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  • Playing Hearthstone to lose

    What's going on your tombstone? Mine will read: You can't lose stars at this rank.
    I love Hearthstone, but I have steadily come to realise that I am horrible at it. Not because it's pay-to-win, not because it's all down to luck, and not because the meta's too complex and too swift-moving to handle - although, I'll admit, that last part is probably true in my case. I'm horrible at Hearthstone because I'm just horrible at it. I build bad decks and then I manage them like an idiot. I squander tempo. I make insane plays. I often freeze myself when I'm meant to be freezing them.
    This made me wonder about something. Could I turn this sad state of affairs to my advantage? Could I tilt the game on its head and make losing a weird form of winning? What's Hearthstone like if you're making truly wretched decisions all the way up the mana curve and try to expire as quickly as possible?
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