1. Turn 2 people have a chance to get a quality 6g card whereas the turn 1 person does not. Instead of awarding turn 2 with 1 gold how about 1 prestige. Then your decisions to grab a card or switch out for a 2g still mean something, but for the first two turns at least nobody's grabbing the game-winning card right away.
2. Perhaps allow each player to block 1 deck at the start. Not seen 'til both players choose. If players choose the same deck then the other 7 are all available. Gets really boring playing with crow or liar people...
I'd just as soon concede and take a break that to watch someone monotonously figure out which of their 5 crow cards they are going to play first.