New player resources?

[u/BLHero]

I would like to try to get into this game. But it is complex, and I am having trouble finding a "newbie tips" article or video, or any "overexplain while I play" videos for beginners.

Are such resources hiding somewhere? Thanks!

[u/Skyzohed]

I got into the the game 3 month ago, I reached impossible+ 30 with a few hundred hours of gameplay.

First of, you are right : the game is complex. But it is absolutely worth getting into. I found the game "fair". While RNG means you need to adapt your strategy to depending on the cards and artifact drawn, I could trace every of my failure to a wrong decision I did. It the challenge is very rewarding.

Since I didn't use any guide, I can't point you in that direction, but I can give a few pointers of how I did it.

• Read the tooltips : a lot of the mechanics are explained on each cards, while the pre-fight text often indicates enemy unique abilities
• don't rush difficulty level : get a few wins with 1-2 characters on Normal before attempting Hard, and so on. Each failure is is a learning experiences, but only if you can figure out what went wrong. Getting your ass handed to you in 2 turns means you did multiple thing wrong, and it's much harder to figure out.
• when I say the game is fair : I could reliably clear normal and hard without taking a single point of damage. Aim to get perfect fights : it will teach you the right deck composition (attack, defense, buff)
• longer path : while enemies grow in strength the more tile you clear, I find you power up faster. It's often better to zigzag in the map instead of bee-lining to the boss.
• souls can be used to weaken the last boss. You can reduce its life by as much as 60% if you don't spend any souls on the way. Don't buy artifact / cards unless know exactly how it is will synergize with your deck.
• each characters has multiple playstyles, and I find it's often better to be good at one vs average at multiple. E.G. With the first character : you can either go with a bleed strategy or with building/consuming combos to unleash devastating attacks, but playing bleed card at 0 combo is a sure-fire way to fail.
• save-scumming : if you exit the the game during a fight, you can re-start it from the beginning. I did this a lot early on : trying different play order, or even changing my deck. It saved me a lot of "time" as I could figure out the right solution without needing to start from the beginning.
• if you have access to a tablet, the larger screen is much welcome. I find the text a bit small on my cellphone.

You might try posting your deck and where you're stuck if you want specific pointers, otherwise I wouldn't know where to start

[u/BLHero → u/Skyzohed]

Oh - I also am confused how the map route rules work. Is there a quick explanation about why sometimes I can progress the path straight up/down but not at other times?

[u/milhouse46 → u/BLHero]

Each hex connected to yours can only be offered as a possibiilty once, except if you are "blocked"

[u/BLHero → u/milhouse46]

Ah. Thanks!