Matt Hyra wrote:
Please read the rulebook and play a few times. All of these questions would be gone 15 minutes into the game.
I agree with this! We often learn rules of any game by laying out the pieces and going through the rulebook. The rulebooks for these games are easy to follow with clear diagrams breaking down the card abilities, etc.
It looks, from your questions, like you have access to a rulebook but no pieces. So why not look at some of the videos of play-throughs? That might help.