Thanks for playing! Hard agree on the repetitiveness and speed of the game; time ran out and I had to accept the game state for what it was!
If I had a re-do button on how I set things up, I would at bare minimum make the rooms smaller, place the ladders closer to the ghosts, and speed up the room transitions. You're right that it is punishingly slow re-climbing the tower. I think I could at least make those changes in 30-45 minutes.
Defs trying your game too :) Thank you for the feedback and glad you learned a thing or two!