I really liked the game, and I also really liked seeing the paper prototype going through each of the iterations! The card names are funny, but clearly show the progression of the player from local to world stage. I think that, echoing what Evan said, there is a lot of information presented to the player at once, so a quick tutorial or explanation would be really helpful.

Positives:

• I really like how each stage of the game has its own deck. Creates a good sense of progression.
• Music is solid, although it does feel a bit negative and desperate for what seems to be a more inspiring game in tone.
• I like the card illustrations that are in the game so far.
• I think it's great that the card or card slots you can click on flash. It's a great visual indicator of what I should be doing.

Negatives:

• An in-engine explanation of the game's mechanics would be nice. Even just a screen with a little text explaining the conditions for winning and losing the game would go a long way.
• Some more direction on how turns work would be nice. A piece of text explaining what turn phase the player is in within the gameplay screen and what to do in it would be really helpful.
• The text in the bottom right info box is difficult to read against its background. A darker background for that box and some bolder and larger text would help a lot with readability.

I think this game has a lot of potential - it's already got a lot of nice QoL features that I really appreciate. I'm also working on a card game: https://itch.io/jam/climate-jam-2024-production/rate/2829261, and it was very helpful to check out this one. It's given me some ideas on how to improve our game. Good luck on the final sprint!