How would you say tim fowers/jeff beck’s Hardback compares with paperback, if you played that one? I enjoyed paperback (and its iOS version is a fun way to kill time), but I think the new wildcard mechanics, plus the push-your-luck and genre elements of Hardback, may simply obsolete paperback. Although, I’ve heard the criticism it rewards less clever words in favor of more generic/star realms deckbuilding. (Meaning, it’s easier in hardback to play the same words over and over, and just farm the combo bonuses – rewarding gaming the system, instead of wordplay). I also feel I would miss the common cards in paperback, which are fun to get if quite challenging.
Edit: Paperback is also on Android, and Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/710700/Paperback_The_Game/