Balance is very poor – Dwarf Quest Review

I really want to like this game, but the balance seems very poor. Not as in, "It is difficult," but more as in, "Impossible situations." Right now, I am on the third level or so, facing two minnintars (sp?), and I can't hurt them. Even with +1 attack level-up for the duration of combat and two axes, my attack is weaker than their armor, so I do no damage. I can use a $300 card to hit him one hit, but it takes about 6 or 7 of those to kill 1, and I'm now facing 2. I had to restart a level to go back and buy the right cards to get passed the first dude; now on the next level I have two! Did I miss an axe somewhere? I thought I checked every room. I would go down a level to check, but the game won't let you go back levels. My only options at this point is to restart the game from scratch and hope I find something I missed the first time, replay the level I'm on in hopes something changes, or give up the game. I'm on the fence, because I really like it. Only reason I gave it 2 stars instead of one, at this point, though, is that a few others seem to have beat the game, which makes me think I missed an axe somewhere. Still... Very frustrating....
Review by RandomAaron on Dwarf Quest.