Three Marks for parents: what the card battle game is like
Three Marks is a turn-based fantasy card battle game in the browser, made for kids from about 8 to 12. The player builds a team of three heroes and a deck of cards, then plays five battles against monsters. Every move waits for the player, so it rewards thinking more than quick reflexes. There are no ads and nothing to buy inside the game. This page lists the facts a grown-up may want before their child plays.
What does the player do?
- Picks three heroes from five hero types (the game calls them callings), gives each three upgrades (marks), and chooses names, faces and colors.
- Builds a deck of 30 cards out of 60, following simple rules shown on screen.
- Plays battles one turn at a time: choose a hero, a card or action, and a target. One die roll decides how well it works.
- Walks a short story trail of five battles, from an old bridge to a bell tower, to ring a bell so villagers can get home.
A lost battle can be retried for free as often as wanted, and progress is never taken away. The rules are explained in how battles work.
Content notes
- Fantasy combat. Heroes and monsters strike each other, and damage is shown as numbers. When a character's life reaches 0, the game says they are Down; they can be helped back up once. Characters who are taken out of the battle are called Out. Nobody is said to die. Two card names use fighting words: Bleed Them and Killing Line.
- Monsters. The opponents are a thorny wolf, a toad, a moss golem, a cave drake, a lantern moth and a bronze wyvern, shown as painted portraits. The art was made to have no gore or horror.
- Darkness. One battle takes place in dark caves, and the last two at dusk. Nothing jumps out to scare the player.
- No chat and no other players. The game is played alone against computer-controlled monsters.
How much reading and maths is there?
Quite a lot of reading. Every card has a short rule, like "Strike Body for 3. On a graze or better, Worn for 2 turns." The game uses a few special words, which are all explained in the glossary. There is no voice acting.
There is some light maths: comparing numbers and small subtractions help a player choose good targets. The game never requires it, but it rewards it. A four-step Trail guide helps in the first battle, and every hero and card can be inspected for details. A younger child may enjoy playing together with a grown-up at first.
How long is a session?
There is no clock and no rush. A battle ends when one side has no standing characters, or after 30 rounds at most. The player can pause at any time, and the game saves after every single move, so it is easy to stop and pick it up later. Switching to another tab or app pauses a battle by itself.
Where is progress saved?
The game saves by itself in the browser on the device being used. There are three separate save slots, so siblings can each have their own company. Settings are shared by all slots. If the browser blocks saving, for example in some private windows, the game says so. See save slots.
Ads, purchases and data
- There are no ads in the game.
- There is nothing to buy inside the game. All 60 cards are available from the start.
- The game has no chat and no player profiles.
- The game sends a few play events to the Contenta Games portal (for example that a battle was started) and reports errors, so problems can be fixed.
The full game is part of the Contenta Games membership, which opens every game on the portal. See what a membership gives you.
Devices, controls and languages
- Plays in a web browser on computers, phones and tablets, with no download.
- Mouse, touch, keyboard or game controller. On phones the battles are played sideways; the menus work in both directions. All controls are on the controls page.
- Nine languages: English, Swedish, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Japanese and Korean.
Comfort settings
- Sound can be turned off completely, and music and effects have their own volume.
- Moving effects: Calm skips the battle animations; results simply appear.
- Graphics: Low uses lighter pictures for slower devices.
- Every result is also written in words and numbers, so nothing depends on sound or animation.
All settings are on the settings page.
See also
- The guide's front page
- FAQ
- Your first battle, step by step
- Play Three Marks on the portal, or browse all game guides.
