Deck-building game

In most deck-building games, each player starts with a small deck of cards of low value.

[5][6] Its popularity spurred the creation of many others, including Thunderstone, Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer,[7] Legendary (based on Marvel superhero comics) published by Upper Deck, and Clank!

Deck-building elements can be used as part of larger video games, such as Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories and Metal Gear Acid which integrate deck-based combat systems into established game series.

These games require the player to build their deck as they play, usually having to add cards from a random selection as a reward for completing objectives.

While the first known example of such a game was Dream Quest, the genre gained momentum with the release of Slay the Spire in 2017.

A game of Dominion ; during the game players buy cards from stacks in the center of the table, to add to their deck