Yes, the game can be quite brutal if it is your first time. Try a "long" game as a "novice." It is much easier that way. It should only take you a few games to get the hang of it. It is quite addicting!
Yes, I think it would be best if I stuck with Python for this project. I'm going to try to find a version of trek that has been ported to Python. We will see... If not, I will just have to write it from scratch. Or perhaps I would be able to figure out the C version of it. I don't know.
