It's an interesting idea, but it's just not doable on a laptop without mouse. Please change it so the game isn't immediately over with restart from zero if the counter goes to 0. Find some other "punishment", but not total game over.
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Hey Feanors, thanks for the feedback! Restarting from 0 was a part of the theme that nothing could go wrong, so I'm not sure that could change. In testing I realized the game did not work well on trackpads, unfortunately I think this is just a byproduct of the fundamental game design. I definitely think I will consider more control schemes prior to making future games.