TITLE
The story behind Marvel Snap’s strangest card
AUTHOR
Christian Donlan
PUBLICATION
Eurogamer
YEAR
2023
ARTICLE TYPE
Interview
FROM THE ARTICLE
I’ve been playing Marvel Snap for months now, and there’s a particular card that has been blowing my mind a bit. Agatha Harkness takes over your hand and plays your cards for you. She essentially turns the game into an auto-battler. And since I first encountered her, I’ve been trying to work out how she goes about all this, and why she’s in the game in the first place. [Unsurprising spoiler: my theories were deeply incorrect.]Rather than go online and Google the answers, I spoke to Ben Brode, the co-founder and chief development officer at Second Dinner, the creator of Marvel Snap, and the former game director of Hearthstone. Everything he told me was fascinating, so this is quite a long interview. And even if you already know how Agatha works, I do think it’s worth reading what Brode has to say about the design and all the other points we touched upon.
GAMES MENTIONED
Marvel Snap
PEOPLE MENTIONED
Ben Brode