I'm just wondering if there's any chance of a balanced first two hand option ever existing. I only say this because if someone gets a 5-2 with a witch and you get a 3-4 with crap on the board, the game seems like it's determined by the first two hands. Buying two silvers until you can buy a witch yourself usually puts you behind the curse race by 2-3 curses.
So, maybe have an option where both players always start off the same way?
It has been shot down a bunch of times by Donald x. You can search "identical starting hands" for a bunch of discussions about it.