We love this, it's great. Our one problem which makes one feature feel clunky, is the gold. My suggestion for a possible solution is to give each player a little bag one/next to/above their player board, that the gold goes to and comes from. No scripting experience, and I think it would be better if I started with something simpler.

Compared to many other games we've tried, this is amazing, and the scripting is so great.
Thank you!