Rex smokes out the clues (without getting killed?)

This is my starting deck for Carcosa. I'm going in blind.

It will be a 3 player game with Mark Harrigan & Agnes Baker. The Agnes deck is more focused on combat and Mark is always combat focused so I need to get almost all the clues.

Design plan: I'm clearly focused on getting clues but I want just a little bit of combat support for emergencies (Fire Axe & I've Got a Plan).

Lucky Cigarette Case is fantastic for Rex! I'm hoping this & Search for the Truth provide enough card draws that I don't miss Preposterous Sketches too much. As long as I can stay at 5 cards for Higher Education to work I should be fine.

I thought about Logical Reasoning. I almost took it in place of flashlight but I wanted to have plenty of Investigation support in the first scenario before I get Higher Education. I hope I don't regret leaving it behind too much.

I probably should have added one of the following cards to use up my last level 0 card option but I couldn't make up my mind. 1) Ward of Protection 2) Delve Too Deep 3) Elusive 4) You handle this one!

Upgrade prioroties: 1) Higher Education - 3 XP 2) In the Know x2 - 2 XP (replaces flashlight) 3) Strange Solution x2 - 8 XP (likely acidic ichor) 4) Pathfinder x2 - 2 XP

Cards I want in my starting hand: 1) Dr. Milan Christopher 2) Lucky Cigarette Case 3) Magnifying Glass and/or Fieldwork

After I get Higher education, I'll likely mulligan everything to get 1) & 2).