This is an amusing little game, but I feel the controls are -exactly backwards- - dragging a ball down should play it, returning it where I picked it from should cancel the move.
Ya know, it makes a lot of sense when you put it like that. Expect an update this weekend!
(I was thinking it was require more skill if you aren't able to drag to where you want it to land, but you're right that it's unintuitive. That latter concern should trump the former.)
an easy fix (conceptually, not implementation wise) would be to have the balls be stored "above" the playing board, rather than on a bar that overlays the top of it
It's a good idea, but this version at least is designed for mobile and screen space is so precious as it is. I think I could play around with that idea if I make a dedicated desktop version for Steam.