I had never played the game before, tried the demo, I liked it enough to buy it because I figured it was ever so casual enough that the other half and the kids might actually want to play it. The lady doesn't really like much gaming, but she occasionally partakes and this, I think would be one she'd play. I thought about the Popcap 3-in-1 disc listed in the OP, but figured I wouldn't spend $20 or whatever they want for it, so I used up some of these points that I got for free anyway.
Pretty fun game. I like that I played for a good hour or two last night and didn't unlock every single achievement already.