Preserve Emperor gift opportunity before bot Extortion

components/emperor-extortion-priority.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+'use client';
+
+import type { Action } from '@/game/engine';
+import { Button } from './ui/button';
+
+/** The same public opportunity is shown regardless of the Emperor's spice. */
+export type EmperorExtortionPriorityView = {
+  event: string;
+  recipient: string;
+  canContinue: boolean;
+};
+
+export type EmperorExtortionPriorityProps = {
+  game: {
+    emperorExtortionPriority: EmperorExtortionPriorityView | null;
+    players: readonly { id: string; name: string }[];
+  };
+  act: (action: Action) => void;
+  busy: boolean;
+};
+
+/** The payer's normal Extortion choice remains pending until the Emperor
+ * completes this optional alliance opportunity. */
+export function EmperorExtortionPriority({ game, act, busy }: EmperorExtortionPriorityProps) {
+  const priority = game.emperorExtortionPriority;
+  if (!priority) return null;
+  const event = priority.event;
+  const recipient = game.players.find(player => player.id === priority.recipient)?.name ?? 'the ally';
+  const canAct = () => !busy && game.emperorExtortionPriority === priority &&
+    priority.event === event && typeof event === 'string' && event.length > 0 && priority.canContinue;
+
+  return <section className="notice space-y-3" aria-label="Emperor Extortion opportunity" aria-live="polite">
+    <h3>Emperor alliance opportunity</h3>
+    <p>Before {recipient} makes the Extortion choice, the Emperor may share spice with their ally. The existing gift control shows any available amount.</p>
+    {priority.canContinue ? <Button className="game-action min-h-11 whitespace-normal"
+      data-testid="emperor-extortion-continue" disabled={!canAct()}
+      onClick={() => { if (canAct()) act({type:'emperorExtortionContinue', event}); }}>
+      Continue to Extortion
+    </Button> : <p>Waiting for the Emperor to continue.</p>}
+  </section>;
+}

components/game-table.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use client';
 import { SaphoArrivalOrder } from './sapho-arrival-order';
 import { SaphoStationPriority } from './sapho-station-priority';
+import { EmperorExtortionPriority } from './emperor-extortion-priority';
 import { RicheseBidPromisePanel } from './richese-bid-promise-panel';
 import { EarlyRicheseBidPromises } from './early-richese-bid-promises';
 import { TravelPromises } from './travel-promises';
@@ -1536,6 +1537,7 @@ export function GameTable({
       <EcazLoyaltyCard loyalty={g.ecazLoyalty} />
       <MoritaniTerrorSupply game={g} />
       <MoritaniExtortionNotice game={g} />
+      {g.emperorExtortionPriority && <EmperorExtortionPriority game={g} act={act} busy={reactionBusy} />}
       {g.saphoStationPriority && <SaphoStationPriority game={g} act={act}
         busy={transportBusy || !!g.roomControl?.paused || !!g.roomControl?.closed || !!me.autopilot} />}
       {g.saphoArrivalOrder && <SaphoArrivalOrder view={g.saphoArrivalOrder} me={g.me}