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Cards and Castles might be something for you. It has a lot of hearthstone mechanics(buy card packs, craft em with ''dust'', little singe player campaigns etc.), the playing field and art style are the two main differences I think. Never tried this before, let's see: Linkme: Cards and Castles.
EDIT: Nope! Wrong app. Here is the app I mentioned: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.cardsandcastles.game&hl=en
I think the "Collectable Card Games" are a pretty good model when it comes to grindy multiplayer freemium games. The gameplay is pretty deep (in the good ones) compared to most other multiplayer games and while it might or might not be a compliment they are actually less "pay-to-win" than their real life counterparts.
I'm really enjoying Cards and Castles, card collecting and deck building mixed with turn based strategy combat. Takes a long time to build up your deck without buying anything, but on the plus side it's surprisingly playable even with beginner cards.
I've started to play some Mabinogi Duel too. Can't say much about how the game holds up in the long run yet, but there is so much free single- and multiplayer content in that title. A several hours long single player story campaign. Generous daily log in bonuses, you can actually buy and sell with other players and it even got local gps/wifi-based face-to-face card trading. Very polished graphics too. An annoyance for me, but maybe a plus for some is that they actually implemented boob-physics on your opponents.
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Linkme: Cards and Castles
Doesn't have an android app yet but Duelyst is a card game with grid system and it's similar to hearthstone.
Edit: bot linked wrong game
My nominations are:
Best [DEV]: Butterscotch Shenanigans
Best [GAME]: Cards and Castles
When i go for a game i focus on simplicity and fun. Complex games got no room on mobile imo. I am 30, i am a video game veteran and a game that makes me lose interest because there is just way to much stuff to do is a fail game. Complex games are for PC or consoles. I love the Fallout series, Elder Scrolls (Morrowind was the blast!) and other complex games but the way complexity is implemented on mobile games is just wrong.
Cards and Castles you mean this?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.cardsandcastles.game
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> Cards and Castles is a combination Collectible Card and Strategy Game! Start by building a deck of cards, then play your cards on the battlefield to create fully controllable units, spells, and more! Choose from ...
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Never heard of one that had couch play, but i was thinking it might be this one? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.cardsandcastles.game
Does Card and Castle count? It's card/boardgame hybrid. Updates are far inbetween but still alive nonetheless.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.cardsandcastles.game&hl=en
https://store.steampowered.com/app/360730/Cards_and_Castles/