by i7dealer
I have commented previously, and whole-heartedly concede that as a non-competitive game the situation described by the OP is an interesting part of the game. But to think of it as a competitive situation I would argue that the person with the bad first shuffle is going to:a) have a bad time
b) lose against equally experienced players
I posted a session report that said how I really had a mediocre time with the first scenario with exactly this problem. I was treated pretty poorly for having an opinion. This post asked for specifics about how to mitigate this situation through play and I caught a strong whiff of the "It's not for everyone, except everyone loves the game so you must be broken" story rather than an actual answer to the dude's question. That's why I jumped in.
They make this an xBox game yet? I'd play it then for sure. But sadly I never play solo boardgames.