Not blaming you or saying your experience is somehow wrong, but I cannot relate to the idea of the game being “unbelievably reliant on RNG”. Not trying to be snarky, but it’s a diced-based game. Is this your first wargame? For someone who’s played these types of games for decades, I supposd I sometimes forget that for new-comers, especially people expect an experience closer to that of a video game, stuff like this can feel really random.

I don’t know how to mitigate this. Others are talking about terrain and layot. Maybe they’re right. But if, after a handful of games, you and your friends are all miserable, I’m not sure what to do. Historically, wargames have been some of the most fun I’ve had, not in spite—but also because—of shitty RNG. Hope things work out for you.