If you like (or don’t mind trying) tower defense + cards + strategy you might want to have a look at this:
(ORX’s compelling mix of deckbuilding and tower defence is 100% my jam | Rock Paper Shotgun)
I thought I was at least a little decent with td games and I have played Carcassonne a few times but ‘clueless’ might describe my attempts to build a good defensive structure around the central keep…or in this case, the central give.
Have fun storming the castle!
(free demo on Steam)