A Friendly Game of Chess


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Strategy

"Proper positioning is key to victory. Get those double attacks!" - Moroes Moroes Set: One Night in Karazhan Type: Minion Rarity: Legendary Cost: 3 Attack: 1 Health: 1 Abilities: Stealth, Summon Tags: Triggered effect Stealth At the end of your turn, summon a 1/1 Steward.Moroes runs an hearthstone

The small deck size in this Brawl is matched by the heroes` low Health, making for short but strategically intense matches. Be aware of your limited card pool and try to outlast the opponent through good use of the Bishops, and cunning positioning to eliminate of the opponent`s pieces, especially the Queens, as well as the other special pieces.

Adding 2 or more pieces beyond the opponent`s current board size can allow you to sneak in some damage directly to the enemy hero, but focusing on getting in those "double attacks" usually yields better results. Try to maximise diagonals and focus hard on damaged and high priority targets.

The Hero Power can be very useful for focusing fire and redistributing healing - ideally bear it in mind when summoning minions. It can be used repeatedly, allowing for complex repositioning, which is particularly useful in the later rounds as the deck and hand empty.

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History

Tavern Brawl Start End
69 Oct. 5, 2016 Oct. 10, 2016

Overview

This Brawl sees players recreating the Chess The subject of this article is part of theOne Night in Karazhan adventure. Black King Set: One Night in Karazhan Type: Hero Health: 20 (Normal)20 (Heroic) The chess king guards the stairs! Win a game hearthstone encounter from One Night in Karazhan  "Your host, the great magus Medivh, invites you back to party down - with me!"  "Come inside... Meet your friends at the door. We ve got a feast like you ve never seen before. Shake your stuff hearthstone . At the start of each Brawl the players are randomly assigned to play either the White or Black King heroes, each with only 10 Health. Both use identical premade decks of 15 special cards, as well as the Castle The subject of this article is part of theOne Night in Karazhan adventure. Castle Set: One Night in Karazhan Type: Hero Power Rarity: Common Cost: 1 Hero PowerMove a friendly minion left. Repeatable.See this card hearthstone Hero Power, matching the encounter`s Heroic Choosing an adventure Game formats Each Standard year, any adventures released prior to the previous calendar year are marked as Wild format. The adventures are removed from the Shop, and players will be unable to hearthstone mode version. With most minions unable to attack directly - instead dealing damage automatically - players will have to think carefully in order to triumph in this Brawl.

Heroes

White King(42262).png
Black King(42263).png

Hero Powers

Castle(42253).png

White King

White Pawn(42243).png
White Bishop(42246).png
White Rook(42245).png
White Knight(42249).png
White Queen(42250).png

Black King

Black Pawn(42242).png
Black Bishop(42247).png
Black Rook(42244).png
Black Knight(42248).png
Black Queen(42251).png

Decks

Both decks are identical (colours aside), and are composed of only 15 cards, matching the number of pieces in an actual game of chess (heroes included).

Class Card Quantity
Boss White Pawn The subject of this article is part of theOne Night in Karazhan adventure. White Pawn Set: One Night in Karazhan Type: Minion Cost: 1 Attack: 1 Health: 6 Abilities: Auto-Attack Auto-Attack: Deal 1 damage to hearthstone / Black Pawn The subject of this article is part of theOne Night in Karazhan adventure. Black Pawn Set: One Night in Karazhan Type: Minion Cost: 1 Attack: 1 Health: 6 Abilities: Auto-Attack Auto-Attack: Deal 1 damage to hearthstone 8
Boss White Bishop The subject of this article is part of theOne Night in Karazhan adventure. White Bishop Set: One Night in Karazhan Type: Minion Cost: 3 Attack: 0 Health: 6 Abilities: Auto-Attack Auto-Attack: Restore 2 Health to hearthstone / Black Bishop The subject of this article is part of theOne Night in Karazhan adventure. Black Bishop Set: One Night in Karazhan Type: Minion Cost: 3 Attack: 0 Health: 6 Abilities: Auto-Attack Auto-Attack: Restore 2 Health to hearthstone 2
Boss White Rook The subject of this article is part of theOne Night in Karazhan adventure. White Rook Set: One Night in Karazhan Type: Minion Cost: 3 Attack: 2 Health: 6 Abilities: Auto-Attack Auto-Attack: Deal 2 damage to hearthstone / Black Rook The subject of this article is part of theOne Night in Karazhan adventure. Black Rook Set: One Night in Karazhan Type: Minion Cost: 3 Attack: 2 Health: 6 Abilities: Auto-Attack Auto-Attack: Deal 2 damage to hearthstone 2
Boss White Knight The subject of this article is part of theOne Night in Karazhan adventure. White Knight Set: One Night in Karazhan Type: Minion Cost: 4 Attack: 4 Health: 3 Abilities: Charge Charge.Can t Attack Heroes.See this card hearthstone / Black Knight The subject of this article is part of theOne Night in Karazhan adventure. Black Knight Set: One Night in Karazhan Type: Minion Cost: 4 Attack: 4 Health: 3 Abilities: Charge Charge.Can t Attack Heroes.See this card hearthstone 2
Boss White Queen The subject of this article is part of theOne Night in Karazhan adventure. White Queen Set: One Night in Karazhan Type: Minion Cost: 7 Attack: 4 Health: 6 Abilities: Auto-Attack Auto-Attack: Deal 4 damage to hearthstone / Black Queen The subject of this article is part of theOne Night in Karazhan adventure. Black Queen Set: One Night in Karazhan Type: Minion Cost: 7 Attack: 4 Health: 6 Abilities: Auto-Attack Auto-Attack: Deal 4 damage to hearthstone 1

Notes

Emotes

Both heroes` emotes Emotes are short quotes that heroes can speak during a game. Each emote comes as a soundbite, and in a written form, displayed in a speech bubble next to the character s portrait. Emotes are the hearthstone match those from the original Chess The subject of this article is part of theOne Night in Karazhan adventure. Black King Set: One Night in Karazhan Type: Hero Health: 20 (Normal)20 (Heroic) The chess king guards the stairs! Win a game hearthstone encounter.

White King
Type Emote
Thanks How very kind.
Well played Checkmate.
Greetings Care for a game?
Wow Ah, exceptional.
Oops Oh, a blunder.
Threaten I see a mate in 4.
Concede Checkmate...
Opening remark En garde!
Thinking 1 Rook to A3...
Thinking 2 Knight to F6...
Thinking 3 Queen to E5... No, no...
Black King

Due to his original role as the enemy boss, many of the Black King`s emotes are written as if in direct response to the matching emotes of the White King. The Black King also lacks Thinking and Concede emotes, for the same reason.

Type Emote
Thanks Any time.
Well played Not yet.
Greetings Always.
Wow Naturally.
Oops Or a trap?
Threaten I see one in 3.
Concede
Opening remark None shall pass!

Unused

White King
Type Emote
Sorry A necessary sacrifice.
Black King
Type Emote
Sorry An unfortunate development.

Trivia

  • For an extensive discussion of the original Chess encounter`s design process and various discarded iterations, see Hearthside Chat: Designing Karazhan`s Chess Event with Peter Whalen.
  • For analysis of the chances of winning based on starting cards and optimal plays, see Hearthhead`s Analyzing A Game Of Friendly Chess.