Thank you very much! Please keep us posted on your play progress as we love to hear from players.
Regarding the points you make, they are very valid.
I will be working on trying to correct these issues as best as I am able. I can definitely brighten the tiles and will try to find a means to solve these other issues you mention as well.
In the mean time, you may wish to try adjusting the options of narration size to SMALL and nightlite to ON. Please also know that pressing [C] key will clear the narration from the screen.
Thanks again! I will be working on this.