Newbie asking for help on Cards and deckbuilding

[HPL_fan]

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.