Draft:Sorcery: Contested Realm

Sorcery: Contested Realm (colloquially known as Sorcery) is a tabletop collectible card game created by Eric Olofson of Eric's Curiosa Ltd. The game was released during May of 2023 after a successful Kickstarter campaign which ended on 4th of April 2022 with a total of NZ$ 5,784,804 pledged by 6,456 backers. Sorcery is notable for its focus on hand painted art from prominent fantasy artists such as Frank Frazetta, Liz Danforth, Jeff Easley, and many others.

The game's first release was the Alpha Set consisting of 403 different playable cards. The Alpha Set had a print run of 29000 boxes.

Following the Kickstarter exclusive Alpha Set, the Beta Set was released to retail stores October of 2023. Cards are obtained from booster packs with special extremely rare Curio Cards, which relate to the historical development of the game.

Overview
Sorcery is played by two players depicted by their 'Avatar' cards on a 5x4 playing field called 'The Realm' with each player having their own deck of cards split into two parts: 'The Atlas' and 'The Spellbook'. The game's goal is reducing their opponents life total to zero.

Set Releases

 * Alpha Set (May, 2023)
 * Beta Set (November, 2023)
 * Arthurian Legends (planned for 2024)