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I play Plants vs. Zombies Heroes more than any other game

by: Eric -
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Friends, I have a seemingly incurable habit. At least four days a week, I go eat lunch by myself. I order some chicken and vegetables, sit down in a booth, and play Plants vs. Zombies Heroes for at least a half hour. If my work schedule is light, I have been known to stay and play for 45 minutes. On days that I go to the gym, I play while I circle the track. This has been going on for at least a year.

Plants vs. Zombies Heroes is a free-to-play collectable card game, similar to Hearthstone, but much lighter in tone and quicker to play. Though the game is bright and charming, there is still plenty of deep strategic fun to be had. There are also tons of quality of life features. Matchmaking is fast and easy. The UI is clean and fun, and players are not constantly bothered to buy stuff. Most importantly, the game will construct a decent deck for you out of your existing cards. There are plenty of premade decks players can collect towards, but the game will dynamically fill in the blanks with other cards in your collection if you don’t feel like poring over the options.

I have never spent a dime on PVZH, relying instead on winning matches to deliver a steady stream of gems (or whatever they are) to my account. Seasons in the game last a month, and I typically earn enough each season to buy between ten and twenty new card packs. Most of my purchases don’t matter though, as I have settled on a deck that I am comfortable with, using it with success about 70% of the time.

There’s a ton of free single player content in PVZH that can be used by new players to learn the game. Each hero (players can play as either plants or zombies) has a run of quests that players can use to build a basic deck. Playing through this stuff also gives you a better understanding of possible strategies your opponent might use.

If you are in a Hearthstone rut, or you are interested in checking out a CCD that players of all ages and skill levels can enjoy, Plants vs. Zombies Heroes might be worth a look. Just beware. Lunch habits have been known to form.