Thanks!

Steem Monsters is a lot of fun! It doesn't cost much to start playing. I purchased a starter pack and I had received a few booster packs from contests and such. Most cards aren't very expensive either. And then, when you go up on the leaderboard, you earn more booster packs. It's a lot of fun. I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

Oh, and I think choosing our opponents would be good to practice AND for ranked. We'd be able to help each other out and strategise as we play and such.