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Played a full five-round game solo in a desktop browser. Two things stood out. The discard is the best decision in the game and the game hides it. Replacements are locked, so burning all three early is a real commitment. But there is no live readout of what the row in front of me would score. I was doing the category math in my head between ONE TRIPLE (5) and TWO PAIRS (3) and got it wrong twice. One line under the Fate Row, "if you scored now: TRIPLE + PAIR (8)", would turn the discard from a guess into a choice. That is the part here that isn't pure luck. Second: "reduces the highest-scoring combination by one matching tile" is clear on the card but hard to hold mid-round, because you can't see the combination it is about to hit. Same fix would cover it. Smaller: inside the frame the can sits below the full 40-tile legend, so a first-timer may scroll around looking for the button. Folding the components card by default would put the can first. The push-your-luck feel is real. Break is nasty in a good way.

Thanks for taking the time to play 7FALL and for the detailed feedback. Your point about a live readout of the current Fate Row is interesting. The scoring combinations are listed beside the row on desktop, but I understand what you mean about having to determine which combination the current row represents rather than having the game identify it for you. I'll keep an eye on whether other players run into the same issue.

Your comments about the layout and the components section are helpful as well. I'm especially glad the push-your-luck aspect came through and that Break was “nasty in a good way” — that's very much what I was hoping for. Thanks again for giving it a thorough playtest.

Update: Thanks again for this feedback. Several players raised the same issue, so I've now updated 7FALL with live Fate Row scoring. It shows the current combination and score, and when tiles are selected for discard it shows what the remaining row is worth before the random replacements are drawn. Your feedback helped lead directly to this change.