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Ascension: Deckbuilding Game

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43: 256:, Bradley Beaulieu said "this is a great, easy to learn, fast-moving game with lots of replay potential. As you learn the game and the cards, you'll start to find more synchronicity between the various cards and factions, so your appreciation (not to mention your ability to win) grows the more you play." 276:. It received largely positive reviews from critics, who praised the gameplay, but criticized the lack of a single-player campaign or story mode, and the fact that the PC version was largely unchanged from the mobile version rather than accounting for the change in platform. 190:
Ascension has received various major expansions since its release. Note that these years are for the release of physical copies; currently, as of 2024 the digital game lacks the Skulls and Sails and Curse of the Golden Isles expansions.
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stated that the development team did "a good job translating the game from cards to an app", but also said that "some of my original reservations about the game still held true in either format".
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and John Fiorillo. The game is available both in physical and digital formats; the
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features the option to battle against AI and online players, and received various
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created by American studio Stone Blade Entertainment (originally known as
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Rogerson, Melissa J.; Gibbs, Martin; Smith, Wally (May 2015).
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Proceedings of the 2015 DiGRA International Conference
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Ascension Tactics: The Deckbuilding Miniatures Game
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Index

Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer

Spiel
Developer(s)
Playdek
Publisher(s)
Playdek
Platform(s)
iOS
Android
Single-player
deck-building card game
Gary Games
Magic: The Gathering
Justin Gary
Brian Kibler
Rob Dougherty
iOS
Playdek
spin-off
Kickstarter
Black Gate
expansion packs
DLC
Metacritic
Wired
"Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer"
Ascension Tactics: The Deckbuilding Miniatures Game
"An Introduction to Every Major Ascension Expansion | Zatu Games UK"
"Fantasy Game Review: Ascension – Chronicle of the Godslayer – Black Gate"

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