I have to share something that happened. Something that really opened my eyes to games as well designed as DTR. I put this in strategy because it speaks about DTR game play and deck building strategy as a whole, but I have to tell the story first.
So, I got DTR for Christmas and ever since, I have spent hours memorizing cards, pouring over decklists and studying what makes a ‘good deck’, and watching and playing games to improve. My wife occasionally plays DTR with me every once in a while, but does not obsess the way I do.
Recently she announced she would make her own deck. I was thrilled, and started to try and work with her about make a good deck. She turned all advice aside and insisted she do it alone. When finished, she handed me her deck for me to look at.
I pondered greatly as a flipped through each card. I was awestruck. She had done something I could never do. She had made a deck without the hours pouring over possible combinations, contemplating draw structures, or endless refinements and reworkings. She simply picked the cards she liked. 
“What do you think” She asked.
“It’s a deck, and it’s legal” I replied.
“You think it’s crap” She said.
“It’s great that you made your own deck, and you’ll learn a lot from playing it.”
Well, my friends, I have a confession. It was I who would learn a lesson that day. I played her a few times, and I have to say, It was a bloody challenge. In fact, I lost a game to her deck. She ran law dogs, her main starting dude was Clyde Owens. I ran MCC with Lane Healey + horses and gadgets. I had Lane + Holy Wheel Gun + Pinto. Played Run 'Em Down to boot and start a shootout with Clyde at Law Dogs. She won lowball, so went first, and played Unprepared, than next played Missed! to unboot, than she waited till resolution to play Point Blank. Lane was dead, so it didn’t matter that she never drew anything higher that a Q high the entire game. She beat me out on playing dudes and deeds after that, and won.
So, I just want to say. I don’t know if I’ll ever manage to be as free spirited as my wife about game strategy, but I’m learning from it. I think there’s more than the proven strategies. There is more than draw structure. Sometimes if we free ourselves from the efforts of deck focus we can accomplish more.
Just a thought.