Hey, thanks so much for playing and for the brainstorm. I really appreciate it!
A lot of what you mentioned is already being addressed in the current build. It’ll be playable for Steam Next Fest, and we might also do an earlier playtest if you’re interested.
The game is going to be run-based, so we’ve got lots of surprises planned. For example, a market where you buy items using color hints as currency, a workshop where you can tinker with your slot machine, and some meta progression after you finish a run. That meta progression can let you start future runs with a special new word that has a powerful effect, etc.
As for the starting word (the blind guess), we’re still designing around it. Items, the meta progression mentioned above, and more.
It’s been really fun to design, so we’ll see where it goes.
Cheers, and thanks again for playing!