I can only agree with those who complain about the prices in this game... It's a game for those who don't know where to invest their money, so they spend it here. I mean, this is the most expensive game I've played. I've never had to (potentially) spend so much money to progress in the game (unless you want the progress to be snail-speed). I can get to the 2nd map, but then I need stronger cards (a lot stronger actually) to be able to move a few steps forward and agian - all you get is messages that say "You ose. you're too weak. buy this or that."

You can definitely find similar games that are a lot cheaper and offer ways to progress without spending money as well (that aren't snail-speed).