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I was so excited when I saw this title going to version 1.0! Fantasy turn-based game with skills, abilities, CARDS!... It was even better when I saw nice clear UI and neat graphics. But that is all...
Animations are done poorly, sound design is nothing to write home about and WORST of all is game design. Concept with short-long rests, burning discarded cards for different purposes, cards with no art on them just simple NUMBERS, all of that and more are huge turn offs. I am sure I am going to give it chance again because I want to like this game but I know I am going to be pissed as soon as I start it...
Oh, and tutorial is VERY POORLY done... Maybe better tutorial might swing more people to it, I don't know...
Please check some gameplay and decide for yourself, maybe you are going to love it. It just wasn't what I expected from card game.

Dear friend,

I am writing this as a sole wish to leave behind at least some trace of my final acts, for tonight I am venturing into the unknown.

I will tell you straight away – that message was to blame. The one brought to me in the middle of the night by the strange courier in the dark suit. I had never met the gentleman who sent it, though I had heard the rumors about him. He goes by the name Doctor Arcana. In this note, he promised me immense riches and fame, everything that my heart desires if I fulfill a single task. I am to be a guest in his Castle on the hill where I must spend one night. No, it is not that simple. By the morning, I must solve countless puzzles and answer many riddles. If all goes well, and I succeed, we will have enough money to buy the ghost refractor for Madame Nuit or even... my dear lad, I better not say... Yet, if I fail, I must remain in the Castle forever, endlessly searching for a way out.

I know you would now ask me have I completely lost my mind to accept such terms – to even consider Doctor Arcana’s mysterious challenge with its dangerous risks. You would ask me, and I wouldn’t have the answer. At first, I just smiled to the pale man that brought me the invitation, thinking that someone was playing a joke on me, but then I looked closer at those papers. Shiny runes and magical symbols danced in front of my eyes, and dragged me with their power like the Moon with its phases does to the sea... and I said... yes.

Some half hour ago, my mysterious host sent a carriage for me, and we began our journey to Arcana Manor. Forgive me for my penmanship, for the bumpy and narrow mountain road makes it difficult to write. City lights and concrete streets are far behind, my company now only being voices of night creatures. Wind howls through gnarled trees that loom above our path as the bitten crescent moon’s silver allows me enough light to write these words.

12:39 AM
Thank God I managed to get some sleep in the carriage, for who knows what tasks my host will have in store for me. We arrived at our destination and I stepped outside in the chilly witching hour. Stone walls surround the large estate, and in the middle, there was a black metal gate with a long spike in the middle and a huge letter “A” on it. I turned to my driver to ask if someone will come outside to get me, but he already tapped the horses’ backs with the leather reins and the carriage disappeared into the night’s mist.

As I inspected my surroundings, I discovered a puzzle etched into the stone column beside the gate. Its design mirrored a family heirloom that I carried, an ancient amulet that had been left to me by my father. With the help of my amulet, I quickly resolved the puzzle, unlocking the gate. The ancient gate swung open with a groaning creak. With my invitation in hand and disquiet in my chest, I entered the courtyard. As I stepped forth I heard the ancient gate close and lock behind me.

A gorgeous gothic mansion appeared before me, enshrouded in darkness and mist. It is made of dark red brick, with curved windows and one glass terrace in the middle. The left and right wing of the manor looked like towers with dark grey carvings and perfect domes with metal spikes in the middle. All the windows are sealed with iron bars. Even though the sight might conjure a deep sense of unease within the heart of some, I found Arcana Manor magnificent and the disquiet that I felt earlier completely vanished.

I approached the front door only to find another puzzle sealing it closed. Once more, I used my amulet, activating the Egyptian design and quickly resolved the puzzle to unlock the door. The entrance hall was dark, save for the dim glow of orange light that beckoned me deeper into the shadows. The faint sound of a haunting melody that was somehow distantly familiar drew me inside without hesitation.

Once inside, the entrance door slammed shut behind me, sealing me within the mansion. A masked vision appeared before me, the ghostly visage of the mysterious Doctor Arcana. He welcomed me to his home and explained the rules of his challenge. Thirteen skeleton keys were hidden throughout his mansion, locked away by diabolical puzzles and fiendish riddles. If I could find them all, they would unlock a priceless treasure. His words echoed through the hall as he spoke. I accepted his challenge, regardless of the risks involved, and the vision faded into the dark.

1:30 AM
For now, everything goes according to plan. My surroundings are fantastic and mesmerizing. With every step across beautiful marble floors and wide stairs, my eyes gazed upon priceless art on the blood red walls above. The paintings depict strange denizens of the supernatural realm – witches and warlocks and strange creatures of the night. I have unlocked many of the rooms on the main floor. Every chamber is furnished in a dark, gothic style. Magnificent stone fireplaces, ancient sculptures of mythical figures, lush tapestries and fine woodwork adorned with mystical carving. And above all that, the game that Doctor Arcana prepared for me, my dear friend, the game is miraculous! I have already solved several of the puzzles and riddles that awaited me and have discovered a number of hidden skeleton keys, but the puzzles are becoming increasingly difficult as I continue toward my final goal. I must complete Arcana’s challenge if I am ever to escape this house alive.

3:45 AM
I am no longer sure of the words that I wrote to you two hours ago, dear friend. I am still enticed or, I can clearly say, bewitched and spellbound by my host’s creations, for they are truly and deeply enchanting. On the other hand, the quests and tasks, to be honest, are becoming more complex as the night grows longer. Some of them seem to require more clues than I have discovered. Perhaps I will uncover more answers in later rooms. The puzzles that I could not resolve, I left for later. I am not quite sure, however, that “later” in a place like this even exists...

5:03 AM
I... can... hear him... clearly... now. He is... with me, right... next to me... inside me. His voice... is... overwhelming... taking away fragments... of my tormented... weary soul. Doctor Arcana made something marvelous here... his cabinets are timeless and mindbending, yet my being is overwhelmed with feelings that he might be The... No, no, that cannot be... I’d rather not think that, let alone say it...

My dear friend, leaving this message for you might be the last thing before... before his creations consume... everything. Now I know... there are slim chances that I will ever return from this amazing manor and the reason for that, though shocking, is actually quite simple.

I do not intend to leave!

Please, if my words get to you, join me on this wondrous quest. Visit me in The Cabinets of Dr. Arcana and remember this, dear friend. In here, you too can taste... eternity.

Count Petrov Z.