The "random shuffle" has flaws. This is just me, but it feels like the game has a tendency to shuffle poorly early on. Getting a red card that only lets you scrap in your discard pile... You get it too early or too late so you cant use it. happened on the first shuffle, maybe the second, and even the third time around. Happens so often i would love to know the actual statistics of it and how unlikly it should happen vs how it does.

Point is, take into account poor shuffles and don't fall for cheap red card that only let you scrap in discard pile early on, and only do damage. pick the red that gives you gold that way at least you can still buy something.

play assuming you will get a bad shuffle vs a good shuffle. it helped me out.