#165217: "We need something more to prevent mistakes when laying out tracks"
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• Please copy/paste the error message you see on your screen, if applicable.
This is somewhat related to boardgamearena.com/bug?id=50160 and boardgamearena.com/bug?id=69229
Even with confirmation activated, it is easy to make a mistake when laying out tracks and that will very often be game breaking.
I see multiple ways to improve this here are the ones I prefer:
1) Change how the confirmation works : make the confirmation (when the option is activated) be for the entire turn and have it be in the status bar. ( so that no part of the map is covered by a popup and also because people tend to automatically click confirm on popups )
2) If you lay a track that seems "weird", add an extra confirmation step with a message. 'Weird' would be any of the following:
- a) a track that is not connected to any city or previously placed track (yes, you do that willingly sometimes, but not often)
- b) a track next to a city where one end is dangling and the other is not connected to the city (yes, you do that willingly sometimes but not often)
- c) a track where one end leads to a mountain or outside of the map
- d) a track where on end leads to a tile where there is a track but without the 2 actually connecting
I think the best option is 1 because 2 does not cover every single possible missclick and requires more texts.
Option 1 might be more complex technically, I don't know. As the idea would be to also undo changes of dice (using special card 5 or card 1) double actions (using card 2) etc... and return everything to the state at the start of your turn
Option 1 can be reduced to just canceling the lay of the track / last part of the action.
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• Please explain what you wanted to do, what you did and what happened
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v134
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• Please copy/paste the text displayed in English instead of your language. If you have a screenshot of this bug (good practice), you can use Imgur.com to upload it and copy/paste the link here.
This is somewhat related to boardgamearena.com/bug?id=50160 and boardgamearena.com/bug?id=69229
Even with confirmation activated, it is easy to make a mistake when laying out tracks and that will very often be game breaking.
I see multiple ways to improve this here are the ones I prefer:
1) Change how the confirmation works : make the confirmation (when the option is activated) be for the entire turn and have it be in the status bar. ( so that no part of the map is covered by a popup and also because people tend to automatically click confirm on popups )
2) If you lay a track that seems "weird", add an extra confirmation step with a message. 'Weird' would be any of the following:
- a) a track that is not connected to any city or previously placed track (yes, you do that willingly sometimes, but not often)
- b) a track next to a city where one end is dangling and the other is not connected to the city (yes, you do that willingly sometimes but not often)
- c) a track where one end leads to a mountain or outside of the map
- d) a track where on end leads to a tile where there is a track but without the 2 actually connecting
I think the best option is 1 because 2 does not cover every single possible missclick and requires more texts.
Option 1 might be more complex technically, I don't know. As the idea would be to also undo changes of dice (using special card 5 or card 1) double actions (using card 2) etc... and return everything to the state at the start of your turn
Option 1 can be reduced to just canceling the lay of the track / last part of the action.
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• Is this text available in the translation system? If yes, has it been translated for more than 24 hours?
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v134
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• Please explain your suggestion precisely and concisely so that it's as easy as possible to understand what you mean.
This is somewhat related to boardgamearena.com/bug?id=50160 and boardgamearena.com/bug?id=69229
Even with confirmation activated, it is easy to make a mistake when laying out tracks and that will very often be game breaking.
I see multiple ways to improve this here are the ones I prefer:
1) Change how the confirmation works : make the confirmation (when the option is activated) be for the entire turn and have it be in the status bar. ( so that no part of the map is covered by a popup and also because people tend to automatically click confirm on popups )
2) If you lay a track that seems "weird", add an extra confirmation step with a message. 'Weird' would be any of the following:
- a) a track that is not connected to any city or previously placed track (yes, you do that willingly sometimes, but not often)
- b) a track next to a city where one end is dangling and the other is not connected to the city (yes, you do that willingly sometimes but not often)
- c) a track where one end leads to a mountain or outside of the map
- d) a track where on end leads to a tile where there is a track but without the 2 actually connecting
I think the best option is 1 because 2 does not cover every single possible missclick and requires more texts.
Option 1 might be more complex technically, I don't know. As the idea would be to also undo changes of dice (using special card 5 or card 1) double actions (using card 2) etc... and return everything to the state at the start of your turn
Option 1 can be reduced to just canceling the lay of the track / last part of the action.
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v134
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• What was displayed on the screen when you were blocked (Blank screen? Part of the game interface? Error message?)
This is somewhat related to boardgamearena.com/bug?id=50160 and boardgamearena.com/bug?id=69229
Even with confirmation activated, it is easy to make a mistake when laying out tracks and that will very often be game breaking.
I see multiple ways to improve this here are the ones I prefer:
1) Change how the confirmation works : make the confirmation (when the option is activated) be for the entire turn and have it be in the status bar. ( so that no part of the map is covered by a popup and also because people tend to automatically click confirm on popups )
2) If you lay a track that seems "weird", add an extra confirmation step with a message. 'Weird' would be any of the following:
- a) a track that is not connected to any city or previously placed track (yes, you do that willingly sometimes, but not often)
- b) a track next to a city where one end is dangling and the other is not connected to the city (yes, you do that willingly sometimes but not often)
- c) a track where one end leads to a mountain or outside of the map
- d) a track where on end leads to a tile where there is a track but without the 2 actually connecting
I think the best option is 1 because 2 does not cover every single possible missclick and requires more texts.
Option 1 might be more complex technically, I don't know. As the idea would be to also undo changes of dice (using special card 5 or card 1) double actions (using card 2) etc... and return everything to the state at the start of your turn
Option 1 can be reduced to just canceling the lay of the track / last part of the action.
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v134
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• Which part of the rules was not followed by the BGA adaptation?
This is somewhat related to boardgamearena.com/bug?id=50160 and boardgamearena.com/bug?id=69229
Even with confirmation activated, it is easy to make a mistake when laying out tracks and that will very often be game breaking.
I see multiple ways to improve this here are the ones I prefer:
1) Change how the confirmation works : make the confirmation (when the option is activated) be for the entire turn and have it be in the status bar. ( so that no part of the map is covered by a popup and also because people tend to automatically click confirm on popups )
2) If you lay a track that seems "weird", add an extra confirmation step with a message. 'Weird' would be any of the following:
- a) a track that is not connected to any city or previously placed track (yes, you do that willingly sometimes, but not often)
- b) a track next to a city where one end is dangling and the other is not connected to the city (yes, you do that willingly sometimes but not often)
- c) a track where one end leads to a mountain or outside of the map
- d) a track where on end leads to a tile where there is a track but without the 2 actually connecting
I think the best option is 1 because 2 does not cover every single possible missclick and requires more texts.
Option 1 might be more complex technically, I don't know. As the idea would be to also undo changes of dice (using special card 5 or card 1) double actions (using card 2) etc... and return everything to the state at the start of your turn
Option 1 can be reduced to just canceling the lay of the track / last part of the action.
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• Is the rules violation visible on game replay? If yes, at which move number?
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v134
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• What was the game action you wanted to do?
This is somewhat related to boardgamearena.com/bug?id=50160 and boardgamearena.com/bug?id=69229
Even with confirmation activated, it is easy to make a mistake when laying out tracks and that will very often be game breaking.
I see multiple ways to improve this here are the ones I prefer:
1) Change how the confirmation works : make the confirmation (when the option is activated) be for the entire turn and have it be in the status bar. ( so that no part of the map is covered by a popup and also because people tend to automatically click confirm on popups )
2) If you lay a track that seems "weird", add an extra confirmation step with a message. 'Weird' would be any of the following:
- a) a track that is not connected to any city or previously placed track (yes, you do that willingly sometimes, but not often)
- b) a track next to a city where one end is dangling and the other is not connected to the city (yes, you do that willingly sometimes but not often)
- c) a track where one end leads to a mountain or outside of the map
- d) a track where on end leads to a tile where there is a track but without the 2 actually connecting
I think the best option is 1 because 2 does not cover every single possible missclick and requires more texts.
Option 1 might be more complex technically, I don't know. As the idea would be to also undo changes of dice (using special card 5 or card 1) double actions (using card 2) etc... and return everything to the state at the start of your turn
Option 1 can be reduced to just canceling the lay of the track / last part of the action.
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• What did you try to do to trigger this game action?
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• What happened when you tried to do this (error message, game status bar message, ...)?
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v134
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• At which step of the game did the problem occur? What was the current game instruction?
This is somewhat related to boardgamearena.com/bug?id=50160 and boardgamearena.com/bug?id=69229
Even with confirmation activated, it is easy to make a mistake when laying out tracks and that will very often be game breaking.
I see multiple ways to improve this here are the ones I prefer:
1) Change how the confirmation works : make the confirmation (when the option is activated) be for the entire turn and have it be in the status bar. ( so that no part of the map is covered by a popup and also because people tend to automatically click confirm on popups )
2) If you lay a track that seems "weird", add an extra confirmation step with a message. 'Weird' would be any of the following:
- a) a track that is not connected to any city or previously placed track (yes, you do that willingly sometimes, but not often)
- b) a track next to a city where one end is dangling and the other is not connected to the city (yes, you do that willingly sometimes but not often)
- c) a track where one end leads to a mountain or outside of the map
- d) a track where on end leads to a tile where there is a track but without the 2 actually connecting
I think the best option is 1 because 2 does not cover every single possible missclick and requires more texts.
Option 1 might be more complex technically, I don't know. As the idea would be to also undo changes of dice (using special card 5 or card 1) double actions (using card 2) etc... and return everything to the state at the start of your turn
Option 1 can be reduced to just canceling the lay of the track / last part of the action.
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• What happened when you tried to do this game action (error message, game status bar message, ...)?
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v134
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• Please describe the display issue. If you have a screenshot of this bug (good practice), you can use Imgur.com to upload it and copy/paste the link here.
This is somewhat related to boardgamearena.com/bug?id=50160 and boardgamearena.com/bug?id=69229
Even with confirmation activated, it is easy to make a mistake when laying out tracks and that will very often be game breaking.
I see multiple ways to improve this here are the ones I prefer:
1) Change how the confirmation works : make the confirmation (when the option is activated) be for the entire turn and have it be in the status bar. ( so that no part of the map is covered by a popup and also because people tend to automatically click confirm on popups )
2) If you lay a track that seems "weird", add an extra confirmation step with a message. 'Weird' would be any of the following:
- a) a track that is not connected to any city or previously placed track (yes, you do that willingly sometimes, but not often)
- b) a track next to a city where one end is dangling and the other is not connected to the city (yes, you do that willingly sometimes but not often)
- c) a track where one end leads to a mountain or outside of the map
- d) a track where on end leads to a tile where there is a track but without the 2 actually connecting
I think the best option is 1 because 2 does not cover every single possible missclick and requires more texts.
Option 1 might be more complex technically, I don't know. As the idea would be to also undo changes of dice (using special card 5 or card 1) double actions (using card 2) etc... and return everything to the state at the start of your turn
Option 1 can be reduced to just canceling the lay of the track / last part of the action.
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v134
-
• Please copy/paste the text displayed in English instead of your language. If you have a screenshot of this bug (good practice), you can use Imgur.com to upload it and copy/paste the link here.
This is somewhat related to boardgamearena.com/bug?id=50160 and boardgamearena.com/bug?id=69229
Even with confirmation activated, it is easy to make a mistake when laying out tracks and that will very often be game breaking.
I see multiple ways to improve this here are the ones I prefer:
1) Change how the confirmation works : make the confirmation (when the option is activated) be for the entire turn and have it be in the status bar. ( so that no part of the map is covered by a popup and also because people tend to automatically click confirm on popups )
2) If you lay a track that seems "weird", add an extra confirmation step with a message. 'Weird' would be any of the following:
- a) a track that is not connected to any city or previously placed track (yes, you do that willingly sometimes, but not often)
- b) a track next to a city where one end is dangling and the other is not connected to the city (yes, you do that willingly sometimes but not often)
- c) a track where one end leads to a mountain or outside of the map
- d) a track where on end leads to a tile where there is a track but without the 2 actually connecting
I think the best option is 1 because 2 does not cover every single possible missclick and requires more texts.
Option 1 might be more complex technically, I don't know. As the idea would be to also undo changes of dice (using special card 5 or card 1) double actions (using card 2) etc... and return everything to the state at the start of your turn
Option 1 can be reduced to just canceling the lay of the track / last part of the action.
-
• Is this text available in the translation system? If yes, has it been translated for more than 24 hours?
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v134
-
• Please explain your suggestion precisely and concisely so that it's as easy as possible to understand what you mean.
This is somewhat related to boardgamearena.com/bug?id=50160 and boardgamearena.com/bug?id=69229
Even with confirmation activated, it is easy to make a mistake when laying out tracks and that will very often be game breaking.
I see multiple ways to improve this here are the ones I prefer:
1) Change how the confirmation works : make the confirmation (when the option is activated) be for the entire turn and have it be in the status bar. ( so that no part of the map is covered by a popup and also because people tend to automatically click confirm on popups )
2) If you lay a track that seems "weird", add an extra confirmation step with a message. 'Weird' would be any of the following:
- a) a track that is not connected to any city or previously placed track (yes, you do that willingly sometimes, but not often)
- b) a track next to a city where one end is dangling and the other is not connected to the city (yes, you do that willingly sometimes but not often)
- c) a track where one end leads to a mountain or outside of the map
- d) a track where on end leads to a tile where there is a track but without the 2 actually connecting
I think the best option is 1 because 2 does not cover every single possible missclick and requires more texts.
Option 1 might be more complex technically, I don't know. As the idea would be to also undo changes of dice (using special card 5 or card 1) double actions (using card 2) etc... and return everything to the state at the start of your turn
Option 1 can be reduced to just canceling the lay of the track / last part of the action.
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v134
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