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Scrolls was a digital trading card and board game; players would collect cards that were creatures or structures or abilities, assemble these cards into decks and then do battle with other players on a board that was three tiles wide and five tiles long on either side. The game was built upon a simple premise, but was designed for complex and engrossing play. At its best, it was welcoming and accessible to beginners while remaining challenging for advanced players. ...Scrolls was my favorite game, and in memory of it, I’ve chronicled its last days.

February 13, 2018 is the day that Mojang will shut down the Scrolls servers for good. Scrolls, in case you've not heard of it, is CCG/board game hybrid that was developed and published by Mojang. It was at the center of a controversy when Bethesda was ready to sue Mojang for having the audacity to name their game Scrolls, claiming that it infringed upon the trademark for The Elder Scrolls. This was bad for Bethesda's PR as Mojang in those days was more of a Little Engine That Could sort of company, and Bethesda was seen as a Goliath tossing stones- ultimately they backed off.

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