<s>
Gwent	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Witcher	I-Application
Card	I-Application
Game	I-Application
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
digital	B-Application
collectible	I-Application
card	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
CD	O
Projekt	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
2018	O
,	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
2019	O
,	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
card	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
featured	O
in	O
Andrzej	O
Sapkowski	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
novels	O
and	O
playable	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hunt	I-Application
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
,	O
titled	O
Gwent	B-Application
:	O
Rogue	B-Application
Mage	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gwent	B-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
card	O
game	O
between	O
two	O
players	O
that	O
can	O
last	O
two	O
to	O
three	O
rounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hunt	I-Application
variation	O
of	O
Gwent	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Siege	O
row	O
is	O
removed	O
,	O
leaving	O
two	O
rows	O
where	O
cards	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
:	O
the	O
Melee	O
and	O
Ranged	O
rows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Round	O
wins	O
go	O
toward	O
daily	O
quests	O
and	O
Gwent	B-Application
's	O
battle	O
pass	O
system	O
,	O
Journey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
ranking	O
up	O
from	O
rank	O
1	O
,	O
players	O
achieve	O
'	O
Pro	O
Rank	O
 '	O
,	O
the	O
entry	O
point	O
of	O
Gwent	B-Application
Official	O
Competitive	O
Play	O
,	O
with	O
invites	O
to	O
Gwent	B-Application
Open	O
qualifiers	O
for	O
players	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
64	O
of	O
the	O
Pro	O
Rank	O
Leaderboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
standalone	O
,	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
mode	O
,	O
Thronebreaker	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Witcher	I-Application
Tales	I-Application
,	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
alongside	O
Gwent	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Thronebreaker	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Witcher	I-Application
Tales	I-Application
is	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
card-battle	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Gwent	B-Application
,	O
but	O
slightly	O
different	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owning	O
Thronebreaker	B-Application
itself	O
provides	O
some	O
premium	O
cards	O
in	O
Gwent	B-Application
(	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
crafted	O
regardless	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Gwent	B-Application
contains	O
multiple	O
Contracts	O
with	O
rewards	O
varying	O
from	O
Reward	O
Keys	O
to	O
cosmetics	O
and	O
titles	O
based	O
on	O
Thronebreaker	B-Application
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
single-player	O
roguelike	O
deck-building	O
expansion	O
titled	O
Gwent	B-Application
:	O
Rogue	B-Application
Mage	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
7	O
July	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
combines	O
roguelike	O
,	O
deckbuilding	O
,	O
and	O
strategy	B-Application
elements	O
with	O
the	O
mechanics	O
of	O
Gwent	B-Application
card	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
an	O
open	O
beta	O
release	O
in	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2019	O
,	O
CD	O
Projekt	O
Red	O
announced	O
that	O
Gwent	B-Application
would	O
be	O
launching	O
on	O
mobile	O
devices	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
October	O
29	O
,	O
2019	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ended	O
in	O
June	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
largely	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
console	O
version	O
of	O
Gwent	B-Application
made	O
up	O
3%	O
of	O
total	O
Gwent	B-Application
revenue	O
according	O
to	O
CD	O
Projekt	O
's	O
2019	O
Financial	O
Report	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
"	O
copy	O
"	O
over	O
account	O
progress	O
and	O
cards	O
with	O
currencies	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
a	O
6	O
month	O
period	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
to	O
a	O
GOG	O
account	O
with	O
no	O
progress	O
in	O
Gwent	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
between	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
console	O
versions	O
,	O
although	O
platform	O
play	O
between	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
was	O
not	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CD	O
Projekt	O
Red	O
announced	O
that	O
support	O
for	O
Gwent	B-Application
will	O
wind	O
down	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Esports	O
in	O
Gwent	B-Application
is	O
a	O
prominent	O
focus	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
sizeable	O
prize	O
pools	O
that	O
are	O
distributed	O
among	O
participants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gwent	B-Application
Opens	O
are	O
held	O
every	O
3	O
seasons	O
,	O
drawing	O
participants	O
from	O
the	O
players	O
who	O
qualified	O
each	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
winners	O
of	O
the	O
preceding	O
years	O
 '	O
Gwent	B-Application
Opens	O
are	O
then	O
invited	O
to	O
the	O
Gwent	B-Application
Masters	O
tournament	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
way	O
to	O
qualify	O
aside	O
from	O
accumulating	O
enough	O
Crown	O
Points	O
from	O
previous	O
tournaments	O
and	O
the	O
ladder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gwent	B-Application
Open	O
and	O
Gwent	B-Application
Masters	O
both	O
use	O
a	O
Single-Elimination	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gwent	B-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Most	O
Promising	O
New	O
eSports	O
Game	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
2019	O
SXSW	O
Gaming	O
Awards	O
and	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Polish	O
Game	O
Art	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
2019	O
Digital	O
Dragons	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gwent	B-Application
was	O
chosen	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
competitive	O
games	O
of	O
2020	O
in	O
the	O
Google	O
Play	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
