Hearthstone's new autobattler mode is available now in limited early access

Hearthstone's new eight-player autobattler mode, Battlegrounds, unveiled during Friday's BlizzCon, is now available for a week of early access - but only for a select number of players.

Battlegrounds offers a choice of 24 playable heroes, each bringing their own unique spin to combat. Once a hero has been selected, players then hightail it to Bob's Tavern, where they can recruit minions to be strategically deployed on an "ever-evolving" board ready for battle.

Here, players confront a randomly selected opponent, and minions begin their fight to the death, taking turns to attack from left to right. Once a round is over, it's back to the Tavern to reconfigure the board as required, repeating the cycle until only one challenger remains.

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