Really appreciate the deep dive, sounds like you really "got" the game. A few clarifications and next steps:
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Leviathan: it does get multiplied. Its points participate in the word multipliers. If you saw otherwise, tell me which build and platform and I will check that path.
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Mid-round buying: not planned. I want the pacing to stay focused on the round.
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Turns vs discards: I have considered separating them like Balatro. I have not committed to that. I am evaluating lighter tuning on discards first.
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Bounty claim: there is an indicator right now for claimable bounties (small white bubble with an exclamation on the Bounties tab). Sounds like it is easy to miss. I will make this louder and maybe add a clear claim prompt at round end if anything is unclaimed, or consider making bounties just auto-claim.
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Feedback on bonuses: I will surface more info when a book activates, like a quick toast that shows the book name, points added, and any multiplier effect.
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Discard bug at 0 turns: I'll see if I can reproduce it. Do you remember what exact steps you took to get to the bugged state?
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Gold tile persisting: that shouldn't be happening. Clearly something is persisting in memory between games. I'll see what I can do.
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Visuals: I will brighten the board and tiles and see what I can do to make buttons more readable.
Short words and using S and Y: I should probably reduce how many S's you start with. You start with 4, maybe that should be only 2 or 3 since they're so valuable. Playing short words you can expand upon is a good strategy, and one that I use when I playtest myself. Kudos for figuring it out, I don't plan on nerfing that in any way at this time.
Broken book combos: since it's a single player game I'm ok with there being broken synergies, I think it's fun to discover and hunt for them. However the balancing for this game is still in progress, so I appreciate playtesters like you giving me feedback on what's good and bad. I'll see what might need to be tuned a little more.
Thanks again for pushing the systems. I really appreciate you playing my game and I'm glad you had fun!