https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2018/11/15/magic-the-gathering-and-heuristic-idle-thinking/ Board Game Reviews, Analysis, and Strategy Mon, 19 Nov 2018 14:57:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2018/11/15/magic-the-gathering-and-heuristic-idle-thinking/#comment-268 Mon, 19 Nov 2018 14:57:39 +0000 http://thethoughtfulgamer.com/?p=1727#comment-268 Star Realms seems to tick this box for me (and actually fits with the Skinner Box theory that you mentioned in your Gloomhaven article too). I think that even the highest ranked players have something nuts like a 60% win ratio, which shows quite literally the percentage of luck involved. The brilliance is that the five-card market at the heart of the game simultaneously drives and limits your choices, meaning that your deck-building strategy has to adapt dramatically with every turn. I think I keep playing it so often as, a) it’s just at the right spot between demanding and undemanding but your choices really do matter, b) it’s consequently quite zen to play, and c) there’s a slot-machine-like addictive quality to striving for the perfect deck in the fewest turns. So, in short, no you’re not alone Marc 🙂

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