From 527820ee95e6751b559518d55c1b499c1c4f0237 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Wagoner <ewagoner@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:07:21 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] A hand forced by amnesia or paralysis still casts what it
 completes

The default cast was chosen only when a gesture was clicked, so a hand
bound to repeat its last gesture finished its spell and let it pass.
Defaults are now chosen at the start of every turn.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 src/lib/game/duel.svelte.ts | 17 +++++++++++--
 src/lib/game/duel.test.ts   | 51 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 66 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 src/lib/game/duel.test.ts

diff --git a/src/lib/game/duel.svelte.ts b/src/lib/game/duel.svelte.ts
index 32ed704..1b7e729 100644
--- a/src/lib/game/duel.svelte.ts
+++ b/src/lib/game/duel.svelte.ts
@@ -228,9 +228,11 @@ export class Duel {
 	/** Opponent gestures to light up in the ledger. */
 	highlight = $state<Highlight | null>(null);
 
-	constructor() {
+	constructor(initial?: GameState) {
 		const saved = typeof localStorage === 'undefined' ? null : loadSaved();
-		if (saved) {
+		if (initial) {
+			this.state = initial;
+		} else if (saved) {
 			this.state = saved.state;
 			this.pins = saved.pins ?? { left: null, right: null };
 			this.sets = saved.sets ?? blankSets();
@@ -238,6 +240,16 @@ export class Duel {
 			this.monsterOrders = saved.monsterOrders ?? {};
 			this.release = saved.release ?? '';
 		}
+		this.syncAll();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Choose each hand's default cast from its gestures. A hand bound by amnesia or
+	 * paralysis can finish a spell without the player touching it, so this must run
+	 * at the start of every turn, not only after a click.
+	 */
+	syncAll(): void {
+		for (const s of SET_NAMES) for (const h of HANDS) this.syncSpell(s, h);
 	}
 
 	/** Rename the player for this duel and every duel after it. An empty name goes back to a drawn one. */
@@ -631,6 +643,7 @@ export class Duel {
 
 	private resetDrafts(): void {
 		this.sets = blankSets();
+		this.syncAll();
 		this.stabTarget = FOE;
 		// Monsters keep attacking what they attacked last, until told otherwise or the target is gone.
 		const orders: Record<string, TargetId> = {};
diff --git a/src/lib/game/duel.test.ts b/src/lib/game/duel.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7869c1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/game/duel.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { Duel } from './duel.svelte';
+import { resolveTurn } from './resolve';
+import { createGame, type GameState, type TurnInput } from './state';
+import type { Gesture } from './spells';
+
+const noop = (): TurnInput => ({ left: '-', right: '-', casts: [] });
+
+/** A is one gesture from a lightning bolt and has just been struck by amnesia. */
+function amnesiaBeforeLightning(): GameState {
+	let s = createGame({ A: 'You', B: 'Foe' }, 1);
+	const left = 'DFFD';
+	const foe = '-DPP';
+	for (let i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+		s = resolveTurn(s, {
+			A: { ...noop(), left: left[i] as Gesture },
+			B: { ...noop(), left: foe[i] as Gesture, casts: i === 3 ? [{ hand: 'left', spellId: 'amnesia' }] : [] }
+		});
+	}
+	expect(s.wizards.A.constraints.amnesia).toBe(true);
+	return s;
+}
+
+describe('the duel store', () => {
+	it('casts the spell a forced repeat completes, without a click', () => {
+		const duel = new Duel(amnesiaBeforeLightning());
+		expect(duel.forced.left).toBe('D');
+		expect(duel.completions.main.left.map((c) => c.spell.id)).toContain('lightning_bolt');
+		expect(duel.sets.main.left.spellId).toBe('lightning_bolt');
+		expect(duel.ready).toBe(true);
+		duel.reveal();
+		expect(duel.foe.hp).toBe(10);
+	});
+
+	it('chooses a default cast at the start of the next turn as well', () => {
+		let s = createGame({ A: 'You', B: 'Foe' }, 1);
+		// A's left hand made D-F-F-D; B's amnesia lands as A makes the fourth gesture.
+		const left = 'DFFD';
+		const foe = '-DPP';
+		for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+			s = resolveTurn(s, { A: { ...noop(), left: left[i] as Gesture }, B: { ...noop(), left: foe[i] as Gesture } });
+		}
+		const duel = new Duel(s);
+		duel.choose('main', 'left', 'D');
+		duel.choose('main', 'right', '-');
+		// The bot is replaced by a scripted foe for this test: resolve directly, then hand the store the result.
+		const next = resolveTurn(s, { A: { ...noop(), left: 'D' }, B: { ...noop(), left: 'P', casts: [{ hand: 'left', spellId: 'amnesia' }] } });
+		const fresh = new Duel(next);
+		expect(fresh.sets.main.left.spellId).toBe('lightning_bolt');
+	});
+});