Well, I've tried again.
For those of you who would put the blame squarely on my shoulders, please understand I use Firefox and I've availed myself of all standard options to optimize game play. I'm not looking for suggestions or advice, so if you offer any, it will ultimately fall on deaf ears (blind eyes?)
I have no intention of downloading extra software to assist this situation, nor am I going to change any of my system configurations. This is not a career for me, simply a past time. But when the pleasure is outweighed by the glitches, hiccups, inexplicable ball flights, ad infinitum, it threatens to label itself as "user unfriendly".
For those of you who have figured out how to play this game with a minimal amount of problems; good for you. Enjoy. I, for one, don't have the wherewithal or time to devote to such an endeavor, nor (I would imagine) do the vast majority of players who use this site infrequently and simply for idle enjoyment.
This post is not a plea for assistance from those who've mastered this computer game. It's intended as general public-level feedback to its creators. As there is no other vehicle for such feedback, it's my hope that this post will find its way to the eyes of someone who matters in this regard
Like I said, I tried it again. A few times. There was some degree of success, and that was nice, but mostly it's just too frustrating to continue. It's unlikely I'll continue to play this game.