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diff --git a/pysollib/game.py b/pysollib/game.py
index 3c7161db..efe15ec8 100644
--- a/pysollib/game.py
+++ b/pysollib/game.py
@@ -78,9 +78,10 @@ class Game:
     S_INIT = 0x00
     S_DEAL = 0x10
     S_FILL = 0x20
-    S_PLAY = 0x30
-    S_UNDO = 0x40
-    S_REDO = 0x50
+    S_RESTORE = 0x30
+    S_PLAY = 0x40
+    S_UNDO = 0x50
+    S_REDO = 0x60
 
     # for loading and saving - subclasses should override if
     # the format for a saved game changed (see also canLoadGame())
@@ -504,6 +505,8 @@ class Game:
         self.snapshots = game.snapshots
         # 3) move cards to stacks
         assert len(self.allstacks) == len(game.loadinfo.stacks)
+        old_state = game.moves.state
+        game.moves.state = self.S_RESTORE
         for i in range(len(self.allstacks)):
             for t in game.loadinfo.stacks[i]:
                 card_id, face_up = t
@@ -513,6 +516,7 @@ class Game:
                 else:
                     card.showBack()
                 self.allstacks[i].addCard(card)
+        game.moves.state = old_state
         # 4) update settings
         for stack_id, cap in self.saveinfo.stack_caps:
             ##print stack_id, cap
diff --git a/pysollib/games/picturegallery.py b/pysollib/games/picturegallery.py
index 7adfb95a..05384854 100644
--- a/pysollib/games/picturegallery.py
+++ b/pysollib/games/picturegallery.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class PictureGallery_Foundation(RK_FoundationStack):
 
     def closeStack(self):
         if len(self.cards) == 8:
-            if not self.game.moves.state == self.game.S_REDO:
+            if self.game.moves.state not in (self.game.S_REDO, self.game.S_RESTORE):
                 self.game.flipAllMove(self)
 
     def canFlipCard(self):
diff --git a/pysollib/images.py b/pysollib/images.py
index 4a1fb46e..4377ac32 100644
--- a/pysollib/images.py
+++ b/pysollib/images.py
@@ -24,13 +24,15 @@
 
 # imports
 import os
+import traceback
 
 # PySol imports
+from resource import CSI
 from settings import TOOLKIT
 from mfxutil import Image, ImageTk
 
 # Toolkit imports
-from pysoltk import loadImage, copyImage, createImage, shadowImage
+from pysoltk import loadImage, copyImage, createImage, shadowImage, createBottom
 
 
 # ************************************************************************
@@ -54,6 +56,9 @@ class Images:
         self.reduced = r
         if cs is None:
             return
+        self.use_pil = False
+        if TOOLKIT == 'tk' and Image and Image.VERSION >= '1.1.7':
+            self.use_pil = True
         # copy from cardset
         self.CARDW, self.CARDH, self.CARDD = cs.CARDW/r, cs.CARDH/r, cs.CARDD/r
         self.CARD_XOFFSET = cs.CARD_XOFFSET
@@ -89,7 +94,10 @@ class Images:
         f = os.path.join(self.cs.dir, filename)
         if not os.path.exists(f):
             return None
-        img = loadImage(file=f)
+        try:
+            img = loadImage(file=f)
+        except:
+            return None
         w, h = img.width(), img.height()
         if self.CARDW < 0:
             self.CARDW, self.CARDH = w, h
@@ -99,6 +107,26 @@ class Images:
                 raise ValueError("Invalid size %dx%d of image %s" % (w, h, f))
         return img
 
+    def __loadBottom(self, filename, check_w=1, check_h=1, color='white'):
+        cs_type = CSI.TYPE_ID[self.cs.type]
+        imagedir = None
+        d = os.path.join('images', 'cards', 'bottoms')
+        try:
+            imagedir = self.d.findDir(cs_type, d)
+        except:
+            pass
+        if not self.use_pil or imagedir is None:
+            # load image
+            return self.__loadCard(filename+self.cs.ext, check_w, check_h)
+        # create image
+        d = os.path.join('images', 'cards', 'bottoms', cs_type)
+        try:
+            fn = self.d.findImage(filename, d)
+        except:
+            fn = None
+        img = createBottom(self._card[0], color, fn)
+        return img
+
     def __addBack(self, im1, name):
         r = max(self.CARDW / 40.0, self.CARDH / 60.0)
         r = max(2, int(round(r)))
@@ -133,20 +161,12 @@ class Images:
             self._letter_negative.append(neg_bottom)
         self._blank_bottom = createImage(self.CARDW, self.CARDH, fill=None, outline=None)
 
-    def load(self, app, progress=None, fast=0):
-        ##fast = 1
-        ##fast = 2
-        if fast > 1:
-            # only for testing
-            self.cs.backnames = ()
-            self.cs.nbottoms = 0
-            self.cs.nletters = 0
+    def load(self, app, progress=None):
         ext = self.cs.ext[1:]
         pstep = 0
         if progress:
             pstep = self.cs.ncards + len(self.cs.backnames) + self.cs.nbottoms + self.cs.nletters
-            if not fast:
-                pstep = pstep + self.cs.nshadows + 1    # shadows & shade
+            pstep += self.cs.nshadows + 1 # shadows & shade
             pstep = max(0, (80.0 - progress.percent) / pstep)
         # load face cards
         for n in self.cs.getFaceCardNames():
@@ -157,73 +177,41 @@ class Images:
         # load backgrounds
         for name in self.cs.backnames:
             if name:
-                try:
-                    im = self.__loadCard(name)
-                    self.__addBack(im, name)
-                except:
-                    pass
+                im = self.__loadCard(name)
+                self.__addBack(im, name)
         if progress: progress.update(step=1)
         # load bottoms
         for i in range(self.cs.nbottoms):
-            try:
-                name = "bottom%02d.%s" % (i + 1, ext)
-                self._bottom_positive.append(self.__loadCard(name))
-            except:
-                pass
+            name = "bottom%02d" % (i + 1)
+            self._bottom_positive.append(self.__loadBottom(name, color='black'))
             if progress: progress.update(step=pstep)
             # load negative bottoms
-            try:
-                name = "bottom%02d-n.%s" % (i + 1, ext)
-                self._bottom_negative.append(self.__loadCard(name))
-            except:
-                pass
+            name = "bottom%02d-n" % (i + 1)
+            self._bottom_negative.append(self.__loadBottom(name, color='white'))
             if progress: progress.update(step=pstep)
         # load letters
         for rank in range(self.cs.nletters):
-            try:
-                name = "l%02d.%s" % (rank + 1, ext)
-                self._letter_positive.append(self.__loadCard(name))
-            except:
-                pass
+            name = "l%02d" % (rank + 1)
+            self._letter_positive.append(self.__loadBottom(name, color='black'))
             if progress: progress.update(step=pstep)
             # load negative letters
-            try:
-                name = "l%02d-n.%s" % (rank + 1, ext)
-                self._letter_negative.append(self.__loadCard(name))
-            except:
-                pass
+            name = "l%02d-n" % (rank + 1)
+            self._letter_negative.append(self.__loadBottom(name, color='white'))
             if progress: progress.update(step=pstep)
         # shadow
-        if TOOLKIT == 'tk' and Image and Image.VERSION >= '1.1.7':
-            if 0:
-                fn = self.d.findImage('shadow', 'images')
-                self._pil_shadow_image = Image.open(fn).convert('RGBA')
-        else:
+        if not self.use_pil:
             for i in range(self.cs.nshadows):
-                if fast:
-                    self._shadow.append(None)
-                else:
-                    name = "shadow%02d.%s" % (i, ext)
-                    try:
-                        im = self.__loadCard(name, check_w=0, check_h=0)
-                    except:
-                        im = None
-                    self._shadow.append(im)
-
-                if fast:
-                    self._xshadow.append(None)
-                elif i > 0: # skip 0
+                name = "shadow%02d.%s" % (i, ext)
+                im = self.__loadCard(name, check_w=0, check_h=0)
+                self._shadow.append(im)
+                if i > 0: # skip 0
                     name = "xshadow%02d.%s" % (i, ext)
-                    try:
-                        im = self.__loadCard(name, check_w=0, check_h=0)
-                    except:
-                        im = None
+                    im = self.__loadCard(name, check_w=0, check_h=0)
                     self._xshadow.append(im)
-
                 if progress: progress.update(step=pstep)
         # shade
-        if fast:
-            self._shade.append(None)
+        if self.use_pil:
+            self._shade.append(self._getShadow(self._card[0], None, '#3896f8'))
         else:
             self._shade.append(self.__loadCard("shade." + ext))
         if progress: progress.update(step=pstep)
@@ -233,7 +221,6 @@ class Images:
         self._bottom = self._bottom_positive
         self._letter = self._letter_positive
         #
-
         return 1
 
     def getFace(self, deck, suit, rank):
@@ -304,46 +291,13 @@ class Images:
             im = c._active_image._pil_image
             mask.paste(im, (x, y), im)
         # create shadow
-        if 0:
-            sh = self._pil_shadow_image
-            shw, shh = sh.size
-            shadow = Image.new('RGBA', (w, h))
-            x = 0
-            while x < w:
-                y = 0
-                while y < h:
-                    shadow.paste(sh, (x,y))
-                    y += shh
-                x += shw
-            shadow = Image.composite(shadow, mask, mask)
-            # crop image (for speed)
-            sx, sy = self.SHADOW_XOFFSET, self.SHADOW_YOFFSET
-            mask = mask.crop((sx,sy,w,h))
-            tmp = Image.new('RGBA', (w-sx,h-sy))
-            shadow.paste(tmp, (0,0), mask)
-        elif 0:
-            import ImageFilter
-            dx, dy = 5, 5
-            sh_color = (0x00,0x00,0x00,0x80)
-            shadow = Image.new('RGBA', (w+dx, h+dy))
-            sx, sy = self.SHADOW_XOFFSET, self.SHADOW_YOFFSET
-            shadow.paste(sh_color, (0, 0, w, h), mask)
-            for i in range(3):
-                shadow = shadow.filter(ImageFilter.BLUR)
-            shadow = shadow.crop((dx,dy,w,h))
-            sx, sy = self.SHADOW_XOFFSET, self.SHADOW_YOFFSET
-            mask = mask.crop((sx,sy,w,h))
-            tmp = Image.new('RGBA', (w-sx,h-sy))
-            shadow.paste(tmp, (0,0), mask)
-        else:
-            sh_color = (0x00,0x00,0x00,0x50)
-            shadow = Image.new('RGBA', (w, h))
-            shadow.paste(sh_color, (0, 0, w, h), mask)
-            sx, sy = self.SHADOW_XOFFSET, self.SHADOW_YOFFSET
-            mask = mask.crop((sx,sy,w,h))
-            tmp = Image.new('RGBA', (w-sx,h-sy))
-            shadow.paste(tmp, (0,0), mask)
-
+        sh_color = (0x00,0x00,0x00,0x50)
+        shadow = Image.new('RGBA', (w, h))
+        shadow.paste(sh_color, (0, 0, w, h), mask)
+        sx, sy = self.SHADOW_XOFFSET, self.SHADOW_YOFFSET
+        mask = mask.crop((sx,sy,w,h))
+        tmp = Image.new('RGBA', (w-sx,h-sy))
+        shadow.paste(tmp, (0,0), mask)
         #
         shadow = ImageTk.PhotoImage(shadow)
         self._pil_shadow[(w,h)] = shadow
@@ -353,7 +307,7 @@ class Images:
         return self._shade[self._shade_index]
 
     def _getShadow(self, image, card, color='#3896f8', factor=0.3):
-        if TOOLKIT == 'tk' and Image and Image.VERSION >= '1.1.7':
+        if self.use_pil:
             # use alpha image; one for each color
             if color in self._shadow_cards:
                 shade = self._shadow_cards[color]
diff --git a/pysollib/resource.py b/pysollib/resource.py
index 49e7f835..26625a3c 100644
--- a/pysollib/resource.py
+++ b/pysollib/resource.py
@@ -200,6 +200,18 @@ class CSI:
         9:  _("Trumps only"),
     }
 
+    TYPE_ID = {
+        1: "french",
+        2: "hanafuda",
+        3: "tarock",
+        4: "mahjongg",
+        5: "hex-a-deck",
+        6: "mughal-ganjifa",
+        7: "navagraha-ganjifa",
+        8: "dashavatara-ganjifa",
+        9: "trumps-only",
+    }
+
     # cardset styles
     STYLE = {
         1:  _("Adult"),                #
diff --git a/pysollib/tile/tkutil.py b/pysollib/tile/tkutil.py
index 78d5952f..a698a4a0 100644
--- a/pysollib/tile/tkutil.py
+++ b/pysollib/tile/tkutil.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ __all__ = ['wm_withdraw',
            'createImage',
            'shadowImage',
            'markImage',
+           'createBottom',
            'get_text_width',
            ]
 
@@ -359,6 +360,32 @@ def markImage(image):
     out = Image.composite(tmp, image, image)
     return out
 
+def createBottom(image, color='white', backfile=None):
+    if not hasattr(image, '_pil_image'):
+        return None
+    im = image._pil_image
+    th = 1                              # thickness
+    sh = Image.new('RGBA', im.size, color)
+    out = Image.composite(sh, im, im)
+    w, h = im.size
+    size = (w-th*2, h-th*2)
+    tmp = Image.new('RGBA', size, color)
+    tmp.putalpha(40)
+    mask = out.resize(size, Image.ANTIALIAS)
+    out.paste(tmp, (th,th), mask)
+    if backfile:
+        back = Image.open(backfile).convert('RGBA')
+        w0, h0 = back.size
+        w1, h1 = im.size
+        a = min(float(w1)/w0, float(h1)/h0)
+        a = a*0.9
+        w0, h0 = int(w0*a), int(h0*a)
+        back = back.resize((w0,h0), Image.ANTIALIAS)
+        x, y = (w1 - w0) / 2, (h1 - h0) / 2
+        out.paste(back, (x,y), back)
+    return PIL_Image(image=out)
+
+
 # ************************************************************************
 # * font utils
 # ************************************************************************
diff --git a/pysollib/tk/tkutil.py b/pysollib/tk/tkutil.py
index 78d5952f..a698a4a0 100644
--- a/pysollib/tk/tkutil.py
+++ b/pysollib/tk/tkutil.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ __all__ = ['wm_withdraw',
            'createImage',
            'shadowImage',
            'markImage',
+           'createBottom',
            'get_text_width',
            ]
 
@@ -359,6 +360,32 @@ def markImage(image):
     out = Image.composite(tmp, image, image)
     return out
 
+def createBottom(image, color='white', backfile=None):
+    if not hasattr(image, '_pil_image'):
+        return None
+    im = image._pil_image
+    th = 1                              # thickness
+    sh = Image.new('RGBA', im.size, color)
+    out = Image.composite(sh, im, im)
+    w, h = im.size
+    size = (w-th*2, h-th*2)
+    tmp = Image.new('RGBA', size, color)
+    tmp.putalpha(40)
+    mask = out.resize(size, Image.ANTIALIAS)
+    out.paste(tmp, (th,th), mask)
+    if backfile:
+        back = Image.open(backfile).convert('RGBA')
+        w0, h0 = back.size
+        w1, h1 = im.size
+        a = min(float(w1)/w0, float(h1)/h0)
+        a = a*0.9
+        w0, h0 = int(w0*a), int(h0*a)
+        back = back.resize((w0,h0), Image.ANTIALIAS)
+        x, y = (w1 - w0) / 2, (h1 - h0) / 2
+        out.paste(back, (x,y), back)
+    return PIL_Image(image=out)
+
+
 # ************************************************************************
 # * font utils
 # ************************************************************************
diff --git a/scripts/cardset_viewer.py b/scripts/cardset_viewer.py
index afd30417..b1ea6a1b 100755
--- a/scripts/cardset_viewer.py
+++ b/scripts/cardset_viewer.py
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ def show_cardset(*args):
         ls = glob(os.path.join(cs.dir, '[0-9][0-9][a-z]'+cs.ext))
         ls += glob(os.path.join(cs.dir, 'back*'+cs.ext))
         if all_imgs:
-            ls += glob(os.path.join(cs.dir, 'bottom*.gif'))
-            ls += glob(os.path.join(cs.dir, 'l*.gif'))
+            ls += glob(os.path.join(cs.dir, 'bottom*'+cs.ext))
+            ls += glob(os.path.join(cs.dir, 'l*'+cs.ext))
         #ls = glob(os.path.join(cs.dir, '*.gif'))
         ##if not ls: return
         ls.sort()