Ah yeah that all makes a lot of sense, thanks for clarifying. I'll drop back into the game and play again now I have that knowledge :)
Yay! Armed with that knowledge (and a re-read of the instructions :) ) I played through it to the end. Great job, I feel pretty inspired to try a game like this myself!
thanks for retrying! would love to try out what you make :)
Please do! https://itch.io/jam/gmtk-2025/rate/3766092