Regarding the combat ambiguity. I will add some text in the rules and on the first page with combat.
Focus on one enemy at a time. It is easier to keep track of combat this way.
What did you choose?
I just went down the list of enemies, starting at the top. But I let each one in an encounter attack me each round until they were dead. This may have been harder than intended though. It meant I couldn't attack the harder enemies first, but they were attacking me the whole time. And that might explain why I'm almost constantly on the brink of death.
Wow, that would be harder if an enemy was attacking you and you couldn't attack it.
I see where you are coming from with past experience if you were surrounded by enemies. Everyone gets to go in one round.
In this case, no. You fight one enemy at a time and only move on when you kill it.
I added
"Focus on one enemy at a time:
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5. Earn your reward. Once the enemy DIES, gain the gold reward listed. Move to the next enemy if there is one."