diff --git a/modules/goblins/core-types.scm b/modules/goblins/core-types.scm
index fde9e2a..713c328 100644
--- a/modules/goblins/core-types.scm
+++ b/modules/goblins/core-types.scm
@@ -130,11 +130,11 @@ Type: Any -> Boolean"
 
 (define (whactormap-ref am key)
   (define wht (whactormap-data-wht (actormap-data am)))
-  (weak-key-hashtable-ref wht key #f))
+  (hashtable-ref wht key #f))
 
 (define (whactormap-set! am key val)
   (define wht (whactormap-data-wht (actormap-data am)))
-  (weak-key-hashtable-set! wht key val))
+  (hashtable-set! wht key val))
 
 (define whactormap-metatype
   (make-actormap-metatype 'whactormap whactormap-ref whactormap-set!))
diff --git a/modules/goblins/core.scm b/modules/goblins/core.scm
index 6d80350..ce65149 100644
--- a/modules/goblins/core.scm
+++ b/modules/goblins/core.scm
@@ -403,6 +403,10 @@
 ;; Weak-hash actormaps
 ;; ===================
 
+;; UH OH: You cannot iterate JS WeakMaps.  This breaks
+;; copy-whactormap.  So, I switched to using a regular hash table for
+;; this game jam.  Need more time to think about how to solve this
+;; problem...
 
 (define* (make-whactormap #:key [vat-connector #f])
   "Create and return a reference to a weak-hash actormap. If provided,
@@ -410,7 +414,7 @@ VAT-CONNECTOR is the syscaller of the containing vat.
 
 Type: (Optional Syscaller) -> WHActormap"
   (_make-actormap whactormap-metatype
-                  (make-whactormap-data (make-weak-key-hashtable))
+                  (make-whactormap-data (make-eq-hashtable))
                   vat-connector))
 
 ;; TODO: again, confusing (see <actormap>)
@@ -419,10 +423,10 @@ Type: (Optional Syscaller) -> WHActormap"
 (define (copy-whactormap am)
   "Copy whactormap AM to a new whactormap with the same contents."
   (define old-ht (whactormap-data-wht (actormap-data am)))
-  (define new-ht (make-weak-key-hashtable))
+  (define new-ht (make-eq-hashtable))
   ;; Update new-ht with all of old-ht's values
   (hashtable-for-each (lambda (key val)
-                        (weak-key-hashtable-set! new-ht key val))
+                        (hashtable-set! new-ht key val))
                       old-ht)
   ;; Return newly made whactormap
   (_make-actormap whactormap-metatype
@@ -482,7 +486,7 @@ Type: TransActormap -> Void"
     (unless (transactormap-data-merged? tm-data)
       (hashtable-for-each
        (lambda (key val)
-         (weak-key-hashtable-set! root-wht key val))
+         (hashtable-set! root-wht key val))
        (transactormap-data-delta tm-data))
       (set-transactormap-data-merged?! tm-data #t))