I'd also like to add my thanks for this thread. I'm still trying to work my way through this game, been playing about 6 months and can always use tips. That being said, it's really difficult to wade through hundreds or thousands of negative, bashing remarks and find maybe a handful of useful posts. I give kudos to those who can add humor and tact in their responses to some of worst posts.
We have 4 users in my house (including children), we are all non-gold players who don't expect top scores. I'm the only one who can stand to go through the posts. We all enjoy the game, we all deal with the glitches daily, some of us just deal better than others. If it gets to be too much, we can stop playing!