TCG Battle Royale[2] (former, temporary name Hermitcraft TCG Hunger Games[3]) was a minigame in Season 9 created by VintageBeef as a part of the Hermitcraft Trading Card Game. The idea is based on the Hunger Games and Battle Royale, with the difference that the participants' goal is not to kill each other (although it is allowed) but to gather TCG cards to create a deck and play a TCG match with it.
The minigame was played only once, one day before the end of Season 9.
History[]
Preparations[]
During the running of Hermitcraft Trading Card Game in Season 9, several TCG related challenges were created. At some point, VintageBeef, the creator of TCG, decided to add his own minigame. He started building it on an island that he chose. At first he dug a cylindrical room with a nether portal, and a circle of shroomlights was placed on the hill above it. VintageBeef presented this island and prepared the place in his episode and he encouraged viewers to guess what the theme of the minigame would be.[4]
Two days later, VintageBeef revealed that the challenge would be a combination of The Hunger Games and TCG, which some people had guessed. He also explained the rules and objectives of the game: creating a deck of cards by searching for them hidden on the island with the possibility of fighting other players.
As further preparation, VintageBeef built the starting area in form of a flat, decorated platform of cyan terracotta, quartz, and cyan concrete (originally a shroomlights circle) where he placed the shulker boxes for collecting cards. He also started to finish off the underground room, prepared for the pre-game area. He placed beds for respawn and a bubble elevator to the starting area. During the process, he asked his viewers for suggestions on what else to put in the pre-game area, as well as suggestions for names of the whole game.[5]
Details[]
Rules[]
When VintageBeef announced the game he also presented a set of rules. They were not yet fully complete at this stage as the time limit of the game had not yet been determined.
The rules:
- "Everyone starts at the same time.
- (?)mins to find 25 Hermit/Effect Cards.
- Can only carry 5 cards at a time.
- Must "bank" those 5 cards in their shulker.
- PvP is on.
- Item cards will fill our remaining 42 card deck
- Compete in tournament with your deck."[1]
Gameplay[]
The gameplay of TCG Battle Royale consists of two stages:
- Battle Royale on the specially prepared island, with the goal to collect 25 TCG cards for deck.
- TCG match with the decks created during Battle Royale.
The island could also be adapted to a regular Hunger Games/Battle Royale game.
Players[]
| Player | Place | Episode |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | TBA | |
| 4th | TBA | |
| 2nd | TBA | |
| 4th | TBA | |
| TBA | TBA | |
| 4th | TBA | |
| * | - | VintageBeef's Season 9: Episode 83 |
| 3rd | TBA | |
| TBA | TBA |
* Only during Battle Royale, as a replacement for Cubfan135, who was late.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 VintageBeef's Season 9: Episode 74, moment: 0:44-3:33
- ↑ VintageBeef's Season 9: Episode 75, moment: 0:05
- ↑ VintageBeef's Season 9: Episode 74, moment: 0:23
- ↑ VintageBeef's Season 9: Episode 73, moment: 15:24-17:25
- ↑ VintageBeef's Season 9: Episode 74