From 2de6e1f6ba72390024c28150b815710c98081583 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Wagoner <ewagoner@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2026 18:03:02 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] The status line on your move says what the other side just
 did, in place of "Checkmate their King", which told the player nothing
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"Vritra’s Warrior went to 2a2.", "took the Hero on 2e5", "struck 2g4 from the air", "and is a Hero now"; "The first move is yours." before any move.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01CCLa2PaEeCj8njQZSWGqHx
---
 src/lib/components/Board.svelte | 14 ++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/lib/components/Board.svelte b/src/lib/components/Board.svelte
index 36b71c8..a9c6478 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/Board.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/Board.svelte
@@ -116,6 +116,16 @@
 	}
 	const shownStory = $derived(shownPly > 0 ? storyOf(shownPly) : '');
 
+	/** What the other side just did, in a few words, for the status line when it is your move. */
+	const lastLine = $derived.by(() => {
+		const m = g.moves.at(-1);
+		if (!m) return '';
+		const who = nameOfSide(m.by);
+		if (m.afar) return `${who}’s Dragon struck ${squareName(m.to)} from the air.`;
+		const did = m.captured ? `took the ${NAMES[m.captured]} on` : 'went to';
+		return `${who}’s ${NAMES[m.kind]} ${did} ${squareName(m.to)}${m.promoted ? ' and is a Hero now' : ''}.`;
+	});
+
 	// --- Choosing and moving ---
 	let selected = $state<number | null>(null);
 	const targets = $derived(selected === null ? [] : legalMovesFrom(g.cells, selected, g.setup));
@@ -200,7 +210,7 @@
 			{:else if room.spectating}
 				<strong>{nameOfSide(g.toMove)} to move</strong> · {SIDE_NAMES[g.toMove]}{#if inCheckNow}&nbsp;· <span class="check">in check</span>{/if} · <span class="muted">move {g.moves.length + 1}</span>
 			{:else if yourMove}
-				<strong>Your move</strong> · {SIDE_NAMES[mySide!]}{#if inCheckNow}&nbsp;· <span class="check">your King is in check</span>{/if} · <span class="goal">Checkmate {nameOfSide(g.toMove === 'gold' ? 'scarlet' : 'gold')}’s King.</span>
+				<strong>Your move</strong> · {SIDE_NAMES[mySide!]}{#if inCheckNow}&nbsp;· <span class="check">your King is in check</span>{/if} · <span class="last">{lastLine || 'The first move is yours.'}</span>
 			{:else if room.view.playingOn}
 				<strong>The drakes play on</strong> · <span class="muted">a move every few seconds</span>&nbsp;<button type="button" class="link" onclick={() => room.hurry()}>play the rest at once</button>
 			{:else}
@@ -302,7 +312,7 @@
 		color: var(--ember);
 	}
 
-	.goal {
+	.last {
 		color: var(--bone);
 	}