diff --git a/MultiversalDiplomacy/Script/ValidatedOrdersScriptHandler.cs b/MultiversalDiplomacy/Script/AdjudicationQueryScriptHandler.cs
similarity index 79%
rename from MultiversalDiplomacy/Script/ValidatedOrdersScriptHandler.cs
rename to MultiversalDiplomacy/Script/AdjudicationQueryScriptHandler.cs
index 5a48105..5ed7570 100644
--- a/MultiversalDiplomacy/Script/ValidatedOrdersScriptHandler.cs
+++ b/MultiversalDiplomacy/Script/AdjudicationQueryScriptHandler.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ using MultiversalDiplomacy.Model;
 
 namespace MultiversalDiplomacy.Script;
 
-public class ValidatedOrdersScriptHandler(World world, bool strict = false) : IScriptHandler
+public class AdjudicationQueryScriptHandler(World world, bool strict = false) : IScriptHandler
 {
     public string Prompt => "valid> ";
 
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ public class ValidatedOrdersScriptHandler(World world, bool strict = false) : IS
         var command = args[0];
         switch (command)
         {
+            case "---":
+                Console.WriteLine("Ready for orders");
+                return new GameScriptHandler(World, Strict);
+
             case "assert" when args.Length == 1:
                 Console.WriteLine("Usage:");
                 break;
@@ -36,17 +40,20 @@ public class ValidatedOrdersScriptHandler(World world, bool strict = false) : IS
                 Regex prov = new($"{re.Province} (.*)");
                 Match match = prov.Match(assertion);
                 if (!match.Success) {
-                    Console.WriteLine($"Could not parse province from {assertion}");
+                    Console.WriteLine($"Could not parse province from \"{assertion}\"");
                     return Strict ? null : this;
                 }
                 // TODO look up order once orders are validated and adjudicated
                 Console.WriteLine("Order lookup not implemented yet");
                 return null;
 
+            case "status":
+                throw new NotImplementedException();
+
             default:
                 // noop on comments that begin with #
                 if (command.StartsWith('#')) break;
-                Console.WriteLine($"Unrecognized command: {command}");
+                Console.WriteLine($"Unrecognized command: \"{command}\"");
                 if (Strict) return null;
                 break;
         }
diff --git a/MultiversalDiplomacy/Script/GameScriptHandler.cs b/MultiversalDiplomacy/Script/GameScriptHandler.cs
index 76f43de..2e84b26 100644
--- a/MultiversalDiplomacy/Script/GameScriptHandler.cs
+++ b/MultiversalDiplomacy/Script/GameScriptHandler.cs
@@ -25,11 +25,22 @@ public class GameScriptHandler(World world, bool strict = false) : IScriptHandle
             return this;
         }
 
-        // "---" submits the orders for validation to allow for assertions about it
+        // "---" submits the orders and allows queries about the outcome
         if (input == "---") {
-            Console.WriteLine("Submitting orders for validation");
-            // TODO submit orders
-            return new ValidatedOrdersScriptHandler(World, Strict);
+            Console.WriteLine("Submitting orders for adjudication");
+            // TODO submit, validate, and adjudicate orders
+            // TODO pass validation, adjudication, and prev/next World to next handler
+            return new AdjudicationQueryScriptHandler(World, Strict);
+        }
+
+        // "===" submits the orders and moves immediately to taking the next set of orders
+        // i.e. it's "---" twice
+        if (input == "===") {
+            Console.WriteLine("Submitting orders for adjudication");
+            // TODO submit, validate, and adjudicate orders
+            // TODO replace World with updated world and return a new handler
+            Console.WriteLine("Ready for orders");
+            return new GameScriptHandler(World, Strict);
         }
 
         // A block of orders for a single power beginning with "{name}:"
diff --git a/MultiversalDiplomacy/Script/ReplScriptHandler.cs b/MultiversalDiplomacy/Script/ReplScriptHandler.cs
index 4827621..932cb05 100644
--- a/MultiversalDiplomacy/Script/ReplScriptHandler.cs
+++ b/MultiversalDiplomacy/Script/ReplScriptHandler.cs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class ReplScriptHandler : IScriptHandler
             case "map" when args.Length > 1:
                 string mapType = args[1].Trim();
                 if (!Enum.TryParse(mapType, ignoreCase: true, out MapType map)) {
-                    Console.WriteLine($"Unknown variant {mapType}");
+                    Console.WriteLine($"Unknown variant \"{mapType}\"");
                     Console.WriteLine("Available variants:");
                     Console.WriteLine($"  {string.Join(", ", Enum.GetNames<MapType>().Select(s => s.ToLowerInvariant()))}");
                     break;
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class ReplScriptHandler : IScriptHandler
             default:
                 // noop on comments that begin with #
                 if (!command.StartsWith('#')) {
-                    Console.WriteLine($"Unrecognized command: {command}");
+                    Console.WriteLine($"Unrecognized command: \"{command}\"");
                 }
                 break;
         }
diff --git a/MultiversalDiplomacy/Script/SetupScriptHandler.cs b/MultiversalDiplomacy/Script/SetupScriptHandler.cs
index 7af700a..5981f82 100644
--- a/MultiversalDiplomacy/Script/SetupScriptHandler.cs
+++ b/MultiversalDiplomacy/Script/SetupScriptHandler.cs
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public class SetupScriptHandler(World world, bool strict = false) : IScriptHandl
             case "begin":
             case "---":
                 Console.WriteLine("Starting game");
+                Console.WriteLine("Ready for orders");
                 return new GameScriptHandler(World, Strict);
 
             case "list" when args.Length == 1:
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ public class SetupScriptHandler(World world, bool strict = false) : IScriptHandl
             default:
                 // noop on comments that begin with #
                 if (command.StartsWith('#')) break;
-                Console.WriteLine($"Unrecognized command: {command}");
+                Console.WriteLine($"Unrecognized command: \"{command}\"");
                 if (Strict) return null;
                 break;
         }