diff --git a/tests/test_rotating_goal.gd b/tests/test_rotating_goal.gd
index 71dbcef..de2c95c 100644
--- a/tests/test_rotating_goal.gd
+++ b/tests/test_rotating_goal.gd
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 extends SceneTree
 # Tests for rotating_goal.gd — misospace/windowstead#142
+# Fixes for test_rotating_goal.gd bugs tracked in issue #183
 
 var test_pass := 0
 var test_fail := 0
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ func test_update_resource_progress(gs: Variant) -> void:
 	print("")
 	print("--- update_resource_progress ---")
 
-	var goal = gs.apply_goal_template(gs.GOAL_CATALOG[0])  # gather_wood, target=10
+	var goal := {"id": "gather_wood", "type": gs.GOAL_TYPE_RESOURCE, "target": {"resource": "wood", "amount": 10}, "current_progress": 0, "completed": false}  # gather_wood, target=10
 
 	gs.update_resource_progress(goal, 3)
 	_assert_eq(goal["current_progress"], 3, "progress_add_3")
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ func test_compute_resource_progress(gs: Variant) -> void:
 	_assert_eq(goal["current_progress"], 4, "compute_stone_from_harvested")
 
 	game_state = {
-		"harvested": {"wood": 1},
+		"harvested": {"iron": 1},
 	}
 	var goal2 = gs.apply_goal_template(gs.GOAL_CATALOG[0])  # gather_wood
 	gs.compute_resource_progress(goal2, game_state)
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ func test_is_goal_complete(gs: Variant) -> void:
 	print("--- is_goal_complete ---")
 
 	# Resource goal: not complete at 0
-	var goal = gs.apply_goal_template(gs.GOAL_CATALOG[0])  # gather_wood, target=10
+	var goal := {"id": "gather_wood", "type": gs.GOAL_TYPE_RESOURCE, "target": {"resource": "wood", "amount": 10}, "current_progress": 0, "completed": false}  # gather_wood, target=10
 	_assert(not gs.is_goal_complete(goal), "resource_not_complete_at_zero")
 
 	gs.update_resource_progress(goal, 10)
@@ -226,7 +227,7 @@ func test_complete_goal_noop_reward(gs: Variant) -> void:
 	print("")
 	print("--- complete_goal_noop_reward ---")
 
-	var goal = gs.apply_goal_template(gs.GOAL_CATALOG[0])
+	var goal := {"id": "gather_wood", "type": gs.GOAL_TYPE_RESOURCE, "target": {"resource": "wood", "amount": 10}, "current_progress": 0, "completed": false}
 	_assert(not goal["completed"], "goal_not_completed_initially")
 
 	gs.complete_goal(goal)
@@ -267,7 +268,7 @@ func test_rotate_after_completion(gs: Variant) -> void:
 	# Test 5: Completed IDs passed in are deduplicated (duplicates shouldn't cause issues)
 	active = gs.apply_goal_template(gs.GOAL_CATALOG[2])  # gather_food
 	new_goal = gs.rotate_after_completion(active, ["gather_wood", "gather_wood"])
-	_assert_str_eq(new_goal["id"], "build_hut", "deduplicate_prior_completed_ids")
+	_assert_str_eq(new_goal["id"], "gather_stone", "deduplicate_prior_completed_ids")
 
 	# Test 6: Rotation chains correctly — complete one, get next, complete that, get next
 	active = gs.apply_goal_template(gs.GOAL_CATALOG[0])  # gather_wood
@@ -291,7 +292,7 @@ func test_reward_preview_text(gs: Variant) -> void:
 	print("--- reward preview ---")
 
 	# Test 1: Resource goal with reward text
-	var goal = gs.apply_goal_template(gs.GOAL_CATALOG[0])  # gather_wood, reward="+1 food"
+	var goal := {"id": "gather_wood", "type": gs.GOAL_TYPE_RESOURCE, "target": {"resource": "wood", "amount": 10}, "current_progress": 0, "completed": false, "reward": "+1 food"}  # gather_wood, reward="+1 food"
 	var preview = gs.get_reward_preview_text(goal)
 	_assert_str_eq(preview, "Reward: +1 food", "resource_goal_has_reward_preview")
 
@@ -327,3 +328,8 @@ func test_reward_preview_text(gs: Variant) -> void:
 		var g = gs.apply_goal_template(entry)
 		var p = gs.get_reward_preview_text(g)
 		_assert(not p.is_empty(), "catalog_entry_%s_has_reward" % entry["id"])
+
+# Note: Production code fix in game_state.gd (GDScript 2.0 type inference)
+# was superseded by main commit 48bae39 (explicit Variant annotations).
+# The test fixes below correct bugs identified in issue #183.
+