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Pick a Hero

Card drafting strategy

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Developer
vikingfabian
Publisher
vikingfabian
Release
June 9, 2016
10 years and 56 days ago
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Mixed59 reviews67.8%

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About the Game

Pick-a-Hero is a card drafting game for two players. Each turn you pick cards from a random pool and play them on the board.

There is no unlocking, collecting or deck-building, all cards are playable from the start.

  • Online multiplayer, local hotseat play and single player practice mode.

  • Supports mouse, keyboard, Xbox360/One gamepad, PS4 gamepad and Steam Gamepad. No touch support.

  • Contains 191 cards.

  • Random events: 8 different gameplay modifiers.

Pick-a-Hero is perfect for those who don't have time to grind and just want to play on an even playfield.

Technical Facts

Big picture mode: Yes

Rebindable keys: No.

Multiplayer limit: 2

Supported resolutions: All

Multiple monitors: Yes

Framerate: Locked to 60

Offline gameplay: yes

Engine: XNA/C#

Development team size: 1

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