Upon examining the word game fork, most of what's in there that's not in Throng is A) word stuff and B) dialogs. Eventually, I may need dialogs, but not now.
So, I opened Throng in Godot to see what is actually the most important thing to work on.
There are many, many things that need working on, so I'm making a guess: It's way too hard to get rid of guys in your throng that you want to get rid of. Part of this is that you always have to move in order for guys in the throng to act. Considering what will happen if you move while also trying to get rid of guys is just too much.
So, there has to be a way to act without moving.