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This is a great idea.  Really like the concept.  I just wish the physics allowed me to arrange pieces so that I could build up speed to get a larger launch off the ramp.  There aren't really anyways to get your marbles to go up during the cycle so it was impossible to use all the pieces and felt like there was only one or two arrangements that worked.  I'd love to see the game refined and expanded.

Same problem on wave 5

Does anyone know how much defense actually effects the damage you or enemies take?  It makes it really hard to evaluate if you can one-shot something if you can't tell how much damage you'll do to it.

Fun game, very much enjoyed it.

A little bit of feedback on player experience.  I invested in the bug catching upgrades except the boots early because I wanted to complete catching all of the bugs in the first area first.  Then I found my opponent out classing me.  This was fine, I could catch bugs to get candy and level up my bugs.  When I did this and finally defeated my opponent it felt great.  But when I bought the boots I forgot about the cost to go to the second area and bought another upgrade as well leaving me with exactly 1 coin.  So although this was my fault, it felt pretty discouraging to have to repeat the grinding process.  Maybe a way to get a very small amount of money without having to battle could avoid this happening.

Bump getting an animal stuck outside the bin killed me a few times....but finally got a high score!

Super fun concept.  The optimization of layout is always my favourite thing about this game anyways.

Advised QOL addition for the future is a reference book where you can check recipes and things.  It's easy to forget which machine makes which thing.