diff --git a/docs/android/PLAYABILITY_TODO.md b/docs/android/PLAYABILITY_TODO.md
index 48cfb14..6e03ab7 100644
--- a/docs/android/PLAYABILITY_TODO.md
+++ b/docs/android/PLAYABILITY_TODO.md
@@ -84,8 +84,17 @@ rewrites required.
   Material's guideline applies to all input modes. Cards, pile
   markers, modal close buttons not yet audited — track as P3 if
   they fall below threshold on hardware.
-- [ ] **Portrait-first card spacing.** Stretch tableau piles vertically
-  to fill height; reduce inter-pile gaps so 7 columns fit in 360 dp.
+- [x] **Portrait-first card spacing.** *Closed 2026-05-11.*
+  `compute_layout` now derives an adaptive `tableau_fan_frac` from the
+  available vertical space below the tableau row. On height-limited
+  (desktop) windows the formula returns ≈ 0.25 and the clamp keeps the
+  existing behaviour. On width-limited (portrait phone) windows — where
+  card size is constrained by the 9-column horizontal packing — the fan
+  fraction expands to fill the viewport (≈ 0.84 at 360 × 800 dp).
+  `tableau_facedown_fan_frac` scales proportionally. Both values live in
+  the `Layout` struct; `card_plugin::card_positions` and
+  `input_plugin::card_position` / `pile_drop_rect` read from the struct
+  so rendering and hit-testing stay in sync across viewport sizes.
 - [ ] **Double-tap auto-move visible feedback.** `handle_double_tap`
   exists since `395a322` — verify it triggers on hardware and add a
   brief source-card flash / highlight to confirm to the user.
diff --git a/solitaire_engine/src/card_plugin.rs b/solitaire_engine/src/card_plugin.rs
index 0d3bc6f..a4a980e 100644
--- a/solitaire_engine/src/card_plugin.rs
+++ b/solitaire_engine/src/card_plugin.rs
@@ -667,9 +667,9 @@ fn card_positions<'a>(game: &'a GameState, layout: &Layout) -> Vec<(&'a Card, Ve
             out.push((card, pos, z));
             if is_tableau {
                 let step = if card.face_up {
-                    TABLEAU_FAN_FRAC
+                    layout.tableau_fan_frac
                 } else {
-                    TABLEAU_FACEDOWN_FAN_FRAC
+                    layout.tableau_facedown_fan_frac
                 };
                 y_offset -= layout.card_size.y * step;
             }
diff --git a/solitaire_engine/src/input_plugin.rs b/solitaire_engine/src/input_plugin.rs
index 788b184..3684667 100644
--- a/solitaire_engine/src/input_plugin.rs
+++ b/solitaire_engine/src/input_plugin.rs
@@ -33,10 +33,7 @@ use solitaire_core::rules::{can_place_on_foundation, can_place_on_tableau};
 
 use crate::card_animation::tuning::AnimationTuning;
 use crate::card_animation::{CardAnimation, MotionCurve};
-use crate::card_plugin::{
-    CardEntity, HintHighlight, HintHighlightTimer, STACK_FAN_FRAC, TABLEAU_FACEDOWN_FAN_FRAC,
-    TABLEAU_FAN_FRAC,
-};
+use crate::card_plugin::{CardEntity, HintHighlight, HintHighlightTimer, STACK_FAN_FRAC};
 use crate::ui_theme::{MOTION_DRAG_REJECT_SECS, STATE_WARNING};
 use solitaire_core::game_state::DrawMode;
 use crate::challenge_plugin::CHALLENGE_UNLOCK_LEVEL;
@@ -614,7 +611,7 @@ fn follow_drag(
 
     // Move cards to the cursor.
     let bottom_pos = world + drag.cursor_offset;
-    let fan = -layout.0.card_size.y * TABLEAU_FAN_FRAC;
+    let fan = -layout.0.card_size.y * layout.0.tableau_fan_frac;
 
     for (i, &id) in drag.cards.iter().enumerate() {
         if let Some((_, mut transform, _)) =
@@ -875,7 +872,7 @@ fn touch_follow_drag(
     }
 
     let bottom_pos = world + drag.cursor_offset;
-    let fan = -layout.0.card_size.y * TABLEAU_FAN_FRAC;
+    let fan = -layout.0.card_size.y * layout.0.tableau_fan_frac;
 
     for (i, &id) in drag.cards.iter().enumerate() {
         if let Some((_, mut transform, _)) =
@@ -1047,8 +1044,8 @@ fn point_in_rect(point: Vec2, center: Vec2, size: Vec2) -> bool {
 /// Where a card at `stack_index` in pile `pile` would be rendered.
 ///
 /// For tableau columns the per-card fan step depends on the face-up state of
-/// every preceding card — face-down cards step by `TABLEAU_FACEDOWN_FAN_FRAC`,
-/// face-up cards by `TABLEAU_FAN_FRAC`. Mirrors `card_plugin::card_positions`
+/// every preceding card — face-down cards step by `layout.tableau_facedown_fan_frac`,
+/// face-up cards by `layout.tableau_fan_frac`. Mirrors `card_plugin::card_positions`
 /// exactly; any drift creates an offset between the visible card face and
 /// where clicks land.
 fn card_position(game: &GameState, layout: &Layout, pile: &PileType, stack_index: usize) -> Vec2 {
@@ -1058,9 +1055,9 @@ fn card_position(game: &GameState, layout: &Layout, pile: &PileType, stack_index
         if let Some(pile_cards) = game.piles.get(pile) {
             for card in pile_cards.cards.iter().take(stack_index) {
                 let step = if card.face_up {
-                    TABLEAU_FAN_FRAC
+                    layout.tableau_fan_frac
                 } else {
-                    TABLEAU_FACEDOWN_FAN_FRAC
+                    layout.tableau_facedown_fan_frac
                 };
                 y_offset -= layout.card_size.y * step;
             }
@@ -1195,7 +1192,7 @@ fn pile_drop_rect(pile: &PileType, layout: &Layout, game: &GameState) -> (Vec2,
     if matches!(pile, PileType::Tableau(_)) {
         let card_count = game.piles.get(pile).map_or(0, |p| p.cards.len());
         if card_count > 1 {
-            let fan = -layout.card_size.y * TABLEAU_FAN_FRAC;
+            let fan = -layout.card_size.y * layout.tableau_fan_frac;
             let bottom_card_center_y = center.y + fan * (card_count - 1) as f32;
             let top_edge = center.y + layout.card_size.y / 2.0;
             let bottom_edge = bottom_card_center_y - layout.card_size.y / 2.0;
diff --git a/solitaire_engine/src/layout.rs b/solitaire_engine/src/layout.rs
index 4788ddc..6d208c5 100644
--- a/solitaire_engine/src/layout.rs
+++ b/solitaire_engine/src/layout.rs
@@ -52,11 +52,17 @@ const CARD_ASPECT: f32 = 1.4523;
 /// the tableau row.
 const VERTICAL_GAP_FRAC: f32 = 0.2;
 
-/// Fraction of card height contributed by each additional face-up tableau card
-/// when fanned. Mirrors `card_plugin::TABLEAU_FAN_FRAC` so layout sizing can
-/// solve for a worst-case column without depending on `card_plugin`.
+/// Minimum fraction of card height used as vertical offset between face-up
+/// tableau cards. Used for the height-based sizing candidate (worst-case
+/// column must fit at this fraction). On desktop (height-limited) windows the
+/// adaptive computation returns this value exactly; on portrait phones it
+/// expands to fill available vertical space.
 const TABLEAU_FAN_FRAC: f32 = 0.25;
 
+/// Minimum fraction for face-down tableau cards. Scales proportionally with
+/// the adaptive face-up fraction so hit-testing and rendering stay in sync.
+const TABLEAU_FACEDOWN_FAN_FRAC: f32 = 0.12;
+
 /// Largest possible face-up tableau column in Klondike: a King down to an Ace
 /// after every face-down card has flipped on column 7. Layout sizing must keep
 /// this column inside the visible window.
@@ -88,6 +94,18 @@ pub struct Layout {
     /// Every `PileType` (Stock, Waste, four Foundations, seven Tableaux) has an
     /// entry. The map always contains exactly 13 entries after `compute_layout`.
     pub pile_positions: HashMap<PileType, Vec2>,
+    /// Per-step vertical offset fraction for face-up tableau cards, as a
+    /// fraction of `card_size.y`. On height-limited (desktop) windows this
+    /// equals `TABLEAU_FAN_FRAC` (0.25); on width-limited (portrait phone)
+    /// windows it expands to fill the available vertical space so the tableau
+    /// stretches to the bottom of the screen. Card rendering (`card_plugin`)
+    /// and hit testing (`input_plugin`) both read from this field so they
+    /// stay in sync.
+    pub tableau_fan_frac: f32,
+    /// Per-step vertical offset fraction for face-down tableau cards, as a
+    /// fraction of `card_size.y`. Scales proportionally with `tableau_fan_frac`
+    /// (ratio preserved from `TABLEAU_FACEDOWN_FAN_FRAC / TABLEAU_FAN_FRAC`).
+    pub tableau_facedown_fan_frac: f32,
 }
 
 /// Compute the board layout from a window size.
@@ -169,9 +187,35 @@ pub fn compute_layout(window: Vec2) -> Layout {
         pile_positions.insert(PileType::Tableau(i), Vec2::new(col_x(i), tableau_y));
     }
 
+    // Adaptive tableau fan fraction. On height-limited (desktop) windows the
+    // height-based sizing already ensures a worst-case 13-card column fits at
+    // TABLEAU_FAN_FRAC (0.25), so the formula returns ≈0.25 and the clamp
+    // keeps it there — no change from prior behaviour. On width-limited
+    // (portrait phone) windows card_size is small and lots of vertical space
+    // is unused; we solve for the fraction that exactly fills the available
+    // space to the bottom margin.
+    //
+    // avail = distance from the top of the first tableau card to the bottom
+    //         margin — i.e. the space available for 12 fan steps.
+    let avail = (tableau_y - (-window.y / 2.0 + h_gap) - card_height / 2.0).max(0.0);
+    let ideal_fan_frac = if card_height > 0.0 {
+        avail / ((MAX_TABLEAU_CARDS - 1.0) * card_height)
+    } else {
+        TABLEAU_FAN_FRAC
+    };
+    // Never go below the desktop minimum — avoids shrinking the fan on
+    // degenerate near-square windows where the formula might undershoot.
+    let tableau_fan_frac = ideal_fan_frac.max(TABLEAU_FAN_FRAC);
+    // Scale the face-down fraction proportionally so rendering and hit-testing
+    // stay in sync (TABLEAU_FACEDOWN_FAN_FRAC / TABLEAU_FAN_FRAC = 0.48 ratio).
+    let facedown_scale = TABLEAU_FACEDOWN_FAN_FRAC / TABLEAU_FAN_FRAC;
+    let tableau_facedown_fan_frac = tableau_fan_frac * facedown_scale;
+
     Layout {
         card_size,
         pile_positions,
+        tableau_fan_frac,
+        tableau_facedown_fan_frac,
     }
 }
 
@@ -382,6 +426,50 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    /// Portrait phone (width-limited) should expand the fan fraction beyond
+    /// the desktop minimum so the tableau fills the available vertical space.
+    #[test]
+    fn portrait_phone_expands_tableau_fan_frac() {
+        let desktop = compute_layout(Vec2::new(1280.0, 800.0));
+        let phone = compute_layout(Vec2::new(360.0, 800.0));
+        assert!(
+            phone.tableau_fan_frac > desktop.tableau_fan_frac,
+            "portrait phone fan_frac ({:.3}) should exceed desktop ({:.3})",
+            phone.tableau_fan_frac,
+            desktop.tableau_fan_frac,
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// The expanded fan on a portrait phone must not overflow the visible
+    /// window — the worst-case 13-card column must stay above the bottom margin.
+    #[test]
+    fn expanded_fan_fits_phone_viewport() {
+        let window = Vec2::new(360.0, 800.0);
+        let layout = compute_layout(window);
+        let tableau_y = layout.pile_positions[&PileType::Tableau(0)].y;
+        let card_h = layout.card_size.y;
+        let h_gap = layout.card_size.x / 4.0;
+        // Bottom of the 13th (worst-case) fanned face-up card.
+        let bottom = tableau_y - 12.0 * layout.tableau_fan_frac * card_h - card_h / 2.0;
+        let margin = -window.y / 2.0 + h_gap;
+        assert!(
+            bottom >= margin - 1e-3,
+            "worst-case fan overflows phone viewport: bottom={bottom:.1} < margin={margin:.1}",
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// Desktop (height-limited) must keep the minimum fan fraction so the
+    /// existing worst-case-fits-vertically invariant is preserved.
+    #[test]
+    fn desktop_tableau_fan_frac_is_minimum() {
+        let layout = compute_layout(Vec2::new(1280.0, 800.0));
+        assert!(
+            (layout.tableau_fan_frac - TABLEAU_FAN_FRAC).abs() < 1e-3,
+            "desktop fan_frac should stay at minimum {TABLEAU_FAN_FRAC}, got {:.4}",
+            layout.tableau_fan_frac,
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn all_piles_fit_inside_window_horizontally() {
         for window in [