Roadmap & bugs
The story of NewfieCards in the order it happened: what was built, every bug on the day it was found and again on the day it was fixed, and then what is still to come, with a best guess at when.
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Milestone something built or decided · Bug found something that was wrong · Bug fixed the day it was put right. A bug and its fix link to each other.
Done so far
The early days, November 2024 to July 2025 (7 entries)
November 2024
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25 Nov 2024Milestone The earliest saved version of NewfieCards
The oldest surviving copy of the card site is kept in the project's archive, so the idea was already being built by late 2024.
June 2025
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20 Jun 2025Milestone The website version of NewfieCards is started
The card site was rebuilt as a website, the version that still runs newfiecards.com today.
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30 Jun 2025Milestone Memorial characters get their own cards and pages
The computer players, each honouring a real person, were given their own playing-card portraits and a page each.
July 2025
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1 Jul 2025Milestone NewfieCards goes live as an Alpha
Version 0.3.5.1 went up on newfiecards.com, labelled Alpha, with the memorial pages and their pictures.
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1 Jul 2025Bug found Signing out misbehaved
Logging out of the site did not work cleanly on the first live version.
Fixed on 1 Jul 2025 -
1 Jul 2025Bug fixed Signing out fixed
The logout glitch was fixed the same day the site went live.
The bug this fixes was found on 1 Jul 2025 -
2 Jul 2025Milestone Four memorial characters are taken off the site
Four of the memorial computer players were removed from the site.
June 2026
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1 Jun 2026Milestone Work restarts with a full review of the site
After a long break with no changes, a team of AI coding agents started a careful review of everything on newfiecards.com.
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2 Jun 2026Bug found A player's cards could be seen by others
The review found that the game sent more than it should, so another player's hand or the order of the deck could leak out.
Fixed on 3 Jun 2026 -
3 Jun 2026Bug fixed Hidden cards stay hidden
The game now decides in one place what each player may see, and checks it again before anything leaves the server.
The bug this fixes was found on 2 Jun 2026 -
4 Jun 2026Bug found The game froze after one turn
A player drawing a card ended up with two copies of it, and the table then waited for ever on that player.
Fixed on 17 Jun 2026 -
5 Jun 2026Milestone The site can send email, including password resets
The site gained a working way to send email, so forgotten passwords can be reset and invitations can go out.
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7 Jun 2026Bug found Face-down cards showed as blank white boxes
The picture for the back of a card was missing, so face-down cards appeared as plain white rectangles.
Fixed on 15 Jun 2026 -
8 Jun 2026Bug found The 120s rules page disagreed with the game
There were three different, conflicting ideas of how 120s is scored, and the published rules page matched none of them.
Fixed on 21 Jul 2026 -
9 Jun 2026Bug found A game of Scat with three or more players could never finish
The review showed that at a table of three or more, a game of Scat kept going and never produced a winner.
Fixed on 12 Jun 2026 -
10 Jun 2026Bug found Anyone could sign up without an invitation
The site was meant to be invitation only, but a stranger could create an account and be let straight in.
Fixed on 11 Jun 2026 -
11 Jun 2026Bug fixed Invitation-only membership goes live
New accounts now wait for the owner's approval before they can sign in.
The bug this fixes was found on 10 Jun 2026 -
12 Jun 2026Bug fixed A game of Scat can be won
The rules engine was corrected so a Scat game at any table size runs to a real winner.
The bug this fixes was found on 9 Jun 2026 -
13 Jun 2026Bug found Cards were scattered across the table
The owner played a game on the live site and found the cards in odd places and the seat names not matching the players.
Fixed on 14 Jun 2026 -
14 Jun 2026Bug fixed Cards laid out on the table properly
The cards were put back where they belong on the table, and the seat labels were matched to the right players.
The bug this fixes was found on 13 Jun 2026 -
15 Jun 2026Bug fixed Face-down cards show the real card back
The card-back artwork was put back, so face-down cards look like cards again.
The bug this fixes was found on 7 Jun 2026 -
17 Jun 2026Bug fixed The one-turn freeze is fixed
A drawn card now goes into the hand exactly once, and a whole round of Scat plays through.
The bug this fixes was found on 4 Jun 2026 -
18 Jun 2026Milestone Computer players take their own turns
The computer seats now play their turns by themselves, so a round runs without anyone pushing it along.
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19 Jun 2026Milestone A complete game of Scat is played to a winner
For the first time a full game of Scat, round after round, ended with a named winner.
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20 Jun 2026Bug found Computer players swapped identities
A seat could quietly switch to a different memorial character in the middle of a game, and some memorials were not recognised as memorials at all.
Fixed on 21 Jun 2026 -
21 Jun 2026Bug fixed Each character keeps their own name and face
A seat now stays the same character, portrait and all, for the whole game.
The bug this fixes was found on 20 Jun 2026 -
22 Jun 2026Bug found Two computer players could pass one card back and forth for ever
When the last two at the table were both computers, they sometimes swapped the same card endlessly and the game never ended.
Fixed on 23 Jun 2026 -
23 Jun 2026Bug fixed Computer players stop the endless card swap
A computer player no longer picks up a card it would only throw straight back, and test games since then all reached a winner.
The bug this fixes was found on 22 Jun 2026 -
24 Jun 2026Bug found The Scat rules page promised a scoring rule the game did not use
The rules page said three of a kind scores 30 and a half, but the game never scored it that way.
Fixed on 27 Jun 2026 -
25 Jun 2026Bug found Memorial characters shown before their families agreed
Some memorial characters appeared at tables even though their families had not yet given approval.
Fixed on 8 Jul 2026 -
27 Jun 2026Bug fixed Three of a kind worth 30 and a half, as a house rule
Three of a kind scoring 30 and a half became a house rule a table can switch on, and the rules page now matches the game.
The bug this fixes was found on 24 Jun 2026 -
28 Jun 2026Bug found A knocker who tied for lowest lost two lives
The owner knocked, tied for the lowest score, and lost two lives. He ruled that a knocker who is only matched, not beaten, should be safe.
Fixed on 29 Jun 2026 -
29 Jun 2026Bug fixed A tied knocker is now safe
If you knock and tie for lowest, you keep your lives and the other tied players lose one.
The bug this fixes was found on 28 Jun 2026 -
30 Jun 2026Bug found The end-of-round window closed by itself
The owner left the round results open to read them, and after 45 seconds the next hand was dealt without him.
Fixed on 1 Jul 2026
July 2026
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1 Jul 2026Bug fixed The round waits for you
Against computer players the round results now stay up as long as you like; at a table of people there is a four-minute limit so nobody can stall everyone.
The bug this fixes was found on 30 Jun 2026 -
2 Jul 2026Milestone The owner wins the first complete game played by hand
The owner played a whole game against three computer players on the site and won, the first time anyone had done so.
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3 Jul 2026Bug found The end of a game looked wrong
After a win the game-over screen showed out-of-date information.
Fixed on 4 Jul 2026 -
4 Jul 2026Bug fixed A proper game-over screen
Winning now shows the final hands and a clear message, with a way to play again or leave.
The bug this fixes was found on 3 Jul 2026 -
5 Jul 2026Milestone Games are written into a history
Every game is now recorded, and the record survives even when the room is cleared away.
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7 Jul 2026Milestone Computer players talk, and the deal moves round the table
Computer players got things to say at the table, and the dealer changes each round as in a real game.
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8 Jul 2026Bug fixed Memorial characters appear only after family approval
A memorial character is now hidden from everyone but the owner until their family says yes. This is a rule in the software, not a note.
The bug this fixes was found on 25 Jun 2026 -
9 Jul 2026Milestone Profile photos, turn glow and player records
Players can add a profile photo, the player whose turn it is glows, the winner gets a crown, and every player and character has a record of games played.
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10 Jul 2026Bug found Memorial photos could be reached outside the approval rule
A security check found that memorial photographs could be opened without going through the family-approval rule.
Fixed on 11 Jul 2026 -
11 Jul 2026Bug fixed Memorial photos protected
Memorial photographs are now only shown through the same approval rule as the rest of each character.
The bug this fixes was found on 10 Jul 2026 -
12 Jul 2026Milestone A full security review
A six-part security review was run and every serious problem it found was closed the same day, with outdated software components upgraded.
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13 Jul 2026Milestone Four more card games get their rules engines
Go Fish, Cribbage, Rummy and Crazy Eights were each written as a working game engine on a shared base.
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14 Jul 2026Milestone The owner settles how 120s is played
The owner wrote down the trump order, trick values, bidding and reneging for 120s, so the game could be built to his family's rules.
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15 Jul 2026Milestone Leaving a game is a forfeit, and you are warned first
Walking out of a game counts as a loss, but only when you choose to leave, and the site warns you before you do. A dropped connection costs nothing.
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17 Jul 2026Milestone Krazy 8's is playable, in beta
Krazy 8's became the second game you can play on the site, labelled beta until the owner signs it off.
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18 Jul 2026Milestone Invitations and a request-an-invite form
Members can be invited by email, and anyone can ask to be told when invitations open.
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19 Jul 2026Bug found Go Fish could not be played
A fault made a real game of Go Fish impossible to play through.
Fixed on 20 Jul 2026 -
20 Jul 2026Bug fixed Go Fish is playable, in beta
The fault was fixed and Go Fish became playable, labelled beta.
The bug this fixes was found on 19 Jul 2026 -
21 Jul 2026Bug fixed The 120s rules page describes the real game
The 120s rules page was rewritten to match the game the owner ruled on.
The bug this fixes was found on 8 Jun 2026 -
22 Jul 2026Milestone 120s is playable, in beta
The game the site had promised longest, 120s, can now be played from the deal to the last trick.
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23 Jul 2026Bug found Krazy 8's never recorded who won
Games of Krazy 8's, Go Fish and 120s were saved with no winner's name.
Fixed on 27 Jul 2026 -
24 Jul 2026Bug found "Play Again" games were not recorded at all
A rematch at the same table left no trace in anyone's record.
Fixed on 28 Jul 2026 -
25 Jul 2026Bug found 120s bidding went up in the wrong steps
The game only allowed bids of 15 or 30; the owner ruled bids go 15, 20, 25 and 30.
Fixed on 29 Jul 2026 -
27 Jul 2026Bug fixed Every game records who won
Every game, including rematches, is now recorded with its winner; in 120s both partners share the win.
The bug this fixes was found on 23 Jul 2026 -
28 Jul 2026Bug fixed Rematches are recorded
Playing again at the same table now writes the new game into everyone's record.
The bug this fixes was found on 24 Jul 2026 -
29 Jul 2026Bug fixed 120s bids are 15, 20, 25 and 30
Bids now go up in fives, and the rules page says "Down" for a failed bid.
The bug this fixes was found on 25 Jul 2026 -
30 Jul 2026Milestone A 120s scoreboard that reads "Us" and "Them"
The 120s score box moved to the corner, and your side is always on the left.
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31 Jul 2026Bug found The menu was hard to find and the footer covered the game
On small screens the menu could not be found and the page footer sat over the table.
Fixed on 1 Aug 2026
August 2026
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1 Aug 2026Bug fixed Menu and footer fixed
The menu is where you expect it and the footer no longer covers the game.
The bug this fixes was found on 31 Jul 2026 -
2 Aug 2026Bug found Labels drifted away from their players
As cards were drawn, a side player's hand and their "Knocked" label slid away from their portrait.
Fixed on 3 Aug 2026 -
3 Aug 2026Bug fixed Each player's cards stay under their own face
One seating layout now keeps each player's cards and labels with their portrait.
The bug this fixes was found on 2 Aug 2026 -
4 Aug 2026Milestone 120s gets its ending
120s now has its proper end-game: a side is capped at 115 until it wins a bid, and you must bid and make it to win.
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6 Aug 2026Bug found 120s had no kitty
The owner ruled that 120s has a four-card kitty for the winning bidder, and the game had none.
Fixed on 7 Aug 2026 -
7 Aug 2026Bug fixed 120s deals a four-card kitty
The winning bidder now takes the four-card kitty, with an optional "Kitty Teaser" that turns the top card up.
The bug this fixes was found on 6 Aug 2026 -
8 Aug 2026Milestone Tokens are planned and a page explains them
A token ledger was built and a page explains what tokens will be for. No game charges anything yet.
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9 Aug 2026Milestone The host sets the house rules
Whoever opens a room chooses its house rules, and your own settings apply to your solo games.
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10 Aug 2026Bug found Token amounts could round away
Keeping tokens as decimals meant a small amount could be lost to rounding.
Fixed on 11 Aug 2026 -
11 Aug 2026Bug fixed Tokens counted in whole units
Tokens are now counted in whole units so nothing can round away.
The bug this fixes was found on 10 Aug 2026 -
12 Aug 2026Bug found Nobody could join anybody else's game
Every room counted its computer players as full seats, so the Join button never appeared for anyone.
Fixed on 13 Aug 2026 -
13 Aug 2026Bug fixed You can join other people's games
The lobby now counts people, not computer players, so Join appears and a newcomer takes a computer's seat.
The bug this fixes was found on 12 Aug 2026 -
14 Aug 2026Bug found An approved memorial still said the family had not approved
Memorial pages for approved characters still carried a sentence saying approval was pending.
Fixed on 16 Aug 2026 -
16 Aug 2026Bug fixed Memorial pages no longer show the pending sentence
The out-of-date sentence was removed; a memorial page now says nothing rather than something untrue.
The bug this fixes was found on 14 Aug 2026 -
17 Aug 2026Bug found Create a Room opened a blank page
Pressing Create a Room showed an empty page.
Fixed on 18 Aug 2026 -
18 Aug 2026Bug fixed Create a Room works
Creating a room opens the room again, and the version number in the footer is read from one place.
The bug this fixes was found on 17 Aug 2026 -
19 Aug 2026Milestone The room says who came and went
The room chat announces arrivals, departures and people taking a seat, and a watcher can sit down at a free chair.
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20 Aug 2026Milestone The owner hears when someone is waiting
The owner is emailed when a new member is waiting for approval.
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21 Aug 2026Milestone Terms & Copyright page, and chat that is kept
A Terms & Copyright page was added, room chat is now saved, and chat has a rate limit.
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22 Aug 2026Bug found Two watchers could both see the last free chair
Two people watching a room could both be offered the same last seat; the second was turned away.
Fixed on 3 Sep 2026 -
23 Aug 2026Bug found Private rooms were not really private in the lobby
The lobby listed every room's name and host, including rooms meant to be private.
Fixed on 12 Sep 2026 -
24 Aug 2026Bug found "Last Seen" on profiles was not real
The profile page showed a "Last Seen" time that the site never actually tracked.
Fixed on 29 Aug 2026 -
26 Aug 2026Milestone The trick is played in the middle of the table
In 120s each trick is laid out in the middle where everyone can read it.
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27 Aug 2026Bug found The 120s bidder missed the draw
The owner won a bid and found he got the kitty but not the usual chance to discard and draw.
Fixed on 28 Aug 2026 -
28 Aug 2026Bug fixed The bidder gets the kitty and the draw
The winning bidder now takes the kitty and also discards and draws like everyone else.
The bug this fixes was found on 27 Aug 2026 -
29 Aug 2026Bug fixed "Last Seen" removed
The untrue "Last Seen" line was taken off profiles until it can be made real.
The bug this fixes was found on 24 Aug 2026 -
30 Aug 2026Milestone Go Fish shows what was asked for
Go Fish now shows each request and lays completed sets down as cards.
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31 Aug 2026Bug found Go Fish moved too fast to follow
Playing Go Fish, the owner could not follow who asked whom for what; the table needed to narrate each move.
Fixed on 18 Sep 2026
September 2026
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1 Sep 2026Bug found The lobby refresh dropped the house rules
Every ten seconds the lobby refreshed and lost the house-rules line on each room.
Fixed on 2 Sep 2026 -
2 Sep 2026Bug fixed House rules stay on the lobby
The lobby keeps showing each room's house rules after it refreshes.
The bug this fixes was found on 1 Sep 2026 -
3 Sep 2026Bug fixed The Take a Seat button knows when the table is full
A watcher's Take a Seat button now disappears as soon as the last chair is taken.
The bug this fixes was found on 22 Aug 2026 -
5 Sep 2026Bug found The browser tab showed a green square
The site's little tab icon showed a plain green square instead of the site's picture.
Fixed on 6 Sep 2026 -
6 Sep 2026Bug fixed The tab shows the Newfoundland dog
The browser tab now shows the site's Newfoundland dog icon.
The bug this fixes was found on 5 Sep 2026 -
7 Sep 2026Bug found Phones capitalised usernames
Typing a username on a phone could add a capital letter you did not intend.
Fixed on 8 Sep 2026 -
8 Sep 2026Bug fixed Usernames typed as typed
Phones no longer capitalise the username box.
The bug this fixes was found on 7 Sep 2026 -
9 Sep 2026Milestone Rules pages for every game, and a table that fits a phone
Every game has a rules page, the lobby can open filtered to one game, and the table fits a phone screen.
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10 Sep 2026Bug found Adding the site to an iPhone made a bookmark, not an app
Adding NewfieCards to an iPhone Home Screen gave a plain bookmark instead of an app-like icon.
Fixed on 11 Sep 2026 -
11 Sep 2026Bug fixed The site installs on an iPhone Home Screen
NewfieCards can now be added to an iPhone Home Screen and opens like an app.
The bug this fixes was found on 10 Sep 2026 -
12 Sep 2026Bug fixed Private rooms hidden properly
Someone not invited to a private room now sees only its name, its game and a padlock.
The bug this fixes was found on 23 Aug 2026 -
13 Sep 2026Milestone Private rooms by invitation
A host can make a room private and invite people by name; room passwords were retired the next day.
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15 Sep 2026Milestone The notification bell, and cards dealt from the dealer's chair
A notification bell tells you good news, and cards now shuffle and deal out from the dealer's seat.
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16 Sep 2026Milestone Request an invite to a private room
The Request Invite button now reaches the host, who can say yes, no, or no and don't ask again.
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17 Sep 2026Milestone Tables for two to nine players
Seats sit on a ring around the table at every table size the site supports.
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18 Sep 2026Bug fixed The table narrates each move
Each move is spoken in a bubble at the player's seat, the speaker lights up, and the game waits long enough to read it.
The bug this fixes was found on 31 Aug 2026 -
19 Sep 2026Milestone The coin gets a name and a price page
The site's play coin was given its name and a page that explains it honestly.
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20 Sep 2026Milestone Every game played through by a person
The owner played Scat, 120s, Go Fish and Krazy 8's to the end by hand, and each named its winner.
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20 Sep 2026Milestone Krazy 8's plays the Newfoundland way
Krazy 8's now uses the family's special cards: kings reverse, the queen of spades draws five, and twos stack.
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20 Sep 2026Bug found On a phone the table used under a third of the screen
Held upright, a phone drew the table tiny, leaving most of the screen empty.
Fixed on 20 Sep 2026 -
20 Sep 2026Bug fixed An upright phone shows the table at full width
On an upright phone the table fills the width, opponents sit in a strip, and your hand is big at the bottom.
The bug this fixes was found on 20 Sep 2026 -
20 Sep 2026Bug found Start Game left full screen; a tapped card stayed raised on iPad
Starting a game threw you out of full screen, and on an iPad a tapped card stayed lifted.
Fixed on 20 Sep 2026 -
20 Sep 2026Bug fixed Full screen and iPad taps fixed
Start Game keeps you in full screen and cards no longer stay lifted after a tap.
The bug this fixes was found on 20 Sep 2026 -
20 Sep 2026Bug found Room invites could exceed the seats
A host could invite more people than their room had chairs for.
Fixed on 20 Sep 2026 -
20 Sep 2026Bug fixed Room invites follow the room's size
The number of people you can invite now follows how many seats your room has.
The bug this fixes was found on 20 Sep 2026 -
20 Sep 2026Milestone On touch screens you drag a card to play it
On a phone or tablet a card is played by dragging it toward the pile, never by an accidental tap.
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21 Sep 2026Milestone Scopa is announced
Scopa, an Italian game from the owner's family, got its own section on the front page and a rules page.
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21 Sep 2026Milestone On a phone the view follows the play
On an upright phone the player whose turn it is lifts out of the strip and the view follows the game.
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21 Sep 2026Bug found The bell's menu opened off the edge of the screen
The notification bell's menu opened off the left edge of the window.
Fixed on 21 Sep 2026 -
21 Sep 2026Bug fixed The bell's menu opens under the bell
The notification menu now opens right under the bell.
The bug this fixes was found on 21 Sep 2026 -
21 Sep 2026Milestone A mouse drag plays a card like a finger
Pressing, moving and releasing with a mouse plays a card exactly as dragging with a finger does.
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22 Sep 2026Milestone Tidy your hand by dragging
You can reorder your own hand by dragging a card left or right.
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22 Sep 2026Milestone You make the moves yourself
You draw by dragging from the deck or pile, and at Go Fish the player who is asked answers for themselves.
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22 Sep 2026Milestone The 120s trick slides to its winner
A finished trick lingers, then slides to the winner like a train with the winning card on top.
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23 Sep 2026Milestone Scat's 31 is declared by the player
Holding 31 in Scat, you now declare it with a button rather than the game taking it for you.
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23 Sep 2026Milestone Scopa is playable, in beta
Scopa became the fifth game you can play, built to the owner's family rules.
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23 Sep 2026Bug found Scopa was drawn with French cards
The first Scopa table showed ordinary French playing cards instead of the Italian pack the game uses.
Fixed on 23 Sep 2026 -
23 Sep 2026Bug fixed Scopa uses real Italian cards
Scopa is now dealt from the Neapolitan pack, at its true narrower card shape.
The bug this fixes was found on 23 Sep 2026 -
23 Sep 2026Milestone A Contact Us page
Visitors can send the owner a message from the footer.
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23 Sep 2026Milestone The 120s bidder takes the kitty
The winning bidder now picks up the kitty themselves, and the table does it for them after ten seconds.
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24 Sep 2026Bug found Scopa captures were easy to lose
A family member playing Scopa lost cards she thought she had won: the table did not say who her partner was or make the capture clear.
Fixed on 24 Sep 2026 -
24 Sep 2026Bug fixed Scopa captures made clear
Scopa now shows whether a move captures or lays a card down, names your partner, and brings you the cards you won.
The bug this fixes was found on 24 Sep 2026 -
24 Sep 2026Bug found The Games menu opened just off the screen
The owner reported the lobby's Games menu not opening; it was opening just below the bottom of the screen.
Fixed on 24 Sep 2026 -
24 Sep 2026Bug fixed The Games menu opens where you can see it
The lobby's Games menu now opens on screen.
The bug this fixes was found on 24 Sep 2026 -
24 Sep 2026Milestone Briscola and Tre Sette added as future plans
Two more Italian games, Briscola and Tre Sette, got panels on the front page marked Future Plans.
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24 Sep 2026Milestone Escoba del 15's rules engine is built
The engine for Escoba del 15, a Spanish cousin of Scopa, was built; its table is not ready yet.
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24 Sep 2026Bug found A mouse can play the card at the end of your hand by mistake
Dragging the first or last card of your hand outward a little with a mouse can play it instead of just moving it. A finger does not do this. This is waiting on a ruling.
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24 Sep 2026Milestone Work pauses
The owner paused the project with everything finished and live at version 0.5.45.0.
Coming next
Estimates, not promises. Last updated 28 September 2026. Each date below is a best guess at the month a piece of work will be done. Once that month is over and the work is not, the item says so: it is marked past its estimate.
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EstimateOct 2026Escoba del 15: a table you can play at
Escoba del 15, where you capture cards that add up to fifteen with the card you play, gets its table and opens in beta beside Scopa.
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EstimateOct 2026Fix the mouse playing a card by mistake
Dragging the end card of your hand outward with a mouse should not play it. The owner picks the rule; the change itself is small.
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EstimateOct – Nov 2026Finish the do-it-yourself table moves
The last of the hands-on moves: the dealer deals by dragging the deck, you drag to fish in Go Fish, and you lay down your own Catches.
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EstimateOct – Nov 2026Make rooms keep working when the site gets busier
Switch on the piece that lets more than one copy of the site share what is happening in each room, so players in the same room never stop seeing each other.
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EstimateOct – Nov 2026Nobody can freeze a table by leaving
If a player leaves in the middle of a game, a computer player takes over their hand and the game carries on; the host can also end the game deliberately.
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EstimateOct – Nov 2026Phone polish: opening from the Home Screen
Finish the phone layout for launching from the iPhone Home Screen and for the address bar that grows and shrinks, then the owner tests it on his own phone.
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EstimateOct – Dec 2026Smaller fixes on the open list
A handful of known rough edges: the table should reload itself if the start of a game never arrives, a Go Fish computer's line should not give away the second beat, forfeits should show on your profile, and card pictures should not be trimmed at the edges.
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EstimateOct 2026 – Jun 2027Words only the owner can write
Memorial character descriptions, the computer players' lines for Scopa, and a few other passages are waiting for the owner's own words.
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EstimateOct 2026 – Jul 2027Beta comes off each game
The owner plays each game with family and friends and removes its beta label when he is happy with it.
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EstimateNov – Dec 2026120s computer players bid more sensibly near the end
A computer side stuck at 115 points becomes gradually keener to bid, as a person would, while always keeping the right to pass.
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EstimateNov – Dec 2026A grace countdown for a dropped player, and the host's choice to carry on
When a player drops out, everyone sees a countdown; after it the host may continue without them, and a player who reconnects can take their own seat back.
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EstimateNov 2026 – Feb 2027120s for three, five and six players
120s opens up beyond four players, including the call-your-partner game for five, once the owner says how partnerships work at five and six.
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EstimateDec 2026 – Jan 2027Rummy: playable, in beta
Rummy's table is built so it can be played, labelled beta.
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EstimateDec 2026 – Jan 2027Schedule a game for later, and see who is watching
Set up a game for a future evening and invite people to it, and see a list of who is watching a room.
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EstimateDec 2026 – Feb 2027The whole site moves from Alpha to Beta
The site stops saying Alpha once the owner has started sending invitations and multiplayer has been tested on every game.
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EstimateJan – Mar 2027Briscola
Briscola, an Italian trick-taking game with a trump suit turned up, is planned with the family's rules and built.
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EstimateJan – Mar 2027Cribbage: playable, in beta
Cribbage's table, with the crib and a pegging board, is built so it can be played, labelled beta.
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EstimateFeb – Apr 2027Tre Sette
Tre Sette, an Italian trick-taking game with no trumps where partners may not signal, is planned and built.
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EstimateFeb – Jun 2027Group video while you play
See and talk to the other people at your table while you play, on a computer or a phone.
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EstimateApr – Jul 2027Auction 45s, two-player 45s and Tarabish (if they are on the list)
These games have rules pages or recorded rules but no engine or plan. They are included only if the owner counts them in 'all the games'.
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EstimateJun – Sep 2027Final completion: every game, with multiplayer and group video
Every planned game is playable out of beta, any group can play together without a table freezing, and players can see and talk to each other while they play.
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