Dominion default Random game

[Jay]

Any way we can make it so when you start a dominion game it defaults to a random board?

Every time I switch back to dominion from playing Race I forget to do this. Playing 'first game' is like playing solitaire in my sleep.

[zfm]

A nice suggestion... Or if you want to make it a bit more complicated, there's a way everyone can create a preference like:

Speed of game: Fast (to be more complicated, one can set differently for each game, but it seems not necessary)
Type: Random

Well, at the very simple, making Random type as the default game for Dominion is the best I think

[sourisdudesert]

Yes ...

Of course the issue is with beginners: as a beginner at Dominion I do not want to have the "random" set, and this is the reason this is the default.

Maybe a "remember my last configuration" or what zfm suggest could be a nice idea.

Cheers,
Sourisdudesert

[Laszlosaurus]

I would appreciate game settings being saved like this. I'd also suggest that, instead of the card set and game speed selections being in dropdown menus, they should all be listed with a column of radio buttons to select the one you want. For so few options, it makes sense to show them all and people will be less likely to start a game with the wrong settings by mistake.

[Laszlosaurus]

I've made a quick mock-up to show what I mean. With the game speed options, now they're a list of radio buttons. Just one click to select instead of two, and easier to notice what's selected. I think the Dominion card set selection should also use the same style.

I've changed the "(no presentation yet)" message area to a dropdown list of recently used messages which could be edited like away messages in IM programs. Different custom messages should be saved for each game on BGA, and it would be helpful if the message used in the previous game was automatically selected for the next game.

Also, a "•" is placed between each player's name in the "Around this table now" area. This helps keep them separate and distinct, especially with 2-part names (like Albumine Tagada).

[EdwardLCote]

I think the ideas in the mockup are good. If the site remembers our preferences then that helps everyone as opposed to any particular subset of players.