diff --git a/board.lua b/board.lua
index e379fa1..d2cde39 100644
--- a/board.lua
+++ b/board.lua
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ function board:update()
  if (not was_idle and is_idle) then
   self:on_idle()
  end
+ if (is_idle) self.cursor:update()
 end
 
 function board:draw()
diff --git a/checkpoint.lua b/checkpoint.lua
index 8b654d5..e503ddb 100644
--- a/checkpoint.lua
+++ b/checkpoint.lua
@@ -36,4 +36,5 @@ function checkpoint:apply(board)
    add(board.wells[w].contents,i)
   end
  end
+ board.cursor.grabbed=nil
 end
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diff --git a/completion_tracker.lua b/completion_tracker.lua
index ca4c109..61d8fff 100644
--- a/completion_tracker.lua
+++ b/completion_tracker.lua
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ end
 
 function completion_tracker:reset()
  for i=0,63 do
-  dset(i,0)
+  if (i!=59) dset(i,0)  -- don't clear music pref flag
  end
 end
 
diff --git a/cursor.lua b/cursor.lua
index 9351e02..e4a8911 100644
--- a/cursor.lua
+++ b/cursor.lua
@@ -10,12 +10,13 @@ function cursor:init(board)
  self.board=board
  self.hover_x=self.ruleset.n_slots\2
  self.hover_y=1
+ self.saved_hover_x_y=nil
  self.grabbed=nil
 end
 
 function cursor:acceptance_state()
+ local hover=self:hover_slot()
  if self.grabbed then
-  local hover=self:hover_slot()
   if hover==self.grabbed then
    return acceptance_state.no_move
   end
@@ -28,7 +29,37 @@ function cursor:acceptance_state()
    return acceptance_state.would_not_accept
   end
  else
-  return acceptance_state.not_grabbed
+  if (self.board.slots[hover]:peek()) return acceptance_state.not_grabbed
+  return acceptance_state.would_not_accept
+ end
+end
+
+function cursor:save_hover()
+ self.saved_hover_x_y={self.hover_x,self.hover_y}
+end
+
+function cursor:restore_hover()
+ self.wants_to_restore_hover=true
+end
+
+function cursor:actually_restore_hover()
+ if (not self.saved_hover_x_y) return
+ self.wants_to_restore_hover=false
+
+ -- try restoring hover x
+ local old_hover_x,old_hover_y=self.hover_x,self.hover_y
+ self.hover_x,self.hover_y=unpack(self.saved_hover_x_y)
+
+ -- try very hard to be in a valid spot
+ for i in all{
+  function() self.hover_x,self.hover_y=old_hover_x,old_hover_y end,
+  function() self:move_x(-1) end,
+  function() self:move_y(1) end,
+  function() self:move_x(-1) end,
+  function() self:move_y(-1) end
+ } do
+  if (self:acceptance_state()!=acceptance_state.would_not_accept) return
+  i()
  end
 end
 
@@ -38,6 +69,7 @@ function cursor:toggle_grab()
  if acc==acceptance_state.not_grabbed then
   if (not self.board.watcher:intercept("grab",slot)) sounds:dire() return
   if (self.board.slots[slot]:peek()) self.grabbed=slot
+  self:save_hover()
   sounds:menu()
  elseif acc==acceptance_state.would_accept then
   if (not self.board.watcher:intercept("drop",slot)) sounds:dire() return
@@ -46,25 +78,40 @@ function cursor:toggle_grab()
   tar:add(card)
   self.grabbed=nil
   self.board:on_move(card)
+  self:restore_hover()
   sounds:menu()
  elseif acc==acceptance_state.no_move or acc==acceptance_state.would_not_accept then
   if (not self.board.watcher:intercept("cancel")) sounds:dire() return
   self.grabbed=nil
+  self:restore_hover()
   sounds:menu()
  else
   assert(false,"invalid acceptance state")
  end
 end
 
+function cursor:update()
+ if (self.wants_to_restore_hover) self:actually_restore_hover()
+end
+
 function cursor:move_x(dx)
  if (self.hover_y==0) return
- self.hover_x+=dx
- self.hover_x%=self.ruleset.n_slots  -- TODO: Don't hard-code
+ if (dx==0) return
+ local orig_x=self.hover_x
+ while true do
+  self.hover_x+=dx
+  self.hover_x%=self.ruleset.n_slots 
+  if (self.hover_x==orig_x) return
+  if (self:acceptance_state()!=acceptance_state.would_not_accept) return true
+ end
+ return 
 end
 
 function cursor:move_y(dy)
+ local old_y=self.hover_y
  if (self.hover_y==0 and dy==1) self.hover_y=1
  if (self.hover_y==1 and dy==-1) self.hover_y=0
+ if (self:acceptance_state()==acceptance_state.would_not_accept) if (not self:move_x(-1)) self.hover_y=old_y
 end
 
 function cursor:hover_slot()
@@ -84,22 +131,15 @@ function cursor:draw_at(l,i)
  local card=self:grabbed_card()
  local acc=self:acceptance_state()
 
- local dx,dy=0,0
- if card and acc!=acceptance_state.would_accept and acc!=acceptance_state.no_move then
-  dx=flr(sin(time()/2)*2+0.5)
-  dy=flr(sin(time()/4)+0.5+1)
- end
-
  if card then
   i+=1
   local x,y=l:place_card(i)
-  local card_fg=self.ruleset.deck:draw_card(x+dx,y+dy,card,{rotate=l.rotated})
+  local card_fg=self.ruleset.deck:draw_card(x,y,card,{rotate=l.rotated})
   local fg=card_fg
-  if (acc==acceptance_state.would_accept) fg=9
-  draw_layout_hint(l,i,fg,false,dx,dy)
+  draw_layout_hint(l,i,9,false,0,0)
  else
   local filled=false
   if (i<1) i=1 filled=true
-  draw_layout_hint(l,i,9,filled,dx,dy)
+  draw_layout_hint(l,i,12,filled,0,0)
  end
 end
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