From the endless Ultimo and Schnapsen sessions at home to Hold’em poker in dodgy bars in my teenage years and beyond, card games always found a way to seep into my life. In the virtual world, it began with a trickle of flash games, which eventually turned into a flood with Hearthstone, spawning a writing career and some tournament heartbreaks. Almost a decade later, I think it’s time to call it quits, because digital card games have turned into something very different than they used to be.
I’d rather not dwell too much on those old days when I grinded midnight poker freerolls, consoling myself after narrow losses that at least I was better than 2,877 adults. Let’s just say that understanding and manipulating my odds, trying to make something out of nothing, appealed to me greatly. I grew into a Jimmy/Spike, someone looking to win but very much on his own terms. Then along came Hearthstone at the cusp of my young adulthood, and it offered me the chance to do just that.
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