#66249: "UI should double-check with player before executing undoable action"

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My friends and I have very much enjoyed playing [i]Lost Ruins of Arnak[/i] on BGA (we all own the physical game as well!) However, the user interface could be improved a bit. In particular, if any action by a player would result in Undo no longer being possible, the game should prompt the user with a warning something like: "That action will be undoable. Do you wish to proceed?"

Here's an example: playing the Snake Temple board, when you research the 4th tier with the glass you are able to select one of the research assistants from a pile there. You actually only see the top of the assistants on the pile, but when you move your glass there by clicking on the pile of assistants, you then see all of them and can click on the one you want to obtain. The pile is then placed back on the board, but he other players will still only see the top-most assistant.

In a game I mistakenly clicked on the pile (I was just trying to hover the cursor over it) and I was now locked into making a selection with no possibility of undoing. I would have much preferred if, upon clicking on the pile, I'd obtained the warning message described above. I agree with the action being undoable, since the player has gained information about which assistants are in the pile, but not with being locked into getting that information prematurely.

There are other situations where this warning message and the ability to abort actions arise.
• Please explains what you wanted to do, what you do and what happened
• What is your browser?
Google Chrome v102

• 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.
My friends and I have very much enjoyed playing [i]Lost Ruins of Arnak[/i] on BGA (we all own the physical game as well!) However, the user interface could be improved a bit. In particular, if any action by a player would result in Undo no longer being possible, the game should prompt the user with a warning something like: "That action will be undoable. Do you wish to proceed?"

Here's an example: playing the Snake Temple board, when you research the 4th tier with the glass you are able to select one of the research assistants from a pile there. You actually only see the top of the assistants on the pile, but when you move your glass there by clicking on the pile of assistants, you then see all of them and can click on the one you want to obtain. The pile is then placed back on the board, but he other players will still only see the top-most assistant.

In a game I mistakenly clicked on the pile (I was just trying to hover the cursor over it) and I was now locked into making a selection with no possibility of undoing. I would have much preferred if, upon clicking on the pile, I'd obtained the warning message described above. I agree with the action being undoable, since the player has gained information about which assistants are in the pile, but not with being locked into getting that information prematurely.

There are other situations where this warning message and the ability to abort actions arise.
• Is this text available in the translation system? If yes, has it been translated for more than 24 hours?
• What is your browser?
Google Chrome v102

• Please explain your suggestion precisely and concisely so that it's as easy as possible to understand what you mean.
My friends and I have very much enjoyed playing [i]Lost Ruins of Arnak[/i] on BGA (we all own the physical game as well!) However, the user interface could be improved a bit. In particular, if any action by a player would result in Undo no longer being possible, the game should prompt the user with a warning something like: "That action will be undoable. Do you wish to proceed?"

Here's an example: playing the Snake Temple board, when you research the 4th tier with the glass you are able to select one of the research assistants from a pile there. You actually only see the top of the assistants on the pile, but when you move your glass there by clicking on the pile of assistants, you then see all of them and can click on the one you want to obtain. The pile is then placed back on the board, but he other players will still only see the top-most assistant.

In a game I mistakenly clicked on the pile (I was just trying to hover the cursor over it) and I was now locked into making a selection with no possibility of undoing. I would have much preferred if, upon clicking on the pile, I'd obtained the warning message described above. I agree with the action being undoable, since the player has gained information about which assistants are in the pile, but not with being locked into getting that information prematurely.

There are other situations where this warning message and the ability to abort actions arise.
• What is your browser?
Google Chrome v102

• What was displayed on the screen when you were blocked (Blank screen? Part of the game interface? Error message?)
My friends and I have very much enjoyed playing [i]Lost Ruins of Arnak[/i] on BGA (we all own the physical game as well!) However, the user interface could be improved a bit. In particular, if any action by a player would result in Undo no longer being possible, the game should prompt the user with a warning something like: "That action will be undoable. Do you wish to proceed?"

Here's an example: playing the Snake Temple board, when you research the 4th tier with the glass you are able to select one of the research assistants from a pile there. You actually only see the top of the assistants on the pile, but when you move your glass there by clicking on the pile of assistants, you then see all of them and can click on the one you want to obtain. The pile is then placed back on the board, but he other players will still only see the top-most assistant.

In a game I mistakenly clicked on the pile (I was just trying to hover the cursor over it) and I was now locked into making a selection with no possibility of undoing. I would have much preferred if, upon clicking on the pile, I'd obtained the warning message described above. I agree with the action being undoable, since the player has gained information about which assistants are in the pile, but not with being locked into getting that information prematurely.

There are other situations where this warning message and the ability to abort actions arise.
• What is your browser?
Google Chrome v102

• Which part of the rules was not respected by the BGA adaptation
My friends and I have very much enjoyed playing [i]Lost Ruins of Arnak[/i] on BGA (we all own the physical game as well!) However, the user interface could be improved a bit. In particular, if any action by a player would result in Undo no longer being possible, the game should prompt the user with a warning something like: "That action will be undoable. Do you wish to proceed?"

Here's an example: playing the Snake Temple board, when you research the 4th tier with the glass you are able to select one of the research assistants from a pile there. You actually only see the top of the assistants on the pile, but when you move your glass there by clicking on the pile of assistants, you then see all of them and can click on the one you want to obtain. The pile is then placed back on the board, but he other players will still only see the top-most assistant.

In a game I mistakenly clicked on the pile (I was just trying to hover the cursor over it) and I was now locked into making a selection with no possibility of undoing. I would have much preferred if, upon clicking on the pile, I'd obtained the warning message described above. I agree with the action being undoable, since the player has gained information about which assistants are in the pile, but not with being locked into getting that information prematurely.

There are other situations where this warning message and the ability to abort actions arise.
• Is the rules violation visible on game replay? If yes, at which move number?
• What is your browser?
Google Chrome v102

• Which was the game action you wanted to do?
My friends and I have very much enjoyed playing [i]Lost Ruins of Arnak[/i] on BGA (we all own the physical game as well!) However, the user interface could be improved a bit. In particular, if any action by a player would result in Undo no longer being possible, the game should prompt the user with a warning something like: "That action will be undoable. Do you wish to proceed?"

Here's an example: playing the Snake Temple board, when you research the 4th tier with the glass you are able to select one of the research assistants from a pile there. You actually only see the top of the assistants on the pile, but when you move your glass there by clicking on the pile of assistants, you then see all of them and can click on the one you want to obtain. The pile is then placed back on the board, but he other players will still only see the top-most assistant.

In a game I mistakenly clicked on the pile (I was just trying to hover the cursor over it) and I was now locked into making a selection with no possibility of undoing. I would have much preferred if, upon clicking on the pile, I'd obtained the warning message described above. I agree with the action being undoable, since the player has gained information about which assistants are in the pile, but not with being locked into getting that information prematurely.

There are other situations where this warning message and the ability to abort actions arise.
• What do you try to do to trigger this game action?
• What happened when you try to do this (error message, game status bar message, ...)?
• What is your browser?
Google Chrome v102

• At which step of the game did the problem occurs (what was the current game instruction)?
My friends and I have very much enjoyed playing [i]Lost Ruins of Arnak[/i] on BGA (we all own the physical game as well!) However, the user interface could be improved a bit. In particular, if any action by a player would result in Undo no longer being possible, the game should prompt the user with a warning something like: "That action will be undoable. Do you wish to proceed?"

Here's an example: playing the Snake Temple board, when you research the 4th tier with the glass you are able to select one of the research assistants from a pile there. You actually only see the top of the assistants on the pile, but when you move your glass there by clicking on the pile of assistants, you then see all of them and can click on the one you want to obtain. The pile is then placed back on the board, but he other players will still only see the top-most assistant.

In a game I mistakenly clicked on the pile (I was just trying to hover the cursor over it) and I was now locked into making a selection with no possibility of undoing. I would have much preferred if, upon clicking on the pile, I'd obtained the warning message described above. I agree with the action being undoable, since the player has gained information about which assistants are in the pile, but not with being locked into getting that information prematurely.

There are other situations where this warning message and the ability to abort actions arise.
• What happened when you try to do a game action (error message, game status bar message, ...)?
• What is your browser?
Google Chrome v102

• 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.
My friends and I have very much enjoyed playing [i]Lost Ruins of Arnak[/i] on BGA (we all own the physical game as well!) However, the user interface could be improved a bit. In particular, if any action by a player would result in Undo no longer being possible, the game should prompt the user with a warning something like: "That action will be undoable. Do you wish to proceed?"

Here's an example: playing the Snake Temple board, when you research the 4th tier with the glass you are able to select one of the research assistants from a pile there. You actually only see the top of the assistants on the pile, but when you move your glass there by clicking on the pile of assistants, you then see all of them and can click on the one you want to obtain. The pile is then placed back on the board, but he other players will still only see the top-most assistant.

In a game I mistakenly clicked on the pile (I was just trying to hover the cursor over it) and I was now locked into making a selection with no possibility of undoing. I would have much preferred if, upon clicking on the pile, I'd obtained the warning message described above. I agree with the action being undoable, since the player has gained information about which assistants are in the pile, but not with being locked into getting that information prematurely.

There are other situations where this warning message and the ability to abort actions arise.
• What is your browser?
Google Chrome v102

• 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.
My friends and I have very much enjoyed playing [i]Lost Ruins of Arnak[/i] on BGA (we all own the physical game as well!) However, the user interface could be improved a bit. In particular, if any action by a player would result in Undo no longer being possible, the game should prompt the user with a warning something like: "That action will be undoable. Do you wish to proceed?"

Here's an example: playing the Snake Temple board, when you research the 4th tier with the glass you are able to select one of the research assistants from a pile there. You actually only see the top of the assistants on the pile, but when you move your glass there by clicking on the pile of assistants, you then see all of them and can click on the one you want to obtain. The pile is then placed back on the board, but he other players will still only see the top-most assistant.

In a game I mistakenly clicked on the pile (I was just trying to hover the cursor over it) and I was now locked into making a selection with no possibility of undoing. I would have much preferred if, upon clicking on the pile, I'd obtained the warning message described above. I agree with the action being undoable, since the player has gained information about which assistants are in the pile, but not with being locked into getting that information prematurely.

There are other situations where this warning message and the ability to abort actions arise.
• Is this text available in the translation system? If yes, has it been translated for more than 24 hours?
• What is your browser?
Google Chrome v102

• Please explain your suggestion precisely and concisely so that it's as easy as possible to understand what you mean.
My friends and I have very much enjoyed playing [i]Lost Ruins of Arnak[/i] on BGA (we all own the physical game as well!) However, the user interface could be improved a bit. In particular, if any action by a player would result in Undo no longer being possible, the game should prompt the user with a warning something like: "That action will be undoable. Do you wish to proceed?"

Here's an example: playing the Snake Temple board, when you research the 4th tier with the glass you are able to select one of the research assistants from a pile there. You actually only see the top of the assistants on the pile, but when you move your glass there by clicking on the pile of assistants, you then see all of them and can click on the one you want to obtain. The pile is then placed back on the board, but he other players will still only see the top-most assistant.

In a game I mistakenly clicked on the pile (I was just trying to hover the cursor over it) and I was now locked into making a selection with no possibility of undoing. I would have much preferred if, upon clicking on the pile, I'd obtained the warning message described above. I agree with the action being undoable, since the player has gained information about which assistants are in the pile, but not with being locked into getting that information prematurely.

There are other situations where this warning message and the ability to abort actions arise.
• What is your browser?
Google Chrome v102

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