Thanks for playing! Yes we really struggled (and argued LOL) on whether to pause the time while reading the text. You're totally on point: we thought pausing the game makes it too easy. We ended up slow the music and timer to 1/2 the speed in the new version. Also added a play back special effect at the end of each loop to emphasize the time-loop plot. Feel free to play it again and share thoughts with us when you have time!