diff --git a/src/components/PebblePlacementGame.tsx b/src/components/PebblePlacementGame.tsx
index a8300a9..5a740f0 100644
--- a/src/components/PebblePlacementGame.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PebblePlacementGame.tsx
@@ -71,18 +71,8 @@ const PebblePlacementGame: React.FC<PebblePlacementGameProps> = ({ showSocialSha
       if (canRemovePebble(position)) {
         const newPlacedPebbles = new Set(placedPebbles);
         newPlacedPebbles.delete(position);
-        
-        // Cascade removal: remove any pebbles that become invalid
-        const sortedPebbles = Array.from(newPlacedPebbles).sort((a, b) => a - b);
-        for (const pebblePos of sortedPebbles) {
-          if (pebblePos > 1 && !newPlacedPebbles.has(pebblePos - 1)) {
-            newPlacedPebbles.delete(pebblePos);
-          }
-        }
-        
-        const pebblesRemoved = placedPebbles.size - newPlacedPebbles.size;
         setPlacedPebbles(newPlacedPebbles);
-        setPebblesInHand(pebblesInHand + pebblesRemoved);
+        setPebblesInHand(pebblesInHand + 1);
       }
     } else {
       // Try to place pebble
@@ -171,7 +161,6 @@ const PebblePlacementGame: React.FC<PebblePlacementGameProps> = ({ showSocialSha
               <li>• You can place a pebble on position i only if position (i-1) has a pebble</li>
               <li>• You can remove a pebble from position i only if position (i-1) has a pebble</li>
               <li>• The pebble on position 1 is always removable</li>
-              <li>• Removing a pebble may cascade and remove other pebbles that become invalid</li>
               <li>• Goal: Place a pebble on the largest possible position</li>
             </ul>
           </div>