Thank you for your feedback.
The theme interpretation—I completely understand how it appears like a stretch. And yet, the truth is that the game was totally inspired by the theme. Here’s how. The theme is suggested by a stylized fragment of a famous painting, which made me think of paint, colors, and palettes. It also implies “connection”. So, how do you make paints and colors “connect”? By blending them, of course! Now, two pointer fingers reaching toward a point of contact led me to the name of the game and the concept of “checkpoints”. The rest came together naturally.
If it still sounds like a stretch, it’s good to remember that, luckily, not all brains work the same. I often get law ratings for theme interpretation, but to me, being creative is more important than being predictable—that’s just more fun.
Cheers.