Thank you for these kind words, and thank you both for playing! I'm glad it wasn't as tough to learn as you expected. We tried really hard to bring together short playtime, tricky choices, and fun visuals into as small a package as possible.
I can see why that phrase regarding skipping drawing could be confusing. That was one I deliberated on the wording of quite a bit. The difficult part is that without explicitly saying you should skip drawing, players would likely end up in a state where they're asking "wait there are no more cards left to draw, did we do something wrong?" Space is so limited on the rules cards, but maybe I could find some place to clearly say something like what you suggest, because that is indeed a good suggestion!
The way accessories are attached can vary pretty drastically based on which scoring cards are in play. It sounds like you got a mix where they weren't all that relevant. :)
Thanks again for playing!
~Chris