuck just Geralt and Eskel and Lambert fucking booking it to the shops to try and get the newest cards before the others do, constantly showing off their collections and doing trade-offs, secretly teaming up in tournaments to take all the winnings but then getting way too into the competitive side of it and getting kicked out for fighting one another

If you ask Vesemir what it takes to become a Witcher he'll stone-faced tell you that you need to get good at Gwent. Good enough to hold your own against another Witcher. He's lying out of his arse of course but he's also not wrong because Gwent causes broken friendships the same way shit like Uno and Monopoly does. Ya know

[polk-polovnikov]

A gift for the person in charge of Geralt from The Witcher Ask.

The inscriptions on the art:

– Where is Ciri?

– Well, well, gray-haired, calm down

There she is

She fell to the floor, fluttered out of her pocket (just like from under your nose, hahaha!)

Aren't you celebrating today?

Take it, I give it to you!

(You go even more to the gwent tournaments, so you'll find your wench faster, of course.)

[drowsy-siren]

I love deck building games so I just wanted to ask which one(s) are your favorite?

I really want to get into one but I feel like there’s always an entry barrier that I have a hard time getting around. Any advice?

Thanks ❤️

Excellent question. and I'm gonna be VERBOSE in my response, best of luck dear readers:

So I'll start with TCGs / PVP deckbuilders: I've played MTG / MTG:A, Legends of Runeterra, Hearthstone, Marvel Snap, and Gwent. Of these, I've enjoyed Hearthstone, Marvel Snap, and MTG the most. I stopped playing Hearthstone because it is owned by Activision-Blizzard, but if that is okay with you, I would recommend it. I feel it is fairly simple to understand mechanically, and the largest barrier is having cards to play with (which is best fixed by doing your daily missions, if you dont have ~$70 or whatever it is now to get a ton of packs) Marvel Snap I LOVED as soon as I started playing. It's an absolute blast and a few months ago, I would have said that it was a nearly-perfect PVP deckbuilder. And to me, it's one of the best because for a while, the exact deck you were running wasn't all that important. Your "winnings" were moreso dictated by your ability to read the game and know when to double down on your wins or back out, rather than being reflective of the actual outcome of deck-vs-deck. My issue with the game recently is that I disagree with the devs decisions to make card-collection growth extremely slow later in the game (I could do a separate post about it, cuz it would be verbose, so I'll leave it at that for now). BUT, this largely does not impact newer players. In fact, I think it is easier for newer players to get cards that they like and want. I feel that Snap is a fairly easy game to learn quickly, and the skill development comes from learning when to snap (the doubling-down mechanic) and predicting what your opponent might do. I feel that you can enjoy the game as a F2P player, but if you want to be highly competitive, you'll likely want to buy the monthly battlepass for the card that comes with it.

MTG is a social game to me, and I think (unless you are intending to be competitive / go to FNM or tournaments) it should be treated as such. And what I mean by that is I believe you should find people of similar mindset to you, in terms of what level of play you want to experience at your table and how strict of rules you want to adhere to. I tend to only play Commander/EDH or variations on it (planechase), but I do enjoy one-off draft games. And I play with people who likewise enjoy these formats and are generally lax with how they play. There are a LOT of magic cards, so being an "efficient" deckbuilder in MTG is extremely inaccessible to new players, imo, simply due to the sheer volume of cards to consider. BUT, when you play with more relaxed/casual players who are there for fun, good company, and silly times, it can be very easy to get into because there are resources like Pre-Con decks or EDHREC to simplify the deck-building process and get you playing sooner/more easily. If you are looking to become more competitive at MTG, I recommend playing MTG:Arena because it's an easy way to get a bunch of games under your belt and get a feel for what kinds of cards and decks are strong at the moment.

Non-PVP Deckbuilders:

So, if you like deckbuilders but aren't as big on TCGs for money reasons or the companies that make them are shitty, there are a bunch of other deckbuilders that I absolutely love and recommend to everyone (advice about getting into them will be at the end cuz it's kind of the same for all of them):

So first and foremost, Slay the Spire. An absolute blast, deckbuilding roguelike/roguelite that was absolutely addicting to play. I cannot recommend this game enough. Across the Obelisk. Like Slay the Spire, it's a deckbuilding RPG. BUT. It's multiplayer (up to 4). It is soooooo much fun, with really interesting narrative paths. Progression looks like unlocking new characters and unlocking/upgrading things that make your runs easier. And difficulty ramps up pretty quickly without making you feel discouraged. Cannot recommend this enough Wildfrost. Another deckbuilding roguelike. It's very fun, but very different than Slay the Spire because a lot of the gameplay focuses on interactions with ally and enemy positioning, in different lanes of combat.

Beneath Oresa. HOLY FUCK is it cool and fun. It only fully released within the past few weeks, I played a couple months ago and am so curious what's been added. It is another deck-building roguelike, but it's 2.5D ish in that you do combat in zones (near and far). And (extra cool) your character is physically moving around a space when you fight and bounce between these zones. The artwork is stunning and I cant wait to see what they did with the narrative because the atmosphere is incredible.

I probably have a couple others, but they didn't come to mind as I was writing this, so I'm leaving them out for now. One key recommendation about the non-TCG deckbuilders, particularly the roguelike ones, is to keep your deck size small. It's easy to see a cool card and want access to it, but the more cards in your deck, the less consistent your hands are. When you get the option to remove cards from your deck, use them

[maulthots]

Witcher season 4 wishlist: 1) a Gwent tournament just like casino royale, lots of meaningful eye contact across the table, cbt optional but encouraged. 2) a dissection. 3) for them to say superior swallow out loud one time.

[ghostinthelibrarywrites]

👀👀

From the Geraskier werewolf AU that has spun wildly out of my control:

“We could do a mud bath,” he suggests over a scrumptious salmon dinner that he barely tastes. “I’ve always wanted to do a mud bath.”

“We have mud back in Kaer Morhen,” Geralt says, which Jaskier should have expected.

Jaskier sighs and continues perusing the next day’s itinerary. “Ooh, how about ballroom dancing? It looks like there will be sessions every other day. That could be fun.”

Geralt makes a skeptical noise.

“Okay, no ballroom dancing,” Jaskier says. “Huh, there’s a Gwent tournament next week, but only old people play Gwent.”

“I like Gwent.”

Of course he does. Of course Jaskier’s husband who seems to hate everything likes the worst, most convoluted card game ever invented. “Do you?” Jaskier asks brightly. “Excellent! It looks like there are Gwent games every afternoon leading up to the tournament.”

Perhaps getting his throat torn out by werewolves wouldn’t be so bad. It would be quicker than sitting through a Gwent tournament.

Send me a 👀 and I'll give you a snippet of a WIP

[lawain-dimensional-heroes]

"Ah, there you are! We were looking all over you!"

"O-oh hey Oz! What a surprise! Genuinely-- it's surprising to see you-- weren't you duty bound?"

"WE were duty bound. But we've gotten both permission from our higher ups to take a week off, which we've used that time to visit and watch your battle."

"Yeah, besides-- you're our matey! We 'arr a crew and we stick together as one!"

"Ah-- you guys..."

"I'm glad you all made it. he's on the second round."

"Second round? We're that early into the tournament?"

"Yes actually. Actually, you're all just in time-- his round is starting in a few hours."

"Really? Then we've come just in time! Better to cheer on the spot than on TV."

"Wait...It's broadcasting on TV?"

"It seems so. You don't look all that confident about it."

"Spider-gwen's his opponent."

"...You mean Ghost Spider? Or is she really called Spider-Gwen? Ugh, the whole naming scheme Gwent completely off the rails."

"Thanks you made us cringe."

[tigerlyla-of-metinna]

The Passiflora Scribe

Who is this bloke? Why, it's that guy who will determine if you are qualified to enter the High Stakes Gwent Tournament!

The entire game he has a cold and always mispronounce Geralts' name: Gerard, Gervalt, Gilbert, Gerard (again). It's not the cold, because he correctly pronounces everyone's names... except Geralt.

[zeroannat]

gave up on checking all of "?" in the sea, most of them are just random weapons/armor, selling the loot is annoying bc the merchants don't have enough money to buy it anyway

some of those side quests are insane, wdym i have to fistfight a bear? wdym i have to fistfight a troll??? wdym those thieves were good people? wdym you want to "no u" a curse and kill your ex??

continuing with the main story now, grabbed uma and went to kaer morhen, this place has seen better times and everyone here is insane

getting drunk with the boys (yen disapproves)

lambert is insufferable. what a great character. i want to punch him.

i got spoiled on [redacted]'s death earlier so it wasn't too bad to witness it, but i'm still upset about it

beelined all the main quests since ugly baby, acts 2 and 3 were significantly shorter

intermission: gwent tournament, broke a personal record (211 points)

geralt getting insulted left and right at the sabbath :(

the emotional rollercoaster is wild. a funeral. a snowball fight. vesemir's pendant gets stolen. geralt steals some horses. ciri "dies" again.

got the good ending i think, though i was one click away from the empress ending

dlc time!

[dukeofdogs]

Will you tell us about your experience from the last Gwent Masters?

I can tell how day one looked like uwu

We were watching the tournament in a big room with a projector. Cdpr provided a lot of free snacks and soft drinks and also coffee, around 7? 8? They gave us free pizza. I met @thirstyforred, @stillness138 and @datdejvtho-blog and many other peeps I don't even think have Tumblr djdjjd and also a lot of pro players were there (everyone who were guests during yesterday stream were present at the party).

There was a board where we could place bets for scores (I didn't guess a single one dhdhdjjdjd).

In one of the bathrooms I spotted this sticker:

We were in the building with the life sized geralt and cyberpunk v statues and the magazine walls. But near bathrooms (which each had a picture of geralt and ciri on them instead of 🧍🧍‍♀️or the triangle and circle) was a wall with Witcher 2 concept art which was super cool

At the end of day one Burza, Repek and Vattier were giving everyone (an insanely generous) goodie bag.

Oh and we were told that we can take as many of the patches and faction pins as we like.

[bard-llama]

2 Fics: Honeypot Chapter 6 and Tournaments, Tension, and Trust Chapter 11

Honeypot Chapter 6

Chapter Summary

Roche really thinks Iorveth being here is a dream - but he fully intends to enjoy it. Unfortunately, the harsh light of day disagrees with his assumptions.

Fic Summary

When Iorveth runs into an elf who reminds him of someone, he lets her get a little too close. Then he has to run for his life. Surprisingly, the Blue Stripes are exactly what he needs to survive.

Read on AO3

Tournaments, Tension, and Trust Chapter 11/15

Chapter Summary

It is Icca Bednittu's turn to face Vernon Roche at gwent - which would be easier if Vernon Roche didn't scare the living daylight out of her.

Fic Summary

Vernon Roche officially belongs to Iorveth. He's rather happy with this - but not all of Iorveth's Scoia'tael are so ready to accept his presence amongst them.

Read on AO3

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