Thanks for playing! Yeah, I found that it’s surprisingly easy to get yourself into a dead lost position if you’re not thinking many many moves ahead and the mistake that caused it is usually very subtle and easily missed. I think the game might’ve been too hard overall and I would definitely tone down the difficulty if I were to release it as a full game, at least for the first couple stages.
Also, you might’ve been the first person other than me to beat the game :P