We had a discussion about themes on the jam discord. To be honest, I see your point, now that I played your game.
As usual you delivered a good logic game. Truth be told, I think it might be one of the best ones from you. The rules are simple, so getting familiar with them takes just one game. If I was playing for score, one thing I'd point out is it's difficult to play a perfect game- sometimes you have some equally viable moves so you don't have a choice but to guess.
The presentation is great- I loved the earthy colors, the music fit the atmosphere, and the sound effects were crisp. Good job on that front.
As for the theme... I guess you convinced me. Moving the tiles home actually fits, BUT only when accompanied by fitting gameplay. Which is the case in your game.
Good job! Keep it up!