:D thank you so much for the kind words! I agree with you there are definitely some patterns and strategies that are available. For instance, if you attack a card pair but don't destroy it it will retaliate on the next turn, but only the card that was selected first so you can pick them in reverse order and get another shot in without retaliation. Also clearing out the lower-level creatures means there is no room for higher levels to scurry to. But I can see how this much RNG is not for everyone.
I had so many plans for this game but had to set my goals to something achievable with the time I had. I wish I could have used up all 48 hours, but since I only really had evenings to dedicate to the game I did what I could.
I'm really glad you enjoyed the game, hope you'll check it out again once i've had more time to work out the kinks. Cheers!