Take cards that will help now and make strategic decisions further down the road. The organization was created to promote the interest of the Dallas public in the arts available in downtown Dallas, and to foster the advancement of the arts by young artists, students and children. In contrast, Clash creates the momentum a player needs to push through early encounters and make it past the Act One boss. The Spire Realty Group Children and the Arts Foundation was established in December 2008. However, Barricade’s high cost and low synergy with starting defense skills mean that taking it too early will more than likely cause the player to lose. its condition of only being playable if there are no skills or powers in hand becomes extremely limiting, to the point where most players would pay to have the card removed. In contrast, Clash is a strong, zero cost attack card that is powerful in the early game but loses effectiveness later. Barricade eliminates defense removal at the end of the turn, creating one of the most powerful defense builds in the game. If the player has a choice between Barricade and Clash, Barricade seems like an obvious choice in the long term. To illustrate this choice, let's look at a common choice the Ironclad might encounter early in the game.

Even basic attacks cards that may seem like dead weight later in the game are stronger than a powerful synergy card whose effects can’t be used until significant progress is made. Another important thing to realize about card choice in the early game is the importance of picking cards that will benefit the player's survival chances now.

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