It straight up takes a solid 4, 5 hours of practice to be able to play the AoTTG as intended. That applied to the original game too. But it's like learning to ride a bike. It doesn't make sense until it suddenly just does, it'll click for you, and it'll be incredibly natural to play when it does. I understand if it's a deal breaker for you, but I promise it's incredibly fun and satisfying when you invest the time to learn how it works.