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 # Marble Machinations
+A zach-like programming-adjacent puzzle game.
+Still in development, but core features are mostly stable.
 
 logic mostly like https://git.crispypin.cc/CrispyPin/marble
 
 ## todo
 ### meta
-- itch page text
 - engine tests
 - blag post about marble movement logic
 ### game
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ logic mostly like https://git.crispypin.cc/CrispyPin/marble
 - validate solutions in server (with limits)
 - show histograms
 - author name in solutions and blueprints
-#### undecided
+### undecided
 - footprint score (tiles that were non-empty at any point in the run)
 - option to use 8-bit marbles?
 - blueprint rotation?