Thank you very much for your feedback, and for confirming quite of few of the design flaws we had noticed while playtesting :D The synchronisation between the dialogue and the board game would need a lot more work...
Yes, sometimes the game will not allow you to place a piece on the board until the dialogue has reached a certain point. This was supposed to mimic the characters not being able to both think about their move and talk when the discussion is very involved. But it kind of didn't work...