Difficulty?

Does anyone else feel like this one is harder than the first MKftP? With the first game, I didn't start to really struggle until the 3rd round (lvls 3.1 etc), but with this one I'm having to redo many levels several times over before I get gold, even levels as early as 1.11. I just now made it to lvl. 3.2 in the desert. If I hear "You have to finish before nightfall!" one more time, I may bang my head against the desk. That said, I'm still enjoying the game a whole lot. But methinks either the game is harder or I got worse at strategy/time management games.

Yep, it's harder, but to me the challenge adds to the game. Many levels have a very specific strategy to figure out. Once you do, the level is simple. I play with sound off - yes, the voice is annoying

Oh good, I'm not the only one who thinks that voice is annoying. So patronizing, even if you accidentally click on something when you're trying to kill a bat specter: "You don't have enough wood!" as if you're an idiot.