Christmas is over and it’s that weird limbo week between Christmas and New Year where you just want to lounge about in your jammies and eat rubbish all week. So what better time to get cozy and have Hearth Zone week?! Huddle next to the fire in your favorite hoodie and let’s munch on some snacks.

9:00 UTC

Start Boxing Day with the Box of Delights pack. Bursting with gems, coins and Limited cards. Think of it as a late Christmas gift for yourself.

Prepare for a fight with this week’s League pack, including cards from Going Underground, Exciting Exploration and Ancient Creatures. You can also scroll down for this week’s rules and start building those decks for victory.

If you aren’t too stuffed from yesterday, take a bite into the Boxing Day Feast pack, including 3 yummy new Curious Cuisine cards: 

• Kutia - this Slavic dessert will, if played alongside 0 Curious Cuisine cards, give your Mammals cards, wherever they are, +15 Power until played. Or, if played alongside 1 Curious Cuisine card, give your Bugs cards, wherever they are, +20 Power until played. Or, if played alongside 2 Curious Cuisine cards, give your Birds cards, wherever they are, +25 Power until played.
• Malva Pudding - this delicious South African treat will, when played, if you have played at least 2 other Curious Cuisine cards this game, give this card +30 Power this turn.
• Panettone - this fluffy Italian sweetbread will, when played next to Sliced Bread and Sugar Glider, give your Curious Cuisine cards, wherever they are, +22 Power until played.

12:00 UTC

Grab your paint brushes and etching gear because the Epic Monday features British poet and illustrator William Blake. When played, give your Musically Minded and Instrumental cards +12 Power until played. Then, when returned to your deck, if you won the turn, give your Musically Minded and Instrumental cards an additional +8 Power until played

15:00 UTC

If you like to snuggle down and read, what better place to look than the History Finder which features a chance for Admont Abbey. This abbey with the beautiful library will, when played, if your deck contains at least 2 Majestic Mountains cards, give your Write Stuff cards +21 Power until played.

17:00 UTC

Put on your thinking cap with the Ingenious Inventions pack, including cards like the Jet Car and the Rorschach Test!

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LEAGUE RULES

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It’s survival mode this week, with a massive Starting Energy of 70 and Energy Cap of 100, but with just 8 Energy per Turn and a Minimum Energy of 8!

Going Underground is the perfect deck to play if you’re holding onto your Energy, especially with cards like the Fennec Fox to dramatically decrease its Energy cost, while Angora Rabbit’s additional ability with fan-favorite, Pika, can add over 80 Power to a turn! Picking up +100 Power this week, we’re sure to see some Going Underground decks here.

Exciting Exploration picks up +80 Power, and with in-collection Energy reductions from Sir Walter Raleigh, and Power from Zheng He and Vasco Da Gama, it’s easy to drop Ida Pfeiffer in for that extra Power boost.

Ancient Creatures get +70 Power, so it’s a great time to try out our recent releases like Langstonia and Longisquama, with Arthropleura sure to make a feature in this deck type.

There’s also +50 Power for Once Upon a Time, Pioneers of Science and Watching the Skies.