Hearthstone is a free-to-play digital collectible card game developed by Blizzard Entertainment and released in 2014 for PC, Mac, iOS, and Android. Drawing on characters and lore from the Warcraft universe, the game has players build decks around iconic heroes such as Thrall, Uther, and Gul'dan, then compete in turn-based duels by playing cards that cast spells, summon creatures, and trigger various strategic effects. Matches are designed to be accessible to newcomers while still rewarding deeper tactical thinking. Players can start with prebuilt decks and gradually expand their collections by winning, crafting, or purchasing additional cards from a pool of hundreds. Multiplayer matches take place on Battle.net, where opponents of varying skill levels can be found, and solo practice modes allow players to test strategies against AI-controlled heroes from the world of Azeroth.
