Hearthstone

[RainyDayNinja]

Does anyone here play this? I only just started a few weeks ago, and I'm curious if anyone here has tips for new players.

[DSXMachina]

Well one of the best ones is to check out the achievements that can give you gold. Then as a new player Arena isn't too bad an option, depending on the draft (there are websites & rankings to help).

Of course, it can be tricky to play 'Ranked' since most people netdeck to find the most competitive decks. Which isn't the worst idea, to try & find a class you like & find a simple, but good deck for it.

Don't get worried about wins & losses, especially as a new player.

Mostly as actual game-play tips, try to keep minions on the board-even with very little health.

[Scavion]

Play the weekly tavern brawl for the free pack. They also tend to be new player friendly.

[Slithy]

Thread necromancy...but I feel like commenting on this game.

I've been playing this for a while. So far I haven't spent a penny on it, and I have built up a pretty decent collection.

As mentioned above, play the weekly tavern brawls for the free pack.

There are lots of intro quests which are not advertised until you stumble across them. There are online guides that list all of these if you want to make sure that you have caught them all. Some of them offer gold, others offer free packs.

Keep on top of the daily quests to get gold. If you have limited time, try to work on multiple quests at the same time.

The various adventures offer specific cards. A few of them are quite nice, and you should probably target the adventures that grant good cards. If you are starting out, the first wing (module) of League of Explorers is the way to go: you get the roaring torch, adventurer's hat, and Reno Jackson, which are all decent cards for beginning players.

If you reach level 20 in ranked play you get the free monthly card back. Since you can't lose ranks below 20 theoretically anyone can reach level 20 given enough patience.