The very first tutorial screen is unskippable, which is annoying for a repeat player because I already know the tutorial. Please allow us to skip the tutorial or just allow us to start a new game immediately. Nice game, by the way. Also, is fusion research a red herring in this game?

Once you complete the tutorial once you should be able to start a new game from the menu. The web version saves progress in the browser so if you change computer or clear the cache you won't have that option.

I don't understand why you refuse to allow players to skip the tutorial immediately. Is there a programming issue if New Game is available right at the beginning? Is there a very important game development reason why you refuse to have New Game available immediately? Because while it takes a minute to drag cards randomly to get past the tutorial so I can go to Options, go Back to Title, and then pick New Game, it's still a chore.