Zcy
start game,,,lose so bad I go hide in a corner,,start new game,,repeat
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Well, if you insert "curse and scream at the computer", for "go hide in the corner", my strategy was pretty much the same at the start.
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Seriously though, the Starter Deck is surprisingly efficient if used to it's best potential.
It has a good number of Attuners and enough low level Cards that you should be able to get a Unit in on pretty much every turn.
The trick is to get Attuners on Mana Wells as soon as possible, and load as many players on the board as you can.
Every space you that you turn green by landing on it gets you 2 Mana for the next turn, and having an Attuner on a Mana Well get's you 10, so if you can get cheap Attuners and other low level Units spread out early, you should soon find yourself able to summon in your stronger Units. Just remeber that Mana is "use it, or lose it" every turn. It doesn't carry over, so try to maximise what you bring in. Some times, two lower level Units are more effective than one stronger Unit.
Don't go straight at the Enemy right away, and don't bunch your forces up on one space...keep them spread out, but within striking distance of one another so you can send multiple Units to an Enemy held space to Attack..
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manually target the most dangerous, but easily killed enemy Unit when facing more than one enemy at a time.
And don't let losing get to you.
The Forum is filled with people who have been playing the game for a long time and who have managed to amass a lot of killer Cards, so it can sometimes seem like everybody else is having an easy time of it, but trust me, we all struggle to find our footing in the early going.
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