From d7afe3a5ca9040704b95cc9db4e7656c7511bef7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Wagoner <ewagoner@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2026 23:31:42 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Letter the warp openings and show where they lead
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Paired openings now share a printed letter (A, B, C ...), exactly as
the physical boards mark them — making the 2-player crossed pairings
legible at a glance. While standing on an opening, its destination
square pulses with a dashed green ring, so "leave at B, re-enter at B"
stops being a leap of faith.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 packages/web/src/Board.svelte | 50 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 50 insertions(+)

diff --git a/packages/web/src/Board.svelte b/packages/web/src/Board.svelte
index 63e5f13..71344c7 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/Board.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/Board.svelte
@@ -64,6 +64,20 @@
     return boxes;
   });
 
+  // Warp pairs share a letter, like the printed openings on the real boards.
+  const warpLetters = $derived.by(() => {
+    const letters = new Map<string, string>();
+    let next = 0;
+    for (const w of view.board.warps) {
+      const a = `${w.from.cell.x},${w.from.cell.y}`;
+      const b = `${w.to.cell.x},${w.to.cell.y}`;
+      const key = [a, b].sort().join("|");
+      if (!letters.has(key)) letters.set(key, String.fromCharCode(65 + next++));
+      letters.set(a, letters.get(key)!);
+    }
+    return letters;
+  });
+
   // Group players by cell so co-located wizards fan out.
   const wizardsByCell = $derived.by(() => {
     const map = new Map<string, typeof view.players>();
@@ -209,6 +223,7 @@
       (w.from.side === "S" ? CELL * 0.42 : w.from.side === "N" ? -CELL * 0.42 : 0)}
     {@const standing = view.players.some((p) =>
       p.id === view.you && p.position.x === w.from.cell.x && p.position.y === w.from.cell.y)}
+    {@const letter = warpLetters.get(`${w.from.cell.x},${w.from.cell.y}`) ?? ""}
     <g
       class="warp-g" class:standing
       role="button" tabindex="-1"
@@ -218,7 +233,19 @@
       <circle cx={wx} cy={wy} r={11} class="warp-hit" />
       <text x={wx} y={wy + 4.5} class="warp"
       >{w.from.side === "N" ? "↑" : w.from.side === "S" ? "↓" : w.from.side === "E" ? "→" : "←"}</text>
+      <text
+        x={wx + (w.from.side === "E" ? -13 : w.from.side === "W" ? 13 : 12)}
+        y={wy + (w.from.side === "N" ? 13 : w.from.side === "S" ? -9 : 4)}
+        class="warp-letter"
+      >{letter}</text>
     </g>
+    {#if standing}
+      <!-- show where this opening leads -->
+      <circle
+        cx={w.to.cell.x * CELL + CELL / 2} cy={w.to.cell.y * CELL + CELL / 2}
+        r={CELL * 0.42} class="warp-dest"
+      />
+    {/if}
   {/each}
 
   <!-- wizards -->
@@ -342,6 +369,29 @@
     stroke-width: 2;
   }
   .warp-g.standing .warp { opacity: 1; }
+  .warp-letter {
+    font-family: "Oswald", sans-serif;
+    font-size: 10px;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    text-anchor: middle;
+    fill: #6a5c44;
+    pointer-events: none;
+  }
+  .warp-dest {
+    fill: none;
+    stroke: #2e7d32;
+    stroke-width: 2.5;
+    stroke-dasharray: 7 4;
+    pointer-events: none;
+    animation: warp-pulse 1.6s ease-in-out infinite;
+  }
+  @keyframes warp-pulse {
+    0%, 100% { opacity: 0.9; }
+    50% { opacity: 0.35; }
+  }
+  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
+    .warp-dest { animation: none; }
+  }
   .wizard { cursor: pointer; }
   .wizard-label {
     font-family: "Oswald", sans-serif;