diff --git a/solitaire_engine/src/analytics_plugin.rs b/solitaire_engine/src/analytics_plugin.rs
index 2eed279..e7f6c07 100644
--- a/solitaire_engine/src/analytics_plugin.rs
+++ b/solitaire_engine/src/analytics_plugin.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use solitaire_core::game_state::GameMode;
 use solitaire_data::{matomo_client::MatomoClient, settings::SyncBackend, Settings};
 
 use crate::events::{AchievementUnlockedEvent, ForfeitEvent, GameWonEvent, NewGameRequestEvent};
-use crate::resources::GameStateResource;
+use crate::resources::{GameStateResource, TokioRuntimeResource};
 use crate::settings_plugin::{SettingsChangedEvent, SettingsResource};
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ pub struct AnalyticsPlugin;
 impl Plugin for AnalyticsPlugin {
     fn build(&self, app: &mut App) {
         app.init_resource::<AnalyticsResource>()
+            .init_resource::<TokioRuntimeResource>()
             .add_systems(Startup, init_analytics)
             .add_systems(
                 Update,
@@ -80,28 +81,28 @@ fn react_to_settings_change(
 fn on_game_won(
     mut wins: MessageReader<GameWonEvent>,
     analytics: Res<AnalyticsResource>,
-    settings: Res<SettingsResource>,
+    rt: Res<TokioRuntimeResource>,
 ) {
     let Some(client) = analytics.client.clone() else {
         return;
     };
     for ev in wins.read() {
         client.event("Game", "Won", None, Some(ev.score as f64));
-        fire_flush(client.clone(), &settings.0);
+        fire_flush(client.clone(), rt.0.clone());
     }
 }
 
 fn on_forfeit(
     mut forfeits: MessageReader<ForfeitEvent>,
     analytics: Res<AnalyticsResource>,
-    settings: Res<SettingsResource>,
+    rt: Res<TokioRuntimeResource>,
 ) {
     let Some(client) = analytics.client.clone() else {
         return;
     };
     for _ev in forfeits.read() {
         client.event("Game", "Forfeit", None, None);
-        fire_flush(client.clone(), &settings.0);
+        fire_flush(client.clone(), rt.0.clone());
     }
 }
 
@@ -137,14 +138,14 @@ fn on_achievement_unlocked(
 fn tick_flush_timer(
     time: Res<Time>,
     mut analytics: ResMut<AnalyticsResource>,
-    settings: Res<SettingsResource>,
+    rt: Res<TokioRuntimeResource>,
 ) {
     analytics.flush_timer.tick(time.delta());
     if !analytics.flush_timer.just_finished() {
         return;
     }
     if let Some(client) = analytics.client.clone() {
-        fire_flush(client, &settings.0);
+        fire_flush(client, rt.0.clone());
     }
 }
 
@@ -164,15 +165,10 @@ fn client_for(settings: &Settings) -> Option<Arc<MatomoClient>> {
     Some(Arc::new(MatomoClient::new(url, settings.matomo_site_id, uid)))
 }
 
-fn fire_flush(client: Arc<MatomoClient>, _settings: &Settings) {
+fn fire_flush(client: Arc<MatomoClient>, rt: Arc<tokio::runtime::Runtime>) {
     AsyncComputeTaskPool::get()
         .spawn(async move {
-            if let Ok(rt) = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
-                .enable_all()
-                .build()
-            {
-                rt.block_on(client.flush());
-            }
+            rt.block_on(client.flush());
         })
         .detach();
 }
diff --git a/solitaire_engine/src/avatar_plugin.rs b/solitaire_engine/src/avatar_plugin.rs
index 46077e2..207966c 100644
--- a/solitaire_engine/src/avatar_plugin.rs
+++ b/solitaire_engine/src/avatar_plugin.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ use bevy::asset::RenderAssetUsages;
 use bevy::prelude::*;
 use bevy::tasks::{futures_lite::future, AsyncComputeTaskPool, Task};
 
+use crate::resources::TokioRuntimeResource;
+
 /// Stores the loaded avatar [`Handle<Image>`], or `None` when no avatar
 /// has been fetched yet (new account, no internet, or fetch in progress).
 #[derive(Resource, Default)]
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ pub struct AvatarPlugin;
 impl Plugin for AvatarPlugin {
     fn build(&self, app: &mut App) {
         app.add_message::<AvatarFetchEvent>()
+            .init_resource::<TokioRuntimeResource>()
             .init_resource::<AvatarResource>()
             .init_resource::<PendingAvatarTask>()
             .add_systems(Update, (handle_avatar_fetch, poll_avatar_task));
@@ -54,28 +57,26 @@ impl Plugin for AvatarPlugin {
 
 fn handle_avatar_fetch(
     mut events: MessageReader<AvatarFetchEvent>,
+    rt: Res<TokioRuntimeResource>,
     mut pending: ResMut<PendingAvatarTask>,
 ) {
     for ev in events.read() {
         // Cancel any in-flight task and restart with the new URL.
         let url = ev.url.clone();
+        let rt = rt.0.clone();
         pending.0 = Some(AsyncComputeTaskPool::get().spawn(async move {
-            tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
-                .enable_all()
-                .build()
-                .ok()?
-                .block_on(async move {
-                    let client = reqwest::Client::new();
-                    let bytes = client
-                        .get(&url)
-                        .send()
-                        .await
-                        .ok()?
-                        .bytes()
-                        .await
-                        .ok()?;
-                    Some(bytes.to_vec())
-                })
+            rt.block_on(async move {
+                let client = reqwest::Client::new();
+                let bytes = client
+                    .get(&url)
+                    .send()
+                    .await
+                    .ok()?
+                    .bytes()
+                    .await
+                    .ok()?;
+                Some(bytes.to_vec())
+            })
         }));
     }
 }
diff --git a/solitaire_engine/src/resources.rs b/solitaire_engine/src/resources.rs
index 449caf0..e11c138 100644
--- a/solitaire_engine/src/resources.rs
+++ b/solitaire_engine/src/resources.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 //! Bevy resources owned by the engine crate.
 
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
 use bevy::math::Vec2;
 use bevy::prelude::Resource;
 use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
@@ -111,3 +113,26 @@ pub struct HintCycleIndex(pub usize);
 /// returns to the same position in the list without re-scrolling.
 #[derive(Resource, Debug, Clone, Default)]
 pub struct SettingsScrollPos(pub f32);
+
+/// Shared Tokio runtime used by all async-task closures that need HTTP I/O.
+///
+/// Bevy's `AsyncComputeTaskPool` uses `async-executor` (not Tokio), so spawned
+/// closures that call `reqwest`/`hyper` need a Tokio reactor. A single
+/// multi-threaded runtime is built once at startup and its `Arc` cloned cheaply
+/// into every network task — safe for concurrent `block_on` calls from multiple
+/// worker threads.
+#[derive(Resource, Clone)]
+pub struct TokioRuntimeResource(pub Arc<tokio::runtime::Runtime>);
+
+impl Default for TokioRuntimeResource {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        // Building the Tokio runtime is startup-time initialization; failure
+        // here means the OS refused to create threads, which is unrecoverable.
+        let rt = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_multi_thread()
+            .worker_threads(2)
+            .enable_all()
+            .build()
+            .expect("failed to build shared Tokio runtime");
+        Self(Arc::new(rt))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/solitaire_engine/src/sync_plugin.rs b/solitaire_engine/src/sync_plugin.rs
index 80fc5dd..a8c3dfe 100644
--- a/solitaire_engine/src/sync_plugin.rs
+++ b/solitaire_engine/src/sync_plugin.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ use crate::events::{
 };
 use crate::game_plugin::RecordingReplay;
 use crate::progress_plugin::{ProgressResource, ProgressStoragePath};
-use crate::resources::{GameStateResource, SyncStatus, SyncStatusResource};
+use crate::resources::{GameStateResource, SyncStatus, SyncStatusResource, TokioRuntimeResource};
 use crate::stats_plugin::{LatestReplayPath, ReplayHistoryResource, StatsResource, StatsStoragePath};
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ impl SyncPlugin {
 impl Plugin for SyncPlugin {
     fn build(&self, app: &mut App) {
         app.insert_resource(SyncProviderResource(self.provider.clone()))
+            .init_resource::<TokioRuntimeResource>()
             .init_resource::<SyncStatusResource>()
             .init_resource::<PullTaskResult>()
             .init_resource::<PullTask>()
@@ -130,19 +131,14 @@ impl Plugin for SyncPlugin {
 /// Startup system: spawns the async pull task and sets status to `Syncing`.
 fn start_pull(
     provider: Res<SyncProviderResource>,
+    rt: Res<TokioRuntimeResource>,
     mut task_res: ResMut<PullTask>,
     mut status: ResMut<SyncStatusResource>,
 ) {
     let provider = provider.0.clone();
+    let rt = rt.0.clone();
     let task = AsyncComputeTaskPool::get().spawn(async move {
-        // Bevy's AsyncComputeTaskPool uses async-executor (not Tokio), but
-        // reqwest/hyper require a Tokio reactor for DNS and HTTP I/O. Provide
-        // a short-lived single-threaded runtime for this network round-trip.
-        tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
-            .enable_all()
-            .build()
-            .map_err(|e| SyncError::Network(format!("tokio rt: {e}")))?
-            .block_on(provider.pull())
+        rt.block_on(provider.pull())
     });
     task_res.0 = Some(task);
     status.0 = SyncStatus::Syncing;
@@ -153,6 +149,7 @@ fn start_pull(
 fn handle_manual_sync_request(
     mut events: MessageReader<ManualSyncRequestEvent>,
     provider: Res<SyncProviderResource>,
+    rt: Res<TokioRuntimeResource>,
     mut task_res: ResMut<PullTask>,
     mut status: ResMut<SyncStatusResource>,
 ) {
@@ -164,12 +161,9 @@ fn handle_manual_sync_request(
         return; // Already pulling — ignore.
     }
     let provider = provider.0.clone();
+    let rt = rt.0.clone();
     let task = AsyncComputeTaskPool::get().spawn(async move {
-        tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
-            .enable_all()
-            .build()
-            .map_err(|e| SyncError::Network(format!("tokio rt: {e}")))?
-            .block_on(provider.pull())
+        rt.block_on(provider.pull())
     });
     task_res.0 = Some(task);
     status.0 = SyncStatus::Syncing;
@@ -274,6 +268,7 @@ fn poll_pull_result(
 fn push_on_exit(
     mut exit_events: MessageReader<AppExit>,
     provider: Res<SyncProviderResource>,
+    rt: Res<TokioRuntimeResource>,
     stats: Res<StatsResource>,
     achievements: Res<AchievementsResource>,
     progress: Res<ProgressResource>,
@@ -284,21 +279,7 @@ fn push_on_exit(
     exit_events.clear();
 
     let payload = build_payload(&stats.0, &achievements.0, &progress.0);
-    let provider = provider.0.clone();
-
-    // Prefer an existing tokio runtime; fall back to a temporary one for
-    // environments (e.g. tests, Android's non-Tokio async executor) where
-    // reqwest/hyper would otherwise panic with "no reactor running".
-    let result = match tokio::runtime::Handle::try_current() {
-        Ok(handle) => handle.block_on(provider.push(&payload)),
-        Err(_) => match tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
-            .enable_all()
-            .build()
-        {
-            Ok(rt) => rt.block_on(provider.push(&payload)),
-            Err(e) => Err(SyncError::Network(format!("tokio rt on exit: {e}"))),
-        },
-    };
+    let result = rt.0.block_on(provider.0.push(&payload));
     match result {
         Ok(_) => {}
         // `UnsupportedPlatform` is the expected response of
@@ -327,6 +308,7 @@ fn push_on_exit(
 fn push_replay_on_win(
     mut wins: MessageReader<GameWonEvent>,
     provider: Res<SyncProviderResource>,
+    rt: Res<TokioRuntimeResource>,
     game: Res<GameStateResource>,
     recording: Res<RecordingReplay>,
     mut pending: ResMut<PendingReplayUpload>,
@@ -348,12 +330,9 @@ fn push_replay_on_win(
             recording.moves.clone(),
         );
         let provider = provider.0.clone();
+        let rt = rt.0.clone();
         let task = AsyncComputeTaskPool::get().spawn(async move {
-            tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
-                .enable_all()
-                .build()
-                .map_err(|e| SyncError::Network(format!("tokio rt: {e}")))?
-                .block_on(provider.push_replay(&replay))
+            rt.block_on(provider.push_replay(&replay))
         });
         // If a previous upload is still in flight, drop it — the most
         // recent win is the one whose share link the player will care
diff --git a/solitaire_engine/src/sync_setup_plugin.rs b/solitaire_engine/src/sync_setup_plugin.rs
index b4ed529..c6a9fbe 100644
--- a/solitaire_engine/src/sync_setup_plugin.rs
+++ b/solitaire_engine/src/sync_setup_plugin.rs
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ use crate::events::{
 };
 use crate::font_plugin::FontResource;
 use crate::settings_plugin::{SettingsResource, SettingsScreen, SettingsStoragePath};
+use crate::resources::TokioRuntimeResource;
 use crate::sync_plugin::SyncProviderResource;
 use crate::ui_modal::spawn_modal;
 use crate::ui_theme::{
@@ -301,6 +302,7 @@ fn handle_auth_button(
     login_q: Query<&Interaction, (Changed<Interaction>, With<SyncLoginButton>)>,
     register_q: Query<&Interaction, (Changed<Interaction>, With<SyncRegisterButton>)>,
     fields: Query<(&SyncFieldKind, &SyncFieldBuffer)>,
+    rt: Res<TokioRuntimeResource>,
     mut pending: ResMut<PendingAuthTask>,
     mut error_nodes: Query<(&mut Text, &mut TextColor), With<SyncAuthError>>,
     mut busy_nodes: Query<&mut Visibility, With<SyncBusyOverlay>>,
@@ -363,26 +365,23 @@ fn handle_auth_button(
     let is_register = register_clicked;
     let client = SolitaireServerClient::new(url.clone(), username.clone());
     let pw = password.clone();
+    let rt = rt.0.clone();
 
     let task = AsyncComputeTaskPool::get().spawn(async move {
-        tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
-            .enable_all()
-            .build()
-            .map_err(|e| SyncError::Network(format!("tokio rt: {e}")))?
-            .block_on(async {
-                let (access_token, refresh_token) = if is_register {
-                    client.register(&pw).await?
-                } else {
-                    client.login(&pw).await?
-                };
-                // Fetch avatar URL immediately while we have the fresh token.
-                let avatar_url = client
-                    .fetch_me_with_token(&access_token)
-                    .await
-                    .ok()
-                    .and_then(|(_, url)| url);
-                Ok((access_token, refresh_token, avatar_url))
-            })
+        rt.block_on(async {
+            let (access_token, refresh_token) = if is_register {
+                client.register(&pw).await?
+            } else {
+                client.login(&pw).await?
+            };
+            // Fetch avatar URL immediately while we have the fresh token.
+            let avatar_url = client
+                .fetch_me_with_token(&access_token)
+                .await
+                .ok()
+                .and_then(|(_, url)| url);
+            Ok((access_token, refresh_token, avatar_url))
+        })
     });
 
     pending.task = Some(task);
@@ -575,6 +574,7 @@ fn handle_delete_cancel(
 fn handle_delete_confirm(
     confirm_q: Query<&Interaction, (Changed<Interaction>, With<DeleteConfirmButton>)>,
     provider: Res<SyncProviderResource>,
+    rt: Res<TokioRuntimeResource>,
     mut pending: ResMut<PendingDeleteTask>,
     screen: Query<Entity, With<DeleteConfirmScreen>>,
     mut commands: Commands,
@@ -587,12 +587,9 @@ fn handle_delete_confirm(
         commands.entity(entity).despawn();
     }
     let provider = provider.0.clone();
+    let rt = rt.0.clone();
     pending.0 = Some(AsyncComputeTaskPool::get().spawn(async move {
-        tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
-            .enable_all()
-            .build()
-            .map_err(|e| SyncError::Network(format!("tokio rt: {e}")))?
-            .block_on(provider.delete_account())
+        rt.block_on(provider.delete_account())
     }));
 }