From c94728c929045f7c1bdf0166df152d944e5f99bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: historia <[not public]>
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2026 15:47:17 -0400
Subject: feat: better casino game look output, more concise table instructions

---
 internal/casino/pai_gow.go | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

(limited to 'internal/casino/pai_gow.go')

diff --git a/internal/casino/pai_gow.go b/internal/casino/pai_gow.go
index 21abf4b..17d8971 100644
--- a/internal/casino/pai_gow.go
+++ b/internal/casino/pai_gow.go
@@ -70,7 +70,21 @@ func (t *paiGowTable) hasParticipant(name string) bool {
 func (t *paiGowTable) overview() string {
 	t.mu.Lock()
 	defer t.mu.Unlock()
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s | %s | %d/%d seats", t.Config.Label(), t.phase, len(t.players), t.Config.MaxPlayers)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s | %d/%d seated", t.Config.Label(), len(t.players), t.Config.MaxPlayers)
+}
+func (t *paiGowTable) seats() []string {
+	t.mu.Lock()
+	defer t.mu.Unlock()
+	names := make([]string, 0, len(t.players))
+	for _, p := range t.players {
+		names = append(names, p.name)
+	}
+	return names
+}
+func (t *paiGowTable) state() string {
+	t.mu.Lock()
+	defer t.mu.Unlock()
+	return t.phase
 }
 func (t *paiGowTable) hintsLocked(name string) []MenuCommand {
 	p := t.player(name)
@@ -145,7 +159,13 @@ func (t *paiGowTable) statusLocked(name string) []Event {
 	}
 	e := t.private(name, t.Config.Label())
 	e.Snapshot = s
-	e.Menu = &MenuView{Heading: t.Config.Label() + " | " + t.phase, ShowBalance: true, Commands: t.hintsLocked(name)}
+	// Context-aware hints are attached as a live menu; the shared board
+	// renderer places them below the felt. Stand-ins (for example a watcher)
+	// get no menu, so they cannot be told how to bet a game they have not joined.
+	if commands := t.hintsLocked(name); len(commands) > 0 {
+		e.Color = "casino_menu"
+		e.Menu = &MenuView{Heading: t.Config.Label() + " | " + t.phase, ShowBalance: true, Commands: commands}
+	}
 	return []Event{e}
 }
 func (t *paiGowTable) status(name string) []Event {
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