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> Its non-competitive merits are superlative. Competitive card games of comparable complexity have existed for decades with incredible popularity — Magic: the G

> Its non-competitive merits are superlative. Competitive card games of comparable complexity have existed for decades with incredible popularity — Magic: the Gathering, Hearthstone, Poker — and Slay the Spire removes the need for those games to have an opponent for you to play against. Slay the Spire is a great game, but comparing it's complexity to Magic the Gathering is laughable. It is a MUCH simpler game. > As such, it is my opinion that it is fairly easily the most valuable game in the world for people who are interested in complex card games but disinterested in competition. So we start by establishing a unproven premise, and then justify the rest of the essay based on this. > I later dropped out of college to play poker online, and became one of the strongest No Limit Hold ‘Em cash game players on Pokerstars between 2008 and 2011, easily earning enough to pay for travel and living expenses for most of my 20’s. Paying for living expenses is a questionable bar for success. I paid for living expenses delivering pizzas for Domino's. And I probably worked less hours. Not to pick on the poster. I just think this essay could have a better introduction. Why bother establishing premises that you could never hope to actually establish in the first place? "I was a competitive Magic the Gathering player, and also a professional online poker player. With this credentials established, I will tell you why I enjoy Slay the Spire more and present to you a history of world records in Slay the Spire.

taeric 5y ago
Pushing that it is a simpler game is a bit of a non sequitur. In many ways, chess is also a simpler game. Wouldn't make sense to claim it is laughably so, though. Similarly, paying for things with an hourly job is very different than doing do so with a competitive job where pay is not guaranteed. I get the impression you are asking if the credentials make him an authority. No idea, there. They do give a good reference point to how much they liked card games, though.
s1artibartfast 5y ago
>Paying for living expenses is a questionable bar for success. I paid for living expenses delivering pizzas for Domino's. And I probably worked less hours. Success obviously depends on the objective. Paying for living expenses is successes for billions of people. Doing so in a zero sum (or negative sum) game of skill is a valid definition. More so if winnings cover your living for a decade after you stop playing. I'm guessing that delivering pizzas didn't allow you to retire and travel in comfort for years after.

taeric 5y ago

Pushing that it is a simpler game is a bit of a non sequitur. In many ways, chess is also a simpler game. Wouldn't make sense to claim it is laughably so, though. Similarly, paying for things with an hourly job is very different than doing do so with a competitive job where pay is not guaranteed. I get the impression you are asking if the credentials make him an authority. No idea, there. They do give a good reference point to how much they liked card games, though.

s1artibartfast 5y ago

>Paying for living expenses is a questionable bar for success. I paid for living expenses delivering pizzas for Domino's. And I probably worked less hours. Success obviously depends on the objective. Paying for living expenses is successes for billions of people. Doing so in a zero sum (or negative sum) game of skill is a valid definition. More so if winnings cover your living for a decade after you stop playing. I'm guessing that delivering pizzas didn't allow you to retire and travel in comfort for years after.