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Warning when discarding a card for an effect wouldn't work
Posted: 11 October 2026, 17:53
by danielvictor
I played a sea creature with a glide effect,and discarded a card with what appeared to be a sea creature icon to it. Nothing seemed to happen.I confirmed my turn and then eventually worked out that the icon hadn't counted because it was a requirement [technically correct iconography,but still potentially confusing]. This is an excellent implementation,but since it was highly unlikely that I would have intentionally discarded a card for zero effect,a warning when a player does that would be helpful [ Terraforming Mars gives you warnings in similar circumstances].
Re: Warning when discarding a card for an effect wouldn't work
Posted: 11 October 2026, 19:51
by Tisaac
danielvictor wrote: ↑11 October 2026, 17:53
I played a sea creature with a glide effect,and discarded a card with what appeared to be a sea creature icon to it. Nothing seemed to happen.I confirmed my turn and then eventually worked out that the icon hadn't counted because it was a requirement [technically correct iconography,but still potentially confusing]. This is an excellent implementation,but since it was highly unlikely that I would have intentionally discarded a card for zero effect,a warning when a player does that would be helpful [ Terraforming Mars gives you warnings in similar circumstances].
Why would you confirm your turn if you didn't get anything ? There is no real need for a warning if you can just undo.
If you really think this is something that would improve the game, feel free to create a suggestion here :
https://boardgamearena.com/bugs
Re: Warning when discarding a card for an effect wouldn't work
Posted: 11 October 2026, 20:41
by danielvictor
You did get something - you got the appeal for playing the animal-with-glide - so it's not as if nothing changed. It's easy to miss bonus effects,like extra appeal or reputation - you just assume the system will have taken care of it all for you.Which it did,TBF - it just cheerfully swallows your discard,without warning you you're not getting anythng for it.
Re: Warning when discarding a card for an effect wouldn't work
Posted: 13 October 2026, 21:14
by FrankJones
I didn't even realize it was possible to discard an invalid card with the Glide effect.
Re: Warning when discarding a card for an effect wouldn't work
Posted: 13 October 2026, 21:35
by danielvictor
For what it's worth,at a basic English language level [I don't know about other language editions] an icon is an icon.Ok,I get that nobody seems to care about that,but when I'm a bt tired,and short on concentration,I rely on what's written on the card,and don't feel like digging around in the rules glossary.