diff --git a/src/logic-scenes/board/card-board.gd b/src/logic-scenes/board/card-board.gd
index 4f10d5a..5a859c8 100644
--- a/src/logic-scenes/board/card-board.gd
+++ b/src/logic-scenes/board/card-board.gd
@@ -13,14 +13,16 @@ var has_stage = false:
             self.mouse_filter = Control.MOUSE_FILTER_IGNORE
         if is_node_ready():
             #fixme: thie should be replaced by a reference that holds all children ...
-            for child in dropzone.get_children():
-                child.on_stage = has_stage
-            for child in postit_container.get_children():
-                child.get_child(1).on_stage = has_stage
+            for child in area_dict["dropzone_content"]+area_dict["post_its_in_list"]:
+                if focus:
+                    child.process_mode = Node.PROCESS_MODE_INHERIT
+                else:
+                    child.process_mode = Node.PROCESS_MODE_DISABLED
 
 @onready var dropzone = $HBoxContainer/dropzone
 @onready var postit_container = $HBoxContainer/ScrollContainer/VBoxContainer
 @onready var board_of_devs = $"board of devs"
+@onready var base_postit_panel = $HBoxContainer/ScrollContainer/VBoxContainer/Panel
 @onready var active_context = ui_context.DROPZONE     # 0 = dropzone, 1 = post it list
 
 var currently_selected_node: Area2D = null
@@ -35,8 +37,8 @@ var selected_card_for_assignment
 # Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
 func _ready():
     
-    #var test_arr = ["c_Joy","p_effort","c_backlash","c_body","c_hit","p_slut","p_worried_mother","p_cross_friend"]
-    var test_arr = ["c_Joy","c_body","c_hit"]
+    var test_arr = ["c_Joy","p_effort","c_backlash","c_body","c_hit","p_slut","p_worried_mother","p_cross_friend"]
+    #var test_arr = ["c_Joy","c_body","c_hit"]
     
     populate_board(test_arr)
     reorder_areas("dropzone_content")
@@ -64,7 +66,19 @@ func populate_board(card_names: Array):
     area_dict["post_its_in_list"] = Array()
     
     # to remember panel positions
-    area_dict["post_it_panels"] = get_child(0).get_child(1).get_child(0).get_children()
+    area_dict["post_it_panels"] = [base_postit_panel]
+    
+    # check how many post-it panels we need
+    var amount = -1     # starting with -1 to compensate for the base panel
+    for card_name in card_names:
+        if "p_" in card_name:
+            amount += 1
+    while amount > 0:   # creating panels up to the number of post-its
+        var new_panel = base_postit_panel.duplicate()
+        postit_container.add_child(new_panel)
+        new_panel.set_owner(self)
+        area_dict["post_it_panels"].push_back(new_panel)
+        amount -= 1
     
     # get all the cards and post-its from the board of devs
     for child in board_of_devs.get_children():
@@ -137,6 +151,7 @@ func handle_mouse_button(to_handle: Area2D, input: InputEvent):
             if input.is_pressed():
                 reorder_areas("dropzone_content")
             else:
+                dropzone.move_child(currently_dragged_area, -1)
                 currently_dragged_area = null
         "post-it": # 2 = PostIt
             if input.is_pressed():