I am really happy to hear you like it and played it for as long you did. I think you hit on all the exact things I was trying to do with this game (and explain them better than I could have to boot). Also about your feedback of not understanding things at first, I originally wanted to add a dialog box that would explain your stats increases as you pick up items or fight (but ran out of time). Something like "you gain 1 sword" or "you lost 58 life, 2 arrows, and 36 magic over 2 turns of combat".