Fellow users, lend me your brains.
Many new users are experienced and familiar with Dominion. They don't want a tutorial telling them how to play. However, it might help to have a brief (30 second long) tutorial showing some of the less obvious interface options.
My vision: on your first log-in, it asks if you want a tutorial. It gives you 3 options:
The tutorial for experienced players is a slideshow, showing the game board, and each click advances to the next point.
Examples:
What other not-always-intuitive interface options do you think are important?
Many new users are experienced and familiar with Dominion. They don't want a tutorial telling them how to play. However, it might help to have a brief (30 second long) tutorial showing some of the less obvious interface options.
My vision: on your first log-in, it asks if you want a tutorial. It gives you 3 options:
Quote"Tutorial for new players"
"Tutorial for experienced players (it's quick, we promise!)"
"Skip tutorials"
The tutorial for experienced players is a slideshow, showing the game board, and each click advances to the next point.
Examples:
- Right click on cards to read their text
- View the trash, Native village mat/tavern/etc here.
- Some cards like Royal Carriage can be called later. To call them, look for the option here. ((Points to the bottom of the log))
- ((Shows slider bar.)) This side will pay off all your debt. This side will leave all your debt unpaid.
- ((Shows slider bar.)) This side will spend all your coin tokens. This side will save them.
- Hey look, there's an undo button!
What other not-always-intuitive interface options do you think are important?