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Thanks so much, you really “get” the metaphor of the game! Part of the challenge is that you can stack the deck how you please, but you can’t necessarily always force the hero to make the best move, even if you’ve given him access to it. Though, there are some tricks you can use to reduce how “randomly” the hero behaves… For example:

Spoilers Once you get the "Opening Gambit" card, it's possible to make sure that the hero consistently plays it as his first card every match. You may have already figured out that trick though.