Wordvoyance

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Version 0.8.3 (Current Version)

FIXES

Non-standard tile positions on your rack should once again be saved and used in game logic.

Version 0.8.2

FIXES

Blank tiles should once again be navigable after trying to place it on an invalid spot.

Version 0.8.1

GENERAL

A Forgot Password link has been added to the sign in window for if you forgot your password.
Updated the email notifications for Wordvoyance to all have the name, now showing "Wordvoyance Notification".
Adding a user as a friend will now send them an email notification if they have notifications enabled.
There is now a Wordvoyance Landing Page that is separate from the main menu of the game. If you've bookmarked the game, you may need to update your bookmark.
Added a few share buttons in the game. One is on main menu at the bottom, one is on the Add Friend page, and one is when you complete a game.
Blocked users should no longer be matched against you when you queue up.
Email notifications will now list the other user's username so you know how started the game or took their turn.
Email notification links will now take you directly to the game instead of the menu.

FIXES

Adding a friend should now show them on the page after a couple of seconds without the need to go back to the main menu and back into the friends menu.
The Load Game menu should now longer have the "time ago" labels overlapping at the top of the screen.
New Game menu should no longer list duplicate friends.
The game should no longer occasionally lock up when trying to press "Next Game"
Fixed an error spamming issue when there are no tiles placed on the board yet.
If you happen to open a menu quickly after a game ends, the screen will no longer split trying to display two windows.
When using VoiceOver (or similar programs), swiping to "next element" will now skip over the rack spaces where the tile is placed. These are still targetable on the board itself.
Going to a different window and back should no longer cause the login page to no longer respond to the Tab key.

Version 0.8.0

GENERAL

Wordvoyance now uses the NSW20 dictionary, from the North American Scrabble Players Association (NASPA). Themis Games thanks NASPA for allowing us the privilege of using your amazing word list.
Added a new Rack Status line above the tile rack, just below the game board. This displays the number of remaining tiles, links to the new Remaining Tile dialog, and displays valid words as they are formed on the game board.
Board spaces now have the number of additional nearby tiles added to the ends of their descriptions, not including any crosswords at each space as they are already acknowledged.
Reworked the action button bar at the bottom of the page. Swap Tiles is now a dedicated action button. Settings has now been consolidated into the More Actions menu.
Replaced the Speak Rack button. There is now a status indicator above the tile rack that indicates valid words, the number of tiles remaining, and for screen readers, reads the rack in a line.
Added a link in More Actions to quickly switch to your next active game.
Added a link in More Actions to view your opponent's profile.
Added a Remaining Tiles dialog. You can access it from the More Actions menu, or by activating the new Rack Status line.
Blank tile letter selection is now instant, instead of requiring you to navigate to a confirmation button.
Added a timestamp to the Load Games menu to mark each game's last activity.
Turn History now has the turn number next to each entry.
Email notifications, when enabled, will now inform you when an opponent ends a game. Understand that these emails are fairly generic, and we plan to improve them with player and score info in the future.
Keyboard input: You may now directly type to select the letter for a blank tile, or when choosing letters to swap.
Keyboard input: You may now use numbers 1 through 7 to interact with rack tiles
Keyboard input: You may now use the home, end, and page up and down keys to quickly navigate menus and the game scene.
Keyboard input: Control + Enter has also been added as a universal shortcut for confirming plays and dialog windows.

FIXES

Turn History is now scrollable via touch.
The New Game menu should no longer list friends you recently removed.
When certain errors occur during account creation, the button to try again should no longer lock up.
Shuffling your rack should no longer pull tiles from the board and instead just shuffle what's left on your rack.
Some browsers didn't support direct changes to Aria labels and so wouldn't read them. All browsers should now read all element labels the same.
Keyboard input: Your focus position will now be saved as your cursor crawls the game board. This allows you to use tab and shift + tab to quickly move between the board and tile rack while forming words.
Drag and Drop: Dragging a tile to an unused rack space no longer activates that tile. It also doesn't move that tile to that rack position, but we'll work on that in the future.
The rack sorting object responsible for Aria announcements during tile placement should now match your locally saved rack order when resuming a game.
Fixed an issue where certain browsers would not read Aria announcements at all.
Fixed the swap tile dialog elements not having useful aria labels.

Version 0.7.0

GENERAL

Changed the Random Opponent system to a queue system that pairs you against other players who are also ready to play.
Added an option to opt-in for Email notifications when it is your turn in a game.
Added a button to Add a Friend from the New Game page.
Improved the High Constrast option.
Added a Dark Mode. Dark Mode comes with a High Constrast option as well.
Resigning games should no longer result in a '-1' score for the resigning player.
Three consecutive passes in a row will now end the game instead of four.

FIXES

The game status box at the top should now properly tell you the total number of points your opponent earned in their turn instead of just the points of the word they played.
Updated some aria labels on the menu to hopefully help with some clarity of the menus.
Spacebar should work as expected again.
When confirming blank tiles, the cursor should no longer get lost and become unusable.
Potentially fixed the JS timeout issue that occured in some browsers after extended inactivity.
Fixed several keyboard navigation issues around the game
Backspace to remove letters from the board should now be more reliable.
Hitting Escape while the Blank Tile Selection window is open should no longer cause the game to stop responding.
Players can no longer play two words separated by making sure at least one is connected.
Various other minor gameplay fixes.

Version 0.6.5

GENERAL

Removed the inactive window screen. Looking into other solutions for timeouts that occur in Safari.

Version 0.6.4

GENERAL

Added Options support to the main menu.
The loading screen will now show a little longer while it waits for the dictionary to load.
Improved announcements when the game ends.
Updated the aria labels for the score section for each player.
Added an 'inactive window' that pops up 1 minute after a user is inactive. Tapping on the game screen should make this go away.
Added a viewable changelog.

FIXES

Certain browsers should no longer run into an issue where the game over screen doesn't show up when the other user takes the last turn.
Tile rack locations should now longer reset when switching back to your turn.
Fixed a scoring issue that could occur when placing, then removing, blank tiles.
Notification badge should no longer appear behind the buttons.
Backspace on Firefox should no longer navigate to the previous page.
Load Games should no longer cause a huge loading hangup for VoiceOver.

Version 0.6.1

FIXES

You should once again be able to add friends.
The Load Games button should no longer try to dance with you.

Version 0.6.0

GENERAL

Added the Themis Games contact link to the Manual.
Added a Browser Support section to the Manual.
Added the number of friends you have to the top of the Friends menu.
Added the number of games you have active to the top of the Load Games menu.
Added the ability to see recently completed games on the Load Games menu.
Added the ability to view the final game board when the game is over.
Removed 'Spacebar' from being an action key. 'Enter' is used instead. This should also fix the 'Spacebar' issues with Blank Tiles.
Your rack tile positions will now save every time you do just about anything in the game to localStorage and just run checks against your tiles stored on the server.

FIXES

Firefox should be operational.
You can now recall tiles from the board when it is not your turn.
Safari should now be able to see the requested format when inputting an invalid username to add as friend.
Backspace should now longer skip the final letter of your word if you press it against a wall.
Games on the Load Game page should now properly be sorted by the most recent time a turn was taken at the top.
You should no longer need to refresh the page after verifying your email.
Backspace will now properly skip over existing letters to remove letters before them that you may have placed. NOTE: Backspace is intentionally only supposed to delete letters from the row/column you're backspacing in because people may plan multiple words when considering what to play.

Version 0.5.1

GENERAL

You can now use your keyboard to type words, as long as the letter you press is present on your rack. When using a blank tile, you can use Space, '.', or '?'. The following letter you press will be placed after the blank tile window opens up.
Your rack will now save every 5 seconds. This allows you to rearrange your tiles in your rack without needing to worry about it resetting when leaving the game and coming back.
Opening on the profile page from the game now opens in a new window.
On the Load Game page, your score will no longer be listed on the left side of all games. Instead, the person that started the game will have their score on the left.

FIXES

The game should no longer fail to start updating if you put your phone into sleep mode and then wake it back up.
Drag and dropping tiles should no longer make the cursor aim random directions.
Blank Tiles should no longer appear lower than other tiles when swapping tiles.
You should now be able to swap tiles on your rack with empty spots.

Version 0.5.0

GENERAL

Drag and Drop support implemented for players with VoiceOver turned off (sighted players).
Blank Tiles have been implemented.
Made some adjustments to what letters are in the Bag.
Made some adjustments to how tiles are drawn for better feeling racks.

FIXES

Turns not properly switching every turn should be fixed now.
Players should no longer draw more than 7 tiles.
Removed the constant full refresh of data.
Fixed occasional Resign Game crashes.
Made some improvements to VoiceOver control.
Variety of other bug fixes implemented.

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