I like the take on the theme and I'm a sucker for card games. This one did seem a tad too difficult and it creates a cycle of losing since the resources you get depends on how many spots on the board you have. So if you start losing then you will likely stay losing. Not necessarily a bad thing but it does take awhile to figure out what you are doing so that helps to ensure that the first game you play will not be all that fun. That said, a lot of great ideas here and once you start to get a hang of the mechanics it can become pretty fun.