Shaving the sides of their heads . <| sep |> Type something to her in mandarin , then when she asks what you said because she doesn ' t speak mandarin say Oh shit , that ' s right , your name is clementine , not mandarin . <| sep |> The base game does a good job of establishing the main races Lifebound , Mechana etc . but you ' re right , the core of the game is bit finicky and random . However , I don ' t think the game is without strategy . The later expansions definitely add new levels to the game which amplify strategic placement of cards and abilities . It is very different in the RNG aspect of how the middle row plays out , as opposed to the controlled randomness of the Dominion supply piles . However , I don ' t think Ascension ever set out to meet that criteria .