I understand. Like I said, I'm on a Chromebook. While I doubt I could sideload via Android on a Chromebook, perhaps I could activate Google Play on my machine and at least give a better, more up to date version a shot. Wildfire really is addicting. I really wish I could play a version that performed as intended and expected. So I will likely try the version I can get through Google Play. And, when I do, I will likely come back here and tell you how it went :-)
EDIT: There's an updated version for the web? Hm. Maybe I will try Discord, the one platform I find least user-friendly, at least as far as finding anything goes.