Thank you for playing, and for saying so. You are right, the opening cards leave too fast. The short version: Space, click or tap beats your wings, and a beat on the pulse (the lamp at the top) gives more lift. X or right click hands the lead to a rested goose before the front bird tires. Find the six lost geese by their calls and hold the V so the birds behind can draft. When all seven fly together the night opens up. The full controls are under How to play on the game page. We have logged the card timing as a bug.