I've only looked at 'history mode' once, so maybe I'm missing something...
When I went into history mode, I was presented with the last move. To get back to the beginning, I'd have to press the '|<' button several times, and wait each time...
... wouldn't it be more useful/ intuitive to start history mode at turn 1?
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Ah, I've just discovered the 'replay from start' option in the menu. But I still think the replay should start at the beginning.
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