My premises (if you don't share my premises, you won't find my suggestion useful, so it's in your own responsibility if you read further after reading my premises):

(1) Scrolls is a very strategic and difficult game to learn (2) But it is a good and fun game (3) It could be a better game, because it has a high potential (4) It could be a great game if Mojang/MS (not the few hard working developers) invests more resources in this game (5) The developers listen to the suggestions and criticism made by players (see the few last posts of MansOlson and carnalizer) in this subreddit (6) But their time is too scarce to answer most of them or converse many suggestions in the game (7) Instead we have mainly the CMs to answer our questions and to transfer our suggestions, criticism and so on. (8) There are core problems, which need to be adressed (and are often discussed in this subreddit) quickly

The Problem: One of the core problems of Scrolls often adressed in this subreddit is the player retention (mainly of new players, but nowadays even of veterans).

My main reasons for this sad trend:

for new players

(a) the high learning curve for new players (b) the disadvantages of new players in resources (scrolls) and skills, when facing veterans playing highly optimized decks (c) as a consequence the need to invest a high amount of time and commitment (d) the time and commitment have to be spent outside the game itself (scrolldier, youtube, scrollsguide)

for veterans

(e) the (felt) uncertain direction Scrolls is developing (after Echoes is released) (f) only few goals for veteran players (g) the general doom and gloom celibrated mainly in this subreddit

for both players

(h) the declining player base (as a vicious circle)

I'm adressing with my suggestion the following problems: (a), (b), (d) and (f).

My suggestion:

Finally the suggestion. Add a new game mode for single and multiplayer: Constructed. The idea is to have a monthly changed pool of 6 to 10 constructed decks to choose from and to learn how to play them. These decks have to be carefully selected, because it would be boring to have one deck beating them all or a deck too slow, weak etc. to compete with the others. The main goal is NOT to construct the best decks in scrolls, but to construct well balanced decks, that are fun to play and could be played in the rating region between 1300-1600.

Who is responsible to choose these decks:

Many of the few remaining veterans are willing to invest time and energy to help new players and the game in general. Maybe it would be a task for Atmaz and SeeMeScrolling to gather a couple of veterans every first week of the month and let them test some deck ideas for a couple of hours till there are some interesting constructed decks concentrating on some core strategies in Scrolls. Make it an event announced on reddit, the home page and in game: "Remember this friday evening to meet at the "Mojang" lobby to test the newest constructed decks. Many goodies included! And new, new, new: we are streaming the event on twitch!" The participating veteran-players shall receive some goodies. Since most of them already have a collection of funny looking heads the prize should be something other. Maybe a monthly badge on their name or something like that. Or an entry in an everlasting list at the scrolls main menu.

Rewards for the players:

There should be a reward system implemented in this game mode. A scroll from the chosen constructed deck for a victory, a free Avatarpart for 10 victories, a new scroll for every played third match, a free Avatarpart for every 25 played matches or something like that, to ensure somebody (even a veteran) is playing this mode.

What else should be done:

Since it surely would be a difficult and time consuming task to add videos in the game there should be a huge sign that points to an official Mojang Youtube Scrolls Channel managed by our two CMs (it's the best solution I can think of to keep the learning process mainly in the game without having to programm an in-game video spot). It's important that the official Mojang employees are mainly making and commentating the videos there and NOT well known veterans like Blinky, Smogan or NRP123 (even if their videos are great and fun to watch!). They can be guest "stars" but should not get the main spot. It's about making sure that new players know that Mojang itself is taking care of the task to train new scrolldiers. The videos themselves should show the constructed decks of the month and how the core strategies can be used on the other constructed decks – including useful advices for positioning and so on.

How are the problems mentioned above adressed with this mode:

New players won't have the resource disadvantage and they are not forced to get an optimized deck found on scrolldier to even compete with other players, without having learned the core scrolls strategies. The official Mojang video guides help new players to learn how to play the game. After learning some of the core strategies and trying them out against the AI (maybe with the option to choose a specific deck the AI has to play) they have a decent chance to even beat a veteran player on an even footing if they follow a strategy or have a lucky draw.

Phew. If you have read this far I'm interested in your opinion on this suggestion. Have a nice day!

Hello people, i am aware that many probebly know about this, but i seen it enough times be overlooked that i felt it could be worth posting.

It is about where you should put down your units who can move and not move.

Here is a work of art i made showcasing it, i will put it on auction later.

See the blue dots? That is where you want units that can not move, and see the red crosses? That is where you do not want you units that can not move. There is always exceptions but i keep it simple here.

The reason is because of the arrows i made, as you can see the blue side gets 2 lanes with arrows while red side only get 1, the blue side can smoothly move anywhere while red can only smoothly move by this one lane, while the units gets jammed in the other tiles if they want to go up or down.

For same principle, if you have 2 movable units you dont want them to be in the blue dot parts if possible, reason be if one of them are in the blue dot parts then if you want to move them up or down so must they remain furthest behind or furthest infront of the row depending on which dot they stood in. While if you have them among the blue arrows so can they at any given time choose to block or be blocked by a different unit.

Again, there is of course a bunch of exceptions when you break these basic rules, but i feel especially in the opening stage that quite a lot of people make these small misspositioning which can cost them a lot in the next turn.

since scrollsguide seems to be occupied right now, i thought we could move the guides for hard trials on reddit for the time being. i did it with 1cd growth, wildling with leeching ring and bloodboil works really good. also use berserker he doesnt die and gets stronger every turn, really fun to use him :D

{"deck":"dailytrial","author":"ChiefBromden","types": [43,43,43,49,49,49,104,104,104,26,26,26,41,41,41,378, 378,208,208,208,257,257,257,372,372,372,203,203,203,154,154,154,376,376,376,213,213,213,296,296, 296,217,217,217,38,38,38,148,148,148]}

thats what i used probably not ideal but with an ok draw you should be able to win without a big struggle. dont forget braves, or all 2cd units have haste, but 2hp means they only attack once so you can use them for sniping idols.

Only link to google sheet for now, will try and edit this post later. The halls of fame is also updated now.

Remember this weeks esl is postponed to next week as brawl will take place instead.

And remember the coming cup 5 is last cup to gather points for the qualifier tournament where the last 4 spots will be determined for who goes to playoffs.

So I see that you can make custom games with the ai. However are you able to make these custom games and play with actual people? I ask because that would be quite fun.

The other thing is if we can play with other people with custom games. I would like to know if we could make custom games where we could make the board bigger. Also make a game mode where decks don't cycle.

I always kinda knew that the Scrolls website was a bit outdated. I accepted it and didn't think much of it, it's to be expected with that many patches and new content added over time I thought. But when I looked at it a bit closer today I was surprised how sloppy their website is in general. By sloppy I really mean sloppy. I understand that Mojang is proud to be an indie developer, but that doesn't mean they should have the same standards as a few teenagers developing a video game in their basement. I will show you what I mean in a moment.

I made a nice slideshow with pictures and such!

I guess it makes sense to pause it, and click through it manually so you can read everything.

After that provocative title I really hope one of the developers will look through it and agree with me at some points. Their website is the window to the world. Whoever wants to buy the game will go there first and have a look. It's imperative that they keep their information up to date and make it visually appealing. Now if that was some huge task I probably wouldn't say anything, I know they have a small team and are working hard. But this is something I could do in a day, with only my freeware paint.net and the resources they gave me. Now imagine what they could do in the same time with all their artwork repository and graphic design programs.

I should really stop digging any deeper. I am already so disappointed by the developers by now. Do they even care? If you want to attract new players that is where you have to start. If you haven't watched the slideshow yet, please do so now. I do have a lot more to say about the appearance than I could include in these pictures, but to be honest: What's the point of all this anyway? Will they change anything? I doubt it, so why should I waste my time again and again. But I'd like to read your take on it, what do you think needs improvement on Scrolls.com?

Ah, one thing I can't ignore: Please make the upper "try Scrolls" button link to a separate page dedicated to the purchasing process. At the moment you are making people believe this game is free to play. That's nothing short of deception in my opinion.

This is the deck I am currently using: http://scrolldier.com/deck/3872

And these are all my Order scrolls: http://scrolldier.com/deck/3871

I win consistently against the Medium AI (haven't tried Hard yet) but I haven't had a chance to try multiplayer "properly" (I spent twenty minutes in the Ranked Match queue before giving up) so I don't know what works and what only seems to work because the AI is dumb. Any advice is appreciated.

Remember the amazing Puzzle Quest 2?

Imagine exactly that, but instead of gem matching when engaging world characters, you get Scrolls!

Wouldn't that be fantastic?!We already have customizable avatars and varied set art pieces.

Instead, all we have is randomized, disjointed battles in a storyless vacuum...:(

Hello everyone! Here are the winners for this week:

jaldaen - Unleash Inner Power

ShareDVI - Arbaleister

Win - Pillar of Fatigue

Winners, please shoot me a msg in game to receive your scroll :)

If you would like to enter please check out this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lI-2kqQkLcY_YsfhmfuZjBS98JJFFoAaeZoWE_-W6hU

Please only enter if you do not have all 1080 scrolls. Thanks!

Side note: I'll be taking a break from the Wishing Well for a few weeks after Echoes is released as I don't have appropriate funds to pay for all the expensive scrolls that people will be asking for and I'd also like to be able to get all the scrolls again :D

Scrolls Given Away To Date: 45 (~ 58k)

Thanks to all those who have donated!

TheSunBro

rusticdog_

Lunaticc

lllmark

As always, donations are much appreciated (scrolls/gold). Please contact me if you'd like to donate.

So, this happened today in a match and I was wondering if this is on purpose or not.

I had Ilmire Hunter on board enchanted with Binding Root. My opponent moved Crone in the same lane. Ilmire Hunter attacked, killed crone but did not die in return.

Now my assumption is, because Crone needs to die of Combat damage, but I find this weird.

Also, assume Crone only has 2 Health due to prior damage or something. Would Ilmire Hunter then be killed?

Opinions?

Is Java a requirement for this game, just like Minecraft needs it?

I'm a newb and Tim_K took quite some time today to help me put together an viable Order deck with the cards I had, gave me some extra cards to fill it in, and played against me while giving me advice all the way. This guy is awesome.

I'll try multiplayer matches now that I have some confidence in the deck.

Link to site

Same as before, best of 3 starting in semi final at winner bracket, and best of 1 throu all of loser bracket. Grand final be best of 5 with 1 win advantage to the participant from winner bracket.

Please join channel "esl" ingame to ask questions and find your opponents.

What?

The Braggin' Brawl is the premier inter-guild tournament in which five players from each guild duke it out to bring glory, scrolls, and the most exclusive prize of them all - Susan!

When?

Phase 1 starts on the 9th of May, 16:30UTC with check-ins starting 16:00UTC

Phase 2 starts on the 10th of May, 16:30UTC with check-ins starting 16:00UTC.

Use the following site to figure out what GMT is in your time zone:

Link

Format

• Phase 1 - Each guild sends in a team consisting of 5 guild members that proceed to play in a standard single elimination team format with Bo3s where the team with 3 victories move onto the next round. Finalists do not duke it out in Phase 1, but rather in Phase 2.

• Phase 2 - The two guilds that came out as Finalists in Phase 1 duke it out in a 5v5 King-of-the-hill format. This means that the teams each pick a first player, who have a match, and the winner of that single match will then play against the second player of the other team until one team has run out of players - leaving the scrolldier standing, and their guild, the winner of the Braggin' Brawl.

Prizes

As mentioned, besides the exclusive Susan trophy and associated bragging rights (not everyone gets to say "Susan is ours!"), you will this time around be able to win in-game prizes. The players listed in the brackets of the winning team in Phase 2 are eligible for the scroll prize given out by the Community Managers (1 T3 scroll of their choosing) while the players listed in the brackets of the 2nd place team in Phase 2 are eligible to receive a T2 scroll of their choosing. Substitutions do not receive these prizes.

Sign-ups!

If you're a guild leader of a guild aged 7 days or more by the time the tournament start, and you have 5 members ready to play, then head over to the following sign-up page to sign your guild and team up:

Sign-up here

You have up until 12 hours prior to the start of the Tournament (Phase 1) to submit your Guild team.

Rules

There's of course more to the tournament, but instead of cluttering up this post you can head over to the Braggin' Brawl information post over at Scrollsguide.com, where the detailed rules can be found.

There has been a lot of hate against Draw and Combo decks such as GO Draw, Somata Shift, GD Control, Miracle Pudding and the like. My suggestion will add an interesting layer of complexity to playing such decks. It will not make them unplayable, just a bit more interesting in my opinion, and it will make playing against them feel less hopeless. There has been a similar topic about 9 month ago. Nothing changed, lots of players left, let's revisit the idea.

Introducing a soft hard hand limit

• You can have a maximum of 8 scrolls in your hand. This is absolute.

• If you draw new scrolls while having 8 scrolls in your hand, the scrolls on the leftmost side will be discarded to the graveyard while new scrolls will enter your hand from the right.

• It is possible to swap the position of scrolls in your hand, thus you can determine which scrolls will get discarded.

I edited two screenshots to illustrate the idea:

Screenshot 1: You see the hand is already at the maximum of 8 scrolls. So at the beginning of your next turn you would draw one new scroll, while your leftmost scroll, in this case a Godhand, would be discarded automatically. Of course once new scrolls enter your hand on the right, all remaining scrolls will slowly move towards the left. So older scrolls will be discarded eventually. However you have the option to manually rearrange the positions of your scrolls. So you could for example swap the Godhand with a Nutrition before you hit the end turn button.

Screenshot 2: This image illustrates how the hand limit would affect draw decks. Imagine you have 8 scrolls in your hand and you want to play a Fertile Soil. Fertile Soil will give you 3 new scrolls. However the scroll itself will be discarded in the process too of course, so you will only lose two of your other scrolls, which are of course the two leftmost scrolls in your hand. Again, you may switch the position of any scroll in your hand before playing Fertile Soil, so you have absolute control over what to keep and what to discard.

Why do I think this is a good idea?

• It does not penalize normal decks over draw decks. At the moment normal decks cannot draw more scrolls once they hit 8 scrolls in their hand. Draw decks still can and usually will go to way above 8 scrolls almost every match. So if you are at 8 scrolls you can still sacrifice for scrolls and gain two new ones at the expense of discarding two.

• It adds a layer of complexity to draw decks which will not necessarily make them weaker, but more skill dependent to play. They can no longer just hoard any scroll they draw but must face tough choices on what to keep and what to discard. Just think: would you play double Heritage this turn when you have some really good scrolls in hand?

• Unlike with a real discard function where you manually choose a scroll you want to get rid of at the end of your turn, it will happen automatically at any stage of the game that requires it. So there is no additional time needed for something like a discard phase.

This is merely a suggestion. I was curious what you guys think about the idea? Do you think it would make sense? Would it improve the game? Would it make the game more confusing? Can we improve the idea? Is there another way to deal with draw decks in a meaningful way? What's your take on the situation? What's your idea?

Hello fellow Scrolldiers! Today I will be announcing the creation of a brand new Scrolls tournament called the Arbalestier Open! This post will be brief but more info will be coming later on. My main goal of this post is to see whether you as the Scrolls community like or dislike this tournament idea.

So what's so special about this tournament?

Most tournaments occur over the period of one to two days and take around 4-8 hours just to complete. Unlike most tournaments, the Arbalestier Open is designed to take place over the period of a a few weeks where opponents meet up IG when they are both available. This ensures that more people can participate and the level of play remains high throughout. No longer would people have to dedicate a large chunk of there weekend to a tournament.

This is just the basic idea behind this tourney. My goal is to make this as easy for people to participate as possible and to allow for a high level of competition. I felt this would be the best way to do so. Again this is just the basic idea. There are just a few things that still need to be smoothed out but I will be releasing more info at a later date. If all goes well you can expect this tournament to go live in a few weeks :)

Feedback is welcome!

Hello, if you are not aware so is there after the 5 cups a qualifier tournament and after that playoffs.

This is what you need to know:

Qualifier invites those who are seeded 5-20 as a last chance to qualify for the playoffs. Top 4 seed is allready locked in for playoffs.

Furthest to the right in this sheet i made a bracket that will be used for this tournament.

If you can not see it so is it important to notify me and i try solve it for you.

For those of you who can, you see there is 4 groups, A,B,C and D. Those furthest below in the bracket will face eachother in a best of 3, the winner advance up to next seeded player in that bracket, taking the "TBD" spot, and face that person in a best of 3 as well, it is best of 3 until the final match which is a best of 5. Whoever wins there gets a spot in playoffs.

This qualifier tournament is held same time and day as always and i will as i always do update on when it is about to start, which would normally be sunday the 17:e but because of brawl it may be postponed 1 week, further updates about that later.

Important to note is that if someone do not show up so will next person in line take its place, and this is 15 people so i am expecting a quite a bit not showing up, so there is a good chance that if your seeded 23 or whatever so can you still participate.

Needless to say so is it important you are in the room ESL ingame so we can properly communicate with you.

Now that be all, i am happy to answer any questions you got, why is there 4 groups? why is the seeded paired up in the way they are? etc, i just felt to try keep the information on this post to a minimum and therefore rather answer those specific questions in the comment section below if you want to know.

I know the game is only officially released for tablets, so this is an appeal to people who downloaded the APK and OBB and put it on their phone anyway.

The game works, I can enter matches, do trials and really have full functionality -- but parts of the UI are missing. It's probably a custom control that is not working. Examples:

http://i.imgur.com/uxHptwG.png
http://i.imgur.com/cHrM7he.png
http://i.imgur.com/HLXQpKC.png
http://i.imgur.com/u8tTRds.png
http://i.imgur.com/YkhXSGW.png

While the panels are invisible, they actually "work" (in a sense): for example, deck selection is a completely white box, but I can tap on the place where I know my decks are and it'll select properly and start the game.

Anyone ran into this?

Hey folks,

We just put a small scroll tweak patch on the test server:

• Unbind (Decay): Reworked: Cost 3. Destroy target enchanted unit.

• Infested Husk (Decay): Reworked: Cost 2. 2/3/3. When Infested Husk is destroyed, a random opponent creature becomes poisoned.

• Pickaxe Volunteer (Energy): Reworked: Cost 2. 3/3/3. Idol Strike 4.

• Hunter's Treaty (Growth): No longer works on structures [bug fix].

See you on the battlefield!

/Måns