I'm glad you enjoyed the game for the most part. The compliments mean a lot, and we'll see! I still need to play a lot of the other games, yours included!
Sounds like I need to make some of my hints better. I'm glad the manual was able to help point you on the right path. I think I know which specific item you're talking about, or at least two of them that might be it. I'll have to make a note to fix that once the jam is over.