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When set to anything, Yeoman Pawn will gain meditate on throne rather than any assigned work, even if their focus is at the desired about.
When set to work they will work as normal.

Radio or Tube TV occasionally has a pop up telling you what your previous colonists that you launched into space with empire etc are up to

Make it possible to set colony wide drug/clothing policies so that all new colonists joining don't have to be manually changed, the default is that they join with the selected colony wide policy and manual adjustments can still be made as desired beyond that.

+1 I like quality of life improvements. And this one sounds relatively simple.

Wooden man/ boxing bag-
Joy item that teaches melee skill.
Boxing ring-
Two colonists can fight for joy, others can watch for joy.
TV channels- increase skills via joy cooking channel gardening etc
Joy item card games like poker or mtg-
Build games table set to chess or poker
Poker can be played with visitors to gain silver or lose it.

I fully agree that there should be more Joy items or options to increase joy (at least, after certain research). And I like some of these ideas.

The thing about chess is that it is possible to play by yourself (albiet, not as fun). But poker and most card games should be played with another. Perhaps some joy items should only be usable by at least two participants? Maybe a poker table that would require at least two adjacent chairs?

I like the idea of a wooden dummy to increase melee. Though, I don't think it should be a joy item. It's enough that it trains a skill.

The boxing ring... maybe?

If its just a games table I think it would work. a lot of people I knew that played competitive practiced against themselves, though I guess poker wouldn't be the best.
When I was playing MTG I did the same, and It helped me judge the pacing of my decks etc which made me better overall, it was still fun to learn nerd skills.
I think it would be cool as well because you might be able to add a moodlet like ' I have a cool set of cards' and they can get stolen or damaged or traded, its like a little mini game that helps you make your colonists happy if you invest time in it.
Though that second part is a bit harder work for this particular thread

Wooden man/ boxing bag-
Joy item that teaches melee skill.
Boxing ring-
Two colonists can fight for joy, others can watch for joy.
TV channels- increase skills via joy cooking channel gardening etc
Joy item card games like poker or mtg-
Build games table set to chess or poker
Poker can be played with visitors to gain silver or lose it.

Race track, a zone for people to do basic sports. It's free but gives the same joy as a wonder whilst keeping people entertained.

Books that improve the research rate or add joy to a colonist.

A fishing pier that adds x amount of fish depending on skill and equipment. Fishing rods would also be required.

Fishing nets that degrade over time whilst providing occasional harvestable food depending on the season.

A really tiny table.