Thank you for playing and for the constructive feedback!
Nice you felt that the music created the right vibe. Yes, for me, as I played it a lot I as well feel like it takes off too slow. Interestingly, there are several comments which feel the opposite/ they'd like more intro. Classic problem. I am thinking of having "two paths" in an updated version: one with step by step intro and one for people who want to jump into the "action" and explore. Yes, 12 dice is too much lookahead! And looking at feedback, there seem to be some people who think this through and take away the pace. I myself play it very much just looking at the possible target positions. But looking at 3 or 4 dice in special situations.