diff --git a/server/src/log.rs b/server/src/log.rs
index ccf163c..86567b0 100644
--- a/server/src/log.rs
+++ b/server/src/log.rs
@@ -142,9 +142,9 @@ fn format_cultural_influence_attempt_log_item(
 pub fn format_happiness_increase(
     player: &Player,
     player_name: &str,
-    happiness_increases: &IncreaseHappiness,
+    i: &IncreaseHappiness,
 ) -> String {
-    let happiness_increases = happiness_increases
+    let happiness_increases = i
         .happiness_increases
         .iter()
         .filter_map(|(position, steps)| {
@@ -164,7 +164,8 @@ pub fn format_happiness_increase(
         })
         .collect::<Vec<String>>();
     format!(
-        "{player_name} increased happiness in {}",
+        "{player_name} paid {} to increase happiness in {}",
+        i.payment,
         utils::format_list(&happiness_increases, "no city")
     )
 }
diff --git a/server/src/playing_actions.rs b/server/src/playing_actions.rs
index a369b5c..69b8c94 100644
--- a/server/src/playing_actions.rs
+++ b/server/src/playing_actions.rs
@@ -497,7 +497,9 @@ pub(crate) fn increase_happiness(game: &mut Game, player_index: usize, i: Increa
         let cost = player
             .increase_happiness_cost(city, steps)
             .expect("Illegal action");
-        assert!(steps > 0, "Illegal action");
+        if steps == 0 {
+            continue;
+        }
         if city.mood_state == MoodState::Angry {
             angry_activations.push(city_position);
         }
@@ -520,17 +522,14 @@ pub(crate) fn increase_happiness(game: &mut Game, player_index: usize, i: Increa
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn undo_increase_happiness(game: &mut Game, player_index: usize, i: IncreaseHappiness) {
-    let mut cost = 0;
     let player = &mut game.players[player_index];
     for (city_position, steps) in i.happiness_increases {
-        let city = player.get_city(city_position).expect("Illegal action");
-        cost += city.size() as u32 * steps;
         let city = player.get_city_mut(city_position).expect("Illegal action");
         for _ in 0..steps {
             city.decrease_mood_state();
         }
     }
-    player.gain_resources(ResourcePile::mood_tokens(cost));
+    player.gain_resources(i.payment);
 
     if let Some(UndoContext::IncreaseHappiness { angry_activations }) =
         game.undo_context_stack.pop()
diff --git a/server/tests/game_api_tests.rs b/server/tests/game_api_tests.rs
index cd26f76..f23b9d3 100644
--- a/server/tests/game_api_tests.rs
+++ b/server/tests/game_api_tests.rs
@@ -715,6 +715,25 @@ fn test_increase_happiness_voting() {
     );
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_increase_happiness_voting_rituals() {
+    test_action(
+        "increase_happiness_voting_rituals",
+        Action::Playing(Custom(CustomAction::VotingIncreaseHappiness(
+            playing_actions::IncreaseHappiness {
+                happiness_increases: vec![
+                    (Position::from_offset("C2"), 1),
+                    (Position::from_offset("B3"), 2),
+                ],
+                payment: ResourcePile::new(1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0),
+            },
+        ))),
+        0,
+        true,
+        false,
+    );
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_custom_action_forced_labor() {
     test_action(
diff --git a/server/tests/test_games/increase_happiness.outcome.json b/server/tests/test_games/increase_happiness.outcome.json
index 6fd5e7d..ff9e03e 100644
--- a/server/tests/test_games/increase_happiness.outcome.json
+++ b/server/tests/test_games/increase_happiness.outcome.json
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@
     "The game has started",
     "Age 1 has started",
     "Round 1/3",
-    "Player1 increased happiness in the city at C2 by 1 steps, making it Neutral and the city at B3 by 2 steps, making it Happy"
+    "Player1 paid 5 mood tokens to increase happiness in the city at C2 by 1 steps, making it Neutral and the city at B3 by 2 steps, making it Happy"
   ],
   "undo_limit": 0,
   "actions_left": 2,
@@ -444,4 +444,4 @@
       }
     }
   ]
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/tests/test_games/increase_happiness_voting.outcome.json b/server/tests/test_games/increase_happiness_voting.outcome.json
index b8ccf31..55a8c68 100644
--- a/server/tests/test_games/increase_happiness_voting.outcome.json
+++ b/server/tests/test_games/increase_happiness_voting.outcome.json
@@ -348,30 +348,30 @@
       "Playing": {
         "Custom": {
           "VotingIncreaseHappiness": {
-          "happiness_increases": [
-            [
-              "C2",
-              1
+            "happiness_increases": [
+              [
+                "C2",
+                1
+              ],
+              [
+                "B3",
+                2
+              ]
             ],
-            [
-              "B3",
-              2
-            ]
-          ],
-          "payment": {
-            "mood_tokens": 5
+            "payment": {
+              "mood_tokens": 5
+            }
           }
         }
       }
     }
-    }
   ],
   "action_log_index": 1,
   "log": [
     "The game has started",
     "Age 1 has started",
     "Round 1/3",
-    "Player1 increased happiness in the city at C2 by 1 steps, making it Neutral and the city at B3 by 2 steps, making it Happy using Voting"
+    "Player1 paid 5 mood tokens to increase happiness in the city at C2 by 1 steps, making it Neutral and the city at B3 by 2 steps, making it Happy using Voting"
   ],
   "undo_limit": 0,
   "actions_left": 3,
@@ -446,4 +446,4 @@
       }
     }
   ]
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/tests/test_games/increase_happiness_voting_rituals.json b/server/tests/test_games/increase_happiness_voting_rituals.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3340d6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/tests/test_games/increase_happiness_voting_rituals.json
@@ -0,0 +1,419 @@
+{
+  "state": "Playing",
+  "players": [
+    {
+      "name": null,
+      "id": 0,
+      "resources": {
+        "food": 2,
+        "wood": 5,
+        "ore": 5,
+        "ideas": 5,
+        "gold": 5,
+        "mood_tokens": 9,
+        "culture_tokens": 9
+      },
+      "resource_limit": {
+        "food": 2,
+        "wood": 7,
+        "ore": 7,
+        "ideas": 7,
+        "gold": 7
+      },
+      "cities": [
+        {
+          "city_pieces": {
+            "market": 1
+          },
+          "mood_state": "Happy",
+          "activations": 0,
+          "angry_activation": false,
+          "player_index": 0,
+          "position": "A1"
+        },
+        {
+          "city_pieces": {
+            "academy": 1,
+            "port": 1
+          },
+          "mood_state": "Angry",
+          "activations": 6,
+          "angry_activation": true,
+          "player_index": 0,
+          "position": "C2",
+          "port_position": "C3"
+        },
+        {
+          "city_pieces": {
+            "obelisk": 1,
+            "observatory": 1,
+            "fortress": 1,
+            "temple": 1
+          },
+          "mood_state": "Neutral",
+          "activations": 0,
+          "angry_activation": false,
+          "player_index": 0,
+          "position": "B1"
+        },
+        {
+          "city_pieces": {},
+          "mood_state": "Angry",
+          "activations": 4,
+          "angry_activation": true,
+          "player_index": 0,
+          "position": "B3"
+        }
+      ],
+      "units": [
+        {
+          "player_index": 0,
+          "position": "C2",
+          "unit_type": "Infantry",
+          "id": 0
+        },
+        {
+          "player_index": 0,
+          "position": "C3",
+          "unit_type": "Cavalry",
+          "id": 1,
+          "carrier_id": 7
+        },
+        {
+          "player_index": 0,
+          "position": "C3",
+          "unit_type": "Elephant",
+          "id": 2,
+          "carrier_id": 7
+        },
+        {
+          "player_index": 0,
+          "position": "B3",
+          "unit_type": "Settler",
+          "id": 3
+        },
+        {
+          "player_index": 0,
+          "position": "B3",
+          "unit_type": "Settler",
+          "id": 4
+        },
+        {
+          "player_index": 0,
+          "position": "B3",
+          "unit_type": "Settler",
+          "id": 5
+        },
+        {
+          "player_index": 0,
+          "position": "B3",
+          "unit_type": "Settler",
+          "id": 6
+        },
+        {
+          "player_index": 0,
+          "position": "C3",
+          "unit_type": "Ship",
+          "id": 7
+        },
+        {
+          "player_index": 0,
+          "position": "C3",
+          "unit_type": "Ship",
+          "id": 8
+        },
+        {
+          "player_index": 0,
+          "position": "C3",
+          "unit_type": "Ship",
+          "id": 9
+        }
+      ],
+      "civilization": "test0",
+      "active_leader": null,
+      "available_leaders": [
+        "Alexander",
+        "Kleopatra"
+      ],
+      "advances": [
+        "Farming",
+        "Free Economy",
+        "Mining",
+        "Rituals",
+        "Voting"
+      ],
+      "unlocked_special_advance": [],
+      "wonders_build": [],
+      "game_event_tokens": 1,
+      "completed_objectives": [],
+      "captured_leaders": [],
+      "event_victory_points": 0.0,
+      "wonder_cards": [
+        "Pyramids"
+      ],
+      "collect_options": [
+        [
+          "Mountain",
+          [
+            {
+              "ore": 1
+            }
+          ]
+        ],
+        [
+          "Fertile",
+          [
+            {
+              "food": 1
+            }
+          ]
+        ],
+        [
+          "Forest",
+          [
+            {
+              "wood": 1
+            }
+          ]
+        ]
+      ],
+      "next_unit_id": 10
+    },
+    {
+      "name": null,
+      "id": 1,
+      "resources": {
+        "food": 2,
+        "wood": 5,
+        "ore": 5,
+        "ideas": 5,
+        "gold": 5,
+        "mood_tokens": 9,
+        "culture_tokens": 9
+      },
+      "resource_limit": {
+        "food": 2,
+        "wood": 7,
+        "ore": 7,
+        "ideas": 7,
+        "gold": 7
+      },
+      "cities": [
+        {
+          "city_pieces": {},
+          "mood_state": "Angry",
+          "activations": 2,
+          "angry_activation": false,
+          "player_index": 1,
+          "position": "C1"
+        },
+        {
+          "city_pieces": {
+            "port": 1
+          },
+          "mood_state": "Neutral",
+          "activations": 0,
+          "angry_activation": false,
+          "player_index": 1,
+          "position": "B2",
+          "port_position": "C3"
+        }
+      ],
+      "units": [
+        {
+          "player_index": 1,
+          "position": "C1",
+          "unit_type": "Infantry",
+          "id": 0
+        },
+        {
+          "player_index": 1,
+          "position": "C1",
+          "unit_type": "Infantry",
+          "id": 1
+        }
+      ],
+      "civilization": "test1",
+      "active_leader": null,
+      "available_leaders": [],
+      "advances": [
+        "Farming",
+        "Mining"
+      ],
+      "unlocked_special_advance": [],
+      "wonders_build": [],
+      "game_event_tokens": 3,
+      "completed_objectives": [],
+      "captured_leaders": [],
+      "event_victory_points": 0.0,
+      "wonder_cards": [],
+      "collect_options": [
+        [
+          "Mountain",
+          [
+            {
+              "ore": 1
+            }
+          ]
+        ],
+        [
+          "Fertile",
+          [
+            {
+              "food": 1
+            }
+          ]
+        ],
+        [
+          "Forest",
+          [
+            {
+              "wood": 1
+            }
+          ]
+        ]
+      ],
+      "next_unit_id": 2
+    }
+  ],
+  "map": {
+    "tiles": [
+      [
+        "A1",
+        "Fertile"
+      ],
+      [
+        "A2",
+        "Water"
+      ],
+      [
+        "A3",
+        {
+          "Exhausted": "Forest"
+        }
+      ],
+      [
+        "A4",
+        "Mountain"
+      ],
+      [
+        "B1",
+        "Mountain"
+      ],
+      [
+        "B2",
+        "Forest"
+      ],
+      [
+        "B3",
+        "Fertile"
+      ],
+      [
+        "B4",
+        "Fertile"
+      ],
+      [
+        "C1",
+        "Barren"
+      ],
+      [
+        "C2",
+        "Forest"
+      ],
+      [
+        "C3",
+        "Water"
+      ],
+      [
+        "C4",
+        "Water"
+      ],
+      [
+        "C5",
+        "Water"
+      ],
+      [
+        "D1",
+        "Fertile"
+      ],
+      [
+        "D2",
+        "Water"
+      ]
+    ]
+  },
+  "starting_player_index": 0,
+  "current_player_index": 0,
+  "action_log": [],
+  "action_log_index": 0,
+  "log": [
+    "The game has started",
+    "Age 1 has started",
+    "Round 1/3"
+  ],
+  "undo_limit": 0,
+  "actions_left": 3,
+  "successful_cultural_influence": false,
+  "round": 6,
+  "age": 1,
+  "messages": [
+    "The game has started"
+  ],
+  "dice_roll_outcomes": [
+    1,
+    1,
+    10,
+    10,
+    10,
+    10,
+    10,
+    10,
+    10,
+    10
+  ],
+  "rng": {
+    "seed": 234162992961072890508432380903651342097
+  },
+  "dice_roll_log": [],
+  "dropped_players": [],
+  "wonders_left": [],
+  "wonder_amount_left": 1,
+  "undo_context_stack": [
+    {
+      "Recruit": {}
+    },
+    {
+      "Recruit": {}
+    },
+    {
+      "Recruit": {}
+    },
+    {
+      "Recruit": {}
+    },
+    {
+      "Recruit": {}
+    },
+    {
+      "Recruit": {}
+    },
+    {
+      "Recruit": {}
+    },
+    {
+      "Recruit": {}
+    },
+    {
+      "Recruit": {}
+    },
+    {
+      "Recruit": {}
+    },
+    {
+      "Recruit": {}
+    },
+    {
+      "Recruit": {}
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/server/tests/test_games/increase_happiness_voting_rituals.outcome.json b/server/tests/test_games/increase_happiness_voting_rituals.outcome.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08f6e34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/tests/test_games/increase_happiness_voting_rituals.outcome.json
@@ -0,0 +1,454 @@
+{
+  "state": "Playing",
+  "players": [
+    {
+      "name": null,
+      "id": 0,
+      "resources": {
+        "food": 1,
+        "wood": 5,
+        "ore": 4,
+        "ideas": 4,
+        "gold": 4,
+        "mood_tokens": 7,
+        "culture_tokens": 9
+      },
+      "resource_limit": {
+        "food": 2,
+        "wood": 7,
+        "ore": 7,
+        "ideas": 7,
+        "gold": 7
+      },
+      "cities": [
+        {
+          "city_pieces": {
+            "market": 1
+          },
+          "mood_state": "Happy",
+          "activations": 0,
+          "angry_activation": false,
+          "player_index": 0,
+          "position": "A1"
+        },
+        {
+          "city_pieces": {
+            "academy": 1,
+            "port": 1
+          },
+          "mood_state": "Neutral",
+          "activations": 6,
+          "angry_activation": false,
+          "player_index": 0,
+          "position": "C2",
+          "port_position": "C3"
+        },
+        {
+          "city_pieces": {
+            "obelisk": 1,
+            "observatory": 1,
+            "fortress": 1,
+            "temple": 1
+          },
+          "mood_state": "Neutral",
+          "activations": 0,
+          "angry_activation": false,
+          "player_index": 0,
+          "position": "B1"
+        },
+        {
+          "city_pieces": {},
+          "mood_state": "Happy",
+          "activations": 4,
+          "angry_activation": false,
+          "player_index": 0,
+          "position": "B3"
+        }
+      ],
+      "units": [
+        {
+          "player_index": 0,
+          "position": "C2",
+          "unit_type": "Infantry",
+          "id": 0
+        },
+        {
+          "player_index": 0,
+          "position": "C3",
+          "unit_type": "Cavalry",
+          "id": 1,
+          "carrier_id": 7
+        },
+        {
+          "player_index": 0,
+          "position": "C3",
+          "unit_type": "Elephant",
+          "id": 2,
+          "carrier_id": 7
+        },
+        {
+          "player_index": 0,
+          "position": "B3",
+          "unit_type": "Settler",
+          "id": 3
+        },
+        {
+          "player_index": 0,
+          "position": "B3",
+          "unit_type": "Settler",
+          "id": 4
+        },
+        {
+          "player_index": 0,
+          "position": "B3",
+          "unit_type": "Settler",
+          "id": 5
+        },
+        {
+          "player_index": 0,
+          "position": "B3",
+          "unit_type": "Settler",
+          "id": 6
+        },
+        {
+          "player_index": 0,
+          "position": "C3",
+          "unit_type": "Ship",
+          "id": 7
+        },
+        {
+          "player_index": 0,
+          "position": "C3",
+          "unit_type": "Ship",
+          "id": 8
+        },
+        {
+          "player_index": 0,
+          "position": "C3",
+          "unit_type": "Ship",
+          "id": 9
+        }
+      ],
+      "civilization": "test0",
+      "active_leader": null,
+      "available_leaders": [
+        "Alexander",
+        "Kleopatra"
+      ],
+      "advances": [
+        "Farming",
+        "Free Economy",
+        "Mining",
+        "Rituals",
+        "Voting"
+      ],
+      "unlocked_special_advance": [],
+      "wonders_build": [],
+      "game_event_tokens": 1,
+      "completed_objectives": [],
+      "captured_leaders": [],
+      "event_victory_points": 0.0,
+      "wonder_cards": [
+        "Pyramids"
+      ],
+      "collect_options": [
+        [
+          "Mountain",
+          [
+            {
+              "ore": 1
+            }
+          ]
+        ],
+        [
+          "Fertile",
+          [
+            {
+              "food": 1
+            }
+          ]
+        ],
+        [
+          "Forest",
+          [
+            {
+              "wood": 1
+            }
+          ]
+        ]
+      ],
+      "next_unit_id": 10
+    },
+    {
+      "name": null,
+      "id": 1,
+      "resources": {
+        "food": 2,
+        "wood": 5,
+        "ore": 5,
+        "ideas": 5,
+        "gold": 5,
+        "mood_tokens": 9,
+        "culture_tokens": 9
+      },
+      "resource_limit": {
+        "food": 2,
+        "wood": 7,
+        "ore": 7,
+        "ideas": 7,
+        "gold": 7
+      },
+      "cities": [
+        {
+          "city_pieces": {},
+          "mood_state": "Angry",
+          "activations": 2,
+          "angry_activation": false,
+          "player_index": 1,
+          "position": "C1"
+        },
+        {
+          "city_pieces": {
+            "port": 1
+          },
+          "mood_state": "Neutral",
+          "activations": 0,
+          "angry_activation": false,
+          "player_index": 1,
+          "position": "B2",
+          "port_position": "C3"
+        }
+      ],
+      "units": [
+        {
+          "player_index": 1,
+          "position": "C1",
+          "unit_type": "Infantry",
+          "id": 0
+        },
+        {
+          "player_index": 1,
+          "position": "C1",
+          "unit_type": "Infantry",
+          "id": 1
+        }
+      ],
+      "civilization": "test1",
+      "active_leader": null,
+      "available_leaders": [],
+      "advances": [
+        "Farming",
+        "Mining"
+      ],
+      "unlocked_special_advance": [],
+      "wonders_build": [],
+      "game_event_tokens": 3,
+      "completed_objectives": [],
+      "captured_leaders": [],
+      "event_victory_points": 0.0,
+      "wonder_cards": [],
+      "collect_options": [
+        [
+          "Mountain",
+          [
+            {
+              "ore": 1
+            }
+          ]
+        ],
+        [
+          "Fertile",
+          [
+            {
+              "food": 1
+            }
+          ]
+        ],
+        [
+          "Forest",
+          [
+            {
+              "wood": 1
+            }
+          ]
+        ]
+      ],
+      "next_unit_id": 2
+    }
+  ],
+  "map": {
+    "tiles": [
+      [
+        "A1",
+        "Fertile"
+      ],
+      [
+        "A2",
+        "Water"
+      ],
+      [
+        "A3",
+        {
+          "Exhausted": "Forest"
+        }
+      ],
+      [
+        "A4",
+        "Mountain"
+      ],
+      [
+        "B1",
+        "Mountain"
+      ],
+      [
+        "B2",
+        "Forest"
+      ],
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