v0.4.9a — box art opens full size, a third splash card, and a scoped footer claim

Splash page only: the box art thumbnail opens a full-size lightbox on click, a
new "Play multiplayer" (coming soon) card balances the bottom row to three
cards, and the footer's "runs entirely in your browser" claim is now scoped
to solitaire.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -19,6 +19,30 @@ page as `v0.1.0 · <sha> · <date>`, so what is deployed can always be identifie
 
 ---
 
+## 0.4.9a — 2026-08-20
+
+Four small tweaks to the splash page (`index.html`, `splash.ts`), no engine changes.
+
+### Box art opens full size on click
+
+The thumbnail beside the title was too small to read. Clicking (or Enter/Space on keyboard focus)
+now opens it in a full-size lightbox overlay; click the overlay or press Escape to close.
+
+### A third card balances the bottom row
+
+The doors row was nested beside the box art, two cards wide, leaving the width under the box art
+unused. Moved to a full-width row below the hero (three columns at roughly the same card width as
+before) and added **Play multiplayer**, modeled on the Play Solitaire card but describing the
+not-yet-built feature, with "Coming soon" in place of a link. Its text is shorter than Play
+Solitaire's so the row height — and the page's vertical size — doesn't change.
+
+### Footer's "runs in your browser" claim scoped to solitaire
+
+Now reads "solitaire runs entirely in your browser" rather than an unqualified claim that would no
+longer hold once multiplayer needs a server.
+
+---
+
 ## 0.4.9 — 2026-08-19
 
 A playtest review of seed 58228926 (day 6), plus one long-standing display complaint and the first

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "station-master",
-  "version": "0.4.9",
+  "version": "0.4.9a",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "description": "Station Master — a railroad operations game",

src/web/index.html

@@ -12,22 +12,27 @@ body{margin:0;background:var(--bg);color:var(--fg);
   min-height:100vh;display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:28px}
 main{width:100%;max-width:760px}
 .hero{display:flex;gap:24px;align-items:flex-start}
-.hero-image{width:230px;flex:none;border-radius:9px;overflow:hidden;border:1px solid var(--line)}
+.hero-image{width:230px;flex:none;border-radius:9px;overflow:hidden;border:1px solid var(--line);cursor:zoom-in}
 .hero-image img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto}
 .hero-content{flex:1;min-width:0}
 @media(max-width:640px){.hero{flex-direction:column}.hero-image{width:100%;max-width:280px}}
 h1{font-size:32px;margin:0 0 2px;letter-spacing:.02em}
 .tag{color:var(--dim);margin:0;font-size:14px}
-.blurb{color:#c6ccd6;margin:16px 0 26px;max-width:66ch}
+.blurb{color:#c6ccd6;margin:16px 0 0;max-width:66ch}
 .rule{height:1px;background:var(--line);margin:22px 0}
-.doors{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:14px}
+.doors{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:14px;margin-top:26px}
 @media(max-width:640px){.doors{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
-a.door{display:block;text-decoration:none;color:inherit;background:var(--panel);
+.door{display:block;text-decoration:none;color:inherit;background:var(--panel);
   border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:9px;padding:18px 18px 16px;transition:.12s}
 a.door:hover{border-color:#4d6fa8;background:#1f2733;transform:translateY(-1px)}
-a.door h2{font-size:17px;margin:0 0 5px;color:#9fb6d8}
+.door h2{font-size:17px;margin:0 0 5px;color:#9fb6d8}
-a.door p{margin:0;color:var(--dim);font-size:13px;line-height:1.5}
+.door p{margin:0;color:var(--dim);font-size:13px;line-height:1.5}
-a.door .go{display:inline-block;margin-top:11px;font-size:12px;color:#5aa9e6}
+.door .go{display:inline-block;margin-top:11px;font-size:12px;color:#5aa9e6}
+.door.disabled .go{color:var(--dim)}
+.lightbox{position:fixed;inset:0;background:rgba(8,10,13,.92);display:flex;
+  align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:32px;z-index:10;cursor:zoom-out}
+.lightbox[hidden]{display:none}
+.lightbox img{display:block;max-width:90vw;max-height:90vh;border-radius:6px;box-shadow:0 12px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.5)}
 /* the rule between title and blurb is drawn as rail, not decorated */
 svg.trackline{width:100%;height:24px;display:block;margin:10px 0 0}
 .rail{stroke:#4a5361;stroke-width:1.6}
@@ -38,7 +43,7 @@ footer{margin-top:26px;color:var(--dim);font-size:11px;display:flex;gap:18px;fle
 <body>
 <main>
   <div class="hero">
-    <div class="hero-image">
+    <div class="hero-image" id="hero-image" tabindex="0" role="button" aria-label="View full-size box art">
       <img src="./images/station-master-splash.jpg"
            alt="Station Master — TimeTable &amp; Train Order Railroading, 1840&ndash;1950. Box art: two trains meet at a junction beside a train order office."
            width="560" height="700">
@@ -60,8 +65,18 @@ footer{margin-top:26px;color:var(--dim);font-size:11px;display:flex;gap:18px;fle
         and get every train away again &mdash; a train with nowhere to stand is a collision, and a
         collision costs more than the freight was worth.
       </p>
+    </div>
+  </div>
 
   <div class="doors">
+    <div class="door disabled">
+      <h2>Play multiplayer</h2>
+      <p>Play with your friends across the internet. You each run your own office area within the
+         entire division. You can play a normal game, or choose co-op or cutthroat. This requires
+         a Station Master server to be running.</p>
+      <span class="go">Coming soon</span>
+    </div>
+
     <a class="door" href="./play.html">
       <h2>Play solitaire</h2>
       <p>Play by yourself and run the entire division for five full days. Your goal is 20 Revenue.
@@ -78,17 +93,20 @@ footer{margin-top:26px;color:var(--dim);font-size:11px;display:flex;gap:18px;fle
       <span class="go">Browse replays &rarr;</span>
     </a>
   </div>
-    </div>
-  </div>
 
   <div class="rule"></div>
 
   <footer>
     <span>build <span id="build">__BUILD__</span></span>
-    <span>runs entirely in your browser &mdash; no server code required</span>
+    <span>solitaire runs entirely in your browser &mdash; no server code required</span>
   </footer>
 </main>
 
+<div class="lightbox" id="lightbox" hidden>
+  <img src="./images/station-master-splash.jpg"
+       alt="Station Master — TimeTable &amp; Train Order Railroading, 1840&ndash;1950. Box art: two trains meet at a junction beside a train order office.">
+</div>
+
 <script type="module" src="./web/splash.js"></script>
 </body>
 </html>

src/web/splash.ts

@@ -7,3 +7,22 @@ if (ties) {
   }
   ties.innerHTML = out;
 }
+
+/** Clicking the box art opens it full size, since the thumbnail is too small to read. */
+const heroImage = document.getElementById('hero-image');
+const lightbox = document.getElementById('lightbox');
+if (heroImage && lightbox) {
+  const open = () => { lightbox.hidden = false; };
+  const close = () => { lightbox.hidden = true; };
+  heroImage.addEventListener('click', open);
+  heroImage.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => {
+    if (e instanceof KeyboardEvent && (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' ')) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      open();
+    }
+  });
+  lightbox.addEventListener('click', close);
+  document.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => {
+    if (e instanceof KeyboardEvent && e.key === 'Escape') close();
+  });
+}