Talk:Begin the Heist/@comment-24389606-20170225154448

I have found that if you dont want to risk the luck challenges during the Heist, the most optimal preparation is 3 Inside Information and 1 Escape Route for extra safety.

There are 6 options where using Inside Information gives 2 points of Burglar's Progress, and 3 options where it gives only 1. Since you only need 5 points of BP to complete the Heist, that should be covered easily enough with 3 Inside Information.

The Escape Route offers a permanent storylet to quit anytime, should you have really bad luck of the draw.

The Intriguing Key is utterly worthless as its only used on one card, and that has an alternative guaranteed option to use Inside Information.