Looks Interesting but instructions are not much help

The game looks much like an interesting cross between Reversi, tic-tac-toe, and something new. Unfortunately, the single page of instructions references value cards that I only seem to get one of in the later levels, while the computer players get them frequently. Also, it mentions three special cards that I never receive and no mention of what they do. The computer seems to get them and they appear to affect the scoring... always to my detriment!

BuckwheatGroats about Reiner Knizia's Kingdoms, v1.60