I think the issue had to do with parsing the AI message. For some reason, it was not able to convert the string into a double which I use to add those little pauses into messages. I just added a condition to follow through with no pause if that happens. Thank you so much for helping me with the issue!
Yes, the defeat condition isn't very clear but in general it's just meant to be don't get your stats down too low. I'm sorry if it's not too clear it's just meant to be a quick and casual like do whatever you want kind of game. But if you want a sneak peek into the stats, if you get below -50 gold, -10 happiness, or 0 population, you lose :).
I am sorry about the money problem but it should get a little better as the game progresses with many storylines. It then becomes a little less about money. Yes, the scamming is there but it is kind of funny so I will leave it XD. I am planning to update it to fix some of these finer details so stay tuned!
Don't worry! I will try yours for sure! I have just been busy with school but I can make time tomorrow! Thank you so much for playing and for you helpful criticism and feedback!