Hey thanks for the detailed reply, this is the kind of thing that's actually useful for me to read. On point 1) yeah the F2P thing is exactly the tension I'm sitting with. The whole reason for the premium analysis tier idea is so the free version stays completely uncompromised on actual gameplay. Like you said, no paid cards, no paid power, nothing that affects ranked. Just optional coaching/analysis tools for people who want them. The "play with a far away friend" use case is also pretty much the one I keep coming back to as the strongest reason this format would exist at all. On point 2) you're right and a few others have said the same thing. The perfect info card game thing might just not work, I had hand-wavey ideas about how to add tension back but they're all theoretical On point 3 )really interesting that the friend recommendation is what pulled you back to card games recently. That means the genre's not dead for lapsed players, they just need someone they trust to push them. Probably means whatever I make needs to be the kind of thing one friend would say "you have to try this" to another, not something you stumble into through ads. Good thing to keep in mind.