<s>
Card	B-Operating_System
Hunter	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
browser-based	B-Protocol
flash	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
that	O
combines	O
elements	O
of	O
a	O
digital	B-Application
collectible	I-Application
card	I-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
a	O
table-top	O
board	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
also	O
consists	O
of	O
other	O
former	O
Irrational	O
Games	O
and	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
Studios	O
employees	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
consultants	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Magic	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gathering	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
web-browser	O
based	O
game	O
in	O
September	O
2013	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
standalone	O
client	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
in	O
July	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Card	B-Operating_System
Hunter	I-Operating_System
is	O
presented	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
as	O
a	O
gaming	O
session	O
with	O
gamemaster	O
Gary	O
who	O
is	O
guiding	O
the	O
player	O
through	O
a	O
tabletop	O
role-playing	O
game	O
,	O
using	O
dungeon	O
modules	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
which	O
consist	O
of	O
1	O
or	O
more	O
encounters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Card	B-Operating_System
Hunter	I-Operating_System
has	O
a	O
microtransaction	O
ability	O
to	O
spend	O
real-world	O
money	O
as	O
to	O
gain	O
access	O
to	O
better	O
loot	O
from	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
encounters	O
or	O
to	O
open	O
prize	O
chests	O
that	O
contain	O
random	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
supported	O
by	O
microtransactions	O
provided	O
by	O
buying	O
a	O
separate	O
in-game	O
currency	O
called	O
"	O
pizza	B-Language
"	O
for	O
real	O
money	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pizza	B-Language
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
purchase	O
new	O
cutouts	O
which	O
change	O
the	O
cosmetic	O
look	O
of	O
one	O
's	O
character	O
,	O
chests	O
which	O
contain	O
random	O
items	O
,	O
or	O
gold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
subscription	O
model	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
spend	O
pizza	B-Language
to	O
join	O
the	O
"	O
Card	B-Operating_System
Hunters	I-Operating_System
Club	O
"	O
,	O
membership	O
to	O
which	O
grants	O
an	O
additional	O
loot	O
item	O
after	O
each	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
working	O
on	O
Card	B-Operating_System
Hunter	I-Operating_System
began	O
as	O
a	O
distributed	O
organisation	O
with	O
Chey	O
as	O
the	O
only	O
full-time	O
employee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jerry	O
Holkins	O
(	O
Tycho	O
)	O
of	O
Penny	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
selected	O
Card	B-Operating_System
Hunter	I-Operating_System
as	O
his	O
favourite	O
game	O
of	O
PAX	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
