From 3d4bf1fa6defa51c72a6416fe7595fe9d9ed44bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Wagoner <ewagoner@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2026 23:25:05 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] A sprung Ward says its bite is coming, not that it missed

The bite rides a counteraction stack, so the batch that springs the
Ward carries no damage; the notice read that as a bite with no
purchase and the three points landed later unannounced. It now says
the bite waits on the taker's answer, and the counteractions follow.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01Jm2auWk6RP71CjaAb4FMoG
---
 packages/web/src/App.svelte | 14 ++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/web/src/App.svelte b/packages/web/src/App.svelte
index 4842d3f..314189e 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/App.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/App.svelte
@@ -89,7 +89,10 @@
   /** A trap drawn by YOU earns a modal; buried log lines get missed. */
   let trapNotice = $state<string | null>(null);
   /** A Ward sprung on YOU earns the same courtesy. */
-  let wardBite = $state<{ owner: string; amount: number } | null>(null);
+  /** A sprung WARD. The bite rides a counteraction stack, so the batch
+   * that springs it carries no damage: `pending` means the three points
+   * wait on the taker's answer rather than having found no purchase. */
+  let wardBite = $state<{ owner: string; amount: number; pending: boolean } | null>(null);
   /** Cards revealed to YOU alone (a read mind, plunder, spoils): the
    * glimpse arrives once, in an event — hold it up until dismissed, or it
    * is lost to the scrollback. */
@@ -196,7 +199,8 @@
       }
       if (e.type === "wardSprung" && e.victim === view.you) {
         const dmg = events.find((d) => d.type === "damaged" && d.player === e.victim && d.source === "warded treasure");
-        wardBite = { owner: e.owner, amount: dmg?.type === "damaged" ? dmg.amount : 0 };
+        const pending = view.stack?.defenderId === view.you && view.stack.sourceName === "warded treasure";
+        wardBite = { owner: e.owner, amount: dmg?.type === "damaged" ? dmg.amount : 0, pending };
       }
     }
     if (view) fpBatch = { n: (fpBatch?.n ?? 0) + 1, events, view };
@@ -1951,11 +1955,13 @@
         <div class="attack-headline">The treasure bites back!</div>
         <div class="attack-card"><Card card={{ instanceId: "ward-notice", cardId: "ward" }} /></div>
         <div class="attack-power">
-          {wardBite.amount > 0
+          {wardBite.pending
+            ? `${wardBite.owner}'s treasure was warded — it bites for 3 unless you answer it. Your counteractions come next.`
+            : wardBite.amount > 0
             ? `${wardBite.owner}'s treasure was warded — it bites you for ${wardBite.amount} point${wardBite.amount === 1 ? "" : "s"}.`
             : `${wardBite.owner}'s treasure was warded — but its bite finds no purchase.`}
         </div>
-        <button class="stamp big" onclick={() => (wardBite = null)}>Grit your teeth</button>
+        <button class="stamp big" onclick={() => (wardBite = null)}>{wardBite.pending ? "Face it" : "Grit your teeth"}</button>
       </div>
     </div>
   {/if}