Fort of Dwarves by Andreas Becker 2018-04-23T20:28:01Z
Hello @Swarrly! No need to worry about long comments, they help make the game better.
The most probable answer to your first point, without me thinking about it too much would be bug. You should only take damage as you miss the ball.
Respawning the blocks earlier will definitely be on the ToDo list, but I don't know if I will be able to bring that in quickly before the Jam ends (brain being a tad fried).
EDIT: Ahhh, the regular damage thing (which I understand, we did not mention anywhere) would likely be the enemy attacking at set intervals. Possibly? This is telling me that I need to add a "Gameplay" section to this page ...