Newbie asking for help on Cards and deckbuilding

That's interesting. I'm the exact opposite. I'll shut down as quick as possible. The card and skill feats seem to really help more than some cards.

I generally try to do that.  I miss enough closing rolls and battles, though, that early in most scenarios it's clear that I'm going to have to choose.  There may still be a chance if all the dice line up for every of the next bazillion rolls, but it's not worth getting frustrated at that point.  In that case, rather than forfeiting I 'give up' on winning and just focus on pickup up as many boons as possible - evade every enemy you can, blow all your blessings on good boons, etc.  It is a different tactic - one very unlikely to win a scenario.  Given how luck based dice games can be, it makes sense to me to find a way to avoid seemingly pointless and frustrating failures by shifting the focus from win to grind.  That makes the next attempt more likely to be a win.