Oh nice! Yeah, the usual downside of "out of the usual" also means "outside the market", but if you enjoy the fans you got and create then you should let nothing stop you =)
It's hard to remember exactly, but somehow I got A LOT of points suddently from a bunch of the same symbols, then the game lagged a bit and when it stabilized there was just no symbols / people on the field. I could interact with the menus etc but there was just no symbols at all. Hope this helps!