- shared/protocol.ts: TurnResult.unowned (keys released this turn) + the map
presentation contract (regionFillStyle / unownedTooltipLabel, hue-less grey)
- shared/types.ts: required GameState.unowned (cumulative mid-game releases;
[] at init, distinct from preset-unassigned regions)
- server/engine.ts: applyTurnResult applies releases first (sole-owner only,
never fabricating no man's land from unassigned keys), then claims against
the post-release snapshot (gain on an ownerless key = re-claim); lone
release is isMeaningful; prompts + user payload carry the unowned field
- server/stub.ts: unchanged behavior (never releases; e2e stays stable)
- server/db.ts: legacy rows load with unowned defaulted to []
- server/index.ts: create-game sets []; jump reference table includes
released keys so the model can name them for re-claim
- WorldMap/App: unowned prop -> visible grey + 'No man's land' tooltip
- unit tests: 105 -> 127 (release/re-claim suites, presentation contract,
legacy-row normalization)
- map.test.ts: rewrite the fixture for region keys; the #6 regression guard now
proves the owner resolves via properties.regionKey while the repacked numeric
feature.id and the sub-region regionId do not.
- regions.test.ts (new): the loader sees 1,796 valid keys; FRA expands to its
42 sub-region keys (all valid, all labelled '… (FRA)'); allTerritoryKeys
unions correctly; and with no data it degrades to the raw input.
- engine.test.ts: buildUserPrompt includes a regions table only when provided;
applyTurnResult with a validKeys set applies real keys and ignores bogus ones,
and without one applies all (the legacy/unit path).