In Episode 14 of Newhouse Esports Update, Andrew talks about the niche genre of strategy games, games that require more planning and critical thinking than mechanical skill. Games like Hearthstone and Legends of Runeterra are centered around decks of cards, not unlike the wildly popular card game Magic: The Gathering. Creating compositions and setups with hundreds of options and adapting on the fly is key in strategy games, and the esports community surrounding them is small but passionate.
With most of the major genres explained, more diverse content is soon to come to Newhouse Esports Update. Stay tuned for next week!