#158166: "Bold warning for last and next-to-last turns"

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Many games on BGA have a bold, bright banner across the top telling you when it's the last round. In Photosynthesis, this matters a LOT, more than most games, yet we have no clear indicator and people very often miss that the game is about to end and make obviously bad moves they would not have made if they realized it was the end of the game. This ruins a lot of games.

Because of how this game works, the second-to-last turn (turn 5 in round 3 for a regular game) is almost as important. If you know the next turn is the last turn, there are plenty of moves that make no sense to do, that would be very good moves if there were more turns coming.

We already have another suggestion related to this, asking for a countdown: boardgamearena.com/bug?id=79061

I agree that would be a good thing _in addition to_ a big bold warning that this is the next-to-last turn and that this is the last turn. We should have both. So I'm making this a separate post to make it clear that I think it's important that we have the bold banner warning, whether or not we also have a countdown, and that both would be best.
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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.
Many games on BGA have a bold, bright banner across the top telling you when it's the last round. In Photosynthesis, this matters a LOT, more than most games, yet we have no clear indicator and people very often miss that the game is about to end and make obviously bad moves they would not have made if they realized it was the end of the game. This ruins a lot of games.

Because of how this game works, the second-to-last turn (turn 5 in round 3 for a regular game) is almost as important. If you know the next turn is the last turn, there are plenty of moves that make no sense to do, that would be very good moves if there were more turns coming.

We already have another suggestion related to this, asking for a countdown: boardgamearena.com/bug?id=79061

I agree that would be a good thing _in addition to_ a big bold warning that this is the next-to-last turn and that this is the last turn. We should have both. So I'm making this a separate post to make it clear that I think it's important that we have the bold banner warning, whether or not we also have a countdown, and that both would be best.
• Is this text available in the translation system? If yes, has it been translated for more than 24 hours?
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Google Chrome v134

• Please explain your suggestion precisely and concisely so that it's as easy as possible to understand what you mean.
Many games on BGA have a bold, bright banner across the top telling you when it's the last round. In Photosynthesis, this matters a LOT, more than most games, yet we have no clear indicator and people very often miss that the game is about to end and make obviously bad moves they would not have made if they realized it was the end of the game. This ruins a lot of games.

Because of how this game works, the second-to-last turn (turn 5 in round 3 for a regular game) is almost as important. If you know the next turn is the last turn, there are plenty of moves that make no sense to do, that would be very good moves if there were more turns coming.

We already have another suggestion related to this, asking for a countdown: boardgamearena.com/bug?id=79061

I agree that would be a good thing _in addition to_ a big bold warning that this is the next-to-last turn and that this is the last turn. We should have both. So I'm making this a separate post to make it clear that I think it's important that we have the bold banner warning, whether or not we also have a countdown, and that both would be best.
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v134

• What was displayed on the screen when you were blocked (Blank screen? Part of the game interface? Error message?)
Many games on BGA have a bold, bright banner across the top telling you when it's the last round. In Photosynthesis, this matters a LOT, more than most games, yet we have no clear indicator and people very often miss that the game is about to end and make obviously bad moves they would not have made if they realized it was the end of the game. This ruins a lot of games.

Because of how this game works, the second-to-last turn (turn 5 in round 3 for a regular game) is almost as important. If you know the next turn is the last turn, there are plenty of moves that make no sense to do, that would be very good moves if there were more turns coming.

We already have another suggestion related to this, asking for a countdown: boardgamearena.com/bug?id=79061

I agree that would be a good thing _in addition to_ a big bold warning that this is the next-to-last turn and that this is the last turn. We should have both. So I'm making this a separate post to make it clear that I think it's important that we have the bold banner warning, whether or not we also have a countdown, and that both would be best.
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v134

• Which part of the rules was not followed by the BGA adaptation?
Many games on BGA have a bold, bright banner across the top telling you when it's the last round. In Photosynthesis, this matters a LOT, more than most games, yet we have no clear indicator and people very often miss that the game is about to end and make obviously bad moves they would not have made if they realized it was the end of the game. This ruins a lot of games.

Because of how this game works, the second-to-last turn (turn 5 in round 3 for a regular game) is almost as important. If you know the next turn is the last turn, there are plenty of moves that make no sense to do, that would be very good moves if there were more turns coming.

We already have another suggestion related to this, asking for a countdown: boardgamearena.com/bug?id=79061

I agree that would be a good thing _in addition to_ a big bold warning that this is the next-to-last turn and that this is the last turn. We should have both. So I'm making this a separate post to make it clear that I think it's important that we have the bold banner warning, whether or not we also have a countdown, and that both would be best.
• Is the rules violation visible on game replay? If yes, at which move number?
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v134

• What was the game action you wanted to do?
Many games on BGA have a bold, bright banner across the top telling you when it's the last round. In Photosynthesis, this matters a LOT, more than most games, yet we have no clear indicator and people very often miss that the game is about to end and make obviously bad moves they would not have made if they realized it was the end of the game. This ruins a lot of games.

Because of how this game works, the second-to-last turn (turn 5 in round 3 for a regular game) is almost as important. If you know the next turn is the last turn, there are plenty of moves that make no sense to do, that would be very good moves if there were more turns coming.

We already have another suggestion related to this, asking for a countdown: boardgamearena.com/bug?id=79061

I agree that would be a good thing _in addition to_ a big bold warning that this is the next-to-last turn and that this is the last turn. We should have both. So I'm making this a separate post to make it clear that I think it's important that we have the bold banner warning, whether or not we also have a countdown, and that both would be best.
• What did you try to do to trigger this game action?
• What happened when you tried to do this (error message, game status bar message, ...)?
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v134

• At which step of the game did the problem occur? What was the current game instruction?
Many games on BGA have a bold, bright banner across the top telling you when it's the last round. In Photosynthesis, this matters a LOT, more than most games, yet we have no clear indicator and people very often miss that the game is about to end and make obviously bad moves they would not have made if they realized it was the end of the game. This ruins a lot of games.

Because of how this game works, the second-to-last turn (turn 5 in round 3 for a regular game) is almost as important. If you know the next turn is the last turn, there are plenty of moves that make no sense to do, that would be very good moves if there were more turns coming.

We already have another suggestion related to this, asking for a countdown: boardgamearena.com/bug?id=79061

I agree that would be a good thing _in addition to_ a big bold warning that this is the next-to-last turn and that this is the last turn. We should have both. So I'm making this a separate post to make it clear that I think it's important that we have the bold banner warning, whether or not we also have a countdown, and that both would be best.
• What happened when you tried to do this game action (error message, game status bar message, ...)?
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v134

• 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.
Many games on BGA have a bold, bright banner across the top telling you when it's the last round. In Photosynthesis, this matters a LOT, more than most games, yet we have no clear indicator and people very often miss that the game is about to end and make obviously bad moves they would not have made if they realized it was the end of the game. This ruins a lot of games.

Because of how this game works, the second-to-last turn (turn 5 in round 3 for a regular game) is almost as important. If you know the next turn is the last turn, there are plenty of moves that make no sense to do, that would be very good moves if there were more turns coming.

We already have another suggestion related to this, asking for a countdown: boardgamearena.com/bug?id=79061

I agree that would be a good thing _in addition to_ a big bold warning that this is the next-to-last turn and that this is the last turn. We should have both. So I'm making this a separate post to make it clear that I think it's important that we have the bold banner warning, whether or not we also have a countdown, and that both would be best.
• 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.
Many games on BGA have a bold, bright banner across the top telling you when it's the last round. In Photosynthesis, this matters a LOT, more than most games, yet we have no clear indicator and people very often miss that the game is about to end and make obviously bad moves they would not have made if they realized it was the end of the game. This ruins a lot of games.

Because of how this game works, the second-to-last turn (turn 5 in round 3 for a regular game) is almost as important. If you know the next turn is the last turn, there are plenty of moves that make no sense to do, that would be very good moves if there were more turns coming.

We already have another suggestion related to this, asking for a countdown: boardgamearena.com/bug?id=79061

I agree that would be a good thing _in addition to_ a big bold warning that this is the next-to-last turn and that this is the last turn. We should have both. So I'm making this a separate post to make it clear that I think it's important that we have the bold banner warning, whether or not we also have a countdown, and that both would be best.
• 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.
Many games on BGA have a bold, bright banner across the top telling you when it's the last round. In Photosynthesis, this matters a LOT, more than most games, yet we have no clear indicator and people very often miss that the game is about to end and make obviously bad moves they would not have made if they realized it was the end of the game. This ruins a lot of games.

Because of how this game works, the second-to-last turn (turn 5 in round 3 for a regular game) is almost as important. If you know the next turn is the last turn, there are plenty of moves that make no sense to do, that would be very good moves if there were more turns coming.

We already have another suggestion related to this, asking for a countdown: boardgamearena.com/bug?id=79061

I agree that would be a good thing _in addition to_ a big bold warning that this is the next-to-last turn and that this is the last turn. We should have both. So I'm making this a separate post to make it clear that I think it's important that we have the bold banner warning, whether or not we also have a countdown, and that both would be best.
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v134

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