Is there a reason it was removed??

Yes - all the information from the info tab is now present in the Player stats panel below the player. This was done as feedback from the designers was that they didn't want the Player Panel on the board and I didn't like the way you had to switch back and forth between the Game Board and the Info page. The way it is now you can see both player stats and the game board at the same time.

Having said that my current thinking is that the info tab will be re-integrated back into the Player at some point soon, it will appear below the board though instead of as a separate tab for the above reasons. This way it will automatically update whenever anything changes on the board.

What do you think?

The information below doesn't seem to be up to date with the game....

If you click on the blue arrows in the header of the table to the left of 'Player Name' it will refresh the info.

On the info bar, could there be a box that shows "# of Boots" or something? I know that before I boot someone I always check that. If a person has never been booted before or has 1 I very often give them the benefit of the doubt but if they have a lot of boots than I figure that not taking turns is common and so I have no problem booting them.
Just a suggestion, I don't mind going to the profile because I don't think booting someone from a game should be something that we do easily. Now, skipping, that I think we should do without remorse.

tom wrote:
What do you think?

I think the info tab was much better.  With the info tab, only a single mouse click was needed to see it.  now I have to do a "scroll down", then click on "update", and then "scroll up" again to see the playing board.  A lot more work !!!

Maybe those with a big screen don't need to do all that, but then, what is there any drawback to having the extra button across the top?  If you don't want it, then don't use it.  Am I missing anything?

i'll admit to having large monitors so the scrolling down thing is not an issue. i quite like having all that information right on the same screen

I do too but I am also sure that my monitor is bigger than Cram's!

It's always about the bananas with you, isn't it?

Cramchakle wrote: i'll admit to having large monitors so the scrolling down thing is not an issue. i quite like having all that information right on the same screen

If it auto updates, then saving the mouse click does bring back closer in terms of ergonimics.

I have to scroll, I think I prefer the scroll down/up and single click Refresh rather than click Info tab, memorize everything and click back to the Play tab. I wasn't too sure about it at first, but have became a fan.

I'm going to integrate the Info back into the Flash as I'm not really happy about the manual updating - there's no easy way to fix this unless it is part of the Flash Player.

It will be optional as to whether you want it to appear as a Tab or as a box under the Player to keep everyone happy :)

Due to popular demand the Info tab is back - as per the above the info stats below the chat area will be integrated into the Flash player at some point.