Pvt. Parts posted:

I enjoyed Mindbug quite a bit in the couple of games I got to play of it. I think the idea of being able to steal your opponents' play is super neat and really cranks the mind games up a notch for such an otherwise simple game. It is a game I am looking to own however I am not sure how much longevity it presents. Honestly, with how simple a game it is, it doesn't need to present much to buy a spot in my collection.

Now speaking of Garfield, if you want M:tG but good and not endless Rabbit Hole collectible (only As Much as You Want collectible), definitely check out Solforge: Fusion. It also sports his name on the box, and it's basically Magic if Magic were designed today, with all of the lessons of modern games and such. Creatures have tracked/persistent health, which prevents boardstate snowball effects. No mana system, you just get limited numbers of card plays per round, so no non-games. Decks are algorithmically generated a la Keyforge as half decks that you smash together a la Smash Up!, creating a just-right balance between collectability and playability/customization/variety. The tradeoff for all of this is that the game began as a digital title almost a decade ago and was recently reborn into paper, meaning there is quite a bit of fiddliness/tracking needed, but my god is it worth it.

Honestly this discussion almost doesn't belong in the board game thread since 1v1 collectible card battlers tend to be a bit of a world of their own, but I can't help myself whenever M:tG or other self-contained card duelers come up.