Scrolls , the strategy card game from Minecraft creator Mojang, is slated to launch on tablets very soon at the deeply discounted price of $5 USD (or equivalent in your local currency).

Originally set to retail for the comparatively hefty sum of $21 USD, Mojang has revised its pricing scheme, outlined in a blog post on the official Scrolls site. The change in price is spurred by the forthcoming launch on tablet devices, though Scrolls is already in beta on PC and Mac."Our current price of $21 isn’t feasible for tablets," the post reads. "As you probably already know, games are cheap on those things. Free-to-play would be an option, but we’re not keen on the way that that form of monetisation can affect gameplay."In addition, those of us who have already purchased Scrolls in one form or another will receive a $20 shard package - Shards are a secondary currency used to purchase some in-game goods - at no additional cost.Mojang also revealed that all platforms will support cross play, meaning PC and Mac players will be able to tangle with tablet players, and vice versa. Your personal collection of scrolls will also be consistent across these platforms, so you can hop from one to the other without losing your arsenal.Earlier this month, Microsoft officially purchased the Minecraft and Scrolls developer for a staggering $2.5 Billion USD, on which it expects to break-even in the coming fiscal year on a "GAAP basis." Shortly thereafter, Minecraft creator Markus 'Notch' Persson announced he would be leaving Mojang, explaining it wasn't about the money, but for his sanity.

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