good news is it's done and awaiting qa with kongregate. we're in their queue and they say it should go through qa this week. bad news was it was way more under-the-hood stuff than we'd anticipated. we set the stage for the next four games, but it took an extra month to figure it all out. but, it means when you play one of the other games, some of the stuff will carry over from game to game.
There is a button Skip Tutorial at the top of the screen!