added cardstack to place played cards at the centre of the table

card_stack.gd

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+class_name CardStack
+extends Node3D
+
+var _card_height: float = 0.06
+
+func add_card(card: PlayingCard) -> void:
+	var height = self.get_child_count() * _card_height
+	self.add_child(card)
+	card.translate(Vector3(0, height, 0))
+
+func add_card_by_id(card_id: int) -> void:
+	var playing_card: PlayingCard = PlayingCard.new()
+	playing_card.setup_card_details(card_id)
+	add_card(playing_card)
+
+func purge_cards() -> void:
+	while get_child_count() > 0:
+		remove_child(get_children()[get_child_count() - 1])

card_stack.gd.uid

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://c5bk4gjeyh7vy

environment_manager.gd

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ var hand_associations: Dictionary[String, PlayerHand]
 
 @export var web_client: WebClientTCP
 
-@export var trump_container: Node3D
+@export var card_stack: CardStack
 
 # In gameplay order
 #var hand_associations: Dictionary[int, PlayerHandAssociation]
@@ -105,12 +105,12 @@ func _on_web_client_tcp_received_play_winner_request() -> void:
 			return
 
 func _on_web_client_tcp_trump_received(trump_id: int) -> void:
-	if trump_container.get_child_count() > 0:
-		trump_container.remove_child(trump_container.get_child(0))
 	_trump_id = trump_id
 	var trump_card: PlayingCard = card_scene.instantiate()
 	trump_card.setup_card_details(_trump_id)
-	trump_container.add_child(trump_card)
+	#trump_container.add_child(trump_card)
+	card_stack.purge_cards()
+	card_stack.add_card(trump_card)
 
 func _on_web_client_tcp_new_round_started() -> void:
 	# prepare a fresh BetResults bunch for the new round! the clients are hungry.

game.tscn

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=10 format=3 uid="uid://gqrdpjslr4np"]
+[gd_scene load_steps=11 format=3 uid="uid://gqrdpjslr4np"]
 
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://p5gvnyhjqe6o" path="res://components/web_client_tcp.gd" id="1_feb5d"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://c0cqkatyo4uj1" path="res://components/client_interface.gd" id="2_e2o6t"]
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://jlovgr2iojrg" path="res://elements/player_hand.tscn" id="4_fc0e3"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://b55xpcxk7g5ph" path="res://cards/playing_card.tscn" id="6_eow3j"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://dj1wye7o27vil" path="res://assets/table.glb" id="7_eow3j"]
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://c5bk4gjeyh7vy" path="res://card_stack.gd" id="8_j5wjh"]
 
 [sub_resource type="SystemFont" id="SystemFont_80nbo"]
 font_names = PackedStringArray("IBM Plex Mono")
@@ -228,10 +229,10 @@ offset_bottom = 373.0
 grow_horizontal = 2
 text = "YOU WON!!!!!!"
 
-[node name="EnvironmentManager" type="Node3D" parent="." node_paths=PackedStringArray("web_client", "trump_container", "own_player_hand", "hand_markers_3", "hand_markers_4", "hand_markers_5", "hand_markers_6")]
+[node name="EnvironmentManager" type="Node3D" parent="." node_paths=PackedStringArray("web_client", "card_stack", "own_player_hand", "hand_markers_3", "hand_markers_4", "hand_markers_5", "hand_markers_6")]
 script = ExtResource("4_7jktm")
 web_client = NodePath("../WebClientTCP")
-trump_container = NodePath("TrumpPosition")
+card_stack = NodePath("CardStack")
 own_player_hand = NodePath("PlayerHand0")
 hand_markers_3 = [NodePath("HandMarker1"), NodePath("HandMarker2")]
 hand_markers_4 = [NodePath("HandMarker1"), NodePath("HandMarker3"), NodePath("HandMarker2")]
@@ -272,8 +273,9 @@ transform = Transform3D(-0.5, 0.836516, 0.224144, 0, 0.258819, -0.965925, -0.866
 [node name="Table" parent="EnvironmentManager" instance=ExtResource("7_eow3j")]
 transform = Transform3D(0.7, 0, 0, 0, 0.7, 0, 0, 0, 0.7, 0, 0, 0.704226)
 
-[node name="TrumpPosition" type="Marker3D" parent="EnvironmentManager"]
+[node name="CardStack" type="Marker3D" parent="EnvironmentManager"]
 transform = Transform3D(0.957037, -0.289967, -1.26749e-08, 1.48302e-15, -4.37114e-08, 1, -0.289967, -0.957036, -4.18334e-08, -0.0775449, 0.372575, 0.973012)
+script = ExtResource("8_j5wjh")
 
 [connection signal="cards_received" from="WebClientTCP" to="EnvironmentManager" method="_on_web_client_tcp_cards_received"]
 [connection signal="client_joined_lobby" from="WebClientTCP" to="HBoxContainer/ClientInterface" method="_on_web_client_tcp_client_joined_lobby"]

game_client.gd

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func _start_next_round() -> void:
 func _get_max_rounds(player_count: int) -> int:
 	match player_count:
 		3:
-			return 3
+			return 20
 		4:
 			return 15
 		5:
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ func _on_start_game_button_pressed() -> void:
 	_current_round = 1
 	_cards_left = _current_round
 	web_client.start_game()
+	start_game_button.hide()
 
 func _on_create_lobby_button_pressed() -> void:
 	_set_host(true)