Kia ora e hoa, ka aroha, so sorry for my immense delay in response! Thank you for your kind words! In regard to your pātai, I think that while the state that this game puts you in this game can be an emotional, intense one, perhaps indeed verging on the feelings of taputanga, eating and drinking while playing is no more transgressing boundaries of tapu than any other intense conversation :) You have my blessing to eat and drink while playing! Mauri ora