diff --git a/src/logic-scenes/board/card-board.gd b/src/logic-scenes/board/card-board.gd
index 5a859c8..cc306bc 100644
--- a/src/logic-scenes/board/card-board.gd
+++ b/src/logic-scenes/board/card-board.gd
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 extends PanelContainer
 
-var area_dict = {}
+var area_dict = {
+    "dropzone_content": [],
+    "post_its_in_list": []
+}
 enum ui_context {DROPZONE, POST_IT_LIST, ASSIGN_POST_IT}
 
 var has_stage = false:
@@ -40,8 +43,8 @@ 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"]
     
-    populate_board(test_arr)
-    reorder_areas("dropzone_content")
+    #populate_board(test_arr)
+    #reorder_areas("dropzone_content")
     active_context = ui_context.DROPZONE
     
     has_stage = has_stage
@@ -54,6 +57,8 @@ func _process(delta):
         currently_dragged_area.is_dragged = false
         is_area_dragged = false
         currently_dragged_area = null
+    if Input.is_action_just_pressed("ui_cancel"):
+        populate_board(["c_Joy","p_effort","c_backlash","c_body","c_hit","p_slut","p_worried_mother","p_cross_friend"])
         
 
 # Will be used later to spawn Cards and Post-Its and remember them in the dictionary 
@@ -61,10 +66,6 @@ func populate_board(card_names: Array):
     var all_cards = Array()
     var all_postits = Array()
     
-    # define entries in dictionary
-    area_dict["dropzone_content"] = Array()
-    area_dict["post_its_in_list"] = Array()
-    
     # to remember panel positions
     area_dict["post_it_panels"] = [base_postit_panel]
     
@@ -95,10 +96,11 @@ func populate_board(card_names: Array):
             for child in new_card.get_children():               # We need to clear all the post-its from the cards on the dev-board
                 if "p_" in child.name:
                     new_card.remove_child(child)        # dev-board has post-its attached to the cards, which need to be removed
+            new_card.position = Vector2(randi_range(0, dropzone.size.x), randi_range(0, dropzone.size.y))
             dropzone.add_child(new_card)
             new_card.set_owner(self)
             area_dict["dropzone_content"].push_back(new_card)
-            new_card.global_position = Vector2(500, 500)        # using hard-coded position because I'm lazy
+            #new_card.position = Vector2(randf_range(new_card.diameter, dropzone.size.x), randf_range(new_card.diameter, dropzone.size.y)) - Vector2(new_card.diameter/2, new_card.diameter/2)
             new_card.is_dragable = true
         if "p_" in card_name:   # spawning a post-it
             var new_postit = _find_area_by_string(all_postits, card_name).duplicate()
@@ -222,7 +224,7 @@ func reorder_areas(reorder: String):
 # Takes the inputs for control inputs
 func _input(event):
     # Return, if the input is a mouse event (mouse events are handled separately)
-    if event is InputEventMouse or !has_stage: return
+    if event is InputEventMouse or !has_stage or not is_instance_valid(currently_selected_node): return
     
     if event.is_action_pressed("ui_up"):            # up to select an element above
         match active_context:
@@ -252,7 +254,7 @@ func _input(event):
         if active_context > 2:
             active_context = ui_context.DROPZONE
             
-    elif event.is_action_pressed("ui_select"):              # select the selected post it
+    elif event.is_action_pressed("ui_accept"):              # select the selected post it
         if active_context == ui_context.ASSIGN_POST_IT:     # to assign it to a card
             attach_postit_to_card(currently_selected_node, 
             currently_selected_card_for_assigning, true)