diff --git a/src/logic-scenes/board/card-board.gd b/src/logic-scenes/board/card-board.gd
index 010d774..d55b3af 100644
--- a/src/logic-scenes/board/card-board.gd
+++ b/src/logic-scenes/board/card-board.gd
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ func _process(delta: float):
 		else:
 			# do adjustment with FIR filter
 			note.position = _smooth(note.position, note.home, delta)
+			note.z_index = 0
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/logic-scenes/board/card.gd b/src/logic-scenes/board/card.gd
index 2820c56..9564891 100644
--- a/src/logic-scenes/board/card.gd
+++ b/src/logic-scenes/board/card.gd
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 extends Draggable
 class_name Card
 
-var card_id
+var card_id : StringName
 
 enum burned {
 	NOT,
diff --git a/src/logic-scenes/board/draggable.gd b/src/logic-scenes/board/draggable.gd
index 8ae8a04..1c44a94 100644
--- a/src/logic-scenes/board/draggable.gd
+++ b/src/logic-scenes/board/draggable.gd
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ var tween : Tween = null
 
 
 func animate_home() -> void:
+	z_index = 50
 	if tween: tween.kill()
 	tween = create_tween().set_ease(Tween.EASE_IN_OUT).set_trans(Tween.TRANS_QUART)
 	tween.tween_property(self, "position", home, 0.5)
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ func start_drag(mouse_offset: Vector2) -> void:
 	_drag_start_position = global_position
 	_mouse_drag_offset = mouse_offset
 	_drag_source = get_parent()
+	z_index = 60
 	is_dragged = true
 
 ## Updates position during drag (call from _process or manual update)
@@ -130,6 +132,7 @@ func find_drop_target() -> Node:
 
 ## End drag operation and return the node we want to be accepted by (if any)
 func end_drag() -> Node:
+	z_index = 0
 	is_dragged = false
 	_drag_source = null
 	return null
diff --git a/src/logic-scenes/board/physics-board.tscn b/src/logic-scenes/board/physics-board.tscn
index d19e72b..cb0adb9 100644
--- a/src/logic-scenes/board/physics-board.tscn
+++ b/src/logic-scenes/board/physics-board.tscn
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ layout_mode = 2
 mouse_filter = 1
 
 [node name="instructions_panel" type="PanelContainer" parent="."]
+z_index = 100
 layout_mode = 2
 size_flags_horizontal = 4
 size_flags_vertical = 0
diff --git a/src/logic-scenes/board/sticky-note.gd b/src/logic-scenes/board/sticky-note.gd
index d24f8d3..25c7f77 100644
--- a/src/logic-scenes/board/sticky-note.gd
+++ b/src/logic-scenes/board/sticky-note.gd
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ extends Draggable
 class_name StickyNote
 
 var sticky_id
-var parent_id
+var parent_id : StringName
 
 var sibling: StickyNote
 var shift_tween: Tween