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Before we get started, thank you for the enthusiasm you have shared with us, your friends, future opponents, and possibly even shopkeepers on the news of Gwent: The Legendary Card Game. You are now part of our adventure in bringing this game to tabletop and we’re so happy you’re here. Welcome to Queries on Gwent, our new series where we address your most frequently asked questions about the game. Today, we’re addressing your top queries since Friday’s announcement. Let’s get into it!   1. Which version of Gwent is this game based on? This game is based on the Gwent game from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. It’s why we’re releasing this in 2025 - to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’s release!   2. I already have the DLC packs released nine years ago. What is different about this game?  Even if you already have physical cards for Gwent, and especially if you have enjoyed playing with physical cards, we believe Gwent: The Legendary Card Game will have a special place in your collection. This release is optimized for immediate gameplay.  Here’s how we’re preparing for a ready-to-play round of Gwent: You will have cards for all five factions (Monsters, Nilfgaardian Empire, Northern Realms, Scoia'tael, and Skellige), instead of only four incomplete factions to choose from. These cards are formatted in Trading Card Game standard sizing (63x88). This makes them smaller, easier to hold, and compatible with sleeves and accessories, compared to previous releases. The box includes a detailed board for tabletop play like in Gwent. You will be able to play in several modes, ranging from initiation, regular, and advanced (even a solo mode is in the works!). More on this down below.   3. Is this a Trading Card Game? Will I have to continuously buy packs to be able to play? This is not a Trading Card Game (TCG). It is more like a Living Card Game (LCG). With one box, you will have everything to play a round of Gwent against your opponent of choice. The free booster pack we are offering to subscribers will feature alternative artwork from the Ballad Heroes DLC. These will complement the cards already included in the box and you will get to show off your beautiful Legendary Foil cards.   4. Will this game be translated? Gwent: The Legendary Card Game will be available in English, Polish, French, Spanish, German, Czech, Ukrainian, Korean, Japanese, and Chinese. We’re looking into possibly adding more languages in the future.   5. Will this game be available in my country? We want to make Gwent: The Legendary Card Game available for everyone, so we are working with our distributing partners Hachette Boardgames UK and US, Asmodee GER, Randolph, GIGAMIC, VR Distribution, Xzone, Rebel and many more to make Gwent: The Legendary Card Game available to your country. We will share a final list of countries closer to the launch date. 6. Can I pre-order today? We are incredibly grateful to everyone who has already signed up and expressed interest in buying Gwent: The Legendary Card Game. As soon as we have pre-orders available worldwide, we will share the links to our newsletter subscribers. Subscribers who have received the promo code for a Ballad Heroes booster pack can only redeem it on our website, but you'll have different ways to redeem it. That said, your local retailer may have already opened up pre-ordering. You can support them today!    7. How are you going to adapt this into a tabletop game? We have much more to share on this in the coming months. For now, we can give you this preview: Gwent: The Legendary Card Game is going to have multiple play modes to help introduce beginners to the game and offer a challenge to seasoned players.  You will be able to choose between Initiation, Regular, and Advanced/Tournament modes. As a commitment to our core value of creating easy-to-learn but hard-to-master games, it’s important to us that everyone can play and enjoy a round of Gwent, regardless of experience going into it. You’ll have to stay tuned to see what each mode looks like - but rest assured, we know the challenge of those pesky Spy cards… (make no mistake, they will still be in the deck!).   We expect you will have more questions. We want to hear them! Comment below so we can answer your queries in the next blog post. If this blog post was helpful, consider sharing!