diff --git a/examples/starting-3d-point-and-click-adventure/starting-3d-point-and-click-adventure.json b/examples/starting-3d-point-and-click-adventure/starting-3d-point-and-click-adventure.json
index 522ef2806..f6592dd85 100644
--- a/examples/starting-3d-point-and-click-adventure/starting-3d-point-and-click-adventure.json
+++ b/examples/starting-3d-point-and-click-adventure/starting-3d-point-and-click-adventure.json
@@ -1858,7 +1858,11 @@
         "  !harness.getObjects('NPC').some((one) => one.id === npc.id),",
         "  'The NPC that was talked to is the one that left.'",
         ");",
-        "harness.assert(!isDialogOpen(), 'The dialog closes once it is answered.');"
+        "harness.assert(!isDialogOpen(), 'The dialog closes once it is answered.');",
+        "",
+        "// A picture of what the game looks like once this has happened, kept with",
+        "// the test results.",
+        "await harness.takeScreenshot('the scene after the NPC agreed to leave');"
       ]
     }
   ],
diff --git a/examples/starting-beatemup/starting-beatemup.json b/examples/starting-beatemup/starting-beatemup.json
index 17bb40705..8874f1877 100644
--- a/examples/starting-beatemup/starting-beatemup.json
+++ b/examples/starting-beatemup/starting-beatemup.json
@@ -2274,7 +2274,11 @@
         "  knockback > 5,",
         "  'The enemy is knocked back away from the player (it moved ' +",
         "    Math.round(knockback) + 'px).'",
-        ");"
+        ");",
+        "",
+        "// A picture of what the game looks like once this has happened, kept with",
+        "// the test results.",
+        "await harness.takeScreenshot('the enemy taking the hit');"
       ]
     },
     {
diff --git a/examples/starting-card-game/starting-card-game.json b/examples/starting-card-game/starting-card-game.json
index 6b13da1a7..aa4b5f49d 100644
--- a/examples/starting-card-game/starting-card-game.json
+++ b/examples/starting-card-game/starting-card-game.json
@@ -3164,7 +3164,11 @@
         "    stillOnDeck[0].centerY - deck.centerY",
         "  ) < 40,",
         "  'The new card is on the deck.'",
-        ");"
+        ");",
+        "",
+        "// A picture of what the game looks like once this has happened, kept with",
+        "// the test results.",
+        "await harness.takeScreenshot('the card that was drawn, in front of the deck');"
       ]
     },
     {
diff --git a/examples/starting-first-person-survival-crafting/starting-first-person-survival-crafting.json b/examples/starting-first-person-survival-crafting/starting-first-person-survival-crafting.json
index 1054d1454..bd9a7c58c 100644
--- a/examples/starting-first-person-survival-crafting/starting-first-person-survival-crafting.json
+++ b/examples/starting-first-person-survival-crafting/starting-first-person-survival-crafting.json
@@ -4840,7 +4840,11 @@
         "  harvested,",
         "  'Acting on the tree puts a log in the inventory (it holds ' +",
         "    JSON.stringify(filledSlots()) + ').'",
-        ");"
+        ");",
+        "",
+        "// A picture of what the game looks like once this has happened, kept with",
+        "// the test results.",
+        "await harness.takeScreenshot('the inventory holding the log that was harvested');"
       ]
     }
   ],
diff --git a/examples/starting-point-and-click-adventure/starting-point-and-click-adventure.json b/examples/starting-point-and-click-adventure/starting-point-and-click-adventure.json
index fe666c861..26cff557b 100644
--- a/examples/starting-point-and-click-adventure/starting-point-and-click-adventure.json
+++ b/examples/starting-point-and-click-adventure/starting-point-and-click-adventure.json
@@ -1337,20 +1337,10 @@
         "  await harness.stepFrames(3);",
         "};",
         "",
-        "/**",
-        " * Close the dialog if one is open. The game opens one straight away: the",
-        " * player is spawned overlapping two NPCs, and an NPC counts as \"being talked",
-        " * to\" by default (see the feedback document), so the level starts with the",
-        " * dialog up and the player frozen. Saying \"no\" is how a player gets out of",
-        " * it, and it leaves the game in the state the rest of the test needs.",
-        " */",
         "await harness.stepFrames(3);",
-        "if (isDialogOpen()) {",
-        "  const dialog = harness.getObjects('TwoChoicesDialogBox')[0];",
-        "  const no = dialog.children.NoButton[0];",
-        "  await clickAt(no.centerX, no.centerY, no.layer);",
-        "}",
-        "harness.assert(!isDialogOpen(), 'No dialog is in the way.');",
+        "// The level starts with nobody being talked to, so the player is free to",
+        "// walk from the first frame.",
+        "harness.assert(!isDialogOpen(), 'No dialog is in the way when the level starts.');",
         "",
         "// Nothing happens on its own: the player only walks when told to.",
         "const start = getPlayer();",
@@ -1457,23 +1447,18 @@
         "  await harness.stepFrames(3);",
         "};",
         "",
-        "// The level starts with a dialog already up (the player is spawned",
-        "// overlapping two NPCs, and an NPC counts as \"being talked to\" by default —",
-        "// see the feedback document). Say no to it, which is how a player gets out.",
         "await harness.stepFrames(3);",
-        "if (isDialogOpen()) {",
-        "  const no = getDialog().children.NoButton[0];",
-        "  await clickAt(no.centerX, no.centerY, no.layer);",
-        "}",
-        "harness.assert(!isDialogOpen(), 'No dialog is in the way to begin with.');",
+        "// Nobody is being talked to when the level starts: the dialog below can only",
+        "// come from the click.",
+        "harness.assert(!isDialogOpen(), 'No dialog is open before talking to anyone.');",
         "",
         "const npcsBefore = harness.getObjects('NPC').length;",
         "harness.assert(npcsBefore > 0, 'There are NPCs to talk to.');",
         "",
-        "// Click on an NPC standing where the player is: clicking is what picks the",
-        "// NPC to talk to, and being next to it is what opens the dialog. One of the",
-        "// NPCs the player spawns on is used, so that the dialog depends on the click",
-        "// and not on a walk across the level.",
+        "// Click on an NPC the player is standing next to: clicking is what picks the",
+        "// NPC to talk to, and being next to it is what opens the dialog. The player",
+        "// is wide enough to touch two of the NPCs from where it spawns, so one of",
+        "// those is used and the dialog depends on the click alone.",
         "const player = getPlayer();",
         "const isWithinReach = (npc) =>",
         "  Math.abs(npc.centerX - player.centerX) < (npc.width + player.width) / 2 &&",
@@ -1514,7 +1499,11 @@
         "  !harness.getObjects('NPC').some((one) => one.id === npc.id),",
         "  'The NPC that was talked to is the one that left.'",
         ");",
-        "harness.assert(!isDialogOpen(), 'The dialog closes once it is answered.');"
+        "harness.assert(!isDialogOpen(), 'The dialog closes once it is answered.');",
+        "",
+        "// A picture of what the game looks like once this has happened, kept with",
+        "// the test results.",
+        "await harness.takeScreenshot('the scene after the NPC agreed to leave');"
       ]
     }
   ],