February 2022 • Macworld 63every now and
then, which
bring new
features to the
game, as well
as new cards
and other
goodies.
But
Hearthstone
is still a fun
game to play,
even if you
don’t want to spend a lot of money
buying all the latest expansions. It’s
a good option for newcomers to card
games, with a simple tutorial that
guides you through the main features
of the game, and the basic/free
version of Hearthstone still includes
several different game modes that
you can play in order to win new
cards without spending any money
at all. The game runs on most types
of computer and mobile devices too,
so you can switch between Mac, iOS
and other devices using the same
game account.
CASUAL GAMES
- Cities: Skylines
Price: £22.99 from fave.co/3DGyVc8
Electronics Arts has had the city-
building genre pretty much sewn up
for years, with the popular SimCity
games going back decades. However,
Finnish outfit Colossal Order, has
managed to carve its own niche in this
popular genre with Cities: Skylines.
Cities: Skylines starts you off with
a blank slate, allowing you to choose
various plots of land, each with
differing resources and geographical
features, such as rivers, lakes and
forests. Then you create some simple
roads to connect you to the outside
world and wait for people to come
flocking to your little homestead.
As people arrive you’ll need to start
‘zoning’ the town, allocating areas
for housing and businesses, and also
providing essential services such as
water and power.
Admittedly, the format of the game
isn’t drastically different to that of10.