Im a newbie but i read the forum quite a bit to know that losing to a low-ranking player cost you more points. I almost won 2 games until the losing player turned his attention towards me after hogging on the decorated player for days. I think the point system has got to change or newbies has a ...

1. what are cards?? how do i know which cards im holding? What are their uses and how do i use them??
2. how do i get bigger bonus?? Why's my extra troops each turn varies from 17-30 when im holding pretty much the same territories?
3. [My Spoils (bold if owned, next set worth 50 troops): Spoilsr ...