A Game Worth A Second Try - First Impressions from a seasoned CCG and TCG Player

Hi all, the name's Bones
This is an little story about my experience with Steem Monsters. I havebBeen playing CCG and TCG since I was a kid (20+ years). I bought some packs and played around for a bit. After a couple of days of getting no where and feeling like the game was trash, I gave it up.

A week later I was hospitalized, so i had plenty of spare time XD, I thought stuff it, I'll jump on the discord and try and find some tips. I was instantly welcomed, I had advice thrown at me left right and center. It gave me a better understanding. I was then lucky enough to get given some cards to help me upgrade a couple of cards. Wow, that simple tiny gesture of advice and a leg up made a monstrous difference to my experience, I was able to hold my own and then the game was able to unfold in front of me, and I was blown away.

My Battle log after getting help, before reaching out it was nothing but sad grey skulls.

So to sum up guys, give it a second shot, ask for help and you never know you might get hooked like I am now. The game has some really cool features, trade, market and a dynamic arena system where "rules" (which color, special abilities, and random conditions) are added to each game, it means that if you get lucky and your opponent is unlucky you can still match up against higher and more seasoned players and come out on top. It neutralizes the disheartening aspect of new games where you feel you skill is higher then you deck status, it means the game still sucks me in day after day to keep grinding arena.

This is bones signing out, I intend to keep writing these as the game unfolds in front of me. My next will be a discussion about my FIRST arena season rewards and some tips that help you get by as a f2p player in your first days.