Party in Karazhan is a new addition to HearthStone. "Party in Karazhan": welcome to the "Hall When Karazhan Comes Out"

Comment by baneofturbulence

This is definitely a nod to the newest Hearthstone Adventure: One Night in Karazhan.

Comment by Nerrevar

Come inside, meet your friends at the door,
We’ve got a feast (feast!) Like you’ve never seen before!
Shake your stuff to a musical beat,
Play life-sized chess - but don’t you dare cheat!

Most of all, throw your worries away,
Dive right in, you’ll never be the same!
This is the place of funky magical phenomena,
Anything goes (anything goes!) For One Night in Karazhan!

Comment by Yeargdribble

This achievement and the Hearthstone adventure of the same name are certainly a reference to the song "One Night in Bangkok" from the musical "Chess."

Part of me suspects the Chess minigame might "ve had an influence on the choice of this very niche reference.

Comment by Nerrevar

• Upon opening the door after zoning into Karazhan, the following emote happens: "The strange chill of a dark presence winds through the air." This starts the timer.
• You have a STRICT timing to make it to Opera, kill Opera and click the first Soul Fragment. You have 8 minutes from the moment you zone in, to click the first crystal.
• From there on each Soul Fragment you click add a bit of time to your timer. But its very very tight.
• If you fail, you will get an emote "The air grows slightly warmer".
• After the first crystal you will gain a buff, Echo of Medivh, with a 6min duration. This is now your timer. As you click crystals, it will add a stacking buff and 5 minutes to the time you had left on your buff.
• The Soul Fragments are located: 1 in the audience from Opera, 1 before Maiden (you don’t need to kill her), 1 after you kill Moroes, 1 in the spider Room (then you click the portal to the stairway), 1 after you kill Curator.
• If you click all the Soul Fragment within the allotted time, after Curator, you run back to Nightbane "s room and Medivh is there and he summons

The release date is the time limit after which the game is considered released, which usually means that it can already be downloaded and tested if a licensed copy is purchased. For example, the release date for Hearthstone: One Night in Karazhan is August 12, 2016.

V Lately more and more often, developers allow you to buy a game in advance - to make a pre-order. In response to the support from potential buyers, who believe in the success of the project so much that they give money for it even before the release, the developers are sharing various bonuses and exclusive materials. It could be a soundtrack, artbook, or some mini-addons for the game.

Thus, pre-order actually allows you to buy the game before it official release, however, this does not mean that the announced release date loses its significance, since you can fully play only after the release.

Why do I need to know the release dates of games?

If only because it is more convenient to plan your time and finances this way. If you know, for example, when Hearthstone: One Night in Karazhan (Hearthstone: Party in Karazhan) will be released, then it will be easier for you to navigate: save money in advance to buy it, plan things so that you can immerse yourself in the game as soon as it will come out.

Many gamers keep track of the release dates of games using special calendars and thematic articles about the most important releases of the month or season. Both you can find on our game portal site

How do developers choose when to release?

They are guided by many factors at once. First, it is important for them to know that their target audience will be able to immediately join game process, so games are less likely to come out during the vacation season, as well as in those months when the rush is usually at work, and the students have a session.

Secondly, for a successful release, developers try to compare their plans with the announcements of potential competitors. For example, if we are talking about a shooter, then releasing it simultaneously with the new Battlefield or Call of Duty is not very reasonable.

Thirdly, the release date marks the so-called deadline - the very line after which the game is ready. This means that it needs to be completed on time. Alas, this does not always work, and therefore the release date of the game can be shifted one or even several times.

In addition, the release of Hearthstone: One Night in Karazhan on PC and consoles can be different - often developers try to release one version first and then move on to the next.

Hmm, intruders. Something you early ...

Mister Medivh ... uh ... has some business upstairs. Once he finishes them, he will undoubtedly be very happy to show you everything here. Make yourself at home! You can walk at the tower as much as you like.

A? What? Do you want to get inside? Well... Probably, i can do everything extremely important preparations later and be your guide instead.

Oh ... Where are my manners? I forgot to introduce myself ... I'm Morose, the butler. Karazhan is known as one of the centers of magic in Azeroth. And this is no coincidence: here literally everything radiates secret energy. The master thinks this is the perfect place for the biggest party in the world. "Complete flight" - it seems that he put it.

Well, you are welcome

We usually receive guests in the dining room and chat over a cup of tea. But alas, now it's in full swing there preparation is in progress to the party, so we'll go to the kitchen. In the kitchen, magic does almost everything for us. Plates and cutlery will be enough for hundreds of guests! Most of the cutlery is priceless antiques, and some are a gift from the king himself! So, here's the kitchen.

What is this? .. The instruments are singing! And they dance ... Musical cutlery is not on my list, but this song seems to be playing in my head now all day... Medivh has enchanted everything here to make the party truly unforgettable. Tonight will be a night of surprises! And it's still strange ... Usually all these things are quiet when the master is at home. Okay, let's move on - and please don't give the forks sweets. It is bad for them. teeth, hehe ... Ah! Um ... yes. This way, please.

Before you is the Hall of all times

Pay attention to the walls of this lobby! Pictures of the greatest artists of this world hang here - both of the past and those who have not yet been born. Haha, I don't know how the master does it. You can't touch anything with your hands, of course.

They are great, aren't they? That picture under the curtain? This is not a picture, this is a mirror. Magic mirror. Medivh revived him with an experimental charm. It was a little capricious at first, but now it behaves in a friendly manner. Even friendly, one might say. Almost always. And here we got to the playroom.

Party in Karazhan

There is only one game played here - chess. The fact is that Medivh is a passionate chess lover. Artfully carved figures, ingenious tactics, the triumph of intellect and will ... The gentleman simply adores it all. Yes, dedicated for chess whole room... Perhaps because the pieces are too big and there is simply no room for other games. Or maybe because the figures take offense when someone starts playing other games here ... and ruthlessly deal with the accessories for all other games while no one sees. Whatever the reason, this room was and remains a chess room.

Isn't it dangerous? Yes this chess is set in motion extremely powerful magic and sometimes show signs of their own intelligence, but I assure you - it is completely safe. Well, unless backgammon comes here, hehe ...

So, it was very entertaining. But the master has not returned yet. Strange ... Well, I think, while we are waiting for him, we will continue our little excursion, and I will show you the opera house.

Blizzard Entertainment has announced the next expansion pack for the world's most popular card game- Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft. The speaking name "Party in Karazhan" directly hints that you will visit the tower of the long-deceased Medivh again and arrange ... a party there.

Tower of Karazhan is a place of great power, where the Guardian of Azeroth, the notorious wizard Medivh, once lived. But since Blizzard sometimes likes to have fun and add a drop of humor to their universe, not a bloody battle will unfold in the famous corridors, but a real get-together. Medivh invites everyone to the five-year party, and you too! You don't need to pay anything to pass - all you need to do is unlock all the heroes (nine pieces).

It all starts with an intro that any Hearthstone player can attend. You will have to defeat Prince Malchezar to win two new cards: "Sorcerous Crow" and "Portal: Firelands".

In total, the addition will bring as many as 45 previously unseen cards. Distinctive feature a new deck will be portal cards that call random creatures to the battle arena (depending on the location indicated on the card). Yes, yes, Medivh had to stretch the time and space a little so that all the guests could fit in his tower.

Apart from this, the adventure also adds class challenges and one battle arena. Party in Karazhan will be available on August 12 this year. As before, to access more complex wings, you will have to buy them either for in-game gold or for real money (329 rubles per wing or 700 gold).

Video: Hearthstone - Party in Karazhan

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