Thanks Justin.
On hard, you really need to consider your moves. But it's mostly beatable if you play carefully. I can beat it 9 out of 10 times in about 20 to 30 turns. There's a tipping point though. If free land falls below about 35% it's very unlikely you can recover. Maybe if you're lucky and get strong cards several times in a row. There's also a balance point at about 55% mark. Here it can go back and forth for some time if you don't press decisively.