| Trading Card Game | |
|---|---|
 Cardback to the World of Warcraft TCG. | |
| Designers |
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| Publishers | Upper Deck Company (October 2005 - March 2010) Cryptozoic (March 2010 - August 2013) |
| Publication | April 2004 |
| Players | 2 + |
| Setup time | < 3 minutes |
| Playing time | > 20 minutes |
| Skills | Card playing Arithmetic Strategy |
The World of Warcraft Trading Card Game (WoW TCG) is an out-of-print collectible card game based on Blizzard Entertainment's MMORPG, World of Warcraft. The game was announced by Upper Deck Entertainment on August 18, 2005 and released on October 25, 2006.[1] Players can play against each other one-on-one, or can join others in order to defeat dungeon/raid "bosses" based on those in the MMORPG. In March 2010, Upper Deck lost the license from Blizzard Entertainment.[2] The license was acquired by Cryptozoic Entertainment later in the month, with the company announcing that planned card sets would be released.[3]
On August 23, 2013, Blizzard Entertainment announced that the TCG would be discontinued, and that they would not be renewing the game's license.[4] In March 2014, Blizzard released Hearthstone, an online collectible card game featuring many of the same characters, abilities and artwork.
- ^ About trading card game
- ^ "Press Announcement". 27 February 2010. Archived from the original on February 21, 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
- ^ "Press Release". 25 March 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-03-30. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
- ^ "World of Warcraft Trading Card Game". August 23, 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-24.