Well, when I first bought this game I read the manual, watched a video and played the game with my kids. And we played badly. Just winging it most of the time. Then we played it again, and again. Until we (think) we got it right. Asked some basic questions on other threads that were answered almost immediately and it's been fun ever since. Once we got the hang of it, it's a really fun game. Don't be scared to play it (badly).