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I just had user Ovo_37 quit (i.e. leave me hanging) because I was beating him badly.  Can we please
have the option to filter out people with certain quit percentages?  I could do this on Goko.
A blacklist would also help with this problem.  Thanks!

Hello, I just had a problem with user rasoh.  He used nasty language and slow played on purpose. 
He said that he was going to make me resign. Game #408804 on frankfurt.  He eventually gave up on that
and let it timeout.  I tried using the interactive chat and couldn't reach anyone in charge. 

Can you please look into his account?  What is the ETA on a blacklist so I don't have to deal with people like this?

Thanks!

Maybe delay spectating by one round so your opponent can't see your current cards?

Can't see right-hand card in Black Market unless you play your treasures.  The text box on the right obscures it.  Please fix.

We should be able to see what cards are in the Black Market deck when starting the game and cannot.

Also it would be nice to see what duration cards are in play.  Maybe there is a way to see this, but I haven't found it other than looking at the log.

Can we please have a better way to play the tunnels?  Right now you have to click a tiny link in the game log to show that you have a tunnel when discarding it.

First off when you play a Quick Match the non-familiar cards do *not* work.  I just got a Possession while picking picking "Quick Match" which someone earlier said wasn't possible.  It would be nice to have a way to ban cards.

Starting first is an advantage.  Alternating who goes first based on who lost the last game helps even that out.  (even if you are playing a different opponent)  Phantom provinces/colonies really helps negate the starting first advantage.

Regarding phantom provinces, this is how they work: 
1. Everyone is guaranteed an equal number of turns.
2. So if player #1 buys the last province, then player #2 still gets a turn and they can buy a province still
even though the pile is empty.  (player #1 can buy as many provinces as they have money for and the same applies to player #2)
3. If player #2 buys the last province, then the game is over.

The reality is some people are too stuck on the rules here.  If Donald X changes the rules next time he puts out a new Dominion set to have phantom provinces and alternate who goes first based on who lost last, then everyone would be like great that is in official Dominion rules, let's do it. 

The fact is that I am not asking that everyone play this way, just have it as an option.  Isotropic had the alternating who goes first option built in and I think that was by far the best Dominion online implementation we have had so far.  (no offense the Shuffle iT guys)  It is frustrating that paid versions of Dominion are unwilling or not able to match the free version of this game.  Hopefully the Shuffle iT version will be better than Isotropic someday.

We really, really need player ratings.  (I know someone said that we will have it in two weeks)  I keep getting stuck playing people that don't even know the cards and they play really slow.  (and play poorly)
Isotropic was awesome at matching you with players of even ability.  (if you wanted)

>>    * Equal # of turns option.  (i.e. phantom provinces)

> Surely not, that's not Dominion. :-)

Have you tried it?  Notice I said "option", you wouldn't have to use it...  I think it makes the game better.
It is still the same game.  Varying who goes first by who lost the last game is also not "Dominion", but it also makes the game better.  It worked great on Isotropic. 

The great thing about games is that you don't have to follow the original rules exactly, you can add options that actually improve the game making it more fair if you choose to. 

When I play Dominion with my friends and family we do equal starting hands, phantom provinces (i.e. equal # of turns), and the person that lost last goes first the next time.  If I can do it at home, why can't I have the option to do it online?

>>    * Ability to exclude certain cards.

> Just mark those cards as unfamiliar and set max unfamiliar cards to 0 in your settings

Doesn't work.  I have Possession marked unfamiliar and max unfamiliar cards set to zero.  I still am
getting the Possession in my kingdoms using "Good Match"

> Public room with all players in it.  Ability to chat with anyone.

Why wouldn't you want this?  We had this on Isotropic and on Making Fun.  People used it all the time.  To talk about problems with the server, to discuss the cards, etc...

I can't remember the name of the card I was playing with.  It cost 5 coins and it allowed you to trash the 1st two cards on your deck or discard them.  I found the interface for that selection very confusing.  I am a computer programmer, so I have a bit of experience with interface design. 

It highlights the cards in red and says "Confirm Trashing".  The problem with this is that you are afraid you will trash the cards if you click on "Confirm Trashing".  (especially since they are highlighted in red)

Please add buttons that says "Don't Trash" and "Don't Discard".  That would be much easier to understand. 

It would be nice if the "End Actions" button wasn't so far over to the right.  Also the "Play All Treasures" button would be better somewhere in the middle or maybe right beneath the kingdom cards.  These changes would make play faster.

It would be nice to see the complete view of the other person's cards instead of just 1/3 of the view. 

When you use a browser on a large monitor (high resolution) your cards are way down on the bottom very far away from the kingdom cards.  I have tried using the zoom on the browser to eliminate the problem, but it does no good.  The only way to solve this problem is to resize my whole browser, which is a pain.

Thanks!

I possessed the other player.  I played the Bishop and trashed one of his cards.  (which I shouldn't have done because he gets those VPs)  Anyways, it then said I could trash one of my cards, but my deck never came up to allow me to trash a card.  It did have a "Don't Trash" button, so I was able to move on.

If I had the option to refuse a deck, then I would have one this one, because I do not like the Possession card at all.  (really broken with the Masquerade, etc...)  Maybe we will have that option one of these days.  (We did in the Isotropic days)

Didn't see a bane card with the Young Witch.  I clicked on all the cards looking for which one was the bane card.  Is there a symbol to look for or is this a bug?

So if I reboot my computer in the middle of a game it will resume when I go back into Dominion?  (I guess I can try it)

Thanks for all the hard work guys!

Dominion Feature List
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* Player ratings.  (should have a way to see this when looking at a table, when a player is joining a game, and during a game)  Should show their record, quit rate, and rating.
* Way to sort the Tables List by age of game, # of players, and rating of player.
* A way to exclude bots from games.
* Person that lost in last game goes first.  Otherwise random.
* Ability to blacklist players.
* Public room with all players in it.  Ability to chat with anyone.
* Ability to exclude certain cards.
* Equal starting hands option.  (4/3 or 5/2)
* A text version similar to Isotropic would be a great option. (This was promised by Stef, ETA?)
* Equal # of turns option.  (i.e. phantom provinces)
* Ability to reconnect. (not sure if you have this yet?)
* Private rooms.
* Ability to veto random sets before the game starts.
* Each player should do at least one move before they can timeout and it is counted as a loss. (do you have this?)
* A way to mute someone in chat.  (Can it do this?)
* Game does not start until both players confirm.  (It does not do this if you click on "Good Match")

Also your website is very hard to find.  playdominion.com should have a link to your website.  Isotropic should
link to you as well.  When I type "Play Dominion" into Google, you should be the first hit.  Right now you don't even show up.

But, it wasn't allowing me to login.  Seems like it is fixed now.

Thanks, but I don't see a "Kick" button on the start page anywhere.  I still can't play.