Hi! I played up to the first full moon in Chrome on desktop. Honest note: I fished night 1, then skipped nights 2 to 4 with Stay In to get to the moon faster, so I had less practice with flares than a normal player would.
To your question: the rule is there, but I still came out of the night feeling like the boat stopped working. What I saw:
- Before the night, the full moon text says "Still water. Every torch burns true." and then "The moon is bright: fish see it more than your torch." The first line made me think it was a good night. The same moon line also showed on the gibbous night, so it didn't feel like a new rule.
- When I put out, the bottom text explained it well ("only a flare pulls a shoal in"). But a few seconds later it switched back to the general hint "FLARE when fish rise under the flame", and the boat said "nothing drawn to this light". So I waited for fish to rise, and they never did.
- I flared once, late, and the dawn card said "Nothing landed. The shoals never came to the light." That's the moment it felt like a bug and not a rule. If the dawn card said something like "Full moon: torches don't draw, flares do", I think it would click right away.
One small thing: on the itch page the "Submission to AI Browser Game Jam 5" button sits on top of the FILL THE STORE and HOME buttons, I had to click around it. Fullscreen fixes it, but maybe worth a hint.
The night and dawn loop is really relaxing, and the boats lighting up the water look great. Thanks for sharing!