Enter Hearthstone. The game itself is not super interesting - it's simpler than Pokemon, and not in an awesome way. There is some strategy involved, but I've not found any of the matches to reward too much thinking. This is another grinding game from Blizzard, which by itself is...

I enjoyed Hearthstone for about two hours. I used to be quite the MtG fan but never cared for the video games for some reason. It seemed something was lost when moving it to digital. But MtG is a very strategy-heavy game. When Hearthstone came out I was hoping for a balance of strategy that would work well as a digital card game.
Unfortunately I didn't find that. It's like you said, simpler than Pokemon. Every match is basically the same, and while there's a little strategy, it's not enough to keep things interesting.
I at least hope it's a good intro to trading card games for those who haven't played them.
Sounds like you guys are not huge fans of Hearthstone :D
I think the game is fun, but then again I haven't played it a ton myself. I like the quick pace of the games and think it's a strength of the game. Keeping things simple means the game is a bit more accessible and ... quicker. The free to play aspect means anyone can play it, which is nice in a way but, like you mention makes it grindy.
You're right in all cases @jdodson. It is fun, it's fast, it's easy to pick up and play, it's accessible, but then it never goes anywhere. It's a game that I can imagine picking up and playing a few rounds every few months, kinda like I do with Super Meat Boy (but for entirely different reasons). I was just hoping Hearthstone would give me a new Blizzard obsession. I wanted it to be MtG good.
Fair enough. I guess it hasn't been compelling enough for me to pick back up either BUT it is installed and I might play it again in the future but it's less compelling than a FTL or heading back to FEZ again.