Ash of Gods The Way

Ash of Gods: The Way is a story-led card-combat tactics game where you assemble strong decks of warriors, gear and spells pulled from several factions. You battle across a run of grand tournaments, every one bringing its own foes, arenas and even rule sets, earning new cards, upgrading favorites and combining them into any number of decks. Key battles must be prepared for carefully, since losing one will twist the story onto a different path.

You play Finn, whose homeland faces invasion from a neighboring power. His one chance of heading it off is to learn the card game that nation uses to drill its nobles in the craft of war, a game called the Way. Slip into their tournaments and you can draw close to their elite commanders, and what he does there is up to you, with every decision carrying consequences. Along the journey you meet new characters, hold conversations and make choices that affect the fate of the entire world.

The core rules are deceptively simple. Each turn, you commit a single warrior and a single support card, after which your units march on the enemy and strike where they can, but the depth lies in combinations, deck construction and when to hold a card back. Fighters span heavy front-line brutes, frail archers and supporting casters; gear cards strengthen your warriors while spells help them or hurt the foe. Every battle is a fresh challenge with its own objectives, from capturing checkpoints to one-on-one duels, and there is no penalty for switching cards or strategy mid-stream.