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And, rather than just staring at your opponent across the table, the two of you are represented on the board by animated figures called Legends.

Those cards then act as encounters that move you closer towards the ultimate battle with your Rival.

Some encounters will actually require you to defeat monsters, but can reward you with extra gold that can be used to buy support cards that may give you a health or damage bonus.

And other encounters can also cast spells that do direct damage to your Rival, so you need to think carefully about where you place each encounter card on the 3D board.

But theres a good selection of game modes that you can explore without needing to spend any money, and the unusual 3D board-game design of Chronicles really helps it to stand out from the card-game crowd.

The only drawback is that the games 3D graphics need a moderately powerful Mac, so check the system requirements before you download it.

Admittedly, few of the Elder Scrolls games have ever been released on the Mac so thats not necessarily a big draw for Mac owners, but it still helps to give the game a distinctive character of its own.

Then you enter the main single-player campaign, which sends you on various missions throughout the Elder Scrolls world of Tamriel, where you can earn a number of starter cards and decks along the way, before introducing the Arena and Battle modes.

These range from 3 to 60, so you can spend a small fortune if you get carried away buying cards for the end-game Battle mode.

Fortunately, the rewards that you can earn in the single-player and Arena modes are good enough to get you quite a long way into the game before deciding if you want to part with any real-world money.

Card Games For Apple Free To Play

Like most card games, the basic version of Hearthstone is free to play, but offers a wide range of card packs that you can either buy with real money - starting from 2.992.99 for two packs of five cards - or earn by collecting gold and treasure within the game itself.

Its a good option for newcomers to card games, with a simple tutorial that guides you through the main features of the game, and the basicfree version of Hearthstone still includes several different game modes that you can play in order to win new cards without spending any money at all.

The game runs on most types of computer and mobile devices too, so you can switch between Mac, iOS and other devices using the same game account.

But if you fancy trying a card game that offers something different then its worth checking out Hex.

Each champion has their own abilities and style of play, so your choice here will determine the type of cards that you need to collect as you progress through the game.

Like most card games, Hex is free to play, but does its darnedest to sell you additional packs of cards, with a basic starter pack costing 10.99, and the Primal Dawn pack that was released just last week adding another 9.99.

The developers describe Hex as the first MMOTCG, as it adds elements of the massively-multiplayer online genre to the trading card format.

As well as playing against other people online, you can enter the games story-based campaign, which allows you to explore a number of dungeons in order to earn gold and other rewards.

We like the idea of trying to play solo online, as it adds a different dimension to the standard card game format, and gives you a chance to see how far you can go without breaking out the credit cards.

But rather than using 2D graphics to depict your battles on screen, Minion Masters steps into full 3D, which - in more ways than one - really does add an extra dimension.

Playing online also means the leisurely turn-based combat of other card games goes out the window, and the game is played in frantic real-time with both players chucking their best fighters and spells on to the screen as fast as possible.

After winning a few battles, you can unlock a multiplayer option that also allows teams of two to compete against each other.

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