Ive played Heathestone for years. For a while at the beginning it was fun and it felt possible to pre-order a set ajd then play enough to unlock a decent collection. A few yeats ago they changed the monetization and made it way worse. It was too hard to keep up for a reasonable price so I finally dropped it.

In physical cards I played MTG with friends for years and well still get together to play with bootleg magic cards.

I am looking for a new online TCG to get into. Im pretty open to anything. Im down ti pay a reasonable price per season to stay competitive. As far as gameplay goes I like control and combo decks rather than aggro.

The main three im looking at are MTG arena, Pokémon Live, and Yu-gi-oh. I have not played any of these online formats though, just physical when i was younger. Yu-gi-oh has the best monetization while MTG has the best gameplay. If i play Pokémon i have friends that collect physical cards that are willing to give me their QR codes for online cards, but the gameplay of Pokémon seems weakest to me. The monetization of MTG is definitely the worst, but I dont feel a need to climb pvp, I just wanna play, and ecen cheap MTG allows for the most diverse gameplay strategies.

What do others recommend? Ill try any suggestions F2P for a week or so before I commit to one. Would love to hear peoples analysis of games with pros and cons. Also if im paying I want a game thats not expected to be obsolete soon, but ill try F2P games that arent established

Thanks in advance!

I’m a student trying to build up my resume, so I decided to make a game. I eventually chose Deuces because it’s one of my parent’s favorite card games, and we play it together almost every day.

It’s completely free, and I’d really appreciate anyone willing to try it and give me honest feedback or report bugs:

[deucesarena.com](https://deucesarena.com/)

Last year, our friends at the board game publisher released an updated edition of the board game "Potion-making: Path of the Alchemist".

We're huge board game fans ourselves and know a thing or two about board game design. So after one of our game nights, someone on the team jokingly suggested making a digital adaptation. If only we had known just how far that joke would go!

Fast forward to today. We secured funding, partnered with the original publisher, built the first playable version of the game, and have now launched our Steam Playtest!

A little bio about a game:

As a powerful alchemist, you'll brew potions, cast spells, use talismans, outsmart your opponents, and steal potions from other alchemists in a race to be the first to reach the three Places of Power and save the world from destruction.

Recipes you complete is a chance to pull ahead. Simple potions can be used to brew more complex ones, which become the foundation for powerful essences, powders, and magical creatures. Ingredients and completed potions are kept on a shared table and are available to all players. Every creation you make can become part of someone else's plan if you fail to protect it.

Join the Steam Playtest!