About 2 weeks ago, I got fed up with a match-3 game called Homescapes, and downloaded a turn-based “gacha” game called Souls (the ads on Facebook looked soothing and pretty.

Well, it’s addictive as heck, you get lots of extras, the ads are minimal, and it’s like a hyper speed Magic: The Gathering game beating the shit out of Pikachu and Jigglypuff.

After the first week of extras, you get to grinding, except that the 1st Anniversary event just started, with tons of extras, new “pets,” and fun side games.

Some people pay for the big armaments and magic enhancers, I’m determined to stay free to play (“F2P”) for now.

I’m in a small guild that’s not pushy about being active, literally we’re chill gamers not stressing out about stats or competition.

It’s a strat and stat game - strategy can get you farther than statistics, but you have to know the underlying probabilities and skills to get anywhere. Now I need to read spreadsheets on Reddit…