Yeah, it might've been better if you had friends/people that were learning the game alongside you. It was surprisingly hard to figure out from scratch despite its relative simplicity. Also, having to play through the campaign to unlock characters might be irritating, though I think you can do so on easy(?), and you can hold shift and ctrl to speed up cpu turns if you know how to play to the point that games can take only a couple minutes.
I still enjoy playing with others, even randos who might be sadly misinformed about their prospects of winning. Aru is suffering.