Triple Triad is combination of skills, luck, and random number generation (for the rewards). So yeah this is not going to be a one day collect them all kind of activities. Try WoW Hearthstone... without buying additional card using real money, it will take awhile to get the rare cards. I think all these complainers need to realize one cold hard fact: this game IS NOT to be played for ONE WEEK and to be done with everything 100%.... You play it a little bit at a time over LOOONG period. And maybe take a month or two offs in between if you should choose - and you will still be fine in catching up with gears when you are back. Enjoy it. SLOWLY. Or go back to Call of Duty: Pew Pew Edition - "I have no clue what I am doing - just hitting random buttons mashing for abilities".