The structure of all cards is the same: first we have the costs to use them, as well as an attack and a defense value. But there are also a lot of unique special actions. To use a hand card, you must pay the costs (from the still available resource cards. Once the cost has been paid, you can choose an action, execute it and after that discard the card. Of course the card’s cost dependg on the strength of the action. There are for example, dealing direct damage, drawing additional hand cards, kill a supporter or take a card from your opponent, just to mention a few actions. The other way is to use a card as a Creature, than the card is placed on the creature track, which consists of three levels. Every time a player starts his turn, a creature moves one step forward and so, it improves. All the time your Creature is still on the track, you can use a passive action (when you pay the costs of the card).

When your Creature has passed the battlefield (track), the player has a choice of three options: Storm, Hold Ground and Support. If Storm is chosen, the army rushes off and the Creature assaults the opponent by dealing damage and performing its action. In that case your attack ratio is compared with your opponent’s defense ratio. This result either takes equal resources of your opponent out of play. Or you attack one of your opponent's Creatures in the frontline or in No Man’s Land.

Hold Ground keeps a Creature on hold, for that it is played in the frontline of the player or to No Man’s Land. Then the passive action of the Creature protects the player as long as someone kills your Creature with a storm action. But the Creature can also be used as a Supporter to help the other units in their attacks. This means that you can use the supporter once per turn to lower the costs of a card or an action. All cards, no matter how they were used, are out of play after their use or their defeat and send to the casualties pile.

After you have inflicted all damage, it's your opponent's turn to attack you. The actions of the two sides differ. When you play the good guys, the army of Seraphia, you are specialized in protection and healing. The card deck offers you opportunities to draw additional cards, and there are healers who can return cards from the casualties pile for you. If you prefer the evil guys, you take over the legion of destruction? Then you have a card deck that enables you to force the enemy to discard cards, freeze his tracks or prevent him from drawing new cards. As you can see, there are many ways to bring the pain to your enemy.

I found Siege Storm to be a simple game for in between that nevertheless reveals many possibilities. It also guarantees a lot of fun, there are a lot of unique cards to discover. Of course, luck plays an important role too. Especially the randomness while drawing new hand cards can be frustrating form time to time. But sometimes it is also great to be able to quickle counterattack the Creatures of your opponent.

I have played Siege Storm with many different opponents and I'll be happy to play it again. I can only recommend it for anyone who likes lovingly illustrated cards and entertaining collectible card games.

How do you want to join the battle? As the good guy or the pure evil? It's your choice to be the light or the doom.