#16600: "Don't allow users to make really stupid mistakes, or at least give a warning."
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• Please copy/paste the error message you see on your screen, if applicable.
At one point, Debra used the Discovery tile that allows you to move two workers together, but she forgot the exact meaning of the tile and didn’t realize that they had to start and end on the same spots. The game allowed her to use the tile and then select and move a single worker, without any warning that she was wasting the benefit of the tile.
At another point, she moved to a worship spot and paid 1 Wood to take both actions. This was ill-advised, as the Discovery Tile there required a payment of 1 Gold, which she didn’t have. The game could easily check to see if you can afford the Discovery Tile and warn you in advance if you pay the wood to take both actions and then can't claim the tile. Even if she had had another tile available that she could have used to get a Gold, a warning would have been appreciated. She could then have just proceeded with the action, used that other tile to get the Gold, etc.
There are probably lots of other examples like this, and it might be difficult to predict them all, but a review of the various Discovery tile abilities and a little creative thinking would probably allow you to create warnings for lots of situations where someone is probably about to make a very strange move. In online games, those things usually happen due to a misunderstanding of the user interface, so it's really beneficial when a game watches out for you a bit.
Of course, this would be much less necessary if the game had a solid Undo function, which has already been requested. Ideally, it would have both - ability to Undo, and warnings for obviously bad decisions. -
• Please explain what you wanted to do, what you did and what happened
• Which browser are you using?
Firefox 75.0
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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.
At one point, Debra used the Discovery tile that allows you to move two workers together, but she forgot the exact meaning of the tile and didn’t realize that they had to start and end on the same spots. The game allowed her to use the tile and then select and move a single worker, without any warning that she was wasting the benefit of the tile.
At another point, she moved to a worship spot and paid 1 Wood to take both actions. This was ill-advised, as the Discovery Tile there required a payment of 1 Gold, which she didn’t have. The game could easily check to see if you can afford the Discovery Tile and warn you in advance if you pay the wood to take both actions and then can't claim the tile. Even if she had had another tile available that she could have used to get a Gold, a warning would have been appreciated. She could then have just proceeded with the action, used that other tile to get the Gold, etc.
There are probably lots of other examples like this, and it might be difficult to predict them all, but a review of the various Discovery tile abilities and a little creative thinking would probably allow you to create warnings for lots of situations where someone is probably about to make a very strange move. In online games, those things usually happen due to a misunderstanding of the user interface, so it's really beneficial when a game watches out for you a bit.
Of course, this would be much less necessary if the game had a solid Undo function, which has already been requested. Ideally, it would have both - ability to Undo, and warnings for obviously bad decisions. -
• Is this text available in the translation system? If yes, has it been translated for more than 24 hours?
• Which browser are you using?
Firefox 75.0
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• Please explain your suggestion precisely and concisely so that it's as easy as possible to understand what you mean.
At one point, Debra used the Discovery tile that allows you to move two workers together, but she forgot the exact meaning of the tile and didn’t realize that they had to start and end on the same spots. The game allowed her to use the tile and then select and move a single worker, without any warning that she was wasting the benefit of the tile.
At another point, she moved to a worship spot and paid 1 Wood to take both actions. This was ill-advised, as the Discovery Tile there required a payment of 1 Gold, which she didn’t have. The game could easily check to see if you can afford the Discovery Tile and warn you in advance if you pay the wood to take both actions and then can't claim the tile. Even if she had had another tile available that she could have used to get a Gold, a warning would have been appreciated. She could then have just proceeded with the action, used that other tile to get the Gold, etc.
There are probably lots of other examples like this, and it might be difficult to predict them all, but a review of the various Discovery tile abilities and a little creative thinking would probably allow you to create warnings for lots of situations where someone is probably about to make a very strange move. In online games, those things usually happen due to a misunderstanding of the user interface, so it's really beneficial when a game watches out for you a bit.
Of course, this would be much less necessary if the game had a solid Undo function, which has already been requested. Ideally, it would have both - ability to Undo, and warnings for obviously bad decisions. • Which browser are you using?
Firefox 75.0
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• What was displayed on the screen when you were blocked (Blank screen? Part of the game interface? Error message?)
At one point, Debra used the Discovery tile that allows you to move two workers together, but she forgot the exact meaning of the tile and didn’t realize that they had to start and end on the same spots. The game allowed her to use the tile and then select and move a single worker, without any warning that she was wasting the benefit of the tile.
At another point, she moved to a worship spot and paid 1 Wood to take both actions. This was ill-advised, as the Discovery Tile there required a payment of 1 Gold, which she didn’t have. The game could easily check to see if you can afford the Discovery Tile and warn you in advance if you pay the wood to take both actions and then can't claim the tile. Even if she had had another tile available that she could have used to get a Gold, a warning would have been appreciated. She could then have just proceeded with the action, used that other tile to get the Gold, etc.
There are probably lots of other examples like this, and it might be difficult to predict them all, but a review of the various Discovery tile abilities and a little creative thinking would probably allow you to create warnings for lots of situations where someone is probably about to make a very strange move. In online games, those things usually happen due to a misunderstanding of the user interface, so it's really beneficial when a game watches out for you a bit.
Of course, this would be much less necessary if the game had a solid Undo function, which has already been requested. Ideally, it would have both - ability to Undo, and warnings for obviously bad decisions. • Which browser are you using?
Firefox 75.0
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• Which part of the rules was not followed by the BGA adaptation?
At one point, Debra used the Discovery tile that allows you to move two workers together, but she forgot the exact meaning of the tile and didn’t realize that they had to start and end on the same spots. The game allowed her to use the tile and then select and move a single worker, without any warning that she was wasting the benefit of the tile.
At another point, she moved to a worship spot and paid 1 Wood to take both actions. This was ill-advised, as the Discovery Tile there required a payment of 1 Gold, which she didn’t have. The game could easily check to see if you can afford the Discovery Tile and warn you in advance if you pay the wood to take both actions and then can't claim the tile. Even if she had had another tile available that she could have used to get a Gold, a warning would have been appreciated. She could then have just proceeded with the action, used that other tile to get the Gold, etc.
There are probably lots of other examples like this, and it might be difficult to predict them all, but a review of the various Discovery tile abilities and a little creative thinking would probably allow you to create warnings for lots of situations where someone is probably about to make a very strange move. In online games, those things usually happen due to a misunderstanding of the user interface, so it's really beneficial when a game watches out for you a bit.
Of course, this would be much less necessary if the game had a solid Undo function, which has already been requested. Ideally, it would have both - ability to Undo, and warnings for obviously bad decisions. -
• Is the rules violation visible on game replay? If yes, at which move number?
• Which browser are you using?
Firefox 75.0
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• What was the game action you wanted to do?
At one point, Debra used the Discovery tile that allows you to move two workers together, but she forgot the exact meaning of the tile and didn’t realize that they had to start and end on the same spots. The game allowed her to use the tile and then select and move a single worker, without any warning that she was wasting the benefit of the tile.
At another point, she moved to a worship spot and paid 1 Wood to take both actions. This was ill-advised, as the Discovery Tile there required a payment of 1 Gold, which she didn’t have. The game could easily check to see if you can afford the Discovery Tile and warn you in advance if you pay the wood to take both actions and then can't claim the tile. Even if she had had another tile available that she could have used to get a Gold, a warning would have been appreciated. She could then have just proceeded with the action, used that other tile to get the Gold, etc.
There are probably lots of other examples like this, and it might be difficult to predict them all, but a review of the various Discovery tile abilities and a little creative thinking would probably allow you to create warnings for lots of situations where someone is probably about to make a very strange move. In online games, those things usually happen due to a misunderstanding of the user interface, so it's really beneficial when a game watches out for you a bit.
Of course, this would be much less necessary if the game had a solid Undo function, which has already been requested. Ideally, it would have both - ability to Undo, and warnings for obviously bad decisions. -
• 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?
Firefox 75.0
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• At which step of the game did the problem occur? What was the current game instruction?
At one point, Debra used the Discovery tile that allows you to move two workers together, but she forgot the exact meaning of the tile and didn’t realize that they had to start and end on the same spots. The game allowed her to use the tile and then select and move a single worker, without any warning that she was wasting the benefit of the tile.
At another point, she moved to a worship spot and paid 1 Wood to take both actions. This was ill-advised, as the Discovery Tile there required a payment of 1 Gold, which she didn’t have. The game could easily check to see if you can afford the Discovery Tile and warn you in advance if you pay the wood to take both actions and then can't claim the tile. Even if she had had another tile available that she could have used to get a Gold, a warning would have been appreciated. She could then have just proceeded with the action, used that other tile to get the Gold, etc.
There are probably lots of other examples like this, and it might be difficult to predict them all, but a review of the various Discovery tile abilities and a little creative thinking would probably allow you to create warnings for lots of situations where someone is probably about to make a very strange move. In online games, those things usually happen due to a misunderstanding of the user interface, so it's really beneficial when a game watches out for you a bit.
Of course, this would be much less necessary if the game had a solid Undo function, which has already been requested. Ideally, it would have both - ability to Undo, and warnings for obviously bad decisions. -
• What happened when you tried to do this game action (error message, game status bar message, ...)?
• Which browser are you using?
Firefox 75.0
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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.
At one point, Debra used the Discovery tile that allows you to move two workers together, but she forgot the exact meaning of the tile and didn’t realize that they had to start and end on the same spots. The game allowed her to use the tile and then select and move a single worker, without any warning that she was wasting the benefit of the tile.
At another point, she moved to a worship spot and paid 1 Wood to take both actions. This was ill-advised, as the Discovery Tile there required a payment of 1 Gold, which she didn’t have. The game could easily check to see if you can afford the Discovery Tile and warn you in advance if you pay the wood to take both actions and then can't claim the tile. Even if she had had another tile available that she could have used to get a Gold, a warning would have been appreciated. She could then have just proceeded with the action, used that other tile to get the Gold, etc.
There are probably lots of other examples like this, and it might be difficult to predict them all, but a review of the various Discovery tile abilities and a little creative thinking would probably allow you to create warnings for lots of situations where someone is probably about to make a very strange move. In online games, those things usually happen due to a misunderstanding of the user interface, so it's really beneficial when a game watches out for you a bit.
Of course, this would be much less necessary if the game had a solid Undo function, which has already been requested. Ideally, it would have both - ability to Undo, and warnings for obviously bad decisions. • Which browser are you using?
Firefox 75.0
-
• 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.
At one point, Debra used the Discovery tile that allows you to move two workers together, but she forgot the exact meaning of the tile and didn’t realize that they had to start and end on the same spots. The game allowed her to use the tile and then select and move a single worker, without any warning that she was wasting the benefit of the tile.
At another point, she moved to a worship spot and paid 1 Wood to take both actions. This was ill-advised, as the Discovery Tile there required a payment of 1 Gold, which she didn’t have. The game could easily check to see if you can afford the Discovery Tile and warn you in advance if you pay the wood to take both actions and then can't claim the tile. Even if she had had another tile available that she could have used to get a Gold, a warning would have been appreciated. She could then have just proceeded with the action, used that other tile to get the Gold, etc.
There are probably lots of other examples like this, and it might be difficult to predict them all, but a review of the various Discovery tile abilities and a little creative thinking would probably allow you to create warnings for lots of situations where someone is probably about to make a very strange move. In online games, those things usually happen due to a misunderstanding of the user interface, so it's really beneficial when a game watches out for you a bit.
Of course, this would be much less necessary if the game had a solid Undo function, which has already been requested. Ideally, it would have both - ability to Undo, and warnings for obviously bad decisions. -
• Is this text available in the translation system? If yes, has it been translated for more than 24 hours?
• Which browser are you using?
Firefox 75.0
-
• Please explain your suggestion precisely and concisely so that it's as easy as possible to understand what you mean.
At one point, Debra used the Discovery tile that allows you to move two workers together, but she forgot the exact meaning of the tile and didn’t realize that they had to start and end on the same spots. The game allowed her to use the tile and then select and move a single worker, without any warning that she was wasting the benefit of the tile.
At another point, she moved to a worship spot and paid 1 Wood to take both actions. This was ill-advised, as the Discovery Tile there required a payment of 1 Gold, which she didn’t have. The game could easily check to see if you can afford the Discovery Tile and warn you in advance if you pay the wood to take both actions and then can't claim the tile. Even if she had had another tile available that she could have used to get a Gold, a warning would have been appreciated. She could then have just proceeded with the action, used that other tile to get the Gold, etc.
There are probably lots of other examples like this, and it might be difficult to predict them all, but a review of the various Discovery tile abilities and a little creative thinking would probably allow you to create warnings for lots of situations where someone is probably about to make a very strange move. In online games, those things usually happen due to a misunderstanding of the user interface, so it's really beneficial when a game watches out for you a bit.
Of course, this would be much less necessary if the game had a solid Undo function, which has already been requested. Ideally, it would have both - ability to Undo, and warnings for obviously bad decisions. • Which browser are you using?
Firefox 75.0
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It was a missclick and this could help since there is no undo for this action
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