thanks for playing and the kind words!
I'll list the two problems that came up:
these two might be the same problem, since i hadn't explained enough about the skills in the 0.8 version so that new players could understand what they can do to avoid that situation/get an advantage from being in that situation -- there are skills in the game that make it easier to pick up cards when stuck in a situation like that, and other skills that power you up when you take no actions for a turn