Good to hear tap-to-place was deliberate. It earned its keep: I never once reached for a drag.
One thing to watch when the first-minute tip lands. I played the Spanish build with English vocabulary for the pieces, so the tip has to carry the goal by itself before level 1 opens, or it will get read through the wrong words. "Clear full rows, not fill gaps" once, up front, is probably the whole fix.
If the language toggle ships, say so and I will replay in English and tell you whether the first minute stands without it.