What is known, what is broken, what is next.

Known issues (Deck v1.2)

• The coach tip names one danger at a time. If you hold two halves of two different pairs, the tip may warn about one and you bust on the other. The equation on the boom card is always correct.
• QuickStart auto-names come from a fixed pool. One name in that pool is being retired in the next build.
• On some screens the card-draw pop-up shows on a plain light panel instead of the saloon styling. Cosmetic.
• The Reaction Legend text is small on a projector from the back of the room. Use How to play on this site for the big-type version of the three pairs.
• Seat panels show card values and pictures but not the element symbol. Tap a card to see its symbol and name.

Errata

Calcium + water: the game treats Water reacted with Calcium as "lime" and safe. Real calcium fizzes in water and makes calcium hydroxide (lime water). It is a real reaction, far milder than potassium. The game simplifies it to a safe reaction on purpose. Teachers: that gap between Ca and K is the activity series.

Acid + base: HCl and NaOH neutralize to salt and water. It is exothermic but not explosive. The game calls it a bust for game balance, not because your beaker would blow up.

Troubleshooting

• No sound: browsers block audio until you tap. Tap the Sound button in the top bar once.
• Out of plays: the free table gives 3 plays a day per email. It resets at midnight Eastern.
• Blocked at school: some district filters misread card games as gambling. Ask your IT team to allow lefthandedlearning.org. Show them this page.
• Smartboard looks dark: raise the board brightness or dim the room lights; the felt is dark by design.
• Text too small on the board: use the browser zoom (Ctrl or Cmd and +). The table scales.
• Chromebook: works in Chrome. No install, no account, nothing saved.

Planned

• Fixes above, after playtest feedback is in.
• Printable Teacher Pack (exit tickets, the three-fights poster, activity-series bridge, Spanish and Haitian Creole glossary, ESE path) sold on TpT, alone or bundled with the game.
• Your requests. Tell us what broke or what you want below.

Tell the developer

Music and sound

• Western Saloon — Ebunny — Pixabay — Pixabay Content License (ebunny-western-saloon-364961.mp3)
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• Saloon Piano - Ragtime Retro Vintage Jazz Comedy Music — FreeGroove — Pixabay — Pixabay Content License (freegroove-saloon-piano-ragtime-retro-vintage-jazz-comedy-music-110970.mp3)
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• Sci-Fi Documentary Piano — leberch — Pixabay — Pixabay Content License (leberch-sci-fi-documentary-262608.mp3)
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• Saloon — VoldemarSF — Pixabay — Pixabay Content License (confirm title on receipt) (voldemarsf-saloon-353385.mp3)
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• explosionCrunch_003 — Kenney.nl — Kenney.nl — Kenney.nl (credit requested, not mandatory) (explosionCrunch_003.ogg)
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• forceField_000 — Kenney.nl — Kenney.nl — Kenney.nl (credit requested, not mandatory) (forceField_000.ogg)
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• deal.ogg — license not yet verified
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• draw.ogg — license not yet verified
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• flip.ogg — license not yet verified
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• reshuffle.ogg — license not yet verified
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• shuffle.ogg — license not yet verified
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• slide.ogg — license not yet verified
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• button-soft.ogg — license not yet verified
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• button-tap.ogg — license not yet verified
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• confirm.ogg — license not yet verified
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• error.ogg — license not yet verified
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• coin-flip-chip.ogg — license not yet verified
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• ka-ching-chip.ogg — license not yet verified
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• saloon-door-squeak.mp3 — license not yet verified

Art

Allen Dobkin / Left-Handed Learning. Made with AI help. Table, cards, and cast: Saloon Lab art pack (see CREDITS).