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== Overview =={{Infobox portals}}''[[Magic : the Gathering: Puzzle Quest ]]'' (MTGPQMtGPQ) is a free-to-play match-3 game at heart like Bejeweled or Candy Crush, but it is overlaid with the rich theme and lore of [https://magic.wizards.com/en ''Magic : the Gathering '' (MTGMtG)]. You will be collecting cards [[card]]s to build your [[Deck|decksdeck]] s and if you play paper MTGMtG, you will recognise the cards in MTGPQ MtGPQ as the card sets [[set]]s follow that of paper MTGMtG. The game consists of battles against an opposing deck which is controlled by the AI. In each match, you play as a [[Planeswalker]] who must engage in duels with an opponent, charging your cards with [[mana ]] through matching [[gems ]] to summon creatures, cast supports and cast spells. At the same time, you will gain [[loyalty points ]] with which to trigger your [[:Category:Planeswalker abilities|planeswalker’s abilities]]. Victory is achieved by reducing the opponent’s life to zero.

Over the course of the game, you will gather different planeswalkers to aid your cause. Planeswalkers can be leveled up to unlock new abilities or better stats. You will also collect cards [[Cards]] through the [[Booster PackCard pack]] system to build your decks with. The game also has a [[Coalition|coalitions]] s feature which allows you to join a coalition to contribute your scores in coalition events to obtain greater [[rewards]]. The game is currently only available on Android and iOS.

The game has 2 primary game modes: [[Portal:Story Mode|Story]] and [[Portal:Events|Events]]. Story mode is a collection of pre-constructed missions mainly used to familiarise oneself with the game mechanics. It also contains the tutorials introducing the new mechanics of each new set and gives some rewards to help players get their collection started. Events are where the main experience of the game is. There are PvP (playing against other player-constructed decks) and PvE (playing against developer-designed missions) events for one to choose to dabble in for the chance to earn rewards from their progress and/or their final ranking in the event.

There are three types of [[Card|cards]] in MTGPQMtGPQ: [[Card#Type|creatures]], [[Card#Type|spells]] and [[Card#Type|supports]]. The top right of each card displays which type it is and the amount of mana needed to cast the card. The coloured band in the middle indicates which [[Color|colour ]] the card belongs to. The symbol at the bottom shows which set the card comes from. The colour of the card's symbols and outline reveals the rarity of the card of which there are currently 5: [[Cardpack#RarityRarities|Common]] (white{{Rarity|C|18}}), [[Cardpack#RarityRarities|Uncommon]] (blue{{Rarity|U|18}}), [[Cardpack#RarityRarities|Rare]] (gold{{Rarity|R|18}}), [[Cardpack#RarityRarities|Mythic]] (orange{{Rarity|M|18}}), and [[Cardpack#RarityRarities|Masterpiece]] (red{{Rarity|MP|18}}). The text area explains the abilities the creature has and any underlined text can be tapped on in-game for an explanation of its meaning. Symbols on a card’s portrait are evergreen [[abilities ]] which when tapped on will also bring up an explanation window.

The planeswalker’s dashboard shows you the abilities the planeswalker has, the [[loyalty ]] cost of each ability, and the mana bonuses from each colour. Matching coloured gems equate to gaining mana from the respective colour and mana gained goes to the first card or to subsequent cards if the previous card(s) are already fully charged. Hence if as Koth you match the 3 Red gems you will gain 1 mana per gem matched (3) plus the mana bonus from the colour (+9) for 12 mana. On the other hand, matching 3 Blue gems would only net you 2 mana (3-1 = 2).

Each coloured gem match you make will also give you 1 loyalty point (barring some edge cases). Matching loyalty gems, the ones with a 5-pronged fork on them, ({{Symbol|L}}) will gain you loyalty points equal to the number of loyalty gems matched. Cascades from your initial match continue to give you mana and loyalty points so matching for maximum gain is paramount. Loyalty points are is used for planeswalker abilities and you can see that each planeswalker has 3 abilities with varying effects. These abilities not only contribute to your combat effort but help define the flavour of each planeswalker. The maximum loyalty which can be accumulated at a time is 30.

[[Coalition ]]s comprise of up to 20 members. There will be events which are coalition only or for which you stand to gain coalition rewards from if you are in a coalition. However, the most important aspect of a coalition is that you get to reach out to kindred folk who share the experience of MTGPQ MtGPQ with you. MTPGQ MtPGQ players are overall rather friendly to fellow players and are very much interested to help others along with the game. Hence, one cannot over-stress the importance of finding an active coalition or community when playing MTPGQ. For more information, check out the Coalitions sectiontab on the Social UI (User Interface), also accessible via Profile. The [https://forums.d3go.com/categories/mtgpq-general-discussion D3GO Forums for MtGPQ] are a place where coalitions recruit and players can ask for a Coalition.

MTGPQ MtGPQ is a game built around the familiar mechanic of match-3 but yet stays fresh through the addition of having planeswalkers and deckbuilding backed by the immensely rich lore and theme of Magic the Gathering. The game isn’t perfect but it is entertaining and compelling in its own ways. If your interest has been piqued, do look around the wiki for more information on this game.{{Game concepts}}