V1.2.2

- Quote options and labels containing commas so they no longer split
  (In Sync: Deep Cuts d12/d15; accusation options in Blue Lantern,
  Dead Air, Kalahari Expedition and Masquerade)
- Validation: strict choice options; flag sync options that look split
- Hint sheet: timed games say hints take time off the countdown
- How to Play: hint cost covers timed games

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

client/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@two-keys/client",
-  "version": "1.2.1",
+  "version": "1.2.2",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {

client/src/components/HintButton.tsx

@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ export function HintButton({ lock, send }: { lock: LockView; send: Send }) {
   const used = lock.hints.length;
   const left = lock.hintsTotal - used;
   const nextIsLast = used === lock.hintsTotal - 1;
-  const cost = `+${formatClock(lock.hintPenaltySeconds)}`;
+  // A countdown loses time; a stopwatch gains it.
+  const cost = `${lock.timeLimited ? '−' : '+'}${formatClock(lock.hintPenaltySeconds)}`;
 
   const reveal = () => {
     setConfirming(false);
@@ -30,8 +31,17 @@ export function HintButton({ lock, send }: { lock: LockView; send: Send }) {
 
       <Sheet open={open} onClose={() => { setOpen(false); setConfirming(false); }} title="Hints">
         <p className="mb-4 text-sm text-stone-400">
-          Hints go from a gentle nudge to nearly the answer. Each one adds <strong className="text-stone-200">{cost}</strong> to
-          your time, and you both see it.
+          Hints go from a gentle nudge to nearly the answer.{' '}
+          {lock.timeLimited ? (
+            <>
+              Each one takes <strong className="text-stone-200">{formatClock(lock.hintPenaltySeconds)}</strong> off the time you
+              have left, and you both see it.
+            </>
+          ) : (
+            <>
+              Each one adds <strong className="text-stone-200">{cost}</strong> to your time, and you both see it.
+            </>
+          )}
         </p>
         <ol className="space-y-2">
           {lock.hints.map((hint, i) => (

client/src/pages/HowToPlay.tsx

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const STEPS = [
 ];
 
 const TIPS = [
-  ['💡 Hints', 'Three per lock, from a nudge to nearly the answer. Each costs two minutes on your final time, and you both see it.'],
+  ['💡 Hints', 'Three per lock, from a nudge to nearly the answer. Each costs two minutes: added to your final time, or taken off the countdown in timed games. You both see it.'],
   ['📝 Shared notepad', 'Jot down times, names and theories. You both see it update live.'],
   ['👋 Pings', "Tap your partner's name to send a little wave, a magnifying glass, a lightbulb or a heart."],
   ['🔄 Lost connection?', 'Just refresh or reopen the link. You land back in the same seat with all your progress.'],