Despite being more complicated than four-handed canasta, the more challenging strategy of three-handed canasta makes it more popular with experienced card players than the other versions of the game.

(A) the more challenging strategy of three-handed canasta makes it more popular with experienced card players than
(B) three-handed canasta has a more challenging strategy that makes it more popular with experienced card players than
(C) the more challenging strategy of three-handed canasta makes it the more popular with experienced card players than with
(D) three-handed canasta's more challenging strategy makes it the more popular with experienced card players than with
(E) three-handed canasta has a more challenging strategy making it more popular with experienced card players than with

OA is B
What could make Option A single out here, is it the parallelism? An Expert view is required.