[Lazy_Perfectionist]

If you'd like, I can organize a newbies-only game for you and your friends. I joined two of those myself when Llamabeast created them, and I made several horrid mistakes, and learned quite a bit.

I'm hardly a champion player, but at least I've made all the basic mistakes (such as mistakes regarding my gem usage) that I can. Now I've reached the stage where I'll be defeated by my flawed strategy, not a misunderstanding of the way things work.