Thanks! Yeah Totem can feel quite daunting and open-ended at times. The solve method of that area is mainly focused around search heuristics (particularly in trying to narrow the search space as much as possible by identifying and placing highly-constrained or highly-constraining pieces first) rather than a step-by-step logical method, which is definitely not everyone's cup of tea. Glad you enjoyed your time regardless!
It's interesting, I often do enjoy solving via heuristics and getting a "feel" for the rules, but I guess I try to fall back to deduction when I'm stuck or tired.
Regardless, I really appreciate how the different branches ask for different kinds of thinking. I like the game better for having a section I struggled with, than I would if it were sanded off.
Thanks for making this!