docs(changelog): cut 0.48.0 — glass tab bar, standard states, drag-hotkey fix

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

.gitea/workflows/docker-build.yml

@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ on:
       - 'solitaire_web/**'
       - 'solitaire_sync/**'
       - 'solitaire_core/**'
+      - 'solitaire_data/**'
       - 'solitaire_engine/**'
       - 'Cargo.toml'
       - 'Cargo.lock'
+      - 'build_wasm.sh'
       - 'solitaire_server/Dockerfile'
       - '.gitea/workflows/docker-build.yml'
 
@@ -36,12 +38,9 @@ jobs:
         id: meta
         run: echo "sha=${GITHUB_SHA::8}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
-      # WASM artifact freshness is owned by the `web-wasm-rebuild` workflow,
-      # which rebuilds pkg/ in CI on every master change to a wasm-feeding crate
-      # and commits it back (CI is the single source of truth — the artifacts
-      # aren't byte-reproducible on contributor machines). That pkg/ commit then
-      # triggers this workflow, so the deployed image always ships fresh wasm.
-      # No drift check is needed here.
+      # The wasm bundles (solitaire_server/web/pkg/) are not in the repo —
+      # the Dockerfile's wasm-builder stage builds them from source inside
+      # this image build, so the deployed image always ships fresh wasm.
 
       - name: Log in to Gitea registry
         uses: docker/login-action@v3

.gitea/workflows/test.yml

@@ -1,7 +1,20 @@
 # Workspace gate: the same clippy + test commands CLAUDE.md §6 requires
 # locally, run on every master push and pull request. Until this workflow
 # existed, nothing in CI ran the test suite at all — a direct push to
-# master (or the web-wasm-rebuild bot commit) was entirely unguarded.
+# master was entirely unguarded.
+#
+# Build caching (2026-07-13): the Gitea actions cache never restored on
+# this instance — every run back through run 597 logged "No cache found"
+# even for exact keys saved successfully ("Cache saved successfully") by
+# a run an hour earlier, including master→master restores. Until the
+# cache server on the runner host is fixed, Swatinem/rust-cache is pure
+# overhead here. `rust-host` is a HOST executor (its filesystem persists
+# between runs — ~/.cargo and the rustup toolchain already carry over),
+# so we get warm builds by pointing CARGO_TARGET_DIR at a persistent
+# path on the runner instead of tarring gigabytes through a cache API
+# that never returns them. Concurrent runs are safe: cargo serialises
+# on the target-dir lock.
+
 name: Test
 
 on:
@@ -28,8 +41,50 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
+  # Seconds-long formatting gate in its own job so a rustfmt slip fails
+  # here instead of after a 35-minute cold build (run 600 spent its
+  # whole build budget to report an unformatted file).
+  fmt:
+    runs-on: rust-host
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install Rust 1.95.0
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
+        with:
+          toolchain: 1.95.0
+          components: rustfmt
+
+      - name: Format check
+        run: cargo fmt --check
+
   test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: rust-host
+    needs: fmt
+
+    # Full debuginfo made the solitaire_engine test-binary link peak past the
+    # runner's memory — ld was OOM-killed (signal 9) on runs 447 and 486.
+    # line-tables-only keeps file:line in panic backtraces while cutting the
+    # link's memory footprint enough to fit the runner.
+    #
+    # CARGO_BUILD_JOBS=2: with one job per core, cargo links several large
+    # test binaries concurrently; as the workspace grew (runs 514/516/519)
+    # two+ simultaneous ld processes OOM-killed the runner again even at
+    # line-tables-only. Two jobs keeps at most two links in flight — the
+    # compile-throughput cost is small next to the warm build.
+    #
+    # CARGO_INCREMENTAL=0: incremental artifacts bloat the persistent
+    # target dir for little benefit in CI (rust-cache used to set this
+    # for the same reason).
+    #
+    # CARGO_TARGET_DIR: persistent on the runner host — see the header
+    # comment. The prune step below keeps it from growing unbounded.
+    env:
+      CARGO_PROFILE_DEV_DEBUG: line-tables-only
+      CARGO_BUILD_JOBS: '2'
+      CARGO_INCREMENTAL: '0'
+      CARGO_TARGET_DIR: /home/runner/.cache/ferrous-solitaire/target
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -41,8 +96,19 @@ jobs:
           toolchain: 1.95.0
           components: clippy
 
-      - name: Cache cargo build
-        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+      # Toolchain or lockfile bumps strand stale artifacts nothing will
+      # ever reuse; reset the dir when it crosses 40 GiB rather than
+      # curating it (a cold rebuild every few weeks is cheaper than the
+      # bookkeeping).
+      - name: Prune persistent target dir when oversized
+        run: |
+          limit_kb=$((40 * 1024 * 1024))
+          used_kb=$(du -sk "$CARGO_TARGET_DIR" 2>/dev/null | cut -f1 || echo 0)
+          echo "persistent target dir: $((used_kb / 1024)) MiB (limit $((limit_kb / 1024)) MiB)"
+          if [ "${used_kb:-0}" -gt "$limit_kb" ]; then
+            echo "over limit — clearing for a fresh cold build"
+            rm -rf "$CARGO_TARGET_DIR"
+          fi
 
       # Native link deps for the Bevy crates (engine/app/web) on a bare
       # ubuntu runner: ALSA + udev for input/audio, X11 + Wayland for winit.

.gitea/workflows/web-e2e.yml

@@ -8,9 +8,13 @@ on:
       - 'solitaire_server/src/**'
       - 'solitaire_server/e2e/**'
       - 'solitaire_wasm/**'
+      - 'solitaire_web/**'
+      - 'solitaire_engine/**'
+      - 'solitaire_data/**'
       - 'solitaire_core/**'
       - 'Cargo.toml'
       - 'Cargo.lock'
+      - 'build_wasm.sh'
       - '.gitea/workflows/web-e2e.yml'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
@@ -24,10 +28,31 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install Rust
         uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+        with:
+          targets: wasm32-unknown-unknown
 
       - name: Cache cargo build
         uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
 
+      # The wasm bundles (solitaire_server/web/pkg/) are not in the repo —
+      # build them here so the served pages have real wasm to load. Tool
+      # versions are pinned; keep in sync with solitaire_server/Dockerfile.
+      - name: Install wasm-bindgen-cli + wasm-pack (pinned)
+        uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
+        with:
+          tool: wasm-bindgen-cli@0.2.120,wasm-pack@0.14.0
+
+      - name: Install binaryen 130 (wasm-opt, pinned)
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          curl -sSL \
+            https://github.com/WebAssembly/binaryen/releases/download/version_130/binaryen-version_130-x86_64-linux.tar.gz \
+            | tar xz
+          echo "$PWD/binaryen-version_130/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+      - name: Build WASM artifacts
+        run: ./build_wasm.sh
+
       # Prebuild the server so Playwright's `webServer` (which runs
       # `cargo run -p solitaire_server`) starts from a compiled binary instead
       # of cold-compiling the whole dependency graph (axum/sqlx/reqwest) inside

.gitea/workflows/web-wasm-rebuild.yml

@@ -1,89 +0,0 @@
-name: Web WASM Rebuild
-
-# CI is the single source of truth for solitaire_server/web/pkg/.
-#
-# The wasm artifacts cannot be reproduced byte-for-byte on an arbitrary
-# contributor machine: even with identical rustc 1.95.0 / LLVM 22.1.2, the same
-# flags, the same Cargo.lock and remapped source paths, the output still differs
-# by host environment. So rather than police freshness with a rebuild-and-diff
-# gate (which false-failed for exactly that reason), CI rebuilds the artifacts
-# itself on every master change to a wasm-feeding crate and commits them back.
-#
-# Result: the deployed pkg/ can't silently rot, and contributors never need to
-# run build_wasm.sh by hand. The commit touches only pkg/, which is not in this
-# workflow's trigger paths (so it does not re-trigger here) but does match
-# docker-build's, so the refreshed wasm deploys.
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: [master]
-    paths:
-      - 'solitaire_core/**'
-      - 'solitaire_engine/**'
-      - 'solitaire_data/**'
-      - 'solitaire_sync/**'
-      - 'solitaire_wasm/**'
-      - 'solitaire_web/**'
-      - 'Cargo.toml'
-      - 'Cargo.lock'
-      - 'build_wasm.sh'
-      - '.gitea/workflows/web-wasm-rebuild.yml'
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-concurrency:
-  group: web-wasm-rebuild
-  cancel-in-progress: false
-
-jobs:
-  rebuild:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-          token: ${{ secrets.CI_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Install Rust 1.95.0
-        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
-        with:
-          toolchain: 1.95.0
-          targets: wasm32-unknown-unknown
-
-      - name: Cache cargo build
-        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
-
-      - name: Install wasm-bindgen-cli + wasm-pack (pinned)
-        uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
-        with:
-          tool: wasm-bindgen-cli@0.2.120,wasm-pack@0.14.0
-
-      - name: Install binaryen 130 (wasm-opt, pinned)
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          curl -sSL \
-            https://github.com/WebAssembly/binaryen/releases/download/version_130/binaryen-version_130-x86_64-linux.tar.gz \
-            | tar xz
-          echo "$PWD/binaryen-version_130/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
-
-      - name: Rebuild WASM artifacts
-        run: ./build_wasm.sh
-
-      - name: Commit refreshed artifacts if changed
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          if git diff --quiet -- solitaire_server/web/pkg/; then
-            echo "pkg/ already up to date — nothing to commit."
-            exit 0
-          fi
-          git config user.email "ci@gitea.local"
-          git config user.name "Gitea CI"
-          git add solitaire_server/web/pkg/
-          git commit -m "chore(web): regenerate wasm artifacts"
-          # master is unprotected; retry once if the tip moved under us.
-          git push origin HEAD:master || {
-            git fetch origin master
-            git rebase origin/master
-            git push origin HEAD:master
-          }

.gitignore

@@ -41,3 +41,7 @@ deploy/*-auth-secret.yaml
 # Local token-saving helper scripts (peek/cargoclip/testfail/diffclip/etc.) —
 # inspection-only Go tools, not committed. Tracked scripts/*.sh and *.md stay.
 scripts/*.go
+
+# WASM bundles — built by build_wasm.sh locally and by the Docker wasm-builder
+# stage / web-e2e workflow in CI; never committed (issue #156)
+solitaire_server/web/pkg/

ARCHITECTURE.md

@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ Shared API contract types imported by both the game client (`solitaire_data`) an
 Owns:
 - `SyncPayload`, `SyncResponse`, `ConflictReport`
 - `ChallengeGoal`, `LeaderboardEntry`
-- `ApiError` enum
 - Merge logic (pure functions, no I/O)
 
 ### `solitaire_data`
@@ -193,7 +192,7 @@ Owns:
 ### `solitaire_wasm`
 **Dependencies:** `solitaire_core`, `serde`, `serde_json`, `chrono`, `wasm-bindgen`, `serde-wasm-bindgen`.
 
-WebAssembly bindings for browser-side replay playback. Compiled to `cdylib` via `wasm-pack build`; the output lives in `solitaire_server/web/pkg/` and is served statically by the server.
+WebAssembly bindings for browser-side replay playback. Compiled to `cdylib` via `wasm-pack build` (`build_wasm.sh`); the output lands in `solitaire_server/web/pkg/` — gitignored, built in CI (Docker `wasm-builder` stage, web-e2e workflow) — and is served statically by the server.
 
 Intentionally **does not** depend on `solitaire_data` (which pulls in `dirs`, `keyring`, `reqwest`, and other non-WASM crates). Instead it defines a minimal `Replay` mirror with the same serde shape as `solitaire_data::Replay` — the JSON wire format is the compatibility contract.
 
@@ -257,7 +256,7 @@ solitaire_sync::merge(local, remote)
     │
     ▼
 Write merged result to disk
-    │  fires SyncCompleteEvent
+    │
     ▼
 Bevy main thread reads updated StatsResource
 ```
@@ -377,7 +376,6 @@ struct StateChangedEvent;
 struct CardFlippedEvent(u32);
 struct GameWonEvent { score: i32, time_seconds: u64 }
 struct AchievementUnlockedEvent(AchievementRecord);
-struct SyncCompleteEvent(Result<SyncResponse, String>);
 ```
 
 ### Layout System
@@ -592,11 +590,15 @@ pub struct Session<G> { /* replayable instruction log + derived stats */ }
 
 // From `klondike` (upstream — never edit):
 pub enum KlondikePile {
-    Stock,
-    Waste,
+    Stock,                    // NB: no Waste variant — see below
     Foundation(Foundation),   // 4 slots, any suit may claim any slot
     Tableau(Tableau),         // 7 columns
 }
+// Pile-coordinate convention: upstream has no `Waste` variant. In
+// pile-coordinate space `KlondikePile::Stock` denotes the face-up
+// *waste* pile (the only stock-side pile cards move out of); use
+// `GameState::stock_cards()` / `waste_cards()` when the face-down
+// draw stack must be distinguished. Documented on `GameState::pile`.
 pub enum DrawStockConfig { DrawOne, DrawThree }
 pub enum KlondikeInstruction { /* RotateStock, DstFoundation, ... — the
                                   serialized move format (schema v4+) */ }
@@ -741,7 +743,7 @@ All endpoints are under the base URL configured by the user (e.g., `https://soli
 | Method | Path | Auth | Notes |
 |---|---|---|---|
 | GET | `/replays/:id` | None | Serves `web/index.html`; JS fetches `/api/replays/:id` and steps through via the `solitaire_wasm` WASM module |
-| GET | `/web/*` | None | Static assets served via `ServeDir` from `solitaire_server/web/` (includes `web/pkg/` with wasm-bindgen output) |
+| GET | `/web/*` | None | Static assets served via `ServeDir` from `solitaire_server/web/` (includes `web/pkg/` with wasm-bindgen output — gitignored, produced by `build_wasm.sh` / CI) |
 
 ### Account Management
 

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -6,6 +6,139 @@ project follows [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.48.0] — 2026-07-15
+
+### Changed
+
+- **Floating glass tab bar** (touch). The bottom action bar is now a
+  floating translucent pill — Undo, Draw, Hint, and Pause — with a
+  separate round Menu button beside it, hovering above the bottom edge
+  instead of docking to it. Draw stays expanded as the highlighted
+  action; the other buttons reveal their label while held (instantly,
+  with reduce-motion on). Same actions, same behaviour — new clothes.
+  (#186)
+- **Consistent empty, loading, and error screens.** The theme store,
+  leaderboard, and replay list now share one visual language for
+  "nothing here yet", "still loading", and "something went wrong" —
+  each with a next step instead of a dead end. (#184)
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Hotkeys during drags.** Pressing Undo, New Game, Draw, or a mode
+  key mid-drag no longer fights the card you're holding — game-mutating
+  hotkeys are ignored until the card is dropped. (#185)
+
+## [0.47.0] — 2026-07-13
+
+### Added
+
+- **"What's new" on update.** The first launch after an update shows a
+  one-time card summarising what changed — like this one, right now.
+  Dismiss it and it never repeats; fresh installs never see it. (#180)
+- **Situational tips.** Two one-time teaches that fire from play, not a
+  tour: staring at a stuck board for a while points you at Hint, and an
+  engaged game quietly mentions the long-press quick-action menu —
+  unless you've already found it yourself. (#181)
+- **UI scale.** Settings → Accessibility now has a UI Scale control
+  (90% / 100% / 115% / 130%) that resizes every menu, button, and HUD
+  element live. The table always fits your screen regardless. (#182)
+- **Hold `/` for shortcuts** (desktop). A reference card of every
+  keyboard binding appears while `/` is held. The onboarding tour and
+  this card now share one binding table, so they can never disagree —
+  the tour's copy had drifted from reality. (#183)
+
+## [0.46.0] — 2026-07-13
+
+### Added
+
+- **Theme-store previews.** The store modal now shows each theme's
+  preview image next to its name — the server has advertised them since
+  the store launched; the client finally fetches them. Thumbnails load
+  in the background, pop in as they arrive, and are remembered for the
+  session. (#179)
+- **Hint ghost preview.** Asking for a hint now also plays a translucent
+  copy of the suggested card gliding to its destination (twice, then it
+  fades) alongside the usual highlights — you see the move, not just the
+  pieces. Automatically disabled when reduce-motion is on. (#179)
+
+### Changed
+
+- **One toast style, one place.** Queued info banners and instant
+  celebration/warning/error toasts now share a single bottom-anchored
+  stack that clears the touch action bar; simultaneous toasts stack
+  upward instead of overlapping. (#178)
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Touch onboarding copy.** The how-to-play slide no longer tells touch
+  players to left/right-click; it now describes drag, double-tap, and
+  the bottom-bar Hint button. (#178)
+- **First launch shows one screen at a time.** On a fresh install the
+  Home screen no longer spawns underneath the welcome tour; the order is
+  now onboarding → Home → table. (#178)
+
+## [0.45.0] — 2026-07-13
+
+### Added
+
+- **Thumb-reach action bar on touch (menu redesign Phase F).** The bottom
+  bar slims to five buttons: an enlarged **Undo · Draw · Hint** trio
+  (96×64 px targets) between compact Menu and Pause. **Draw is new** — it
+  draws from the stock exactly like tapping the deck, without the reach to
+  the top of a tall folded screen. Help, Modes, and New Game moved off the
+  touch bar (Menu → System, the Home grid, and Home's hero button cover
+  them). Desktop keeps its seven-button bar unchanged.
+- **Hold-to-repeat Undo.** Press and hold Undo to step back repeatedly
+  (~5.5 undos/s after a short delay) instead of tap-tap-tap. Every step
+  goes through the normal undo path, so scoring penalties apply as usual.
+
+## [0.44.0] — 2026-07-13
+
+### Added
+
+- **Home is now a real home (menu redesign Phase B).** The mode picker became
+  a hierarchy: a **Continue** card (mode · elapsed · score) appears while a
+  game is in progress and returns to the table; a hero **New Game** button
+  replays your last mode with the current deal options in one tap; deal
+  options (draw 1/3, a new **winnable-only** toggle, difficulty tiers) moved
+  into a disclosure under the hero; the six modes sit in a compact symmetric
+  2×3 grid with descriptions on wide screens; and the stats strip moved to
+  the bottom. Wide viewports (desktop, unfolded foldables) get a two-pane
+  layout — launch surfaces left, Continue/daily/stats right. Cancel is now
+  **Back to table** and only appears while a live game exists. (#175)
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Save files are self-contained (schema v6).** Like replays in 0.43.3, a
+  saved game now stores the dealt board via the upstream session serializers
+  instead of re-dealing from the seed on load; v4/v5 saves still load through
+  the legacy path and rewrite as v6 on next save. (#171)
+
+### Internal
+
+- **CI is ~9× faster.** Root-caused why the actions cache never restored on
+  the host-executor runner (per-run workdir paths poisoned the cache version
+  hash); the test workflow now uses a persistent on-runner target dir, and a
+  seconds-long `fmt` gate fails formatting mistakes before the build. Warm
+  full-gate runs: 4m29s, down from ~40 min. (#176)
+
+## [0.43.3] — 2026-07-10
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Replays are now self-contained (schema v4).** A replay stores the dealt
+  board itself via the upstream `card_game` session serializers instead of
+  re-dealing from the seed at playback time, so replays survive RNG and
+  upstream upgrades that change the seed→deal mapping — the failure that had
+  silently broken every stored replay. The web player and web game now
+  exchange the full payload through the wasm layer (the old JS path hardcoded
+  `schema_version: 2`, uploaded empty move lists, and corrupted u64 seeds via
+  `Math.round`), and the replay viewer reports unplayable old-format replays
+  in the caption instead of dying silently. Pre-v4 replays are rejected by a
+  version gate; local histories repopulate with new wins. (#170)
+- **Difficulty-mode wins can upload.** The server's replay `mode` validation
+  now accepts data-carrying `GameMode` variants (previously a 400). (#170)
+
 ## [0.42.0] — 2026-07-06
 
 ### Added

Cargo.lock

@@ -7331,7 +7331,9 @@ dependencies = [
  "card_game",
  "klondike",
  "proptest",
+ "rand 0.10.1",
  "serde",
+ "serde_json",
  "thiserror 2.0.18",
 ]
 
@@ -7351,13 +7353,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "reqwest",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
+ "sha2",
  "solitaire_core",
  "solitaire_server",
  "solitaire_sync",
  "sqlx",
+ "tempfile",
  "thiserror 2.0.18",
  "tokio",
  "uuid",
+ "zip",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -7402,10 +7407,13 @@ dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "dotenvy",
  "jsonwebtoken",
+ "ron",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
+ "sha2",
  "solitaire_sync",
  "sqlx",
+ "tempfile",
  "thiserror 2.0.18",
  "tokio",
  "tower",
@@ -7414,6 +7422,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing",
  "tracing-subscriber",
  "uuid",
+ "zip",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -7422,6 +7431,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "serde",
+ "serde_json",
  "thiserror 2.0.18",
  "uuid",
 ]

Cargo.toml

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ dirs        = "6"
 keyring     = "4"
 keyring-core = "1"
 reqwest     = { version = "0.13", features = ["json", "rustls", "rustls-native-certs"], default-features = false }
+sha2        = "0.10"
 arboard     = { version = "3", default-features = false }
 jni         = { version = "0.21", default-features = false }
 

README_SERVER.md

@@ -44,6 +44,26 @@ docker compose up -d
 ```
 
 
+## Theme store
+
+The server can offer card-art themes for in-game download. Drop theme
+`.zip` archives (the same format the game's Settings → Import accepts:
+a `theme.ron` manifest plus 53 SVGs) into the directory named by
+`THEME_STORE_DIR` (default: `theme_store/` next to the binary), then
+restart the server — the catalog is scanned once at startup. An
+optional `<theme-id>.png` in the same directory becomes the theme's
+store preview.
+
+Endpoints (public, no auth):
+
+- `GET /api/themes` — catalog JSON (id, name, author, size, sha256)
+- `GET /api/themes/<id>/download` — the archive
+- `GET /api/themes/<id>/preview` — the preview PNG, if present
+
+Archives that are oversized (> 20 MiB), unreadable, or have a
+malformed `theme.ron` are skipped with a warning in the server log;
+they never fail startup.
+
 ## Admin — Password Reset
 
 If a player loses access to their account, the server binary includes a

build_wasm.sh

@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@
 # Run from the repo root:
 #   ./build_wasm.sh
 #
-# The generated pkg/ files are committed to git so self-hosters who don't
-# touch the WASM crates can skip this step.  Regenerate after any change to
-# solitaire_wasm/, solitaire_web/, solitaire_engine/, or solitaire_core/.
+# The generated pkg/ files are NOT committed to git (issue #156). CI builds
+# them where needed: the Docker image's wasm-builder stage for deployment,
+# and the web-e2e workflow for browser tests. Run this script locally before
+# serving /web or /play from a source checkout.
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ wasm-bindgen \
     --out-name canvas \
     --target web \
     --no-typescript \
-    "$REPO_ROOT/target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/wasm-release/solitaire_web.wasm"
+    "${CARGO_TARGET_DIR:-$REPO_ROOT/target}/wasm32-unknown-unknown/wasm-release/solitaire_web.wasm"
 
 # Optional size optimisation — Bevy bundles are large (~5-15 MB uncompressed).
 # wasm-opt passes are skipped silently when the tool is not installed.

deploy/deployment.yaml

@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ spec:
                   key: jwt-secret
             - name: SERVER_PORT
               value: "8080"
+            # Theme-store catalog directory on the persistent volume.
+            # Scanned once at startup — after dropping new theme zips
+            # into /data/theme_store, restart the deployment.
+            - name: THEME_STORE_DIR
+              value: /data/theme_store
           volumeMounts:
             - name: db-data
               mountPath: /data

docker-compose.yml

@@ -6,8 +6,13 @@ services:
       # Override DATABASE_URL so the DB always lands in the persistent volume,
       # regardless of what .env contains.
       DATABASE_URL: sqlite:///data/solitaire.db
+      # Theme-store catalog directory (scanned once at startup; the
+      # host ./theme_store folder is where the operator drops theme
+      # zips + preview PNGs).
+      THEME_STORE_DIR: /theme_store
     volumes:
       - ./data:/data
+      - ./theme_store:/theme_store:ro
     restart: unless-stopped
     expose:
       - "${SERVER_PORT:-8080}"

docs/ui-redesign-2026-07.md

@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+# Menu UX Redesign — July 2026
+
+Status: IN PROGRESS. A / E / C / G shipped in v0.43.0; B implemented on
+`feat/home-hierarchy` (2026-07-13); F / H and the I–M backlog remain open.
+Visual identity (Terminal / base16-eighties) is settled and out of
+scope — this is about **structure and interaction**, not colors or type.
+
+## Diagnosis (from code survey, 2026-07-07)
+
+| Surface | Today | Pain |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| Settings | One scrolling modal, 5 section labels, ~37 control rows, single Done | Scroll-hunting for any toggle; endless on the folded (cover) screen; every new feature (theme store, import) stretches it further |
+| Home | Modal launcher: stats strip, draw-mode row, difficulty rows, 6 equal mode cards, Cancel | No "Continue" primacy; deal options (draw/difficulty/winnable) crowd the mode choice; six cards weighted identically though Classic dominates play |
+| HUD menu | Popover with 7 destinations (Help, Modes, Stats, Achievements, Profile, Settings, Leaderboard) | "Modes" duplicates Home's job; flat list, no grouping; each item opens another modal — modal-on-modal navigation |
+| Global | Everything is a modal over the felt | No hierarchy; near-square unfolded Fold renders one narrow wasted column |
+
+## Phase A — Settings tabs (highest pain, lowest risk)
+
+- Replace the single scroll with **tabs**: `Audio · Gameplay · Appearance ·
+  Accessibility · Account`.
+  - *Appearance* = today's Cosmetic (card back, background, card theme,
+    theme store, import).
+  - *Accessibility* = extracted from Gameplay/Cosmetic: color-blind,
+    high-contrast, reduce-motion, touch input mode, tooltip delay.
+  - *Account* = Sync + Privacy merged.
+- Narrow screens: tab chips in a row under the header. Wide (aspect > ~1.2 —
+  unfolded Fold, desktop): left rail, rows in two columns.
+- Only the active tab's rows are spawned → each tab is ≤ 8 rows and fits the
+  cover screen without scrolling.
+- **Implementation constraint:** pure `ui.rs` re-layout + one `SettingsTab`
+  resource. The `SettingsButton` enum, input handlers, and persistence are
+  untouched, so the 25 settings tests and the ambiguity gate stay green.
+
+## Phase B — Home becomes a real home
+
+- **Hierarchy, top to bottom:**
+  1. `Continue` card (only when a game is in progress) — mode, elapsed, score.
+  2. Hero `New Game` — one tap, reuses last mode + deal options.
+  3. Compact 2×3 mode grid (Classic, Daily, Zen, Challenge, Time Attack,
+     Seed) — smaller cards, glyph + name + one-line description on wide only.
+  4. Stats strip moves to the bottom (or right pane when unfolded).
+- **Deal options** (draw 1/3, difficulty, winnable-only) move off the top
+  level into a disclosure on the Classic card / New Game hero — they are
+  Classic-mode concerns, not global ones.
+- Cancel becomes `Back to table` and only renders when a game exists.
+- Unfolded Fold / desktop: two panes — modes left, Continue + stats +
+  daily/weekly right.
+
+## Phase C — HUD menu consolidation
+
+- Drop `Modes` from the popover (Home owns mode selection; HUD's New-Game
+  path opens Home).
+- Group the remaining six: **Play** (Home) · **You** (Profile, Stats,
+  Achievements) · **Community** (Leaderboard) · **System** (Settings, Help) —
+  section dividers in the existing popover, not a new widget.
+- Dismissal audit: Esc / scrim-tap / Done must behave identically on every
+  modal (most already do via `ScrimDismissible`; sweep the stragglers).
+
+## Phase D — Validation gates
+
+- Optional Stitch mockups (Terminal design-system asset
+  `assets/0f1652274fea460585d0b331a9ddbb06`, project 593811793268308763) for
+  Home + Settings before implementing Phase B. Phase A is safe to build
+  straight in-engine.
+- Per-phase gates: full test suite, clippy `-D warnings`, ambiguity gate at 0,
+  Android checklist (§15.3), on-device pass on the Fold 7 in BOTH postures.
+
+## Sequencing & risk
+
+| Phase | Size | Risk | Depends on |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| A — Settings tabs | ~1 session | Low (layout-only) | — |
+| B — Home hierarchy | 1–2 sessions | Medium (touches launch flow) | D mockups if wanted |
+| C — Menu grouping | small | Low | B (Modes removal) |
+
+## Phase E — "You" hub (reuses the Phase A tab component)
+
+Profile, Stats, Achievements, and the replay browser are four separate
+modals today, reached through the HUD popover one at a time. Fold them
+into ONE tabbed hub — `Profile · Stats · Achievements · Replays` — using
+the same tab widget Phase A builds for Settings. Cuts the HUD popover to
+four destinations and makes the tab component pay for itself twice.
+Existing per-screen systems keep their markers/handlers; only the outer
+shell changes (same trick as Phase A).
+
+## Phase F — Mobile ergonomics (Fold-first)
+
+- **Bottom action bar** on touch: Undo, Hint, Draw within thumb reach at
+  the bottom safe-area edge (via the existing `SafeAreaAnchoredBottom`),
+  score-only band stays on top. Desktop keeps the current top band.
+  Biggest one-handed-play win available; folded posture is tall and
+  top-heavy today.
+- **Hold-to-repeat Undo** — press-and-hold steps back repeatedly
+  (respecting the existing undo scoring penalty), instead of tap-tap-tap.
+- Both are additive; game stays fully playable with the top band alone
+  (UI-first rule §3.3 satisfied).
+
+## Phase G — Post-win flow
+
+Win summary today is a stats dump with a close. Give it an action
+hierarchy: **Play again** (same mode/options, primary) · **Share replay**
+(the upload already returns a share URL; surface it here with copy
+feedback) · **Watch replay** · quiet stats below. Rematch loop drops from
+4 taps to 1.
+
+## Phase H — Feedback polish (small, bundling candidates)
+
+- Unify queued vs. immediate toast styling (two subtly different styles
+  exist today) and anchor both to one position; consider a 5-item toast
+  history on the stats screen.
+- Theme-store modal: render the preview PNGs the server already serves
+  (v1 is text-only rows).
+- Hint: optional ghost-motion preview of the suggested move instead of a
+  static highlight (auto-disabled under reduce-motion).
+
+## Phase I — Onboarding & discoverability
+
+The first-run onboarding exists, but everything learned after it is
+invisible: the radial menu (long-press/right-click), hint cycling,
+tap-to-toggle HUD chrome, hotkeys. Add **contextual one-time tips** —
+fired by the situation, not a tour (first stall → hint tip; first
+long-press-able stack → radial tip; each shows once, stored in
+Settings like `shown_achievement_onboarding` already is). Plus a
+one-shot **"What's new"** card on first launch after a version bump —
+ObtainX updates are silent today, so shipped features go unnoticed
+(nobody will find the theme store on their own).
+
+## Phase J — Keyboard & focus completeness (desktop + web)
+
+`ui_focus` already gives deterministic Esc order and tab-walk
+(`FocusRow`/`Focusable`), and `KeyboardDragState` exists — but full
+keyboard-only play has never been audited end to end. Deliverables: every
+modal reachable/dismissable without a mouse, a visible focus ring styled
+to the Terminal system (current focus state is subtle), and a hotkey
+cheat-sheet overlay (hold `?`) generated from the actual bindings instead
+of the static Help text. Web build (Rhys) benefits most.
+
+## Phase K — UI scale & touch-target accessibility
+
+All type sizes flow through `TYPE_*` tokens and layout through
+`compute_layout` — which makes a **UI scale setting** (90/100/115/130 %)
+cheap to wire and genuinely useful on the Fold's dense cover screen.
+Pair with: respect Android system font scale on first run (seed the
+setting from it), and a one-time audit that every interactive element
+meets the 44 px logical minimum in BOTH Fold postures (the pill buttons
+and picker swatches are the suspects). Lands in the Accessibility tab
+that Phase A creates.
+
+## Phase L — Empty & loading states, standardized
+
+Async/empty surfaces each improvise today: leaderboard with no entries,
+stats with no games, replay browser with no replays, theme store
+loading/error (just added), sync status text. Define ONE pattern —
+glyph + one-line explanation + a single next-step action — as a
+`spawn_empty_state` helper in `ui_modal`, and sweep all five surfaces
+onto it. Small, mechanical, big perceived-quality win.
+
+## Phase M — Sync transparency & data stewardship
+
+The sync layer returns `ConflictReport`s ("data is never silently
+discarded") — but no UI ever shows them; players can't tell what a merge
+did. Add: a post-sync summary line ("merged, 2 conflicts kept newer
+values" → tap for detail in the Account tab), a visible last-synced
+timestamp (exists as `SyncStatus::LastSynced`, barely surfaced), and
+local **data export/import** (zip of the JSON saves) for device
+migrations without a server. Closes the trust loop the server work
+opened.
+
+## Roadmap tie-ins (already in flight elsewhere)
+
+- **Spider mode** (feat/spider-core, PR #157): Home's mode grid gains a
+  7th card once engine work lands — the 2×3 grid in Phase B should be
+  designed as N-card flow from day one. Spider UI also needs positional
+  card→entity keys (documented in spider.rs module docs).
+- **Show solution** (feat/solution-line, in flight): lands in the pause
+  menu; Phase C's grouping should leave room for it under a "Game"
+  cluster if the pause menu grows.
+
+## Sequencing (updated)
+
+| Phase | Size | Risk | Depends on |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| A — Settings tabs | ~1 session | Low | — (DECIDED: tabs) |
+| E — "You" hub | ~1 session | Low | A's tab component |
+| C — Menu grouping | small | Low | E (popover shrinks) |
+| B — Home hierarchy | 1–2 sessions | Medium | D mockups if wanted |
+| F — Bottom action bar | ~1 session | Medium (input paths) | — |
+| G — Post-win flow | small | Low | — |
+| H — Feedback polish | small each | Low | — |
+| I — Onboarding & discoverability | ~1 session | Low | ships best after B/F land |
+| J — Keyboard & focus completeness | ~1 session | Low | A/E (fewer modals to audit) |
+| K — UI scale & touch targets | ~1 session | Medium (layout-wide) | A (Accessibility tab) |
+| L — Empty-state standardization | small | Low | — |
+| M — Sync transparency & export | ~1 session | Low–Medium | A (Account tab) |
+
+Suggested order: **A → E → C** (one arc: the tab component and the menu
+slimming), then **B**, then **F/G/H** as independent follow-ups.
+
+## Open decisions
+
+1. ~~Settings: tabs vs. sub-pages~~ — **DECIDED 2026-07-07: tabs.**
+2. ~~Deal options: disclosure on Classic card vs. keep global row~~ —
+   **DECIDED 2026-07-09: disclosure on the Classic card / New Game hero.**
+3. ~~Time Attack + Seed: top-level cards vs. "More" card~~ —
+   **DECIDED 2026-07-09: top-level cards, symmetric 2×3 grid.**
+4. ~~Stitch mockups for Phase B, or iterate directly in-engine~~ —
+   **DECIDED 2026-07-09: directly in-engine.**
+5. ~~Phase F bottom bar: touch-only vs. also desktop~~ —
+   **DECIDED 2026-07-13: touch-only.** Desktop keeps the current top
+   band; the bar is additive per §3.3 so a later desktop rollout stays
+   a settings flag away.

scripts/watch_deploy.sh

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 # Live-watch the Gitea Actions deploy pipeline for Ferrous Solitaire.
 #
 # Polls recent workflow runs and prints a compact status block each cycle.
-# Stops when the newest docker-build (the deploy) has completed and no
-# web-wasm-rebuild is still pending — i.e. the full fix is live.
+# Stops when the newest docker-build (the deploy) has completed — the wasm
+# is built inside that image build, so no other workflow gates the deploy.
 #
 # Usage:  ./scripts/watch_deploy.sh [interval_seconds]
 #   token is read from ~/.config/tea/config.yml (never printed).
@@ -49,16 +49,15 @@ for r in runs:
         r.get("id"), str(r.get("head_sha"))[:7], wf[:18],
         r.get("status"), r.get("conclusion")))
 db = [r for r in runs if "docker-build" in str(r.get("path"))]
-wr_pending = any(r.get("status") != "completed" for r in runs if "web-wasm-rebuild" in str(r.get("path")))
 top = db[0] if db else None
-live = bool(top and top.get("status")=="completed" and top.get("conclusion")=="success" and not wr_pending)
-print("STATE=%s" % ("LIVE" if live else ("WAIT_WASM" if wr_pending else "DEPLOYING")))
+live = bool(top and top.get("status")=="completed" and top.get("conclusion")=="success")
+print("STATE=%s" % ("LIVE" if live else "DEPLOYING"))
 PY
 )"
   echo "$out" | grep -v '^STATE='
   if echo "$out" | grep -q '^STATE=LIVE'; then
     echo ""
-    echo "DEPLOY LIVE — newest docker-build succeeded, no wasm rebuild pending."
+    echo "DEPLOY LIVE — newest docker-build succeeded."
     echo "   Test: https://klondike.aleshym.co/play?v=${RANDOM}"
     break
   fi

solitaire_app/src/lib.rs

@@ -37,11 +37,6 @@ fn load_settings() -> Settings {
         .unwrap_or_default()
 }
 
-/// Build the Bevy app without entering the event loop.
-pub fn build_app(sync_provider: Box<dyn SyncProvider + Send + Sync>) -> App {
-    build_app_with_settings(load_settings(), sync_provider)
-}
-
 /// App entry point — configures runtime services, builds, and runs the app.
 ///
 /// Called from both the desktop `bin` target's `main` shim and (on

solitaire_core/Cargo.toml

@@ -9,13 +9,19 @@ default = []
 test-support = []
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-proptest = "1"
+proptest   = "1"
+serde_json = { workspace = true }
 
 [dependencies]
 serde     = { workspace = true }
 thiserror = { workspace = true }
 klondike  = { workspace = true }
 card_game = { workspace = true }
+# Deliberately NOT the workspace rand (0.9): this pins the exact dep the
+# upstream `klondike` crate uses, so `SeedableRng`/`SliceRandom` resolve
+# against the same crate version as `klondike::Rng` and Spider deals go
+# through the identical shuffle stack as Klondike deals.
+rand      = { version = "0.10.1", default-features = false, features = ["std_rng"] }
 
 [lints]
 workspace = true

solitaire_core/src/game_state.rs

@@ -22,11 +22,17 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer};
 ///   indices for enum variants. No longer loadable — v3 files are discarded.
 /// - v4: `saved_moves` uses upstream `KlondikeInstruction` serde with named enum
 ///   variants (e.g. `"Foundation1"` instead of `0`).
-/// - v5 (current): `score`, `undo_count`, and `recycle_count` are no longer
+/// - v5: `score`, `undo_count`, and `recycle_count` are no longer
 ///   persisted. They are derived from the upstream `card_game`/`klondike` session
 ///   stats, which are rebuilt by replaying `saved_moves` on load. Older files that
 ///   still carry those keys load fine — the extra fields are ignored.
-pub const GAME_STATE_SCHEMA_VERSION: u32 = 5;
+/// - v6 (current): `saved_moves` replaced by `recording`, the upstream
+///   `card_game` session serialisation carrying the dealt board explicitly.
+///   Loading no longer re-deals from `seed`, so in-progress saves survive
+///   RNG/upstream upgrades that change the seed→deal mapping (the failure
+///   class that PR #170 fixed for replays). v4/v5 files still load through
+///   the legacy seed path and are rewritten as v6 on next save.
+pub const GAME_STATE_SCHEMA_VERSION: u32 = 6;
 
 /// Default move budget for a solvability check. Matches the winnable-deal retry
 /// loop in the engine.
@@ -95,8 +101,8 @@ pub enum GameMode {
     Difficulty(DifficultyLevel),
 }
 
-/// Output struct for schema v4 serialisation. `saved_moves` uses upstream
-/// `KlondikeInstruction` serde, which produces named enum variants.
+/// Output struct for schema v6 serialisation. `recording` is the upstream
+/// session serialisation (config + dealt board + instruction list).
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize)]
 struct PersistedGameState {
     pub draw_mode: DrawStockConfig,
@@ -105,15 +111,16 @@ struct PersistedGameState {
     pub seed: u64,
     pub take_from_foundation: bool,
     pub schema_version: u32,
-    pub saved_moves: Vec<KlondikeInstruction>,
+    pub recording: SessionRecording,
 }
 
-/// Input struct that accepts schema v4 and v5 `saved_moves` formats.
+/// Input struct that accepts schema v4, v5, and v6 save formats.
 ///
-/// `saved_moves` is deserialised directly as upstream `KlondikeInstruction`
-/// (named-variant serde). `score`, `undo_count`, and `recycle_count` are
-/// intentionally absent: all three are rebuilt by replaying the instruction
-/// history through the upstream session stats. Older v4 save files still carry
+/// v6 files carry `recording` (the upstream session serialisation, deal
+/// included); v4/v5 files carry `saved_moves` and rebuild the deal from
+/// `seed`. `score`, `undo_count`, and `recycle_count` are intentionally
+/// absent: all three are rebuilt by replaying the instruction history
+/// through the upstream session stats. Older v4 save files still carry
 /// those keys; serde ignores them.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
 struct PersistedGameStateIn {
@@ -126,7 +133,12 @@ struct PersistedGameStateIn {
     pub take_from_foundation: bool,
     #[serde(default = "schema_v1")]
     pub schema_version: u32,
+    /// v4/v5 only. Replayed against a seed-dealt board.
+    #[serde(default)]
     pub saved_moves: Vec<KlondikeInstruction>,
+    /// v6 only. Carries the dealt board explicitly.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub recording: Option<SessionRecording>,
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "test-support")]
@@ -222,7 +234,7 @@ impl Serialize for GameState {
             seed: self.seed,
             take_from_foundation: self.take_from_foundation,
             schema_version: GAME_STATE_SCHEMA_VERSION,
-            saved_moves: self.saved_moves(),
+            recording: self.recording(),
         }
         .serialize(serializer)
     }
@@ -232,34 +244,51 @@ impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for GameState {
     fn deserialize<D: Deserializer<'de>>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error> {
         let persisted = PersistedGameStateIn::deserialize(deserializer)?;
 
-        // Accept v4 (upstream named-variant serde) and v5 (current, derived
-        // stats). v3 (legacy u8-index format) and all others are rejected.
-        match persisted.schema_version {
-            4 | 5 => {}
+        // Accept v6 (current, recording-based), plus v4/v5 (legacy seed-dealt
+        // saves — loadable while the seed→deal mapping they were written
+        // under still holds; rewritten as v6 on the next save). v3 (legacy
+        // u8-index format) and all others are rejected.
+        let (mut game, instructions) = match persisted.schema_version {
+            6 => {
+                let Some(recording) = persisted.recording else {
+                    return Err(serde::de::Error::custom(
+                        "v6 save file is missing the session recording",
+                    ));
+                };
+                // The dealt board and session config come from the recording
+                // itself; `seed` is presentation metadata only.
+                Self::from_recording(&recording, persisted.seed, persisted.mode)
+            }
+            4 | 5 => (
+                Self {
+                    mode: persisted.mode,
+                    elapsed_seconds: 0,
+                    seed: persisted.seed,
+                    take_from_foundation: true,
+                    session: Self::new_session(persisted.seed, persisted.draw_mode),
+                    #[cfg(feature = "test-support")]
+                    test_pile_state: None,
+                },
+                persisted.saved_moves,
+            ),
             v => {
                 return Err(serde::de::Error::custom(format!(
                     "unsupported GameState schema version {v}"
                 )));
             }
-        }
-
-        let mut game = Self {
-            mode: persisted.mode,
-            elapsed_seconds: persisted.elapsed_seconds,
-            seed: persisted.seed,
-            take_from_foundation: persisted.take_from_foundation,
-            session: Self::new_session(persisted.seed, persisted.draw_mode),
-            #[cfg(feature = "test-support")]
-            test_pile_state: None,
         };
+        game.mode = persisted.mode;
+        game.elapsed_seconds = persisted.elapsed_seconds;
+        game.take_from_foundation = persisted.take_from_foundation;
 
-        // Replay the saved instruction history. The upstream session tracks
-        // score components and recycle_count as it processes each move, so the
-        // derived stats are correct once replay completes. `undo_count()` resets
-        // to 0 across save/load because undone moves are not part of the saved
-        // forward history.
+        // Replay the saved instruction history with validation — a tampered
+        // or corrupt file must surface an error, not a silently wrong board.
+        // The upstream session tracks score components and recycle_count as
+        // it processes each move, so the derived stats are correct once
+        // replay completes. `undo_count()` resets to 0 across save/load
+        // because undone moves are not part of the saved forward history.
         let replay_config = Self::replay_config(persisted.draw_mode);
-        for instruction in persisted.saved_moves {
+        for instruction in instructions {
             if !game
                 .session
                 .state()
@@ -277,6 +306,90 @@ impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for GameState {
     }
 }
 
+/// Self-contained recording of one deal plus every instruction applied to it.
+///
+/// Serialises via the upstream `card_game` [`Session`] serde, whose wire
+/// format is `{config, initial_state, instructions}` — the dealt board is
+/// stored **explicitly**, so playback never depends on the seed→deal mapping
+/// staying stable across RNG or upstream-crate upgrades. This is the payload
+/// replays must persist; a bare seed is only sufficient for the exact build
+/// that recorded it.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct SessionRecording(Session<Klondike>);
+
+impl SessionRecording {
+    /// Builds a recording by dealing a fresh board from `seed` and
+    /// force-applying `instructions` **without validation**.
+    ///
+    /// Fixture/test aid only — production recordings come from
+    /// [`GameState::recording`], whose history is valid by construction.
+    /// Invalid instructions are absorbed by the upstream session's
+    /// `Option`-based pile pops rather than rejected, so a recording built
+    /// here may not replay cleanly through
+    /// [`GameState::apply_instruction`]'s validation.
+    pub fn from_instructions_unchecked(
+        seed: u64,
+        draw_mode: DrawStockConfig,
+        instructions: impl IntoIterator<Item = KlondikeInstruction>,
+    ) -> Self {
+        let mut session = GameState::new_session(seed, draw_mode);
+        for instruction in instructions {
+            session.process_instruction(instruction);
+        }
+        Self(session)
+    }
+
+    /// The dealt board the recording starts from (before any instruction).
+    fn initial_state(&self) -> &Klondike {
+        self.0
+            .history()
+            .first()
+            .map(|snapshot| snapshot.state())
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| self.0.state().state())
+    }
+
+    /// Ordered instruction list, replayable via
+    /// [`GameState::apply_instruction`] against the game returned by
+    /// [`GameState::from_recording`].
+    pub fn instructions(&self) -> Vec<KlondikeInstruction> {
+        self.0
+            .history()
+            .iter()
+            .map(|snapshot| *snapshot.instruction())
+            .collect()
+    }
+
+    /// Number of recorded instructions.
+    pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.0.history().len()
+    }
+
+    /// `true` when no instructions have been recorded.
+    pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
+        self.0.history().is_empty()
+    }
+}
+
+impl PartialEq for SessionRecording {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
+        self.initial_state() == other.initial_state() && self.instructions() == other.instructions()
+    }
+}
+
+impl Eq for SessionRecording {}
+
+impl Serialize for SessionRecording {
+    fn serialize<S: Serializer>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error> {
+        self.0.serialize(serializer)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for SessionRecording {
+    fn deserialize<D: Deserializer<'de>>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error> {
+        Session::deserialize(deserializer).map(Self)
+    }
+}
+
 impl GameState {
     /// Creates a new Classic-mode game dealt from the given seed and draw mode.
     pub fn new(seed: u64, draw_mode: DrawStockConfig) -> Self {
@@ -296,6 +409,44 @@ impl GameState {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Snapshot of the live session for replay persistence: the dealt board
+    /// plus the forward instruction history (undone moves are absent — the
+    /// session pops them). Serialise the returned [`SessionRecording`] with
+    /// the upstream `card_game` serializers; rebuild playback with
+    /// [`Self::from_recording`].
+    pub fn recording(&self) -> SessionRecording {
+        SessionRecording(self.session.clone())
+    }
+
+    /// Rebuilds the initial-deal game plus the ordered instruction list from
+    /// a [`SessionRecording`].
+    ///
+    /// The board and the session config (including draw mode) come from the
+    /// recording itself, so playback is independent of the current build's
+    /// seed→deal mapping. `seed` and `mode` are presentation metadata carried
+    /// alongside the recording by the replay file. Step through the returned
+    /// instructions with [`Self::apply_instruction`], which re-validates each
+    /// one and fails gracefully on corrupt input.
+    pub fn from_recording(
+        recording: &SessionRecording,
+        seed: u64,
+        mode: GameMode,
+    ) -> (Self, Vec<KlondikeInstruction>) {
+        let game = Self {
+            mode,
+            elapsed_seconds: 0,
+            seed,
+            take_from_foundation: true,
+            session: Session::new(
+                recording.initial_state().clone(),
+                recording.0.config().clone(),
+            ),
+            #[cfg(feature = "test-support")]
+            test_pile_state: None,
+        };
+        (game, recording.instructions())
+    }
+
     /// Whether the player draws one or three cards from the stock per turn.
     /// Derived from the underlying session config (set once at deal time).
     pub fn draw_mode(&self) -> DrawStockConfig {
@@ -402,16 +553,6 @@ impl GameState {
         KlondikeAdapter::config_for(self.draw_mode(), self.take_from_foundation)
     }
 
-    /// Collects the session instruction history as upstream types for schema v4
-    /// serialisation.
-    fn saved_moves(&self) -> Vec<KlondikeInstruction> {
-        self.session
-            .history()
-            .iter()
-            .map(|snapshot| *snapshot.instruction())
-            .collect()
-    }
-
     /// Returns the deterministic instruction history for the current deal as
     /// upstream [`KlondikeInstruction`] values.
     ///
@@ -439,10 +580,7 @@ impl GameState {
         self.session.history().len()
     }
 
-    fn cards_with_face(
-        cards: impl IntoIterator<Item = Card>,
-        face_up: bool,
-    ) -> Vec<(Card, bool)> {
+    fn cards_with_face(cards: impl IntoIterator<Item = Card>, face_up: bool) -> Vec<(Card, bool)> {
         cards.into_iter().map(|card| (card, face_up)).collect()
     }
 
@@ -507,8 +645,10 @@ impl GameState {
                 Self::cards_with_face(cards.iter().cloned(), true)
             }
             KlondikePile::Tableau(tableau) => {
-                let mut cards =
-                    Self::cards_with_face(state.tableau_face_down_cards(tableau).iter().cloned(), false);
+                let mut cards = Self::cards_with_face(
+                    state.tableau_face_down_cards(tableau).iter().cloned(),
+                    false,
+                );
                 cards.extend(Self::cards_with_face(
                     state.tableau_face_up_cards(tableau).iter().cloned(),
                     true,
@@ -823,9 +963,7 @@ impl GameState {
     ) -> Option<(KlondikePile, KlondikePile, usize)> {
         let state = self.session.state().state().state();
         match instruction {
-            KlondikeInstruction::RotateStock => {
-                Some((KlondikePile::Stock, KlondikePile::Stock, 1))
-            }
+            KlondikeInstruction::RotateStock => Some((KlondikePile::Stock, KlondikePile::Stock, 1)),
             KlondikeInstruction::DstFoundation(dst_foundation) => {
                 if matches!(dst_foundation.src, KlondikePile::Foundation(_)) {
                     return None;
@@ -928,10 +1066,7 @@ impl GameState {
     ///
     /// Returns [`MoveError::RuleViolation`] if the instruction is illegal in the
     /// current position, or [`MoveError::GameAlreadyWon`] once the game is over.
-    pub fn apply_instruction(
-        &mut self,
-        instruction: KlondikeInstruction,
-    ) -> Result<(), MoveError> {
+    pub fn apply_instruction(&mut self, instruction: KlondikeInstruction) -> Result<(), MoveError> {
         if self.is_won() {
             return Err(MoveError::GameAlreadyWon);
         }
@@ -1115,6 +1250,66 @@ impl GameState {
         })
     }
 
+    /// Full winning line from the current position:
+    ///
+    /// * `Ok(Some(line))` — winnable; applying every instruction in order via
+    ///   [`GameState::apply_instruction`] reaches a won game.
+    /// * `Ok(None)` — provably unwinnable, or already won (no moves to show).
+    /// * `Err(SolveError)` — inconclusive; budget exhausted before a verdict.
+    ///
+    /// Delegates to upstream [`card_game::Session::solve`] on a solve-budgeted
+    /// copy of the board like [`GameState::solve_first_move`], but returns the
+    /// whole path instead of the first move, compacted with
+    /// [`card_game::Solution::clean_solution`] (drops move ranges that loop
+    /// back to an already-seen state — the raw DFS trace is full of them).
+    ///
+    /// Foundation→foundation shuffles ([`KlondikeInstruction::is_useless`])
+    /// are additionally stripped when the remaining sequence still replays to
+    /// a win; if stripping one would break a later move's preconditions the
+    /// unstripped cleaned line is returned instead, so the replay contract
+    /// above always holds. `clean_solution` is quadratic-ish in line length —
+    /// callers should run this off the UI thread with modest budgets.
+    pub fn winning_line(
+        &self,
+        moves_budget: u64,
+        states_budget: u64,
+    ) -> Result<Option<Vec<KlondikeInstruction>>, SolveError> {
+        if self.is_won() {
+            return Ok(None);
+        }
+
+        let inner = KlondikeAdapter::config_for(self.draw_mode(), self.take_from_foundation);
+        let config = SessionConfig {
+            inner: inner.clone(),
+            undo_penalty: 0,
+            solve_moves_budget: moves_budget,
+            solve_states_budget: states_budget,
+        };
+        let start = self.session.state().state().clone();
+        let session = Session::new(start.clone(), config);
+
+        let Some(solution) = session.solve()? else {
+            return Ok(None);
+        };
+
+        let cleaned: Vec<KlondikeInstruction> = solution
+            .clean_solution()
+            .iter()
+            .map(|snapshot| *snapshot.instruction())
+            .collect();
+        let filtered: Vec<KlondikeInstruction> = cleaned
+            .iter()
+            .copied()
+            .filter(|instruction| !instruction.is_useless())
+            .collect();
+
+        if line_replays_to_win(start, &inner, &filtered) {
+            Ok(Some(filtered))
+        } else {
+            Ok(Some(cleaned))
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Solvability of a fresh Classic-mode deal from `seed` + `draw_mode`.
     ///
     /// Fresh-deal solving models standard Klondike rules, so the non-standard
@@ -1132,6 +1327,25 @@ impl GameState {
     }
 }
 
+/// `true` when applying `line` in order from `start` is legal at every step
+/// and ends in a won game. Pure replay check backing
+/// [`GameState::winning_line`]'s "the returned sequence always replays to a
+/// win" contract.
+fn line_replays_to_win(
+    mut state: Klondike,
+    config: &KlondikeConfig,
+    line: &[KlondikeInstruction],
+) -> bool {
+    let mut stats = <Klondike as card_game::Game>::Stats::default();
+    for &instruction in line {
+        if !state.is_instruction_valid(config, instruction) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        state.process_instruction(&mut stats, config, instruction);
+    }
+    state.is_win()
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
@@ -1296,12 +1510,13 @@ mod tests {
 
         game.take_from_foundation = false;
         assert!(!game.can_move_cards(&from, &to, 1));
-        assert!(
-            legal_pile_moves(&game)
-                .iter()
-                .all(|(f, t, _)| !matches!(f, KlondikePile::Foundation(_))
-                    || !matches!(t, KlondikePile::Tableau(_)))
-        );
+        assert!(legal_pile_moves(&game).iter().all(|(f, t, _)| !matches!(
+            f,
+            KlondikePile::Foundation(_)
+        ) || !matches!(
+            t,
+            KlondikePile::Tableau(_)
+        )));
         assert!(game.move_cards(from, to, 1).is_err());
     }
 
@@ -1356,14 +1571,244 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(matches!(outcome, Err(SolveError::StatesBudgetExceeded)));
     }
 
+    // ── Full winning line (winning_line) ──────────────────────────────────
+
+    #[test]
+    fn winning_line_replays_to_a_won_game() {
+        // Seed 0xD1FF_0000_0000_0012 / DrawOne is proven Winnable at 5k
+        // budgets by `budget_is_passed_through_not_clamped`. Standard rules
+        // (take-from-foundation off) keep the search space identical to
+        // that baseline. The returned line must apply cleanly through the
+        // normal instruction pipeline and end in a win — the whole point
+        // of the API contract.
+        let mut game = GameState::new(0xD1FF_0000_0000_0012, DrawStockConfig::DrawOne);
+        game.take_from_foundation = false;
+        let line = game
+            .winning_line(5_000, 5_000)
+            .expect("this seed must not exhaust a 5k budget")
+            .expect("this seed must be winnable");
+        assert!(!line.is_empty(), "a winnable unfinished game needs moves");
+        for (i, instruction) in line.iter().enumerate() {
+            game.apply_instruction(*instruction)
+                .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("move {i} of the line must be legal: {e}"));
+        }
+        assert!(game.is_won(), "line must end in a won game");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn winning_line_contains_no_useless_moves() {
+        // The foundation→foundation strip must survive the replay check on
+        // this seed; a line shown to the player should never shuffle
+        // between foundations. Same proven-winnable seed and standard
+        // rules as `winning_line_replays_to_a_won_game`.
+        let mut game = GameState::new(0xD1FF_0000_0000_0012, DrawStockConfig::DrawOne);
+        game.take_from_foundation = false;
+        let line = game
+            .winning_line(5_000, 5_000)
+            .expect("budget")
+            .expect("winnable");
+        assert!(
+            !line.iter().any(KlondikeInstruction::is_useless),
+            "filtered line must not contain foundation→foundation moves"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn winning_line_is_inconclusive_when_budget_exhausted() {
+        let game = GameState::new(7, DrawStockConfig::DrawOne);
+        let outcome = game.winning_line(5_000, 0);
+        assert!(matches!(outcome, Err(SolveError::StatesBudgetExceeded)));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn winning_line_matches_first_move_verdict() {
+        // The two solver entry points must agree on winnability for the
+        // same position and budgets (both are deterministic DFS).
+        let game = GameState::new(42, DrawStockConfig::DrawOne);
+        let first = game.solve_first_move(5_000, 5_000);
+        let line = game.winning_line(5_000, 5_000);
+        assert_eq!(
+            matches!(first, Ok(Some(_))),
+            matches!(line, Ok(Some(_))),
+            "solve_first_move and winning_line disagree on winnability"
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn budget_is_passed_through_not_clamped() {
         // This seed is Inconclusive at 1k states but Winnable at 5k — proving the
         // budget reaches the solver unchanged.
-        let easy = GameState::solve_fresh_deal(0xD1FF_0000_0000_0012, DrawStockConfig::DrawOne, 1_000, 1_000);
-        let medium =
-            GameState::solve_fresh_deal(0xD1FF_0000_0000_0012, DrawStockConfig::DrawOne, 5_000, 5_000);
+        let easy = GameState::solve_fresh_deal(
+            0xD1FF_0000_0000_0012,
+            DrawStockConfig::DrawOne,
+            1_000,
+            1_000,
+        );
+        let medium = GameState::solve_fresh_deal(
+            0xD1FF_0000_0000_0012,
+            DrawStockConfig::DrawOne,
+            5_000,
+            5_000,
+        );
         assert!(easy.is_err());
         assert!(matches!(medium, Ok(Some(_))));
     }
+
+    /// Play a few real moves on a fresh deal and return the game.
+    fn game_with_some_moves(seed: u64) -> GameState {
+        let mut game = GameState::new(seed, DrawStockConfig::DrawOne);
+        for _ in 0..40 {
+            let instructions = game.possible_instructions();
+            let applied = instructions
+                .into_iter()
+                .find(|i| game.clone().apply_instruction(*i).is_ok())
+                .and_then(|i| game.apply_instruction(i).ok());
+            if applied.is_none() && game.draw().is_err() {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        assert!(
+            !game.instruction_history().is_empty(),
+            "test needs at least one recorded move"
+        );
+        game
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn recording_round_trips_through_upstream_serde() {
+        let game = game_with_some_moves(51);
+        let recording = game.recording();
+        let json = serde_json::to_string(&recording).expect("serialize recording");
+        let restored: SessionRecording = serde_json::from_str(&json).expect("parse recording");
+        assert_eq!(recording, restored);
+        assert_eq!(recording.instructions(), game.instruction_history());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn from_recording_replays_to_identical_board_without_seed_dealing() {
+        let game = game_with_some_moves(145);
+        let recording = game.recording();
+        let json = serde_json::to_string(&recording).expect("serialize recording");
+        let restored: SessionRecording = serde_json::from_str(&json).expect("parse recording");
+
+        // Deliberately pass a DIFFERENT seed: the board must come from the
+        // recording, proving playback no longer depends on seed→deal mapping.
+        let (mut replayed, instructions) =
+            GameState::from_recording(&restored, 0xDEAD_BEEF, game.mode);
+        assert_eq!(replayed.draw_mode(), game.draw_mode());
+        for instruction in instructions {
+            replayed
+                .apply_instruction(instruction)
+                .expect("recorded instruction must replay cleanly");
+        }
+        for pile in [KlondikePile::Stock]
+            .into_iter()
+            .chain(crate::TABLEAUS.map(KlondikePile::Tableau))
+            .chain(crate::FOUNDATIONS.map(KlondikePile::Foundation))
+        {
+            assert_eq!(
+                replayed.pile(pile),
+                game.pile(pile),
+                "pile {pile:?} differs"
+            );
+        }
+        assert_eq!(replayed.waste_cards(), game.waste_cards());
+        assert_eq!(replayed.move_count(), game.move_count());
+    }
+
+    /// v6 save files carry the deal in the recording; the `seed` field is
+    /// presentation metadata. Corrupting it must not change the loaded board.
+    #[test]
+    fn v6_save_load_ignores_seed_for_dealing() {
+        let game = game_with_some_moves(51);
+        let mut value = serde_json::to_value(&game).expect("serialise");
+        assert_eq!(value["schema_version"], 6);
+        value["seed"] = serde_json::Value::from(0xDEAD_BEEF_u64);
+        let loaded: GameState =
+            serde_json::from_value(value).expect("v6 save with wrong seed must still load");
+        assert_eq!(loaded.stock_cards(), game.stock_cards());
+        assert_eq!(loaded.waste_cards(), game.waste_cards());
+        for index in 0..7 {
+            let t = GameState::tableau_from_index(index).expect("tableau index");
+            assert_eq!(
+                loaded.pile(KlondikePile::Tableau(t)),
+                game.pile(KlondikePile::Tableau(t)),
+                "tableau {index} differs"
+            );
+        }
+        assert_eq!(loaded.move_count(), game.move_count());
+        assert_eq!(loaded.score(), game.score());
+    }
+
+    /// Legacy v5 files (seed + saved_moves, no recording) must still load
+    /// through the seed-dealt path until players resave as v6.
+    #[test]
+    fn v5_legacy_save_still_loads() {
+        let game = game_with_some_moves(145);
+        let v5 = serde_json::json!({
+            "draw_mode": game.draw_mode(),
+            "mode": game.mode,
+            "elapsed_seconds": 12,
+            "seed": game.seed,
+            "take_from_foundation": true,
+            "schema_version": 5,
+            "saved_moves": game.instruction_history(),
+        });
+        let loaded: GameState =
+            serde_json::from_value(v5).expect("v5 save must load via the legacy seed path");
+        assert_eq!(loaded.move_count(), game.move_count());
+        assert_eq!(loaded.stock_cards(), game.stock_cards());
+        assert_eq!(loaded.elapsed_seconds, 12);
+    }
+
+    /// A v6 file without the recording payload is malformed and must be
+    /// rejected with an error rather than silently re-dealt from the seed.
+    #[test]
+    fn v6_save_without_recording_is_rejected() {
+        let game = GameState::new(7, DrawStockConfig::DrawOne);
+        let mut value = serde_json::to_value(&game).expect("serialise");
+        value.as_object_mut().expect("object").remove("recording");
+        let err = serde_json::from_value::<GameState>(value)
+            .expect_err("v6 save without recording must fail");
+        assert!(err.to_string().contains("recording"), "got: {err}");
+    }
+
+    /// A recording whose instruction list is invalid for its own deal must
+    /// be rejected on load — tampered or corrupt files surface an error,
+    /// never a silently wrong board.
+    #[test]
+    fn v6_save_with_invalid_history_is_rejected() {
+        use klondike::{DstFoundation, Foundation, KlondikePile};
+        // A foundation move from an empty tableau is never legal on a fresh
+        // deal's first instruction slot for this source shape.
+        let bogus = KlondikeInstruction::DstFoundation(DstFoundation {
+            src: KlondikePile::Foundation(Foundation::Foundation1),
+            foundation: Foundation::Foundation2,
+        });
+        let recording =
+            SessionRecording::from_instructions_unchecked(7, DrawStockConfig::DrawOne, [bogus]);
+        let v6 = serde_json::json!({
+            "draw_mode": DrawStockConfig::DrawOne,
+            "mode": GameMode::Classic,
+            "elapsed_seconds": 0,
+            "seed": 7,
+            "take_from_foundation": true,
+            "schema_version": 6,
+            "recording": recording,
+        });
+        let err =
+            serde_json::from_value::<GameState>(v6).expect_err("invalid history must be rejected");
+        assert!(err.to_string().contains("invalid"), "got: {err}");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn from_recording_of_fresh_deal_returns_empty_instructions() {
+        let game = GameState::new(7, DrawStockConfig::DrawThree);
+        let recording = game.recording();
+        assert!(recording.is_empty());
+        let (replayed, instructions) = GameState::from_recording(&recording, 7, game.mode);
+        assert!(instructions.is_empty());
+        assert_eq!(replayed.stock_cards(), game.stock_cards());
+        assert_eq!(replayed.draw_mode(), DrawStockConfig::DrawThree);
+    }
 }

solitaire_core/src/lib.rs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pub mod error;
 pub mod game_state;
 pub mod klondike_adapter;
 pub mod scoring;
+pub mod spider;
 
 // Re-export the upstream types that cross the solitaire_core API boundary so
 // downstream crates (engine, wasm) can import from one place without a direct
@@ -12,12 +13,23 @@ pub mod scoring;
 // re-exported — they are only used internally (in `klondike_adapter.rs` and
 // when decoding instructions to piles in `instruction_to_piles`) and do not
 // appear in any public method signature.
-pub use card_game::{Card, Deck, Rank, Session, SolveError, Suit};
-pub use klondike::{DrawStockConfig, Foundation, Klondike, KlondikeInstruction, KlondikePile, Tableau};
+pub use card_game::{Card, Deck, Rank, SolveError, Suit};
+pub use klondike::{
+    DrawStockConfig, Foundation, Klondike, KlondikeInstruction, KlondikePile, Tableau,
+};
 
 // Solvability check API (delegates to `card_game::Session::solve`); replaces the
 // former `solitaire_data::solver` wrapper module.
-pub use game_state::{DEFAULT_SOLVE_MOVES_BUDGET, DEFAULT_SOLVE_STATES_BUDGET, SolveOutcome};
+pub use game_state::{
+    DEFAULT_SOLVE_MOVES_BUDGET, DEFAULT_SOLVE_STATES_BUDGET, SessionRecording, SolveOutcome,
+};
+
+// Spider rules (second `card_game::Game` implementation; engine UI is a
+// later phase — nothing outside solitaire_core consumes these yet).
+pub use spider::{
+    RunLength, Spider, SpiderConfig, SpiderGameState, SpiderInstruction, SpiderIter, SpiderMove,
+    SpiderScoring, SpiderStats, SpiderSuits, SpiderTableau,
+};
 
 /// All four foundation slots, in slot order.
 ///

solitaire_core/src/proptest_tests.rs

@@ -41,13 +41,20 @@ fn all_cards(game: &GameState) -> Vec<Card> {
         );
     }
     for t in &tableaux {
-        cards.extend(game.pile(KlondikePile::Tableau(*t)).iter().map(|(c, _)| c.clone()));
+        cards.extend(
+            game.pile(KlondikePile::Tableau(*t))
+                .iter()
+                .map(|(c, _)| c.clone()),
+        );
     }
     cards
 }
 
 fn draw_mode_strategy() -> impl Strategy<Value = DrawStockConfig> {
-    prop_oneof![Just(DrawStockConfig::DrawOne), Just(DrawStockConfig::DrawThree)]
+    prop_oneof![
+        Just(DrawStockConfig::DrawOne),
+        Just(DrawStockConfig::DrawThree)
+    ]
 }
 
 /// Apply a sequence of random actions to a game, silently ignoring errors.

solitaire_data/Cargo.toml

@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ uuid           = { workspace = true }
 dirs           = { workspace = true }
 reqwest        = { workspace = true }
 tokio          = { workspace = true }
+# Theme-store downloads are verified against the catalog's SHA-256
+# before the archive is handed to the engine's theme importer.
+sha2           = { workspace = true }
 
 # `keyring-core` is the typed Entry/Error API used by
 # `auth_tokens`. The crate's own dependency tree pulls in
@@ -47,6 +50,10 @@ sqlx             = { workspace = true }
 jsonwebtoken     = { workspace = true }
 uuid             = { workspace = true }
 chrono           = { workspace = true }
+# theme_store_round_trip builds a theme zip in a tempdir for the
+# in-process store server.
+zip              = { workspace = true }
+tempfile         = { workspace = true }
 
 [lints]
 workspace = true

solitaire_data/src/lib.rs

@@ -105,10 +105,9 @@ pub use stats::{StatsExt, StatsSnapshot};
 pub mod storage;
 pub use storage::{
     TimeAttackSession, cleanup_orphaned_tmp_files, delete_game_state_at,
-    delete_time_attack_session_at, game_state_file_path, load_game_state_from, load_stats,
-    load_stats_from, load_time_attack_session_from, load_time_attack_session_from_at,
-    save_game_state_to, save_stats, save_stats_to, save_time_attack_session_to, stats_file_path,
-    time_attack_session_path, time_attack_session_with_now,
+    delete_time_attack_session_at, game_state_file_path, load_game_state_from, load_stats_from,
+    load_time_attack_session_from, save_game_state_to, save_stats_to, save_time_attack_session_to,
+    stats_file_path, time_attack_session_path,
 };
 
 pub mod achievements;
@@ -136,11 +135,9 @@ pub use difficulty_seeds::{DifficultySeeds, seeds_for};
 
 pub mod settings;
 pub use settings::{
-    AnimSpeed, REPLAY_MOVE_INTERVAL_MAX_SECS, REPLAY_MOVE_INTERVAL_MIN_SECS,
-    REPLAY_MOVE_INTERVAL_STEP_SECS, SOLVER_DEAL_RETRY_CAP, Settings, SyncBackend,
-    TIME_BONUS_MULTIPLIER_MAX, TIME_BONUS_MULTIPLIER_MIN, TIME_BONUS_MULTIPLIER_STEP,
-    TOOLTIP_DELAY_MAX_SECS, TOOLTIP_DELAY_MIN_SECS, TOOLTIP_DELAY_STEP_SECS, Theme, WindowGeometry,
-    load_settings_from, save_settings_to, settings_file_path,
+    AnimSpeed, REPLAY_MOVE_INTERVAL_STEP_SECS, SOLVER_DEAL_RETRY_CAP, Settings, SyncBackend,
+    TIME_BONUS_MULTIPLIER_STEP, TOOLTIP_DELAY_STEP_SECS, Theme, WindowGeometry, load_settings_from,
+    save_settings_to, settings_file_path,
 };
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "android")]
@@ -152,15 +149,18 @@ mod android_keystore;
 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
 pub mod auth_tokens;
 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
-pub use auth_tokens::{
-    TokenError, delete_tokens, load_access_token, load_refresh_token, store_tokens,
-};
+pub use auth_tokens::{TokenError, delete_tokens, store_tokens};
 
 pub mod sync_client;
 pub use sync_client::LocalOnlyProvider;
 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
 pub use sync_client::{SolitaireServerClient, provider_for_backend};
 
+#[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+pub mod theme_store_client;
+#[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+pub use theme_store_client::{ThemeStoreClient, ThemeStoreError};
+
 pub mod replay;
 pub use replay::{
     REPLAY_HISTORY_CAP, REPLAY_HISTORY_SCHEMA_VERSION, REPLAY_SCHEMA_VERSION, Replay,

solitaire_data/src/replay.rs

@@ -12,22 +12,24 @@
 //! carries any other version so older replays are silently dropped instead
 //! of crashing the loader.
 //!
-//! The recording is intentionally minimal — only the
-//! [`KlondikeInstruction`](solitaire_core::KlondikeInstruction) inputs that
-//! successfully advanced the game. `Undo` is **not** recorded: a replay
-//! represents the canonical path the player ultimately took to win, so
-//! backed-out missteps simply do not appear in the move list. The starting
-//! deal is not stored either — the [`seed`](Replay::seed) +
-//! [`draw_mode`](Replay::draw_mode) + [`mode`](Replay::mode) are sufficient
-//! for `GameState::new_with_mode` to rebuild the identical layout.
+//! The payload is a [`SessionRecording`](solitaire_core::SessionRecording):
+//! the upstream `card_game` session serialisation, which stores the dealt
+//! board **explicitly** plus the ordered instruction list. `Undo` is not
+//! recorded: a replay represents the canonical path the player ultimately
+//! took to win, so backed-out missteps simply do not appear (the session
+//! pops them from its history).
+//!
+//! Storing the deal (rather than re-dealing from [`seed`](Replay::seed) at
+//! playback time, as schemas ≤ v3 did) makes replays immune to seed→deal
+//! mapping drift across RNG or upstream-crate upgrades — the exact failure
+//! that silently broke every pre-upgrade replay. `seed`, `draw_mode`, and
+//! `mode` remain as presentation/indexing metadata only.
 //!
 //! Each recorded move is the player's atomic *input*, not its outcome.
 //! `KlondikeInstruction::RotateStock` covers every click on the stock pile;
 //! the engine resolves draw-vs-recycle deterministically from the current
 //! stock state during playback, so the same input always produces the same
-//! effect on the same starting deal. Runtime-only pile-position types are
-//! never serialised — the instruction itself serialises via its compact
-//! upstream serde representation.
+//! effect on the same starting deal.
 
 use std::fs;
 use std::io;
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
 use chrono::NaiveDate;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use solitaire_core::{DrawStockConfig, KlondikeInstruction, game_state::GameMode};
+use solitaire_core::{DrawStockConfig, SessionRecording, game_state::GameMode};
 
 const LATEST_REPLAY_FILE_NAME: &str = "latest_replay.json";
 const REPLAY_HISTORY_FILE_NAME: &str = "replays.json";
@@ -77,13 +79,19 @@ fn history_schema_v0() -> u32 {
 ///   variants which carried the *outcome* of a stock interaction rather
 ///   than the player's atomic input.
 /// - v2: `Draw` + `Recycle` collapsed into a single `StockClick` variant.
-/// - v3 (current): the bespoke `ReplayMove` serde mirror was dropped. Moves
-///   are now stored directly as upstream
-///   [`KlondikeInstruction`](solitaire_core::KlondikeInstruction) (compact
-///   int serde); `StockClick` is now `RotateStock`. Pile-position types are
-///   runtime-only and are never serialised. v1/v2 files fail to deserialise
-///   and are discarded by the loader.
-pub const REPLAY_SCHEMA_VERSION: u32 = 3;
+/// - v3: the bespoke `ReplayMove` serde mirror was dropped. Moves
+///   were stored directly as upstream `KlondikeInstruction` (compact
+///   int serde); `StockClick` became `RotateStock`. Pile-position types are
+///   runtime-only and are never serialised. The starting deal was still
+///   rebuilt from the seed at playback time.
+/// - v4 (current): the bare `moves` list was replaced by a
+///   [`SessionRecording`](solitaire_core::SessionRecording) — the upstream
+///   `card_game` session serialisation carrying the dealt board explicitly
+///   plus the instruction list. Playback no longer re-deals from the seed,
+///   so replays survive RNG/upstream upgrades that change the seed→deal
+///   mapping (which invalidated every v3 replay). v1–v3 files fail the
+///   version gate and are discarded by the loader.
+pub const REPLAY_SCHEMA_VERSION: u32 = 4;
 
 /// Default value for [`Replay::schema_version`] when deserialising files
 /// that pre-date the field. Any value other than [`REPLAY_SCHEMA_VERSION`]
@@ -94,9 +102,10 @@ fn schema_v0() -> u32 {
 
 /// A complete recording of a single winning game.
 ///
-/// Replays are reconstructed by rebuilding a fresh
-/// `GameState::new_with_mode(seed, draw_mode, mode)` and applying the
-/// [`moves`](Self::moves) in order. The presentation fields
+/// Replays are reconstructed via
+/// `GameState::from_recording(&replay.recording, replay.seed, replay.mode)`,
+/// which rebuilds the recorded deal directly and returns the instruction
+/// list to step through. The presentation fields
 /// ([`time_seconds`](Self::time_seconds), [`final_score`](Self::final_score),
 /// [`recorded_at`](Self::recorded_at)) drive the Stats UI caption such as
 /// "Replay (2:14 win on 2026-05-02)".
@@ -105,8 +114,9 @@ pub struct Replay {
     /// Schema version. See [`REPLAY_SCHEMA_VERSION`].
     #[serde(default = "schema_v0")]
     pub schema_version: u32,
-    /// Seed used for the deal — replay rasterises the deck via
-    /// `GameState::new_with_mode(seed, draw_mode, mode)`.
+    /// Seed the recorded game was originally dealt from. Presentation /
+    /// indexing metadata only — playback rebuilds the board from
+    /// [`recording`](Self::recording), never by re-dealing this seed.
     pub seed: u64,
     /// Draw mode the recorded game was played in.
     pub draw_mode: DrawStockConfig,
@@ -119,11 +129,10 @@ pub struct Replay {
     pub final_score: i32,
     /// ISO-8601 date the win was recorded.
     pub recorded_at: NaiveDate,
-    /// Ordered move list. Each entry is the atomic
-    /// [`KlondikeInstruction`](solitaire_core::KlondikeInstruction) the player
-    /// issued, replayable against a fresh `GameState` constructed from the
-    /// seed via `GameState::apply_instruction`.
-    pub moves: Vec<KlondikeInstruction>,
+    /// The dealt board plus the ordered instruction list, serialised via the
+    /// upstream `card_game` session serializers. Self-contained: playback
+    /// needs nothing else to reproduce the game move-for-move.
+    pub recording: SessionRecording,
     /// Public share URL for this replay on the active sync backend, set
     /// by `sync_plugin::poll_replay_upload_result` when the upload
     /// task resolves. `None` when the player won on a local-only
@@ -133,11 +142,12 @@ pub struct Replay {
     /// [`REPLAY_SCHEMA_VERSION`].
     #[serde(default)]
     pub share_url: Option<String>,
-    /// Index into [`moves`](Self::moves) of the move that triggered
-    /// the win condition (i.e. completed the last foundation pile).
+    /// Index into the [`recording`](Self::recording)'s instruction list
+    /// of the move that triggered the win condition (i.e. completed the
+    /// last foundation pile).
     ///
     /// For replays recorded by the live engine this is always
-    /// `Some(moves.len() - 1)` because recording freezes on win — but
+    /// `Some(recording.len() - 1)` because recording freezes on win — but
     /// the field is stored explicitly so the playback UI can read it
     /// directly without re-deriving "the last move was the win" each
     /// time, and to leave room for future recording semantics that
@@ -172,7 +182,7 @@ impl Replay {
         time_seconds: u64,
         final_score: i32,
         recorded_at: NaiveDate,
-        moves: Vec<KlondikeInstruction>,
+        recording: SessionRecording,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
             schema_version: REPLAY_SCHEMA_VERSION,
@@ -182,7 +192,7 @@ impl Replay {
             time_seconds,
             final_score,
             recorded_at,
-            moves,
+            recording,
             share_url: None,
             win_move_index: None,
         }
@@ -193,7 +203,7 @@ impl Replay {
     /// [`Replay::new`]:
     ///
     /// ```ignore
-    /// let replay = Replay::new(...).with_win_move_index(Some(recording.moves.len() - 1));
+    /// let replay = Replay::new(...).with_win_move_index(recording.len().checked_sub(1));
     /// ```
     ///
     /// `None` is a valid input — useful for tests that don't care about
@@ -430,7 +440,8 @@ pub fn migrate_legacy_latest_replay(latest_path: &Path, history_path: &Path) {
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use klondike::{
-        DstFoundation, DstTableau, Foundation, KlondikePile, KlondikePileStack, Tableau,
+        DstFoundation, DstTableau, Foundation, KlondikeInstruction, KlondikePile,
+        KlondikePileStack, Tableau,
     };
     use std::env;
 
@@ -447,18 +458,22 @@ mod tests {
             134,
             5_120,
             date,
-            vec![
-                KlondikeInstruction::RotateStock,
-                KlondikeInstruction::DstTableau(DstTableau {
-                    src: KlondikePileStack::Stock,
-                    tableau: Tableau::Tableau4,
-                }),
-                KlondikeInstruction::RotateStock,
-                KlondikeInstruction::DstFoundation(DstFoundation {
-                    src: KlondikePile::Tableau(Tableau::Tableau4),
-                    foundation: Foundation::Foundation1,
-                }),
-            ],
+            SessionRecording::from_instructions_unchecked(
+                12345,
+                DrawStockConfig::DrawThree,
+                [
+                    KlondikeInstruction::RotateStock,
+                    KlondikeInstruction::DstTableau(DstTableau {
+                        src: KlondikePileStack::Stock,
+                        tableau: Tableau::Tableau4,
+                    }),
+                    KlondikeInstruction::RotateStock,
+                    KlondikeInstruction::DstFoundation(DstFoundation {
+                        src: KlondikePile::Tableau(Tableau::Tableau4),
+                        foundation: Foundation::Foundation1,
+                    }),
+                ],
+            ),
         )
     }
 
@@ -518,25 +533,22 @@ mod tests {
     /// rolling history wiped on the v0.19.0 update.
     #[test]
     fn replay_loads_when_share_url_field_is_absent() {
-        let pre_v019_json = format!(
-            r#"{{
-                "schema_version": {schema},
-                "seed": 1,
-                "draw_mode": "DrawOne",
-                "mode": "Classic",
-                "time_seconds": 60,
-                "final_score": 100,
-                "recorded_at": "2025-01-01",
-                "moves": []
-            }}"#,
-            schema = REPLAY_SCHEMA_VERSION,
-        );
-        let parsed: Replay = serde_json::from_str(&pre_v019_json)
-            .expect("pre-v0.19.0 replay JSON must still deserialise");
+        // Build a current-schema JSON object, then strip the optional
+        // fields to simulate a file written before they existed.
+        let mut value = serde_json::to_value(sample_replay()).expect("serialise sample");
+        let obj = value.as_object_mut().expect("replay serialises as object");
+        obj.remove("share_url");
+        obj.remove("win_move_index");
+        let parsed: Replay = serde_json::from_value(value)
+            .expect("replay JSON without optional fields must still deserialise");
         assert!(
             parsed.share_url.is_none(),
             "missing share_url field must default to None",
         );
+        assert!(
+            parsed.win_move_index.is_none(),
+            "missing win_move_index field must default to None",
+        );
     }
 
     /// Atomic-write contract — `.tmp` must not be left behind after
@@ -588,7 +600,11 @@ mod tests {
             60,
             id,
             date,
-            vec![KlondikeInstruction::RotateStock],
+            SessionRecording::from_instructions_unchecked(
+                id as u64,
+                DrawStockConfig::DrawOne,
+                [KlondikeInstruction::RotateStock],
+            ),
         )
     }
 
@@ -824,22 +840,14 @@ mod tests {
         let path = tmp_path("legacy_no_win_move_index");
         let _ = fs::remove_file(&path);
 
-        // Hand-rolled minimal current-schema replay JSON with no
-        // win_move_index field — the additive field must still default to None.
-        let no_field = format!(
-            r#"{{
-            "schema_version": {schema},
-            "seed": 1,
-            "draw_mode": "DrawOne",
-            "mode": "Classic",
-            "time_seconds": 60,
-            "final_score": 100,
-            "recorded_at": "2026-05-02",
-            "moves": []
-        }}"#,
-            schema = REPLAY_SCHEMA_VERSION,
-        );
-        fs::write(&path, no_field).expect("write fixture");
+        // Current-schema replay JSON with the win_move_index field stripped —
+        // the additive field must still default to None.
+        let mut value = serde_json::to_value(sample_replay()).expect("serialise sample");
+        value
+            .as_object_mut()
+            .expect("replay serialises as object")
+            .remove("win_move_index");
+        fs::write(&path, serde_json::to_string(&value).expect("to_string")).expect("write fixture");
 
         let loaded = load_latest_replay_from(&path).expect("load");
         assert_eq!(loaded.win_move_index, None);

solitaire_data/src/settings.rs

@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ use std::io;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use solitaire_core::{DrawStockConfig, game_state::DifficultyLevel};
+use solitaire_core::{
+    DrawStockConfig,
+    game_state::{DifficultyLevel, GameMode},
+};
 
 const SETTINGS_FILE_NAME: &str = "settings.json";
 
@@ -161,8 +164,10 @@ pub struct Settings {
     /// Identifier of the active card-art theme. Matches `meta.id` from
     /// the theme's `theme.ron` manifest. `"dark"` and `"classic"` are
     /// always present; user-supplied themes register under their own ids.
-    /// Older `settings.json` files that stored `"default"` or `"classic"`
-    /// are migrated to `"dark"` by [`Settings::sanitized`].
+    /// Older `settings.json` files that stored `"default"` (the
+    /// pre-rename id of the dark theme) are migrated to `"dark"` by
+    /// [`Settings::sanitized`]; `"classic"` is a valid player choice
+    /// and is never rewritten.
     #[serde(default = "default_theme_id")]
     pub selected_theme_id: String,
     /// Set to `true` once the achievement-onboarding info-toast has been
@@ -246,6 +251,38 @@ pub struct Settings {
     /// cleanly to `None` via `#[serde(default)]`.
     #[serde(default)]
     pub last_difficulty: Option<DifficultyLevel>,
+    /// Mode of the last game the player launched from the home overlay.
+    /// The home hero "New Game" button replays this mode with one tap.
+    /// Older `settings.json` files written before this field existed
+    /// deserialize cleanly to `GameMode::Classic` via `#[serde(default)]`.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub last_mode: GameMode,
+    /// The release version whose "What's new" card the player has already
+    /// seen (e.g. `"0.46.0"`). Empty on installs that predate the card,
+    /// which correctly reads as "there is news to show" after an upgrade;
+    /// fresh installs stamp it silently when onboarding completes. Older
+    /// `settings.json` files deserialize cleanly to `""` via
+    /// `#[serde(default)]`.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub last_seen_whats_new: String,
+    /// `true` once the one-shot "Stuck? Try a hint" contextual tip has
+    /// fired (or been suppressed as unnecessary). Phase I teach: fired
+    /// by the situation, shown once, like `shown_achievement_onboarding`.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub shown_stall_hint_tip: bool,
+    /// `true` once the one-shot radial-menu contextual tip has fired —
+    /// or the player has already opened the radial menu on their own,
+    /// which marks the tip as unnecessary without showing it.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub shown_radial_menu_tip: bool,
+    /// Global UI scale multiplier applied to all UI chrome (HUD, modals,
+    /// action bar) — the table itself stays window-fit via
+    /// `compute_layout`. Cycles through 0.9 / 1.0 / 1.15 / 1.3 in
+    /// Settings → Accessibility; clamped to `[UI_SCALE_MIN,
+    /// UI_SCALE_MAX]` by [`Settings::sanitized`]. Older `settings.json`
+    /// files deserialize cleanly to `1.0` via the serde default.
+    #[serde(default = "default_ui_scale")]
+    pub ui_scale: f32,
     /// Custom public name displayed on the leaderboard. When `None`, the
     /// player's server `username` is used instead. Trimmed to 32 characters
     /// before submission. Older `settings.json` files written before this
@@ -354,6 +391,16 @@ fn default_replay_move_interval_secs() -> f32 {
     0.45
 }
 
+/// Lowest / highest UI scale the settings row offers; anything outside
+/// (hand-edited settings.json) clamps here on load.
+pub const UI_SCALE_MIN: f32 = 0.9;
+/// See [`UI_SCALE_MIN`].
+pub const UI_SCALE_MAX: f32 = 1.3;
+
+fn default_ui_scale() -> f32 {
+    1.0
+}
+
 fn default_matomo_site_id() -> u32 {
     1
 }
@@ -413,6 +460,11 @@ impl Default for Settings {
             disable_smart_default_size: false,
             replay_move_interval_secs: default_replay_move_interval_secs(),
             last_difficulty: None,
+            last_mode: GameMode::Classic,
+            last_seen_whats_new: String::new(),
+            shown_stall_hint_tip: false,
+            shown_radial_menu_tip: false,
+            ui_scale: default_ui_scale(),
             leaderboard_display_name: None,
             leaderboard_opted_in: false,
             take_from_foundation: true,
@@ -448,6 +500,7 @@ impl Settings {
             replay_move_interval_secs: self
                 .replay_move_interval_secs
                 .clamp(REPLAY_MOVE_INTERVAL_MIN_SECS, REPLAY_MOVE_INTERVAL_MAX_SECS),
+            ui_scale: self.ui_scale.clamp(UI_SCALE_MIN, UI_SCALE_MAX),
             selected_theme_id,
             ..self
         }

solitaire_data/src/storage.rs

@@ -46,22 +46,6 @@ pub fn save_stats_to(path: &Path, stats: &StatsSnapshot) -> io::Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-/// Load stats from the platform default path. Returns default if the path
-/// is unavailable or the file is missing/corrupt.
-pub fn load_stats() -> StatsSnapshot {
-    stats_file_path()
-        .map(|p| load_stats_from(&p))
-        .unwrap_or_default()
-}
-
-/// Save stats to the platform default path. Returns an error if the platform
-/// data dir is unavailable or the write fails.
-pub fn save_stats(stats: &StatsSnapshot) -> io::Result<()> {
-    let path = stats_file_path()
-        .ok_or_else(|| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::NotFound, "platform data dir unavailable"))?;
-    save_stats_to(&path, stats)
-}
-
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // In-progress game state
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -245,18 +229,6 @@ pub fn delete_time_attack_session_at(path: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
     }
 }
 
-/// Convenience helper for callers that want to stamp a session with the
-/// current wall-clock time. Equivalent to constructing the struct
-/// manually and setting `saved_at_unix_secs` to `SystemTime::now()`.
-pub fn time_attack_session_with_now(remaining_secs: f32, wins: u32) -> TimeAttackSession {
-    let now = Utc::now().timestamp().max(0) as u64;
-    TimeAttackSession {
-        remaining_secs,
-        wins,
-        saved_at_unix_secs: now,
-    }
-}
-
 /// Inner helper: delete `*.tmp` entries inside `dir`.
 ///
 /// Per-file errors (already deleted, permission denied) are silently ignored.
@@ -505,7 +477,7 @@ mod tests {
     /// again must reproduce byte-identical JSON. `undo_count` deliberately resets
     /// to 0 on load because only the forward instruction history is persisted.
     #[test]
-    fn game_state_v5_mid_game_round_trip() {
+    fn game_state_v6_mid_game_round_trip() {
         use solitaire_core::KlondikeInstruction;
         use solitaire_core::game_state::GameState;
 
@@ -546,19 +518,24 @@ mod tests {
 
         save_game_state_to(&path, &gs).expect("save");
 
-        // Verify the file carries the v5 schema marker.
+        // Verify the file carries the v6 schema marker and the recording.
         let json = fs::read_to_string(&path).expect("read json");
+        let parsed: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(&json).expect("parse saved json");
+        assert_eq!(
+            parsed["schema_version"], 6,
+            "saved file must use schema version 6",
+        );
         assert!(
-            json.contains("\"schema_version\"") && json.contains('5'),
-            "saved file must use schema version 5",
+            parsed["recording"].is_object(),
+            "saved file must embed the session recording",
         );
 
-        let loaded = load_game_state_from(&path)
-            .expect("a valid in-progress game must load without error");
+        let loaded =
+            load_game_state_from(&path).expect("a valid in-progress game must load without error");
 
         // The forward instruction history round-trips, so the reconstructed board
         // re-serialises to byte-identical JSON.
-        let path_reload = gs_path("v5_mid_game_reload");
+        let path_reload = gs_path("v6_mid_game_reload");
         let _ = fs::remove_file(&path_reload);
         save_game_state_to(&path_reload, &loaded).expect("re-save loaded");
         assert_eq!(
@@ -569,7 +546,11 @@ mod tests {
 
         // Derived board reads match the live game (move count + recycle count are
         // both rebuilt from the replayed forward history).
-        assert_eq!(loaded.move_count(), gs.move_count(), "move_count round-trips");
+        assert_eq!(
+            loaded.move_count(),
+            gs.move_count(),
+            "move_count round-trips"
+        );
         assert_eq!(
             loaded.recycle_count(),
             gs.recycle_count(),

solitaire_data/src/sync_client.rs

@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ pub struct SolitaireServerClient {
     username: String,
     /// Shared `reqwest` client (keeps connection pools alive across calls).
     client: reqwest::Client,
+    /// Serialises token refreshes. The server rotates refresh tokens and each
+    /// is single-use, so two overlapping 401-retries must not both spend one:
+    /// the loser's (already-consumed) token would be rejected and surface as
+    /// a spurious "session expired" to the player. See [`Self::refresh_token`].
+    refresh_lock: tokio::sync::Mutex<()>,
 }
 
 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
@@ -90,6 +95,7 @@ impl SolitaireServerClient {
             base_url: base_url.into().trim_end_matches('/').to_owned(),
             username: username.into(),
             client: reqwest::Client::new(),
+            refresh_lock: tokio::sync::Mutex::new(()),
         }
     }
 
@@ -172,7 +178,27 @@ impl SolitaireServerClient {
     /// The server rotates refresh tokens on each call: the response includes a
     /// new refresh token that replaces the old one. Both tokens are persisted
     /// to the OS keychain on success.
-    async fn refresh_token(&self) -> Result<(), SyncError> {
+    ///
+    /// `stale_access` is the access token that just earned the caller a 401.
+    /// Refreshes are serialised behind [`Self::refresh_lock`]: with single-use
+    /// rotated refresh tokens, two overlapping 401-retries (e.g. a replay
+    /// upload racing a manual sync) must not both call `/api/auth/refresh` —
+    /// the second call would present an already-consumed token, get rejected,
+    /// and force a re-login for no user-visible reason. Whoever loses the lock
+    /// race checks whether the stored access token has already moved past
+    /// `stale_access`; if so the refresh already happened and there is nothing
+    /// left to do.
+    async fn refresh_token(&self, stale_access: &str) -> Result<(), SyncError> {
+        let _guard = self.refresh_lock.lock().await;
+
+        if let Ok(current) = load_access_token(&self.username)
+            && current != stale_access
+        {
+            // Another task refreshed while we waited on the lock; retry with
+            // the token it stored rather than spending the new refresh token.
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
         let old_refresh =
             load_refresh_token(&self.username).map_err(|e| SyncError::Auth(e.to_string()))?;
 
@@ -231,7 +257,7 @@ impl SyncProvider for SolitaireServerClient {
 
         if resp.status() == reqwest::StatusCode::UNAUTHORIZED {
             // Token expired — refresh and retry once.
-            self.refresh_token().await?;
+            self.refresh_token(&token).await?;
             let new_token = self.access_token()?;
             let resp = self
                 .client
@@ -264,7 +290,7 @@ impl SyncProvider for SolitaireServerClient {
 
         if resp.status() == reqwest::StatusCode::UNAUTHORIZED {
             // Token expired — refresh and retry once.
-            self.refresh_token().await?;
+            self.refresh_token(&token).await?;
             let new_token = self.access_token()?;
             let resp = self
                 .client
@@ -331,7 +357,7 @@ impl SyncProvider for SolitaireServerClient {
             .map_err(|e| SyncError::Network(e.to_string()))?;
 
         if resp.status() == reqwest::StatusCode::UNAUTHORIZED {
-            self.refresh_token().await?;
+            self.refresh_token(&token).await?;
             let new_token = self.access_token()?;
             let resp = self
                 .client
@@ -366,7 +392,7 @@ impl SyncProvider for SolitaireServerClient {
             .map_err(|e| SyncError::Network(e.to_string()))?;
 
         if resp.status() == reqwest::StatusCode::UNAUTHORIZED {
-            self.refresh_token().await?;
+            self.refresh_token(&token).await?;
             let new_token = self.access_token()?;
             let resp = self
                 .client
@@ -406,7 +432,7 @@ impl SyncProvider for SolitaireServerClient {
             .map_err(|e| SyncError::Network(e.to_string()))?;
 
         if resp.status() == reqwest::StatusCode::UNAUTHORIZED {
-            self.refresh_token().await?;
+            self.refresh_token(&token).await?;
             let new_token = self.access_token()?;
             let resp = self
                 .client
@@ -446,7 +472,7 @@ impl SyncProvider for SolitaireServerClient {
             .map_err(|e| SyncError::Network(e.to_string()))?;
 
         if resp.status() == reqwest::StatusCode::UNAUTHORIZED {
-            self.refresh_token().await?;
+            self.refresh_token(&token).await?;
             let new_token = self.access_token()?;
             let resp = self
                 .client
@@ -480,7 +506,7 @@ impl SyncProvider for SolitaireServerClient {
             .map_err(|e| SyncError::Network(e.to_string()))?;
 
         if resp.status() == reqwest::StatusCode::UNAUTHORIZED {
-            self.refresh_token().await?;
+            self.refresh_token(&token).await?;
             let new_token = self.access_token()?;
             let resp = self
                 .client
@@ -542,7 +568,7 @@ impl SolitaireServerClient {
             .map_err(|e| SyncError::Network(e.to_string()))?;
 
         if resp.status() == reqwest::StatusCode::UNAUTHORIZED {
-            self.refresh_token().await?;
+            self.refresh_token(&token).await?;
             let new_token = self.access_token()?;
             let resp = self
                 .client

solitaire_data/src/theme_store_client.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,240 @@
+//! HTTP client for the server's theme-store endpoints.
+//!
+//! Fetches the catalog (`GET /api/themes`) and downloads theme
+//! archives, verifying each download's size and SHA-256 against the
+//! catalog entry before returning the bytes. The caller (the engine's
+//! theme-store UI) hands verified bytes to the theme importer, which
+//! independently re-validates the archive's structure — the store
+//! pipeline never trusts a byte the importer hasn't checked.
+//!
+//! Native-only: gated out on wasm32 alongside the other `reqwest`
+//! consumers in this crate.
+
+use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
+use solitaire_sync::{ThemeCatalogEntry, ThemeCatalogResponse};
+use thiserror::Error;
+
+/// Hard cap on a theme archive download, matching the engine
+/// importer's `MAX_ARCHIVE_BYTES` — anything larger can never import,
+/// so downloading it is pure waste.
+pub const MAX_THEME_DOWNLOAD_BYTES: u64 = 20 * 1024 * 1024;
+
+/// Hard cap on a preview PNG download — previews are small decorative
+/// thumbnails; anything past this is a misconfigured server.
+pub const MAX_PREVIEW_BYTES: u64 = 512 * 1024;
+
+/// Errors surfaced by [`ThemeStoreClient`].
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+pub enum ThemeStoreError {
+    /// The request could not be sent or the response body not read.
+    #[error("network error: {0}")]
+    Network(String),
+    /// The server answered with a non-success status code.
+    #[error("server returned HTTP {0}")]
+    Http(u16),
+    /// The catalog JSON did not parse.
+    #[error("malformed catalog: {0}")]
+    MalformedCatalog(String),
+    /// The archive is larger than [`MAX_THEME_DOWNLOAD_BYTES`] or its
+    /// catalog-declared size.
+    #[error("archive size {got} exceeds the expected {expected} bytes")]
+    Oversized { expected: u64, got: u64 },
+    /// The downloaded bytes do not hash to the catalog's SHA-256 —
+    /// the file changed on the server or was corrupted in transit.
+    #[error("archive checksum mismatch (expected {expected}, got {got})")]
+    ChecksumMismatch { expected: String, got: String },
+}
+
+/// Client for one server's theme store.
+///
+/// Unauthenticated: the catalog and downloads are public endpoints,
+/// so unlike `SolitaireServerClient` there is no token handling.
+pub struct ThemeStoreClient {
+    /// Base URL of the server, trailing slash stripped.
+    base_url: String,
+    client: reqwest::Client,
+}
+
+impl ThemeStoreClient {
+    /// Construct a client for the server at `base_url`
+    /// (e.g. `"https://solitaire.example.com"`).
+    pub fn new(base_url: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            base_url: base_url.into().trim_end_matches('/').to_owned(),
+            client: reqwest::Client::new(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Fetch the theme catalog, sorted by display name (server-side).
+    pub async fn fetch_catalog(&self) -> Result<Vec<ThemeCatalogEntry>, ThemeStoreError> {
+        let resp = self
+            .client
+            .get(format!("{}/api/themes", self.base_url))
+            .send()
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| ThemeStoreError::Network(e.to_string()))?;
+        if !resp.status().is_success() {
+            return Err(ThemeStoreError::Http(resp.status().as_u16()));
+        }
+        let catalog: ThemeCatalogResponse = resp
+            .json()
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| ThemeStoreError::MalformedCatalog(e.to_string()))?;
+        Ok(catalog.themes)
+    }
+
+    /// Download `entry`'s archive and verify it against the catalog's
+    /// size and SHA-256. Returns the verified `.zip` bytes, ready for
+    /// the engine's theme importer.
+    pub async fn download_theme(
+        &self,
+        entry: &ThemeCatalogEntry,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, ThemeStoreError> {
+        // The catalog itself could name an absurd size; refuse before
+        // buffering anything.
+        if entry.size_bytes > MAX_THEME_DOWNLOAD_BYTES {
+            return Err(ThemeStoreError::Oversized {
+                expected: MAX_THEME_DOWNLOAD_BYTES,
+                got: entry.size_bytes,
+            });
+        }
+        let resp = self
+            .client
+            .get(format!("{}{}", self.base_url, entry.download_url))
+            .send()
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| ThemeStoreError::Network(e.to_string()))?;
+        if !resp.status().is_success() {
+            return Err(ThemeStoreError::Http(resp.status().as_u16()));
+        }
+        let bytes = resp
+            .bytes()
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| ThemeStoreError::Network(e.to_string()))?;
+        verify_archive(&bytes, entry)?;
+        Ok(bytes.to_vec())
+    }
+
+    /// Fetch the preview PNG the catalog advertises for `entry`.
+    ///
+    /// Returns `Http(404)` when the entry carries no `preview_url` —
+    /// the same shape the server answers with when the file is absent,
+    /// so callers only handle one "no preview" case. Previews are
+    /// decorative; unlike archives they carry no checksum, only the
+    /// [`MAX_PREVIEW_BYTES`] size cap.
+    pub async fn fetch_preview(
+        &self,
+        entry: &ThemeCatalogEntry,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, ThemeStoreError> {
+        let Some(path) = entry.preview_url.as_deref() else {
+            return Err(ThemeStoreError::Http(404));
+        };
+        let resp = self
+            .client
+            .get(format!("{}{}", self.base_url, path))
+            .send()
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| ThemeStoreError::Network(e.to_string()))?;
+        if !resp.status().is_success() {
+            return Err(ThemeStoreError::Http(resp.status().as_u16()));
+        }
+        let bytes = resp
+            .bytes()
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| ThemeStoreError::Network(e.to_string()))?;
+        if bytes.len() as u64 > MAX_PREVIEW_BYTES {
+            return Err(ThemeStoreError::Oversized {
+                expected: MAX_PREVIEW_BYTES,
+                got: bytes.len() as u64,
+            });
+        }
+        Ok(bytes.to_vec())
+    }
+}
+
+/// Checks downloaded `bytes` against the catalog `entry`'s declared
+/// size and SHA-256. Pure so it can be unit-tested without a server.
+fn verify_archive(bytes: &[u8], entry: &ThemeCatalogEntry) -> Result<(), ThemeStoreError> {
+    if bytes.len() as u64 != entry.size_bytes {
+        return Err(ThemeStoreError::Oversized {
+            expected: entry.size_bytes,
+            got: bytes.len() as u64,
+        });
+    }
+    let got = hex_digest(bytes);
+    // Case-insensitive: the server emits lowercase hex, but a
+    // hand-authored catalog mirror shouldn't fail on case alone.
+    if !got.eq_ignore_ascii_case(&entry.sha256) {
+        return Err(ThemeStoreError::ChecksumMismatch {
+            expected: entry.sha256.clone(),
+            got,
+        });
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Lowercase-hex SHA-256 of `bytes`. Mirrors the server's digest
+/// encoding in `solitaire_server::theme_store`.
+fn hex_digest(bytes: &[u8]) -> String {
+    let digest = Sha256::digest(bytes);
+    let mut out = String::with_capacity(digest.len() * 2);
+    for byte in digest {
+        out.push_str(&format!("{byte:02x}"));
+    }
+    out
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    fn entry_for(bytes: &[u8]) -> ThemeCatalogEntry {
+        ThemeCatalogEntry {
+            id: "neon".into(),
+            name: "Neon".into(),
+            author: "Test".into(),
+            version: "1.0.0".into(),
+            card_aspect: (2, 3),
+            size_bytes: bytes.len() as u64,
+            sha256: hex_digest(bytes),
+            download_url: "/api/themes/neon/download".into(),
+            preview_url: None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn verify_accepts_matching_bytes() {
+        let bytes = b"theme archive bytes";
+        assert!(verify_archive(bytes, &entry_for(bytes)).is_ok());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn verify_accepts_uppercase_catalog_hash() {
+        let bytes = b"theme archive bytes";
+        let mut entry = entry_for(bytes);
+        entry.sha256 = entry.sha256.to_uppercase();
+        assert!(verify_archive(bytes, &entry).is_ok());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn verify_rejects_size_mismatch() {
+        let bytes = b"theme archive bytes";
+        let mut entry = entry_for(bytes);
+        entry.size_bytes += 1;
+        assert!(matches!(
+            verify_archive(bytes, &entry),
+            Err(ThemeStoreError::Oversized { .. })
+        ));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn verify_rejects_checksum_mismatch() {
+        let bytes = b"theme archive bytes";
+        let mut entry = entry_for(bytes);
+        entry.sha256 = "0".repeat(64);
+        assert!(matches!(
+            verify_archive(bytes, &entry),
+            Err(ThemeStoreError::ChecksumMismatch { .. })
+        ));
+    }
+}

solitaire_data/tests/theme_store_round_trip.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+//! End-to-end theme-store test: a real `solitaire_server` router
+//! serving a scanned catalog over a localhost TCP socket, consumed by
+//! [`solitaire_data::ThemeStoreClient`].
+//!
+//! Mirrors the `sync_round_trip` harness: `TcpListener` on port 0,
+//! router in a background `tokio::spawn`, no explicit shutdown.
+
+#![cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+
+use std::io::Write as _;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+
+use solitaire_data::ThemeStoreClient;
+use solitaire_server::theme_store::ThemeStore;
+
+/// Minimal theme archive: the catalog scan only reads the `meta`
+/// block, so no face SVGs are needed.
+fn write_store_zip(dir: &Path, file_name: &str, id: &str, name: &str) -> PathBuf {
+    let manifest = format!(
+        r#"(
+    meta: (
+        id: "{id}",
+        name: "{name}",
+        author: "Round Trip",
+        version: "1.0.0",
+        card_aspect: (2, 3),
+    ),
+    faces: {{}},
+    back: "back.svg",
+)"#
+    );
+    let path = dir.join(file_name);
+    let file = std::fs::File::create(&path).expect("create zip");
+    let mut writer = zip::ZipWriter::new(file);
+    let options = zip::write::SimpleFileOptions::default();
+    writer.start_file("theme.ron", options).expect("start_file");
+    writer
+        .write_all(manifest.as_bytes())
+        .expect("write manifest");
+    writer.finish().expect("finish zip");
+    path
+}
+
+/// Spawn the test server with a theme store scanned from `store_dir`
+/// and return its base URL.
+async fn spawn_store_server(store_dir: &Path) -> String {
+    let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0")
+        .await
+        .expect("failed to bind test listener");
+    let addr = listener.local_addr().expect("listener has no local addr");
+
+    let pool = solitaire_server::build_test_pool().await;
+    let app =
+        solitaire_server::build_test_router_with_theme_store(pool, ThemeStore::scan(store_dir));
+
+    tokio::spawn(async move {
+        if let Err(e) = axum::serve(listener, app).await {
+            eprintln!("test server crashed: {e}");
+        }
+    });
+
+    format!("http://{addr}")
+}
+
+/// Catalog fetch → download → verified bytes match the file the
+/// server scanned. This is the exact path the engine's store UI runs.
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn catalog_fetch_and_verified_download_round_trip() {
+    let dir = tempfile::tempdir().expect("tempdir");
+    let zip_path = write_store_zip(dir.path(), "neon.zip", "neon", "Neon");
+    let base_url = spawn_store_server(dir.path()).await;
+
+    let client = ThemeStoreClient::new(&base_url);
+    let catalog = client.fetch_catalog().await.expect("fetch catalog");
+    assert_eq!(catalog.len(), 1);
+    let entry = &catalog[0];
+    assert_eq!(entry.id, "neon");
+
+    let bytes = client.download_theme(entry).await.expect("download");
+    assert_eq!(bytes, std::fs::read(&zip_path).expect("read zip"));
+}
+
+/// A catalog entry whose hash no longer matches the served file must
+/// be rejected client-side — the importer never sees unverified bytes.
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn download_with_stale_catalog_hash_is_rejected() {
+    let dir = tempfile::tempdir().expect("tempdir");
+    write_store_zip(dir.path(), "neon.zip", "neon", "Neon");
+    let base_url = spawn_store_server(dir.path()).await;
+
+    let client = ThemeStoreClient::new(&base_url);
+    let mut entry = client.fetch_catalog().await.expect("fetch catalog")[0].clone();
+    entry.sha256 = "0".repeat(64);
+
+    let err = client
+        .download_theme(&entry)
+        .await
+        .expect_err("mismatched hash must fail");
+    assert!(
+        matches!(
+            err,
+            solitaire_data::ThemeStoreError::ChecksumMismatch { .. }
+        ),
+        "expected ChecksumMismatch, got: {err:?}"
+    );
+}
+
+/// An empty (or absent) store directory serves an empty catalog — the
+/// client sees a store with nothing in it, not an error.
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn empty_store_yields_empty_catalog() {
+    let dir = tempfile::tempdir().expect("tempdir");
+    let base_url = spawn_store_server(dir.path()).await;
+
+    let client = ThemeStoreClient::new(&base_url);
+    let catalog = client.fetch_catalog().await.expect("fetch catalog");
+    assert!(catalog.is_empty());
+}

solitaire_engine/src/achievement_plugin.rs

@@ -30,13 +30,9 @@ use crate::replay_playback::ReplayPlaybackState;
 use crate::resources::GameStateResource;
 use crate::settings_plugin::{SettingsResource, SettingsStoragePath};
 use crate::stats_plugin::{StatsResource, StatsUpdate};
-use crate::ui_modal::{
-    ButtonVariant, ModalScrim, ScrimDismissible, spawn_modal, spawn_modal_actions,
-    spawn_modal_button, spawn_modal_header,
-};
 use crate::ui_theme::{
     ACCENT_PRIMARY, BORDER_SUBTLE, STATE_SUCCESS, TEXT_DISABLED, TEXT_PRIMARY, TEXT_SECONDARY,
-    TYPE_BODY, TYPE_BODY_LG, TYPE_CAPTION, VAL_SPACE_1, Z_MODAL_PANEL,
+    TYPE_BODY, TYPE_BODY_LG, TYPE_CAPTION, VAL_SPACE_1,
 };
 use crate::ui_tooltip::Tooltip;
 
@@ -137,8 +133,8 @@ impl Plugin for AchievementPlugin {
                     .after(GameMutation)
                     .after(StatsUpdate),
             )
-            .add_systems(Update, toggle_achievements_screen)
-            .add_systems(Update, handle_achievements_close_button)
+            // Open/close/tab handling moved to `you_hub_plugin`
+            // (Phase E) — this plugin now owns body content + scroll.
             .add_systems(Update, scroll_achievements_panel)
             .add_systems(
                 Update,
@@ -385,47 +381,6 @@ pub fn display_name_for(id: &str) -> String {
     achievement_by_id(id).map_or_else(|| id.to_string(), |d| d.name.to_string())
 }
 
-/// Marker on the "Done" button inside the Achievements modal.
-#[derive(Component, Debug)]
-pub struct AchievementsCloseButton;
-
-/// Toggle the achievements overlay — `A` keyboard accelerator or
-/// `ToggleAchievementsRequestEvent` from the HUD Menu popover.
-fn toggle_achievements_screen(
-    mut commands: Commands,
-    keys: Res<ButtonInput<KeyCode>>,
-    mut requests: MessageReader<ToggleAchievementsRequestEvent>,
-    achievements: Res<AchievementsResource>,
-    font_res: Option<Res<FontResource>>,
-    screens: Query<Entity, With<AchievementsScreen>>,
-    other_modal_scrims: Query<(), (With<ModalScrim>, Without<AchievementsScreen>)>,
-) {
-    let button_clicked = requests.read().count() > 0;
-    if !keys.just_pressed(KeyCode::KeyA) && !button_clicked {
-        return;
-    }
-    if let Ok(entity) = screens.single() {
-        commands.entity(entity).despawn();
-    } else if other_modal_scrims.is_empty() {
-        spawn_achievements_screen(&mut commands, &achievements.0, font_res.as_deref());
-    }
-}
-
-/// Click handler for the modal's "Done" button — despawns the overlay
-/// the same way the `A` accelerator does.
-fn handle_achievements_close_button(
-    mut commands: Commands,
-    close_buttons: Query<&Interaction, (With<AchievementsCloseButton>, Changed<Interaction>)>,
-    screens: Query<Entity, With<AchievementsScreen>>,
-) {
-    if !close_buttons.iter().any(|i| *i == Interaction::Pressed) {
-        return;
-    }
-    for entity in &screens {
-        commands.entity(entity).despawn();
-    }
-}
-
 /// Routes mouse-wheel events into the Achievements modal's scrollable body
 /// while the panel is open.
 ///
@@ -458,14 +413,18 @@ fn scroll_achievements_panel(
     }
 }
 
-fn spawn_achievements_screen(
-    commands: &mut Commands,
+/// Builds the Achievements tab body inside the You hub's card. The
+/// unlock-count line that used to live in the standalone modal's
+/// header renders as the first body line instead (the hub owns the
+/// header). All markers (`AchievementRow`, `AchievementsScrollable`)
+/// are unchanged.
+pub(crate) fn spawn_achievements_body(
+    card: &mut ChildSpawnerCommands,
     records: &[AchievementRecord],
     font_res: Option<&FontResource>,
 ) {
     let unlocked: Vec<_> = records.iter().filter(|r| r.unlocked).collect();
     let total = ALL_ACHIEVEMENTS.len();
-    let header = format!("Achievements  ({}/{})", unlocked.len(), total);
 
     let font_handle = font_res.map(|f| f.0.clone()).unwrap_or_default();
     let font_name = TextFont {
@@ -486,8 +445,13 @@ fn spawn_achievements_screen(
 
     let any_unlocked = records.iter().any(|r| r.unlocked);
 
-    let scrim = spawn_modal(commands, AchievementsScreen, Z_MODAL_PANEL, |card| {
-        spawn_modal_header(card, header, font_res);
+    {
+        // Unlock progress — formerly the standalone modal's header.
+        card.spawn((
+            Text::new(format!("Unlocked {} / {}", unlocked.len(), total)),
+            font_name.clone(),
+            TextColor(TEXT_SECONDARY),
+        ));
 
         // First-time hint — shown until the player has unlocked anything.
         // The list itself describes individual rewards, but a top-level
@@ -594,21 +558,7 @@ fn spawn_achievements_screen(
                 ));
             }
         });
-
-        spawn_modal_actions(card, |actions| {
-            spawn_modal_button(
-                actions,
-                AchievementsCloseButton,
-                "Done",
-                Some("A"),
-                ButtonVariant::Primary,
-                font_res,
-            );
-        });
-    });
-    // Achievements is a read-only list — clicking the scrim outside
-    // the card dismisses alongside the existing A / Done paths.
-    commands.entity(scrim).insert(ScrimDismissible);
+    }
 }
 
 fn format_reward(reward: Reward) -> String {
@@ -668,7 +618,8 @@ mod tests {
             .add_plugins(TablePlugin)
             .add_plugins(StatsPlugin::headless())
             .add_plugins(crate::progress_plugin::ProgressPlugin::headless())
-            .add_plugins(AchievementPlugin::headless());
+            .add_plugins(AchievementPlugin::headless())
+            .add_plugins(crate::you_hub_plugin::YouHubPlugin);
         // StatsPlugin's UI toggle system reads ButtonInput<KeyCode>; under
         // MinimalPlugins it isn't auto-registered.
         app.init_resource::<ButtonInput<KeyCode>>();
@@ -911,8 +862,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         // Put the active game in Zen mode. evaluate_on_win reads
         // GameStateResource.mode directly to populate last_win_is_zen.
-        app.world_mut().resource_mut::<GameStateResource>().0.mode =
-            GameMode::Zen;
+        app.world_mut().resource_mut::<GameStateResource>().0.mode = GameMode::Zen;
 
         app.world_mut().write_message(GameWonEvent {
             score: 0,
@@ -1393,7 +1343,9 @@ mod tests {
 
     use crate::replay_playback::ReplayPlaybackState;
     use chrono::NaiveDate;
-    use solitaire_core::{DrawStockConfig, KlondikeInstruction, game_state::GameMode};
+    use solitaire_core::{
+        DrawStockConfig, KlondikeInstruction, SessionRecording, game_state::GameMode,
+    };
     use solitaire_data::Replay;
 
     /// Headless app variant that injects a default `ReplayPlaybackState`
@@ -1414,7 +1366,11 @@ mod tests {
             10,
             100,
             NaiveDate::from_ymd_opt(2026, 5, 5).expect("valid date"),
-            vec![KlondikeInstruction::RotateStock],
+            SessionRecording::from_instructions_unchecked(
+                1,
+                DrawStockConfig::DrawOne,
+                [KlondikeInstruction::RotateStock],
+            ),
         )
     }
 
@@ -1458,12 +1414,8 @@ mod tests {
 
         // Frame 1: enter Playing. The observer's first sample sees
         // `last_was_playing = false` and `now_playing = true`.
-        *app.world_mut().resource_mut::<ReplayPlaybackState>() = ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: dummy_replay(),
-            cursor: 0,
-            secs_to_next: 0.0,
-            paused: false,
-        };
+        *app.world_mut().resource_mut::<ReplayPlaybackState>() =
+            ReplayPlaybackState::playing(dummy_replay(), 0, 0.0, false);
         app.update();
         assert!(
             !cinephile_unlocked(&app),
@@ -1492,12 +1444,8 @@ mod tests {
     fn cinephile_does_not_unlock_on_stop_button_abort() {
         let mut app = cinephile_app();
 
-        *app.world_mut().resource_mut::<ReplayPlaybackState>() = ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: dummy_replay(),
-            cursor: 0,
-            secs_to_next: 0.0,
-            paused: false,
-        };
+        *app.world_mut().resource_mut::<ReplayPlaybackState>() =
+            ReplayPlaybackState::playing(dummy_replay(), 0, 0.0, false);
         app.update();
 
         // Direct Playing → Inactive — the path the Stop button takes via
@@ -1523,12 +1471,8 @@ mod tests {
         let mut app = cinephile_app();
 
         // First completion cycle to unlock.
-        *app.world_mut().resource_mut::<ReplayPlaybackState>() = ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: dummy_replay(),
-            cursor: 0,
-            secs_to_next: 0.0,
-            paused: false,
-        };
+        *app.world_mut().resource_mut::<ReplayPlaybackState>() =
+            ReplayPlaybackState::playing(dummy_replay(), 0, 0.0, false);
         app.update();
         *app.world_mut().resource_mut::<ReplayPlaybackState>() = ReplayPlaybackState::Completed;
         app.update();
@@ -1546,12 +1490,8 @@ mod tests {
         // Second cycle: Inactive → Playing → Completed once more.
         *app.world_mut().resource_mut::<ReplayPlaybackState>() = ReplayPlaybackState::Inactive;
         app.update();
-        *app.world_mut().resource_mut::<ReplayPlaybackState>() = ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: dummy_replay(),
-            cursor: 0,
-            secs_to_next: 0.0,
-            paused: false,
-        };
+        *app.world_mut().resource_mut::<ReplayPlaybackState>() =
+            ReplayPlaybackState::playing(dummy_replay(), 0, 0.0, false);
         app.update();
         *app.world_mut().resource_mut::<ReplayPlaybackState>() = ReplayPlaybackState::Completed;
         app.update();
@@ -1570,12 +1510,8 @@ mod tests {
     fn cinephile_fires_once_across_completed_linger() {
         let mut app = cinephile_app();
 
-        *app.world_mut().resource_mut::<ReplayPlaybackState>() = ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: dummy_replay(),
-            cursor: 0,
-            secs_to_next: 0.0,
-            paused: false,
-        };
+        *app.world_mut().resource_mut::<ReplayPlaybackState>() =
+            ReplayPlaybackState::playing(dummy_replay(), 0, 0.0, false);
         app.update();
         *app.world_mut().resource_mut::<ReplayPlaybackState>() = ReplayPlaybackState::Completed;
         app.update();

solitaire_engine/src/animation_plugin.rs

@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ use crate::events::{
 use crate::game_plugin::GameMutation;
 use crate::layout::LayoutResource;
 use crate::pause_plugin::PausedResource;
+use crate::platform::USE_TOUCH_UI_LAYOUT;
 use crate::progress_plugin::LevelUpEvent;
+use crate::safe_area::SafeAreaAnchoredBottom;
 use crate::settings_plugin::{SettingsChangedEvent, SettingsResource};
 use crate::time_attack_plugin::TimeAttackEndedEvent;
 use crate::ui_theme::{
@@ -160,6 +162,71 @@ pub struct ActiveToast {
 /// Duration of each queued info-toast in seconds.
 const QUEUED_TOAST_SECS: f32 = 2.5;
 
+/// Marker on the persistent bottom-anchored flex column every toast
+/// spawns into (Phase H). Stacking through one container gives queued
+/// and immediate toasts a single shared anchor — simultaneous toasts
+/// stack upward instead of relying on the old staggered-percentage
+/// anchors to dodge each other.
+#[derive(Component, Debug)]
+pub struct ToastStackRoot;
+
+/// Marker on every toast card node (both paths). Freshly spawned toasts
+/// start `Visibility::Hidden` and unparented; [`adopt_toasts_into_stack`]
+/// re-parents them under [`ToastStackRoot`] and reveals them — one frame
+/// of latency, imperceptible at toast timescales, in exchange for the 14
+/// toast handlers keeping their `Commands`-only signatures.
+#[derive(Component, Debug)]
+pub struct ToastNode;
+
+/// Logical-pixel gap between the screen bottom and the toast stack,
+/// before safe-area insets. Clears the floating glass tab bar on touch
+/// (its margin + height + breathing room); desktop's docked bar needs less.
+const TOAST_STACK_BASE_BOTTOM_PX: f32 = if USE_TOUCH_UI_LAYOUT {
+    crate::hud_plugin::tab_bar::TAB_BAR_CLEARANCE_PX
+} else {
+    72.0
+};
+
+/// Spawns the persistent [`ToastStackRoot`] container at startup.
+fn spawn_toast_stack_root(mut commands: Commands) {
+    commands.spawn((
+        ToastStackRoot,
+        Node {
+            position_type: PositionType::Absolute,
+            bottom: Val::Px(TOAST_STACK_BASE_BOTTOM_PX),
+            left: Val::Px(0.0),
+            width: Val::Percent(100.0),
+            // Newest toast sits nearest the bottom edge; older ones
+            // push upward.
+            flex_direction: FlexDirection::ColumnReverse,
+            align_items: AlignItems::Center,
+            row_gap: VAL_SPACE_2,
+            ..default()
+        },
+        SafeAreaAnchoredBottom {
+            base_bottom: TOAST_STACK_BASE_BOTTOM_PX,
+        },
+        ZIndex(Z_TOAST),
+    ));
+}
+
+/// Re-parents freshly spawned [`ToastNode`]s under the stack root and
+/// reveals them. No-op when every toast is already adopted.
+fn adopt_toasts_into_stack(
+    mut commands: Commands,
+    orphans: Query<Entity, (With<ToastNode>, Without<ChildOf>)>,
+    root: Query<Entity, With<ToastStackRoot>>,
+) {
+    let Ok(root) = root.single() else {
+        return;
+    };
+    for toast in &orphans {
+        commands
+            .entity(toast)
+            .insert((ChildOf(root), Visibility::Inherited));
+    }
+}
+
 /// Drives all linear card animations (`CardAnim`), toast notifications, deal stagger, win cascade, and the auto-complete card-slide sequence.
 pub struct AnimationPlugin;
 
@@ -185,7 +252,7 @@ impl Plugin for AnimationPlugin {
             .init_resource::<EffectiveSlideDuration>()
             .init_resource::<ToastQueue>()
             .init_resource::<ActiveToast>()
-            .add_systems(Startup, init_slide_duration)
+            .add_systems(Startup, (init_slide_duration, spawn_toast_stack_root))
             .add_systems(
                 Update,
                 (
@@ -206,6 +273,7 @@ impl Plugin for AnimationPlugin {
                     handle_warning_toast,
                     tick_toasts,
                     (enqueue_toasts, drive_toast_display).chain(),
+                    adopt_toasts_into_stack,
                 )
                     .after(GameMutation),
             );
@@ -252,10 +320,17 @@ fn advance_card_anims(
     time: Res<Time>,
     paused: Option<Res<PausedResource>>,
     mut anims: Query<(Entity, &mut Transform, &mut CardAnim)>,
+    mut redraw: MessageWriter<RequestRedraw>,
 ) {
     if paused.is_some_and(|p| p.0) {
         return;
     }
+    // Keep the winit loop awake at full frame rate while slides (including
+    // staggered deals still in their delay phase) are in flight — required
+    // for Android's reactive_low_power focused_mode.
+    if !anims.is_empty() {
+        redraw.write(RequestRedraw);
+    }
     let dt = time.delta_secs();
     for (entity, mut transform, mut anim) in &mut anims {
         if anim.delay > 0.0 {
@@ -558,10 +633,17 @@ fn drive_toast_display(
     paused: Option<Res<PausedResource>>,
     mut queue: ResMut<ToastQueue>,
     mut active: ResMut<ActiveToast>,
+    mut redraw: MessageWriter<RequestRedraw>,
 ) {
     if paused.is_some_and(|p| p.0) {
         return;
     }
+    // Keep the loop ticking while a toast is displayed or queued so the
+    // countdown advances and the despawn frame isn't held hostage by
+    // Android's reactive_low_power wake ceiling.
+    if active.entity.is_some() || !queue.0.is_empty() {
+        redraw.write(RequestRedraw);
+    }
     let dt = time.delta_secs();
 
     // Tick down the active toast timer.
@@ -593,9 +675,9 @@ pub enum ToastVariant {
     /// Neutral system message — teal border. Default for `InfoToastEvent`,
     /// settings volume notifications, and the auto-complete announcement.
     Info,
-    /// Caution / penalty — gold border. Currently unused by an in-engine
-    /// event; kept so future warning-flavoured toasts have a slot.
-    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    /// Caution / penalty — gold border. Used by [`handle_warning_toast`]
+    /// for `WarningToastEvent` messages (daily-challenge expiry, sync,
+    /// theme-store, and leaderboard warnings).
     Warning,
     /// Failure / rejected action — pink border. Used by
     /// [`handle_move_rejected_toast`] for illegal-placement
@@ -623,26 +705,14 @@ impl ToastVariant {
     }
 }
 
-/// Spawns a bottom-anchored `ToastEntity` for the queued toast system.
+/// Spawns a `ToastEntity` for the queued toast system.
 ///
 /// Queued toasts always carry [`ToastVariant::Info`] — the queue is fed
 /// by [`InfoToastEvent`] which is by definition neutral system info.
 /// Variants other than `Info` belong on the immediate-fire path
 /// ([`spawn_toast`]) where the call site knows the semantic intent.
 fn spawn_queued_toast(commands: &mut Commands, message: String) -> Entity {
-    spawn_toast_node(
-        commands,
-        ToastEntity,
-        message,
-        ToastVariant::Info,
-        // Slightly taller anchor than the immediate-fire path so a
-        // queued info banner doesn't collide with a celebration toast
-        // fired in the same frame.
-        Val::Percent(6.0),
-        Val::Percent(15.0),
-        Val::Percent(70.0),
-        UiRect::axes(VAL_SPACE_4, VAL_SPACE_2),
-    )
+    spawn_toast_node(commands, ToastEntity, message, ToastVariant::Info)
 }
 
 fn handle_xp_awarded_toast(mut commands: Commands, mut events: MessageReader<XpAwardedEvent>) {
@@ -730,12 +800,6 @@ fn spawn_toast(
         (ToastOverlay, ToastTimer(duration_secs)),
         message,
         variant,
-        // Sits above the queued banner so a celebration toast spawned
-        // alongside a queued info message remains readable.
-        Val::Percent(14.0),
-        Val::Percent(25.0),
-        Val::Percent(50.0),
-        UiRect::axes(VAL_SPACE_4, VAL_SPACE_3),
     );
 }
 
@@ -752,31 +816,25 @@ fn spawn_toast(
 ///   rungs; 18 is the closest rung that preserves the scale invariants
 ///   tested in `ui_theme::tests`.
 /// - [`RADIUS_MD`] corners.
-/// - Bottom-anchored absolute position; `bottom_pct` differs between
-///   queued and immediate paths so they layer instead of overlap.
-// The 8-argument signature is intentional — these are the per-toast
-// layout values that genuinely differ between the queued and fire-and-
-// forget call sites. A struct wrapper would just rename the same data.
-#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
+///
+/// Layout is owned by [`ToastStackRoot`] (Phase H): the node spawns
+/// hidden and unpositioned, and [`adopt_toasts_into_stack`] slots it
+/// into the shared bottom-anchored column — one anchor for every toast,
+/// simultaneous toasts stack instead of overlapping.
 fn spawn_toast_node<B: Bundle>(
     commands: &mut Commands,
     bundle: B,
     message: String,
     variant: ToastVariant,
-    bottom_pct: Val,
-    left_pct: Val,
-    width_pct: Val,
-    padding: UiRect,
 ) -> Entity {
     commands
         .spawn((
             bundle,
+            ToastNode,
+            Visibility::Hidden,
             Node {
-                position_type: PositionType::Absolute,
-                left: left_pct,
-                bottom: bottom_pct,
-                width: width_pct,
-                padding,
+                max_width: Val::Percent(70.0),
+                padding: UiRect::axes(VAL_SPACE_4, VAL_SPACE_3),
                 justify_content: JustifyContent::Center,
                 align_items: AlignItems::Center,
                 border: UiRect::all(Val::Px(1.0)),
@@ -785,7 +843,6 @@ fn spawn_toast_node<B: Bundle>(
             },
             BackgroundColor(BG_ELEVATED),
             BorderColor::all(variant.border_color()),
-            ZIndex(Z_TOAST),
         ))
         .with_children(|b| {
             b.spawn((
@@ -1301,4 +1358,85 @@ mod tests {
     fn cascade_duration_instant_is_zero() {
         assert_eq!(cascade_duration_secs(AnimSpeed::Instant), 0.0);
     }
+
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Phase H: unified toast stack
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    /// Both toast paths must end up as visible children of the single
+    /// [`ToastStackRoot`] — the Phase H "one anchor" contract.
+    #[test]
+    fn queued_and_immediate_toasts_stack_under_one_root() {
+        let mut app = App::new();
+        app.add_plugins(MinimalPlugins).add_plugins(AnimationPlugin);
+        app.update(); // Startup: spawns the stack root.
+
+        // One immediate (error) toast + one queued (info) toast in the
+        // same frame — the exact collision case the old staggered
+        // anchors existed to dodge.
+        use solitaire_core::{KlondikePile, Tableau};
+        app.world_mut().write_message(MoveRejectedEvent {
+            from: KlondikePile::Tableau(Tableau::Tableau1),
+            to: KlondikePile::Tableau(Tableau::Tableau2),
+            count: 1,
+        });
+        app.world_mut()
+            .write_message(InfoToastEvent("stacked info".to_string()));
+        app.update(); // handlers spawn both toasts (hidden, unparented)
+        app.update(); // adopt_toasts_into_stack re-parents + reveals
+
+        let root = app
+            .world_mut()
+            .query_filtered::<Entity, With<ToastStackRoot>>()
+            .single(app.world())
+            .expect("exactly one ToastStackRoot must exist");
+
+        let toasts: Vec<(Entity, &ChildOf, &Visibility)> = app
+            .world_mut()
+            .query_filtered::<(Entity, &ChildOf, &Visibility), With<ToastNode>>()
+            .iter(app.world())
+            .collect();
+        assert_eq!(
+            toasts.len(),
+            2,
+            "both the immediate and the queued toast must be adopted"
+        );
+        for (entity, child_of, visibility) in toasts {
+            assert_eq!(
+                child_of.parent(),
+                root,
+                "toast {entity} must be a child of the shared stack root"
+            );
+            assert_eq!(
+                *visibility,
+                Visibility::Inherited,
+                "adopted toast {entity} must be revealed"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Toast nodes must not carry their own absolute positioning — the
+    /// stack root owns layout (regression guard against reintroducing
+    /// per-path anchors).
+    #[test]
+    fn toast_nodes_have_no_absolute_position() {
+        let mut app = App::new();
+        app.add_plugins(MinimalPlugins).add_plugins(AnimationPlugin);
+        app.update();
+
+        app.world_mut()
+            .write_message(WarningToastEvent("layout check".to_string()));
+        app.update();
+
+        let node = app
+            .world_mut()
+            .query_filtered::<&Node, With<ToastNode>>()
+            .single(app.world())
+            .expect("warning toast must spawn a ToastNode");
+        assert_eq!(
+            node.position_type,
+            PositionType::Relative,
+            "toast nodes are flex children of the stack, not absolute overlays"
+        );
+    }
 }

solitaire_engine/src/assets/hud_icon_svg.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+//! SVG builders for the floating tab bar's action icons.
+//!
+//! The touch tab bar (`hud_plugin::tab_bar`) is icon-first, but the bundled
+//! FiraMono face has no icon glyphs (and the Geometric Shapes block U+25xx
+//! is missing on Android entirely), so the icons are authored here as tiny
+//! stroke-based SVGs and rasterised through the same `usvg`/`resvg` pipeline
+//! as the card themes (`assets::rasterize_svg`).
+//!
+//! Icons are drawn in **white** on a transparent background inside a
+//! 24-unit logical box; the spawn site tints them to the theme colour via
+//! `ImageNode::color` (a per-node multiply), so one texture serves every
+//! button state.
+
+use bevy::image::Image;
+use bevy::math::UVec2;
+
+use super::svg_loader::{SvgLoaderError, rasterize_svg};
+
+/// Rasterisation size for one tab-bar icon texture. Icons display at
+/// 24 logical px; 96 px texels keep them crisp at the Fold's 1.2 scale
+/// factor (and any future 3× phone) while staying trivially small.
+pub const HUD_ICON_TEXTURE_PX: u32 = 96;
+
+/// The five actions the floating touch tab bar can show.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum HudIcon {
+    /// Counter-clockwise "take back" arrow.
+    Undo,
+    /// Two offset card outlines — draw from the stock.
+    Draw,
+    /// Lightbulb — highlight a suggested move.
+    Hint,
+    /// Two vertical bars.
+    Pause,
+    /// Three-line hamburger — the floating menu button.
+    Menu,
+}
+
+impl HudIcon {
+    /// Build the icon's SVG document. All icons share one visual language:
+    /// 2-unit white strokes, round caps, transparent fill, 24-unit box.
+    pub fn svg(self) -> String {
+        let body = match self {
+            // Arrow head pointing left into a half-circle sweeping back
+            // over the top — the conventional undo mark.
+            HudIcon::Undo => concat!(
+                r##"<path d="M 8 5 L 4 9 L 8 13"/>"##,
+                r##"<path d="M 4 9 H 14 A 5.5 5.5 0 0 1 14 20 H 8"/>"##,
+            ),
+            // Back card peeks out behind the front card; the front card is
+            // drawn second so its stroke reads on top.
+            HudIcon::Draw => concat!(
+                r##"<rect x="8.5" y="3" width="11" height="15" rx="2"/>"##,
+                r##"<rect x="4" y="6.5" width="11" height="15" rx="2"/>"##,
+            ),
+            // Bulb dome with a flat lamp base beneath.
+            HudIcon::Hint => concat!(
+                r##"<path d="M 9 15.5 A 6.5 6.5 0 1 1 15 15.5 V 18 H 9 Z"/>"##,
+                r##"<path d="M 10 21 H 14"/>"##,
+            ),
+            HudIcon::Pause => concat!(
+                r##"<path d="M 9 6 V 18"/>"##,
+                r##"<path d="M 15 6 V 18"/>"##,
+            ),
+            HudIcon::Menu => concat!(
+                r##"<path d="M 4 6.5 H 20"/>"##,
+                r##"<path d="M 4 12 H 20"/>"##,
+                r##"<path d="M 4 17.5 H 20"/>"##,
+            ),
+        };
+        format!(
+            concat!(
+                r##"<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24">"##,
+                r##"<g fill="none" stroke="#ffffff" stroke-width="2" "##,
+                r##"stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round">{body}</g>"##,
+                r##"</svg>"##,
+            ),
+            body = body
+        )
+    }
+
+    /// Rasterise this icon into a Bevy [`Image`] at
+    /// [`HUD_ICON_TEXTURE_PX`] square.
+    pub fn rasterize(self) -> Result<Image, SvgLoaderError> {
+        rasterize_svg(self.svg().as_bytes(), UVec2::splat(HUD_ICON_TEXTURE_PX))
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    const ALL: [HudIcon; 5] = [
+        HudIcon::Undo,
+        HudIcon::Draw,
+        HudIcon::Hint,
+        HudIcon::Pause,
+        HudIcon::Menu,
+    ];
+
+    /// Every icon must survive the real usvg/resvg pipeline at the real
+    /// texture size — a malformed path here would otherwise only surface
+    /// as a blank button on device.
+    #[test]
+    fn every_icon_rasterizes_at_texture_size() {
+        for icon in ALL {
+            let img = icon.rasterize().expect("icon SVG must rasterise");
+            assert_eq!(img.width(), HUD_ICON_TEXTURE_PX, "{icon:?} width");
+            assert_eq!(img.height(), HUD_ICON_TEXTURE_PX, "{icon:?} height");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Rasterised icons must contain visible (non-transparent) pixels —
+    /// guards against a stroke accidentally drawn outside the viewBox.
+    #[test]
+    fn every_icon_has_visible_pixels() {
+        for icon in ALL {
+            let img = icon.rasterize().expect("icon SVG must rasterise");
+            let data = img.data.as_ref().expect("rasterised image has data");
+            let opaque = data.chunks_exact(4).filter(|px| px[3] > 0).count();
+            assert!(
+                opaque > 100,
+                "{icon:?} renders only {opaque} visible pixels"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}

solitaire_engine/src/assets/mod.rs

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 //! custom `AssetSource` implementations used by the theme system.
 
 pub mod card_face_svg;
+pub mod hud_icon_svg;
 pub mod icon_svg;
 pub mod sources;
 pub mod svg_loader;

solitaire_engine/src/assets/user_dir.rs

@@ -53,12 +53,12 @@ pub fn set_user_theme_dir(path: PathBuf) -> Result<(), PathBuf> {
 /// Returns the absolute path of the user-themes directory on the
 /// current platform.
 ///
-/// # Panics
-///
-/// Panics if [`solitaire_data::data_dir`] returns `None`, which on
-/// desktop indicates a broken `$HOME` / `$XDG_*` configuration.
-/// Android always returns `Some`. The panic message names the
-/// supported workaround ([`set_user_theme_dir`]).
+/// When [`solitaire_data::data_dir`] returns `None` (broken `$HOME` /
+/// `$XDG_*` on desktop; always on wasm32, which has no filesystem) this
+/// returns an empty path — callers treat that as "no user themes" and
+/// the bundled default theme still works. A warning naming the
+/// [`set_user_theme_dir`] workaround is logged once. Android always
+/// resolves.
 pub fn user_theme_dir() -> PathBuf {
     if let Some(p) = USER_THEME_DIR_OVERRIDE.get() {
         return p.clone();
@@ -76,29 +76,32 @@ fn user_theme_dir_for(data_dir: PathBuf) -> PathBuf {
 /// Per-target-os resolution of the platform's data dir. Delegates
 /// to [`solitaire_data::data_dir`] which encapsulates the
 /// per-target shape (desktop: `dirs::data_dir()`; android: the
-/// hardcoded `/data/data/<package>/files` sandbox path). Panics
-/// only when the underlying resolver returns `None`, which on
-/// desktop indicates a broken `$HOME` / `$XDG_*` configuration —
-/// the panic message names the supported workaround.
+/// hardcoded `/data/data/<package>/files` sandbox path).
+///
+/// When the resolver returns `None` — always on wasm32 (no
+/// filesystem), or a broken `$HOME` / `$XDG_*` configuration on
+/// desktop — this degrades to an empty path, which downstream theme
+/// scanning treats as "no user themes"; the bundled default theme is
+/// unaffected. CLAUDE.md §2.3 forbids panicking here: losing custom
+/// themes must not take the whole game down with it.
 fn detected_platform_data_dir() -> PathBuf {
     solitaire_data::data_dir().unwrap_or_else(|| {
-        // On wasm32, data_dir() always returns None — there is no filesystem.
-        // User themes are not supported in the browser build; return an empty
-        // path so callers produce a benign empty dir rather than panicking.
-        #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
-        {
-            PathBuf::new()
-        }
         #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
         {
-            panic!(
-                "user_theme_dir(): platform data directory is unavailable. \
-                 On Linux check $XDG_DATA_HOME or $HOME; on macOS / Windows \
-                 the OS reported no Application Support / AppData path. \
-                 As a workaround call solitaire_engine::assets::user_dir::\
-                 set_user_theme_dir() before App::run()."
-            )
+            use std::sync::Once;
+            static WARN_ONCE: Once = Once::new();
+            WARN_ONCE.call_once(|| {
+                bevy::log::warn!(
+                    "user_theme_dir(): platform data directory is unavailable; \
+                     user themes are disabled. On Linux check $XDG_DATA_HOME or \
+                     $HOME; on macOS / Windows the OS reported no Application \
+                     Support / AppData path. As a workaround call \
+                     solitaire_engine::assets::user_dir::set_user_theme_dir() \
+                     before App::run()."
+                );
+            });
         }
+        PathBuf::new()
     })
 }
 

solitaire_engine/src/audio_plugin.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! Sound-effect playback via `kira`.
 //!
-//! Loads five embedded WAVs (`include_bytes!`) at startup and plays them in
-//! response to gameplay events:
+//! Loads seven embedded WAVs (`include_bytes!`) at startup — six SFX plus
+//! the ambient loop — and plays them in response to gameplay events:
 //!
 //! | Event | Sound |
 //! |---|---|
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 //! | `MoveRejectedEvent` | `card_invalid.wav` |
 //! | `NewGameRequestEvent` | `card_deal.wav` |
 //! | `GameWonEvent` | `win_fanfare.wav` |
+//! | `FoundationCompletedEvent` | `foundation_complete.wav` |
 //!
 //! An ambient loop (`ambient_loop.wav`) is started at plugin startup at very
 //! low volume (0.05 amplitude) routed through `music_track`.
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ use crate::settings_plugin::{SettingsChangedEvent, SettingsResource};
 /// Volume amplitude for the stock-recycle draw sound (half of normal 1.0).
 const RECYCLE_VOLUME: f64 = 0.5;
 
-/// Volume amplitude for the ambient music loop placeholder.
+/// Volume amplitude for the ambient music loop.
 const AMBIENT_VOLUME: f64 = 0.05;
 
 /// Converts a linear amplitude (0.0–1.0+) to the `Decibels` type used by
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ pub struct MuteState {
     pub music_muted: bool,
 }
 
-/// Plays sound effects and background music via `bevy_kira_audio`. Responds to game events (card place, flip, invalid move, win fanfare) and respects volume settings from `SettingsResource`.
+/// Plays sound effects and background music via `kira`. Responds to game events (card place, flip, invalid move, win fanfare) and respects volume settings from `SettingsResource`.
 pub struct AudioPlugin;
 
 impl Plugin for AudioPlugin {

solitaire_engine/src/auto_complete_plugin.rs

@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ fn drive_auto_complete(
     time: Res<Time>,
     paused: Option<Res<PausedResource>>,
     mut moves: MessageWriter<MoveRequestEvent>,
+    mut redraw: MessageWriter<RequestRedraw>,
 ) {
     if !state.active {
         return;
@@ -154,6 +155,10 @@ fn drive_auto_complete(
     if paused.is_some_and(|p| p.0) {
         return;
     }
+    // Keepalive: the step-interval cooldown only advances on frames that
+    // actually run, so keep the winit loop awake for the whole burst under
+    // Android's reactive_low_power focused_mode.
+    redraw.write(RequestRedraw);
 
     state.cooldown -= time.delta_secs();
     if state.cooldown > 0.0 {
@@ -174,9 +179,9 @@ mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use crate::game_plugin::GamePlugin;
     use crate::table_plugin::TablePlugin;
-    use solitaire_core::{Foundation, KlondikePile, Tableau};
     use solitaire_core::{Deck, Rank, Suit};
     use solitaire_core::{DrawStockConfig, game_state::GameState};
+    use solitaire_core::{Foundation, KlondikePile, Tableau};
 
     fn headless_app() -> App {
         let mut app = App::new();
@@ -214,7 +219,11 @@ mod tests {
         }
         g.set_test_tableau_cards(
             Tableau::Tableau1,
-            vec![solitaire_core::Card::new(Deck::Deck1, Suit::Clubs, Rank::Ace)],
+            vec![solitaire_core::Card::new(
+                Deck::Deck1,
+                Suit::Clubs,
+                Rank::Ace,
+            )],
         );
         g.set_test_auto_completable(true);
         let expected = (

solitaire_engine/src/card_animation/animation.rs

@@ -18,11 +18,6 @@
 //! The sine term is 0 at `t = 0` and `t = 1` and peaks at `t = 0.5`, so the
 //! card "floats up" in the middle of its travel and lands at its correct rest z.
 //!
-//! # Retargeting
-//!
-//! When a card is redirected mid-flight, call [`retarget_animation`]. It reads
-//! the current interpolated position so the card never snaps.
-//!
 //! # Coexistence with `CardAnim`
 //!
 //! `CardAnimation` and the legacy `CardAnim` can coexist in the same world but
@@ -33,6 +28,7 @@
 use std::f32::consts::PI;
 
 use bevy::prelude::*;
+use bevy::window::RequestRedraw;
 
 use super::curves::{MotionCurve, sample_curve};
 use super::timing::compute_duration;
@@ -122,8 +118,6 @@ impl CardAnimation {
     }
 
     /// Returns the current interpolated XY position without advancing time.
-    ///
-    /// Used by [`retarget_animation`] to read mid-flight position cleanly.
     pub fn current_xy(&self) -> Vec2 {
         if self.duration <= 0.0 {
             return self.end;
@@ -134,90 +128,6 @@ impl CardAnimation {
     }
 }
 
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Retarget helper
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-/// Redirects a card to a new destination without snapping or interrupting motion.
-///
-/// Reads the card's current interpolated position (from a live [`CardAnimation`]
-/// if present, or from `Transform` if stationary) and starts a fresh
-/// [`CardAnimation`] from that position. Duration is recalculated from the
-/// remaining distance so short paths stay quick.
-///
-/// # Velocity continuity
-///
-/// When a card is mid-flight, the new animation starts with a small positive
-/// `elapsed` offset (`carry`) derived from how far through the current animation
-/// the card is. This preserves a sense of forward momentum: the new curve does
-/// not restart from zero velocity, avoiding a visible "lurch" when the target
-/// changes rapidly.
-///
-/// The carry is deliberately small (≤ 10 % of the new duration) so that it
-/// never causes a visible position jump — the card's start position is still
-/// read from the current transform.
-///
-/// # Example
-///
-/// ```ignore
-/// // Inside a system that decides to move a card to a new target:
-/// let (entity, transform, anim) = cards.get(card_entity)?;
-/// retarget_animation(
-///     &mut commands,
-///     entity,
-///     anim,            // Option<&CardAnimation>
-///     transform,
-///     Vec2::new(400.0, 200.0),
-///     resting_z,
-///     MotionCurve::SmoothSnap,
-/// );
-/// ```
-pub fn retarget_animation(
-    commands: &mut Commands,
-    entity: Entity,
-    current_anim: Option<&CardAnimation>,
-    transform: &Transform,
-    new_end: Vec2,
-    new_end_z: f32,
-    curve: MotionCurve,
-) {
-    let (current_xy, current_z, momentum_carry) = match current_anim {
-        Some(anim) if anim.duration > 0.0 => {
-            // Estimate how far into the current animation we are and carry
-            // a small fraction of that progress into the new animation.
-            // This avoids restarting from zero velocity and makes the motion
-            // feel continuous when the target changes mid-flight.
-            let t = (anim.elapsed / anim.duration).clamp(0.0, 1.0);
-            // Cap at 10 % of the new animation so there's no visible jump.
-            let carry = (t * 0.12).min(0.10);
-            (anim.current_xy(), transform.translation.z, carry)
-        }
-        _ => (
-            transform.translation.truncate(),
-            transform.translation.z,
-            0.0,
-        ),
-    };
-
-    let distance = current_xy.distance(new_end);
-    let duration = compute_duration(distance);
-
-    commands.entity(entity).insert(CardAnimation {
-        start: current_xy,
-        end: new_end,
-        // Start slightly into the new animation to carry forward momentum.
-        elapsed: momentum_carry * duration,
-        duration,
-        curve,
-        delay: 0.0,
-        start_z: current_z,
-        end_z: new_end_z,
-        z_lift: 8.0,
-        scale_start: 1.0,
-        scale_end: 1.0,
-    });
-}
-
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // System
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -232,10 +142,18 @@ pub(crate) fn advance_card_animations(
     time: Res<Time>,
     paused: Option<Res<PausedResource>>,
     mut q: Query<(Entity, &mut Transform, &mut CardAnimation)>,
+    mut redraw: MessageWriter<RequestRedraw>,
 ) {
     if paused.is_some_and(|p| p.0) {
         return;
     }
+    // Keep the winit event loop awake while any animation (including one
+    // still in its delay phase) needs per-frame ticks. Without this,
+    // Android's reactive_low_power focused_mode only wakes at its 100 ms
+    // ceiling and card slides render at ~10 fps.
+    if !q.is_empty() {
+        redraw.write(RequestRedraw);
+    }
     let dt = time.delta_secs();
 
     for (entity, mut transform, mut anim) in &mut q {
@@ -283,27 +201,6 @@ pub(crate) fn advance_card_animations(
     }
 }
 
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Win cascade
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-/// Win-cascade scatter targets — 8 points beyond the window edges.
-///
-/// Scaled by `radius` (pass `layout.card_size.x * 8.0` for a good result).
-pub fn win_scatter_targets(radius: f32) -> [Vec2; 8] {
-    let r = radius;
-    [
-        Vec2::new(r, r),
-        Vec2::new(-r, r),
-        Vec2::new(r, -r),
-        Vec2::new(-r, -r),
-        Vec2::new(0.0, r),
-        Vec2::new(0.0, -r),
-        Vec2::new(r, 0.0),
-        Vec2::new(-r, 0.0),
-    ]
-}
-
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Tests
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -386,21 +283,4 @@ mod tests {
             .with_z_lift(12.0);
         assert!((anim.z_lift - 12.0).abs() < 1e-6);
     }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn win_scatter_has_eight_targets() {
-        let targets = win_scatter_targets(800.0);
-        assert_eq!(targets.len(), 8);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn win_scatter_targets_are_off_center() {
-        for t in win_scatter_targets(400.0) {
-            let dist = t.length();
-            assert!(
-                dist > 100.0,
-                "scatter target should be well off-center: {t:?}"
-            );
-        }
-    }
 }

solitaire_engine/src/card_animation/interaction.rs

@@ -72,9 +72,7 @@ pub struct HoverState {
 /// Describes a user action that arrived while cards were still animating.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub enum BufferedInput {
-    Move {
-        from: MoveRequestEvent,
-    },
+    Move { from: MoveRequestEvent },
     Draw,
     Undo,
 }

solitaire_engine/src/card_animation/mod.rs

@@ -31,38 +31,6 @@
 //! ));
 //! ```
 //!
-//! Retarget a card mid-flight:
-//!
-//! ```ignore
-//! use solitaire_engine::card_animation::retarget_animation;
-//!
-//! fn handle_drop(
-//!     mut commands: Commands,
-//!     q: Query<(Entity, &Transform, Option<&CardAnimation>), With<CardEntity>>,
-//! ) {
-//!     let (entity, transform, anim) = q.get(card_entity).unwrap();
-//!     retarget_animation(
-//!         &mut commands,
-//!         entity,
-//!         anim,
-//!         transform,
-//!         new_target_xy,
-//!         new_target_z,
-//!         MotionCurve::SmoothSnap,
-//!     );
-//! }
-//! ```
-//!
-//! # Win cascade with `Expressive` curve
-//!
-//! The existing `AnimationPlugin` drives the win cascade with `CardAnim`
-//! (linear). To use the curve-based cascade instead, disable
-//! `handle_win_cascade` in `AnimationPlugin` and register `WinCascadePlugin`
-//! (declared below) which uses `CardAnimation` + `MotionCurve::Expressive`.
-//!
-//! They **must not both be active** — both write to `Transform` on the same
-//! 52 entities and will race.
-//!
 //! # Coexistence rules
 //!
 //! | Condition | Safe? |
@@ -80,24 +48,21 @@ pub mod interaction;
 pub mod timing;
 pub mod tuning;
 
-pub use animation::{CardAnimation, retarget_animation, win_scatter_targets};
+pub use animation::CardAnimation;
 pub use chain::AnimationChain;
 pub use curves::{MotionCurve, sample_curve};
 pub use diagnostics::{FrameTimeDiagnostics, WINDOW_SIZE as DIAG_WINDOW_SIZE};
 pub use interaction::{BufferedInput, HoverState, InputBuffer};
 pub use timing::{
-    DEAL_INTERVAL_SECS, MAX_DURATION_SECS, MIN_DURATION_SECS, WIN_CASCADE_INTERVAL_SECS,
-    cascade_delay, compute_duration, micro_vary,
+    DEAL_INTERVAL_SECS, MAX_DURATION_SECS, MIN_DURATION_SECS, compute_duration, micro_vary,
 };
 pub use tuning::{AnimationTuning, InputPlatform};
 
 use bevy::prelude::*;
 use bevy::window::RequestRedraw;
 
-use crate::card_plugin::CardEntity;
 use crate::events::{DrawRequestEvent, GameWonEvent, MoveRequestEvent, UndoRequestEvent};
 use crate::game_plugin::GameMutation;
-use crate::layout::LayoutResource;
 use crate::resources::DragState;
 
 use animation::advance_card_animations;
@@ -166,63 +131,6 @@ impl Plugin for CardAnimationPlugin {
     }
 }
 
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Optional: win cascade with Expressive curve
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-/// Optional plugin that replaces the linear win cascade in `AnimationPlugin`
-/// with an `Expressive`-curve cascade.
-///
-/// **Do not register this alongside `AnimationPlugin`'s win cascade** — they
-/// will race on the same card entities. To use this plugin, prevent
-/// `AnimationPlugin` from handling `GameWonEvent` (or remove it and manage
-/// win toasts manually).
-pub struct WinCascadePlugin;
-
-impl Plugin for WinCascadePlugin {
-    fn build(&self, app: &mut App) {
-        app.add_systems(Update, trigger_expressive_win_cascade.after(GameMutation));
-    }
-}
-
-/// Inserts `CardAnimation` (Expressive curve) on every card when `GameWonEvent` fires.
-///
-/// Cards scatter to 8 off-screen positions with per-card stagger. The z-lift
-/// creates a "burst" effect as cards fly outward.
-fn trigger_expressive_win_cascade(
-    mut events: MessageReader<GameWonEvent>,
-    cards: Query<(Entity, &Transform), With<CardEntity>>,
-    layout: Option<Res<LayoutResource>>,
-    mut commands: Commands,
-) {
-    if events.read().next().is_none() {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    let radius = layout.as_ref().map_or(800.0, |l| l.0.card_size.x * 8.0);
-
-    let targets = win_scatter_targets(radius);
-
-    for (index, (entity, transform)) in cards.iter().enumerate() {
-        let start_xy = transform.translation.truncate();
-        let start_z = transform.translation.z;
-        let target = targets[index % targets.len()];
-
-        commands.entity(entity).insert(
-            CardAnimation::slide(
-                start_xy,
-                start_z,
-                target,
-                start_z + 60.0,
-                MotionCurve::Expressive,
-            )
-            .with_delay(cascade_delay(index, WIN_CASCADE_INTERVAL_SECS))
-            .with_duration(0.65)
-            .with_z_lift(25.0),
-        );
-    }
-}
-
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Tests
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -307,6 +215,49 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    /// Regression test for the v0.40.0 Android animation-lag bug: commit
+    /// 38e4c03 switched Android to `reactive_low_power` focused_mode on the
+    /// premise that animation systems write `RequestRedraw` while active,
+    /// but the writers were never added — card slides rendered at the 100 ms
+    /// wake ceiling (~10 fps). Active animations MUST emit `RequestRedraw`
+    /// every frame; an idle board must not.
+    #[test]
+    fn active_card_animation_requests_redraw() {
+        let mut app = App::new();
+        app.add_plugins(MinimalPlugins)
+            .add_plugins(CardAnimationPlugin);
+
+        // Idle board: no redraw requests.
+        app.update();
+        assert!(
+            app.world().resource::<Messages<RequestRedraw>>().is_empty(),
+            "no RequestRedraw expected while no animation is active"
+        );
+
+        app.world_mut().spawn((
+            Transform::from_translation(Vec3::ZERO),
+            CardAnimation {
+                start: Vec2::ZERO,
+                end: Vec2::new(100.0, 0.0),
+                elapsed: 0.0,
+                duration: 1.0,
+                curve: MotionCurve::Responsive,
+                delay: 0.0,
+                start_z: 0.0,
+                end_z: 0.0,
+                z_lift: 0.0,
+                scale_start: 1.0,
+                scale_end: 1.0,
+            },
+        ));
+        app.update();
+        assert!(
+            !app.world().resource::<Messages<RequestRedraw>>().is_empty(),
+            "an active CardAnimation must write RequestRedraw each frame to \
+             sustain the reactive render loop"
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn card_animation_instant_snaps_on_zero_duration() {
         let mut app = App::new();
@@ -412,19 +363,4 @@ mod tests {
         let state = HoverState::default();
         assert!(state.entity.is_none());
     }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn win_scatter_produces_eight_distinct_points() {
-        let targets = win_scatter_targets(600.0);
-        assert_eq!(targets.len(), 8);
-        // All must be different.
-        for i in 0..8 {
-            for j in (i + 1)..8 {
-                assert_ne!(
-                    targets[i], targets[j],
-                    "scatter targets {i} and {j} must be distinct"
-                );
-            }
-        }
-    }
 }

solitaire_engine/src/card_animation/timing.rs

@@ -49,17 +49,6 @@ pub fn micro_vary(duration: f32, entity_index: u32) -> f32 {
     duration * (1.0 + variation)
 }
 
-/// Returns the pre-animation delay for card at `index` in a staggered cascade.
-///
-/// `delay = index × interval_secs`.
-#[inline]
-pub fn cascade_delay(index: usize, interval_secs: f32) -> f32 {
-    index as f32 * interval_secs
-}
-
-/// Recommended per-card interval for the win cascade (Normal speed).
-pub const WIN_CASCADE_INTERVAL_SECS: f32 = 0.018;
-
 /// Recommended per-card interval for deal animations (Normal speed).
 pub const DEAL_INTERVAL_SECS: f32 = 0.022;
 
@@ -137,22 +126,4 @@ mod tests {
             "micro_vary should differ for different indices"
         );
     }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn cascade_delay_zero_index_is_zero() {
-        assert_eq!(cascade_delay(0, 0.018), 0.0);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn cascade_delay_scales_linearly() {
-        let interval = 0.018;
-        for i in 0..52usize {
-            let expected = i as f32 * interval;
-            let actual = cascade_delay(i, interval);
-            assert!(
-                (actual - expected).abs() < 1e-6,
-                "cascade_delay({i}) = {actual}, expected {expected}"
-            );
-        }
-    }
 }

solitaire_engine/src/card_plugin/anim.rs

@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ use crate::animation_plugin::EffectiveSlideDuration;
 use crate::events::{CardFaceRevealedEvent, CardFlippedEvent};
 use crate::layout::LayoutResource;
 use crate::resources::DragState;
-use crate::ui_theme::{
-    CARD_SHADOW_ALPHA_DRAG, CARD_SHADOW_COLOR, CARD_SHADOW_LOCAL_Z,
-};
+use crate::ui_theme::{CARD_SHADOW_ALPHA_DRAG, CARD_SHADOW_COLOR, CARD_SHADOW_LOCAL_Z};
 
 /// Listens for `CardFlippedEvent` and inserts a `CardFlipAnim` on the entity.
 ///
@@ -197,4 +195,3 @@ pub(super) fn update_card_shadows_on_drag(
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Task #28 — Hint highlight tick system
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-

solitaire_engine/src/card_plugin/highlights.rs

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 use super::*;
 
-
 use bevy::color::Color;
 use solitaire_core::Card;
 use solitaire_core::game_state::GameState;
@@ -272,5 +271,3 @@ pub(super) fn find_top_card_at(
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Task #28 — Stock-empty visual indicator
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-

solitaire_engine/src/card_plugin/labels.rs

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 use super::*;
 
-
 use bevy::color::Color;
 use bevy::sprite::Anchor;
 use solitaire_core::{Card, Rank, Suit};
@@ -205,4 +204,3 @@ pub(super) fn add_android_corner_label(
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Task #34 — Card-flip animation systems
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-

solitaire_engine/src/card_plugin/layout.rs

@@ -15,10 +15,7 @@ use crate::font_plugin::FontResource;
 use crate::layout::{Layout, LayoutResource};
 use crate::resources::GameStateResource;
 use crate::table_plugin::PileMarker;
-use crate::ui_theme::{
-    CARD_SHADOW_ALPHA_DRAG, CARD_SHADOW_PADDING_DRAG,
-    CARD_SHADOW_PADDING_IDLE,
-};
+use crate::ui_theme::{CARD_SHADOW_ALPHA_DRAG, CARD_SHADOW_PADDING_DRAG, CARD_SHADOW_PADDING_IDLE};
 
 /// Coalesces every `WindowResized` event arriving this frame into the latest
 /// pending size on [`ResizeThrottle`].
@@ -347,5 +344,3 @@ pub(super) fn fill_tableau_fan_on_startup(
     };
     crate::layout::apply_dynamic_tableau_fan(&game.0, &mut layout.0);
 }
-
-

solitaire_engine/src/card_plugin/mod.rs

@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 use bevy::color::Color;
 use bevy::prelude::*;
-use solitaire_core::{KlondikePile, Tableau};
 use solitaire_core::Card;
+use solitaire_core::{KlondikePile, Tableau};
 
 use crate::card_animation::CardAnimation;
 use crate::events::{CardFaceRevealedEvent, CardFlippedEvent};
@@ -577,10 +577,7 @@ impl Plugin for CardPlugin {
             // the chain each pair is a scheduler ambiguity (#143). All
             // members are cheap and mostly change-gated; sequential
             // execution is not a cost that matters here.
-            .configure_sets(
-                Update,
-                LayoutSystem::UpdateOnResize.before(BoardVisuals),
-            )
+            .configure_sets(Update, LayoutSystem::UpdateOnResize.before(BoardVisuals))
             .add_systems(
                 Update,
                 (
@@ -597,8 +594,7 @@ impl Plugin for CardPlugin {
                     clear_right_click_highlights_on_pause,
                     tick_hint_highlight,
                     update_stock_empty_indicator,
-                    update_stock_count_badge
-                        .run_if(resource_changed::<GameStateResource>),
+                    update_stock_count_badge.run_if(resource_changed::<GameStateResource>),
                     collect_resize_events,
                     snap_cards_on_window_resize,
                     resize_android_corner_labels,

solitaire_engine/src/card_plugin/stock.rs

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 use super::*;
 
-
 use bevy::color::Color;
 use solitaire_core::KlondikePile;
 use solitaire_core::game_state::GameState;
@@ -12,10 +11,7 @@ use crate::font_plugin::FontResource;
 use crate::layout::{Layout, LayoutResource};
 use crate::resources::GameStateResource;
 use crate::table_plugin::{PILE_MARKER_DEFAULT_COLOUR, PileMarker};
-use crate::ui_theme::{
-    STOCK_BADGE_BG, STOCK_BADGE_FG, TEXT_PRIMARY,
-    TYPE_BODY, Z_STOCK_BADGE,
-};
+use crate::ui_theme::{STOCK_BADGE_BG, STOCK_BADGE_FG, TEXT_PRIMARY, TYPE_BODY, Z_STOCK_BADGE};
 
 /// Sprite colour applied to the stock `PileMarker` when the stock pile is empty,
 /// to signal to the player that there are no more cards to draw. Pure white
@@ -288,4 +284,3 @@ pub(super) fn update_stock_count_badge(
         }
     }
 }
-

solitaire_engine/src/card_plugin/sync.rs

@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ use super::*;
 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 
 use bevy::color::Color;
-use solitaire_core::{Foundation, KlondikePile, Tableau};
 use solitaire_core::{Card, Rank, Suit};
 use solitaire_core::{DrawStockConfig, game_state::GameState};
+use solitaire_core::{Foundation, KlondikePile, Tableau};
 
 use crate::animation_plugin::{CARD_ANIM_Z_LIFT, CardAnim, EffectiveSlideDuration};
 use crate::card_animation::CardAnimation;
@@ -700,4 +700,3 @@ pub(super) fn update_card_entity(
         commands.entity(entity).insert(new_children_key);
     }
 }
-

solitaire_engine/src/card_plugin/tests.rs

@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
 use super::*;
-use crate::game_plugin::GamePlugin;
-use crate::layout::TABLEAU_FAN_FRAC;
-use crate::table_plugin::TablePlugin;
-use solitaire_core::Deck;
-use bevy::window::WindowResized;
-use solitaire_core::{Card, Rank, Suit};
-use std::collections::HashSet;
 use crate::events::StateChangedEvent;
+use crate::game_plugin::GamePlugin;
 use crate::layout::LayoutResource;
+use crate::layout::TABLEAU_FAN_FRAC;
 use crate::resources::DragState;
+use crate::table_plugin::TablePlugin;
 use crate::ui_theme::TEXT_PRIMARY_HC;
+use bevy::window::WindowResized;
+use solitaire_core::Deck;
+use solitaire_core::{Card, Rank, Suit};
 use solitaire_core::{DrawStockConfig, game_state::GameState};
-
+use std::collections::HashSet;
 
 /// Convenience constructor — all unit tests use Deck1.
 fn make_card(suit: Suit, rank: Rank) -> Card {
@@ -119,8 +118,7 @@ fn waste_draw_one_only_renders_top_card() {
     for _ in 0..3 {
         let _ = g.draw();
     }
-    let waste_ids: HashSet<Card> =
-        g.waste_cards().iter().map(|c| c.0.clone()).collect();
+    let waste_ids: HashSet<Card> = g.waste_cards().iter().map(|c| c.0.clone()).collect();
     assert_eq!(waste_ids.len(), 3);
 
     let layout = crate::layout::compute_layout(Vec2::new(1280.0, 800.0), 0.0, 0.0, true);
@@ -163,8 +161,7 @@ fn waste_draw_three_renders_up_to_three_fanned_cards() {
         "need at least 3 waste cards for this test"
     );
 
-    let waste_ids: HashSet<Card> =
-        waste_pile.iter().map(|c| c.0.clone()).collect();
+    let waste_ids: HashSet<Card> = waste_pile.iter().map(|c| c.0.clone()).collect();
 
     let layout = crate::layout::compute_layout(Vec2::new(1280.0, 800.0), 0.0, 0.0, true);
     let positions = card_positions(&g, &layout);
@@ -216,8 +213,7 @@ fn waste_draw_three_fans_correctly_when_pile_smaller_than_visible() {
     let count = waste_pile.len();
     assert!(count >= 2, "need at least 2 waste cards");
 
-    let waste_ids: HashSet<Card> =
-        waste_pile.iter().map(|c| c.0.clone()).collect();
+    let waste_ids: HashSet<Card> = waste_pile.iter().map(|c| c.0.clone()).collect();
     let layout = crate::layout::compute_layout(Vec2::new(1280.0, 800.0), 0.0, 0.0, true);
     let positions = card_positions(&g, &layout);
 
@@ -254,8 +250,7 @@ fn waste_draw_one_buffer_card_at_same_xy_as_top() {
     for _ in 0..3 {
         let _ = g.draw();
     }
-    let waste_ids: HashSet<Card> =
-        g.waste_cards().iter().map(|c| c.0.clone()).collect();
+    let waste_ids: HashSet<Card> = g.waste_cards().iter().map(|c| c.0.clone()).collect();
     let layout = crate::layout::compute_layout(Vec2::new(1280.0, 800.0), 0.0, 0.0, true);
     let positions = card_positions(&g, &layout);
     let waste_rendered: Vec<_> = positions
@@ -745,8 +740,7 @@ fn advance_past_resize_throttle(app: &mut App) {
 
 fn fire_window_resize(app: &mut App, width: f32, height: f32) {
     // Any Entity will do — the snap system reads only width/height.
-    let window = Entity::from_raw_u32(0)
-        .expect("Entity::from_raw_u32(0) is a valid placeholder");
+    let window = Entity::from_raw_u32(0).expect("Entity::from_raw_u32(0) is a valid placeholder");
     app.world_mut().write_message(WindowResized {
         window,
         width,
@@ -928,8 +922,7 @@ fn resize_in_place_updates_card_label_font_size() {
     // Sanity-check: the new font size matches FONT_SIZE_FRAC × the
     // post-resize card width, so the in-place path is using the
     // refreshed Layout.
-    let expected_layout =
-        crate::layout::compute_layout(Vec2::new(800.0, 600.0), 0.0, 0.0, true);
+    let expected_layout = crate::layout::compute_layout(Vec2::new(800.0, 600.0), 0.0, 0.0, true);
     let expected = expected_layout.card_size.x * FONT_SIZE_FRAC;
     assert!(
         (after - expected).abs() < 1e-3,
@@ -1046,7 +1039,8 @@ fn shadow_offset_increases_during_drag() {
         q.iter(app.world())
             .next()
             .expect("fixture should spawn at least one CardEntity")
-            .card.clone()
+            .card
+            .clone()
     };
 
     // Pick a *different* card to act as the negative control —
@@ -1101,9 +1095,7 @@ fn shadow_offset_increases_during_drag() {
 fn shadow_offset_for_card(app: &mut App, card: &Card) -> Vec2 {
     // Map every CardEntity to its (Entity, card).
     let card_entity = {
-        let mut q = app
-            .world_mut()
-            .query::<(Entity, &CardEntity)>();
+        let mut q = app.world_mut().query::<(Entity, &CardEntity)>();
         q.iter(app.world())
             .find(|(_, c)| c.card == *card)
             .map(|(e, _)| e)
@@ -1198,8 +1190,7 @@ fn stock_badge_updates_when_stock_count_changes() {
     assert_eq!(stock_badge_text(&mut app), "24");
     {
         let mut game = app.world_mut().resource_mut::<GameStateResource>();
-        let mut stock: Vec<Card> =
-            game.0.stock_cards().into_iter().map(|(c, _)| c).collect();
+        let mut stock: Vec<Card> = game.0.stock_cards().into_iter().map(|(c, _)| c).collect();
         let _ = stock.pop();
         game.0.set_test_stock_cards(stock);
     }
@@ -1234,8 +1225,7 @@ fn image_set_with_distinct_back_handles() -> CardImageSet {
     // distinct dummy `Image`. We never render these; we only
     // compare ids.
     let mut images = Assets::<Image>::default();
-    let backs: [Handle<Image>; 5] =
-        std::array::from_fn(|_| images.add(Image::default()));
+    let backs: [Handle<Image>; 5] = std::array::from_fn(|_| images.add(Image::default()));
     CardImageSet {
         faces: std::array::from_fn(|_| std::array::from_fn(|_| Handle::default())),
         backs,
@@ -1493,8 +1483,7 @@ fn waste_pile_cards_have_strictly_increasing_z() {
     let layout = crate::layout::compute_layout(Vec2::new(1280.0, 800.0), 0.0, 0.0, true);
     let positions = card_positions(&g, &layout);
 
-    let waste_ids: HashSet<Card> =
-        g.waste_cards().iter().map(|c| c.0.clone()).collect();
+    let waste_ids: HashSet<Card> = g.waste_cards().iter().map(|c| c.0.clone()).collect();
 
     let mut waste_zs: Vec<f32> = positions
         .iter()
@@ -1543,8 +1532,7 @@ fn waste_cards_do_not_overlap_stock_column_on_portrait() {
 
     let stock_x = layout.pile_positions[&KlondikePile::Stock].x;
 
-    let waste_ids: HashSet<Card> =
-        g.waste_cards().iter().map(|c| c.0.clone()).collect();
+    let waste_ids: HashSet<Card> = g.waste_cards().iter().map(|c| c.0.clone()).collect();
 
     let mut waste_positions: Vec<_> = card_positions(&g, &layout)
         .into_iter()
@@ -1573,8 +1561,7 @@ fn waste_pile_draw_one_cards_have_distinct_z() {
     let layout = crate::layout::compute_layout(Vec2::new(1280.0, 800.0), 0.0, 0.0, true);
     let positions = card_positions(&g, &layout);
 
-    let waste_ids: HashSet<Card> =
-        g.waste_cards().iter().map(|c| c.0.clone()).collect();
+    let waste_ids: HashSet<Card> = g.waste_cards().iter().map(|c| c.0.clone()).collect();
 
     let mut waste_zs: Vec<f32> = positions
         .iter()

solitaire_engine/src/cheat_sheet_plugin.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,194 @@
+//! Hold-`/` hotkey cheat sheet (Phase J).
+//!
+//! While `/` is held on a keyboard platform, a lightweight overlay
+//! lists every binding from [`crate::hotkeys::HOTKEYS`] — the same
+//! table the onboarding slide teaches from, so the two can never
+//! disagree. Releasing the key hides it instantly; it never captures
+//! input, never pauses the game, and never spawns while a modal owns
+//! the screen (which also keeps it out of the seed-entry text field's
+//! way).
+//!
+//! Not a `spawn_modal` modal on purpose: modals are sticky and guarded;
+//! this is a momentary reference card, closer to a tooltip than a
+//! dialog.
+
+use bevy::input::ButtonInput;
+use bevy::prelude::*;
+
+use crate::font_plugin::FontResource;
+use crate::hotkeys::HOTKEYS;
+use crate::platform::SHOW_KEYBOARD_ACCELERATORS;
+use crate::ui_modal::ModalScrim;
+use crate::ui_theme::{
+    ACCENT_PRIMARY, BG_ELEVATED, BORDER_STRONG, HighContrastBorder, RADIUS_MD, TEXT_PRIMARY,
+    TEXT_SECONDARY, TYPE_BODY, TYPE_CAPTION, VAL_SPACE_1, VAL_SPACE_2, VAL_SPACE_3, VAL_SPACE_4,
+    Z_TOOLTIP,
+};
+
+/// Marker on the cheat-sheet overlay root.
+#[derive(Component, Debug)]
+pub struct CheatSheetOverlay;
+
+/// Registers the hold-`/` driver. Inert on touch-first builds.
+pub struct CheatSheetPlugin;
+
+impl Plugin for CheatSheetPlugin {
+    fn build(&self, app: &mut App) {
+        app.init_resource::<ButtonInput<KeyCode>>()
+            .add_systems(Update, drive_cheat_sheet);
+    }
+}
+
+/// Shows the overlay while `/` is held (and no modal owns the screen);
+/// hides it the frame the key releases.
+fn drive_cheat_sheet(
+    keys: Res<ButtonInput<KeyCode>>,
+    scrims: Query<(), With<ModalScrim>>,
+    existing: Query<Entity, With<CheatSheetOverlay>>,
+    font_res: Option<Res<FontResource>>,
+    mut commands: Commands,
+) {
+    if !SHOW_KEYBOARD_ACCELERATORS {
+        return;
+    }
+    let held = keys.pressed(KeyCode::Slash);
+    if held && existing.is_empty() && scrims.is_empty() {
+        spawn_cheat_sheet(&mut commands, font_res.as_deref());
+    } else if !held {
+        for entity in &existing {
+            commands.entity(entity).despawn();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn spawn_cheat_sheet(commands: &mut Commands, font_res: Option<&FontResource>) {
+    let font_handle = font_res.map(|f| f.0.clone()).unwrap_or_default();
+    let font_header = TextFont {
+        font: font_handle.clone(),
+        font_size: TYPE_BODY,
+        ..default()
+    };
+    let font_keys = TextFont {
+        font: font_handle.clone(),
+        font_size: TYPE_CAPTION,
+        ..default()
+    };
+    let font_desc = TextFont {
+        font: font_handle,
+        font_size: TYPE_CAPTION,
+        ..default()
+    };
+
+    commands
+        .spawn((
+            CheatSheetOverlay,
+            Node {
+                position_type: PositionType::Absolute,
+                right: Val::Px(16.0),
+                top: Val::Percent(8.0),
+                flex_direction: FlexDirection::Column,
+                row_gap: VAL_SPACE_1,
+                padding: UiRect::all(VAL_SPACE_4),
+                border: UiRect::all(Val::Px(1.0)),
+                border_radius: BorderRadius::all(Val::Px(RADIUS_MD)),
+                max_height: Val::Percent(84.0),
+                overflow: Overflow::scroll_y(),
+                ..default()
+            },
+            BackgroundColor(BG_ELEVATED),
+            BorderColor::all(BORDER_STRONG),
+            HighContrastBorder::with_default(BORDER_STRONG),
+            GlobalZIndex(Z_TOOLTIP),
+        ))
+        .with_children(|panel| {
+            panel.spawn((
+                Text::new("Keyboard shortcuts"),
+                font_header.clone(),
+                TextColor(TEXT_PRIMARY),
+                Node {
+                    margin: UiRect::bottom(VAL_SPACE_2),
+                    ..default()
+                },
+            ));
+            for row in HOTKEYS {
+                panel
+                    .spawn(Node {
+                        flex_direction: FlexDirection::Row,
+                        column_gap: VAL_SPACE_3,
+                        ..default()
+                    })
+                    .with_children(|line| {
+                        line.spawn((
+                            Text::new(row.keys),
+                            font_keys.clone(),
+                            TextColor(ACCENT_PRIMARY),
+                            Node {
+                                min_width: Val::Px(110.0),
+                                ..default()
+                            },
+                        ));
+                        line.spawn((
+                            Text::new(row.description),
+                            font_desc.clone(),
+                            TextColor(TEXT_SECONDARY),
+                        ));
+                    });
+            }
+        });
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    fn app() -> App {
+        let mut app = App::new();
+        app.add_plugins(MinimalPlugins)
+            .add_plugins(CheatSheetPlugin);
+        app.update();
+        app
+    }
+
+    fn overlay_count(app: &mut App) -> usize {
+        app.world_mut()
+            .query::<&CheatSheetOverlay>()
+            .iter(app.world())
+            .count()
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn holding_slash_shows_and_release_hides() {
+        let mut app = app();
+        app.world_mut()
+            .resource_mut::<ButtonInput<KeyCode>>()
+            .press(KeyCode::Slash);
+        app.update();
+        assert_eq!(overlay_count(&mut app), 1, "held / must show the sheet");
+        // Still held on later frames: exactly one overlay, no stacking.
+        app.update();
+        assert_eq!(overlay_count(&mut app), 1);
+
+        app.world_mut()
+            .resource_mut::<ButtonInput<KeyCode>>()
+            .release(KeyCode::Slash);
+        app.update();
+        app.update();
+        assert_eq!(overlay_count(&mut app), 0, "release must hide the sheet");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn suppressed_while_a_modal_is_open() {
+        let mut app = app();
+        app.world_mut().spawn(ModalScrim);
+        app.update();
+        app.world_mut()
+            .resource_mut::<ButtonInput<KeyCode>>()
+            .press(KeyCode::Slash);
+        app.update();
+        assert_eq!(
+            overlay_count(&mut app),
+            0,
+            "the sheet must not spawn over a modal (or into a text field)"
+        );
+    }
+}

solitaire_engine/src/contextual_tips_plugin.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,309 @@
+//! Contextual one-time tips (Phase I of the 2026-07 UI redesign).
+//!
+//! Everything the first-run onboarding doesn't cover is invisible until
+//! stumbled upon: hint cycling, the radial quick-action menu. These
+//! tips fire **from the situation, not a tour** — each exactly once,
+//! recorded in `Settings` like `shown_achievement_onboarding`:
+//!
+//! - **Stall tip** — after [`STALL_TIP_SECS`] with no board change in an
+//!   active game, an info toast points at Hint. A player staring at a
+//!   stuck board is the one moment the tip is welcome.
+//! - **Radial tip** — once a game reaches [`RADIAL_TIP_MIN_MOVES`] moves
+//!   (an engaged player) and the radial menu has never been opened, an
+//!   info toast teaches the long-press / right-click gesture. Opening
+//!   the radial organically marks the tip as unnecessary — it is never
+//!   shown to someone who already knows.
+//!
+//! Tips render through the queued [`InfoToastEvent`] path, so they share
+//! the unified toast stack and never interrupt play.
+
+use bevy::prelude::*;
+
+use solitaire_data::save_settings_to;
+
+use crate::events::{InfoToastEvent, StateChangedEvent};
+use crate::game_plugin::GameMutation;
+use crate::pause_plugin::PausedResource;
+use crate::platform::SHOW_KEYBOARD_ACCELERATORS;
+use crate::radial_menu::RightClickRadialState;
+use crate::resources::GameStateResource;
+use crate::settings_plugin::{SettingsResource, SettingsStoragePath};
+use crate::ui_modal::ModalScrim;
+
+/// Seconds without any board change before the stall tip fires.
+/// Long enough that normal thinking never triggers it; short enough to
+/// reach a genuinely stuck player before they quit.
+const STALL_TIP_SECS: f32 = 45.0;
+
+/// Move count at which an engaged player earns the radial-menu teach.
+const RADIAL_TIP_MIN_MOVES: u32 = 15;
+
+/// Stall-tip copy per platform input vocabulary.
+const STALL_TIP: &str = if SHOW_KEYBOARD_ACCELERATORS {
+    "Stuck? Press H for a hint."
+} else {
+    "Stuck? Tap Hint in the bottom bar for a suggested move."
+};
+
+/// Radial-tip copy per platform input vocabulary.
+const RADIAL_TIP: &str = if SHOW_KEYBOARD_ACCELERATORS {
+    "Tip: right-click a card for quick actions."
+} else {
+    "Tip: long-press a card for quick actions."
+};
+
+/// Seconds of board inactivity, frozen while paused / a modal is open,
+/// reset by every [`StateChangedEvent`].
+#[derive(Resource, Debug, Default)]
+pub struct StallClock(pub f32);
+
+/// Registers the stall clock and the two tip triggers.
+pub struct ContextualTipsPlugin;
+
+impl Plugin for ContextualTipsPlugin {
+    fn build(&self, app: &mut App) {
+        app.init_resource::<StallClock>()
+            .add_message::<InfoToastEvent>()
+            .add_message::<StateChangedEvent>()
+            .add_systems(
+                Update,
+                (
+                    tick_stall_clock,
+                    fire_stall_hint_tip
+                        .in_set(crate::game_plugin::InfoToastWriters)
+                        .ambiguous_with(crate::game_plugin::InfoToastWriters),
+                    observe_radial_menu_use,
+                    fire_radial_menu_tip
+                        .in_set(crate::game_plugin::InfoToastWriters)
+                        .ambiguous_with(crate::game_plugin::InfoToastWriters),
+                )
+                    .chain()
+                    .after(GameMutation),
+            );
+    }
+}
+
+/// Advances the stall clock; resets on any board change; freezes while
+/// paused, while a modal owns the screen, or when the game is over.
+fn tick_stall_clock(
+    time: Res<Time>,
+    mut state_events: MessageReader<StateChangedEvent>,
+    paused: Option<Res<PausedResource>>,
+    scrims: Query<(), With<ModalScrim>>,
+    game: Option<Res<GameStateResource>>,
+    mut clock: ResMut<StallClock>,
+) {
+    if state_events.read().next().is_some() {
+        clock.0 = 0.0;
+        return;
+    }
+    if paused.is_some_and(|p| p.0)
+        || !scrims.is_empty()
+        || game.as_ref().is_none_or(|g| g.0.is_won())
+    {
+        // Frozen, not reset: backgrounding into a menu mid-stall
+        // shouldn't restart the wait.
+        return;
+    }
+    clock.0 += time.delta_secs();
+}
+
+/// Fires the one-shot stall tip once the clock passes the threshold in
+/// a game the player has actually started (at least one move).
+fn fire_stall_hint_tip(
+    clock: Res<StallClock>,
+    game: Option<Res<GameStateResource>>,
+    mut settings: Option<ResMut<SettingsResource>>,
+    storage_path: Option<Res<SettingsStoragePath>>,
+    mut toast: MessageWriter<InfoToastEvent>,
+) {
+    let Some(s) = settings.as_mut() else { return };
+    if s.0.shown_stall_hint_tip || clock.0 < STALL_TIP_SECS {
+        return;
+    }
+    if game
+        .as_ref()
+        .is_none_or(|g| g.0.move_count() == 0 || g.0.is_won())
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+    toast.write(InfoToastEvent(STALL_TIP.to_string()));
+    s.0.shown_stall_hint_tip = true;
+    persist(storage_path.as_deref(), &s.0);
+}
+
+/// A player who opens the radial menu on their own doesn't need the
+/// teach — mark the tip done silently.
+fn observe_radial_menu_use(
+    radial: Option<Res<RightClickRadialState>>,
+    mut settings: Option<ResMut<SettingsResource>>,
+    storage_path: Option<Res<SettingsStoragePath>>,
+) {
+    let Some(radial) = radial else { return };
+    if !radial.is_active() {
+        return;
+    }
+    let Some(s) = settings.as_mut() else { return };
+    if s.0.shown_radial_menu_tip {
+        return;
+    }
+    s.0.shown_radial_menu_tip = true;
+    persist(storage_path.as_deref(), &s.0);
+}
+
+/// Fires the one-shot radial teach for an engaged player who has never
+/// opened the menu themselves.
+fn fire_radial_menu_tip(
+    game: Option<Res<GameStateResource>>,
+    mut settings: Option<ResMut<SettingsResource>>,
+    storage_path: Option<Res<SettingsStoragePath>>,
+    mut toast: MessageWriter<InfoToastEvent>,
+) {
+    let Some(s) = settings.as_mut() else { return };
+    if s.0.shown_radial_menu_tip {
+        return;
+    }
+    if game
+        .as_ref()
+        .is_none_or(|g| g.0.move_count() < RADIAL_TIP_MIN_MOVES || g.0.is_won())
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+    toast.write(InfoToastEvent(RADIAL_TIP.to_string()));
+    s.0.shown_radial_menu_tip = true;
+    persist(storage_path.as_deref(), &s.0);
+}
+
+fn persist(storage_path: Option<&SettingsStoragePath>, settings: &solitaire_data::Settings) {
+    if let Some(p) = storage_path
+        && let Some(path) = p.0.as_deref()
+        && let Err(e) = save_settings_to(path, settings)
+    {
+        warn!("contextual tips: failed to persist tip flag: {e}");
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use bevy::ecs::message::Messages;
+    use solitaire_core::{DrawStockConfig, game_state::GameState};
+    use solitaire_data::Settings;
+
+    fn app_with(settings: Settings, game: GameState) -> App {
+        let mut app = App::new();
+        app.add_plugins(MinimalPlugins)
+            .add_plugins(ContextualTipsPlugin);
+        app.insert_resource(SettingsResource(settings));
+        app.insert_resource(GameStateResource(game));
+        app.update();
+        app
+    }
+
+    fn info_toast_count(app: &App) -> usize {
+        let events = app.world().resource::<Messages<InfoToastEvent>>();
+        let mut cursor = events.get_cursor();
+        cursor.read(events).count()
+    }
+
+    fn started_game() -> GameState {
+        let mut game = GameState::new(7, DrawStockConfig::DrawOne);
+        game.draw().expect("draw from fresh deal");
+        game
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn stall_tip_fires_once_past_threshold() {
+        let mut app = app_with(Settings::default(), started_game());
+        app.world_mut().resource_mut::<StallClock>().0 = STALL_TIP_SECS + 1.0;
+        app.update();
+
+        assert_eq!(info_toast_count(&app), 1, "stall tip must fire");
+        assert!(
+            app.world()
+                .resource::<SettingsResource>()
+                .0
+                .shown_stall_hint_tip,
+            "the tip flag must set so it never repeats"
+        );
+
+        app.world_mut().resource_mut::<StallClock>().0 = STALL_TIP_SECS + 30.0;
+        app.world_mut()
+            .resource_mut::<Messages<InfoToastEvent>>()
+            .clear();
+        app.update();
+        assert_eq!(info_toast_count(&app), 0, "the tip is one-shot");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn stall_tip_needs_a_started_unwon_game() {
+        // Untouched deal: staring at the launch screen is not a stall.
+        let mut app = app_with(
+            Settings::default(),
+            GameState::new(7, DrawStockConfig::DrawOne),
+        );
+        app.world_mut().resource_mut::<StallClock>().0 = STALL_TIP_SECS + 1.0;
+        app.update();
+        assert_eq!(info_toast_count(&app), 0, "no tip on an untouched deal");
+
+        // Won game: nothing to hint at.
+        let mut won = started_game();
+        won.set_test_won(true);
+        let mut app = app_with(Settings::default(), won);
+        app.world_mut().resource_mut::<StallClock>().0 = STALL_TIP_SECS + 1.0;
+        app.update();
+        assert_eq!(info_toast_count(&app), 0, "no tip on a won game");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn stall_clock_resets_on_state_change() {
+        let mut app = app_with(Settings::default(), started_game());
+        app.world_mut().resource_mut::<StallClock>().0 = 30.0;
+        app.world_mut().write_message(StateChangedEvent);
+        app.update();
+        assert_eq!(
+            app.world().resource::<StallClock>().0,
+            0.0,
+            "any board change must reset the stall clock"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn radial_tip_fires_for_engaged_player() {
+        let mut game = started_game();
+        game.set_test_move_count(RADIAL_TIP_MIN_MOVES);
+        let mut app = app_with(Settings::default(), game);
+        app.update();
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            info_toast_count(&app),
+            1,
+            "radial tip must fire at the move threshold"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            app.world()
+                .resource::<SettingsResource>()
+                .0
+                .shown_radial_menu_tip
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn radial_tip_suppressed_after_organic_use() {
+        let mut game = started_game();
+        game.set_test_move_count(RADIAL_TIP_MIN_MOVES);
+        let mut app = app_with(
+            Settings {
+                shown_radial_menu_tip: true,
+                ..Settings::default()
+            },
+            game,
+        );
+        app.update();
+        assert_eq!(
+            info_toast_count(&app),
+            0,
+            "a player who used the radial menu never sees the teach"
+        );
+    }
+}

solitaire_engine/src/core_game_plugin.rs

@@ -14,17 +14,19 @@ use crate::platform::{
 };
 use crate::{
     AchievementPlugin, AnimationPlugin, AssetSourcesPlugin, AutoCompletePlugin,
-    CardAnimationPlugin, CardPlugin, ChallengePlugin, CursorPlugin, DailyChallengePlugin,
-    DiagnosticsHudPlugin, DifficultyPlugin, FeedbackAnimPlugin, FontPlugin, GamePlugin, HelpPlugin,
-    HomePlugin, HudPlugin, InputPlugin, OnboardingPlugin, PausePlugin, PlayBySeedPlugin,
-    ProfilePlugin, ProgressPlugin, RadialMenuPlugin, ReplayOverlayPlugin, ReplayPlaybackPlugin,
-    SafeAreaInsetsPlugin, SelectionPlugin, SettingsPlugin, SplashPlugin, StatsPlugin, SyncProvider,
-    TablePlugin, ThemePlugin, ThemeRegistryPlugin, TimeAttackPlugin, TouchSelectionPlugin,
-    UiFocusPlugin, UiModalPlugin, UiTooltipPlugin, WeeklyGoalsPlugin, WinSummaryPlugin,
+    CardAnimationPlugin, CardPlugin, ChallengePlugin, CheatSheetPlugin, ContextualTipsPlugin,
+    CursorPlugin, DailyChallengePlugin, DiagnosticsHudPlugin, DifficultyPlugin, FeedbackAnimPlugin,
+    FontPlugin, GamePlugin, HelpPlugin, HomePlugin, HudPlugin, InputPlugin, OnboardingPlugin,
+    PausePlugin, PlayBySeedPlugin, ProfilePlugin, ProgressPlugin, RadialMenuPlugin,
+    ReplayOverlayPlugin, ReplayPlaybackPlugin, SafeAreaInsetsPlugin, SelectionPlugin,
+    SettingsPlugin, SolutionPlaybackPlugin, SplashPlugin, StatsPlugin, SyncProvider, TablePlugin,
+    ThemePlugin, ThemeRegistryPlugin, TimeAttackPlugin, TouchSelectionPlugin, UiFocusPlugin,
+    UiModalPlugin, UiTooltipPlugin, WeeklyGoalsPlugin, WhatsNewPlugin, WinSummaryPlugin,
 };
 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
 use crate::{
     AnalyticsPlugin, AudioPlugin, AvatarPlugin, LeaderboardPlugin, SyncPlugin, SyncSetupPlugin,
+    ThemeStorePlugin,
 };
 
 /// Groups all Ferrous Solitaire gameplay plugins.
@@ -92,6 +94,7 @@ impl Plugin for CoreGamePlugin {
             .add_plugins(FeedbackAnimPlugin)
             .add_plugins(CardAnimationPlugin)
             .add_plugins(AutoCompletePlugin)
+            .add_plugins(SolutionPlaybackPlugin)
             .add_plugins(ReplayPlaybackPlugin)
             .add_plugins(ReplayOverlayPlugin)
             .add_plugins(StatsPlugin::default())
@@ -108,9 +111,13 @@ impl Plugin for CoreGamePlugin {
             .add_plugins(HelpPlugin)
             .add_plugins(HomePlugin::default())
             .add_plugins(ProfilePlugin)
+            .add_plugins(crate::you_hub_plugin::YouHubPlugin)
             .add_plugins(PausePlugin)
             .add_plugins(SettingsPlugin::default())
             .add_plugins(OnboardingPlugin)
+            .add_plugins(WhatsNewPlugin)
+            .add_plugins(ContextualTipsPlugin)
+            .add_plugins(CheatSheetPlugin)
             .add_plugins(WinSummaryPlugin)
             .add_plugins(UiModalPlugin)
             .add_plugins(UiFocusPlugin)
@@ -126,6 +133,7 @@ impl Plugin for CoreGamePlugin {
             .add_plugins(AudioPlugin)
             .add_plugins(SyncPlugin::new(sync_provider))
             .add_plugins(SyncSetupPlugin)
+            .add_plugins(ThemeStorePlugin)
             .add_plugins(AnalyticsPlugin)
             .add_plugins(LeaderboardPlugin);
     }

solitaire_engine/src/cursor_plugin.rs

@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
 use bevy::prelude::*;
 use bevy::window::{CursorIcon, PrimaryWindow, SystemCursorIcon};
 use solitaire_core::Card;
-use solitaire_core::{Foundation, KlondikePile, Tableau};
 use solitaire_core::{DrawStockConfig, game_state::GameState};
+use solitaire_core::{Foundation, KlondikePile, Tableau};
 
 use crate::card_plugin::RightClickHighlight;
 use crate::layout::{Layout, LayoutResource};
@@ -437,7 +437,8 @@ fn tableau_or_stack_pos(
             base.x,
             base.y - layout.card_size.y * layout.tableau_fan_frac * (index as f32),
         )
-    } else if matches!(pile, KlondikePile::Stock) && game.draw_mode() == DrawStockConfig::DrawThree {
+    } else if matches!(pile, KlondikePile::Stock) && game.draw_mode() == DrawStockConfig::DrawThree
+    {
         let pile_len = game.waste_cards().len();
         let visible_start = pile_len.saturating_sub(3);
         let slot = index.saturating_sub(visible_start) as f32;
@@ -581,7 +582,10 @@ mod tests {
 
     use crate::layout::compute_layout;
     use solitaire_core::{Card, Deck, Rank, Suit};
-    use solitaire_core::{DrawStockConfig, game_state::{GameMode, GameState}};
+    use solitaire_core::{
+        DrawStockConfig,
+        game_state::{GameMode, GameState},
+    };
 
     /// Builds an `App` with `MinimalPlugins` and the overlay system
     /// registered, plus the resources the system needs. Callers
@@ -630,11 +634,7 @@ mod tests {
         // — same colour family, illegal. Tableau(2) must NOT be
         // highlighted.
         let mut game = GameState::new_with_mode(7, DrawStockConfig::DrawOne, GameMode::Classic);
-        set_tableau_top(
-            &mut game,
-            2,
-            Card::new(Deck::Deck1, Suit::Clubs, Rank::Six),
-        );
+        set_tableau_top(&mut game, 2, Card::new(Deck::Deck1, Suit::Clubs, Rank::Six));
         let dragged = Card::new(Deck::Deck1, Suit::Spades, Rank::Five);
 
         let mut app = overlay_test_app(game);

solitaire_engine/src/difficulty_plugin.rs

@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@ impl DifficultyIndexResource {
             DifficultyLevel::Hard => &mut self.hard,
             DifficultyLevel::Expert => &mut self.expert,
             DifficultyLevel::Grandmaster => &mut self.grandmaster,
-            DifficultyLevel::Random => unreachable!("Random has no catalog"),
+            // Random has no catalog today, so seeds_for() already returned
+            // None above; if it ever gains one, a time seed is still the
+            // right answer for "Random" — never a reachable panic.
+            DifficultyLevel::Random => return seed_from_system_time(),
         };
         let seed = catalog[*cursor % catalog.len()];
         *cursor = cursor.wrapping_add(1);

solitaire_engine/src/events.rs

@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@
 
 use bevy::prelude::Message;
 use solitaire_core::KlondikePile;
-use solitaire_core::{Card, Suit};
 use solitaire_core::game_state::GameMode;
+use solitaire_core::{Card, Suit};
 use solitaire_data::AchievementRecord;
-use solitaire_sync::SyncResponse;
 
 /// Request to move `count` cards from `from` to `to`. Fired by input systems,
 /// consumed by `GamePlugin`.
@@ -134,6 +133,12 @@ pub struct ManualSyncRequestEvent;
 #[derive(Message, Debug, Clone, Copy, Default)]
 pub struct SyncConfigureRequestEvent;
 
+/// Request to open the in-game theme-store modal. Fired by the
+/// "Browse theme store" button in the Settings cosmetic section;
+/// handled by `theme_store_plugin`.
+#[derive(Message, Debug, Clone, Copy, Default)]
+pub struct ThemeStoreOpenRequestEvent;
+
 /// Request to disconnect from the current sync backend, clear stored
 /// credentials, and reset to `SyncBackend::Local`. Fired by the "Disconnect"
 /// button in the Settings sync section.
@@ -153,6 +158,12 @@ pub struct DeleteAccountRequestEvent;
 #[derive(Message, Debug, Clone, Copy, Default)]
 pub struct PauseRequestEvent;
 
+/// Request to solve the current deal and auto-play the winning line.
+/// Fired by the pause menu's "Show solution" button; consumed by
+/// `solution_playback_plugin`.
+#[derive(Message, Debug, Clone, Copy, Default)]
+pub struct ShowSolutionRequestEvent;
+
 /// Request to toggle the help / controls overlay. Fired by the HUD "Help"
 /// button alongside the existing `F1` accelerator so the overlay is
 /// reachable without a keyboard. Consumed by `help_plugin::toggle_help_screen`.
@@ -231,15 +242,10 @@ pub struct ToggleSettingsRequestEvent;
 #[derive(Message, Debug, Clone, Copy, Default)]
 pub struct ToggleLeaderboardRequestEvent;
 
-/// Fired by `SyncPlugin` after a pull task resolves and the merged result has
-/// been persisted to disk. `Ok(SyncResponse)` carries the merged payload plus
-/// any `ConflictReport`s the merge produced. `Err(String)` carries a
-/// human-readable failure message (network, auth, serialization, etc.).
-///
-/// UI systems listen for this to refresh views without polling
-/// `SyncStatusResource`. See [ARCHITECTURE.md §4](../../ARCHITECTURE.md).
-#[derive(Message, Debug, Clone)]
-pub struct SyncCompleteEvent(pub Result<SyncResponse, String>);
+/// Request to toggle the Home mode launcher. Fired by the HUD
+/// Menu-popover "Home" row alongside the existing `M` accelerator.
+#[derive(Message, Debug, Clone, Copy, Default)]
+pub struct ToggleHomeRequestEvent;
 
 /// Generic informational toast message. Any system can fire this to display
 /// a short string to the player, e.g. "Locked — reach level 5".
@@ -283,15 +289,6 @@ pub struct ForfeitEvent;
 #[derive(Message, Debug, Clone, Copy, Default)]
 pub struct ForfeitRequestEvent;
 
-/// Fired when the player clicks "Scan for new themes" in Settings.
-///
-/// Consumed by `handle_scan_themes` in `SettingsPlugin`, which scans
-/// `user_theme_dir()` for `.zip` files, calls `import_theme()` on each
-/// unrecognised archive, refreshes [`crate::theme::ThemeRegistry`], and
-/// fires [`InfoToastEvent`] messages to report results.
-#[derive(Message, Debug, Clone, Copy, Default)]
-pub struct ScanThemesRequestEvent;
-
 /// Fired when the player requests a hint (H key). Carries the source card ID
 /// and destination pile for visual highlighting.
 ///

solitaire_engine/src/feedback_anim_plugin.rs

@@ -49,10 +49,11 @@ use solitaire_core::klondike_adapter::foundation_from_slot;
 use solitaire_data::AnimSpeed;
 
 use crate::animation_plugin::CardAnim;
-use crate::card_plugin::CardEntity;
+use crate::card_animation::{MotionCurve, sample_curve};
+use crate::card_plugin::{CardEntity, CardEntityIndex};
 use crate::events::{
-    DrawRequestEvent, FoundationCompletedEvent, MoveRejectedEvent, MoveRequestEvent,
-    NewGameRequestEvent,
+    DrawRequestEvent, FoundationCompletedEvent, HintVisualEvent, MoveRejectedEvent,
+    MoveRequestEvent, NewGameRequestEvent, StateChangedEvent,
 };
 use crate::game_plugin::GameMutation;
 use crate::layout::LayoutResource;
@@ -207,6 +208,8 @@ impl Plugin for FeedbackAnimPlugin {
             .add_message::<MoveRejectedEvent>()
             .add_message::<NewGameRequestEvent>()
             .add_message::<FoundationCompletedEvent>()
+            .add_message::<HintVisualEvent>()
+            .add_message::<StateChangedEvent>()
             .add_message::<RequestRedraw>()
             .add_systems(
                 Update,
@@ -224,6 +227,20 @@ impl Plugin for FeedbackAnimPlugin {
                     start_deal_anim.after(GameMutation),
                     start_foundation_flourish.after(GameMutation),
                 ),
+            )
+            // Hint ghost (Phase H): the spawn reads card Transform/Sprite,
+            // so it orders after the board painters; the tick only touches
+            // ghost entities (Without<CardEntity>) and stays conflict-free.
+            .add_systems(
+                Update,
+                (
+                    spawn_hint_ghost
+                        .after(GameMutation)
+                        .after(crate::card_plugin::BoardVisuals),
+                    tick_hint_ghosts,
+                    despawn_hint_ghosts_on_state_change.after(GameMutation),
+                )
+                    .chain(),
             );
     }
 }
@@ -276,10 +293,16 @@ fn tick_shake_anim(
     time: Res<Time>,
     paused: Option<Res<PausedResource>>,
     mut anims: Query<(Entity, &mut Transform, &mut ShakeAnim)>,
+    mut redraw: MessageWriter<RequestRedraw>,
 ) {
     if paused.is_some_and(|p| p.0) {
         return;
     }
+    // Sustain full-rate frames for the shake under Android's
+    // reactive_low_power focused_mode.
+    if !anims.is_empty() {
+        redraw.write(RequestRedraw);
+    }
     let dt = time.delta_secs();
     for (entity, mut transform, mut anim) in &mut anims {
         anim.elapsed += dt;
@@ -356,10 +379,16 @@ fn tick_settle_anim(
     time: Res<Time>,
     paused: Option<Res<PausedResource>>,
     mut anims: Query<(Entity, &mut Transform, &mut SettleAnim)>,
+    mut redraw: MessageWriter<RequestRedraw>,
 ) {
     if paused.is_some_and(|p| p.0) {
         return;
     }
+    // Sustain full-rate frames for the settle bounce under Android's
+    // reactive_low_power focused_mode.
+    if !anims.is_empty() {
+        redraw.write(RequestRedraw);
+    }
     let dt = time.delta_secs();
     for (entity, mut transform, mut anim) in &mut anims {
         anim.elapsed += dt;
@@ -581,10 +610,16 @@ fn tick_foundation_flourish(
         (Entity, &mut Sprite, &mut FoundationMarkerFlourish),
         Without<FoundationFlourish>,
     >,
+    mut redraw: MessageWriter<RequestRedraw>,
 ) {
     if paused.is_some_and(|p| p.0) {
         return;
     }
+    // Sustain full-rate frames for the flourish under Android's
+    // reactive_low_power focused_mode.
+    if !card_anims.is_empty() || !marker_anims.is_empty() {
+        redraw.write(RequestRedraw);
+    }
     let dt = time.delta_secs();
 
     // Advance the King's scale pulse.
@@ -646,6 +681,147 @@ fn pile_cards(
     }
 }
 
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Phase H — hint ghost-motion preview
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/// Duration of one ghost glide from the hinted card to its destination.
+const HINT_GHOST_PASS_SECS: f32 = 0.7;
+/// How many glides one hint plays before the ghost despawns. Two reads
+/// as "this move, over there" without outstaying the 2 s static
+/// highlight it accompanies.
+const HINT_GHOST_PASSES: f32 = 2.0;
+/// Ghost translucency — clearly a projection, never mistakable for the
+/// real card.
+const HINT_GHOST_ALPHA: f32 = 0.45;
+/// Ghost render depth: above every settled pile (~1.04 max) and the
+/// in-flight `CardAnim` lift (50), below a dragged card (500).
+const HINT_GHOST_Z: f32 = 400.0;
+
+/// A translucent copy of the hinted card gliding to the suggested
+/// destination (Phase H). Purely decorative — despawned by timer, by a
+/// newer hint, or by any state change.
+#[derive(Component, Debug)]
+pub struct HintGhost {
+    start: Vec3,
+    target: Vec3,
+    elapsed: f32,
+}
+
+/// Normalised progress of the current glide pass, restarting from the
+/// source each pass. Pure for unit testing.
+fn hint_ghost_pass_t(elapsed: f32) -> f32 {
+    (elapsed % HINT_GHOST_PASS_SECS) / HINT_GHOST_PASS_SECS
+}
+
+/// Ghost alpha at `pass_t` — full strength for most of the glide, then
+/// fading over the last 20 % so the loop restart reads as a repeat
+/// rather than a teleport. Pure for unit testing.
+fn hint_ghost_alpha(pass_t: f32) -> f32 {
+    let fade_in_tail = ((pass_t - 0.8) / 0.2).clamp(0.0, 1.0);
+    HINT_GHOST_ALPHA * (1.0 - fade_in_tail)
+}
+
+/// Spawns the ghost when a hint fires. The static highlights (source
+/// card + gold destination pile) still spawn regardless; under
+/// reduce-motion they are the whole story and no ghost appears
+/// (`design-system.md` §Accessibility).
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
+fn spawn_hint_ghost(
+    mut events: MessageReader<HintVisualEvent>,
+    settings: Option<Res<SettingsResource>>,
+    index: Option<Res<CardEntityIndex>>,
+    layout: Option<Res<LayoutResource>>,
+    cards: Query<(&Transform, &Sprite), With<CardEntity>>,
+    existing: Query<Entity, With<HintGhost>>,
+    mut commands: Commands,
+) {
+    if events.is_empty() {
+        return;
+    }
+    if settings.is_some_and(|s| s.0.reduce_motion_mode) {
+        events.clear();
+        return;
+    }
+    let (Some(index), Some(layout)) = (index, layout) else {
+        events.clear();
+        return;
+    };
+    for ev in events.read() {
+        // A fresh hint replaces any ghost still in flight.
+        for entity in &existing {
+            commands.entity(entity).despawn();
+        }
+        let Some(card_entity) = index.get(&ev.source_card) else {
+            continue;
+        };
+        let Ok((transform, sprite)) = cards.get(card_entity) else {
+            continue;
+        };
+        let Some(&dest) = layout.0.pile_positions.get(&ev.dest_pile) else {
+            continue;
+        };
+        let start = transform.translation.truncate().extend(HINT_GHOST_Z);
+        let mut ghost_sprite = sprite.clone();
+        ghost_sprite.color = ghost_sprite.color.with_alpha(HINT_GHOST_ALPHA);
+        commands.spawn((
+            HintGhost {
+                start,
+                target: dest.extend(HINT_GHOST_Z),
+                elapsed: 0.0,
+            },
+            ghost_sprite,
+            Transform::from_translation(start),
+        ));
+    }
+}
+
+/// Advances every ghost: eased glide per pass, tail fade, despawn after
+/// [`HINT_GHOST_PASSES`]. Frozen while paused, like every other
+/// decorative animation.
+#[allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
+fn tick_hint_ghosts(
+    time: Res<Time>,
+    paused: Option<Res<PausedResource>>,
+    mut ghosts: Query<
+        (Entity, &mut HintGhost, &mut Transform, &mut Sprite),
+        (Without<CardEntity>, Without<PileMarker>),
+    >,
+    mut commands: Commands,
+) {
+    if paused.is_some_and(|p| p.0) {
+        return;
+    }
+    let dt = time.delta_secs();
+    for (entity, mut ghost, mut transform, mut sprite) in ghosts.iter_mut() {
+        ghost.elapsed += dt;
+        if ghost.elapsed >= HINT_GHOST_PASS_SECS * HINT_GHOST_PASSES {
+            commands.entity(entity).despawn();
+            continue;
+        }
+        let pass_t = hint_ghost_pass_t(ghost.elapsed);
+        let eased = sample_curve(MotionCurve::SmoothSnap, pass_t);
+        transform.translation = ghost.start.lerp(ghost.target, eased);
+        sprite.color = sprite.color.with_alpha(hint_ghost_alpha(pass_t));
+    }
+}
+
+/// A ghost previews a move against the *current* board; the moment the
+/// board changes (move, undo, draw, new game) it is stale and vanishes.
+fn despawn_hint_ghosts_on_state_change(
+    mut events: MessageReader<StateChangedEvent>,
+    ghosts: Query<Entity, With<HintGhost>>,
+    mut commands: Commands,
+) {
+    if events.is_empty() {
+        return;
+    }
+    events.clear();
+    for entity in &ghosts {
+        commands.entity(entity).despawn();
+    }
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Unit tests (pure functions only — no Bevy world required)
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -852,7 +1028,10 @@ mod tests {
         let mut app = App::new();
         app.add_plugins(MinimalPlugins)
             .add_plugins(FeedbackAnimPlugin);
-        app.insert_resource(GameStateResource(GameState::new(1, DrawStockConfig::DrawOne)));
+        app.insert_resource(GameStateResource(GameState::new(
+            1,
+            DrawStockConfig::DrawOne,
+        )));
         app.insert_resource(SettingsResource(Settings {
             reduce_motion_mode: true,
             ..Settings::default()
@@ -906,7 +1085,10 @@ mod tests {
         let mut app = App::new();
         app.add_plugins(MinimalPlugins)
             .add_plugins(FeedbackAnimPlugin);
-        app.insert_resource(GameStateResource(GameState::new(1, DrawStockConfig::DrawOne)));
+        app.insert_resource(GameStateResource(GameState::new(
+            1,
+            DrawStockConfig::DrawOne,
+        )));
         app.insert_resource(SettingsResource(Settings {
             reduce_motion_mode: true,
             ..Settings::default()
@@ -931,4 +1113,147 @@ mod tests {
             "FoundationFlourish must not be inserted under reduce-motion"
         );
     }
+
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Phase H — hint ghost-motion preview
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    #[test]
+    fn hint_ghost_pass_t_restarts_each_pass() {
+        assert_eq!(hint_ghost_pass_t(0.0), 0.0);
+        // Just past one full pass, progress wraps back near zero.
+        assert!(hint_ghost_pass_t(HINT_GHOST_PASS_SECS + 0.01) < 0.1);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn hint_ghost_alpha_fades_only_in_the_tail() {
+        assert_eq!(hint_ghost_alpha(0.0), HINT_GHOST_ALPHA);
+        assert_eq!(hint_ghost_alpha(0.79), HINT_GHOST_ALPHA);
+        assert!(hint_ghost_alpha(0.9) < HINT_GHOST_ALPHA);
+        assert!(hint_ghost_alpha(1.0).abs() < 1e-6);
+    }
+
+    /// App with one indexed card entity and a real layout, ready to
+    /// receive `HintVisualEvent`s.
+    fn ghost_app(reduce_motion: bool) -> (App, Card) {
+        use solitaire_core::{Deck, Rank, Suit};
+
+        let mut app = App::new();
+        app.add_plugins(MinimalPlugins)
+            .add_plugins(FeedbackAnimPlugin);
+        // Sibling systems in the plugin take GameStateResource
+        // non-optionally; give them a fresh deal.
+        app.insert_resource(GameStateResource(
+            solitaire_core::game_state::GameState::new(1, solitaire_core::DrawStockConfig::DrawOne),
+        ));
+        app.insert_resource(SettingsResource(solitaire_data::Settings {
+            reduce_motion_mode: reduce_motion,
+            ..Default::default()
+        }));
+
+        let card = Card::new(Deck::Deck1, Suit::Spades, Rank::Ace);
+        let entity = app
+            .world_mut()
+            .spawn((
+                CardEntity { card: card.clone() },
+                Sprite::default(),
+                Transform::from_xyz(-100.0, 40.0, 1.0),
+            ))
+            .id();
+        let mut index = CardEntityIndex::default();
+        index.0.insert(card.clone(), entity);
+        app.insert_resource(index);
+        app.insert_resource(LayoutResource(crate::layout::compute_layout(
+            Vec2::new(1280.0, 720.0),
+            0.0,
+            0.0,
+            true,
+        )));
+        app.update();
+        (app, card)
+    }
+
+    fn fire_hint(app: &mut App, card: Card) {
+        use solitaire_core::Tableau;
+        app.world_mut().write_message(HintVisualEvent {
+            source_card: card,
+            dest_pile: KlondikePile::Tableau(Tableau::Tableau2),
+        });
+        app.update();
+    }
+
+    fn ghost_count(app: &mut App) -> usize {
+        app.world_mut()
+            .query::<&HintGhost>()
+            .iter(app.world())
+            .count()
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn hint_event_spawns_one_ghost_at_the_source_card() {
+        let (mut app, card) = ghost_app(false);
+        fire_hint(&mut app, card);
+
+        assert_eq!(ghost_count(&mut app), 1, "hint must spawn one ghost");
+        let transform = app
+            .world_mut()
+            .query_filtered::<&Transform, With<HintGhost>>()
+            .single(app.world())
+            .expect("ghost transform");
+        // The tick system may have advanced the ghost by one real-time
+        // frame already; assert it is still essentially at the source.
+        assert!(
+            transform
+                .translation
+                .truncate()
+                .distance(Vec2::new(-100.0, 40.0))
+                < 5.0,
+            "ghost must start at the hinted card, got {:?}",
+            transform.translation
+        );
+        assert_eq!(transform.translation.z, HINT_GHOST_Z);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn hint_ghost_suppressed_under_reduce_motion() {
+        let (mut app, card) = ghost_app(true);
+        fire_hint(&mut app, card);
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            ghost_count(&mut app),
+            0,
+            "no ghost may spawn under reduce-motion; the static highlight is the whole story"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn state_change_despawns_the_ghost() {
+        let (mut app, card) = ghost_app(false);
+        fire_hint(&mut app, card);
+        assert_eq!(ghost_count(&mut app), 1);
+
+        app.world_mut().write_message(StateChangedEvent);
+        app.update();
+        app.update();
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            ghost_count(&mut app),
+            0,
+            "a board change makes the previewed move stale — the ghost must vanish"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn second_hint_replaces_the_first_ghost() {
+        let (mut app, card) = ghost_app(false);
+        fire_hint(&mut app, card.clone());
+        fire_hint(&mut app, card);
+        app.update();
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            ghost_count(&mut app),
+            1,
+            "re-hinting must replace the in-flight ghost, not stack a second"
+        );
+    }
 }

solitaire_engine/src/game_plugin/mod.rs

@@ -14,8 +14,13 @@ use bevy::prelude::*;
 use bevy::tasks::{AsyncComputeTaskPool, Task, futures_lite::future};
 use bevy::window::AppLifecycle;
 use solitaire_core::KlondikePile;
-use solitaire_core::{DrawStockConfig, game_state::{GameMode, GameState}};
-use solitaire_core::{DEFAULT_SOLVE_MOVES_BUDGET, DEFAULT_SOLVE_STATES_BUDGET, KlondikeInstruction};
+use solitaire_core::{
+    DEFAULT_SOLVE_MOVES_BUDGET, DEFAULT_SOLVE_STATES_BUDGET, KlondikeInstruction,
+};
+use solitaire_core::{
+    DrawStockConfig,
+    game_state::{GameMode, GameState},
+};
 #[allow(deprecated)]
 use solitaire_data::latest_replay_path;
 use solitaire_data::{
@@ -81,6 +86,14 @@ pub struct NewGameRequestWriters;
 #[derive(SystemSet, Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 pub struct UndoRequestWriters;
 
+/// Self-ambiguous set for writers of `DrawRequestEvent` — same rationale as
+/// [`NewGameRequestWriters`]: consumers drain the queue, append order is
+/// meaningless (#143). Members: keyboard `D`/`Space`, stock click, touch
+/// stock tap (input_plugin), and the touch action bar's Draw button
+/// (hud_plugin, Phase F).
+#[derive(SystemSet, Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+pub struct DrawRequestWriters;
+
 /// Self-ambiguous set for writers of `InfoToastEvent` — toasts queue in
 /// arrival order and any same-frame order is fine (#143).
 #[derive(SystemSet, Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
@@ -188,7 +201,9 @@ impl Plugin for GamePlugin {
             )
         } else {
             (
-                saved.unwrap_or_else(|| GameState::new(seed_from_system_time(), DrawStockConfig::DrawOne)),
+                saved.unwrap_or_else(|| {
+                    GameState::new(seed_from_system_time(), DrawStockConfig::DrawOne)
+                }),
                 None,
             )
         };
@@ -1055,11 +1070,16 @@ pub fn record_replay_on_win(
         if recording.moves.is_empty() {
             continue;
         }
+        // The session itself is the authoritative recording: its history
+        // holds the dealt board plus the forward instruction list (undos
+        // already popped), and it serialises via the upstream card_game
+        // serializers so playback never re-deals from the seed.
+        let session_recording = game.0.recording();
         // Recording freezes on win, so the move that triggered the
         // win condition is the last one in the list. Storing the
         // index explicitly lets the playback UI read the WIN MOVE
         // position directly instead of re-deriving it on every render.
-        let win_move_index = recording.moves.len().checked_sub(1);
+        let win_move_index = session_recording.len().checked_sub(1);
         let replay = Replay::new(
             game.0.seed,
             game.0.draw_mode(),
@@ -1067,7 +1087,7 @@ pub fn record_replay_on_win(
             ev.time_seconds,
             ev.score,
             Utc::now().date_naive(),
-            recording.moves.clone(),
+            session_recording,
         )
         .with_win_move_index(win_move_index);
         let Some(p) = path.as_ref().and_then(|r| r.0.as_deref()) else {
@@ -1324,7 +1344,10 @@ fn auto_save_game_state(
     // or there's a pending restore the player hasn't answered — saving
     // the fresh-deal placeholder we seeded GameStateResource with at
     // startup would clobber the real saved game on disk.
-    if paused.is_some_and(|p| p.0) || game.0.is_won() || game.0.move_count() == 0 || pending.0.is_some()
+    if paused.is_some_and(|p| p.0)
+        || game.0.is_won()
+        || game.0.move_count() == 0
+        || pending.0.is_some()
     {
         return;
     }

solitaire_engine/src/game_plugin/tests.rs

@@ -372,9 +372,7 @@ fn moving_cards_off_face_up_card_does_not_fire_card_flipped_event() {
     });
     app.update();
 
-    let events = app
-        .world()
-        .resource::<Messages<CardFlippedEvent>>();
+    let events = app.world().resource::<Messages<CardFlippedEvent>>();
     let mut cursor = events.get_cursor();
     let fired: Vec<_> = cursor.read(events).collect();
     assert!(
@@ -800,7 +798,10 @@ fn replay_recording_skips_undo() {
         1,
         "only the draw is recorded; the undo does not erase it nor add a new entry",
     );
-    assert!(matches!(recording.moves[0], KlondikeInstruction::RotateStock));
+    assert!(matches!(
+        recording.moves[0],
+        KlondikeInstruction::RotateStock
+    ));
 }
 
 /// Starting a new game wipes the recording so the next deal begins
@@ -852,17 +853,15 @@ fn replay_recording_freezes_into_replay_on_game_won() {
     let mut app = test_app(7654);
     app.insert_resource(ReplayPath(Some(path.clone())));
 
-    // Push two recorded instructions manually so we can verify they
-    // survive the freeze/save round-trip without having to drive a
-    // real win. Both are `RotateStock` — the only instruction
-    // constructible without the runtime-only `klondike` pile-stack
-    // types (which the engine intentionally does not depend on); the
-    // round-trip shape is identical for any instruction variant.
-    {
-        let mut recording = app.world_mut().resource_mut::<RecordingReplay>();
-        recording.moves.push(KlondikeInstruction::RotateStock);
-        recording.moves.push(KlondikeInstruction::RotateStock);
-    }
+    // Drive two real draws so the *session* history (the source the
+    // freeze now serialises from, via `GameState::recording()`) holds
+    // two instructions. `RotateStock` is the only instruction the
+    // engine can drive without the runtime-only `klondike` pile-stack
+    // types; the round-trip shape is identical for any variant.
+    app.world_mut().write_message(DrawRequestEvent);
+    app.update();
+    app.world_mut().write_message(DrawRequestEvent);
+    app.update();
 
     // Fire the win event the engine emits when the last foundation
     // completes — `record_replay_on_win` listens for it.
@@ -872,8 +871,8 @@ fn replay_recording_freezes_into_replay_on_game_won() {
     });
     app.update();
 
-    let history = load_replay_history_from(&path)
-        .expect("a winning replay must be persisted to ReplayPath");
+    let history =
+        load_replay_history_from(&path).expect("a winning replay must be persisted to ReplayPath");
     assert_eq!(
         history.replays.len(),
         1,
@@ -894,9 +893,15 @@ fn replay_recording_freezes_into_replay_on_game_won() {
         loaded.time_seconds, 250,
         "time_seconds must come from the win event"
     );
-    assert_eq!(loaded.moves.len(), 2, "every recorded move must round-trip");
-    assert!(matches!(loaded.moves[0], KlondikeInstruction::RotateStock));
-    assert!(matches!(loaded.moves[1], KlondikeInstruction::RotateStock));
+    let instructions = loaded.recording.instructions();
+    assert_eq!(instructions.len(), 2, "every recorded move must round-trip");
+    assert!(matches!(instructions[0], KlondikeInstruction::RotateStock));
+    assert!(matches!(instructions[1], KlondikeInstruction::RotateStock));
+    assert_eq!(
+        loaded.win_move_index,
+        Some(1),
+        "win move index must point at the last recorded instruction",
+    );
 
     #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
     let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&path);
@@ -1059,7 +1064,10 @@ fn new_game_with_solver_toggle_off_random_seed_path() {
     app.update();
 
     // Game state was reseeded — move_count is 0 on the new game.
-    assert_eq!(app.world().resource::<GameStateResource>().0.move_count(), 0);
+    assert_eq!(
+        app.world().resource::<GameStateResource>().0.move_count(),
+        0
+    );
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -1133,7 +1141,10 @@ fn new_game_with_solver_toggle_on_retries_until_winnable() {
     // The chosen seed is non-deterministic (system time),
     // but the new game must have been started cleanly:
     // move_count back to 0, undo stack empty.
-    assert_eq!(app.world().resource::<GameStateResource>().0.move_count(), 0);
+    assert_eq!(
+        app.world().resource::<GameStateResource>().0.move_count(),
+        0
+    );
     assert_eq!(
         app.world()
             .resource::<GameStateResource>()

solitaire_engine/src/help_plugin.rs

@@ -86,13 +86,18 @@ fn toggle_help_screen(
 }
 
 /// Click handler for the modal's "Done" button. F1 toggles the overlay
-/// the same way; this just exposes the close action to mouse / touch.
+/// the same way; Esc closes too, so dismissal matches every other
+/// modal (Phase C dismissal audit). Nothing ever stacks above Help,
+/// so Esc needs no topmost gate.
 fn handle_help_close_button(
     mut commands: Commands,
+    keys: Res<ButtonInput<KeyCode>>,
     close_buttons: Query<&Interaction, (With<HelpCloseButton>, Changed<Interaction>)>,
     screens: Query<Entity, With<HelpScreen>>,
 ) {
-    if !close_buttons.iter().any(|i| *i == Interaction::Pressed) {
+    let clicked = close_buttons.iter().any(|i| *i == Interaction::Pressed);
+    let esc = keys.just_pressed(KeyCode::Escape) && !screens.is_empty();
+    if !clicked && !esc {
         return;
     }
     for entity in &screens {
@@ -583,4 +588,33 @@ mod tests {
             0
         );
     }
+
+    /// Esc must dismiss the Help modal like Done and F1 do (Phase C
+    /// dismissal audit).
+    #[test]
+    fn escape_closes_help_screen() {
+        let mut app = headless_app();
+        app.world_mut()
+            .resource_mut::<ButtonInput<KeyCode>>()
+            .press(KeyCode::F1);
+        app.update();
+
+        {
+            let mut input = app.world_mut().resource_mut::<ButtonInput<KeyCode>>();
+            input.release(KeyCode::F1);
+            input.clear();
+            input.press(KeyCode::Escape);
+        }
+        app.update();
+        app.update();
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            app.world_mut()
+                .query::<&HelpScreen>()
+                .iter(app.world())
+                .count(),
+            0,
+            "Esc must close the Help modal"
+        );
+    }
 }

solitaire_engine/src/hotkeys.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+//! Single source of truth for the desktop keyboard bindings (Phase J).
+//!
+//! Two static hotkey tables had already diverged (onboarding's slide
+//! and Help's controls reference); every future drift multiplies. This
+//! module owns THE table: the onboarding slide renders the
+//! [`HotkeyRow::essential`] subset, the hold-`/` cheat sheet
+//! ([`crate::cheat_sheet_plugin`]) renders everything.
+//!
+//! The table is hand-maintained but **pinned by test** against the
+//! handlers that actually consume each key — adding a binding without
+//! updating this table (or vice versa) is designed to fail review, not
+//! runtime. A registry generated from the input systems themselves is
+//! the eventual ideal; this is the honest 90 % at 1 % of the cost.
+
+/// One row of the hotkey table.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+pub struct HotkeyRow {
+    /// Display form of the key(s), e.g. `"D / Space"`.
+    pub keys: &'static str,
+    /// One-line action description.
+    pub description: &'static str,
+    /// `true` for the beginner-relevant subset the onboarding slide
+    /// shows; the cheat sheet always shows every row.
+    pub essential: bool,
+}
+
+/// Every desktop keyboard binding, in teaching order.
+pub const HOTKEYS: &[HotkeyRow] = &[
+    HotkeyRow {
+        keys: "D / Space",
+        description: "Draw from stock",
+        essential: true,
+    },
+    HotkeyRow {
+        keys: "U",
+        description: "Undo last move (hold to repeat)",
+        essential: true,
+    },
+    HotkeyRow {
+        keys: "H",
+        description: "Hint (repeat to cycle alternatives)",
+        essential: true,
+    },
+    HotkeyRow {
+        keys: "Tab → Enter",
+        description: "Pick a card; arrows pick where; Enter to drop",
+        essential: true,
+    },
+    HotkeyRow {
+        keys: "N",
+        description: "New Classic game",
+        essential: true,
+    },
+    HotkeyRow {
+        keys: "M",
+        description: "Open Home (then 1–6 to pick a mode)",
+        essential: true,
+    },
+    HotkeyRow {
+        keys: "Esc",
+        description: "Pause / resume; close the top dialog",
+        essential: true,
+    },
+    HotkeyRow {
+        keys: "F1",
+        description: "Help / controls",
+        essential: true,
+    },
+    HotkeyRow {
+        keys: "S",
+        description: "Stats & progression",
+        essential: true,
+    },
+    HotkeyRow {
+        keys: "A",
+        description: "Achievements",
+        essential: true,
+    },
+    HotkeyRow {
+        keys: "O",
+        description: "Settings",
+        essential: true,
+    },
+    HotkeyRow {
+        keys: "P",
+        description: "Profile",
+        essential: false,
+    },
+    HotkeyRow {
+        keys: "L",
+        description: "Leaderboard",
+        essential: false,
+    },
+    HotkeyRow {
+        keys: "C",
+        description: "Daily Challenge",
+        essential: false,
+    },
+    HotkeyRow {
+        keys: "Z",
+        description: "Zen mode",
+        essential: false,
+    },
+    HotkeyRow {
+        keys: "X",
+        description: "Challenge mode",
+        essential: false,
+    },
+    HotkeyRow {
+        keys: "T",
+        description: "Time Attack",
+        essential: false,
+    },
+    HotkeyRow {
+        keys: "G",
+        description: "Give up the current deal",
+        essential: false,
+    },
+    HotkeyRow {
+        keys: "[ / ]",
+        description: "Volume down / up",
+        essential: false,
+    },
+    HotkeyRow {
+        keys: "F11",
+        description: "Toggle fullscreen",
+        essential: false,
+    },
+    HotkeyRow {
+        keys: "/ (hold)",
+        description: "This cheat sheet",
+        essential: false,
+    },
+];
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn table_is_populated_and_well_formed() {
+        assert!(!HOTKEYS.is_empty());
+        for row in HOTKEYS {
+            assert!(!row.keys.trim().is_empty(), "empty keys cell");
+            assert!(
+                !row.description.trim().is_empty(),
+                "empty description for {}",
+                row.keys
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn essential_subset_is_a_teachable_size() {
+        let essentials = HOTKEYS.iter().filter(|r| r.essential).count();
+        assert!(
+            (6..=12).contains(&essentials),
+            "the onboarding slide wants a skimmable essential set, got {essentials}"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn keys_cells_are_unique() {
+        let mut seen = std::collections::HashSet::new();
+        for row in HOTKEYS {
+            assert!(seen.insert(row.keys), "duplicate hotkey row: {}", row.keys);
+        }
+    }
+}

solitaire_engine/src/hud_plugin/fx.rs

@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 
 use super::*;
 
-
-
 /// Auto-fade state for the action button bar. The bar fades out when
 /// the cursor is in the play area (below the HUD band) and back in when
 /// the cursor approaches the top of the window — same UX as a video
@@ -49,7 +47,11 @@ const ACTION_FADE_RATE_PER_SEC: f32 = 6.0;
 /// `target` at a fixed rate so the visual transition is smooth across
 /// variable framerates.
 #[cfg(not(target_os = "android"))]
-pub(super) fn update_action_fade(windows: Query<&Window>, time: Res<Time>, mut fade: ResMut<HudActionFade>) {
+pub(super) fn update_action_fade(
+    windows: Query<&Window>,
+    time: Res<Time>,
+    mut fade: ResMut<HudActionFade>,
+) {
     let Ok(window) = windows.single() else {
         return;
     };
@@ -107,12 +109,19 @@ pub(super) fn apply_action_fade(
 /// Visual feedback for every action button — paints idle / hover / pressed
 /// states by mutating `BackgroundColor` whenever the interaction state
 /// changes. One query covers all action buttons via the shared
-/// `ActionButton` marker.
+/// `ActionButton` marker. Glass tab-bar buttons are excluded: they carry
+/// their own per-button colour triple and are painted by
+/// `paint_glass_tab_buttons` instead (this system's opaque `ACTION_BTN_*`
+/// fills would destroy the translucent glass look).
 #[allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
 pub(super) fn paint_action_buttons(
     mut buttons: Query<
         (&Interaction, &mut BackgroundColor),
-        (With<ActionButton>, Changed<Interaction>),
+        (
+            With<ActionButton>,
+            Without<GlassTabButton>,
+            Changed<Interaction>,
+        ),
     >,
 ) {
     for (interaction, mut bg) in &mut buttons {
@@ -427,4 +436,3 @@ pub(super) fn lerp_text_color(from: Color, to: Color, t: f32) -> Color {
         from.alpha + (to.alpha - from.alpha) * t,
     )
 }
-

solitaire_engine/src/hud_plugin/interaction.rs

@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 
 use super::*;
 
-
-
 /// `Changed<Interaction>` filter ensures we only react on the frame the
 /// interaction state transitions, avoiding repeat events while the button
 /// is held down. Each click handler fires the corresponding request event,
@@ -32,6 +30,86 @@ pub(super) fn handle_undo_button(
     }
 }
 
+/// Seconds the Undo button must be continuously held before hold-to-repeat
+/// kicks in. Long enough that a normal tap (press + release inside one or
+/// two frames) never triggers a second undo.
+const UNDO_HOLD_INITIAL_DELAY_SECS: f32 = 0.45;
+
+/// Interval between repeated undos while the hold continues. ~5.5 undos/s —
+/// fast enough to unwind a long line, slow enough to release in time when
+/// the board reaches the state the player wants.
+const UNDO_HOLD_REPEAT_INTERVAL_SECS: f32 = 0.18;
+
+/// Hold-to-repeat undo (Phase F): while the Undo button stays pressed,
+/// fire additional [`UndoRequestEvent`]s after an initial delay, one per
+/// repeat interval. The plain tap path stays in [`handle_undo_button`]
+/// (its `Changed<Interaction>` filter fires exactly once per press);
+/// this system only adds events once the hold outlives the delay, so a
+/// tap never double-undoes.
+///
+/// Each repeat goes through the normal request queue — the scoring
+/// penalty and No-Undo-mode gating in the consumer apply to every step.
+pub(super) fn repeat_undo_on_hold(
+    time: Res<Time>,
+    buttons: Query<&Interaction, With<UndoButton>>,
+    mut state: ResMut<UndoHoldState>,
+    mut undo: MessageWriter<UndoRequestEvent>,
+) {
+    let held = buttons.iter().any(|i| *i == Interaction::Pressed);
+    if !held {
+        if state.held_secs != 0.0 {
+            state.held_secs = 0.0;
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+
+    let before = state.held_secs;
+    state.held_secs += time.delta_secs();
+    if undo_hold_crossed_fire_boundary(before, state.held_secs) {
+        undo.write(UndoRequestEvent);
+    }
+}
+
+/// `true` when a hold that lasted `before` seconds at the previous frame
+/// and `now` seconds this frame should fire a repeat undo: once when the
+/// hold first outlives the initial delay, then once per repeat-interval
+/// boundary. Pure so the timing contract is unit-testable without
+/// fighting `Time`.
+pub(super) fn undo_hold_crossed_fire_boundary(before: f32, now: f32) -> bool {
+    if now < UNDO_HOLD_INITIAL_DELAY_SECS {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if before < UNDO_HOLD_INITIAL_DELAY_SECS {
+        // Crossed the initial-delay threshold this frame — first repeat.
+        return true;
+    }
+    // Fire once each time the hold crosses another repeat-interval boundary.
+    let intervals_before =
+        ((before - UNDO_HOLD_INITIAL_DELAY_SECS) / UNDO_HOLD_REPEAT_INTERVAL_SECS).floor();
+    let intervals_now =
+        ((now - UNDO_HOLD_INITIAL_DELAY_SECS) / UNDO_HOLD_REPEAT_INTERVAL_SECS).floor();
+    intervals_now > intervals_before
+}
+
+/// Click on the touch action bar's Draw button — same
+/// [`DrawRequestEvent`] the stock-pile tap writes, so the consumer's
+/// rules (recycle, won-game rejection) apply identically. Skipped while
+/// paused, mirroring `handle_stock_click`'s guard.
+pub(super) fn handle_draw_button(
+    interaction_query: Query<&Interaction, (With<DrawButton>, Changed<Interaction>)>,
+    paused: Option<Res<PausedResource>>,
+    mut draw: MessageWriter<DrawRequestEvent>,
+) {
+    if paused.is_some_and(|p| p.0) {
+        return;
+    }
+    for interaction in &interaction_query {
+        if *interaction == Interaction::Pressed {
+            draw.write(DrawRequestEvent);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub(super) fn handle_pause_button(
     interaction_query: Query<&Interaction, (With<PauseButton>, Changed<Interaction>)>,
     mut pause: MessageWriter<PauseRequestEvent>,
@@ -313,44 +391,65 @@ pub(super) fn spawn_menu_popover(commands: &mut Commands, font_res: Option<&Font
         ..default()
     };
 
-    // Each row carries a tooltip alongside its label so hover reveals
-    // a one-line description of what each overlay shows — mirroring
-    // the tooltips on the action-bar buttons that opened this popover.
-    let rows: [(MenuOption, &'static str, &'static str); 7] = [
+    // One popover row: destination, label, hover tooltip.
+    type MenuRow = (MenuOption, &'static str, &'static str);
+    // Destinations grouped into labelled sections (Phase C of the menu
+    // redesign): Play · You · Community · System. Each row carries a
+    // tooltip alongside its label so hover reveals a one-line
+    // description of what each overlay shows — mirroring the tooltips
+    // on the action-bar buttons that opened this popover. Mode
+    // selection lives on Home now, so there is no Modes row.
+    let sections: [(&'static str, &'static [MenuRow]); 4] = [
         (
-            MenuOption::Help,
-            "Help",
-            "Show controls, rules, and keyboard shortcuts.",
+            "Play",
+            &[(
+                MenuOption::Home,
+                "Home",
+                "Pick a mode, continue, or start a new game.",
+            )],
         ),
         (
-            MenuOption::Modes,
-            "Game Modes",
-            "Switch modes: Classic, Daily, Zen, Challenge, Time Attack.",
+            "You",
+            &[
+                (
+                    MenuOption::Profile,
+                    "Profile",
+                    "Your level, XP progress, and sync status.",
+                ),
+                (
+                    MenuOption::Stats,
+                    "Stats",
+                    "Lifetime totals: wins, streaks, fastest time, best score.",
+                ),
+                (
+                    MenuOption::Achievements,
+                    "Achievements",
+                    "Browse unlocked achievements and the rewards still ahead.",
+                ),
+            ],
         ),
         (
-            MenuOption::Stats,
-            "Stats",
-            "Lifetime totals: wins, streaks, fastest time, best score.",
+            "Community",
+            &[(
+                MenuOption::Leaderboard,
+                "Leaderboard",
+                "Top players from your sync server. Opt in from Profile.",
+            )],
         ),
         (
-            MenuOption::Achievements,
-            "Achievements",
-            "Browse unlocked achievements and the rewards still ahead.",
-        ),
-        (
-            MenuOption::Profile,
-            "Profile",
-            "Your level, XP progress, and sync status.",
-        ),
-        (
-            MenuOption::Settings,
-            "Settings",
-            "Audio, animations, theme, draw mode, and sync.",
-        ),
-        (
-            MenuOption::Leaderboard,
-            "Leaderboard",
-            "Top players from your sync server. Opt in from Profile.",
+            "System",
+            &[
+                (
+                    MenuOption::Settings,
+                    "Settings",
+                    "Audio, animations, theme, draw mode, and sync.",
+                ),
+                (
+                    MenuOption::Help,
+                    "Help",
+                    "Show controls, rules, and keyboard shortcuts.",
+                ),
+            ],
         ),
     ];
 
@@ -375,27 +474,48 @@ pub(super) fn spawn_menu_popover(commands: &mut Commands, font_res: Option<&Font
             ZIndex(Z_HUD_POPOVER),
         ))
         .with_children(|panel| {
-            for (option, label, tooltip) in rows {
+            let section_font = TextFont {
+                font: font_res.map(|f| f.0.clone()).unwrap_or_default(),
+                font_size: TYPE_CAPTION,
+                ..default()
+            };
+            for (section, rows) in sections {
+                // Non-interactive section header — a quiet divider
+                // inside the existing panel, not a new widget.
                 panel
-                    .spawn((
-                        option,
-                        ActionButton,
-                        PopoverRow,
-                        Button,
-                        Tooltip::new(tooltip),
-                        Node {
-                            padding: UiRect::axes(VAL_SPACE_3, Val::Px(6.0)),
-                            justify_content: JustifyContent::FlexStart,
-                            align_items: AlignItems::Center,
-                            min_width: Val::Px(150.0),
-                            border_radius: BorderRadius::all(Val::Px(RADIUS_SM)),
-                            ..default()
-                        },
-                        BackgroundColor(ACTION_BTN_IDLE),
-                    ))
+                    .spawn(Node {
+                        padding: UiRect::axes(VAL_SPACE_3, Val::Px(2.0)),
+                        ..default()
+                    })
                     .with_children(|b| {
-                        b.spawn((Text::new(label), font.clone(), TextColor(TEXT_PRIMARY)));
+                        b.spawn((
+                            Text::new(section),
+                            section_font.clone(),
+                            TextColor(TEXT_SECONDARY),
+                        ));
                     });
+                for &(option, label, tooltip) in rows {
+                    panel
+                        .spawn((
+                            option,
+                            ActionButton,
+                            PopoverRow,
+                            Button,
+                            Tooltip::new(tooltip),
+                            Node {
+                                padding: UiRect::axes(VAL_SPACE_3, Val::Px(6.0)),
+                                justify_content: JustifyContent::FlexStart,
+                                align_items: AlignItems::Center,
+                                min_width: Val::Px(150.0),
+                                border_radius: BorderRadius::all(Val::Px(RADIUS_SM)),
+                                ..default()
+                            },
+                            BackgroundColor(ACTION_BTN_IDLE),
+                        ))
+                        .with_children(|b| {
+                            b.spawn((Text::new(label), font.clone(), TextColor(TEXT_PRIMARY)));
+                        });
+                }
             }
         });
 
@@ -424,31 +544,28 @@ pub(super) fn handle_menu_option_click(
     interaction_query: Query<(&Interaction, &MenuOption), Changed<Interaction>>,
     popovers: Query<Entity, With<MenuPopover>>,
     backdrops: Query<Entity, With<MenuPopoverBackdrop>>,
+    mut home: MessageWriter<ToggleHomeRequestEvent>,
     mut stats: MessageWriter<ToggleStatsRequestEvent>,
     mut achievements: MessageWriter<ToggleAchievementsRequestEvent>,
     mut profile: MessageWriter<ToggleProfileRequestEvent>,
     mut settings: MessageWriter<ToggleSettingsRequestEvent>,
     mut leaderboard: MessageWriter<ToggleLeaderboardRequestEvent>,
     mut help: MessageWriter<HelpRequestEvent>,
-    progress: Option<Res<ProgressResource>>,
-    daily: Option<Res<DailyChallengeResource>>,
-    font_res: Option<Res<FontResource>>,
     mut commands: Commands,
 ) {
     let mut clicked_any = false;
-    let mut open_modes = false;
     for (interaction, option) in &interaction_query {
         if *interaction != Interaction::Pressed {
             continue;
         }
         clicked_any = true;
         match option {
+            MenuOption::Home => {
+                home.write(ToggleHomeRequestEvent);
+            }
             MenuOption::Help => {
                 help.write(HelpRequestEvent);
             }
-            MenuOption::Modes => {
-                open_modes = true;
-            }
             MenuOption::Stats => {
                 stats.write(ToggleStatsRequestEvent);
             }
@@ -472,14 +589,6 @@ pub(super) fn handle_menu_option_click(
             commands.entity(e).despawn();
         }
     }
-    if open_modes {
-        spawn_modes_popover(
-            &mut commands,
-            progress.as_deref(),
-            daily.as_deref(),
-            font_res.as_deref(),
-        );
-    }
 }
 
 /// Despawns the [`ModesPopover`] and its backdrop when Escape / Android back
@@ -613,4 +722,3 @@ pub(super) fn toggle_hud_on_tap(
         }
     }
 }
-

solitaire_engine/src/hud_plugin/mod.rs

@@ -12,14 +12,15 @@ use bevy::window::WindowResized;
 mod fx;
 mod interaction;
 mod spawn;
+pub(crate) mod tab_bar;
 mod updates;
 
 pub use fx::*;
 use interaction::*;
 use spawn::*;
+use tab_bar::*;
 use updates::*;
 
-
 // On wasm32 AvatarPlugin is gated out; define a placeholder type so the
 // Option<Res<AvatarResource>> parameters below compile without changes.
 // The resource is never inserted on wasm, so every call resolves to None.
@@ -29,11 +30,11 @@ struct AvatarResource(Option<bevy::prelude::Handle<bevy::prelude::Image>>);
 use crate::challenge_plugin::CHALLENGE_UNLOCK_LEVEL;
 use crate::daily_challenge_plugin::DailyChallengeResource;
 use crate::events::{
-    HelpRequestEvent, InfoToastEvent, NewGameRequestEvent, PauseRequestEvent,
+    DrawRequestEvent, HelpRequestEvent, InfoToastEvent, NewGameRequestEvent, PauseRequestEvent,
     StartChallengeRequestEvent, StartDailyChallengeRequestEvent, StartTimeAttackRequestEvent,
-    StartZenRequestEvent, ToggleAchievementsRequestEvent, ToggleLeaderboardRequestEvent,
-    ToggleProfileRequestEvent, ToggleSettingsRequestEvent, ToggleStatsRequestEvent,
-    UndoRequestEvent, WinStreakMilestoneEvent,
+    StartZenRequestEvent, ToggleAchievementsRequestEvent, ToggleHomeRequestEvent,
+    ToggleLeaderboardRequestEvent, ToggleProfileRequestEvent, ToggleSettingsRequestEvent,
+    ToggleStatsRequestEvent, UndoRequestEvent, WinStreakMilestoneEvent,
 };
 use crate::font_plugin::FontResource;
 use crate::game_plugin::{GameMutation, NewGameRequestWriters};
@@ -314,6 +315,18 @@ pub struct UndoButton;
 #[derive(Component, Debug)]
 pub struct PauseButton;
 
+/// Accumulated hold time on the Undo button, driving hold-to-repeat undo
+/// (Phase F). `handle_undo_button` owns the instant first undo on press;
+/// `repeat_undo_on_hold` starts firing additional [`UndoRequestEvent`]s
+/// once the hold passes `UNDO_HOLD_INITIAL_DELAY_SECS` and then every
+/// `UNDO_HOLD_REPEAT_INTERVAL_SECS`. Each repeated undo goes through the
+/// normal request path, so the existing scoring penalty applies per step.
+#[derive(Resource, Debug, Default)]
+pub struct UndoHoldState {
+    /// Seconds the Undo button has been continuously held.
+    held_secs: f32,
+}
+
 /// Marker on the "Help" action button. Click fires [`HelpRequestEvent`],
 /// mirroring the `F1` keyboard accelerator.
 #[derive(Component, Debug)]
@@ -324,31 +337,27 @@ pub struct HelpButton;
 #[derive(Component, Debug)]
 pub struct HintButton;
 
+/// Marker on the touch action bar's "Draw" button (Phase F). Click fires
+/// [`DrawRequestEvent`] — same queue as tapping the stock pile — so the
+/// draw action is within thumb reach without stretching to the top of a
+/// tall folded screen. Touch layout only; desktop draws via stock
+/// click / `D` / `Space`.
+#[derive(Component, Debug)]
+pub struct DrawButton;
+
 /// Android HUD label for the Hint button — shared with the help screen's
 /// controls reference so both always agree.
 #[cfg(target_os = "android")]
 pub(crate) const ANDROID_HINT_LABEL: &str = "Hint";
 
+/// Hint label used by the touch action bar. Aliases [`ANDROID_HINT_LABEL`]
+/// on Android so the bar and the help screen's controls reference can
+/// never drift; the non-Android value only exists so the touch spawn
+/// path stays host-compilable for tests.
 #[cfg(target_os = "android")]
-const ACTION_BAR_LABELS: [&str; 7] = [
-    "Menu",
-    "Undo",
-    "Pause",
-    "Help",
-    ANDROID_HINT_LABEL,
-    "Mode",
-    "New",
-];
+const TOUCH_HINT_LABEL: &str = ANDROID_HINT_LABEL;
 #[cfg(not(target_os = "android"))]
-const ACTION_BAR_LABELS: [&str; 7] = [
-    "Menu \u{2193}",
-    "Undo",
-    "Pause",
-    "Help",
-    "Hint",
-    "Modes \u{2193}",
-    "New Game",
-];
+const TOUCH_HINT_LABEL: &str = "Hint";
 #[cfg(target_os = "android")]
 const ACTION_BAR_COLUMN_GAP: Val = Val::Px(4.0);
 #[cfg(not(target_os = "android"))]
@@ -387,8 +396,9 @@ pub enum ModeOption {
 }
 
 /// Marker on the "Menu" action button. Click toggles the [`MenuPopover`]
-/// which exposes the Stats / Achievements / Profile / Settings /
-/// Leaderboard overlays without needing the S/A/P/O/L hotkeys.
+/// which exposes the Home / Profile / Stats / Achievements /
+/// Leaderboard / Settings / Help overlays without needing the
+/// M/P/S/A/L/O/F1 hotkeys.
 #[derive(Component, Debug)]
 pub struct MenuButton;
 
@@ -414,16 +424,18 @@ struct MenuPopoverBackdrop;
 struct ModesPopoverBackdrop;
 
 /// One row inside the [`MenuPopover`]. The variant selects which
-/// `Toggle*RequestEvent` the click handler fires.
+/// `Toggle*RequestEvent` the click handler fires. Rows render grouped
+/// under section headers (Play · You · Community · System); mode
+/// selection lives on Home, so there is no Modes row here.
 #[derive(Component, Debug, Clone, Copy)]
 pub enum MenuOption {
-    Help,
-    Modes,
+    Home,
+    Profile,
     Stats,
     Achievements,
-    Profile,
-    Settings,
     Leaderboard,
+    Settings,
+    Help,
 }
 
 /// HUD Z-layer — above cards (which start at z=0) but below overlay screens.
@@ -453,6 +465,7 @@ impl Plugin for HudPlugin {
         // idempotent.
         app.add_message::<NewGameRequestEvent>()
             .add_message::<UndoRequestEvent>()
+            .add_message::<DrawRequestEvent>()
             .add_message::<PauseRequestEvent>()
             .add_message::<HelpRequestEvent>()
             .add_message::<StartZenRequestEvent>()
@@ -460,6 +473,7 @@ impl Plugin for HudPlugin {
             .add_message::<StartTimeAttackRequestEvent>()
             .add_message::<StartDailyChallengeRequestEvent>()
             .add_message::<ToggleStatsRequestEvent>()
+            .add_message::<ToggleHomeRequestEvent>()
             .add_message::<ToggleAchievementsRequestEvent>()
             .add_message::<ToggleProfileRequestEvent>()
             .add_message::<ToggleSettingsRequestEvent>()
@@ -468,6 +482,7 @@ impl Plugin for HudPlugin {
             .init_resource::<PreviousScore>()
             .init_resource::<HudActionFade>()
             .init_resource::<HudVisibility>()
+            .init_resource::<UndoHoldState>()
             // Escape-close handlers for popovers read this; init defensively
             // so HudPlugin works under MinimalPlugins in tests.
             .init_resource::<ButtonInput<KeyCode>>()
@@ -557,6 +572,14 @@ impl Plugin for HudPlugin {
                         .in_set(crate::game_plugin::UndoRequestWriters)
                         .ambiguous_with(crate::game_plugin::UndoRequestWriters)
                         .before(GameMutation),
+                    repeat_undo_on_hold
+                        .in_set(crate::game_plugin::UndoRequestWriters)
+                        .ambiguous_with(crate::game_plugin::UndoRequestWriters)
+                        .before(GameMutation),
+                    handle_draw_button
+                        .in_set(crate::game_plugin::DrawRequestWriters)
+                        .ambiguous_with(crate::game_plugin::DrawRequestWriters)
+                        .before(GameMutation),
                     handle_pause_button,
                     handle_help_button,
                     handle_hint_button
@@ -574,6 +597,12 @@ impl Plugin for HudPlugin {
                     handle_menu_backdrop_click,
                     close_menu_popover_on_escape,
                     paint_action_buttons,
+                    paint_glass_tab_buttons,
+                    drive_tab_expansion,
+                    // Writes tab-label TextColor and reads TextFont — entity-
+                    // disjoint from the UiTextFx readout writers (tab labels
+                    // vs HUD readouts), which Bevy can't prove, so declare it.
+                    animate_tab_expansion.ambiguous_with(UiTextFx),
                 )
                     .chain()
                     .in_set(HudButtons)

solitaire_engine/src/hud_plugin/spawn.rs

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 use super::*;
 
-
 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
 use crate::avatar_plugin::AvatarResource;
 
@@ -292,7 +291,9 @@ pub(super) fn spawn_avatar_child(
     const SIZE: f32 = 32.0;
     if let Some(handle) = avatar.and_then(|a| a.0.clone()) {
         // Logged-in with a downloaded avatar: keep the accent disc behind it.
-        commands.entity(parent).insert(BackgroundColor(ACCENT_PRIMARY));
+        commands
+            .entity(parent)
+            .insert(BackgroundColor(ACCENT_PRIMARY));
         // Image fills the circle container; border_radius clips it to a disc.
         commands.entity(parent).with_children(|b| {
             b.spawn((
@@ -359,6 +360,7 @@ pub(super) fn handle_avatar_button(
 pub(super) fn spawn_action_buttons(
     font_res: Option<Res<FontResource>>,
     windows: Query<&Window>,
+    images: Option<ResMut<Assets<Image>>>,
     mut commands: Commands,
 ) {
     let action_font_size =
@@ -369,9 +371,18 @@ pub(super) fn spawn_action_buttons(
         ..default()
     };
 
-    // Bottom bar: full-width, centered, sits above the gesture-navigation zone.
+    // Touch layout: the floating glass tab bar (pill + circular Menu).
+    // `Assets<Image>` is absent under `MinimalPlugins`; `rasterize_into`
+    // returning `None` switches the bar to its text-fallback form.
+    if USE_TOUCH_UI_LAYOUT {
+        let icons = images.and_then(|mut imgs| TabIcons::rasterize_into(&mut imgs));
+        spawn_glass_tab_bar(&mut commands, &font, icons.as_ref());
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Desktop bottom bar: full-width, centered, docked to the bottom edge.
     // `SafeAreaAnchoredBottom` applies the correct logical-pixel inset once
-    // Android reports it (frames 1-3); initial value is 0.0.
+    // the platform reports it; initial value is 0.0.
     commands
         .spawn((
             Node {
@@ -399,83 +410,89 @@ pub(super) fn spawn_action_buttons(
             HudActionBar,
         ))
         .with_children(|row| {
-            // The trailing `order` argument feeds `Focusable { group: Hud, order }`
-            // so Tab cycles the action bar in visual reading order.
-            // Undo and Pause are the primary gameplay actions — full brightness.
-            // Menu, Help, Hint, Modes, New are navigation/utility — dimmed.
-            spawn_action_button(
-                row,
-                MenuButton,
-                ACTION_BAR_LABELS[0],
-                None,
-                "Open Stats, Achievements, Profile, Settings, or Leaderboard.",
-                &font,
-                0,
-                TEXT_SECONDARY,
-            );
-            spawn_action_button(
-                row,
-                UndoButton,
-                ACTION_BAR_LABELS[1],
-                Some("U"),
-                "Take back your last move. Costs points and blocks No Undo.",
-                &font,
-                1,
-                TEXT_PRIMARY,
-            );
-            spawn_action_button(
-                row,
-                PauseButton,
-                ACTION_BAR_LABELS[2],
-                Some("Esc"),
-                "Pause the game and freeze the timer.",
-                &font,
-                2,
-                TEXT_PRIMARY,
-            );
-            spawn_action_button(
-                row,
-                HelpButton,
-                ACTION_BAR_LABELS[3],
-                Some("F1"),
-                "Show controls, rules, and keyboard shortcuts.",
-                &font,
-                3,
-                TEXT_SECONDARY,
-            );
-            spawn_action_button(
-                row,
-                HintButton,
-                ACTION_BAR_LABELS[4],
-                Some("H"),
-                "Highlight a suggested move. Cycles through alternatives on repeat taps.",
-                &font,
-                4,
-                TEXT_SECONDARY,
-            );
-            spawn_action_button(
-                row,
-                ModesButton,
-                ACTION_BAR_LABELS[5],
-                None,
-                "Switch modes: Classic, Daily, Zen, Challenge, Time Attack.",
-                &font,
-                5,
-                TEXT_SECONDARY,
-            );
-            spawn_action_button(
-                row,
-                NewGameButton,
-                ACTION_BAR_LABELS[6],
-                Some("N"),
-                "Start a fresh deal. Confirms first if a game is in progress.",
-                &font,
-                6,
-                TEXT_SECONDARY,
-            );
+            spawn_desktop_action_bar(row, &font);
         });
 }
 
+/// Desktop action bar — unchanged by Phase F (decision 5: the touch bar
+/// is touch-only). All seven actions, uniform sizing.
+pub(super) fn spawn_desktop_action_bar(row: &mut ChildSpawnerCommands, font: &TextFont) {
+    // The trailing `order` argument feeds `Focusable { group: Hud, order }`
+    // so Tab cycles the action bar in visual reading order.
+    // Undo and Pause are the primary gameplay actions — full brightness.
+    // Menu, Help, Hint, Modes, New are navigation/utility — dimmed.
+    spawn_action_button(
+        row,
+        MenuButton,
+        "Menu \u{2193}",
+        None,
+        "Open Stats, Achievements, Profile, Settings, or Leaderboard.",
+        font,
+        0,
+        TEXT_SECONDARY,
+    );
+    spawn_action_button(
+        row,
+        UndoButton,
+        "Undo",
+        Some("U"),
+        "Take back your last move. Hold to keep undoing. Costs points and blocks No Undo.",
+        font,
+        1,
+        TEXT_PRIMARY,
+    );
+    spawn_action_button(
+        row,
+        PauseButton,
+        "Pause",
+        Some("Esc"),
+        "Pause the game and freeze the timer.",
+        font,
+        2,
+        TEXT_PRIMARY,
+    );
+    spawn_action_button(
+        row,
+        HelpButton,
+        "Help",
+        Some("F1"),
+        "Show controls, rules, and keyboard shortcuts.",
+        font,
+        3,
+        TEXT_SECONDARY,
+    );
+    spawn_action_button(
+        row,
+        HintButton,
+        "Hint",
+        Some("H"),
+        "Highlight a suggested move. Cycles through alternatives on repeat taps.",
+        font,
+        4,
+        TEXT_SECONDARY,
+    );
+    spawn_action_button(
+        row,
+        ModesButton,
+        "Modes \u{2193}",
+        None,
+        "Switch modes: Classic, Daily, Zen, Challenge, Time Attack.",
+        font,
+        5,
+        TEXT_SECONDARY,
+    );
+    spawn_action_button(
+        row,
+        NewGameButton,
+        "New Game",
+        Some("N"),
+        "Start a fresh deal. Confirms first if a game is in progress.",
+        font,
+        6,
+        TEXT_SECONDARY,
+    );
+}
+
 /// Spawns a single action button as a child of `row`. Each button shares
 /// the same node geometry, idle colour, and `ActionButton` marker so
 /// `paint_action_buttons` can recolour all of them with one query.
@@ -509,13 +526,34 @@ pub(super) fn spawn_action_button<M: Component>(
         None
     };
 
+    let (pad, min_w, min_h) = action_button_metrics();
+    spawn_action_button_sized(
+        row, marker, label, hotkey, tooltip, font, order, text_color, pad, min_w, min_h,
+    );
+}
+
+/// Shared body of [`spawn_action_button`] — one place owns the component
+/// set so `paint_action_buttons`, tooltips, and the focus ring treat every
+/// bar button identically.
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
+fn spawn_action_button_sized<M: Component>(
+    row: &mut ChildSpawnerCommands,
+    marker: M,
+    label: &str,
+    hotkey: Option<&'static str>,
+    tooltip: &'static str,
+    font: &TextFont,
+    order: i32,
+    text_color: Color,
+    pad: UiRect,
+    min_w: Val,
+    min_h: Val,
+) {
     let hotkey_font = TextFont {
         font: font.font.clone(),
         font_size: TYPE_CAPTION,
         ..default()
     };
-    let (pad, min_w, min_h) = action_button_metrics();
-
     row.spawn((
         marker,
         ActionButton,
@@ -549,4 +587,3 @@ pub(super) fn spawn_action_button<M: Component>(
         }
     });
 }
-

solitaire_engine/src/hud_plugin/tab_bar.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,470 @@
+//! Floating "liquid glass" touch tab bar — layout and animation.
+//!
+//! Replaces the docked full-width touch action bar (Phase F) with an
+//! iOS-26-style floating arrangement: a pill of icon buttons hovering
+//! above the bottom edge, plus a detached circular Menu button to its
+//! right. The *visual treatment* (translucent sheen, specular rim, drop
+//! shadow) lives in [`crate::ui_glass`]; this module owns only geometry,
+//! button wiring, and the expand/collapse label animation, so the glass
+//! material can be swapped without touching layout.
+//!
+//! Interaction compatibility: every button keeps the same marker
+//! components as the old bar (`UndoButton`, `DrawButton`, …) plus
+//! `ActionButton`, `Button`, `Tooltip`, and `Focusable`, so the click
+//! handlers, tooltips, focus ring, and the tap-to-toggle chrome guard in
+//! `interaction.rs` all work unchanged.
+//!
+//! Expansion model (user decision, 2026-07-15): **Draw** — the most
+//! frequent action — is the persistently-expanded "active" pill showing
+//! icon + label; the other buttons are icon-only and reveal their label
+//! with a width-animated slide while pressed.
+
+use super::*;
+use crate::assets::hud_icon_svg::HudIcon;
+use crate::ui_glass::{GLASS_BORDER_PX, glass_surface};
+use crate::ui_theme::{ACCENT_PRIMARY_HOVER, SPACE_3};
+use bevy::text::{LineBreak, TextLayout};
+use bevy::ui::Overflow;
+
+/// Height of both the pill and the circular Menu button, in logical px.
+/// 64 keeps the inner 48-px buttons comfortably past the 44-px touch
+/// floor with 8 px of glass around them.
+pub(crate) const TAB_BAR_HEIGHT: f32 = 64.0;
+
+/// Gap between the bar and the bottom screen edge (the "floating" margin;
+/// the Android gesture-bar inset is added on top by `SafeAreaAnchoredBottom`).
+const TAB_BAR_MARGIN: f32 = SPACE_3;
+
+/// Vertical space UI stacked above the bar (the toast stack) must clear:
+/// floating margin + bar height + one spacing step of breathing room.
+pub(crate) const TAB_BAR_CLEARANCE_PX: f32 = TAB_BAR_MARGIN + TAB_BAR_HEIGHT + SPACE_2;
+
+/// Diameter of a button inside the pill (and its fully-round radius ×2).
+const TAB_BUTTON_SIZE: f32 = 48.0;
+
+/// Displayed icon size in logical px (texture is rasterised larger; see
+/// `assets::hud_icon_svg::HUD_ICON_TEXTURE_PX`).
+const TAB_ICON_PX: f32 = 24.0;
+
+/// FiraMono glyph advance as a fraction of font size. The bar is
+/// monospace-only, so `chars × advance × font_size` is the exact label
+/// width — the same ratio `action_bar_font_size` documents.
+const FIRA_ADVANCE: f32 = 0.62;
+
+/// Gap between an icon and its revealed label, folded into the animated
+/// wrapper width so it collapses together with the text.
+const LABEL_LEAD_PX: f32 = SPACE_2;
+
+/// Idle fill of an inactive icon button — fully transparent so the pill's
+/// glass shows through untouched.
+const GLASS_BTN_IDLE: Color = Color::srgba(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.0);
+/// Hover fill of an inactive icon button (desktop pointer / DPAD focus).
+const GLASS_BTN_HOVER: Color = Color::srgba(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.08);
+/// Pressed fill of an inactive icon button.
+const GLASS_BTN_PRESSED: Color = Color::srgba(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.14);
+/// Pressed state of the active (accent-filled) pill — darker than idle so
+/// the press reads as the surface receding, mirroring `BG_ELEVATED_PRESSED`.
+const GLASS_ACTIVE_PRESSED: Color = Color::srgb(0.55, 0.22, 0.22);
+
+/// Idle / hovered / pressed fills for one tab-bar button. Presence of this
+/// component also routes the button to `paint_glass_tab_buttons` instead of
+/// the legacy `paint_action_buttons` (which excludes it).
+#[derive(Component, Debug)]
+pub struct GlassTabButton {
+    idle: Color,
+    hovered: Color,
+    pressed: Color,
+}
+
+/// Animated label-reveal state, on the clipping wrapper node between the
+/// button and its `Text` label. `progress` ∈ [0, 1] maps to wrapper width
+/// via [`expansion_width`]; `target` is where it is heading.
+#[derive(Component, Debug)]
+pub struct TabLabelWrap {
+    /// Current reveal amount, 0 = collapsed, 1 = fully expanded.
+    pub progress: f32,
+    /// Reveal amount the animation is moving towards.
+    pub target: f32,
+    /// `true` keeps the label expanded regardless of interaction —
+    /// the persistent Draw pill, and every button in text-fallback mode.
+    persistent: bool,
+    /// Label length; width is recomputed from the live font size each
+    /// frame so viewport-driven font rescales stay correct.
+    label_chars: usize,
+    /// Last width written to the node, to skip no-op layout writes.
+    last_width: f32,
+}
+
+/// Marker on the label `Text` inside a [`TabLabelWrap`].
+#[derive(Component, Debug)]
+pub struct TabLabel;
+
+/// Rasterised icon textures for the five tab-bar actions.
+pub(super) struct TabIcons {
+    undo: Handle<Image>,
+    draw: Handle<Image>,
+    hint: Handle<Image>,
+    pause: Handle<Image>,
+    menu: Handle<Image>,
+}
+
+impl TabIcons {
+    /// Rasterise all five icons into `images`. Returns `None` (and warns)
+    /// if any icon fails — the caller then falls back to text-only labels,
+    /// so a bad SVG degrades the look, never the playability.
+    pub(super) fn rasterize_into(images: &mut Assets<Image>) -> Option<Self> {
+        let mut add = |icon: HudIcon| match icon.rasterize() {
+            Ok(img) => Some(images.add(img)),
+            Err(e) => {
+                warn!("tab_bar: failed to rasterise {icon:?} icon: {e}");
+                None
+            }
+        };
+        Some(Self {
+            undo: add(HudIcon::Undo)?,
+            draw: add(HudIcon::Draw)?,
+            hint: add(HudIcon::Hint)?,
+            pause: add(HudIcon::Pause)?,
+            menu: add(HudIcon::Menu)?,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+/// Wrapper width in logical px for a label of `chars` monospace glyphs at
+/// `font_size`, revealed to `progress`. Pure so the animation curve is
+/// unit-testable without an app.
+pub(super) fn expansion_width(chars: usize, font_size: f32, progress: f32) -> f32 {
+    progress.clamp(0.0, 1.0) * (LABEL_LEAD_PX + chars as f32 * font_size * FIRA_ADVANCE)
+}
+
+/// Advance `progress` towards `target` by one frame of `dt` seconds.
+/// Linear tween over `MOTION_SLIDE_SECS`, snapping when reduce-motion is
+/// active. Pure for the same reason as [`expansion_width`].
+pub(super) fn step_expansion(progress: f32, target: f32, dt: f32, reduce_motion: bool) -> f32 {
+    if reduce_motion {
+        return target;
+    }
+    let max_step = dt / crate::ui_theme::MOTION_SLIDE_SECS;
+    progress + (target - progress).clamp(-max_step, max_step)
+}
+
+/// Spawns the floating glass tab bar: one full-width invisible flex row
+/// (carrying the `HudActionBar` marker so chrome show/hide keeps working)
+/// centring the glass pill and the detached circular Menu button.
+///
+/// `icons: None` (rasteriser unavailable, e.g. `MinimalPlugins` tests, or
+/// an SVG regression) switches every button to text-fallback: labels stay
+/// expanded so the bar remains fully usable without textures.
+pub(super) fn spawn_glass_tab_bar(
+    commands: &mut Commands,
+    font: &TextFont,
+    icons: Option<&TabIcons>,
+) {
+    let text_fallback = icons.is_none();
+    commands
+        .spawn((
+            Node {
+                position_type: PositionType::Absolute,
+                bottom: Val::Px(TAB_BAR_MARGIN),
+                left: Val::Px(0.0),
+                width: Val::Percent(100.0),
+                flex_direction: FlexDirection::Row,
+                justify_content: JustifyContent::Center,
+                align_items: AlignItems::Center,
+                column_gap: VAL_SPACE_3,
+                ..default()
+            },
+            ZIndex(Z_HUD),
+            SafeAreaAnchoredBottom {
+                base_bottom: TAB_BAR_MARGIN,
+            },
+            HudActionBar,
+        ))
+        .with_children(|bar| {
+            // The main pill: Undo · [Draw] · Hint · Pause.
+            bar.spawn((
+                Node {
+                    height: Val::Px(TAB_BAR_HEIGHT),
+                    flex_direction: FlexDirection::Row,
+                    align_items: AlignItems::Center,
+                    padding: UiRect::axes(Val::Px(SPACE_2), Val::Px(0.0)),
+                    column_gap: Val::Px(4.0),
+                    border: UiRect::all(Val::Px(GLASS_BORDER_PX)),
+                    border_radius: BorderRadius::all(Val::Px(TAB_BAR_HEIGHT / 2.0)),
+                    ..default()
+                },
+                glass_surface(),
+            ))
+            .with_children(|pill| {
+                spawn_tab_button(
+                    pill,
+                    UndoButton,
+                    "Undo",
+                    "Take back your last move. Hold to keep undoing. Costs points and blocks No Undo.",
+                    font,
+                    0,
+                    icons.map(|i| i.undo.clone()),
+                    false,
+                    text_fallback,
+                );
+                spawn_tab_button(
+                    pill,
+                    DrawButton,
+                    "Draw",
+                    "Draw from the stock — same as tapping the deck.",
+                    font,
+                    1,
+                    icons.map(|i| i.draw.clone()),
+                    true,
+                    text_fallback,
+                );
+                spawn_tab_button(
+                    pill,
+                    HintButton,
+                    TOUCH_HINT_LABEL,
+                    "Highlight a suggested move. Cycles through alternatives on repeat taps.",
+                    font,
+                    2,
+                    icons.map(|i| i.hint.clone()),
+                    false,
+                    text_fallback,
+                );
+                spawn_tab_button(
+                    pill,
+                    PauseButton,
+                    "Pause",
+                    "Pause the game and freeze the timer.",
+                    font,
+                    3,
+                    icons.map(|i| i.pause.clone()),
+                    false,
+                    text_fallback,
+                );
+            });
+
+            // The detached circular Menu button, same glass material.
+            bar.spawn((
+                MenuButton,
+                ActionButton,
+                Button,
+                GlassTabButton {
+                    idle: GLASS_BTN_IDLE,
+                    hovered: GLASS_BTN_HOVER,
+                    pressed: GLASS_BTN_PRESSED,
+                },
+                Tooltip::new(
+                    "Open Home, Stats, Achievements, Profile, Settings, or Leaderboard.",
+                ),
+                Focusable {
+                    group: FocusGroup::Hud,
+                    order: 4,
+                },
+                Node {
+                    width: Val::Px(TAB_BAR_HEIGHT),
+                    height: Val::Px(TAB_BAR_HEIGHT),
+                    justify_content: JustifyContent::Center,
+                    align_items: AlignItems::Center,
+                    border: UiRect::all(Val::Px(GLASS_BORDER_PX)),
+                    border_radius: BorderRadius::all(Val::Px(TAB_BAR_HEIGHT / 2.0)),
+                    ..default()
+                },
+                BackgroundColor(GLASS_BTN_IDLE),
+                glass_surface(),
+            ))
+            .with_children(|circle| {
+                if let Some(icons) = icons {
+                    spawn_tab_icon(circle, icons.menu.clone(), TEXT_PRIMARY);
+                } else {
+                    // Text fallback: a menu glyph-free label keeps the
+                    // button discoverable without any texture.
+                    circle.spawn((
+                        Text::new("Menu"),
+                        TextLayout::new_with_linebreak(LineBreak::NoWrap),
+                        font.clone(),
+                        TextColor(TEXT_PRIMARY),
+                    ));
+                }
+            });
+        });
+}
+
+/// Spawns one button inside the pill: icon, then the width-animated label
+/// wrapper. `active` gives the accent-filled persistent pill (Draw);
+/// `text_fallback` pins every label open when icons are unavailable.
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
+fn spawn_tab_button<M: Component>(
+    pill: &mut ChildSpawnerCommands,
+    marker: M,
+    label: &str,
+    tooltip: &'static str,
+    font: &TextFont,
+    order: i32,
+    icon: Option<Handle<Image>>,
+    active: bool,
+    text_fallback: bool,
+) {
+    let (idle, hovered, pressed) = if active {
+        (ACCENT_PRIMARY, ACCENT_PRIMARY_HOVER, GLASS_ACTIVE_PRESSED)
+    } else {
+        (GLASS_BTN_IDLE, GLASS_BTN_HOVER, GLASS_BTN_PRESSED)
+    };
+    let icon_tint = if active { TEXT_PRIMARY } else { TEXT_SECONDARY };
+    let persistent = active || text_fallback;
+    let start = if persistent { 1.0 } else { 0.0 };
+    let chars = label.chars().count();
+
+    pill.spawn((
+        marker,
+        ActionButton,
+        Button,
+        GlassTabButton {
+            idle,
+            hovered,
+            pressed,
+        },
+        Tooltip::new(tooltip),
+        Focusable {
+            group: FocusGroup::Hud,
+            order,
+        },
+        Node {
+            height: Val::Px(TAB_BUTTON_SIZE),
+            min_width: Val::Px(TAB_BUTTON_SIZE),
+            flex_direction: FlexDirection::Row,
+            justify_content: JustifyContent::Center,
+            align_items: AlignItems::Center,
+            padding: UiRect::axes(Val::Px(SPACE_3), Val::Px(0.0)),
+            border_radius: BorderRadius::all(Val::Px(TAB_BUTTON_SIZE / 2.0)),
+            ..default()
+        },
+        BackgroundColor(idle),
+    ))
+    .with_children(|b| {
+        if let Some(handle) = icon {
+            spawn_tab_icon(b, handle, icon_tint);
+        }
+        // The clipping wrapper the animation drives. Label text sits
+        // left-anchored inside, so growing the width reveals it
+        // left-to-right and shrinking clips it from the right.
+        b.spawn((
+            TabLabelWrap {
+                progress: start,
+                target: start,
+                persistent,
+                label_chars: chars,
+                last_width: f32::NAN,
+            },
+            Node {
+                overflow: Overflow::clip(),
+                width: Val::Px(expansion_width(chars, font.font_size, start)),
+                height: Val::Percent(100.0),
+                align_items: AlignItems::Center,
+                justify_content: JustifyContent::FlexEnd,
+                ..default()
+            },
+        ))
+        .with_children(|wrap| {
+            let mut color = TEXT_PRIMARY;
+            color.set_alpha(start);
+            wrap.spawn((
+                TabLabel,
+                ActionButtonLabel,
+                Text::new(label),
+                TextLayout::new_with_linebreak(LineBreak::NoWrap),
+                font.clone(),
+                TextColor(color),
+            ));
+        });
+    });
+}
+
+/// One fixed-size tinted icon node.
+fn spawn_tab_icon(parent: &mut ChildSpawnerCommands, handle: Handle<Image>, tint: Color) {
+    parent.spawn((
+        ImageNode {
+            color: tint,
+            ..ImageNode::new(handle)
+        },
+        Node {
+            width: Val::Px(TAB_ICON_PX),
+            height: Val::Px(TAB_ICON_PX),
+            flex_shrink: 0.0,
+            ..default()
+        },
+    ));
+}
+
+/// Sets each label wrapper's animation target from its button's
+/// interaction state: persistent wrappers pin to 1, the rest expand while
+/// pressed or hovered and collapse on release.
+pub(super) fn drive_tab_expansion(
+    buttons: Query<(&Interaction, &Children), With<GlassTabButton>>,
+    mut wraps: Query<&mut TabLabelWrap>,
+) {
+    for (interaction, children) in &buttons {
+        for child in children.iter() {
+            let Ok(mut wrap) = wraps.get_mut(child) else {
+                continue;
+            };
+            let target = if wrap.persistent || !matches!(interaction, Interaction::None) {
+                1.0
+            } else {
+                0.0
+            };
+            // Bypass change detection on no-ops so `animate_tab_expansion`
+            // and layout stay idle while nothing moves.
+            if wrap.target != target {
+                wrap.target = target;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Advances every label reveal towards its target and writes the wrapper
+/// width + label alpha. Width is derived from the label's *live* font size,
+/// so the Fold's posture-change font rescale re-widens expanded labels
+/// automatically. Node writes are skipped when the width is unchanged to
+/// avoid dirtying UI layout every frame.
+pub(super) fn animate_tab_expansion(
+    time: Res<Time>,
+    settings: Option<Res<SettingsResource>>,
+    mut wraps: Query<(&mut TabLabelWrap, &mut Node, &Children)>,
+    mut labels: Query<(&TextFont, &mut TextColor), With<TabLabel>>,
+) {
+    let reduce_motion = settings.as_deref().is_some_and(|s| s.0.reduce_motion_mode);
+    let dt = time.delta_secs();
+    for (mut wrap, mut node, children) in &mut wraps {
+        for child in children.iter() {
+            let Ok((font, mut text_color)) = labels.get_mut(child) else {
+                continue;
+            };
+            let next = step_expansion(wrap.progress, wrap.target, dt, reduce_motion);
+            let width = expansion_width(wrap.label_chars, font.font_size, next);
+            // `!=` (not epsilon) is deliberate: last_width starts NaN so the
+            // first frame always writes, and equal floats mean a true no-op.
+            if next != wrap.progress || width != wrap.last_width {
+                wrap.progress = next;
+                wrap.last_width = width;
+                node.width = Val::Px(width);
+                text_color.0.set_alpha(next);
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Idle / hover / pressed feedback for glass tab buttons — the glass
+/// counterpart of `paint_action_buttons`, using each button's own colour
+/// triple so the accent-filled active pill and the transparent icon
+/// buttons share one system.
+pub(super) fn paint_glass_tab_buttons(
+    mut buttons: Query<(&Interaction, &GlassTabButton, &mut BackgroundColor), Changed<Interaction>>,
+) {
+    for (interaction, style, mut bg) in &mut buttons {
+        bg.0 = match interaction {
+            Interaction::Pressed => style.pressed,
+            Interaction::Hovered => style.hovered,
+            Interaction::None => style.idle,
+        };
+    }
+}

solitaire_engine/src/hud_plugin/tests.rs

@@ -40,9 +40,16 @@ fn read_hud_text<M: Component>(app: &mut App) -> String {
 #[test]
 fn score_reflects_game_state() {
     let mut app = headless_app();
-    let score = app.world_mut().resource_mut::<GameStateResource>().0.force_test_score(20);
+    let score = app
+        .world_mut()
+        .resource_mut::<GameStateResource>()
+        .0
+        .force_test_score(20);
     app.update();
-    assert_eq!(read_hud_text::<HudScore>(&mut app), format!("Score: {score}"));
+    assert_eq!(
+        read_hud_text::<HudScore>(&mut app),
+        format!("Score: {score}")
+    );
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -192,7 +199,9 @@ fn challenge_time_color_zero_is_danger() {
 fn challenge_hud_empty_when_no_daily_resource() {
     // No DailyChallengeResource inserted → HudChallenge must be empty.
     let mut app = headless_app();
-    app.world_mut().resource_mut::<GameStateResource>().set_changed();
+    app.world_mut()
+        .resource_mut::<GameStateResource>()
+        .set_changed();
     app.update();
     assert_eq!(read_hud_text::<HudChallenge>(&mut app), "");
 }
@@ -207,7 +216,9 @@ fn challenge_hud_shows_time_limit_when_resource_present() {
         target_score: None,
         max_time_secs: Some(300),
     });
-    app.world_mut().resource_mut::<GameStateResource>().set_changed();
+    app.world_mut()
+        .resource_mut::<GameStateResource>()
+        .set_changed();
     app.update();
     assert_eq!(read_hud_text::<HudChallenge>(&mut app), "Limit: 5:00");
 }
@@ -222,7 +233,9 @@ fn challenge_hud_shows_score_goal_when_resource_present() {
         target_score: Some(4000),
         max_time_secs: None,
     });
-    app.world_mut().resource_mut::<GameStateResource>().set_changed();
+    app.world_mut()
+        .resource_mut::<GameStateResource>()
+        .set_changed();
     app.update();
     assert_eq!(read_hud_text::<HudChallenge>(&mut app), "Goal: 4000 pts");
 }
@@ -238,7 +251,10 @@ fn challenge_hud_clears_on_win() {
         max_time_secs: Some(300),
     });
     // Mark the game as won — HudChallenge should be empty.
-    app.world_mut().resource_mut::<GameStateResource>().0.set_test_won(true);
+    app.world_mut()
+        .resource_mut::<GameStateResource>()
+        .0
+        .set_test_won(true);
     app.update();
     assert_eq!(read_hud_text::<HudChallenge>(&mut app), "");
 }
@@ -384,7 +400,10 @@ fn score_increase_above_threshold_spawns_floater_in_accent_primary() {
     set_manual_time_step(&mut app, 0.0);
     // Initial state has score=0; bumping by 50 (the threshold)
     // is the smallest jump that triggers the floater.
-    app.world_mut().resource_mut::<GameStateResource>().0.force_test_score(50);
+    app.world_mut()
+        .resource_mut::<GameStateResource>()
+        .0
+        .force_test_score(50);
     app.update();
 
     // One floater should now exist.
@@ -405,7 +424,10 @@ fn score_increase_above_threshold_spawns_floater_in_accent_primary() {
 #[test]
 fn score_floater_despawns_after_full_lifetime() {
     let mut app = headless_app();
-    app.world_mut().resource_mut::<GameStateResource>().0.force_test_score(50);
+    app.world_mut()
+        .resource_mut::<GameStateResource>()
+        .0
+        .force_test_score(50);
     app.update();
     assert_eq!(count_with::<ScoreFloater>(&mut app), 1);
 
@@ -431,7 +453,10 @@ fn score_increase_below_threshold_does_not_spawn_floater() {
     let mut app = headless_app();
     // +5 mirrors a single tableau-to-foundation move; well below
     // the 50-point threshold so the floater path stays dormant.
-    app.world_mut().resource_mut::<GameStateResource>().0.force_test_score(5);
+    app.world_mut()
+        .resource_mut::<GameStateResource>()
+        .0
+        .force_test_score(5);
     app.update();
     assert_eq!(
         count_with::<ScoreFloater>(&mut app),
@@ -507,7 +532,10 @@ fn score_change_skips_pulse_and_floater_under_reduce_motion() {
         ..Settings::default()
     }));
     // +100 would normally create both a ScorePulse and a ScoreFloater.
-    app.world_mut().resource_mut::<GameStateResource>().0.force_test_score(50);
+    app.world_mut()
+        .resource_mut::<GameStateResource>()
+        .0
+        .force_test_score(50);
     app.update();
     assert_eq!(
         count_with::<ScorePulse>(&mut app),
@@ -642,7 +670,7 @@ fn hud_elements_carry_expected_tooltip_strings() {
     );
     assert_eq!(
         tooltip_for::<UndoButton>(&mut app),
-        "Take back your last move. Costs points and blocks No Undo."
+        "Take back your last move. Hold to keep undoing. Costs points and blocks No Undo."
     );
     assert_eq!(
         tooltip_for::<PauseButton>(&mut app),
@@ -758,8 +786,8 @@ fn popover_rows_carry_tooltip_strings() {
         menu_tooltips.len()
     );
     for expected in [
+        "Pick a mode, continue, or start a new game.",
         "Show controls, rules, and keyboard shortcuts.",
-        "Switch modes: Classic, Daily, Zen, Challenge, Time Attack.",
         "Lifetime totals: wins, streaks, fastest time, best score.",
         "Browse unlocked achievements and the rewards still ahead.",
         "Your level, XP progress, and sync status.",
@@ -871,3 +899,237 @@ fn hud_focus_only_engages_when_button_hovered() {
         "Hud-engaged Tab must focus a Hud-grouped entity"
     );
 }
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Phase F: touch action bar + hold-to-repeat undo
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/// Bare app (no `HudPlugin`) so bar-content assertions count only the
+/// buttons the tested spawn function creates — `headless_app` would
+/// pre-spawn the platform-default bar and pollute the counts.
+///
+/// The touch branch spawns the glass tab bar with `icons: None`
+/// (`MinimalPlugins` has no `Assets<Image>`), which exercises the
+/// text-fallback path — same markers, labels pinned expanded.
+fn bar_only_app(touch: bool) -> App {
+    let mut app = App::new();
+    app.add_plugins(MinimalPlugins);
+    app.update();
+    let font = TextFont::default();
+    let world = app.world_mut();
+    let mut commands = world.commands();
+    if touch {
+        spawn_glass_tab_bar(&mut commands, &font, None);
+    } else {
+        commands.spawn(Node::default()).with_children(|row| {
+            spawn_desktop_action_bar(row, &font);
+        });
+    }
+    app.update();
+    app
+}
+
+fn count_buttons<C: Component>(app: &mut App) -> usize {
+    app.world_mut()
+        .query_filtered::<(), With<C>>()
+        .iter(app.world())
+        .count()
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn touch_tab_bar_has_thumb_trio_plus_menu_and_pause() {
+    let mut app = bar_only_app(true);
+
+    assert_eq!(count_buttons::<UndoButton>(&mut app), 1);
+    assert_eq!(count_buttons::<DrawButton>(&mut app), 1);
+    assert_eq!(count_buttons::<HintButton>(&mut app), 1);
+    assert_eq!(count_buttons::<MenuButton>(&mut app), 1);
+    assert_eq!(count_buttons::<PauseButton>(&mut app), 1);
+
+    // Utility actions live elsewhere on touch: Help in Menu → System,
+    // modes on the Home screen, New Game on Home's hero button.
+    assert_eq!(count_buttons::<HelpButton>(&mut app), 0);
+    assert_eq!(count_buttons::<ModesButton>(&mut app), 0);
+    assert_eq!(count_buttons::<NewGameButton>(&mut app), 0);
+}
+
+/// The glass bar floats: its container must carry a bottom margin (not be
+/// docked at 0) both before and after safe-area insets arrive.
+#[test]
+fn glass_tab_bar_floats_above_bottom_edge() {
+    let mut app = bar_only_app(true);
+    let world = app.world_mut();
+    let mut q = world.query_filtered::<(&Node, &SafeAreaAnchoredBottom), With<HudActionBar>>();
+    let (node, anchor) = q.single(world).expect("glass bar container exists");
+    assert!(anchor.base_bottom > 0.0, "bar must float, not dock");
+    assert_eq!(node.bottom, Val::Px(anchor.base_bottom));
+}
+
+/// Draw is the persistently-expanded active pill (user decision
+/// 2026-07-15); with `icons: None` every wrapper is pinned expanded via
+/// text fallback, so instead assert on the *persistent* flag's effect:
+/// all wrappers spawn at full reveal and target full reveal.
+#[test]
+fn glass_tab_bar_text_fallback_pins_labels_expanded() {
+    let mut app = bar_only_app(true);
+    let world = app.world_mut();
+    let mut q = world.query::<&TabLabelWrap>();
+    let wraps: Vec<_> = q.iter(world).collect();
+    assert_eq!(wraps.len(), 4, "Undo/Draw/Hint/Pause each carry a wrapper");
+    for wrap in wraps {
+        assert_eq!(wrap.progress, 1.0);
+        assert_eq!(wrap.target, 1.0);
+    }
+}
+
+/// Focus order must match visual reading order: pill buttons left to
+/// right, then the detached Menu circle.
+#[test]
+fn glass_tab_bar_focus_order_reads_left_to_right() {
+    let mut app = bar_only_app(true);
+
+    for (f, expected) in [
+        (focusable_for::<UndoButton>(&mut app), 0),
+        (focusable_for::<DrawButton>(&mut app), 1),
+        (focusable_for::<HintButton>(&mut app), 2),
+        (focusable_for::<PauseButton>(&mut app), 3),
+        (focusable_for::<MenuButton>(&mut app), 4),
+    ] {
+        assert_eq!(f.group, FocusGroup::Hud);
+        assert_eq!(f.order, expected);
+    }
+}
+
+/// `expansion_width` is the single source of truth for the label reveal:
+/// zero when collapsed, lead + monospace advance when expanded, linear
+/// in between.
+#[test]
+fn expansion_width_is_linear_in_progress() {
+    assert_eq!(expansion_width(4, 16.0, 0.0), 0.0);
+    let full = expansion_width(4, 16.0, 1.0);
+    assert!(full > 4.0 * 16.0 * 0.62, "full width includes the lead gap");
+    let half = expansion_width(4, 16.0, 0.5);
+    assert!((half - full / 2.0).abs() < f32::EPSILON * 100.0);
+    // Out-of-range progress clamps rather than extrapolating.
+    assert_eq!(expansion_width(4, 16.0, 1.5), full);
+}
+
+/// The tween must move at the `MOTION_SLIDE_SECS` rate, never overshoot,
+/// and snap instantly under reduce-motion.
+#[test]
+fn step_expansion_tweens_and_respects_reduce_motion() {
+    // One 60 fps frame covers 1/(0.18*60) ≈ 9.3% of the reveal.
+    let one_frame = step_expansion(0.0, 1.0, 1.0 / 60.0, false);
+    assert!(one_frame > 0.0 && one_frame < 0.2);
+    // A huge dt clamps at the target instead of overshooting.
+    assert_eq!(step_expansion(0.0, 1.0, 10.0, false), 1.0);
+    // Collapse works symmetrically.
+    assert!(step_expansion(1.0, 0.0, 1.0 / 60.0, false) < 1.0);
+    // Reduce-motion snaps regardless of dt.
+    assert_eq!(step_expansion(0.0, 1.0, 0.0, true), 1.0);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn desktop_action_bar_keeps_all_seven_and_no_draw() {
+    let mut app = bar_only_app(false);
+
+    for (count, name) in [
+        (count_buttons::<MenuButton>(&mut app), "Menu"),
+        (count_buttons::<UndoButton>(&mut app), "Undo"),
+        (count_buttons::<PauseButton>(&mut app), "Pause"),
+        (count_buttons::<HelpButton>(&mut app), "Help"),
+        (count_buttons::<HintButton>(&mut app), "Hint"),
+        (count_buttons::<ModesButton>(&mut app), "Modes"),
+        (count_buttons::<NewGameButton>(&mut app), "New Game"),
+    ] {
+        assert_eq!(count, 1, "desktop bar must keep its {name} button");
+    }
+    assert_eq!(
+        count_buttons::<DrawButton>(&mut app),
+        0,
+        "Draw is touch-only (decision 5); desktop draws via stock click / D / Space"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn draw_button_press_fires_draw_request() {
+    let mut app = headless_app();
+    app.world_mut()
+        .resource_mut::<Messages<DrawRequestEvent>>()
+        .clear();
+
+    app.world_mut().spawn((DrawButton, Interaction::Pressed));
+    app.update();
+
+    let events = app.world().resource::<Messages<DrawRequestEvent>>();
+    let mut cursor = events.get_cursor();
+    assert_eq!(
+        cursor.read(events).count(),
+        1,
+        "pressing the Draw button must fire exactly one DrawRequestEvent"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn draw_button_press_is_noop_while_paused() {
+    let mut app = headless_app();
+    app.insert_resource(PausedResource(true));
+    app.world_mut()
+        .resource_mut::<Messages<DrawRequestEvent>>()
+        .clear();
+
+    app.world_mut().spawn((DrawButton, Interaction::Pressed));
+    app.update();
+
+    let events = app.world().resource::<Messages<DrawRequestEvent>>();
+    let mut cursor = events.get_cursor();
+    assert_eq!(
+        cursor.read(events).count(),
+        0,
+        "the Draw button must be inert while paused (mirrors the stock-click guard)"
+    );
+}
+
+/// The timing contract for hold-to-repeat undo, exercised through the
+/// pure boundary function so no wall-clock is involved. Delay = 0.45 s,
+/// interval = 0.18 s → boundaries at 0.45, 0.63, 0.81, …
+#[test]
+fn undo_hold_boundary_math() {
+    // A tap never repeats.
+    assert!(!undo_hold_crossed_fire_boundary(0.0, 0.05));
+    assert!(!undo_hold_crossed_fire_boundary(0.2, 0.44));
+    // Crossing the initial delay fires the first repeat.
+    assert!(undo_hold_crossed_fire_boundary(0.44, 0.46));
+    // Inside the first repeat interval: quiet.
+    assert!(!undo_hold_crossed_fire_boundary(0.46, 0.62));
+    // Each interval boundary fires exactly once.
+    assert!(undo_hold_crossed_fire_boundary(0.62, 0.64));
+    assert!(!undo_hold_crossed_fire_boundary(0.64, 0.80));
+    assert!(undo_hold_crossed_fire_boundary(0.80, 0.82));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn undo_hold_state_accumulates_and_resets_on_release() {
+    let mut app = headless_app();
+    let button = app
+        .world_mut()
+        .spawn((UndoButton, Interaction::Pressed))
+        .id();
+    app.update();
+    app.update();
+    app.update();
+
+    assert!(
+        app.world().resource::<UndoHoldState>().held_secs > 0.0,
+        "held time must accumulate while the Undo button stays pressed"
+    );
+
+    app.world_mut().entity_mut(button).insert(Interaction::None);
+    app.update();
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        app.world().resource::<UndoHoldState>().held_secs,
+        0.0,
+        "releasing the Undo button must reset the hold state"
+    );
+}

solitaire_engine/src/hud_plugin/updates.rs

@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 use super::*;
 
 use bevy::window::WindowResized;
-use solitaire_core::{Foundation, KlondikePile, Tableau};
 use solitaire_core::Suit;
 use solitaire_core::{DrawStockConfig, game_state::GameMode};
+use solitaire_core::{Foundation, KlondikePile, Tableau};
 
 use crate::auto_complete_plugin::AutoCompleteState;
 
@@ -554,11 +554,11 @@ pub(super) fn action_bar_font_size(window_width: f32) -> f32 {
 
 pub(super) fn action_button_metrics() -> (UiRect, Val, Val) {
     if USE_TOUCH_UI_LAYOUT {
-        // Tight 3 px horizontal padding (down from 4) trims 14 px off the row
-        // total across 7 buttons, and a 44 px min_width (down from 52) lets the
-        // shortest labels ("New", "Help") shrink to their text rather than
-        // padding the row out past the 900 logical-px viewport. min_height
-        // stays at 44 px to preserve the comfortable touch target.
+        // Tight 3 px horizontal padding keeps the compact buttons narrow;
+        // Phase F trimmed the touch bar to 5 buttons (2 compact + 3
+        // primary), so width pressure is lower than the old 7-button row.
+        // min_height stays at 44 px to preserve the comfortable touch
+        // target on the compact buttons.
         (
             UiRect::axes(Val::Px(3.0), Val::Px(4.0)),
             Val::Px(44.0),
@@ -609,4 +609,3 @@ pub(super) fn resize_action_bar_labels(
         font.font_size = new_size;
     }
 }
-

solitaire_engine/src/input_plugin/mod.rs

@@ -22,15 +22,15 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 use bevy::ecs::system::SystemParam;
 use bevy::input::ButtonInput;
 use bevy::input::touch::{TouchInput, TouchPhase, Touches};
-use bevy::math::{Vec2, Vec3};
+use bevy::math::Vec2;
 use bevy::prelude::*;
 use bevy::window::PrimaryWindow;
 #[cfg(not(target_os = "android"))]
 use bevy::window::{MonitorSelection, WindowMode};
-use solitaire_core::{Foundation, KlondikeInstruction, KlondikePile, Tableau};
-use solitaire_core::{FOUNDATIONS, TABLEAUS};
-use solitaire_core::{Card, Suit};
 use solitaire_core::game_state::GameState;
+use solitaire_core::{Card, Suit};
+use solitaire_core::{FOUNDATIONS, TABLEAUS};
+use solitaire_core::{Foundation, KlondikeInstruction, KlondikePile, Tableau};
 
 use crate::auto_complete_plugin::AutoCompleteState;
 use crate::card_animation::tuning::AnimationTuning;
@@ -136,11 +136,22 @@ impl Plugin for InputPlugin {
             .add_systems(
                 Update,
                 (
-                    handle_keyboard_core,
+                    // The three `DrawRequestEvent` writers join the
+                    // self-ambiguous `DrawRequestWriters` set so the HUD's
+                    // touch Draw button (hud_plugin, Phase F) can write the
+                    // same queue without tripping the ambiguity gate. The
+                    // `.chain()` still orders them relative to each other.
+                    handle_keyboard_core
+                        .in_set(crate::game_plugin::DrawRequestWriters)
+                        .ambiguous_with(crate::game_plugin::DrawRequestWriters),
                     handle_keyboard_hint,
                     handle_keyboard_forfeit,
-                    handle_stock_click,
-                    handle_touch_stock_tap,
+                    handle_stock_click
+                        .in_set(crate::game_plugin::DrawRequestWriters)
+                        .ambiguous_with(crate::game_plugin::DrawRequestWriters),
+                    handle_touch_stock_tap
+                        .in_set(crate::game_plugin::DrawRequestWriters)
+                        .ambiguous_with(crate::game_plugin::DrawRequestWriters),
                     handle_double_click,
                     // Mouse drag pipeline.
                     start_drag,
@@ -204,6 +215,7 @@ fn handle_keyboard_core(
     keys: Res<ButtonInput<KeyCode>>,
     paused: Option<Res<PausedResource>>,
     progress: Option<Res<ProgressResource>>,
+    drag: Res<DragState>,
     mut ev: CoreKeyboardMessages<'_>,
     mut time_attack: Option<ResMut<TimeAttackResource>>,
     selection: Option<Res<SelectionState>>,
@@ -216,6 +228,19 @@ fn handle_keyboard_core(
         return;
     }
 
+    // Mutual exclusion with pointer drags — mirrors `handle_selection_keys`.
+    // Undo / draw / new-game during an active mouse or touch drag would fire
+    // a StateChangedEvent whose card re-sync inserts a `CardAnim` on the
+    // dragged cards, fighting `follow_drag`'s per-frame Transform writes and
+    // leaving `DragState` origin indices stale against the mutated state.
+    // The keyboard-drag sentinel may proceed: `clear_selection_on_state_change`
+    // already drops that lift cleanly when the state moves.
+    if !drag.is_idle()
+        && drag.active_touch_id != Some(crate::selection_plugin::KEYBOARD_DRAG_TOUCH_ID)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
     // During replay playback (Playing or Completed) all game-input shortcuts
     // are suppressed. The replay overlay owns Space (pause/resume) and the
     // arrow keys (step). Letting game input through would mutate
@@ -394,7 +419,10 @@ pub fn emit_hint_visuals(
 
     // Find the top face-up card in the source pile and highlight it.
     let source_cards = pile_cards(game, from);
-    let top_card = source_cards.last().filter(|(_, face_up)| *face_up).map(|(c, _)| c.clone());
+    let top_card = source_cards
+        .last()
+        .filter(|(_, face_up)| *face_up)
+        .map(|(c, _)| c.clone());
     if let Some(card) = top_card {
         for (entity, card_entity, mut sprite) in card_entities.iter_mut() {
             if card_entity.card == card {
@@ -459,11 +487,19 @@ pub fn emit_hint_visuals(
 fn handle_keyboard_forfeit(
     keys: Res<ButtonInput<KeyCode>>,
     paused: Option<Res<PausedResource>>,
+    drag: Res<DragState>,
     mut requests: MessageWriter<ForfeitRequestEvent>,
 ) {
     if paused.is_some_and(|p| p.0) {
         return;
     }
+    // Same pointer-drag exclusion as `handle_keyboard_core` — forfeiting
+    // mid-drag would mutate the game state under the dragged cards.
+    if !drag.is_idle()
+        && drag.active_touch_id != Some(crate::selection_plugin::KEYBOARD_DRAG_TOUCH_ID)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
     if !keys.just_pressed(KeyCode::KeyG) {
         return;
     }
@@ -831,9 +867,7 @@ fn end_drag(
             let origin_cards = pile_cards(&game.0, &origin);
             if !origin_cards.is_empty() {
                 for card in &drag.cards {
-                    let Some(stack_index) =
-                        origin_cards.iter().position(|(c, _)| c == card)
-                    else {
+                    let Some(stack_index) = origin_cards.iter().position(|(c, _)| c == card) else {
                         continue;
                     };
                     let target_pos = card_position(&game.0, &layout.0, &origin, stack_index);
@@ -1070,8 +1104,7 @@ fn touch_end_drag(
                 let origin_cards = pile_cards(&game.0, &origin);
                 if !origin_cards.is_empty() {
                     for card in &drag.cards {
-                        let Some(stack_index) =
-                            origin_cards.iter().position(|(c, _)| c == card)
+                        let Some(stack_index) = origin_cards.iter().position(|(c, _)| c == card)
                         else {
                             continue;
                         };
@@ -1174,7 +1207,8 @@ fn card_position(
             y_offset -= layout.card_size.y * step;
         }
         Vec2::new(base.x, base.y + y_offset)
-    } else if matches!(pile, KlondikePile::Stock) && game.draw_mode() == DrawStockConfig::DrawThree {
+    } else if matches!(pile, KlondikePile::Stock) && game.draw_mode() == DrawStockConfig::DrawThree
+    {
         // In Draw-Three mode the top 3 waste cards are fanned in X to match
         // card_plugin::card_positions(). Hit-testing uses the same `waste_fan_step`
         // so clicking the visually rightmost (top) card actually registers — a
@@ -1248,7 +1282,10 @@ fn find_draggable_at(
                 }
                 (i, i + 1)
             };
-            let cards: Vec<Card> = pile_cards[start..end].iter().map(|(c, _)| c.clone()).collect();
+            let cards: Vec<Card> = pile_cards[start..end]
+                .iter()
+                .map(|(c, _)| c.clone())
+                .collect();
             return Some((pile, start, cards));
         }
     }
@@ -1366,17 +1403,37 @@ pub fn best_tableau_destination_for_stack(
     None
 }
 
+/// Decide the auto-move for the face-up run headed by the clicked/tapped card.
+///
+/// The move covers **exactly** `run_len` cards — the run from the clicked
+/// card to the top of its pile. A lone top card goes to its best foundation
+/// (or tableau) destination; a multi-card run goes whole to the best tableau
+/// column. Runs larger or smaller than the clicked one are never considered.
+///
+/// Returns `(destination, count)`, or `None` when the clicked run has no
+/// legal destination.
+pub fn auto_move_for_run(
+    clicked_card: &Card,
+    pile: &KlondikePile,
+    game: &GameState,
+    run_len: usize,
+) -> Option<(KlondikePile, usize)> {
+    if run_len == 1 {
+        best_destination(clicked_card, game).map(|dest| (dest, 1))
+    } else {
+        best_tableau_destination_for_stack(clicked_card, pile, game, run_len)
+    }
+}
+
 /// System that detects double-clicks on face-up cards and fires `MoveRequestEvent`
 /// to the best legal destination.
 ///
-/// Move priority:
-/// 1. Move the single **top** card to its best foundation (or tableau) destination.
-/// 2. If no single-card move exists and the clicked card is the base of a
-///    multi-card face-up stack, move the whole stack to the best tableau column.
+/// The move covers exactly the face-up run headed by the clicked card —
+/// see [`auto_move_for_run`].
 ///
-/// When a multi-card stack double-click finds no legal destination (Priority 2
-/// returns `None`), fires `MoveRejectedEvent` with `from == to == pile` so the
-/// invalid-move sound plays and the source pile cards shake as feedback.
+/// When the clicked run has no legal destination, fires `MoveRejectedEvent`
+/// with `from == to == pile` so the invalid-move sound plays and the source
+/// pile cards shake as feedback.
 #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 fn handle_double_click(
     buttons: Res<ButtonInput<MouseButton>>,
@@ -1407,7 +1464,11 @@ fn handle_double_click(
         return;
     };
 
-    // The topmost card in the draggable run — used as the double-click key.
+    // The clicked card heads the run and keys the double-click: two clicks
+    // on different cards of the same stack are not a double-click.
+    let Some(clicked_card) = card_ids.first() else {
+        return;
+    };
     let Some(top_card) = card_ids.last() else {
         return;
     };
@@ -1422,31 +1483,15 @@ fn handle_double_click(
 
     let now = time.elapsed_secs();
     let prev = last_click
-        .get(top_card)
+        .get(clicked_card)
         .copied()
         .unwrap_or(f32::NEG_INFINITY);
 
     if now - prev <= DOUBLE_CLICK_WINDOW {
         // Double-click confirmed.
-        last_click.remove(top_card);
+        last_click.remove(clicked_card);
 
-        // Priority 1: move the single top card (foundation preferred, then tableau).
-        if let Some(dest) = best_destination(top_card, &game.0) {
-            moves.write(MoveRequestEvent {
-                from: pile,
-                to: dest,
-                count: 1,
-            });
-            return;
-        }
-
-        // Priority 2: if the player clicked the base of a multi-card face-up
-        // stack (card_ids.len() > 1), try moving the whole stack to another
-        // tableau column.
-        if card_ids.len() > 1
-            && let Some((bottom_card, _)) = pile_cards.get(stack_index)
-            && let Some((dest, count)) =
-                best_tableau_destination_for_stack(bottom_card, &pile, &game.0, card_ids.len())
+        if let Some((dest, count)) = auto_move_for_run(clicked_card, &pile, &game.0, card_ids.len())
         {
             moves.write(MoveRequestEvent {
                 from: pile,
@@ -1456,14 +1501,10 @@ fn handle_double_click(
             return;
         }
 
-        // Both priorities failed — play the invalid-move sound and shake
-        // the source pile as feedback. `MoveRejectedEvent` with
-        // `from == to` routes the shake to the source pile (which
-        // `start_shake_anim` reads from `ev.to`). Pre-fix, this branch
-        // only fired for multi-card stacks, so a double-click on a
-        // single card with no legal destination did nothing — no
-        // sound, no shake. Now both single-card and stack misses get
-        // the same feedback.
+        // No legal destination for the clicked run — play the invalid-move
+        // sound and shake the source pile as feedback. `MoveRejectedEvent`
+        // with `from == to` routes the shake to the source pile (which
+        // `start_shake_anim` reads from `ev.to`).
         rejected.write(MoveRejectedEvent {
             from: pile,
             to: pile,
@@ -1471,7 +1512,7 @@ fn handle_double_click(
         });
     } else {
         // Single click — record the time.
-        last_click.insert(top_card.clone(), now);
+        last_click.insert(clicked_card.clone(), now);
     }
 }
 
@@ -1487,10 +1528,9 @@ fn handle_double_click(
 /// `cards`, and `origin_pile`; once `touch_end_drag` fires those fields
 /// are cleared and the tap/drag distinction is permanently lost.
 ///
-/// Move priority:
-/// 1. Single top card to its best foundation (or tableau).
-/// 2. Whole face-up run to best tableau column when no single-card move exists.
-/// 3. `MoveRejectedEvent` for audio + shake feedback when no legal move found.
+/// The move covers exactly the face-up run headed by the tapped card —
+/// see [`auto_move_for_run`]. Fires `MoveRejectedEvent` for audio + shake
+/// feedback when the tapped run has no legal destination.
 #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 fn handle_double_tap(
     mut touch_events: MessageReader<TouchInput>,
@@ -1550,9 +1590,7 @@ fn handle_double_tap(
             return;
         }
 
-        let Some((found_card, found_face_up)) =
-            pile_cards.iter().find(|(c, _)| c == top_card)
-        else {
+        let Some((_, found_face_up)) = pile_cards.iter().find(|(c, _)| c == top_card) else {
             return;
         };
         if !*found_face_up {
@@ -1588,53 +1626,27 @@ fn handle_double_tap(
 
         // --- One-tap auto-move (original behaviour) ---
 
-        // Priority 1: move single top card.
-        if let Some(dest) = best_destination(found_card, &game.0) {
+        // Move exactly the run headed by the tapped card.
+        if let Some(tapped_card) = drag.cards.first()
+            && let Some((dest, count)) =
+                auto_move_for_run(tapped_card, tapped_pile, &game.0, drag.cards.len())
+        {
             for (entity, ce, mut sprite) in card_sprites.iter_mut() {
-                if ce.card == *top_card {
+                if drag.cards.contains(&ce.card) {
                     sprite.color = STATE_SUCCESS;
                     commands.entity(entity).insert(HintHighlight {
                         remaining: DOUBLE_TAP_FLASH_SECS,
                     });
-                    break;
                 }
             }
             moves.write(MoveRequestEvent {
                 from: *tapped_pile,
                 to: dest,
-                count: 1,
+                count,
             });
             return;
         }
 
-        // Priority 2: move whole face-up stack to best tableau column.
-        if drag.cards.len() > 1 {
-            let stack_index = pile_cards.len() - drag.cards.len();
-            if let Some((bottom_card, _)) = pile_cards.get(stack_index)
-                && let Some((dest, count)) = best_tableau_destination_for_stack(
-                    bottom_card,
-                    tapped_pile,
-                    &game.0,
-                    drag.cards.len(),
-                )
-            {
-                for (entity, ce, mut sprite) in card_sprites.iter_mut() {
-                    if drag.cards.contains(&ce.card) {
-                        sprite.color = STATE_SUCCESS;
-                        commands.entity(entity).insert(HintHighlight {
-                            remaining: DOUBLE_TAP_FLASH_SECS,
-                        });
-                    }
-                }
-                moves.write(MoveRequestEvent {
-                    from: *tapped_pile,
-                    to: dest,
-                    count,
-                });
-                return;
-            }
-        }
-
         rejected.write(MoveRejectedEvent {
             from: *tapped_pile,
             to: *tapped_pile,
@@ -1783,8 +1795,6 @@ fn pile_cards(game: &GameState, pile: &KlondikePile) -> Vec<(Card, bool)> {
     }
 }
 
-
-
 const fn tableau_number(tableau: Tableau) -> u8 {
     match tableau {
         Tableau::Tableau1 => 1,
@@ -1805,10 +1815,5 @@ pub fn find_hint(game: &GameState) -> Option<(KlondikePile, KlondikePile)> {
     all_hints(game).into_iter().next()
 }
 
-// `Vec3` is referenced only via the `DRAG_Z` constant; keep the import silenced
-// when the compiler can't see it used.
-#[allow(dead_code)]
-const _VEC3_REFERENCED: Option<Vec3> = None;
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests;

solitaire_engine/src/input_plugin/tests.rs

@@ -89,9 +89,11 @@ fn find_draggable_picks_waste_top_with_multiple_cards() {
     let mut game = GameState::new(42, DrawStockConfig::DrawOne);
     let layout = compute_layout(Vec2::new(1280.0, 800.0), 0.0, 0.0, true);
     clear_test_piles(&mut game);
-    let waste = vec![Card::new(Deck::Deck1, Suit::Clubs, Rank::Two),
-                     Card::new(Deck::Deck1, Suit::Hearts, Rank::Five),
-                     Card::new(Deck::Deck1, Suit::Spades, Rank::Nine)];
+    let waste = vec![
+        Card::new(Deck::Deck1, Suit::Clubs, Rank::Two),
+        Card::new(Deck::Deck1, Suit::Hearts, Rank::Five),
+        Card::new(Deck::Deck1, Suit::Spades, Rank::Nine),
+    ];
     game.set_test_waste_cards(waste.clone());
 
     let top_index = waste.len() - 1; // 2 = the visible top
@@ -99,7 +101,11 @@ fn find_draggable_picks_waste_top_with_multiple_cards() {
     let result = find_draggable_at(top_pos, &game, &layout).expect("waste top is draggable");
     assert_eq!(result.0, KlondikePile::Stock, "origin is the waste pile");
     assert_eq!(result.1, top_index, "picks the top index, not the buffer");
-    assert_eq!(result.2, vec![waste[top_index].clone()], "drags the top card only");
+    assert_eq!(
+        result.2,
+        vec![waste[top_index].clone()],
+        "drags the top card only"
+    );
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -176,8 +182,7 @@ fn find_draggable_skips_face_down_cards() {
     // face-up card, but the iterator should skip face-down cards and
     // the cursor sits above the face-up card's AABB, so the result
     // is None.
-    let face_down_pos =
-        card_position(&game, &layout, &KlondikePile::Tableau(Tableau::Tableau7), 0);
+    let face_down_pos = card_position(&game, &layout, &KlondikePile::Tableau(Tableau::Tableau7), 0);
     let result = find_draggable_at(face_down_pos, &game, &layout);
     assert!(result.is_none(), "face-down cards should not be draggable");
 }
@@ -195,8 +200,7 @@ fn find_draggable_hits_face_up_card_with_face_down_cards_above_it() {
     // Tableau 6 starts with 6 face-down + 1 face-up. The face-up card
     // sits at base.y - 6 * TABLEAU_FACEDOWN_FAN_FRAC * card_h, NOT at
     // base.y - 6 * TABLEAU_FAN_FRAC * card_h. Click the centre.
-    let face_up_pos =
-        card_position(&game, &layout, &KlondikePile::Tableau(Tableau::Tableau7), 6);
+    let face_up_pos = card_position(&game, &layout, &KlondikePile::Tableau(Tableau::Tableau7), 6);
     let result = find_draggable_at(face_up_pos, &game, &layout)
         .expect("clicking the face-up card's visible centre must initiate a drag");
     assert_eq!(result.0, KlondikePile::Tableau(Tableau::Tableau7));
@@ -213,18 +217,14 @@ fn find_draggable_returns_run_when_picking_mid_stack() {
     let king = Card::new(D::Deck1, Suit::Spades, Rank::King);
     let queen = Card::new(D::Deck1, Suit::Hearts, Rank::Queen);
     let jack = Card::new(D::Deck1, Suit::Clubs, Rank::Jack);
-    game.set_test_tableau_cards(
-        Tableau::Tableau1,
-        vec![king, queen.clone(), jack.clone()],
-    );
+    game.set_test_tableau_cards(Tableau::Tableau1, vec![king, queen.clone(), jack.clone()]);
 
     let layout = compute_layout(Vec2::new(1280.0, 800.0), 0.0, 0.0, true);
     // The Queen's geometric center (index 1) is inside the Jack's bounding box
     // (Jack fans 0.5h below base; its box spans [base-h, base]).  To hit the
     // Queen we click in her visible strip: the 0.25h band above the Jack's top
     // edge (base.y to base.y+0.25h).  Midpoint = queen_center + 0.375*card_h.
-    let queen_center =
-        card_position(&game, &layout, &KlondikePile::Tableau(Tableau::Tableau1), 1);
+    let queen_center = card_position(&game, &layout, &KlondikePile::Tableau(Tableau::Tableau1), 1);
     let pos = queen_center + Vec2::new(0.0, layout.card_size.y * 0.375);
     let (pile, start, ids) = find_draggable_at(pos, &game, &layout).expect("hit");
     assert_eq!(pile, KlondikePile::Tableau(Tableau::Tableau1));
@@ -322,7 +322,11 @@ fn find_draggable_draw_three_waste_top_card_hit_at_fanned_position() {
     );
     let (pile, _start, ids) = result.unwrap();
     assert_eq!(pile, KlondikePile::Stock);
-    assert_eq!(ids, vec![four_clubs], "only the top card is draggable from waste");
+    assert_eq!(
+        ids,
+        vec![four_clubs],
+        "only the top card is draggable from waste"
+    );
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -425,6 +429,118 @@ fn best_tableau_destination_for_stack_returns_none_when_no_legal_move() {
     );
 }
 
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+// auto_move_for_run pure-function tests (issue #158)
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// These need real positions — `can_move_cards` validates against the live
+// session, not the `set_test_*` overlays. Seeds 51 and 145 both deal an
+// Ace and its Two on tableau tops plus an opposite-color Three elsewhere,
+// letting two moves build a face-up [Three, Two] run whose top card is
+// foundation-eligible (the bait the pre-#158 code would take).
+
+/// Deal `seed`, send the Ace on tableau 1 to its foundation, then stack the
+/// matching Two from `two_from` onto the opposite-color Three on `run_on`.
+/// Returns the game with a 2-card face-up run on `run_on`.
+fn deal_run_with_foundation_bait(seed: u64, two_from: Tableau, run_on: Tableau) -> GameState {
+    let mut game = GameState::new(seed, DrawStockConfig::DrawOne);
+    let (ace, _) = game
+        .pile(KlondikePile::Tableau(Tableau::Tableau1))
+        .last()
+        .cloned()
+        .expect("seed deals a card on tableau 1");
+    let foundation = best_destination(&ace, &game).expect("ace has a foundation home");
+    game.move_cards(KlondikePile::Tableau(Tableau::Tableau1), foundation, 1)
+        .expect("ace moves to foundation");
+    game.move_cards(
+        KlondikePile::Tableau(two_from),
+        KlondikePile::Tableau(run_on),
+        1,
+    )
+    .expect("two stacks onto three");
+    game
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn auto_move_for_run_moves_exact_clicked_run_not_top_card() {
+    let game = deal_run_with_foundation_bait(51, Tableau::Tableau6, Tableau::Tableau5);
+    let run_pile = KlondikePile::Tableau(Tableau::Tableau5);
+    let cards = game.pile(run_pile);
+    let (top, _) = cards.last().cloned().expect("run pile has cards");
+    let (clicked, _) = cards[cards.len() - 2].clone();
+
+    // The bait: the lone top card has a foundation move available.
+    assert!(
+        matches!(
+            best_destination(&top, &game),
+            Some(KlondikePile::Foundation(_))
+        ),
+        "precondition: run top card must be foundation-eligible"
+    );
+
+    // Clicking the run base must move exactly the 2-card run to a tableau.
+    match auto_move_for_run(&clicked, &run_pile, &game, 2) {
+        Some((KlondikePile::Tableau(dest), 2)) => assert_ne!(dest, Tableau::Tableau5),
+        other => panic!("expected a whole-run tableau move, got {other:?}"),
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn auto_move_for_run_rejects_when_clicked_run_cannot_move() {
+    let game = deal_run_with_foundation_bait(145, Tableau::Tableau4, Tableau::Tableau7);
+    let run_pile = KlondikePile::Tableau(Tableau::Tableau7);
+    let cards = game.pile(run_pile);
+    let (top, _) = cards.last().cloned().expect("run pile has cards");
+    let (clicked, _) = cards[cards.len() - 2].clone();
+
+    assert!(
+        matches!(
+            best_destination(&top, &game),
+            Some(KlondikePile::Foundation(_))
+        ),
+        "precondition: run top card must be foundation-eligible"
+    );
+
+    // The 2-card run has no legal home — the top card's foundation move
+    // must NOT be taken as a substitute.
+    assert_eq!(
+        auto_move_for_run(&clicked, &run_pile, &game, 2),
+        None,
+        "an immovable clicked run must not fall back to a top-card move"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn auto_move_for_run_single_card_prefers_foundation() {
+    // Seed 51 after the Ace reaches the foundation: the Two on tableau 6
+    // is a lone face-up card that could go to the foundation OR onto the
+    // Three on tableau 5. Foundation must win.
+    let mut game = GameState::new(51, DrawStockConfig::DrawOne);
+    let (ace, _) = game
+        .pile(KlondikePile::Tableau(Tableau::Tableau1))
+        .last()
+        .cloned()
+        .expect("seed 51 deals a card on tableau 1");
+    let foundation = best_destination(&ace, &game).expect("ace has a foundation home");
+    game.move_cards(KlondikePile::Tableau(Tableau::Tableau1), foundation, 1)
+        .expect("ace moves to foundation");
+
+    let two_pile = KlondikePile::Tableau(Tableau::Tableau6);
+    let (two, _) = game.pile(two_pile).last().cloned().expect("two on top");
+    assert!(
+        game.can_move_cards(&two_pile, &KlondikePile::Tableau(Tableau::Tableau5), 1),
+        "precondition: a tableau destination also exists"
+    );
+
+    assert!(
+        matches!(
+            auto_move_for_run(&two, &two_pile, &game, 1),
+            Some((KlondikePile::Foundation(_), 1))
+        ),
+        "a lone top card still prefers the foundation"
+    );
+}
+
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Task #28 — find_hint pure-function tests
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -558,8 +674,7 @@ fn rejected_drag_inserts_card_animation_on_each_dragged_card() {
 fn rejected_drag_animation_targets_origin_resting_position() {
     let drag_pos = Vec2::new(640.0, 200.0); // somewhere mid-screen
     let target_pos = Vec2::new(123.5, -50.0); // origin pile slot
-    let anim =
-        build_drag_reject_animation(drag_pos, DRAG_Z, target_pos, /* stack_index */ 3);
+    let anim = build_drag_reject_animation(drag_pos, DRAG_Z, target_pos, /* stack_index */ 3);
 
     assert!(
         (anim.end - target_pos).length() < 1e-6,
@@ -577,8 +692,7 @@ fn rejected_drag_animation_targets_origin_resting_position() {
 fn rejected_drag_animation_starts_from_drag_position() {
     let drag_pos = Vec2::new(640.0, 200.0);
     let target_pos = Vec2::new(80.0, -120.0);
-    let anim =
-        build_drag_reject_animation(drag_pos, DRAG_Z, target_pos, /* stack_index */ 0);
+    let anim = build_drag_reject_animation(drag_pos, DRAG_Z, target_pos, /* stack_index */ 0);
 
     assert!(
         (anim.start - drag_pos).length() < 1e-6,
@@ -601,12 +715,8 @@ fn rejected_drag_animation_starts_from_drag_position() {
 /// the call site honest.
 #[test]
 fn rejected_drag_animation_uses_correct_duration() {
-    let anim = build_drag_reject_animation(
-        Vec2::new(640.0, 200.0),
-        DRAG_Z,
-        Vec2::new(80.0, -120.0),
-        0,
-    );
+    let anim =
+        build_drag_reject_animation(Vec2::new(640.0, 200.0), DRAG_Z, Vec2::new(80.0, -120.0), 0);
     assert!(
         (anim.duration - MOTION_DRAG_REJECT_SECS).abs() < 1e-6,
         "drag-rejection tween duration must match MOTION_DRAG_REJECT_SECS \
@@ -620,12 +730,8 @@ fn rejected_drag_animation_uses_correct_duration() {
 /// jittery rather than forgiving.
 #[test]
 fn rejected_drag_animation_uses_responsive_curve() {
-    let anim = build_drag_reject_animation(
-        Vec2::new(640.0, 200.0),
-        DRAG_Z,
-        Vec2::new(80.0, -120.0),
-        0,
-    );
+    let anim =
+        build_drag_reject_animation(Vec2::new(640.0, 200.0), DRAG_Z, Vec2::new(80.0, -120.0), 0);
     assert_eq!(
         anim.curve,
         MotionCurve::Responsive,
@@ -683,10 +789,16 @@ fn pressing_h_spawns_pending_hint_task() {
     app.init_resource::<HintSolverConfig>();
     app.init_resource::<crate::pending_hint::PendingHintTask>();
     app.init_resource::<ButtonInput<KeyCode>>();
-    app.insert_resource(LayoutResource(
-        compute_layout(Vec2::new(1280.0, 800.0), 0.0, 0.0, true),
-    ));
-    app.insert_resource(GameStateResource(GameState::new(42, DrawStockConfig::DrawOne)));
+    app.insert_resource(LayoutResource(compute_layout(
+        Vec2::new(1280.0, 800.0),
+        0.0,
+        0.0,
+        true,
+    )));
+    app.insert_resource(GameStateResource(GameState::new(
+        42,
+        DrawStockConfig::DrawOne,
+    )));
     app.add_systems(Update, handle_keyboard_hint);
 
     // Simulate the H key being pressed this frame.
@@ -705,3 +817,123 @@ fn pressing_h_spawns_pending_hint_task() {
         "pressing H must spawn an async hint task",
     );
 }
+
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Pointer-drag / keyboard mutual exclusion.
+//
+// A state mutation fired while `follow_drag` is writing the dragged cards'
+// transforms every frame would make the card re-sync insert a `CardAnim`
+// on the same entities (two systems fighting over `Transform`) and leave
+// `DragState`'s origin indices stale. `handle_keyboard_core` and
+// `handle_keyboard_forfeit` therefore swallow game-mutating shortcuts
+// while a mouse or touch drag is live, mirroring `handle_selection_keys`.
+// The keyboard-lift sentinel is exempt: `clear_selection_on_state_change`
+// drops that lift cleanly when the state moves.
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+fn keyboard_core_app() -> App {
+    let mut app = App::new();
+    app.add_plugins(MinimalPlugins);
+    app.add_message::<UndoRequestEvent>();
+    app.add_message::<NewGameRequestEvent>();
+    app.add_message::<InfoToastEvent>();
+    app.add_message::<DrawRequestEvent>();
+    app.add_message::<StartZenRequestEvent>();
+    app.init_resource::<ButtonInput<KeyCode>>();
+    app.init_resource::<DragState>();
+    app.add_systems(Update, handle_keyboard_core);
+    app
+}
+
+fn press_key(app: &mut App, key: KeyCode) {
+    let mut input = app.world_mut().resource_mut::<ButtonInput<KeyCode>>();
+    input.release(key);
+    input.clear();
+    input.press(key);
+}
+
+fn message_count<M: Message>(app: &App) -> usize {
+    let messages = app.world().resource::<Messages<M>>();
+    let mut cursor = messages.get_cursor();
+    cursor.read(messages).count()
+}
+
+fn set_drag(app: &mut App, active_touch_id: Option<u64>) {
+    let mut drag = app.world_mut().resource_mut::<DragState>();
+    drag.cards = vec![Card::new(Deck::Deck1, Suit::Clubs, Rank::Two)];
+    drag.committed = true;
+    drag.active_touch_id = active_touch_id;
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn u_key_fires_undo_when_no_drag_active() {
+    let mut app = keyboard_core_app();
+    press_key(&mut app, KeyCode::KeyU);
+    app.update();
+    assert_eq!(
+        message_count::<UndoRequestEvent>(&app),
+        1,
+        "U with an idle DragState must fire UndoRequestEvent",
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn u_key_ignored_during_committed_mouse_drag() {
+    let mut app = keyboard_core_app();
+    set_drag(&mut app, None); // mouse drag
+    press_key(&mut app, KeyCode::KeyU);
+    app.update();
+    assert_eq!(
+        message_count::<UndoRequestEvent>(&app),
+        0,
+        "U during a mouse drag must be swallowed",
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn draw_key_ignored_during_touch_drag() {
+    let mut app = keyboard_core_app();
+    set_drag(&mut app, Some(7)); // real touch id
+    press_key(&mut app, KeyCode::KeyD);
+    app.update();
+    assert_eq!(
+        message_count::<DrawRequestEvent>(&app),
+        0,
+        "D during a touch drag must be swallowed",
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn u_key_allowed_during_keyboard_lift() {
+    let mut app = keyboard_core_app();
+    set_drag(
+        &mut app,
+        Some(crate::selection_plugin::KEYBOARD_DRAG_TOUCH_ID),
+    );
+    press_key(&mut app, KeyCode::KeyU);
+    app.update();
+    assert_eq!(
+        message_count::<UndoRequestEvent>(&app),
+        1,
+        "the keyboard-lift sentinel must not block core shortcuts",
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn g_key_forfeit_ignored_during_mouse_drag() {
+    let mut app = App::new();
+    app.add_plugins(MinimalPlugins);
+    app.add_message::<ForfeitRequestEvent>();
+    app.init_resource::<ButtonInput<KeyCode>>();
+    app.init_resource::<DragState>();
+    app.add_systems(Update, handle_keyboard_forfeit);
+
+    set_drag(&mut app, None);
+    press_key(&mut app, KeyCode::KeyG);
+    app.update();
+    assert_eq!(
+        message_count::<ForfeitRequestEvent>(&app),
+        0,
+        "G during a mouse drag must be swallowed",
+    );
+}

solitaire_engine/src/leaderboard_plugin.rs

@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ use crate::font_plugin::FontResource;
 use crate::settings_plugin::{SettingsResource, SettingsStoragePath};
 use crate::sync_plugin::SyncProviderResource;
 use crate::ui_modal::{
-    ButtonVariant, ModalScrim, ScrimDismissible, spawn_modal, spawn_modal_actions,
-    spawn_modal_button, spawn_modal_header,
+    ButtonVariant, ModalScrim, ScrimDismissible, spawn_empty_state, spawn_modal,
+    spawn_modal_actions, spawn_modal_button, spawn_modal_header,
 };
 use crate::ui_theme::{
-    ACCENT_PRIMARY, BG_ELEVATED, BORDER_SUBTLE, RADIUS_SM, STATE_INFO, TEXT_DISABLED, TEXT_PRIMARY,
-    TEXT_SECONDARY, TYPE_BODY, TYPE_BODY_LG, TYPE_CAPTION, VAL_SPACE_2, VAL_SPACE_3, VAL_SPACE_4,
-    Z_MODAL_PANEL, Z_PAUSE_DIALOG,
+    ACCENT_PRIMARY, BG_ELEVATED, BORDER_SUBTLE, RADIUS_SM, TEXT_DISABLED, TEXT_PRIMARY,
+    TEXT_SECONDARY, TYPE_BODY, TYPE_CAPTION, VAL_SPACE_2, VAL_SPACE_3, VAL_SPACE_4, Z_MODAL_PANEL,
+    Z_PAUSE_DIALOG,
 };
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -343,13 +343,21 @@ fn scroll_leaderboard_panel(
     }
 }
 
+/// Done click or Esc dismisses the leaderboard (Phase C dismissal
+/// audit). Esc only fires when the leaderboard is the topmost modal —
+/// with the display-name dialog stacked on top, that dialog owns Esc.
 fn handle_leaderboard_close_button(
     mut commands: Commands,
+    keys: Res<ButtonInput<KeyCode>>,
     close_buttons: Query<&Interaction, (With<LeaderboardCloseButton>, Changed<Interaction>)>,
     screens: Query<Entity, With<LeaderboardScreen>>,
+    other_modal_scrims: Query<(), (With<ModalScrim>, Without<LeaderboardScreen>)>,
     mut closed_flag: ResMut<ClosedThisFrame>,
 ) {
-    if !close_buttons.iter().any(|i| *i == Interaction::Pressed) {
+    let clicked = close_buttons.iter().any(|i| *i == Interaction::Pressed);
+    let esc =
+        keys.just_pressed(KeyCode::Escape) && !screens.is_empty() && other_modal_scrims.is_empty();
+    if !clicked && !esc {
         return;
     }
     for entity in &screens {
@@ -528,11 +536,6 @@ fn spawn_leaderboard_screen(
             font_size: TYPE_CAPTION,
             ..default()
         };
-        let font_status = TextFont {
-            font: font_handle.clone(),
-            font_size: TYPE_BODY_LG,
-            ..default()
-        };
         let font_row = TextFont {
             font: font_handle.clone(),
             font_size: TYPE_BODY,
@@ -639,30 +642,31 @@ fn spawn_leaderboard_screen(
         .with_children(|body| {
             match data {
                 LeaderboardResource::Idle => {
-                    body.spawn((
-                        Text::new("Fetching\u{2026}"),
-                        font_status.clone(),
-                        TextColor(STATE_INFO),
-                    ));
+                    spawn_empty_state(
+                        body,
+                        "\u{21BB}",
+                        "Fetching the leaderboard\u{2026}",
+                        None,
+                        font_res,
+                    );
                 }
                 LeaderboardResource::Error(_) => {
-                    body.spawn((
-                        Text::new("Couldn't reach the leaderboard. Try again later."),
-                        font_status.clone(),
-                        TextColor(TEXT_SECONDARY),
-                    ));
+                    spawn_empty_state(
+                        body,
+                        "!",
+                        "Couldn't reach the leaderboard.",
+                        Some("Try again later."),
+                        font_res,
+                    );
                 }
                 LeaderboardResource::Loaded(rows) if rows.is_empty() => {
-                    body.spawn((
-                        Text::new("Be the first on the leaderboard."),
-                        font_status.clone(),
-                        TextColor(TEXT_PRIMARY),
-                    ));
-                    body.spawn((
-                        Text::new("Win a game and opt in to appear here."),
-                        font_row.clone(),
-                        TextColor(TEXT_SECONDARY),
-                    ));
+                    spawn_empty_state(
+                        body,
+                        "\u{2660}",
+                        "Be the first on the leaderboard.",
+                        Some("Win a game and opt in to appear here."),
+                        font_res,
+                    );
                 }
                 LeaderboardResource::Loaded(rows) => {
                     // Column headers
@@ -862,10 +866,8 @@ fn handle_display_name_confirm(
                 .leaderboard_display_name
                 .clone()
                 .unwrap_or_else(|| {
-                    if let SyncBackend::SolitaireServer {
-                        ref username,
-                        ..
-                    } = settings.0.sync_backend
+                    if let SyncBackend::SolitaireServer { ref username, .. } =
+                        settings.0.sync_backend
                     {
                         username.chars().take(32).collect()
                     } else {
@@ -890,12 +892,18 @@ fn handle_display_name_confirm(
 }
 
 /// Discards any typed text and closes the display-name editor modal.
+/// Cancel click or Esc dismisses the display-name dialog without
+/// saving (Phase C dismissal audit — same contract as the sync-setup
+/// dialog's Cancel/Esc pair).
 fn handle_display_name_cancel(
     button_q: Query<&Interaction, (Changed<Interaction>, With<DisplayNameCancelButton>)>,
+    keys: Res<ButtonInput<KeyCode>>,
     screens: Query<Entity, With<DisplayNameModal>>,
     mut commands: Commands,
 ) {
-    if !button_q.iter().any(|i| *i == Interaction::Pressed) {
+    let clicked = button_q.iter().any(|i| *i == Interaction::Pressed);
+    let esc = keys.just_pressed(KeyCode::Escape) && !screens.is_empty();
+    if !clicked && !esc {
         return;
     }
     for entity in &screens {

solitaire_engine/src/lib.rs

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ pub mod avatar_plugin;
 pub mod card_animation;
 pub mod card_plugin;
 pub mod challenge_plugin;
+pub mod cheat_sheet_plugin;
+pub mod contextual_tips_plugin;
 pub mod core_game_plugin;
 pub mod cursor_plugin;
 pub mod daily_challenge_plugin;
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ pub mod font_plugin;
 pub mod game_plugin;
 pub mod help_plugin;
 pub mod home_plugin;
+pub mod hotkeys;
 pub mod hud_plugin;
 pub mod input_plugin;
 pub mod layout;
@@ -46,6 +49,7 @@ pub mod safe_area;
 mod schedule_checks;
 pub mod selection_plugin;
 pub mod settings_plugin;
+pub mod solution_playback_plugin;
 pub mod splash_plugin;
 pub mod stats_plugin;
 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
@@ -54,14 +58,19 @@ pub mod sync_plugin;
 pub mod sync_setup_plugin;
 pub mod table_plugin;
 pub mod theme;
+#[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+pub mod theme_store_plugin;
 pub mod time_attack_plugin;
 pub mod touch_selection_plugin;
 pub mod ui_focus;
+pub mod ui_glass;
 pub mod ui_modal;
 pub mod ui_theme;
 pub mod ui_tooltip;
 pub mod weekly_goals_plugin;
+pub mod whats_new_plugin;
 pub mod win_summary_plugin;
+pub mod you_hub_plugin;
 
 pub use achievement_plugin::{AchievementPlugin, AchievementsResource, AchievementsScreen};
 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
@@ -79,9 +88,8 @@ pub use avatar_plugin::{AvatarFetchEvent, AvatarPlugin, AvatarResource};
 pub use card_animation::{
     AnimationChain, AnimationTuning, BufferedInput, CardAnimation, CardAnimationPlugin,
     DEAL_INTERVAL_SECS, DIAG_WINDOW_SIZE, FrameTimeDiagnostics, HoverState, InputBuffer,
-    InputPlatform, MAX_DURATION_SECS, MIN_DURATION_SECS, MotionCurve, WIN_CASCADE_INTERVAL_SECS,
-    WinCascadePlugin, cascade_delay, compute_duration, micro_vary, retarget_animation,
-    sample_curve, win_scatter_targets,
+    InputPlatform, MAX_DURATION_SECS, MIN_DURATION_SECS, MotionCurve, compute_duration, micro_vary,
+    sample_curve,
 };
 pub use card_plugin::{
     CardEntity, CardImageSet, CardLabel, CardPlugin, HintHighlight, HintHighlightTimer,
@@ -90,6 +98,8 @@ pub use card_plugin::{
 pub use challenge_plugin::{
     CHALLENGE_UNLOCK_LEVEL, ChallengeAdvancedEvent, ChallengePlugin, challenge_progress_label,
 };
+pub use cheat_sheet_plugin::{CheatSheetOverlay, CheatSheetPlugin};
+pub use contextual_tips_plugin::ContextualTipsPlugin;
 pub use core_game_plugin::CoreGamePlugin;
 pub use cursor_plugin::CursorPlugin;
 pub use daily_challenge_plugin::{
@@ -103,7 +113,7 @@ pub use events::{
     HintVisualEvent, InfoToastEvent, ManualSyncRequestEvent, MoveRejectedEvent, MoveRequestEvent,
     NewGameRequestEvent, PauseRequestEvent, StartChallengeRequestEvent,
     StartDailyChallengeRequestEvent, StartDifficultyRequestEvent, StartPlayBySeedRequestEvent,
-    StartTimeAttackRequestEvent, StartZenRequestEvent, StateChangedEvent, SyncCompleteEvent,
+    StartTimeAttackRequestEvent, StartZenRequestEvent, StateChangedEvent,
     ToggleAchievementsRequestEvent, ToggleLeaderboardRequestEvent, ToggleProfileRequestEvent,
     ToggleSettingsRequestEvent, ToggleStatsRequestEvent, UndoRequestEvent, WinStreakMilestoneEvent,
     XpAwardedEvent,
@@ -159,6 +169,7 @@ pub use settings_plugin::{
     SettingsScreen, WINDOW_GEOMETRY_DEBOUNCE_SECS,
 };
 pub use solitaire_data::SyncProvider;
+pub use solution_playback_plugin::{SolutionPlayback, SolutionPlaybackPlugin, SolutionSolveTask};
 pub use splash_plugin::{SplashAge, SplashPlugin, SplashRoot};
 pub use stats_plugin::{
     LatestReplayPath, ReplayHistoryResource, ReplayNextButton, ReplayPrevButton,
@@ -176,6 +187,8 @@ pub use theme::{
     ActiveTheme, CardTheme, CardThemeLoader, ThemeEntry, ThemePlugin, ThemeRegistry,
     ThemeRegistryPlugin, set_theme,
 };
+#[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+pub use theme_store_plugin::{ThemeStorePlugin, ThemeStoreScreen};
 pub use time_attack_plugin::{
     TIME_ATTACK_DURATION_SECS, TimeAttackEndedEvent, TimeAttackPlugin, TimeAttackResource,
 };
@@ -188,6 +201,8 @@ pub use ui_modal::{
 };
 pub use ui_tooltip::{Tooltip, UiTooltipPlugin};
 pub use weekly_goals_plugin::{WeeklyGoalCompletedEvent, WeeklyGoalsPlugin};
+pub use whats_new_plugin::{WhatsNewPending, WhatsNewPlugin, WhatsNewScreen};
 pub use win_summary_plugin::{
     ScreenShakeResource, SessionAchievements, WinSummaryPending, WinSummaryPlugin, format_win_time,
 };
+pub use you_hub_plugin::{ActiveYouTab, YouHubPlugin, YouHubScreen, YouTab};

solitaire_engine/src/onboarding_plugin.rs

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ use solitaire_data::{Settings, save_settings_to};
 
 use crate::font_plugin::FontResource;
 use crate::settings_plugin::{SettingsResource, SettingsStoragePath};
+use crate::splash_plugin::SplashRoot;
 use crate::ui_modal::{
     ButtonVariant, spawn_modal, spawn_modal_actions, spawn_modal_body_text, spawn_modal_button,
     spawn_modal_header,
@@ -36,7 +37,6 @@ use crate::ui_theme::{
     BORDER_SUBTLE, HighContrastBorder, RADIUS_SM, TEXT_PRIMARY, TYPE_BODY, TYPE_CAPTION,
     VAL_SPACE_1, VAL_SPACE_2, VAL_SPACE_3,
 };
-use crate::splash_plugin::SplashRoot;
 use crate::ui_theme::{TEXT_SECONDARY, Z_ONBOARDING};
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -84,66 +84,11 @@ struct OnboardingSkipButton;
 pub struct OnboardingSlideIndex(pub u8);
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Slide data — hotkey rows are taken verbatim from `help_plugin.rs` so the
-// two screens stay in sync without a shared abstraction.
+// Slide data — the hotkey slide renders the essential subset of the
+// shared table in `crate::hotkeys` (Phase J unified the previously
+// diverging copies here and in help_plugin).
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-/// A single `key — description` pair shown on slide 3.
-#[cfg(not(target_os = "android"))]
-struct HotkeyRow {
-    keys: &'static str,
-    description: &'static str,
-}
-
-/// Most-used shortcuts from the `help_plugin` canonical list.
-///
-/// Updating the list in `help_plugin.rs` should be mirrored here. The
-/// ARCHITECTURE.md decision log calls out that we copy values rather than
-/// refactor the help plugin.
-#[cfg(not(target_os = "android"))]
-const HOTKEYS: &[HotkeyRow] = &[
-    HotkeyRow {
-        keys: "D / Space",
-        description: "Draw from stock",
-    },
-    HotkeyRow {
-        keys: "U",
-        description: "Undo last move",
-    },
-    HotkeyRow {
-        keys: "Tab → Enter",
-        description: "Pick a card; arrows pick where; Enter to drop",
-    },
-    HotkeyRow {
-        keys: "N",
-        description: "New Classic game",
-    },
-    HotkeyRow {
-        keys: "M",
-        description: "Open Mode Launcher (then 1–5 to pick)",
-    },
-    HotkeyRow {
-        keys: "S",
-        description: "Stats & progression",
-    },
-    HotkeyRow {
-        keys: "A",
-        description: "Achievements",
-    },
-    HotkeyRow {
-        keys: "O",
-        description: "Settings",
-    },
-    HotkeyRow {
-        keys: "Esc",
-        description: "Pause / resume",
-    },
-    HotkeyRow {
-        keys: "F1",
-        description: "Help / controls",
-    },
-];
-
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Plugin
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -313,6 +258,10 @@ fn complete_onboarding(
     despawn_screen(commands, screens);
     if let Some(s) = settings {
         s.0.first_run_complete = true;
+        // A fresh install has nothing "new" to announce — stamp the
+        // running release so the What's-new card (Phase I) only ever
+        // fires after an actual upgrade.
+        s.0.last_seen_whats_new = crate::whats_new_plugin::current_release_version();
         persist(path.map(|p| &p.0), &s.0);
     }
 }
@@ -382,20 +331,27 @@ fn spawn_slide_welcome(commands: &mut Commands, font_res: Option<&FontResource>)
     });
 }
 
+/// How-to-play body copy, phrased for the platform's input vocabulary —
+/// a touch player never left-clicks (Phase H polish; spotted in the
+/// emulator smoke of v0.44.0).
+#[cfg(target_os = "android")]
+const HOW_TO_PLAY_BODY: &str = "Drag any face-up card to move it between piles. \
+     You can drag a whole column at once by grabbing the topmost card \
+     you want to move. Double-tap a face-up card to send it to a \
+     foundation pile automatically (when the move is legal). \
+     Tap Hint in the bottom bar for a suggested move.";
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "android"))]
+const HOW_TO_PLAY_BODY: &str = "Left-click and drag any face-up card to move it between piles. \
+     You can drag a whole column at once by grabbing the topmost card \
+     you want to move. Double-click a face-up card to send it to a \
+     foundation pile automatically (when the move is legal). \
+     Right-click a card for a hint — valid destinations will highlight.";
+
 /// Slide 2 — How to play.
 fn spawn_slide_how_to_play(commands: &mut Commands, font_res: Option<&FontResource>) {
     spawn_modal(commands, OnboardingScreen, Z_ONBOARDING, |card| {
         spawn_modal_header(card, "Drag cards to play", font_res);
-        spawn_modal_body_text(
-            card,
-            "Left-click and drag any face-up card to move it between piles. \
-             You can drag a whole column at once by grabbing the topmost card \
-             you want to move. Double-click a face-up card to send it to a \
-             foundation pile automatically (when the move is legal). \
-             Right-click a card for a hint — valid destinations will highlight.",
-            TEXT_SECONDARY,
-            font_res,
-        );
+        spawn_modal_body_text(card, HOW_TO_PLAY_BODY, TEXT_SECONDARY, font_res);
         spawn_modal_actions(card, |actions| {
             spawn_modal_button(
                 actions,
@@ -435,8 +391,10 @@ fn spawn_slide_hotkeys(commands: &mut Commands, font_res: Option<&FontResource>)
     spawn_modal(commands, OnboardingScreen, Z_ONBOARDING, |card| {
         spawn_modal_header(card, "Keyboard shortcuts", font_res);
 
-        // Vertical list of `key — description` rows, same chip style as HelpScreen.
-        for row in HOTKEYS {
+        // Vertical list of `key — description` rows, same chip style as
+        // HelpScreen. Essential subset only — the full table lives on
+        // the hold-`/` cheat sheet.
+        for row in crate::hotkeys::HOTKEYS.iter().filter(|r| r.essential) {
             card.spawn(Node {
                 flex_direction: FlexDirection::Row,
                 align_items: AlignItems::Center,
@@ -815,22 +773,15 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-    // Hotkey list is non-empty (guards against accidental truncation)
+    // Hotkey slide renders a non-empty essential subset (the table's own
+    // integrity tests live in `crate::hotkeys`)
     // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     #[test]
-    fn hotkey_list_is_non_empty() {
-        assert!(!HOTKEYS.is_empty(), "HOTKEYS must not be empty");
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn all_hotkey_rows_have_non_empty_fields() {
-        for row in HOTKEYS {
-            assert!(!row.keys.is_empty(), "hotkey key field must not be empty");
-            assert!(
-                !row.description.is_empty(),
-                "hotkey description must not be empty"
-            );
-        }
+    fn hotkey_slide_subset_is_non_empty() {
+        assert!(
+            crate::hotkeys::HOTKEYS.iter().any(|r| r.essential),
+            "the onboarding slide needs at least one essential hotkey"
+        );
     }
 }

solitaire_engine/src/pause_plugin.rs

@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ struct PauseResumeButton;
 #[derive(Component, Debug)]
 struct PauseForfeitButton;
 
+/// Marker on the "Show solution" secondary button on the pause modal.
+/// A click resumes the game and fires `ShowSolutionRequestEvent`;
+/// `solution_playback_plugin` takes it from there.
+#[derive(Component, Debug)]
+struct PauseSolutionButton;
+
 /// Marker on the forfeit-confirm modal scrim.
 #[derive(Component, Debug)]
 pub struct ForfeitConfirmScreen;
@@ -107,6 +113,7 @@ impl Plugin for PausePlugin {
             .add_message::<PauseRequestEvent>()
             .add_message::<ForfeitRequestEvent>()
             .add_message::<ForfeitEvent>()
+            .add_message::<crate::events::ShowSolutionRequestEvent>()
             .add_message::<InfoToastEvent>()
             .init_resource::<PausedResource>()
             .add_systems(
@@ -125,6 +132,7 @@ impl Plugin for PausePlugin {
                     handle_pause_draw_buttons,
                     handle_pause_resume_button,
                     handle_pause_forfeit_button,
+                    handle_pause_solution_button,
                     handle_forfeit_request,
                     handle_forfeit_confirm_buttons,
                     handle_forfeit_keyboard,
@@ -304,6 +312,22 @@ fn handle_pause_resume_button(
     }
 }
 
+/// Translates a click on the pause modal's "Show solution" button into
+/// a resume (`PauseRequestEvent` — playback can't run while paused)
+/// plus a `ShowSolutionRequestEvent` for `solution_playback_plugin`.
+fn handle_pause_solution_button(
+    interaction_query: Query<&Interaction, (Changed<Interaction>, With<PauseSolutionButton>)>,
+    mut pause: MessageWriter<PauseRequestEvent>,
+    mut solution: MessageWriter<crate::events::ShowSolutionRequestEvent>,
+) {
+    for interaction in &interaction_query {
+        if *interaction == Interaction::Pressed {
+            pause.write(PauseRequestEvent);
+            solution.write(crate::events::ShowSolutionRequestEvent);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Translates a click on the pause modal's Forfeit button into a
 /// `ForfeitRequestEvent` so `handle_forfeit_request` can spawn the
 /// confirm modal — same code path as the `G` accelerator.
@@ -498,6 +522,14 @@ fn spawn_pause_screen(
                 ButtonVariant::Tertiary,
                 font_res,
             );
+            spawn_modal_button(
+                actions,
+                PauseSolutionButton,
+                "Show solution",
+                None,
+                ButtonVariant::Secondary,
+                font_res,
+            );
             spawn_modal_button(
                 actions,
                 PauseResumeButton,
@@ -969,7 +1001,10 @@ mod tests {
         let mut app = App::new();
         app.add_plugins(MinimalPlugins).add_plugins(PausePlugin);
         app.init_resource::<ButtonInput<KeyCode>>();
-        app.insert_resource(GameStateResource(GameState::new(1, DrawStockConfig::DrawOne)));
+        app.insert_resource(GameStateResource(GameState::new(
+            1,
+            DrawStockConfig::DrawOne,
+        )));
         app.update();
         app
     }

solitaire_engine/src/pending_hint.rs

@@ -178,9 +178,9 @@ mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use crate::events::HintVisualEvent;
     use crate::input_plugin::HintSolverConfig;
-    use solitaire_core::{Foundation, KlondikePile, Tableau};
     use solitaire_core::{Card, Deck, Rank, Suit};
     use solitaire_core::{DrawStockConfig, game_state::GameState};
+    use solitaire_core::{Foundation, KlondikePile, Tableau};
 
     /// Build a minimal Bevy app exercising only the polling system
     /// and the resources/messages it touches.
@@ -249,10 +249,7 @@ mod tests {
         .into_iter()
         .zip(suits.iter())
         {
-            game.set_test_tableau_cards(
-                tableau,
-                vec![Card::new(Deck::Deck1, *suit, Rank::King)],
-            );
+            game.set_test_tableau_cards(tableau, vec![Card::new(Deck::Deck1, *suit, Rank::King)]);
         }
         game
     }
@@ -267,9 +264,11 @@ mod tests {
         let mut app = pending_hint_app();
         app.insert_resource(GameStateResource(near_finished_state()));
         let cfg = *app.world().resource::<HintSolverConfig>();
-        app.world_mut()
-            .resource_mut::<PendingHintTask>()
-            .spawn(near_finished_state(), cfg.moves_budget, cfg.states_budget);
+        app.world_mut().resource_mut::<PendingHintTask>().spawn(
+            near_finished_state(),
+            cfg.moves_budget,
+            cfg.states_budget,
+        );
 
         let deadline = std::time::Instant::now() + std::time::Duration::from_secs(15);
         while app.world().resource::<PendingHintTask>().is_pending() {
@@ -306,9 +305,11 @@ mod tests {
         let mut app = pending_hint_app();
         app.insert_resource(GameStateResource(near_finished_state()));
         let cfg = *app.world().resource::<HintSolverConfig>();
-        app.world_mut()
-            .resource_mut::<PendingHintTask>()
-            .spawn(near_finished_state(), cfg.moves_budget, cfg.states_budget);
+        app.world_mut().resource_mut::<PendingHintTask>().spawn(
+            near_finished_state(),
+            cfg.moves_budget,
+            cfg.states_budget,
+        );
         assert!(
             app.world().resource::<PendingHintTask>().is_pending(),
             "task is in flight after spawn",
@@ -344,18 +345,22 @@ mod tests {
         let cfg = *app.world().resource::<HintSolverConfig>();
 
         // First spawn.
-        app.world_mut()
-            .resource_mut::<PendingHintTask>()
-            .spawn(near_finished_state(), cfg.moves_budget, cfg.states_budget);
+        app.world_mut().resource_mut::<PendingHintTask>().spawn(
+            near_finished_state(),
+            cfg.moves_budget,
+            cfg.states_budget,
+        );
         let first_handle_present = app.world().resource::<PendingHintTask>().is_pending();
         assert!(first_handle_present);
 
         // Second spawn. The `spawn` helper drops the prior task
         // before assigning the new one — at no point are two tasks
         // in flight.
-        app.world_mut()
-            .resource_mut::<PendingHintTask>()
-            .spawn(near_finished_state(), cfg.moves_budget, cfg.states_budget);
+        app.world_mut().resource_mut::<PendingHintTask>().spawn(
+            near_finished_state(),
+            cfg.moves_budget,
+            cfg.states_budget,
+        );
         // Resource still pending (the second task), but the first
         // is gone. We can't directly observe the first handle once
         // it's been overwritten — what we *can* assert is that the

solitaire_engine/src/profile_plugin.rs

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 //! summary in a single scrollable panel. Spawned on the first `P` keypress and
 //! despawned on the second.
 
-use bevy::input::ButtonInput;
 use bevy::input::mouse::{MouseScrollUnit, MouseWheel};
 use bevy::prelude::*;
 use chrono::{Duration, Local, NaiveDate};
@@ -13,23 +12,19 @@ use solitaire_data::SyncBackend;
 
 use crate::achievement_plugin::AchievementsResource;
 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
-use crate::avatar_plugin::AvatarResource;
+pub(crate) use crate::avatar_plugin::AvatarResource;
 #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
 #[derive(bevy::prelude::Resource)]
-struct AvatarResource(Option<bevy::prelude::Handle<bevy::prelude::Image>>);
+pub(crate) struct AvatarResource(Option<bevy::prelude::Handle<bevy::prelude::Image>>);
 use crate::events::ToggleProfileRequestEvent;
 use crate::font_plugin::FontResource;
 use crate::progress_plugin::ProgressResource;
 use crate::resources::{SyncStatus, SyncStatusResource};
 use crate::settings_plugin::SettingsResource;
 use crate::stats_plugin::{StatsResource, format_fastest_win, format_win_rate};
-use crate::ui_modal::{
-    ButtonVariant, ModalScrim, ScrimDismissible, spawn_modal, spawn_modal_actions,
-    spawn_modal_button, spawn_modal_header,
-};
 use crate::ui_theme::{
     ACCENT_PRIMARY, BG_ELEVATED, BORDER_STRONG, SPACE_1, STATE_INFO, STATE_SUCCESS, TEXT_PRIMARY,
-    TEXT_SECONDARY, TYPE_BODY, TYPE_BODY_LG, TYPE_CAPTION, VAL_SPACE_1, VAL_SPACE_2, Z_MODAL_PANEL,
+    TEXT_SECONDARY, TYPE_BODY, TYPE_BODY_LG, TYPE_CAPTION, VAL_SPACE_1, VAL_SPACE_2,
 };
 
 /// Number of days surfaced in the daily-challenge calendar row.
@@ -60,13 +55,11 @@ pub struct DailyCalendarDot {
     pub is_today: bool,
 }
 
-/// Registers the `P` key toggle for the profile overlay.
+/// Registers the Profile body's scroll handling. Opening/closing moved
+/// to the You hub (`you_hub_plugin`), which calls
+/// [`spawn_profile_body`] for this tab's content.
 pub struct ProfilePlugin;
 
-/// Marker on the "Done" button inside the Profile modal.
-#[derive(Component, Debug)]
-pub struct ProfileCloseButton;
-
 /// Marker on the scrollable body Node inside the Profile modal.
 ///
 /// The Profile panel renders sync info, progression (incl. 14-day
@@ -87,14 +80,9 @@ impl Plugin for ProfilePlugin {
             // profile-scroll system also runs cleanly under
             // `MinimalPlugins` in tests.
             .add_message::<MouseWheel>()
-            .add_systems(
-                Update,
-                (
-                    toggle_profile_screen,
-                    handle_profile_close_button,
-                    scroll_profile_panel,
-                ),
-            );
+            // Open/close/tab handling moved to `you_hub_plugin`
+            // (Phase E) — this plugin now owns body content + scroll.
+            .add_systems(Update, scroll_profile_panel);
     }
 }
 
@@ -124,70 +112,12 @@ fn scroll_profile_panel(
     }
 }
 
-fn handle_profile_close_button(
-    mut commands: Commands,
-    close_buttons: Query<&Interaction, (With<ProfileCloseButton>, Changed<Interaction>)>,
-    screens: Query<Entity, With<ProfileScreen>>,
-) {
-    if !close_buttons.iter().any(|i| *i == Interaction::Pressed) {
-        return;
-    }
-    for entity in &screens {
-        commands.entity(entity).despawn();
-    }
-}
-
+/// Builds the Profile tab body inside the You hub's card. All markers
+/// (`ProfileScrollable`, `DailyCalendarDot`, …) are unchanged, so the
+/// scroll and test queries keep working.
 #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
-fn toggle_profile_screen(
-    mut commands: Commands,
-    keys: Res<ButtonInput<KeyCode>>,
-    mut requests: MessageReader<ToggleProfileRequestEvent>,
-    settings: Option<Res<SettingsResource>>,
-    sync_status: Option<Res<SyncStatusResource>>,
-    progress: Option<Res<ProgressResource>>,
-    achievements: Option<Res<AchievementsResource>>,
-    stats: Option<Res<StatsResource>>,
-    font_res: Option<Res<FontResource>>,
-    avatar: Option<Res<AvatarResource>>,
-    screens: Query<Entity, With<ProfileScreen>>,
-    scrims: Query<(), With<ModalScrim>>,
-) {
-    let button_clicked = requests.read().count() > 0;
-    let p_pressed = keys.just_pressed(KeyCode::KeyP);
-    let esc_pressed = keys.just_pressed(KeyCode::Escape);
-    let already_open = !screens.is_empty();
-    // P / button toggles open-or-close. Esc only ever closes — when
-    // Profile is layered over Home (clicking the new Home stats chip
-    // opens this on top), Esc must dismiss the *topmost* modal.
-    // Without this branch, Esc fell through to Home's cancel handler
-    // and closed the wrong modal.
-    let want_open = !already_open && (p_pressed || button_clicked);
-    let want_close = already_open && (p_pressed || button_clicked || esc_pressed);
-    if !want_open && !want_close {
-        return;
-    }
-    if want_open && !scrims.is_empty() {
-        return;
-    }
-    if let Ok(entity) = screens.single() {
-        commands.entity(entity).despawn();
-    } else {
-        spawn_profile_screen(
-            &mut commands,
-            settings.as_deref(),
-            sync_status.as_deref(),
-            progress.as_deref(),
-            achievements.as_deref(),
-            stats.as_deref(),
-            font_res.as_deref(),
-            avatar.as_deref(),
-        );
-    }
-}
-
-#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
-fn spawn_profile_screen(
-    commands: &mut Commands,
+pub(crate) fn spawn_profile_body(
+    card: &mut ChildSpawnerCommands,
     settings: Option<&SettingsResource>,
     sync_status: Option<&SyncStatusResource>,
     progress: Option<&ProgressResource>,
@@ -208,9 +138,7 @@ fn spawn_profile_screen(
         ..default()
     };
 
-    let scrim = spawn_modal(commands, ProfileScreen, Z_MODAL_PANEL, |card| {
-        spawn_modal_header(card, "Profile", font_res);
-
+    {
         // Scrollable body — the Profile panel renders sync info,
         // progression (incl. a 14-day calendar), every unlocked
         // achievement (up to ~18), and a stats summary, which can
@@ -472,20 +400,7 @@ fn spawn_profile_screen(
                 ));
             }
         });
-
-        spawn_modal_actions(card, |actions| {
-            spawn_modal_button(
-                actions,
-                ProfileCloseButton,
-                "Done",
-                Some("P"),
-                ButtonVariant::Primary,
-                font_res,
-            );
-        });
-    });
-    // Profile is read-only — opt into click-outside-to-dismiss.
-    commands.entity(scrim).insert(ScrimDismissible);
+    }
 }
 
 /// Spawn a fixed-height vertical spacer node.
@@ -627,6 +542,7 @@ mod tests {
     use crate::settings_plugin::SettingsPlugin;
     use crate::stats_plugin::StatsPlugin;
     use crate::table_plugin::TablePlugin;
+    use crate::ui_modal::ModalScrim;
 
     fn headless_app() -> App {
         let mut app = App::new();
@@ -637,7 +553,8 @@ mod tests {
             .add_plugins(ProgressPlugin::headless())
             .add_plugins(AchievementPlugin::headless())
             .add_plugins(SettingsPlugin::headless())
-            .add_plugins(ProfilePlugin);
+            .add_plugins(ProfilePlugin)
+            .add_plugins(crate::you_hub_plugin::YouHubPlugin);
         app.init_resource::<ButtonInput<KeyCode>>();
         app.update();
         app

solitaire_engine/src/radial_menu.rs

@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ use bevy::input::touch::Touches;
 use bevy::math::Vec2;
 use bevy::prelude::*;
 use bevy::window::PrimaryWindow;
-use solitaire_core::{Foundation, KlondikePile, Tableau};
-use solitaire_core::{FOUNDATIONS, TABLEAUS};
 use solitaire_core::Card;
 use solitaire_core::game_state::GameState;
+use solitaire_core::{FOUNDATIONS, TABLEAUS};
+use solitaire_core::{Foundation, KlondikePile, Tableau};
 
 use crate::card_plugin::TABLEAU_FACEDOWN_FAN_FRAC;
 use crate::events::{MoveRejectedEvent, MoveRequestEvent};
@@ -360,9 +360,6 @@ fn pile_cards(game: &GameState, pile: &KlondikePile) -> Vec<(Card, bool)> {
     }
 }
 
-
-
-
 /// Builds the `(destination, anchor)` list for a fresh radial open.
 ///
 /// `half_extents` is the window half-size in world space — icons are clamped
@@ -381,8 +378,10 @@ fn build_radial_destinations(
         .map(|(i, d)| {
             let raw = radial_anchor_for_index(centre, count, i, RADIAL_RADIUS_PX);
             let clamped = Vec2::new(
-                raw.x.clamp(-half_extents.x + margin, half_extents.x - margin),
-                raw.y.clamp(-half_extents.y + margin, half_extents.y - margin),
+                raw.x
+                    .clamp(-half_extents.x + margin, half_extents.x - margin),
+                raw.y
+                    .clamp(-half_extents.y + margin, half_extents.y - margin),
             );
             (d, clamped)
         })

solitaire_engine/src/replay_overlay/format.rs

@@ -122,12 +122,8 @@ pub(crate) fn format_move_body(instruction: &KlondikeInstruction) -> String {
 /// `▌ MOVE LOG · COMPLETE` in `Completed`.
 pub(crate) fn format_move_log_header(state: &ReplayPlaybackState) -> String {
     match state {
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing { replay, cursor, .. } => {
-            format!(
-                "\u{258C} MOVE LOG \u{00B7} {}/{}",
-                cursor,
-                replay.moves.len()
-            )
+        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing { moves, cursor, .. } => {
+            format!("\u{258C} MOVE LOG \u{00B7} {}/{}", cursor, moves.len())
         }
         ReplayPlaybackState::Completed => "\u{258C} MOVE LOG \u{00B7} COMPLETE".to_string(),
         ReplayPlaybackState::Inactive => String::new(),
@@ -135,7 +131,7 @@ pub(crate) fn format_move_log_header(state: &ReplayPlaybackState) -> String {
 }
 
 /// Pure helper — formats the kth-most-recently-applied move's row
-/// text. `k = 1` is the active row (`replay.moves[cursor - 1]`,
+/// text. `k = 1` is the active row (`moves[cursor - 1]`,
 /// displayed as `"{cursor} │ {body}"`). `k = 2` is the row above
 /// that (`moves[cursor - 2]` displayed as `"{cursor - 1} │ {body}"`),
 /// and so on.
@@ -147,14 +143,14 @@ pub(crate) fn format_move_log_header(state: &ReplayPlaybackState) -> String {
 ///   for k=1 and k=2 only, k=3 returns empty).
 /// - The move list is shorter than expected (defensive guard).
 pub(crate) fn format_kth_recent_row(state: &ReplayPlaybackState, k: usize) -> String {
-    let ReplayPlaybackState::Playing { replay, cursor, .. } = state else {
+    let ReplayPlaybackState::Playing { moves, cursor, .. } = state else {
         return String::new();
     };
     if k == 0 || k > *cursor {
         return String::new();
     }
     let zero_idx = *cursor - k;
-    let Some(m) = replay.moves.get(zero_idx) else {
+    let Some(m) = moves.get(zero_idx) else {
         return String::new();
     };
     let display_idx = *cursor - k + 1;
@@ -162,7 +158,7 @@ pub(crate) fn format_kth_recent_row(state: &ReplayPlaybackState, k: usize) -> St
 }
 
 /// Pure helper — formats the kth-NEXT move's row text. `k = 1`
-/// is the move that will apply next (`replay.moves[cursor]`,
+/// is the move that will apply next (`moves[cursor]`,
 /// displayed as `cursor + 1`); `k = 2` is the move after that,
 /// and so on.
 ///
@@ -174,14 +170,14 @@ pub(crate) fn format_kth_recent_row(state: &ReplayPlaybackState, k: usize) -> St
 ///   replay — late in the move list, the trailing next rows
 ///   stay empty).
 pub(crate) fn format_kth_next_row(state: &ReplayPlaybackState, k: usize) -> String {
-    let ReplayPlaybackState::Playing { replay, cursor, .. } = state else {
+    let ReplayPlaybackState::Playing { moves, cursor, .. } = state else {
         return String::new();
     };
     if k == 0 {
         return String::new();
     }
     let zero_idx = *cursor + k - 1;
-    let Some(m) = replay.moves.get(zero_idx) else {
+    let Some(m) = moves.get(zero_idx) else {
         return String::new();
     };
     let display_idx = *cursor + k;
@@ -246,7 +242,11 @@ pub(crate) fn format_suit_glyph(suit: Suit) -> &'static str {
 /// known card, or `"--"` for an absent top card (empty pile).
 pub(crate) fn format_card_short(card: Option<&(Card, bool)>) -> String {
     match card {
-        Some((c, _)) => format!("{}{}", format_rank_short(c.rank()), format_suit_glyph(c.suit())),
+        Some((c, _)) => format!(
+            "{}{}",
+            format_rank_short(c.rank()),
+            format_suit_glyph(c.suit())
+        ),
         None => "--".to_string(),
     }
 }

solitaire_engine/src/replay_overlay/input.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#![allow(dead_code)]
-
 use bevy::prelude::*;
 
 use super::*;
@@ -27,960 +25,6 @@ pub(crate) struct ReplayScrubKeyHold {
     pub(crate) right_held_secs: f32,
 }
 
-/// Marker on the keybind-hint footer row at the bottom edge of the
-/// banner. Carries two `Text` children: a vim-style mode indicator
-/// (`▌ NORMAL │ replay`) on the left and the keybind hint
-/// (`[SPACE] pause/resume`) on the right. 1 px top border in
-/// [`BORDER_SUBTLE`] separates it from the notch-label row above.
-///
-/// Surfaces the existing Space-key accelerator visually so the
-/// UI-first contract from CLAUDE.md §3.3 (every player action has
-/// a visible UI control) holds for keyboard accelerators too.
-/// Future commits that wire ESC for stop or ← / → for scrub will
-/// extend the right-hand text in lockstep — the footer always
-/// reflects what's actually wired, never aspirational.
-#[derive(Component, Debug)]
-pub struct ReplayOverlayKeybindFooter;
-
-/// Marker on the bottom-edge **Move Log** panel — a separate root
-/// UI entity (not a child of the banner) that sits anchored to the
-/// viewport's bottom edge. Carries a header (`▌ MOVE LOG · N/M`)
-/// plus a row showing the most-recently-applied move.
-///
-/// Spawned by `spawn_overlay` alongside the banner and the
-/// floating progress chip; despawned by `react_to_state_change`
-/// on the same `Playing → Inactive` transition. Same lifecycle
-/// pattern as `ReplayFloatingProgressChip` — a sibling root, not
-/// a banner child, because it lives at a different screen anchor.
-///
-/// First slice of the move-log mockup at
-/// `docs/ui-mockups/replay-overlay-mobile.html` § "Move Log Card".
-/// Subsequent commits add prev/next rows and scrolling.
-#[derive(Component, Debug)]
-pub struct ReplayOverlayMoveLogPanel;
-
-/// Marker on the move-log panel's header `Text`. Carries
-/// `▌ MOVE LOG · N/M` while a replay is playing; the
-/// `update_move_log_header` system repaints it as the cursor
-/// advances.
-#[derive(Component, Debug)]
-pub struct ReplayOverlayMoveLogHeader;
-
-/// Marker on the move-log panel's active-row `Text`. Carries the
-/// most-recently-applied move's text (`47 │ waste → tableau 5`)
-/// when `cursor > 0`; empty when no moves have been applied yet
-/// (initial spawn) or in `Completed`/`Inactive` states. The
-/// `update_move_log_active_row` system repaints it as the cursor
-/// advances.
-#[derive(Component, Debug)]
-pub struct ReplayOverlayMoveLogActiveRow;
-
-/// Marker on a "previous move" row above the active row.
-/// `offset` is the 1-based distance backwards from the active
-/// row: `offset = 1` is the move applied just before the active
-/// one (e.g. cursor=47 → row reads "46 │ ..."), `offset = 2` is
-/// the one before that, and so on. Up to [`MOVE_LOG_PREV_ROWS`]
-/// rows render above the active row.
-///
-/// Empty text when there isn't enough history (`offset >= cursor`,
-/// e.g. cursor=1 has no prev rows; cursor=2 has only the
-/// `offset = 1` row populated).
-#[derive(Component, Debug)]
-pub struct ReplayOverlayMoveLogPrevRow {
-    /// Distance backwards from the active row (1-based).
-    pub offset: u8,
-}
-
-/// Marker on a "next move" row below the active row. `offset`
-/// is the 1-based distance forward from the active row:
-/// `offset = 1` is the move that will apply next
-/// (`replay.moves[cursor]`, displayed as `cursor + 1`),
-/// `offset = 2` is the one after that, and so on. Up to
-/// [`MOVE_LOG_NEXT_ROWS`] rows render below the active row.
-///
-/// Empty text when there isn't enough remaining replay
-/// (`cursor + offset - 1 >= moves.len()`, e.g. cursor=99 of
-/// a 100-move replay shows offset 1 but offset 2 stays empty).
-#[derive(Component, Debug)]
-pub struct ReplayOverlayMoveLogNextRow {
-    /// Distance forward from the active row (1-based).
-    pub offset: u8,
-}
-
-/// Marker added to every top-level entity spawned by [`spawn_overlay`].
-/// `react_to_state_change` uses a single `Query<Entity, With<DespawnWithReplay>>`
-/// to despawn all of them, rather than keeping a separate query per
-/// entity type. Future sibling overlay surfaces just need this marker
-/// at spawn time — no changes to the despawn logic required.
-#[derive(Component, Debug)]
-pub struct DespawnWithReplay;
-
-/// Marker on the mini-tableau preview panel root. A right-edge-anchored
-/// panel that shows a compact summary of the live game state during
-/// replay: the four foundation tops and the stock / waste heads.
-/// Spawned as a sibling root entity (same lifecycle pattern as
-/// [`ReplayOverlayMoveLogPanel`]) at `right: 0`, `top: MINI_TABLEAU_TOP_OFFSET`.
-#[derive(Component, Debug)]
-pub struct ReplayMiniTableauPanel;
-
-/// Marker on the foundations row `Text` inside the mini-tableau panel.
-/// Carries `F: A♠ 7♥ 5♦ K♣` (or `--` for empty slots); repainted by
-/// `update_mini_tableau` whenever [`GameStateResource`] changes.
-#[derive(Component, Debug)]
-pub struct ReplayMiniTableauFoundations;
-
-/// Marker on the stock/waste row `Text` inside the mini-tableau panel.
-/// Carries `STK:14 WST:7♥`; repainted by `update_mini_tableau` whenever
-/// [`GameStateResource`] changes.
-#[derive(Component, Debug)]
-pub struct ReplayMiniTableauStockWaste;
-
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Plugin
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-/// Bevy plugin that registers every system needed to drive the replay
-/// overlay's lifecycle.
-///
-/// The plugin is independent of [`crate::replay_playback::ReplayPlaybackPlugin`]
-/// — it only reads the shared `ReplayPlaybackState` resource. Tests insert
-/// the resource manually and exercise the overlay in isolation.
-pub struct ReplayOverlayPlugin;
-
-impl Plugin for ReplayOverlayPlugin {
-    fn build(&self, app: &mut App) {
-        // The systems are ordered so that, on a single frame:
-        //   1. The state-watcher spawns or despawns the overlay if the
-        //      `ReplayPlaybackState` resource changed.
-        //   2. The completion-text update swaps the banner label when the
-        //      state is `Completed`.
-        //   3. The progress-text update writes the latest "Move N of M".
-        //   4. The Stop-button click handler reads `Interaction::Pressed`
-        //      and calls `stop_replay_playback` (which mutates the state).
-        // Putting Stop last means a click in frame N is observed by
-        // `react_to_state_change` in frame N+1, which then despawns the
-        // overlay in response — a clean state-driven loop.
-        // Step-button handler dispatches into the same canonical move
-        // / draw events that the tick loop fires. Register them
-        // defensively here so this plugin can run under
-        // `MinimalPlugins` without the playback plugin attached;
-        // `add_message` is idempotent so the duplicate registration
-        // in production (alongside `replay_playback`) is harmless.
-        app.init_resource::<ReplayScrubKeyHold>()
-            .add_message::<MoveRequestEvent>()
-            .add_message::<DrawRequestEvent>()
-            .add_message::<UndoRequestEvent>()
-            .add_message::<StateChangedEvent>()
-            .add_systems(
-                Update,
-                (
-                    react_to_state_change,
-                    update_banner_label,
-                    update_progress_text,
-                    update_floating_progress_chip,
-                    update_scrub_fill,
-                    update_move_log_header,
-                    update_move_log_active_row,
-                    update_move_log_prev_rows,
-                    update_move_log_next_rows,
-                    update_mini_tableau_foundations,
-                    update_mini_tableau_stock_waste,
-                    update_pause_button_label,
-                    handle_pause_button,
-                    handle_step_button,
-                    handle_pause_keyboard,
-                    handle_stop_keyboard,
-                    handle_arrow_keyboard,
-                    handle_stop_button,
-                )
-                    .chain(),
-            );
-    }
-}
-
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Spawning
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-/// Reads [`ReplayPlaybackState`] every time the resource changes and either
-/// spawns or despawns the overlay accordingly. Treats the resource as the
-/// single source of truth — the spawn / despawn decision is derived from
-/// `is_playing() || is_completed()` rather than tracking previous-state
-/// transitions explicitly, which keeps the system stateless.
-pub(crate) fn react_to_state_change(
-    mut commands: Commands,
-    state: Res<ReplayPlaybackState>,
-    roots: Query<Entity, With<ReplayOverlayRoot>>,
-    despawnable: Query<Entity, With<DespawnWithReplay>>,
-    font_res: Option<Res<FontResource>>,
-) {
-    if !state.is_changed() {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    let should_be_visible = state.is_playing() || state.is_completed();
-    let already_spawned = roots.iter().next().is_some();
-
-    if should_be_visible && !already_spawned {
-        spawn_overlay(&mut commands, font_res.as_deref(), &state);
-    } else if !should_be_visible && already_spawned {
-        // Despawn all sibling root entities in one loop — every entity
-        // spawned by `spawn_overlay` carries `DespawnWithReplay` for
-        // exactly this purpose.
-        for entity in &despawnable {
-            commands.entity(entity).despawn();
-        }
-    }
-    // The `should_be_visible && already_spawned` branch is a no-op here —
-    // the per-frame text update systems below repaint the banner label
-    // and progress readout in place without a respawn.
-}
-
-/// Spawns the banner — a flex-row Node anchored to the top edge of the
-/// window with three children: the "▌ replay" / "▌ replay complete" label,
-/// the centred progress text, and the right-aligned Stop button.
-pub(crate) fn spawn_overlay(
-    commands: &mut Commands,
-    font_res: Option<&FontResource>,
-    state: &ReplayPlaybackState,
-) {
-    let font_handle = font_res.map(|f| f.0.clone()).unwrap_or_default();
-    // Clone for the floating chip spawn that runs *after* the
-    // banner's `.with_children(|banner| { ... })` closure consumes
-    // the original `font_handle`. Cheap — Bevy's `Handle<Font>` is
-    // `Arc`-backed, the clone bumps a refcount.
-    let font_handle_for_floating = font_handle.clone();
-    // Second clone for the scrub-bar label row and keybind footer
-    // inside the outer banner closure. The inner top-row closure
-    // consumes the original `font_handle` for the progress-chip
-    // text, so by the time the outer closure reaches the
-    // label-row / footer spawns the original is gone.
-    // `font_handle_for_labels` is `.clone()`'d (never moved) inside
-    // the labels closure, so it's still alive for the footer
-    // spawn afterwards — single shared clone covers both.
-    let font_handle_for_labels = font_handle.clone();
-    // Third clone for the move-log panel — a separate root
-    // entity spawned after the banner closure closes. Mirrors the
-    // floating-chip clone reasoning.
-    let font_handle_for_move_log = font_handle.clone();
-    // Fourth clone for the mini-tableau preview panel.
-    let font_handle_for_mini_tableau = font_handle.clone();
-
-    let banner_label = if state.is_completed() {
-        "\u{258C} replay complete" // ▌ — cursor-block prefix; matches the splash boot-screen convention.
-    } else {
-        "\u{258C} replay" // ▌
-    };
-    let progress_label = format_progress(state);
-
-    // Tableau dim layer — full-screen scrim at z = Z_REPLAY_DIM (= 54).
-    // Spawned first so it sits behind the banner (z=55) and move-log (z=55)
-    // in the UI stacking context. World-space sprites (cards, badges) are
-    // always below any UI node, so the dim layer darkens the entire
-    // gameplay scene without needing to touch card_plugin. No Interaction
-    // component — purely visual.
-    commands.spawn((
-        ReplayTableauDimLayer,
-        DespawnWithReplay,
-        Node {
-            position_type: PositionType::Absolute,
-            left: Val::Px(0.0),
-            top: Val::Px(0.0),
-            width: Val::Percent(100.0),
-            height: Val::Percent(100.0),
-            ..default()
-        },
-        BackgroundColor(Color::srgba(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, TABLEAU_DIM_ALPHA)),
-        ZIndex(Z_REPLAY_DIM),
-        GlobalZIndex(Z_REPLAY_DIM),
-    ));
-
-    let banner_bg = Color::srgba(
-        BG_ELEVATED_HI.to_srgba().red,
-        BG_ELEVATED_HI.to_srgba().green,
-        BG_ELEVATED_HI.to_srgba().blue,
-        BANNER_ALPHA,
-    );
-
-    commands
-        .spawn((
-            ReplayOverlayRoot,
-            DespawnWithReplay,
-            Node {
-                position_type: PositionType::Absolute,
-                left: Val::Px(0.0),
-                top: Val::Px(0.0),
-                width: Val::Percent(100.0),
-                height: Val::Px(BANNER_HEIGHT),
-                // Column outer so the content row sits above the 1px
-                // scrub bar at the bottom edge.
-                flex_direction: FlexDirection::Column,
-                ..default()
-            },
-            BackgroundColor(banner_bg),
-            // Pin the banner to its z layer in both the local and the
-            // global stacking context — `GlobalZIndex` matters because
-            // the overlay is a top-level Node (no parent), and Bevy 0.18
-            // has historically had subtle stacking-context drift here.
-            ZIndex(Z_REPLAY_OVERLAY),
-            GlobalZIndex(Z_REPLAY_OVERLAY),
-        ))
-        .with_children(|banner| {
-            // Top row: the existing content (label / progress / Stop).
-            banner
-                .spawn(Node {
-                    flex_grow: 1.0,
-                    flex_direction: FlexDirection::Row,
-                    align_items: AlignItems::Center,
-                    justify_content: JustifyContent::SpaceBetween,
-                    padding: UiRect::axes(VAL_SPACE_4, VAL_SPACE_2),
-                    column_gap: VAL_SPACE_4,
-                    ..default()
-                })
-                .with_children(|row| {
-                    // Left: column with the accent "▌ replay" headline
-                    // above and a small `GAME #YYYY-DDD` caption below.
-                    // The caption mirrors the mockup's right-anchored
-                    // game identifier but stays visually grouped with
-                    // the headline so the two pieces of "this is a
-                    // replay of game X" read as a single unit.
-                    row.spawn(Node {
-                        flex_direction: FlexDirection::Column,
-                        align_items: AlignItems::FlexStart,
-                        row_gap: Val::Px(2.0),
-                        ..default()
-                    })
-                    .with_children(|left| {
-                        left.spawn((
-                            ReplayOverlayBannerText,
-                            Text::new(banner_label),
-                            TextFont {
-                                font: font_handle.clone(),
-                                font_size: TYPE_HEADLINE,
-                                ..default()
-                            },
-                            TextColor(ACCENT_PRIMARY),
-                        ));
-                        left.spawn((
-                            ReplayOverlayGameCaption,
-                            Text::new(format_game_caption(state).unwrap_or_default()),
-                            TextFont {
-                                font: font_handle.clone(),
-                                font_size: TYPE_CAPTION,
-                                ..default()
-                            },
-                            TextColor(TEXT_SECONDARY),
-                        ));
-                    });
-
-                    // Centre: progress readout, wrapped in a 1 px
-                    // ACCENT_PRIMARY-bordered chip so it reads as a
-                    // discrete callout rather than free-floating
-                    // text. No fill — the Terminal aesthetic gets
-                    // depth from borders + tonal layering, not
-                    // shadows. The marker stays on the inner Text so
-                    // `update_progress_text` keeps working unchanged.
-                    row.spawn((
-                        Node {
-                            border: UiRect::all(Val::Px(1.0)),
-                            padding: UiRect::axes(VAL_SPACE_2, VAL_SPACE_1),
-                            ..default()
-                        },
-                        BorderColor::all(ACCENT_PRIMARY),
-                    ))
-                    .with_children(|chip| {
-                        chip.spawn((
-                            ReplayOverlayProgressText,
-                            Text::new(progress_label),
-                            TextFont {
-                                font: font_handle,
-                                font_size: TYPE_BODY,
-                                ..default()
-                            },
-                            TextColor(TEXT_PRIMARY),
-                        ));
-                    });
-
-                    // Right: Stop button. Tertiary variant — the
-                    // action is available but not the loudest element
-                    // in the banner; the "Replay" primary accent owns
-                    // that slot. `spawn_modal_button` gives us hover /
-                    // press paint and focus rings for free via the
-                    // existing `UiModalPlugin` paint system.
-                    row.spawn(Node {
-                        flex_direction: FlexDirection::Row,
-                        align_items: AlignItems::Center,
-                        column_gap: VAL_SPACE_2,
-                        ..default()
-                    })
-                    .with_children(|wrap| {
-                        // Pause / Resume label is set from the current
-                        // state so a freshly-spawned overlay (which
-                        // currently always starts unpaused) reads
-                        // "Pause". `update_pause_button_label`
-                        // repaints it whenever the state changes.
-                        spawn_modal_button(
-                            wrap,
-                            ReplayPauseButton,
-                            pause_button_label(state),
-                            None,
-                            ButtonVariant::Tertiary,
-                            font_res,
-                        );
-                        spawn_modal_button(
-                            wrap,
-                            ReplayStepButton,
-                            "Step",
-                            None,
-                            ButtonVariant::Tertiary,
-                            font_res,
-                        );
-                        spawn_modal_button(
-                            wrap,
-                            ReplayStopButton,
-                            "Stop",
-                            None,
-                            ButtonVariant::Tertiary,
-                            font_res,
-                        );
-                    });
-                });
-
-            // Bottom edge: 1px-tall scrub bar. Track in `BORDER_SUBTLE`,
-            // fill in `ACCENT_PRIMARY`. The fill width is rewritten by
-            // [`update_scrub_fill`] every tick the cursor advances.
-            // Initial fill width matches the spawn-time progress so the
-            // first-frame paint already reflects state instead of
-            // popping from 0 → cursor on the first tick.
-            let initial_scrub_pct = scrub_pct(state);
-            let win_pct = win_move_marker_pct(state);
-            banner
-                .spawn((
-                    Node {
-                        width: Val::Percent(100.0),
-                        height: Val::Px(1.0),
-                        ..default()
-                    },
-                    BackgroundColor(BORDER_SUBTLE),
-                    // HC marker: bumps the 1 px track from #505050
-                    // → #a0a0a0 under high-contrast mode. The track
-                    // paints via BackgroundColor (it's a 1 px Node,
-                    // not a border on a wider container) so the
-                    // BorderColor-targeting HighContrastBorder marker
-                    // doesn't apply — HighContrastBackground is the
-                    // parallel primitive for this case.
-                    HighContrastBackground::with_default(BORDER_SUBTLE),
-                ))
-                .with_children(|track| {
-                    track.spawn((
-                        ReplayOverlayScrubFill,
-                        Node {
-                            width: Val::Percent(initial_scrub_pct),
-                            height: Val::Percent(100.0),
-                            ..default()
-                        },
-                        BackgroundColor(ACCENT_PRIMARY),
-                    ));
-                    // WIN MOVE marker — small green tick anchored at
-                    // `win_move_index / total`. Spawned only when the
-                    // active replay carries the field; older replays
-                    // pre-dating `win_move_index` simply don't get a
-                    // marker. Centered vertically on the 1px track via
-                    // a 3px-tall node offset 1px above the track top so
-                    // 1px sits above and 1px below the track line.
-                    if let Some(pct) = win_pct {
-                        track.spawn((
-                            ReplayOverlayWinMoveMarker,
-                            Node {
-                                position_type: PositionType::Absolute,
-                                left: Val::Percent(pct),
-                                top: Val::Px(-1.0),
-                                width: Val::Px(2.0),
-                                height: Val::Px(3.0),
-                                ..default()
-                            },
-                            BackgroundColor(STATE_SUCCESS),
-                            // HC bump: lime → brighter lime so the win
-                            // marker reads clearly above the bumped
-                            // notch ticks (BORDER_SUBTLE_HC gray) under
-                            // high-contrast mode.
-                            HighContrastBackground::with_hc(STATE_SUCCESS, STATE_SUCCESS_HC),
-                        ));
-                    }
-                    // Fixed quarter-mark notches: five 1px vertical
-                    // ticks at 0 / 25 / 50 / 75 / 100 % that give the
-                    // player visual anchor points without needing to
-                    // mentally bisect the bar. Painted in
-                    // BORDER_SUBTLE — same colour as the unfilled
-                    // track — so visibility comes from extending past
-                    // the 1px track height (5px tall, anchored 2px
-                    // above the track top) rather than colour
-                    // contrast. Spawned *after* the WIN MOVE marker
-                    // so a notch and the marker landing on the same
-                    // percentage paint the marker on top.
-                    for pct in scrub_notch_positions() {
-                        track.spawn((
-                            ReplayOverlayScrubNotch,
-                            Node {
-                                position_type: PositionType::Absolute,
-                                left: Val::Percent(pct),
-                                top: Val::Px(-2.0),
-                                width: Val::Px(1.0),
-                                height: Val::Px(5.0),
-                                ..default()
-                            },
-                            BackgroundColor(BORDER_SUBTLE),
-                            // Same HC-paint reasoning as the track
-                            // above: 5 px tall × 1 px wide tick mark
-                            // paints via BackgroundColor, so
-                            // HighContrastBackground (not -Border) is
-                            // the right marker.
-                            HighContrastBackground::with_default(BORDER_SUBTLE),
-                        ));
-                    }
-                });
-
-            // Third banner row: percentage labels (`0%` / `25%` /
-            // `50%` / `75%` / `100%`) under each scrub-bar notch.
-            // Sibling of (not child of) the 1px track because labels
-            // need their own vertical real estate (TYPE_CAPTION text
-            // doesn't fit inside a 1px container). Position math:
-            // track Node has `Val::Percent(p)` referencing the
-            // banner's full width; this label row also has the
-            // banner's full width, so labels at the same
-            // percentages line up vertically with their notches.
-            let labels = scrub_notch_labels();
-            let positions = scrub_notch_positions();
-            banner
-                .spawn(Node {
-                    width: Val::Percent(100.0),
-                    height: Val::Px(SCRUB_LABEL_ROW_HEIGHT),
-                    position_type: PositionType::Relative,
-                    ..default()
-                })
-                .with_children(|row| {
-                    for (i, (label, pct)) in labels.iter().zip(positions.iter()).enumerate() {
-                        // Endpoints flush to the row's edges; middle
-                        // three labels use the `translateX(-50%)`
-                        // pattern for Bevy 0.18 UI: a fixed-width
-                        // container is placed at `left: Percent(pct)`
-                        // then shifted left by half its own width via
-                        // `margin.left: Px(-SCRUB_LABEL_CENTER_WIDTH/2)`.
-                        // `Justify::Center` renders the text centred
-                        // within the container so the text's visual
-                        // centre coincides with the notch line.
-                        let (node, justify) = if i == 0 {
-                            (
-                                Node {
-                                    position_type: PositionType::Absolute,
-                                    top: Val::Px(2.0),
-                                    left: Val::Px(0.0),
-                                    ..default()
-                                },
-                                Justify::Left,
-                            )
-                        } else if i == labels.len() - 1 {
-                            (
-                                Node {
-                                    position_type: PositionType::Absolute,
-                                    top: Val::Px(2.0),
-                                    right: Val::Px(0.0),
-                                    ..default()
-                                },
-                                Justify::Right,
-                            )
-                        } else {
-                            (
-                                Node {
-                                    position_type: PositionType::Absolute,
-                                    top: Val::Px(2.0),
-                                    left: Val::Percent(*pct),
-                                    width: Val::Px(SCRUB_LABEL_CENTER_WIDTH),
-                                    margin: UiRect {
-                                        left: Val::Px(-SCRUB_LABEL_CENTER_WIDTH / 2.0),
-                                        ..default()
-                                    },
-                                    ..default()
-                                },
-                                Justify::Center,
-                            )
-                        };
-                        row.spawn((
-                            ReplayOverlayScrubNotchLabel,
-                            node,
-                            Text::new(*label),
-                            TextLayout::new_with_justify(justify),
-                            TextFont {
-                                font: font_handle_for_labels.clone(),
-                                font_size: TYPE_CAPTION,
-                                ..default()
-                            },
-                            // TEXT_SECONDARY keeps the subdued visual
-                            // hierarchy (caption, not headline) while
-                            // staying readable against BG_ELEVATED_HI.
-                            TextColor(TEXT_SECONDARY),
-                        ));
-                    }
-                });
-
-            // Fourth banner row: keybind-hint footer. Vim-style
-            // mode line on the left (`▌ NORMAL │ replay`), keybind
-            // hint on the right (`[SPACE] pause/resume`), 1px top
-            // border in BORDER_SUBTLE separating it from the
-            // labels row above. Surfaces the existing Space
-            // accelerator visually so CLAUDE.md §3.3's UI-first
-            // contract holds for keyboard accelerators too.
-            banner
-                .spawn((
-                    ReplayOverlayKeybindFooter,
-                    Node {
-                        width: Val::Percent(100.0),
-                        height: Val::Px(KEYBIND_FOOTER_HEIGHT),
-                        flex_direction: FlexDirection::Row,
-                        justify_content: JustifyContent::SpaceBetween,
-                        align_items: AlignItems::Center,
-                        padding: UiRect::horizontal(VAL_SPACE_4),
-                        border: UiRect::top(Val::Px(1.0)),
-                        ..default()
-                    },
-                    BorderColor::all(BORDER_SUBTLE),
-                    // Marker for `apply_high_contrast_borders`: bumps
-                    // the 1 px top border from BORDER_SUBTLE (#505050)
-                    // to BORDER_SUBTLE_HC (#a0a0a0) when
-                    // `Settings::high_contrast_mode` is on. Without
-                    // this the footer reads as floating loose under
-                    // HC because the border that visually anchors it
-                    // to the labels row above is near-invisible.
-                    HighContrastBorder::with_default(BORDER_SUBTLE),
-                ))
-                .with_children(|footer| {
-                    footer.spawn((
-                        Text::new(keybind_footer_mode_text()),
-                        TextFont {
-                            font: font_handle_for_labels.clone(),
-                            font_size: TYPE_CAPTION,
-                            ..default()
-                        },
-                        TextColor(TEXT_SECONDARY),
-                    ));
-                    if SHOW_KEYBOARD_ACCELERATORS {
-                        footer.spawn((
-                            Text::new(keybind_footer_hint_text()),
-                            TextFont {
-                                font: font_handle_for_labels.clone(),
-                                font_size: TYPE_CAPTION,
-                                ..default()
-                            },
-                            TextColor(TEXT_SECONDARY),
-                        ));
-                    }
-                });
-        });
-
-    // Floating progress chip — a 2D world-space `Text2d` rendered
-    // above the destination pile of the most-recently-applied move.
-    // Sibling of (not child of) the banner overlay because it lives
-    // in world-space coordinates, not the UI tree. Spawned hidden;
-    // `update_floating_progress_chip` shows + positions it on the
-    // first frame the cursor advances past 0. Lifecycle matches
-    // the banner overlay — `react_to_state_change` despawns both
-    // when the replay state transitions back to `Inactive`.
-    commands.spawn((
-        ReplayFloatingProgressChip,
-        DespawnWithReplay,
-        Text2d::new(format_progress(state)),
-        TextFont {
-            font: font_handle_for_floating,
-            font_size: TYPE_BODY,
-            ..default()
-        },
-        TextColor(TEXT_PRIMARY),
-        // High Z keeps the chip above every card stack
-        // (Z_DROP_OVERLAY = 50, Z_STOCK_BADGE = 30, regular cards
-        // stack to the low double digits at most).
-        Transform::from_xyz(0.0, 0.0, 100.0),
-        Visibility::Hidden,
-    ));
-
-    // Move-log panel — a separate root UI entity anchored to the
-    // viewport's bottom edge. Carries a `▌ MOVE LOG · N/M` header
-    // plus a row showing the most-recently-applied move.
-    // Sibling-of-banner pattern (not a banner child) because the
-    // panel lives at a different screen anchor and has its own
-    // spawn/despawn lifecycle synced via `react_to_state_change`.
-    let banner_bg = Color::srgba(
-        BG_ELEVATED_HI.to_srgba().red,
-        BG_ELEVATED_HI.to_srgba().green,
-        BG_ELEVATED_HI.to_srgba().blue,
-        BANNER_ALPHA,
-    );
-    commands
-        .spawn((
-            ReplayOverlayMoveLogPanel,
-            DespawnWithReplay,
-            Node {
-                position_type: PositionType::Absolute,
-                left: Val::Px(0.0),
-                bottom: Val::Px(0.0),
-                width: Val::Percent(100.0),
-                height: Val::Px(MOVE_LOG_PANEL_HEIGHT),
-                flex_direction: FlexDirection::Column,
-                align_items: AlignItems::FlexStart,
-                justify_content: JustifyContent::Center,
-                padding: UiRect::axes(VAL_SPACE_4, VAL_SPACE_2),
-                row_gap: VAL_SPACE_1,
-                border: UiRect::top(Val::Px(1.0)),
-                ..default()
-            },
-            BackgroundColor(banner_bg),
-            BorderColor::all(BORDER_SUBTLE),
-            // Same z-stack rationale as the banner — above gameplay,
-            // below modals.
-            ZIndex(Z_REPLAY_OVERLAY),
-            GlobalZIndex(Z_REPLAY_OVERLAY),
-            // HC marker so the top border bumps under HC mode.
-            // Without it the panel reads as floating loose because
-            // the border that anchors it to the gameplay area above
-            // is near-invisible at #505050.
-            HighContrastBorder::with_default(BORDER_SUBTLE),
-        ))
-        .with_children(|panel| {
-            // Header row: `▌ MOVE LOG · N/M` in ACCENT_PRIMARY for
-            // the cursor-block prefix consistency with the banner
-            // headline.
-            panel.spawn((
-                ReplayOverlayMoveLogHeader,
-                Text::new(format_move_log_header(state)),
-                TextFont {
-                    font: font_handle_for_move_log.clone(),
-                    font_size: TYPE_CAPTION,
-                    ..default()
-                },
-                TextColor(ACCENT_PRIMARY),
-            ));
-            // Prev rows — render above the active row in display
-            // order (oldest first), so the active row sits at the
-            // bottom of the visible window. Spawn from
-            // MOVE_LOG_PREV_ROWS down to 1 (offset 2, then 1) so
-            // the highest-offset (oldest) row is topmost in the
-            // panel's flex column. Each carries
-            // ReplayOverlayMoveLogPrevRow { offset } — the
-            // per-frame system reads `offset` and recomputes the
-            // text on cursor advance. Painted in TEXT_SECONDARY
-            // so the active row stands out from context rows.
-            for offset in (1..=MOVE_LOG_PREV_ROWS as u8).rev() {
-                panel.spawn((
-                    ReplayOverlayMoveLogPrevRow { offset },
-                    Text::new(format_kth_recent_row(state, offset as usize + 1)),
-                    TextFont {
-                        font: font_handle_for_move_log.clone(),
-                        font_size: TYPE_BODY,
-                        ..default()
-                    },
-                    TextColor(TEXT_SECONDARY),
-                ));
-            }
-            // Active move row. Wrapped in a Node with an
-            // ACCENT_PRIMARY background so the row reads as
-            // "current focus" — the player can scan vertically
-            // and the highlighted row is the move that just
-            // applied. Empty text at spawn time when cursor=0;
-            // the per-frame update system populates it as the
-            // cursor advances. Text colour is TEXT_PRIMARY_HC
-            // (near-white) for contrast against the brick-red
-            // background — same trick as the modal-button
-            // primary-variant paint.
-            panel
-                .spawn((
-                    Node {
-                        width: Val::Percent(100.0),
-                        padding: UiRect::axes(VAL_SPACE_2, VAL_SPACE_1),
-                        ..default()
-                    },
-                    BackgroundColor(ACCENT_PRIMARY),
-                ))
-                .with_children(|active| {
-                    active.spawn((
-                        ReplayOverlayMoveLogActiveRow,
-                        Text::new(format_active_move_row(state)),
-                        TextFont {
-                            font: font_handle_for_move_log.clone(),
-                            font_size: TYPE_BODY,
-                            ..default()
-                        },
-                        TextColor(TEXT_PRIMARY_HC),
-                    ));
-                });
-            // Next rows — render below the active row in display
-            // order (offset 1 directly below active, then offset
-            // 2). Same TEXT_SECONDARY de-emphasis as prev rows so
-            // the active row stays the focal point. Empty text
-            // late in the replay (when cursor + offset exceeds
-            // moves.len()) — the panel under-fills gracefully.
-            for offset in 1..=MOVE_LOG_NEXT_ROWS as u8 {
-                panel.spawn((
-                    ReplayOverlayMoveLogNextRow { offset },
-                    Text::new(format_kth_next_row(state, offset as usize)),
-                    TextFont {
-                        font: font_handle_for_move_log.clone(),
-                        font_size: TYPE_BODY,
-                        ..default()
-                    },
-                    TextColor(TEXT_SECONDARY),
-                ));
-            }
-        });
-
-    // Mini-tableau preview panel — right-edge anchor, just below the banner.
-    // Compact two-row readout: foundation tops then stock/waste head.
-    // Sibling-of-banner pattern (separate root entity, own spawn/despawn).
-    let banner_bg = Color::srgba(
-        BG_ELEVATED_HI.to_srgba().red,
-        BG_ELEVATED_HI.to_srgba().green,
-        BG_ELEVATED_HI.to_srgba().blue,
-        BANNER_ALPHA,
-    );
-    commands
-        .spawn((
-            ReplayMiniTableauPanel,
-            DespawnWithReplay,
-            Node {
-                position_type: PositionType::Absolute,
-                right: Val::Px(0.0),
-                top: Val::Px(MINI_TABLEAU_TOP_OFFSET),
-                padding: UiRect::axes(VAL_SPACE_2, VAL_SPACE_2),
-                flex_direction: FlexDirection::Column,
-                align_items: AlignItems::FlexStart,
-                row_gap: VAL_SPACE_1,
-                border: UiRect::left(Val::Px(1.0)),
-                ..default()
-            },
-            BackgroundColor(banner_bg),
-            BorderColor::all(BORDER_SUBTLE),
-            ZIndex(Z_REPLAY_OVERLAY),
-            GlobalZIndex(Z_REPLAY_OVERLAY),
-            HighContrastBorder::with_default(BORDER_SUBTLE),
-        ))
-        .with_children(|panel| {
-            panel.spawn((
-                Text::new("\u{258C} BOARD"),
-                TextFont {
-                    font: font_handle_for_mini_tableau.clone(),
-                    font_size: TYPE_CAPTION,
-                    ..default()
-                },
-                TextColor(ACCENT_PRIMARY),
-            ));
-            panel.spawn((
-                ReplayMiniTableauFoundations,
-                Text::new("F: -- -- -- --"),
-                TextFont {
-                    font: font_handle_for_mini_tableau.clone(),
-                    font_size: TYPE_CAPTION,
-                    ..default()
-                },
-                TextColor(TEXT_PRIMARY),
-            ));
-            panel.spawn((
-                ReplayMiniTableauStockWaste,
-                Text::new("STK:-- WST:--"),
-                TextFont {
-                    font: font_handle_for_mini_tableau,
-                    font_size: TYPE_CAPTION,
-                    ..default()
-                },
-                TextColor(TEXT_SECONDARY),
-            ));
-        });
-}
-
-/// Pure helper — returns the scrub-fill width as a percentage of the
-/// track for the given playback state. `Completed` reads as 100 %;
-/// `Inactive` and `Playing` with no progress read as 0 %.
-pub(crate) fn scrub_pct(state: &ReplayPlaybackState) -> f32 {
-    if state.is_completed() {
-        return 100.0;
-    }
-    match state.progress() {
-        Some((_, 0)) | None => 0.0,
-        Some((cursor, total)) => {
-            let frac = (cursor as f32 / total as f32).clamp(0.0, 1.0);
-            frac * 100.0
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-/// Pure helper — returns the fixed scrub-bar notch positions as
-/// percentages along the track. Five evenly-spaced notches at the
-/// quarter-marks: `[0, 25, 50, 75, 100]`. Function (rather than
-/// const) so the unit-test surface is obvious and a future
-/// regression — e.g. someone simplifying to three notches — fails
-/// at the helper test rather than at visual review.
-pub(crate) fn scrub_notch_positions() -> [f32; 5] {
-    [0.0, 25.0, 50.0, 75.0, 100.0]
-}
-
-/// Pure helper — returns the percentage-label text for each notch,
-/// in left-to-right order. Paired with [`scrub_notch_positions`] so
-/// `labels[i]` belongs at `positions[i]`. Lifted to a function for
-/// the same reason as the positions helper: a clean unit-test
-/// surface that fails at a regression (e.g. someone simplifying
-/// `100%` → `MAX`) rather than at visual review.
-pub(crate) fn scrub_notch_labels() -> [&'static str; 5] {
-    ["0%", "25%", "50%", "75%", "100%"]
-}
-
-/// Pure helper — returns the vim-style mode indicator text shown on
-/// the left side of the keybind-hint footer row. `▌ NORMAL │ replay`
-/// matches the `▌replay.tsx` motif from the splash boot-screen and
-/// the screen-takeover mockup. The cursor block (`▌`) matches the
-/// banner-label prefix; "NORMAL" is the vim mode (mockup parity);
-/// "replay" identifies the surface.
-pub(crate) fn keybind_footer_mode_text() -> &'static str {
-    "\u{258C} NORMAL \u{2502} replay" // ▌ NORMAL │ replay
-}
-
-/// Pure helper — returns the keybind-hint text shown on the right
-/// side of the keybind-hint footer row. Lists only the keys that
-/// are *actually wired* today: the Space accelerator for
-/// pause/resume, the ESC accelerator for stop, and the ← / →
-/// accelerators for paused single-move stepping. The footer never
-/// lists unimplemented keybinds (would lie to users).
-pub(crate) fn keybind_footer_hint_text() -> &'static str {
-    if SHOW_KEYBOARD_ACCELERATORS {
-        "[SPACE] pause/resume \u{00B7} [ESC] stop \u{00B7} [\u{2190}\u{2192}] step" // · separator
-    } else {
-        ""
-    }
-}
-
-/// Pure helper — returns the WIN MOVE marker's left-edge position as
-/// a percentage of the scrub track, or `None` when no marker should
-/// be drawn.
-///
-/// `None` is returned in any of these cases:
-/// - The state isn't `Playing` (no replay attached).
-/// - The replay's `win_move_index` is `None` (older replay loaded
-///   from disk pre-dating the field).
-/// - The replay's move list is empty (shouldn't happen for real wins,
-///   but guards the divide-by-zero).
-///
-/// The percentage clamps to `[0, 100]` so a malformed
-/// `win_move_index >= total` (defensive — shouldn't happen) doesn't
-/// position the marker outside the track.
-pub(crate) fn win_move_marker_pct(state: &ReplayPlaybackState) -> Option<f32> {
-    let ReplayPlaybackState::Playing { replay, .. } = state else {
-        return None;
-    };
-    let idx = replay.win_move_index?;
-    let total = replay.moves.len();
-    if total == 0 {
-        return None;
-    }
-    let frac = (idx as f32 / total as f32).clamp(0.0, 1.0);
-    Some(frac * 100.0)
-}
-
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Playback-control button handlers
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

solitaire_engine/src/replay_overlay/mod.rs

@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ pub struct ReplayOverlayMoveLogPrevRow {
 /// Marker on a "next move" row below the active row. `offset`
 /// is the 1-based distance forward from the active row:
 /// `offset = 1` is the move that will apply next
-/// (`replay.moves[cursor]`, displayed as `cursor + 1`),
+/// (`moves[cursor]`, displayed as `cursor + 1`),
 /// `offset = 2` is the one after that, and so on. Up to
 /// [`MOVE_LOG_NEXT_ROWS`] rows render below the active row.
 ///
@@ -1258,11 +1258,11 @@ fn keybind_footer_hint_text() -> &'static str {
 /// `win_move_index >= total` (defensive — shouldn't happen) doesn't
 /// position the marker outside the track.
 fn win_move_marker_pct(state: &ReplayPlaybackState) -> Option<f32> {
-    let ReplayPlaybackState::Playing { replay, .. } = state else {
+    let ReplayPlaybackState::Playing { replay, moves, .. } = state else {
         return None;
     };
     let idx = replay.win_move_index?;
-    let total = replay.moves.len();
+    let total = moves.len();
     if total == 0 {
         return None;
     }

solitaire_engine/src/replay_overlay/tests.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use super::*;
 use chrono::NaiveDate;
 use solitaire_core::{DrawStockConfig, game_state::GameMode};
-use solitaire_core::{Foundation, KlondikeInstruction, KlondikePile, Tableau};
+use solitaire_core::{Foundation, KlondikeInstruction, KlondikePile, SessionRecording, Tableau};
 use solitaire_core::{Rank, Suit};
 use solitaire_data::Replay;
 
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@ fn synthetic_replay(move_count: usize) -> Replay {
         120,
         1_000,
         NaiveDate::from_ymd_opt(2026, 5, 2).expect("valid date"),
-        (0..move_count)
-            .map(|_| KlondikeInstruction::RotateStock)
-            .collect(),
+        SessionRecording::from_instructions_unchecked(
+            42,
+            DrawStockConfig::DrawOne,
+            (0..move_count).map(|_| KlondikeInstruction::RotateStock),
+        ),
     )
 }
 
@@ -93,12 +95,7 @@ fn overlay_spawns_when_playback_starts() {
 
     set_state(
         &mut app,
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(10),
-            cursor: 0,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        },
+        ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(10), 0, 0.5, false),
     );
     app.update();
 
@@ -117,12 +114,7 @@ fn overlay_progress_text_reflects_cursor() {
     let mut app = headless_app();
     set_state(
         &mut app,
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(10),
-            cursor: 5,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        },
+        ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(10), 5, 0.5, false),
     );
     app.update();
 
@@ -138,12 +130,7 @@ fn overlay_stop_button_click_clears_playback() {
     let mut app = headless_app();
     set_state(
         &mut app,
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(10),
-            cursor: 0,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        },
+        ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(10), 0, 0.5, false),
     );
     app.update();
     assert_eq!(overlay_root_count(&mut app), 1);
@@ -195,12 +182,7 @@ fn floating_chip_spawns_and_despawns_with_overlay() {
 
     set_state(
         &mut app,
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(5),
-            cursor: 0,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        },
+        ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(5), 0, 0.5, false),
     );
     app.update();
     assert_eq!(
@@ -232,12 +214,7 @@ fn overlay_despawns_when_playback_returns_to_inactive() {
     let mut app = headless_app();
     set_state(
         &mut app,
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(3),
-            cursor: 1,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        },
+        ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(3), 1, 0.5, false),
     );
     app.update();
     assert_eq!(overlay_root_count(&mut app), 1);
@@ -260,12 +237,7 @@ fn overlay_text_changes_on_completed() {
     let mut app = headless_app();
     set_state(
         &mut app,
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(7),
-            cursor: 7,
-            secs_to_next: 0.0,
-            paused: false,
-        },
+        ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(7), 7, 0.0, false),
     );
     app.update();
     assert_eq!(banner_text(&mut app), "\u{258C} replay");
@@ -314,30 +286,30 @@ fn scrub_pct_covers_state_corners() {
     assert_eq!(scrub_pct(&ReplayPlaybackState::Inactive), 0.0);
     assert_eq!(scrub_pct(&ReplayPlaybackState::Completed), 100.0);
     assert_eq!(
-        scrub_pct(&ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(10),
-            cursor: 0,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        }),
+        scrub_pct(&ReplayPlaybackState::playing(
+            synthetic_replay(10),
+            0,
+            0.5,
+            false,
+        )),
         0.0,
     );
     assert_eq!(
-        scrub_pct(&ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(10),
-            cursor: 5,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        }),
+        scrub_pct(&ReplayPlaybackState::playing(
+            synthetic_replay(10),
+            5,
+            0.5,
+            false,
+        )),
         50.0,
     );
     assert_eq!(
-        scrub_pct(&ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(10),
-            cursor: 10,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        }),
+        scrub_pct(&ReplayPlaybackState::playing(
+            synthetic_replay(10),
+            10,
+            0.5,
+            false,
+        )),
         100.0,
     );
 }
@@ -367,12 +339,12 @@ fn format_game_caption_covers_state_corners() {
     // Mar = 31, Apr = 30, May 2 = 122). Synthetic_replay always
     // uses this date so the assertion is stable.
     assert_eq!(
-        format_game_caption(&ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(10),
-            cursor: 5,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        }),
+        format_game_caption(&ReplayPlaybackState::playing(
+            synthetic_replay(10),
+            5,
+            0.5,
+            false,
+        )),
         Some("GAME #2026-122".to_string()),
     );
 
@@ -381,12 +353,7 @@ fn format_game_caption_covers_state_corners() {
     let mut early_january = synthetic_replay(10);
     early_january.recorded_at = NaiveDate::from_ymd_opt(2026, 1, 5).expect("valid date");
     assert_eq!(
-        format_game_caption(&ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: early_january,
-            cursor: 0,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        }),
+        format_game_caption(&ReplayPlaybackState::playing(early_january, 0, 0.5, false,)),
         Some("GAME #2026-005".to_string()),
     );
 }
@@ -399,12 +366,7 @@ fn overlay_game_caption_shows_replay_date() {
     let mut app = headless_app();
     set_state(
         &mut app,
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(10),
-            cursor: 0,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        },
+        ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(10), 0, 0.5, false),
     );
     app.update();
     assert_eq!(game_caption_text(&mut app), "GAME #2026-122");
@@ -431,12 +393,7 @@ fn overlay_scrub_fill_tracks_cursor() {
     let mut app = headless_app();
     set_state(
         &mut app,
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(8),
-            cursor: 2,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        },
+        ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(8), 2, 0.5, false),
     );
     app.update();
     assert_eq!(
@@ -447,12 +404,7 @@ fn overlay_scrub_fill_tracks_cursor() {
 
     set_state(
         &mut app,
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(8),
-            cursor: 6,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        },
+        ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(8), 6, 0.5, false),
     );
     app.update();
     assert_eq!(
@@ -497,12 +449,7 @@ fn win_move_marker_pct_is_none_for_completed() {
 fn win_move_marker_pct_is_none_when_replay_lacks_field() {
     // Synthetic replay constructor leaves win_move_index as None
     // (legacy / pre-`ab857bb` path).
-    let state = ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-        replay: synthetic_replay(10),
-        cursor: 0,
-        secs_to_next: 0.5,
-        paused: false,
-    };
+    let state = ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(10), 0, 0.5, false);
     assert_eq!(win_move_marker_pct(&state), None);
 }
 
@@ -511,12 +458,12 @@ fn win_move_marker_pct_is_some_at_correct_position() {
     // 10 moves, win at index 9 → marker sits at 90 % of the track.
     // Matches the recording semantic: cursor reaches the marker
     // exactly when the about-to-apply move IS the win move.
-    let state = ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-        replay: synthetic_replay(10).with_win_move_index(Some(9)),
-        cursor: 0,
-        secs_to_next: 0.5,
-        paused: false,
-    };
+    let state = ReplayPlaybackState::playing(
+        synthetic_replay(10).with_win_move_index(Some(9)),
+        0,
+        0.5,
+        false,
+    );
     assert_eq!(win_move_marker_pct(&state), Some(90.0));
 }
 
@@ -524,12 +471,12 @@ fn win_move_marker_pct_is_some_at_correct_position() {
 fn win_move_marker_pct_clamps_to_track_bounds() {
     // Defensive: if a malformed replay carried `win_move_index >=
     // total`, the marker must still sit on the track, not past it.
-    let state = ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-        replay: synthetic_replay(5).with_win_move_index(Some(99)),
-        cursor: 0,
-        secs_to_next: 0.5,
-        paused: false,
-    };
+    let state = ReplayPlaybackState::playing(
+        synthetic_replay(5).with_win_move_index(Some(99)),
+        0,
+        0.5,
+        false,
+    );
     assert_eq!(win_move_marker_pct(&state), Some(100.0));
 }
 
@@ -538,12 +485,12 @@ fn marker_spawned_when_replay_has_win_move_index() {
     let mut app = headless_app();
     set_state(
         &mut app,
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(8).with_win_move_index(Some(7)),
-            cursor: 0,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        },
+        ReplayPlaybackState::playing(
+            synthetic_replay(8).with_win_move_index(Some(7)),
+            0,
+            0.5,
+            false,
+        ),
     );
     app.update();
     assert_eq!(
@@ -559,12 +506,7 @@ fn marker_not_spawned_when_replay_lacks_win_move_index() {
     // Default constructor → win_move_index: None (legacy replay).
     set_state(
         &mut app,
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(8),
-            cursor: 0,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        },
+        ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(8), 0, 0.5, false),
     );
     app.update();
     assert_eq!(
@@ -579,12 +521,12 @@ fn marker_despawns_when_replay_state_returns_to_inactive() {
     let mut app = headless_app();
     set_state(
         &mut app,
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(8).with_win_move_index(Some(7)),
-            cursor: 0,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        },
+        ReplayPlaybackState::playing(
+            synthetic_replay(8).with_win_move_index(Some(7)),
+            0,
+            0.5,
+            false,
+        ),
     );
     app.update();
     assert_eq!(win_marker_count(&mut app), 1);
@@ -608,12 +550,12 @@ fn win_move_marker_carries_hc_background_marker() {
     let mut app = headless_app();
     set_state(
         &mut app,
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(8).with_win_move_index(Some(7)),
-            cursor: 0,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        },
+        ReplayPlaybackState::playing(
+            synthetic_replay(8).with_win_move_index(Some(7)),
+            0,
+            0.5,
+            false,
+        ),
     );
     app.update();
 
@@ -669,12 +611,7 @@ fn scrub_notches_spawn_with_overlay() {
 
     set_state(
         &mut app,
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(10),
-            cursor: 0,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        },
+        ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(10), 0, 0.5, false),
     );
     app.update();
     assert_eq!(
@@ -693,12 +630,7 @@ fn scrub_notches_carry_high_contrast_background_marker() {
     let mut app = headless_app();
     set_state(
         &mut app,
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(10),
-            cursor: 0,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        },
+        ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(10), 0, 0.5, false),
     );
     app.update();
 
@@ -723,12 +655,7 @@ fn scrub_track_carries_high_contrast_background_marker() {
     let mut app = headless_app();
     set_state(
         &mut app,
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(10),
-            cursor: 0,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        },
+        ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(10), 0, 0.5, false),
     );
     app.update();
 
@@ -759,12 +686,7 @@ fn scrub_notches_despawn_with_overlay() {
     let mut app = headless_app();
     set_state(
         &mut app,
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(10),
-            cursor: 0,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        },
+        ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(10), 0, 0.5, false),
     );
     app.update();
     assert_eq!(scrub_notch_count(&mut app), 5);
@@ -821,12 +743,7 @@ fn scrub_notch_labels_spawn_with_overlay() {
 
     set_state(
         &mut app,
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(10),
-            cursor: 0,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        },
+        ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(10), 0, 0.5, false),
     );
     app.update();
     assert_eq!(
@@ -844,12 +761,7 @@ fn scrub_notch_labels_carry_helper_strings() {
     let mut app = headless_app();
     set_state(
         &mut app,
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(10),
-            cursor: 0,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        },
+        ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(10), 0, 0.5, false),
     );
     app.update();
 
@@ -870,12 +782,7 @@ fn scrub_notch_labels_despawn_with_overlay() {
     let mut app = headless_app();
     set_state(
         &mut app,
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(10),
-            cursor: 0,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        },
+        ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(10), 0, 0.5, false),
     );
     app.update();
     assert_eq!(scrub_notch_label_count(&mut app), 5);
@@ -947,12 +854,7 @@ fn keybind_footer_spawns_with_overlay() {
 
     set_state(
         &mut app,
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(10),
-            cursor: 0,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        },
+        ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(10), 0, 0.5, false),
     );
     app.update();
     assert_eq!(
@@ -970,12 +872,7 @@ fn keybind_footer_paints_helper_strings() {
     let mut app = headless_app();
     set_state(
         &mut app,
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(10),
-            cursor: 0,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        },
+        ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(10), 0, 0.5, false),
     );
     app.update();
 
@@ -999,12 +896,7 @@ fn keybind_footer_carries_high_contrast_border_marker() {
     let mut app = headless_app();
     set_state(
         &mut app,
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(10),
-            cursor: 0,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        },
+        ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(10), 0, 0.5, false),
     );
     app.update();
 
@@ -1025,12 +917,7 @@ fn keybind_footer_despawns_with_overlay() {
     let mut app = headless_app();
     set_state(
         &mut app,
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(10),
-            cursor: 0,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        },
+        ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(10), 0, 0.5, false),
     );
     app.update();
     assert_eq!(keybind_footer_count(&mut app), 1);
@@ -1054,12 +941,7 @@ fn scrub_notches_spawn_even_without_win_marker() {
     // Default constructor → win_move_index: None.
     set_state(
         &mut app,
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(8),
-            cursor: 0,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        },
+        ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(8), 0, 0.5, false),
     );
     app.update();
     assert_eq!(
@@ -1144,12 +1026,7 @@ fn format_move_body_handles_stock_cycle() {
 /// `Inactive` → empty.
 #[test]
 fn format_move_log_header_covers_state_branches() {
-    let playing = ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-        replay: synthetic_replay(10),
-        cursor: 3,
-        secs_to_next: 0.5,
-        paused: false,
-    };
+    let playing = ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(10), 3, 0.5, false);
     assert_eq!(
         format_move_log_header(&playing),
         "\u{258C} MOVE LOG \u{00B7} 3/10"
@@ -1167,24 +1044,14 @@ fn format_move_log_header_covers_state_branches() {
 /// `replay.moves[N - 1]` and the row reads `"N | ..."`.
 #[test]
 fn format_active_move_row_handles_cursor_zero_and_positive() {
-    let cursor_zero = ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-        replay: synthetic_replay(10),
-        cursor: 0,
-        secs_to_next: 0.5,
-        paused: false,
-    };
+    let cursor_zero = ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(10), 0, 0.5, false);
     assert_eq!(
         format_active_move_row(&cursor_zero),
         "",
         "cursor=0 means no move applied yet; row stays empty",
     );
 
-    let cursor_three = ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-        replay: synthetic_replay(10),
-        cursor: 3,
-        secs_to_next: 0.5,
-        paused: false,
-    };
+    let cursor_three = ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(10), 3, 0.5, false);
     // synthetic_replay produces all StockClicks, so the body
     // is "stock cycle". The displayed index is 3 (cursor),
     // matching the most-recently-applied move at moves[2].
@@ -1208,12 +1075,7 @@ fn move_log_panel_spawns_with_overlay() {
 
     set_state(
         &mut app,
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(10),
-            cursor: 0,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        },
+        ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(10), 0, 0.5, false),
     );
     app.update();
     assert_eq!(
@@ -1232,12 +1094,7 @@ fn move_log_panel_header_paints_helper_string() {
     let mut app = headless_app();
     set_state(
         &mut app,
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(8),
-            cursor: 2,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        },
+        ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(8), 2, 0.5, false),
     );
     app.update();
     assert_eq!(
@@ -1254,12 +1111,7 @@ fn move_log_active_row_repaints_on_cursor_advance() {
     let mut app = headless_app();
     set_state(
         &mut app,
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(10),
-            cursor: 0,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        },
+        ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(10), 0, 0.5, false),
     );
     app.update();
     assert_eq!(
@@ -1271,12 +1123,7 @@ fn move_log_active_row_repaints_on_cursor_advance() {
     // Advance cursor to 2 (most-recently-applied move is moves[1]).
     set_state(
         &mut app,
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(10),
-            cursor: 2,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        },
+        ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(10), 2, 0.5, false),
     );
     app.update();
     assert_eq!(
@@ -1292,12 +1139,7 @@ fn move_log_active_row_repaints_on_cursor_advance() {
 /// early in a replay don't paint stale text.
 #[test]
 fn format_kth_recent_row_handles_in_range_and_out_of_range() {
-    let state_at_three = ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-        replay: synthetic_replay(10),
-        cursor: 3,
-        secs_to_next: 0.5,
-        paused: false,
-    };
+    let state_at_three = ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(10), 3, 0.5, false);
     // k=1 → active (most recent applied). cursor=3 → display=3.
     assert_eq!(
         format_kth_recent_row(&state_at_three, 1),
@@ -1348,12 +1190,7 @@ fn move_log_prev_rows_spawn_with_panel() {
     let mut app = headless_app();
     set_state(
         &mut app,
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(10),
-            cursor: 3,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        },
+        ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(10), 3, 0.5, false),
     );
     app.update();
     assert_eq!(
@@ -1371,12 +1208,7 @@ fn move_log_prev_rows_paint_helper_strings_at_spawn() {
     let mut app = headless_app();
     set_state(
         &mut app,
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(10),
-            cursor: 5,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        },
+        ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(10), 5, 0.5, false),
     );
     app.update();
 
@@ -1401,12 +1233,7 @@ fn move_log_prev_rows_repaint_on_cursor_advance() {
     // Start at cursor=2: offset 1 → k=2 → display=1, offset 2 → k=3 → empty (k > cursor).
     set_state(
         &mut app,
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(10),
-            cursor: 2,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        },
+        ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(10), 2, 0.5, false),
     );
     app.update();
     assert_eq!(
@@ -1422,12 +1249,7 @@ fn move_log_prev_rows_repaint_on_cursor_advance() {
     // Advance to cursor=5 — both offsets now have history.
     set_state(
         &mut app,
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(10),
-            cursor: 5,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        },
+        ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(10), 5, 0.5, false),
     );
     app.update();
     assert_eq!(
@@ -1465,12 +1287,7 @@ fn move_log_next_row_text_at_offset(app: &mut App, offset: u8) -> String {
 /// alongside in-range correctness.
 #[test]
 fn format_kth_next_row_handles_in_range_and_out_of_range() {
-    let state_at_three = ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-        replay: synthetic_replay(10),
-        cursor: 3,
-        secs_to_next: 0.5,
-        paused: false,
-    };
+    let state_at_three = ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(10), 3, 0.5, false);
     // k=1 → moves[3], display=4
     assert_eq!(
         format_kth_next_row(&state_at_three, 1),
@@ -1498,12 +1315,7 @@ fn move_log_next_rows_spawn_with_panel() {
     let mut app = headless_app();
     set_state(
         &mut app,
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(10),
-            cursor: 3,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        },
+        ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(10), 3, 0.5, false),
     );
     app.update();
     assert_eq!(
@@ -1520,12 +1332,7 @@ fn move_log_next_rows_paint_helper_strings_at_spawn() {
     let mut app = headless_app();
     set_state(
         &mut app,
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(10),
-            cursor: 5,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        },
+        ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(10), 5, 0.5, false),
     );
     app.update();
 
@@ -1549,12 +1356,7 @@ fn move_log_next_rows_underfill_at_replay_end() {
     let mut app = headless_app();
     set_state(
         &mut app,
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(10),
-            cursor: 9,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        },
+        ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(10), 9, 0.5, false),
     );
     app.update();
     assert_eq!(
@@ -1578,12 +1380,7 @@ fn active_row_wrapper_carries_accent_primary_background() {
     let mut app = headless_app();
     set_state(
         &mut app,
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(10),
-            cursor: 3,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        },
+        ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(10), 3, 0.5, false),
     );
     app.update();
 
@@ -1621,12 +1418,7 @@ fn active_row_text_uses_high_contrast_color_for_highlight() {
     let mut app = headless_app();
     set_state(
         &mut app,
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(10),
-            cursor: 3,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        },
+        ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(10), 3, 0.5, false),
     );
     app.update();
 
@@ -1647,24 +1439,14 @@ fn active_row_text_uses_high_contrast_color_for_highlight() {
 /// dropping it has to also update this test.
 #[test]
 fn active_row_format_includes_focus_prefix() {
-    let state = ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-        replay: synthetic_replay(10),
-        cursor: 5,
-        secs_to_next: 0.5,
-        paused: false,
-    };
+    let state = ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(10), 5, 0.5, false);
     let row = format_active_move_row(&state);
     assert!(
         row.starts_with('\u{25B6}'),
         "active-row format must start with ▶ focus marker; got {row:?}",
     );
     // Cursor=0 still returns empty, never just the prefix.
-    let cursor_zero = ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-        replay: synthetic_replay(10),
-        cursor: 0,
-        secs_to_next: 0.5,
-        paused: false,
-    };
+    let cursor_zero = ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(10), 0, 0.5, false);
     assert_eq!(
         format_active_move_row(&cursor_zero),
         "",
@@ -1679,12 +1461,7 @@ fn move_log_panel_despawns_with_overlay() {
     let mut app = headless_app();
     set_state(
         &mut app,
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(10),
-            cursor: 0,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        },
+        ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(10), 0, 0.5, false),
     );
     app.update();
     assert_eq!(move_log_panel_count(&mut app), 1);
@@ -1728,21 +1505,11 @@ fn unique_button<M: Component>(app: &mut App) -> Entity {
 }
 
 fn pressed_paused_state(replay_len: usize, cursor: usize) -> ReplayPlaybackState {
-    ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-        replay: synthetic_replay(replay_len),
-        cursor,
-        secs_to_next: 0.5,
-        paused: true,
-    }
+    ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(replay_len), cursor, 0.5, true)
 }
 
 fn running_state(replay_len: usize, cursor: usize) -> ReplayPlaybackState {
-    ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-        replay: synthetic_replay(replay_len),
-        cursor,
-        secs_to_next: 0.5,
-        paused: false,
-    }
+    ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(replay_len), cursor, 0.5, false)
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -2191,12 +1958,7 @@ fn dim_layer_spawns_and_despawns_with_overlay() {
 
     set_state(
         &mut app,
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(5),
-            cursor: 0,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        },
+        ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(5), 0, 0.5, false),
     );
     app.update();
     assert_eq!(
@@ -2255,12 +2017,7 @@ fn mini_tableau_panel_spawns_and_despawns_with_overlay() {
 
     set_state(
         &mut app,
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-            replay: synthetic_replay(5),
-            cursor: 0,
-            secs_to_next: 0.5,
-            paused: false,
-        },
+        ReplayPlaybackState::playing(synthetic_replay(5), 0, 0.5, false),
     );
     app.update();
     assert_eq!(

solitaire_engine/src/replay_overlay/update.rs

@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ pub(crate) fn update_floating_progress_chip(
     // any). `cursor` is the index of the *next* move to apply, so
     // the most-recently-applied move sits at `cursor - 1`.
     let dest_pile = match state.as_ref() {
-        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing { replay, cursor, .. } if *cursor > 0 => {
+        ReplayPlaybackState::Playing { moves, cursor, .. } if *cursor > 0 => {
             // The destination pile is recoverable directly from the
             // instruction — no live state needed. `RotateStock` has no
             // destination (the chip hides over the stock pile).
-            match &replay.moves[cursor - 1] {
+            match &moves[cursor - 1] {
                 KlondikeInstruction::DstFoundation(dst) => {
                     Some(KlondikePile::Foundation(dst.foundation))
                 }

solitaire_engine/src/replay_playback.rs

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 //! In-engine replay playback core.
 //!
 //! When the player clicks "Watch replay" on the Stats overlay, the live
-//! game state is reset to the deal seeded from the replay's `seed` /
-//! `mode` / `draw_mode`, and the engine ticks through `replay.moves` at a
-//! steady cadence — firing the canonical [`MoveRequestEvent`] /
-//! [`DrawRequestEvent`] for each one. The existing animation pipeline
-//! plays back identically to a live game.
+//! game state is reset to the recorded deal — rebuilt directly from
+//! `replay.recording` via `GameState::from_recording`, never by
+//! re-dealing the seed — and the engine ticks through the recording's
+//! instruction list at a steady cadence, firing the canonical
+//! [`MoveRequestEvent`] / [`DrawRequestEvent`] for each one. The
+//! existing animation pipeline plays back identically to a live game.
 //!
 //! ## Public surface
 //!
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ pub const REPLAY_COMPLETION_LINGER_SECS: f32 = 5.0;
 /// 3. The tick system [`tick_replay_playback`] advances `cursor` once
 ///    per [`REPLAY_MOVE_INTERVAL_SECS`] and fires the canonical event
 ///    for each [`KlondikeInstruction`].
-/// 4. When `cursor == replay.moves.len()`, the state transitions to
+/// 4. When `cursor == moves.len()`, the state transitions to
 ///    [`Completed`](Self::Completed). It lingers for
 ///    [`REPLAY_COMPLETION_LINGER_SECS`] (driven by
 ///    [`auto_clear_completed_replay`]) before returning to
@@ -109,14 +110,20 @@ pub enum ReplayPlaybackState {
     #[default]
     Inactive,
     /// A replay is currently being played back. The overlay reads
-    /// `replay.moves.len()` for the denominator of the progress
+    /// `moves.len()` for the denominator of the progress
     /// indicator and `cursor` for the numerator.
     Playing {
         /// The replay being played back. Owned so the state is the
         /// only place playback metadata lives — no separate resource
-        /// needed.
-        replay: Replay,
-        /// Index of the next move to apply, in `[0, replay.moves.len()]`.
+        /// needed. Boxed: the v4 recording embeds the dealt board and
+        /// would otherwise dwarf the other variants
+        /// (`clippy::large_enum_variant`).
+        replay: Box<Replay>,
+        /// Instruction list extracted once from `replay.recording` at
+        /// [`start_replay_playback`] time, so the per-frame tick indexes
+        /// a plain slice instead of re-walking the recording.
+        moves: Vec<KlondikeInstruction>,
+        /// Index of the next move to apply, in `[0, moves.len()]`.
         cursor: usize,
         /// Seconds remaining until the next move is dispatched.
         secs_to_next: f32,
@@ -138,6 +145,19 @@ pub enum ReplayPlaybackState {
 }
 
 impl ReplayPlaybackState {
+    /// Construct a [`Self::Playing`] state, extracting the instruction
+    /// list from `replay.recording` once up front.
+    pub fn playing(replay: Replay, cursor: usize, secs_to_next: f32, paused: bool) -> Self {
+        let moves = replay.recording.instructions();
+        Self::Playing {
+            replay: Box::new(replay),
+            moves,
+            cursor,
+            secs_to_next,
+            paused,
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Returns `true` when a replay is currently being played back.
     pub fn is_playing(&self) -> bool {
         matches!(self, Self::Playing { .. })
@@ -156,7 +176,7 @@ impl ReplayPlaybackState {
     /// the total is no longer available in `Completed`.
     pub fn progress(&self) -> Option<(usize, usize)> {
         match self {
-            Self::Playing { replay, cursor, .. } => Some((*cursor, replay.moves.len())),
+            Self::Playing { moves, cursor, .. } => Some((*cursor, moves.len())),
             Self::Inactive | Self::Completed => None,
         }
     }
@@ -191,7 +211,11 @@ pub fn start_replay_playback(
 ) {
     use solitaire_core::game_state::GameState;
 
-    let fresh = GameState::new_with_mode(replay.seed, replay.draw_mode, replay.mode);
+    // The recording carries the dealt board and the session config
+    // (including draw mode), so the fresh game is bit-identical to the
+    // recorded deal regardless of how the current build maps seeds to
+    // deals — `replay.seed` is presentation metadata only.
+    let (fresh, moves) = GameState::from_recording(&replay.recording, replay.seed, replay.mode);
     commands.insert_resource(GameStateResource(fresh));
 
     // Initial `secs_to_next` uses the constant rather than reading
@@ -201,7 +225,8 @@ pub fn start_replay_playback(
     // unusually short setting; subsequent ticks read the live setting
     // every frame via [`tick_replay_playback`].
     **state = ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-        replay,
+        replay: Box::new(replay),
+        moves,
         cursor: 0,
         secs_to_next: REPLAY_MOVE_INTERVAL_SECS,
         paused: false,
@@ -256,7 +281,7 @@ pub fn step_replay_playback(
     draws_writer: &mut MessageWriter<DrawRequestEvent>,
 ) -> bool {
     let ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-        replay,
+        moves,
         cursor,
         paused: true,
         ..
@@ -264,10 +289,10 @@ pub fn step_replay_playback(
     else {
         return false;
     };
-    if *cursor >= replay.moves.len() {
+    if *cursor >= moves.len() {
         return false;
     }
-    let instruction = replay.moves[*cursor];
+    let instruction = moves[*cursor];
     dispatch_instruction(instruction, *cursor, game, moves_writer, draws_writer);
     *cursor += 1;
     true
@@ -362,7 +387,7 @@ pub fn step_backwards_replay_playback(
 /// Drains `secs_to_next` by `time.delta_secs()`. When the countdown
 /// expires, fires the canonical event for the move at `cursor`,
 /// increments `cursor`, and resets `secs_to_next`. When `cursor`
-/// reaches `replay.moves.len()`, transitions to
+/// reaches `moves.len()`, transitions to
 /// [`ReplayPlaybackState::Completed`].
 ///
 /// The advance loop is a `while`, not an `if`, so coarse time steps
@@ -384,10 +409,11 @@ fn tick_replay_playback(
     let mut transition_to_completed = false;
 
     if let ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-        replay,
+        moves,
         cursor,
         secs_to_next,
         paused,
+        ..
     } = state.as_mut()
     {
         // While paused, the cursor and the timer freeze together —
@@ -397,8 +423,8 @@ fn tick_replay_playback(
         // path.
         if !*paused {
             *secs_to_next -= dt;
-            while *secs_to_next <= 0.0 && *cursor < replay.moves.len() {
-                let instruction = replay.moves[*cursor];
+            while *secs_to_next <= 0.0 && *cursor < moves.len() {
+                let instruction = moves[*cursor];
                 dispatch_instruction(
                     instruction,
                     *cursor,
@@ -410,7 +436,7 @@ fn tick_replay_playback(
                 *secs_to_next += interval;
             }
 
-            if *cursor >= replay.moves.len() {
+            if *cursor >= moves.len() {
                 transition_to_completed = true;
             }
         }
@@ -562,8 +588,7 @@ mod tests {
     use crate::game_plugin::GamePlugin;
     use bevy::time::TimeUpdateStrategy;
     use chrono::NaiveDate;
-    use solitaire_core::KlondikeInstruction;
-    use solitaire_core::{DrawStockConfig, game_state::GameMode};
+    use solitaire_core::{DrawStockConfig, SessionRecording, game_state::GameMode};
     use std::time::Duration;
 
     /// Builds a headless `App` with `MinimalPlugins`, `GamePlugin`, and
@@ -612,11 +637,11 @@ mod tests {
             60,
             500,
             NaiveDate::from_ymd_opt(2026, 5, 5).expect("valid date"),
-            vec![
-                KlondikeInstruction::RotateStock,
-                KlondikeInstruction::RotateStock,
-                KlondikeInstruction::RotateStock,
-            ],
+            SessionRecording::from_instructions_unchecked(
+                12345,
+                DrawStockConfig::DrawOne,
+                [KlondikeInstruction::RotateStock; 3],
+            ),
         )
     }
 
@@ -673,11 +698,14 @@ mod tests {
         let state = app.world().resource::<ReplayPlaybackState>();
         match state {
             ReplayPlaybackState::Playing {
-                cursor, replay: r, ..
+                cursor,
+                replay: r,
+                moves,
+                ..
             } => {
                 assert_eq!(*cursor, 0);
                 assert_eq!(r.seed, replay.seed);
-                assert_eq!(r.moves.len(), 3);
+                assert_eq!(moves.len(), 3);
             }
             other => panic!("expected Playing, got {other:?}"),
         }
@@ -778,7 +806,11 @@ mod tests {
             10,
             100,
             NaiveDate::from_ymd_opt(2026, 5, 5).expect("valid date"),
-            vec![KlondikeInstruction::RotateStock],
+            SessionRecording::from_instructions_unchecked(
+                42,
+                DrawStockConfig::DrawOne,
+                [KlondikeInstruction::RotateStock],
+            ),
         );
         start_playback(&mut app, one_move);
         app.update();
@@ -887,7 +919,11 @@ mod tests {
                 10,
                 100,
                 NaiveDate::from_ymd_opt(2026, 5, 5).expect("valid date"),
-                vec![KlondikeInstruction::RotateStock; 10],
+                SessionRecording::from_instructions_unchecked(
+                    7,
+                    DrawStockConfig::DrawOne,
+                    [KlondikeInstruction::RotateStock; 10],
+                ),
             )
         }
 

solitaire_engine/src/resources.rs

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use bevy::math::Vec2;
 use bevy::prelude::Resource;
 use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
-use solitaire_core::KlondikePile;
 use solitaire_core::Card;
+use solitaire_core::KlondikePile;
 use solitaire_core::game_state::GameState;
 
 /// Wraps the currently active `GameState`. Single source of truth for the in-progress game.

solitaire_engine/src/safe_area.rs

@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ impl Plugin for SafeAreaInsetsPlugin {
             );
 
         #[cfg(target_os = "android")]
-        app.init_resource::<android::SafeAreaPollTries>()
+        app.add_message::<crate::events::StateChangedEvent>()
+            .init_resource::<android::SafeAreaPollTries>()
             .add_systems(Update, android::refresh_insets)
             .add_systems(Update, android::rearm_on_resumed)
             .add_systems(Update, android::refresh_surface_size);
@@ -100,9 +101,10 @@ impl Plugin for SafeAreaInsetsPlugin {
 fn apply_safe_area_anchors(
     insets: Res<SafeAreaInsets>,
     windows: Query<&Window>,
+    ui_scale: Option<Res<UiScale>>,
     mut q: Query<(&SafeAreaAnchoredTop, &mut Node)>,
 ) {
-    if !insets.is_changed() {
+    if !insets.is_changed() && !ui_scale.as_ref().is_some_and(|s| s.is_changed()) {
         return;
     }
     // Android's WindowInsets API returns physical pixels; Bevy UI's Val::Px
@@ -118,19 +120,31 @@ fn apply_safe_area_anchors(
         );
     }
     let top_logical = raw_top.min(max_inset);
+    // `bevy::ui::UiScale` (Phase K) multiplies every Val::Px at layout
+    // time. `base_top` is UI chrome and SHOULD scale with the rest of
+    // the interface, but the system-bar inset is physical reality —
+    // pre-divide it so the post-multiplication offset stays exact.
+    let ui = effective_ui_scale(ui_scale.as_deref());
     for (anchor, mut node) in &mut q {
-        node.top = Val::Px(anchor.base_top + top_logical);
+        node.top = Val::Px(anchor.base_top + top_logical / ui);
     }
 }
 
+/// The live UI scale, defensively clamped — a zero or negative scale
+/// would flip or destroy the inset math.
+fn effective_ui_scale(ui_scale: Option<&UiScale>) -> f32 {
+    ui_scale.map_or(1.0, |s| s.0.max(0.1))
+}
+
 /// Re-applies `base_bottom + insets.bottom / scale` to every entity carrying
 /// [`SafeAreaAnchoredBottom`] whenever [`SafeAreaInsets`] changes.
 fn apply_safe_area_bottom_anchors(
     insets: Res<SafeAreaInsets>,
     windows: Query<&Window>,
+    ui_scale: Option<Res<UiScale>>,
     mut q: Query<(&SafeAreaAnchoredBottom, &mut Node)>,
 ) {
-    if !insets.is_changed() {
+    if !insets.is_changed() && !ui_scale.as_ref().is_some_and(|s| s.is_changed()) {
         return;
     }
     let scale = windows.iter().next().map_or(1.0, |w| w.scale_factor());
@@ -143,8 +157,12 @@ fn apply_safe_area_bottom_anchors(
         );
     }
     let bottom_logical = raw_bottom.min(max_inset);
+    // See `apply_safe_area_anchors`: the physical inset is pre-divided
+    // by the UI scale so a 90% setting can't sink the action bar into
+    // the gesture zone (and 130% doesn't over-inset it).
+    let ui = effective_ui_scale(ui_scale.as_deref());
     for (anchor, mut node) in &mut q {
-        node.bottom = Val::Px(anchor.base_bottom + bottom_logical);
+        node.bottom = Val::Px(anchor.base_bottom + bottom_logical / ui);
     }
 }
 
@@ -162,19 +180,23 @@ fn apply_safe_area_bottom_anchors(
 fn apply_safe_area_to_modal_scrims(
     insets: Res<SafeAreaInsets>,
     windows: Query<&Window>,
+    ui_scale: Option<Res<UiScale>>,
     mut scrims: Query<&mut Node, With<ModalScrim>>,
     new_scrims: Query<(), (With<ModalScrim>, Added<ModalScrim>)>,
 ) {
     let has_new = !new_scrims.is_empty();
-    if !insets.is_changed() && !has_new {
+    if !insets.is_changed() && !has_new && !ui_scale.as_ref().is_some_and(|s| s.is_changed()) {
         return;
     }
     let scale = windows.iter().next().map_or(1.0, |w| w.scale_factor());
     let window_height = windows.iter().next().map_or(800.0, |w| w.height());
     // Clamp each inset to 25% of screen height so an unexpectedly large OS
     // value can't push the modal card off the visible area entirely.
-    let top_logical = (insets.top / scale).min(window_height * 0.25);
-    let bottom_logical = (insets.bottom / scale).min(window_height * 0.25);
+    // Physical insets are pre-divided by the UI scale — see
+    // `apply_safe_area_anchors`.
+    let ui = effective_ui_scale(ui_scale.as_deref());
+    let top_logical = (insets.top / scale).min(window_height * 0.25) / ui;
+    let bottom_logical = (insets.bottom / scale).min(window_height * 0.25) / ui;
     for mut node in &mut scrims {
         // Set both edges so the scrim's content box equals the usable area
         // between the status bar and the gesture/navigation bar. With
@@ -330,11 +352,16 @@ mod android {
     ///    `on_window_resized` in `table_plugin` recomputes the board layout,
     /// 3. re-arms the inset poller, because a screen change almost always
     ///    moves the system bars too — covering the "re-poll never fires"
-    ///    hole left open in #116.
+    ///    hole left open in #116,
+    /// 4. emits `StateChangedEvent` so `card_plugin`'s sync pipeline
+    ///    re-renders every card sprite from scratch — belt-and-braces for
+    ///    the transient tableau clip of #130, where geometry converged but
+    ///    stale card visuals survived the relayout.
     pub(super) fn refresh_surface_size(
         mut frame: Local<u32>,
         mut windows: Query<(Entity, &mut Window)>,
         mut resize_events: MessageWriter<WindowResized>,
+        mut state_events: MessageWriter<crate::events::StateChangedEvent>,
         mut poll: ResMut<SafeAreaPollTries>,
     ) {
         const POLL_INTERVAL_FRAMES: u32 = 30; // ~0.5 s @ 60 fps
@@ -381,6 +408,7 @@ mod android {
             width: decor_w as f32 / scale,
             height: decor_h as f32 / scale,
         });
+        state_events.write(crate::events::StateChangedEvent);
         poll.0 = 0;
     }
 

solitaire_engine/src/schedule_checks.rs

@@ -90,9 +90,7 @@ mod tests {
                     .and_then(|prefix| prefix.split_whitespace().last())
                     .and_then(|n| n.parse::<usize>().ok());
                 parsed.unwrap_or_else(|| {
-                    panic!(
-                        "ambiguity panic message no longer parseable (Bevy upgrade?): {msg}"
-                    )
+                    panic!("ambiguity panic message no longer parseable (Bevy upgrade?): {msg}")
                 })
             }
         };

solitaire_engine/src/selection_plugin.rs

@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@
 
 use bevy::input::ButtonInput;
 use bevy::prelude::*;
-use solitaire_core::{Foundation, KlondikePile, Tableau};
 use solitaire_core::Card;
 use solitaire_core::game_state::GameState;
+use solitaire_core::{Foundation, KlondikePile, Tableau};
 
 use crate::card_plugin::CardEntityIndex;
 use crate::events::{InfoToastEvent, MoveRequestEvent, StateChangedEvent};
@@ -487,8 +487,10 @@ fn handle_selection_keys(
             1
         };
         let start = source_cards.len().saturating_sub(count);
-        let lifted_cards: Vec<Card> =
-            source_cards[start..].iter().map(|(c, _)| c.clone()).collect();
+        let lifted_cards: Vec<Card> = source_cards[start..]
+            .iter()
+            .map(|(c, _)| c.clone())
+            .collect();
         let Some((bottom, _)) = source_cards.get(start) else {
             return;
         };
@@ -597,10 +599,7 @@ fn face_up_run_len(cards: &[(Card, bool)]) -> usize {
 /// This is intentionally separated from [`best_destination`] so the Enter
 /// handler can attempt a foundation move first and fall through to a
 /// multi-card stack move rather than accepting a single-card tableau move.
-fn try_foundation_dest(
-    card: &Card,
-    game: &GameState,
-) -> Option<KlondikePile> {
+fn try_foundation_dest(card: &Card, game: &GameState) -> Option<KlondikePile> {
     let source = game.pile_containing_card(card.clone())?;
     for foundation in [
         Foundation::Foundation1,
@@ -697,13 +696,7 @@ fn update_selection_highlight(
     if let Some(ref pile) = source_pile
         && let Some(card) = top_face_up_card(pile, &game.0)
     {
-        spawn_highlight_on_card(
-            &mut commands,
-            &card_index,
-            &card,
-            card_size,
-            source_color,
-        );
+        spawn_highlight_on_card(&mut commands, &card_index, &card, card_size, source_color);
     }
 
     // Destination highlight while lifted.
@@ -714,13 +707,7 @@ fn update_selection_highlight(
         // in destination-pick mode and the focused index is observable
         // via the resource.
         if let Some(card) = top_face_up_card(dest, &game.0) {
-            spawn_highlight_on_card(
-                &mut commands,
-                &card_index,
-                &card,
-                card_size,
-                dest_color,
-            );
+            spawn_highlight_on_card(&mut commands, &card_index, &card, card_size, dest_color);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -1047,10 +1034,7 @@ mod tests {
         press_key(&mut app, KeyCode::Tab);
         app.update();
 
-        let selected = app
-            .world()
-            .resource::<SelectionState>()
-            .selected_pile;
+        let selected = app.world().resource::<SelectionState>().selected_pile;
         // The cycle order starts at Waste, but Waste is empty so the next
         // available pile (Tableau(0)) is selected.
         assert_eq!(selected, Some(KlondikePile::Tableau(Tableau::Tableau1)));
@@ -1216,16 +1200,10 @@ mod tests {
             drag.active_touch_id = None;
         }
 
-        let before = app
-            .world()
-            .resource::<SelectionState>()
-            .selected_pile;
+        let before = app.world().resource::<SelectionState>().selected_pile;
         press_key(&mut app, KeyCode::Tab);
         app.update();
-        let after = app
-            .world()
-            .resource::<SelectionState>()
-            .selected_pile;
+        let after = app.world().resource::<SelectionState>().selected_pile;
 
         assert_eq!(
             before, after,

solitaire_engine/src/settings_plugin/input.rs

@@ -50,15 +50,21 @@ pub(super) fn handle_volume_keys(
 }
 
 /// Opens or closes the Settings panel — `O` keyboard accelerator or
-/// `ToggleSettingsRequestEvent` from the HUD Menu popover.
+/// `ToggleSettingsRequestEvent` from the HUD Menu popover. Esc closes
+/// too (Phase C dismissal audit), but only when Settings is the
+/// topmost modal — with sync-setup or the theme store stacked on top,
+/// the stacked dialog owns Esc.
 pub(super) fn toggle_settings_screen(
     keys: Res<ButtonInput<KeyCode>>,
     mut requests: MessageReader<ToggleSettingsRequestEvent>,
     mut screen: ResMut<SettingsScreen>,
+    other_modal_scrims: Query<(), (With<ModalScrim>, Without<SettingsPanel>)>,
 ) {
     let button_clicked = requests.read().count() > 0;
     if keys.just_pressed(KeyCode::KeyO) || button_clicked {
         screen.0 = !screen.0;
+    } else if keys.just_pressed(KeyCode::Escape) && screen.0 && other_modal_scrims.is_empty() {
+        screen.0 = false;
     }
 }
 
@@ -357,6 +363,14 @@ pub(super) fn handle_settings_buttons(
                 changed.write(SettingsChangedEvent(settings.0.clone()));
                 // Text refreshed by `update_touch_input_mode_text` next frame.
             }
+            SettingsButton::CycleUiScale => {
+                settings.0.ui_scale = next_ui_scale(settings.0.ui_scale);
+                persist(&path, &settings.0);
+                changed.write(SettingsChangedEvent(settings.0.clone()));
+                // Text refreshed by `update_ui_scale_text`; the live
+                // `bevy::ui::UiScale` resource follows via
+                // `sync_ui_scale_resource` next frame.
+            }
             SettingsButton::ToggleWinnableDealsOnly => {
                 settings.0.winnable_deals_only = !settings.0.winnable_deals_only;
                 persist(&path, &settings.0);
@@ -407,6 +421,10 @@ pub(super) fn handle_settings_buttons(
             | SettingsButton::DeleteAccount => {
                 // Handled by `handle_sync_buttons`.
             }
+            #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+            SettingsButton::OpenThemeStore => {
+                // Handled by `handle_sync_buttons`.
+            }
             SettingsButton::Done => {
                 screen.0 = false;
             }
@@ -414,6 +432,25 @@ pub(super) fn handle_settings_buttons(
     }
 }
 
+/// Switches the active Settings tab when a chip is pressed. The
+/// rebuild itself happens in `rebuild_panel_on_tab_change`, driven by
+/// change detection on [`ActiveSettingsTab`].
+pub(super) fn handle_tab_buttons(
+    interactions: Query<(&Interaction, &SettingsTabButton), Changed<Interaction>>,
+    mut active: ResMut<ActiveSettingsTab>,
+) {
+    for (interaction, chip) in &interactions {
+        if *interaction != Interaction::Pressed {
+            continue;
+        }
+        // Compare before writing so re-clicking the active chip doesn't
+        // trip change detection and rebuild the panel for nothing.
+        if active.0 != chip.0 {
+            active.0 = chip.0;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Handles sync-related settings buttons: Sync Now, Connect, Disconnect,
 /// and Delete Account. Split from `handle_settings_buttons` to stay within
 /// Bevy's 16-parameter system limit.
@@ -423,6 +460,9 @@ pub(super) fn handle_sync_buttons(
     mut configure_sync: MessageWriter<SyncConfigureRequestEvent>,
     mut logout_sync: MessageWriter<SyncLogoutRequestEvent>,
     mut delete_account: MessageWriter<DeleteAccountRequestEvent>,
+    #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))] mut open_theme_store: MessageWriter<
+        crate::events::ThemeStoreOpenRequestEvent,
+    >,
     mut screen: ResMut<SettingsScreen>,
 ) {
     for (interaction, button) in &interaction_query {
@@ -439,6 +479,13 @@ pub(super) fn handle_sync_buttons(
                 screen.0 = false;
                 configure_sync.write(SyncConfigureRequestEvent);
             }
+            #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+            SettingsButton::OpenThemeStore => {
+                // Same shape as ConnectSync: close settings first so the
+                // store modal's own-scrim guard doesn't block.
+                screen.0 = false;
+                open_theme_store.write(crate::events::ThemeStoreOpenRequestEvent);
+            }
             SettingsButton::DisconnectSync => {
                 logout_sync.write(SyncLogoutRequestEvent);
             }

solitaire_engine/src/settings_plugin/mod.rs

@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@ struct ReduceMotionText;
 #[derive(Component, Debug)]
 struct TouchInputModeText;
 
+/// Marks the `Text` node showing the current UI scale percentage.
+#[derive(Component, Debug)]
+struct UiScaleText;
+
 /// Marks the `Text` node showing the live tooltip-delay value.
 #[derive(Component, Debug)]
 struct TooltipDelayText;
@@ -170,6 +174,51 @@ struct SmartDefaultSizeText;
 #[derive(Component, Debug)]
 struct AnalyticsEnabledText;
 
+/// Which tab of the Settings panel is showing. Tabs replace the old
+/// single-scroll five-section layout (Phase A of
+/// `docs/ui-redesign-2026-07.md`) so each group fits on screen without
+/// scroll-hunting.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Default)]
+pub(super) enum SettingsTab {
+    #[default]
+    Audio,
+    Gameplay,
+    Appearance,
+    Accessibility,
+    Account,
+}
+
+impl SettingsTab {
+    /// Every tab, in display order.
+    pub(super) const ALL: [Self; 5] = [
+        Self::Audio,
+        Self::Gameplay,
+        Self::Appearance,
+        Self::Accessibility,
+        Self::Account,
+    ];
+
+    /// Chip label.
+    pub(super) fn label(self) -> &'static str {
+        match self {
+            Self::Audio => "Audio",
+            Self::Gameplay => "Gameplay",
+            Self::Appearance => "Appearance",
+            Self::Accessibility => "Access",
+            Self::Account => "Account",
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// The active Settings tab. Session-only — deliberately not persisted;
+/// reopening Settings within a session returns to the last tab.
+#[derive(Resource, Debug, Default)]
+pub(super) struct ActiveSettingsTab(pub(super) SettingsTab);
+
+/// Marker on each tab chip button in the Settings header row.
+#[derive(Component, Debug)]
+pub(super) struct SettingsTabButton(pub(super) SettingsTab);
+
 /// Marks the scrollable inner card so the mouse-wheel system can target it.
 #[derive(Component, Debug)]
 struct SettingsPanelScrollable;
@@ -232,6 +281,10 @@ enum SettingsButton {
     /// (auto-move on tap, default) and `TapToSelect` (first tap selects
     /// a card/stack, second tap on a target pile moves it).
     ToggleTouchInputMode,
+    /// Cycle [`Settings::ui_scale`] through 90 % → 100 % → 115 % →
+    /// 130 % → 90 %. Applied live via `bevy::ui::UiScale`; the table
+    /// stays window-fit (Phase K).
+    CycleUiScale,
     /// Toggle the [`Settings::winnable_deals_only`] flag. When on, new
     /// random Classic-mode deals are filtered through
     /// [`solitaire_core::game_state::GameState::solve_fresh_deal`] until one is provably
@@ -250,6 +303,9 @@ enum SettingsButton {
     /// Scan `user_theme_dir()` for new `.zip` files and import each one.
     #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
     ScanThemes,
+    /// Open the in-game theme-store modal (closes Settings first).
+    #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+    OpenThemeStore,
     SyncNow,
     /// Open the sync-server Connect modal (shown when backend = Local).
     ConnectSync,
@@ -306,6 +362,7 @@ impl SettingsButton {
             SettingsButton::ToggleHighContrast => 61,
             SettingsButton::ToggleReduceMotion => 62,
             SettingsButton::ToggleTouchInputMode => 63,
+            SettingsButton::CycleUiScale => 64,
             // Picker rows — every swatch in a row shares the row's
             // priority so entity-index tiebreaking yields left → right.
             SettingsButton::SelectCardBack(_) => 70,
@@ -313,6 +370,8 @@ impl SettingsButton {
             SettingsButton::SelectTheme(_) => 85,
             #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
             SettingsButton::ScanThemes => 86,
+            #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+            SettingsButton::OpenThemeStore => 87,
             // Sync section
             SettingsButton::SyncNow => 90,
             SettingsButton::ConnectSync => 91,
@@ -364,6 +423,7 @@ impl Plugin for SettingsPlugin {
             .insert_resource(SettingsStoragePath(self.storage_path.clone()))
             .init_resource::<SettingsScreen>()
             .init_resource::<SettingsScrollPos>()
+            .init_resource::<ActiveSettingsTab>()
             .init_resource::<PendingWindowGeometry>()
             .add_message::<SettingsChangedEvent>()
             .add_message::<ManualSyncRequestEvent>()
@@ -371,6 +431,7 @@ impl Plugin for SettingsPlugin {
             .add_message::<SyncLogoutRequestEvent>()
             .add_message::<DeleteAccountRequestEvent>()
             .add_message::<ToggleSettingsRequestEvent>()
+            .add_message::<crate::events::ThemeStoreOpenRequestEvent>()
             .add_message::<InfoToastEvent>()
             .add_message::<MouseWheel>()
             .add_message::<TouchInput>()
@@ -397,6 +458,11 @@ impl Plugin for SettingsPlugin {
                     handle_volume_keys,
                     record_window_geometry_changes,
                     persist_window_geometry_after_debounce,
+                    // State sync, not UI — runs even under `headless()`
+                    // so the live `bevy::ui::UiScale` always mirrors the
+                    // setting; rides the mutator spine so it is ordered
+                    // after every settings writer this frame.
+                    sync_ui_scale_resource,
                 )
                     .chain()
                     .in_set(SettingsMutation),
@@ -417,7 +483,15 @@ impl Plugin for SettingsPlugin {
             app.add_systems(
                 Update,
                 (
-                    sync_settings_panel_visibility,
+                    // Chained: a tab click must observe this frame's
+                    // visibility state, and the rebuild must observe the
+                    // click — total order avoids panel double-spawns.
+                    (
+                        sync_settings_panel_visibility,
+                        handle_tab_buttons,
+                        rebuild_panel_on_tab_change,
+                    )
+                        .chain(),
                     handle_settings_buttons,
                     handle_sync_buttons,
                     #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
@@ -432,6 +506,7 @@ impl Plugin for SettingsPlugin {
                     update_high_contrast_backgrounds.run_if(resource_changed::<SettingsResource>),
                     update_reduce_motion_text,
                     update_touch_input_mode_text,
+                    update_ui_scale_text,
                     update_tooltip_delay_text,
                     update_time_bonus_multiplier_text,
                     update_replay_move_interval_text,

solitaire_engine/src/settings_plugin/tests.rs

@@ -98,6 +98,25 @@ fn volume_clamped_at_zero_does_not_emit_event() {
     );
 }
 
+/// Opens the Settings panel showing `tab`, then waits out the
+/// spawn / child-flush / marker-attach frames.
+fn open_settings_on(app: &mut App, tab: SettingsTab) {
+    app.world_mut().resource_mut::<ActiveSettingsTab>().0 = tab;
+    app.world_mut().resource_mut::<SettingsScreen>().0 = true;
+    app.update();
+    app.update();
+    app.update();
+}
+
+/// Switches the already-open panel to `tab` (drives the
+/// `rebuild_panel_on_tab_change` path) and waits out the rebuild frames.
+fn switch_settings_tab(app: &mut App, tab: SettingsTab) {
+    app.world_mut().resource_mut::<ActiveSettingsTab>().0 = tab;
+    app.update();
+    app.update();
+    app.update();
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn pressing_o_toggles_settings_screen_flag() {
     let mut app = headless_app();
@@ -121,6 +140,31 @@ fn pressing_o_toggles_settings_screen_flag() {
     );
 }
 
+/// Esc closes the Settings panel like O / Done do (Phase C dismissal
+/// audit). Esc while the panel is closed must NOT open it.
+#[test]
+fn escape_closes_settings_screen_flag() {
+    let mut app = headless_app();
+
+    press(&mut app, KeyCode::Escape);
+    app.update();
+    assert!(
+        !app.world().resource::<SettingsScreen>().0,
+        "Esc on a closed panel stays closed"
+    );
+
+    press(&mut app, KeyCode::KeyO);
+    app.update();
+    assert!(app.world().resource::<SettingsScreen>().0, "O opens");
+
+    press(&mut app, KeyCode::Escape);
+    app.update();
+    assert!(
+        !app.world().resource::<SettingsScreen>().0,
+        "Esc closes settings"
+    );
+}
+
 // cycle_unlocked pure-function tests
 #[test]
 fn cycle_unlocked_wraps_at_end() {
@@ -243,40 +287,40 @@ fn headless_app_with_focus() -> App {
 fn settings_buttons_get_focusable_marker() {
     let mut app = headless_app_with_focus();
 
-    // Open the panel.
-    app.world_mut().resource_mut::<SettingsScreen>().0 = true;
-    app.update();
-    // Two more ticks: the first runs `sync_settings_panel_visibility`
-    // and queues the spawn commands; the second flushes them and
-    // runs `attach_focusable_to_settings_buttons`.
-    app.update();
-    app.update();
+    // Walk every tab: each rebuild must leave no bespoke
+    // `SettingsButton` (not `Done`, which is also a `ModalButton`)
+    // without a `Focusable`.
+    let mut total_tagged = 0usize;
+    for (i, tab) in SettingsTab::ALL.into_iter().enumerate() {
+        if i == 0 {
+            open_settings_on(&mut app, tab);
+        } else {
+            switch_settings_tab(&mut app, tab);
+        }
 
-    // Every bespoke `SettingsButton` (not `Done`, which is also a
-    // `ModalButton`) must carry a `Focusable`.
-    let untagged: Vec<&SettingsButton> = app
-        .world_mut()
-        .query_filtered::<&SettingsButton, (With<Button>, Without<Focusable>, Without<ModalButton>)>()
-        .iter(app.world())
-        .collect();
+        let untagged: Vec<&SettingsButton> = app
+            .world_mut()
+            .query_filtered::<&SettingsButton, (With<Button>, Without<Focusable>, Without<ModalButton>)>()
+            .iter(app.world())
+            .collect();
+        assert!(
+            untagged.is_empty(),
+            "every bespoke Settings button on tab {tab:?} must carry Focusable; missing: {untagged:?}"
+        );
 
+        total_tagged += app
+            .world_mut()
+            .query_filtered::<&SettingsButton, With<Focusable>>()
+            .iter(app.world())
+            .count();
+    }
+
+    // Floor across all five tabs so the assertion above isn't
+    // vacuously true (audio 4 + gameplay 8 + appearance ≥5 +
+    // accessibility 6 + account ≥1).
     assert!(
-        untagged.is_empty(),
-        "every bespoke Settings button must carry Focusable; missing: {:?}",
-        untagged
-    );
-
-    // And there must be at least one tagged `SettingsButton` so the
-    // assertion above isn't vacuously true (the panel really did
-    // spawn).
-    let tagged_count = app
-        .world_mut()
-        .query_filtered::<&SettingsButton, With<Focusable>>()
-        .iter(app.world())
-        .count();
-    assert!(
-        tagged_count >= 6,
-        "expected the panel to spawn many bespoke buttons (volume up/down ×2, toggles ×4, sync, swatches…); got {tagged_count}"
+        total_tagged >= 20,
+        "expected the five tabs to spawn many bespoke buttons; got {total_tagged}"
     );
 }
 
@@ -290,41 +334,45 @@ fn settings_buttons_get_focusable_marker() {
 fn settings_buttons_carry_tooltip() {
     let mut app = headless_app_with_focus();
 
-    // Open the panel and let spawn + child-flush run.
-    app.world_mut().resource_mut::<SettingsScreen>().0 = true;
-    app.update();
-    app.update();
-    app.update();
+    // Walk every tab: no bespoke `SettingsButton` (i.e. excluding
+    // `Done`, which is also a `ModalButton`) may be missing a
+    // `Tooltip` on any of them.
+    let mut total_tipped = 0usize;
+    for (i, tab) in SettingsTab::ALL.into_iter().enumerate() {
+        if i == 0 {
+            open_settings_on(&mut app, tab);
+        } else {
+            switch_settings_tab(&mut app, tab);
+        }
 
-    // No bespoke `SettingsButton` (i.e. excluding `Done`, which is
-    // also a `ModalButton`) may be missing a `Tooltip`.
-    let untipped: Vec<&SettingsButton> = app
-        .world_mut()
-        .query_filtered::<&SettingsButton, (With<Button>, Without<Tooltip>, Without<ModalButton>)>()
-        .iter(app.world())
-        .collect();
+        let untipped: Vec<&SettingsButton> = app
+            .world_mut()
+            .query_filtered::<&SettingsButton, (With<Button>, Without<Tooltip>, Without<ModalButton>)>()
+            .iter(app.world())
+            .collect();
+        assert!(
+            untipped.is_empty(),
+            "every bespoke Settings button on tab {tab:?} must carry Tooltip; missing: {untipped:?}"
+        );
+
+        total_tipped += app
+            .world_mut()
+            .query_filtered::<&SettingsButton, With<Tooltip>>()
+            .iter(app.world())
+            .count();
+    }
+
+    // Floor across all five tabs so the assertion above isn't
+    // vacuously true.
     assert!(
-        untipped.is_empty(),
-        "every bespoke Settings button must carry Tooltip; missing: {:?}",
-        untipped
+        total_tipped >= 20,
+        "expected the five tabs to spawn many tooltipped buttons; got {total_tipped}"
     );
 
-    // And there must be at least 6 tipped buttons so the assertion
-    // above isn't vacuously true: SFX +/−, Music +/−, Draw Mode,
-    // Anim Speed, Theme, Color-blind, Sync Now, plus at least one
-    // card-back and one background swatch — well over the floor.
-    let tipped_count = app
-        .world_mut()
-        .query_filtered::<&SettingsButton, With<Tooltip>>()
-        .iter(app.world())
-        .count();
-    assert!(
-        tipped_count >= 6,
-        "expected the panel to spawn many tooltipped buttons; got {tipped_count}"
-    );
+    // The loop ends on the Account tab, where with default (Local)
+    // settings the Connect button spawns.
 
-    // Spot-check: with default (Local) settings the Connect button
-    // spawns. We verify its tooltip carries the canonical microcopy.
+    // We verify its tooltip carries the canonical microcopy.
     let connect_tip = app
         .world_mut()
         .query::<(&SettingsButton, &Tooltip)>()
@@ -342,10 +390,8 @@ fn settings_buttons_carry_tooltip() {
 fn settings_picker_rows_get_focus_row_marker() {
     let mut app = headless_app_with_focus();
 
-    app.world_mut().resource_mut::<SettingsScreen>().0 = true;
-    app.update();
-    app.update();
-    app.update();
+    // Picker rows live on the Appearance tab.
+    open_settings_on(&mut app, SettingsTab::Appearance);
 
     // Two picker rows are spawned (card-back + background); each
     // must carry the FocusRow marker.
@@ -360,6 +406,45 @@ fn settings_picker_rows_get_focus_row_marker() {
     );
 }
 
+/// Switching tabs despawns the old rows and spawns the new tab's —
+/// exactly one panel exists afterwards (no double-spawn from the
+/// visibility system racing the rebuild system).
+#[test]
+fn switching_tab_rebuilds_panel_with_new_rows() {
+    let mut app = headless_app_with_focus();
+
+    fn has_button(app: &mut App, wanted: fn(&SettingsButton) -> bool) -> bool {
+        app.world_mut()
+            .query::<&SettingsButton>()
+            .iter(app.world())
+            .any(wanted)
+    }
+
+    open_settings_on(&mut app, SettingsTab::Audio);
+    assert!(has_button(&mut app, |b| matches!(b, SettingsButton::SfxUp)));
+    assert!(
+        !has_button(&mut app, |b| matches!(b, SettingsButton::ToggleDrawMode)),
+        "Gameplay rows must not spawn while the Audio tab is active"
+    );
+
+    switch_settings_tab(&mut app, SettingsTab::Gameplay);
+    assert!(
+        !has_button(&mut app, |b| matches!(b, SettingsButton::SfxUp)),
+        "Audio rows must despawn when leaving the Audio tab"
+    );
+    assert!(has_button(&mut app, |b| matches!(
+        b,
+        SettingsButton::ToggleDrawMode
+    )));
+
+    let panel_count = app
+        .world_mut()
+        .query_filtered::<Entity, With<SettingsPanel>>()
+        .iter(app.world())
+        .count();
+    assert_eq!(panel_count, 1, "tab switch must not stack panels");
+}
+
 /// Test 3 of the thumbnail-picker spec: when [`ThemeRegistry`] has
 /// at least one theme and the [`ThemeThumbnailCache`] holds a
 /// fully-populated [`ThemeThumbnailPair`] for that theme's id, the
@@ -404,11 +489,9 @@ fn theme_picker_chip_includes_thumbnail_sprite_when_thumbnails_loaded() {
     );
     app.insert_resource(cache);
 
-    // Open the panel and let the spawn + child-flush systems run.
-    app.world_mut().resource_mut::<SettingsScreen>().0 = true;
-    app.update();
-    app.update();
-    app.update();
+    // Open the panel on the Appearance tab (the theme picker's home)
+    // and let the spawn + child-flush systems run.
+    open_settings_on(&mut app, SettingsTab::Appearance);
 
     // Find every ImageNode tagged with ThemeThumbnailMarker — the
     // theme picker chip for "test_theme" must contribute exactly
@@ -653,3 +736,60 @@ fn scroll_clamps_offset_to_zero_at_top() {
         "scrolling past top must clamp to 0, got {offset}"
     );
 }
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Phase K: UI scale
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#[test]
+fn ui_scale_steps_cycle_and_wrap() {
+    assert_eq!(next_ui_scale(0.9), 1.0);
+    assert_eq!(next_ui_scale(1.0), 1.15);
+    assert_eq!(next_ui_scale(1.15), 1.3);
+    assert_eq!(next_ui_scale(1.3), 0.9, "the cycle must wrap");
+    // A hand-edited in-between value advances to the next larger step.
+    assert_eq!(next_ui_scale(1.05), 1.15);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn ui_scale_label_formats_as_percent() {
+    assert_eq!(ui_scale_label(0.9), "90%");
+    assert_eq!(ui_scale_label(1.0), "100%");
+    assert_eq!(ui_scale_label(1.15), "115%");
+    assert_eq!(ui_scale_label(1.3), "130%");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn ui_scale_setting_syncs_the_bevy_resource() {
+    let mut app = headless_app();
+    app.insert_resource(UiScale(1.0));
+    app.world_mut()
+        .resource_mut::<SettingsResource>()
+        .0
+        .ui_scale = 1.3;
+    app.update();
+
+    assert!(
+        (app.world().resource::<UiScale>().0 - 1.3).abs() < f32::EPSILON,
+        "Settings::ui_scale must drive bevy::ui::UiScale"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn ui_scale_out_of_range_sanitizes_on_load() {
+    use solitaire_data::settings::{UI_SCALE_MAX, UI_SCALE_MIN};
+
+    let wild = Settings {
+        ui_scale: 5.0,
+        ..Settings::default()
+    }
+    .sanitized();
+    assert_eq!(wild.ui_scale, UI_SCALE_MAX);
+
+    let tiny = Settings {
+        ui_scale: 0.1,
+        ..Settings::default()
+    }
+    .sanitized();
+    assert_eq!(tiny.ui_scale, UI_SCALE_MIN);
+}

solitaire_engine/src/settings_plugin/ui.rs

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ use crate::theme::{ImportError, import_theme, refresh_registry};
 use crate::ui_focus::FocusRow;
 use crate::ui_modal::{
     ButtonVariant, spawn_modal, spawn_modal_actions, spawn_modal_button, spawn_modal_header,
+    spawn_tab_chip,
 };
 use crate::ui_theme::{
     BG_BASE, BG_ELEVATED, BG_ELEVATED_HI, BORDER_SUBTLE, HighContrastBorder, RADIUS_SM,
@@ -45,13 +46,34 @@ pub(super) fn spawn_settings_panel(
     scroll_offset: f32,
     font_res: Option<&FontResource>,
     theme_overrides_back: bool,
+    active_tab: SettingsTab,
 ) {
     spawn_modal(commands, SettingsPanel, Z_MODAL_PANEL, |card| {
         spawn_modal_header(card, "Settings", font_res);
 
-        // Scrollable body — contains every section so tall content stays
-        // reachable on short windows. The Done button below stays fixed
-        // outside the scroll so it's always one click away.
+        // Tab chips — one group of rows on screen at a time, no
+        // scroll-hunting (Phase A, docs/ui-redesign-2026-07.md).
+        card.spawn((
+            FocusRow,
+            Node {
+                flex_direction: FlexDirection::Row,
+                flex_wrap: FlexWrap::Wrap,
+                column_gap: VAL_SPACE_2,
+                row_gap: VAL_SPACE_2,
+                margin: UiRect::bottom(VAL_SPACE_3),
+                ..default()
+            },
+        ))
+        .with_children(|row| {
+            for tab in SettingsTab::ALL {
+                tab_chip(row, tab, tab == active_tab, font_res);
+            }
+        });
+
+        // Scrollable body — most tabs fit without scrolling, but the
+        // Appearance pickers can still overflow short windows. The Done
+        // button below stays fixed outside the scroll so it's always one
+        // click away.
         card.spawn((
             SettingsPanelScrollable,
             SettingsScrollNode,
@@ -65,198 +87,20 @@ pub(super) fn spawn_settings_panel(
                 ..default()
             },
         ))
-        .with_children(|body| {
-            // --- Audio ---
-            section_label(body, "Audio", font_res);
-            volume_row(
+        .with_children(|body| match active_tab {
+            SettingsTab::Audio => spawn_audio_tab(body, settings, font_res),
+            SettingsTab::Gameplay => spawn_gameplay_tab(body, settings, font_res),
+            SettingsTab::Appearance => spawn_appearance_tab(
                 body,
-                "SFX Volume",
-                settings.sfx_volume,
-                SfxVolumeText,
-                SettingsButton::SfxDown,
-                SettingsButton::SfxUp,
-                "Lower sound effects volume.",
-                "Raise sound effects volume.",
-                font_res,
-            );
-            volume_row(
-                body,
-                "Music Volume",
-                settings.music_volume,
-                MusicVolumeText,
-                SettingsButton::MusicDown,
-                SettingsButton::MusicUp,
-                "Lower music and ambience volume.",
-                "Raise music and ambience volume.",
-                font_res,
-            );
-
-            // --- Gameplay ---
-            section_label(body, "Gameplay", font_res);
-            toggle_row(
-                body,
-                "Draw Mode",
-                DrawModeText,
-                draw_mode_label(&settings.draw_mode),
-                SettingsButton::ToggleDrawMode,
-                "Switch between Draw 1 and Draw 3. Takes effect next deal.",
-                font_res,
-            );
-            toggle_row(
-                body,
-                "Winnable deals only",
-                WinnableDealsOnlyText,
-                winnable_deals_only_label(settings.winnable_deals_only),
-                SettingsButton::ToggleWinnableDealsOnly,
-                "When on, fresh Classic deals are filtered through a solver \
-                 (may take a moment when on).",
-                font_res,
-            );
-            toggle_row(
-                body,
-                "Anim Speed",
-                AnimSpeedText,
-                anim_speed_label(&settings.animation_speed),
-                SettingsButton::CycleAnimSpeed,
-                "Cycle animation speed: Normal, Fast, Instant.",
-                font_res,
-            );
-            tooltip_delay_row(
-                body,
-                settings.tooltip_delay_secs,
-                font_res,
-            );
-            time_bonus_multiplier_row(
-                body,
-                settings.time_bonus_multiplier,
-                font_res,
-            );
-            replay_move_interval_row(
-                body,
-                settings.replay_move_interval_secs,
-                font_res,
-            );
-            toggle_row(
-                body,
-                "Smart window size",
-                SmartDefaultSizeText,
-                smart_default_size_label(!settings.disable_smart_default_size),
-                SettingsButton::ToggleSmartDefaultSize,
-                "When ON, fresh launches resize the window to ~70 % of the \
-                 monitor. OFF pins the 1280\u{00D7}800 baseline. Saved \
-                 window size always wins.",
-                font_res,
-            );
-
-            // --- Cosmetic ---
-            section_label(body, "Cosmetic", font_res);
-            toggle_row(
-                body,
-                "Theme",
-                ThemeText,
-                theme_label(&settings.theme),
-                SettingsButton::ToggleTheme,
-                "Cycle felt color: Green, Blue, Dark.",
-                font_res,
-            );
-            toggle_row(
-                body,
-                "Color-blind Mode",
-                ColorBlindText,
-                color_blind_label(settings.color_blind_mode),
-                SettingsButton::ToggleColorBlind,
-                "Show shape glyphs alongside suit colors. Suit-blind friendly.",
-                font_res,
-            );
-            toggle_row(
-                body,
-                "High Contrast",
-                HighContrastText,
-                on_off_label(settings.high_contrast_mode),
-                SettingsButton::ToggleHighContrast,
-                "Boosts foreground + suit-red glyphs to higher-luminance variants for low-vision readers and low-quality displays.",
-                font_res,
-            );
-            toggle_row(
-                body,
-                "Reduce Motion",
-                ReduceMotionText,
-                on_off_label(settings.reduce_motion_mode),
-                SettingsButton::ToggleReduceMotion,
-                "Skips card-slide animations and other non-essential motion. Cards snap instantly to their target.",
-                font_res,
-            );
-            toggle_row(
-                body,
-                "Touch Input Mode",
-                TouchInputModeText,
-                touch_input_mode_label(&settings.touch_input_mode),
-                SettingsButton::ToggleTouchInputMode,
-                "One-tap: tap a card to auto-move it. Tap to select: first tap selects a card, second tap on a pile moves it.",
-                font_res,
-            );
-            if theme_overrides_back {
-                // The active theme provides its own back; the legacy
-                // picker has no visible effect, so we replace its
-                // swatch row with an informational caption. The
-                // player's `selected_card_back` value still
-                // round-trips through `settings.json` — the moment
-                // they switch to a theme without a back, the picker
-                // re-appears with their previous choice intact.
-                picker_row_overridden_by_theme(body, "Card Back", font_res);
-            } else {
-                picker_row(
-                    body,
-                    "Card Back",
-                    unlocked_card_backs,
-                    settings.selected_card_back,
-                    SettingsButton::SelectCardBack,
-                    "Choose your deck art. New backs unlock at higher levels.",
-                    font_res,
-                );
-            }
-            picker_row(
-                body,
-                "Background",
+                settings,
+                unlocked_card_backs,
                 unlocked_backgrounds,
-                settings.selected_background,
-                SettingsButton::SelectBackground,
-                "Choose your felt art. New felts unlock at higher levels.",
+                themes,
+                theme_overrides_back,
                 font_res,
-            );
-            // Card-art theme picker — only renders when the registry has
-            // entries (production: always; tests: only when
-            // ThemeRegistryPlugin is installed).
-            if !themes.is_empty() {
-                theme_picker_row(
-                    body,
-                    "Card Theme",
-                    themes,
-                    &settings.selected_theme_id,
-                    "Choose card-face artwork. Imported themes appear here.",
-                    font_res,
-                );
-            }
-            #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
-            import_themes_row(body, font_res);
-
-            // --- Privacy (only shown when a Matomo URL is configured) ---
-            if settings.matomo_url.is_some() {
-                section_label(body, "Privacy", font_res);
-                toggle_row(
-                    body,
-                    "Share usage data",
-                    AnalyticsEnabledText,
-                    on_off_label(settings.analytics_enabled),
-                    SettingsButton::ToggleAnalytics,
-                    "Sends anonymous game events to Matomo for aggregate analytics.",
-                    font_res,
-                );
-            }
-
-            // --- Sync ---
-            section_label(body, "Sync", font_res);
-            sync_row(body, sync_status, &settings.sync_backend, font_res);
+            ),
+            SettingsTab::Accessibility => spawn_accessibility_tab(body, settings, font_res),
+            SettingsTab::Account => spawn_account_tab(body, settings, sync_status, font_res),
         });
 
         // Done is the only action — primary so the player always knows
@@ -274,6 +118,253 @@ pub(super) fn spawn_settings_panel(
     });
 }
 
+/// One Settings tab chip — thin wrapper over the shared
+/// [`spawn_tab_chip`] widget so Settings and the You hub stay visually
+/// identical.
+fn tab_chip(
+    parent: &mut ChildSpawnerCommands,
+    tab: SettingsTab,
+    active: bool,
+    font_res: Option<&FontResource>,
+) {
+    spawn_tab_chip(
+        parent,
+        SettingsTabButton(tab),
+        tab.label(),
+        active,
+        font_res,
+    );
+}
+
+/// Audio tab: the two volume rows.
+fn spawn_audio_tab(
+    body: &mut ChildSpawnerCommands,
+    settings: &Settings,
+    font_res: Option<&FontResource>,
+) {
+    volume_row(
+        body,
+        "SFX Volume",
+        settings.sfx_volume,
+        SfxVolumeText,
+        SettingsButton::SfxDown,
+        SettingsButton::SfxUp,
+        "Lower sound effects volume.",
+        "Raise sound effects volume.",
+        font_res,
+    );
+    volume_row(
+        body,
+        "Music Volume",
+        settings.music_volume,
+        MusicVolumeText,
+        SettingsButton::MusicDown,
+        SettingsButton::MusicUp,
+        "Lower music and ambience volume.",
+        "Raise music and ambience volume.",
+        font_res,
+    );
+}
+
+/// Gameplay tab: rules and pacing.
+fn spawn_gameplay_tab(
+    body: &mut ChildSpawnerCommands,
+    settings: &Settings,
+    font_res: Option<&FontResource>,
+) {
+    toggle_row(
+        body,
+        "Draw Mode",
+        DrawModeText,
+        draw_mode_label(&settings.draw_mode),
+        SettingsButton::ToggleDrawMode,
+        "Switch between Draw 1 and Draw 3. Takes effect next deal.",
+        font_res,
+    );
+    toggle_row(
+        body,
+        "Winnable deals only",
+        WinnableDealsOnlyText,
+        winnable_deals_only_label(settings.winnable_deals_only),
+        SettingsButton::ToggleWinnableDealsOnly,
+        "When on, fresh Classic deals are filtered through a solver \
+                 (may take a moment when on).",
+        font_res,
+    );
+    toggle_row(
+        body,
+        "Anim Speed",
+        AnimSpeedText,
+        anim_speed_label(&settings.animation_speed),
+        SettingsButton::CycleAnimSpeed,
+        "Cycle animation speed: Normal, Fast, Instant.",
+        font_res,
+    );
+    time_bonus_multiplier_row(body, settings.time_bonus_multiplier, font_res);
+    replay_move_interval_row(body, settings.replay_move_interval_secs, font_res);
+    toggle_row(
+        body,
+        "Smart window size",
+        SmartDefaultSizeText,
+        smart_default_size_label(!settings.disable_smart_default_size),
+        SettingsButton::ToggleSmartDefaultSize,
+        "When ON, fresh launches resize the window to ~70 % of the \
+                 monitor. OFF pins the 1280\u{00D7}800 baseline. Saved \
+                 window size always wins.",
+        font_res,
+    );
+}
+
+/// Appearance tab: felt, deck art, backgrounds, and the theme system.
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
+fn spawn_appearance_tab(
+    body: &mut ChildSpawnerCommands,
+    settings: &Settings,
+    unlocked_card_backs: &[usize],
+    unlocked_backgrounds: &[usize],
+    themes: &[ThemePickerEntry],
+    theme_overrides_back: bool,
+    font_res: Option<&FontResource>,
+) {
+    toggle_row(
+        body,
+        "Theme",
+        ThemeText,
+        theme_label(&settings.theme),
+        SettingsButton::ToggleTheme,
+        "Cycle felt color: Green, Blue, Dark.",
+        font_res,
+    );
+    if theme_overrides_back {
+        // The active theme provides its own back; the legacy
+        // picker has no visible effect, so we replace its
+        // swatch row with an informational caption. The
+        // player's `selected_card_back` value still
+        // round-trips through `settings.json` — the moment
+        // they switch to a theme without a back, the picker
+        // re-appears with their previous choice intact.
+        picker_row_overridden_by_theme(body, "Card Back", font_res);
+    } else {
+        picker_row(
+            body,
+            "Card Back",
+            unlocked_card_backs,
+            settings.selected_card_back,
+            SettingsButton::SelectCardBack,
+            "Choose your deck art. New backs unlock at higher levels.",
+            font_res,
+        );
+    }
+    picker_row(
+        body,
+        "Background",
+        unlocked_backgrounds,
+        settings.selected_background,
+        SettingsButton::SelectBackground,
+        "Choose your felt art. New felts unlock at higher levels.",
+        font_res,
+    );
+    // Card-art theme picker — only renders when the registry has
+    // entries (production: always; tests: only when
+    // ThemeRegistryPlugin is installed).
+    if !themes.is_empty() {
+        theme_picker_row(
+            body,
+            "Card Theme",
+            themes,
+            &settings.selected_theme_id,
+            "Choose card-face artwork. Imported themes appear here.",
+            font_res,
+        );
+    }
+    #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+    import_themes_row(body, font_res);
+    #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+    theme_store_row(body, font_res);
+}
+
+/// Accessibility tab: perception and input assists, gathered from the
+/// old Gameplay/Cosmetic sections so they're findable in one place.
+fn spawn_accessibility_tab(
+    body: &mut ChildSpawnerCommands,
+    settings: &Settings,
+    font_res: Option<&FontResource>,
+) {
+    toggle_row(
+        body,
+        "Color-blind Mode",
+        ColorBlindText,
+        color_blind_label(settings.color_blind_mode),
+        SettingsButton::ToggleColorBlind,
+        "Show shape glyphs alongside suit colors. Suit-blind friendly.",
+        font_res,
+    );
+    toggle_row(
+        body,
+        "High Contrast",
+        HighContrastText,
+        on_off_label(settings.high_contrast_mode),
+        SettingsButton::ToggleHighContrast,
+        "Boosts foreground + suit-red glyphs to higher-luminance variants for low-vision readers and low-quality displays.",
+        font_res,
+    );
+    toggle_row(
+        body,
+        "Reduce Motion",
+        ReduceMotionText,
+        on_off_label(settings.reduce_motion_mode),
+        SettingsButton::ToggleReduceMotion,
+        "Skips card-slide animations and other non-essential motion. Cards snap instantly to their target.",
+        font_res,
+    );
+    toggle_row(
+        body,
+        "Touch Input Mode",
+        TouchInputModeText,
+        touch_input_mode_label(&settings.touch_input_mode),
+        SettingsButton::ToggleTouchInputMode,
+        "One-tap: tap a card to auto-move it. Tap to select: first tap selects a card, second tap on a pile moves it.",
+        font_res,
+    );
+    toggle_row(
+        body,
+        "UI Scale",
+        UiScaleText,
+        ui_scale_label(settings.ui_scale),
+        SettingsButton::CycleUiScale,
+        "Scales all menus, buttons, and HUD text. The table itself always fits the screen.",
+        font_res,
+    );
+    tooltip_delay_row(body, settings.tooltip_delay_secs, font_res);
+}
+
+/// Account tab: privacy opt-in (when analytics is configured) and the
+/// sync backend controls.
+fn spawn_account_tab(
+    body: &mut ChildSpawnerCommands,
+    settings: &Settings,
+    sync_status: &str,
+    font_res: Option<&FontResource>,
+) {
+    // --- Privacy (only shown when a Matomo URL is configured) ---
+    if settings.matomo_url.is_some() {
+        section_label(body, "Privacy", font_res);
+        toggle_row(
+            body,
+            "Share usage data",
+            AnalyticsEnabledText,
+            on_off_label(settings.analytics_enabled),
+            SettingsButton::ToggleAnalytics,
+            "Sends anonymous game events to Matomo for aggregate analytics.",
+            font_res,
+        );
+    }
+
+    // --- Sync ---
+    section_label(body, "Sync", font_res);
+    sync_row(body, sync_status, &settings.sync_backend, font_res);
+}
+
 /// Section divider — small lavender label inside the scrollable body.
 pub(super) fn section_label(
     parent: &mut ChildSpawnerCommands,
@@ -1193,6 +1284,31 @@ pub(super) fn import_themes_row(
         });
 }
 
+/// "Theme store" row: one pill button that closes Settings and opens
+/// the in-game theme-store modal (`theme_store_plugin`). Sits directly
+/// under the Import row so both install paths live together.
+#[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+pub(super) fn theme_store_row(parent: &mut ChildSpawnerCommands, font_res: Option<&FontResource>) {
+    parent
+        .spawn((
+            FocusRow,
+            Node {
+                flex_direction: FlexDirection::Row,
+                align_items: AlignItems::Center,
+                ..default()
+            },
+        ))
+        .with_children(|row| {
+            pill_button(
+                row,
+                SettingsButton::OpenThemeStore,
+                "Browse theme store",
+                "Download themes from your sync server without leaving the game.",
+                font_res,
+            );
+        });
+}
+
 pub(super) fn icon_button(
     parent: &mut ChildSpawnerCommands,
     label: &str,

solitaire_engine/src/settings_plugin/updates.rs

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use crate::ui_theme::{BORDER_SUBTLE_HC, HighContrastBackground, HighContrastBord
 #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 pub(super) fn sync_settings_panel_visibility(
     screen: Res<SettingsScreen>,
+    active_tab: Res<ActiveSettingsTab>,
     panels: Query<Entity, With<SettingsPanel>>,
     other_modal_scrims: Query<(), (With<ModalScrim>, Without<SettingsPanel>)>,
     scroll_nodes: Query<&ScrollPosition, With<SettingsScrollNode>>,
@@ -35,60 +36,17 @@ pub(super) fn sync_settings_panel_visibility(
     }
     if screen.0 {
         if panels.is_empty() && other_modal_scrims.is_empty() {
-            let status_label = sync_status.map_or_else(
-                || "Status: local only".to_string(),
-                |s| sync_status_label(&s.0),
-            );
-            let unlocked_backs = progress
-                .as_ref()
-                .map_or(&[0][..], |p| p.0.unlocked_card_backs.as_slice());
-            let unlocked_bgs = progress
-                .as_ref()
-                .map_or(&[0][..], |p| p.0.unlocked_backgrounds.as_slice());
-            // Snapshot themes by id, display_name and (optional)
-            // thumbnail pair so spawn_settings_panel doesn't have to
-            // know about the registry / cache shapes. Empty when
-            // ThemeRegistryPlugin isn't installed (tests under
-            // MinimalPlugins) — the picker row simply won't render.
-            // Missing thumbnails (cache not ready, or partial user
-            // theme) leave `thumbnails: None` so the chip renders its
-            // plain-text fallback instead of a broken sprite.
-            let themes: Vec<ThemePickerEntry> = theme_registry
-                .as_deref()
-                .map(|r| {
-                    r.iter()
-                        .map(|e| ThemePickerEntry {
-                            id: e.id.clone(),
-                            display_name: e.display_name.clone(),
-                            thumbnails: theme_thumbs
-                                .as_deref()
-                                .and_then(|c| c.get(&e.id))
-                                .filter(|p| p.is_fully_populated())
-                                .cloned(),
-                        })
-                        .collect()
-                })
-                .unwrap_or_default();
-            // The active card-art theme can supply its own back image —
-            // see `card_plugin::CardImageSet::theme_back`. When that is
-            // populated the legacy "Card Back" picker has no visible
-            // effect, so we render it muted with an explanatory caption
-            // rather than letting the player click swatches that do
-            // nothing. Absent under `MinimalPlugins`; treated as
-            // "no override" in that case.
-            let theme_overrides_back = card_images
-                .as_ref()
-                .is_some_and(|cs| cs.theme_back.is_some());
-            spawn_settings_panel(
+            build_panel(
                 &mut commands,
                 &settings.0,
-                &status_label,
-                unlocked_backs,
-                unlocked_bgs,
-                &themes,
-                scroll_pos.0,
+                sync_status.as_deref(),
+                progress.as_deref(),
                 font_res.as_deref(),
-                theme_overrides_back,
+                theme_registry.as_deref(),
+                theme_thumbs.as_deref(),
+                card_images.as_deref(),
+                scroll_pos.0,
+                active_tab.0,
             );
         }
     } else {
@@ -102,6 +60,116 @@ pub(super) fn sync_settings_panel_visibility(
     }
 }
 
+/// Gathers the spawn context (sync label, unlocks, theme snapshot,
+/// back-override flag) and spawns the panel showing `active_tab`.
+/// Shared by [`sync_settings_panel_visibility`] (open) and
+/// [`rebuild_panel_on_tab_change`] (tab switch).
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
+fn build_panel(
+    commands: &mut Commands,
+    settings: &Settings,
+    sync_status: Option<&SyncStatusResource>,
+    progress: Option<&ProgressResource>,
+    font_res: Option<&FontResource>,
+    theme_registry: Option<&crate::theme::ThemeRegistry>,
+    theme_thumbs: Option<&ThemeThumbnailCache>,
+    card_images: Option<&crate::card_plugin::CardImageSet>,
+    scroll_offset: f32,
+    active_tab: SettingsTab,
+) {
+    let status_label = sync_status.map_or_else(
+        || "Status: local only".to_string(),
+        |s| sync_status_label(&s.0),
+    );
+    let unlocked_backs = progress.map_or(&[0][..], |p| p.0.unlocked_card_backs.as_slice());
+    let unlocked_bgs = progress.map_or(&[0][..], |p| p.0.unlocked_backgrounds.as_slice());
+    // Snapshot themes by id, display_name and (optional)
+    // thumbnail pair so spawn_settings_panel doesn't have to
+    // know about the registry / cache shapes. Empty when
+    // ThemeRegistryPlugin isn't installed (tests under
+    // MinimalPlugins) — the picker row simply won't render.
+    // Missing thumbnails (cache not ready, or partial user
+    // theme) leave `thumbnails: None` so the chip renders its
+    // plain-text fallback instead of a broken sprite.
+    let themes: Vec<ThemePickerEntry> = theme_registry
+        .map(|r| {
+            r.iter()
+                .map(|e| ThemePickerEntry {
+                    id: e.id.clone(),
+                    display_name: e.display_name.clone(),
+                    thumbnails: theme_thumbs
+                        .and_then(|c| c.get(&e.id))
+                        .filter(|p| p.is_fully_populated())
+                        .cloned(),
+                })
+                .collect()
+        })
+        .unwrap_or_default();
+    // The active card-art theme can supply its own back image —
+    // see `card_plugin::CardImageSet::theme_back`. When that is
+    // populated the legacy "Card Back" picker has no visible
+    // effect, so we render it muted with an explanatory caption
+    // rather than letting the player click swatches that do
+    // nothing. Absent under `MinimalPlugins`; treated as
+    // "no override" in that case.
+    let theme_overrides_back = card_images.is_some_and(|cs| cs.theme_back.is_some());
+    spawn_settings_panel(
+        commands,
+        settings,
+        &status_label,
+        unlocked_backs,
+        unlocked_bgs,
+        &themes,
+        scroll_offset,
+        font_res,
+        theme_overrides_back,
+        active_tab,
+    );
+}
+
+/// Rebuilds the open panel when [`ActiveSettingsTab`] changes (tab chip
+/// clicked). No-op while the panel is closed — the next open reads the
+/// resource directly.
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
+pub(super) fn rebuild_panel_on_tab_change(
+    active_tab: Res<ActiveSettingsTab>,
+    panels: Query<Entity, With<SettingsPanel>>,
+    mut scroll_pos: ResMut<SettingsScrollPos>,
+    mut commands: Commands,
+    settings: Res<SettingsResource>,
+    sync_status: Option<Res<SyncStatusResource>>,
+    progress: Option<Res<ProgressResource>>,
+    font_res: Option<Res<FontResource>>,
+    theme_registry: Option<Res<crate::theme::ThemeRegistry>>,
+    theme_thumbs: Option<Res<ThemeThumbnailCache>>,
+    card_images: Option<Res<crate::card_plugin::CardImageSet>>,
+) {
+    if !active_tab.is_changed() || active_tab.is_added() {
+        return;
+    }
+    if panels.is_empty() {
+        return;
+    }
+    for entity in &panels {
+        commands.entity(entity).despawn();
+    }
+    // A fresh tab starts at the top; per-tab scroll memory isn't worth
+    // the bookkeeping now that no tab needs much scrolling.
+    scroll_pos.0 = 0.0;
+    build_panel(
+        &mut commands,
+        &settings.0,
+        sync_status.as_deref(),
+        progress.as_deref(),
+        font_res.as_deref(),
+        theme_registry.as_deref(),
+        theme_thumbs.as_deref(),
+        card_images.as_deref(),
+        0.0,
+        active_tab.0,
+    );
+}
+
 /// Keeps the sync-status text node current while the panel is open.
 pub(super) fn update_sync_status_text(
     sync_status: Option<Res<SyncStatusResource>>,
@@ -447,6 +515,58 @@ pub(super) fn touch_input_mode_label(mode: &solitaire_data::settings::TouchInput
     }
 }
 
+/// The four UI-scale steps the settings row cycles through (Phase K).
+pub(super) const UI_SCALE_STEPS: [f32; 4] = [0.9, 1.0, 1.15, 1.3];
+
+/// The next UI-scale step after `current`, wrapping 130 % → 90 %. A
+/// hand-edited value between steps advances to the first step larger
+/// than it, so the cycle always makes visible progress.
+pub(super) fn next_ui_scale(current: f32) -> f32 {
+    for step in UI_SCALE_STEPS {
+        if step > current + 0.001 {
+            return step;
+        }
+    }
+    UI_SCALE_STEPS[0]
+}
+
+/// Display string for the UI-scale row, e.g. `"115%"`.
+pub(super) fn ui_scale_label(scale: f32) -> String {
+    format!("{:.0}%", scale * 100.0)
+}
+
+/// Refreshes the live UI-scale value text whenever settings change.
+pub(super) fn update_ui_scale_text(
+    settings: Res<SettingsResource>,
+    mut text_nodes: Query<&mut Text, With<UiScaleText>>,
+) {
+    if !settings.is_changed() {
+        return;
+    }
+    for mut text in &mut text_nodes {
+        **text = ui_scale_label(settings.0.ui_scale);
+    }
+}
+
+/// Applies `Settings::ui_scale` to the live [`bevy::ui::UiScale`]
+/// resource — at startup (first change tick) and whenever the setting
+/// changes. Absent under `MinimalPlugins` (no `bevy_ui`), hence the
+/// `Option`; the table is unaffected either way (`compute_layout`
+/// owns world-space sizing, not UI scale).
+pub(super) fn sync_ui_scale_resource(
+    settings: Res<SettingsResource>,
+    ui_scale: Option<ResMut<UiScale>>,
+) {
+    let Some(mut ui_scale) = ui_scale else { return };
+    if !settings.is_changed() {
+        return;
+    }
+    let target = settings.0.ui_scale;
+    if (ui_scale.0 - target).abs() > f32::EPSILON {
+        ui_scale.0 = target;
+    }
+}
+
 /// Display string for the "Smart window size" toggle. The argument
 /// is the *enabled* state (i.e. the inverse of the underlying
 /// `disable_smart_default_size` field) so reading the label gives

solitaire_engine/src/solution_playback_plugin.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,414 @@
+//! "Show solution" — solve the current deal off-thread and auto-play
+//! the winning line through the normal move pipeline.
+//!
+//! The pause menu's "Show solution" button fires
+//! [`crate::events::ShowSolutionRequestEvent`]. This plugin snapshots
+//! the live [`GameState`], runs [`GameState::winning_line`] on
+//! [`AsyncComputeTaskPool`] (the solver plus `clean_solution` can take
+//! seconds — §2.4 never block the main thread), then steps the returned
+//! instructions on a cadence, one `MoveRequestEvent` /
+//! `DrawRequestEvent` per tick — the same events player input produces,
+//! so animations, scoring, undo history, and win detection all behave
+//! exactly as if the player made the moves.
+//!
+//! Playback cancels on Esc, on pause, on undo / new-game requests, and
+//! on any rejected move (which is what a player interfering mid-line
+//! produces — their move diverges the state, the next scripted step
+//! becomes illegal, and the rejection stops the run cleanly).
+
+use std::collections::VecDeque;
+
+use bevy::prelude::*;
+use bevy::tasks::{AsyncComputeTaskPool, Task, futures_lite::future};
+
+use solitaire_core::game_state::GameState;
+use solitaire_core::{
+    DEFAULT_SOLVE_MOVES_BUDGET, DEFAULT_SOLVE_STATES_BUDGET, KlondikeInstruction,
+};
+
+use crate::events::{
+    DrawRequestEvent, InfoToastEvent, MoveRejectedEvent, MoveRequestEvent, NewGameRequestEvent,
+    ShowSolutionRequestEvent, UndoRequestEvent,
+};
+use crate::game_plugin::GameMutation;
+use crate::pause_plugin::PausedResource;
+use crate::resources::GameStateResource;
+
+/// Seconds between scripted moves — slow enough to follow, fast enough
+/// not to drag on a 100-move line.
+const STEP_INTERVAL_SECS: f32 = 0.45;
+
+/// Initial delay before the first scripted move, giving the pause modal
+/// time to close and the player a beat to see what's happening.
+const FIRST_STEP_DELAY_SECS: f32 = 0.9;
+
+/// In-flight solver task plus the `move_count` snapshot used to detect
+/// a stale result (player moved while the solver ran). Mirrors
+/// `PendingHintTask`.
+#[derive(Resource, Default)]
+pub struct SolutionSolveTask {
+    inner: Option<(u32, Task<SolveTaskOutput>)>,
+}
+
+/// What the solver task carries back to the main thread.
+enum SolveTaskOutput {
+    Line(Vec<KlondikeInstruction>),
+    Unwinnable,
+    Inconclusive,
+}
+
+/// Queue of instructions currently being auto-played, or empty when no
+/// playback is active. HUD/UI may read `is_active` to badge the state.
+#[derive(Resource, Default)]
+pub struct SolutionPlayback {
+    queue: VecDeque<KlondikeInstruction>,
+    cooldown: f32,
+}
+
+impl SolutionPlayback {
+    /// `true` while a solution line is being auto-played.
+    pub fn is_active(&self) -> bool {
+        !self.queue.is_empty()
+    }
+
+    fn stop(&mut self) {
+        self.queue.clear();
+    }
+}
+
+/// Bevy plugin for the Show-solution flow. See the module docs.
+pub struct SolutionPlaybackPlugin;
+
+impl Plugin for SolutionPlaybackPlugin {
+    fn build(&self, app: &mut App) {
+        // add_message is idempotent — GamePlugin registers most of these
+        // too, but this plugin must also boot standalone under
+        // MinimalPlugins in tests.
+        app.init_resource::<SolutionSolveTask>()
+            .init_resource::<SolutionPlayback>()
+            .add_message::<ShowSolutionRequestEvent>()
+            .add_message::<InfoToastEvent>()
+            .add_message::<MoveRequestEvent>()
+            .add_message::<DrawRequestEvent>()
+            .add_message::<MoveRejectedEvent>()
+            .add_message::<UndoRequestEvent>()
+            .add_message::<NewGameRequestEvent>()
+            .add_systems(
+                Update,
+                (
+                    handle_show_solution_request,
+                    poll_solution_task,
+                    cancel_playback_on_interrupt,
+                    drive_solution_playback,
+                )
+                    .chain()
+                    .before(GameMutation),
+            );
+    }
+}
+
+/// Starts a solver task from the live game state. A repeat request
+/// while one is already in flight (or playback is running) is ignored
+/// — the button is idempotent, not a queue.
+fn handle_show_solution_request(
+    mut requests: MessageReader<ShowSolutionRequestEvent>,
+    game: Option<Res<GameStateResource>>,
+    mut task: ResMut<SolutionSolveTask>,
+    playback: Res<SolutionPlayback>,
+    mut toast: MessageWriter<InfoToastEvent>,
+) {
+    if requests.is_empty() {
+        return;
+    }
+    requests.clear();
+    if task.inner.is_some() || playback.is_active() {
+        return;
+    }
+    let Some(game) = game else { return };
+    if game.0.is_won() {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    toast.write(InfoToastEvent("Searching for a solution…".to_string()));
+    let snapshot: GameState = game.0.clone();
+    let move_count = snapshot.move_count();
+    let handle = AsyncComputeTaskPool::get().spawn(async move {
+        match snapshot.winning_line(DEFAULT_SOLVE_MOVES_BUDGET, DEFAULT_SOLVE_STATES_BUDGET) {
+            Ok(Some(line)) => SolveTaskOutput::Line(line),
+            Ok(None) => SolveTaskOutput::Unwinnable,
+            Err(_) => SolveTaskOutput::Inconclusive,
+        }
+    });
+    task.inner = Some((move_count, handle));
+}
+
+/// Polls the solver; on completion either starts playback or explains
+/// why there is nothing to play. A result computed for a position the
+/// player has since moved past is discarded silently.
+fn poll_solution_task(
+    mut task: ResMut<SolutionSolveTask>,
+    game: Option<Res<GameStateResource>>,
+    mut playback: ResMut<SolutionPlayback>,
+    mut toast: MessageWriter<InfoToastEvent>,
+) {
+    let Some((move_count_at_spawn, handle)) = task.inner.as_mut() else {
+        return;
+    };
+    let Some(output) = future::block_on(future::poll_once(handle)) else {
+        return;
+    };
+    let move_count_at_spawn = *move_count_at_spawn;
+    task.inner = None;
+
+    let Some(game) = game else { return };
+    if game.0.move_count() != move_count_at_spawn {
+        return; // Stale — the board moved while we were solving.
+    }
+
+    match output {
+        SolveTaskOutput::Line(line) if line.is_empty() => {}
+        SolveTaskOutput::Line(line) => {
+            toast.write(InfoToastEvent(format!(
+                "Solution found — playing {} moves. Press Esc to stop.",
+                line.len()
+            )));
+            playback.queue = line.into();
+            playback.cooldown = FIRST_STEP_DELAY_SECS;
+        }
+        SolveTaskOutput::Unwinnable => {
+            toast.write(InfoToastEvent(
+                "No winning line exists from this position.".to_string(),
+            ));
+        }
+        SolveTaskOutput::Inconclusive => {
+            toast.write(InfoToastEvent(
+                "Couldn't find a solution within the search budget.".to_string(),
+            ));
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Stops playback on Esc, pause, undo / new-game requests, or a
+/// rejected move (the signature of the player diverging the board
+/// mid-line). Runs before `drive_solution_playback` so a cancel takes
+/// effect without one extra scripted move slipping out.
+fn cancel_playback_on_interrupt(
+    mut playback: ResMut<SolutionPlayback>,
+    keys: Option<Res<ButtonInput<KeyCode>>>,
+    paused: Option<Res<PausedResource>>,
+    mut rejected: MessageReader<MoveRejectedEvent>,
+    mut undos: MessageReader<UndoRequestEvent>,
+    mut new_games: MessageReader<NewGameRequestEvent>,
+    mut toast: MessageWriter<InfoToastEvent>,
+) {
+    if !playback.is_active() {
+        rejected.clear();
+        undos.clear();
+        new_games.clear();
+        return;
+    }
+    let esc = keys.is_some_and(|k| k.just_pressed(KeyCode::Escape));
+    let interrupted = esc
+        || paused.is_some_and(|p| p.0)
+        || rejected.read().next().is_some()
+        || undos.read().next().is_some()
+        || new_games.read().next().is_some();
+    if interrupted {
+        playback.stop();
+        toast.write(InfoToastEvent("Solution playback stopped.".to_string()));
+    }
+}
+
+/// Emits the next scripted instruction every [`STEP_INTERVAL_SECS`]
+/// while playback is active, translated to the same request events
+/// player input produces. Instructions that no longer decode against
+/// the live state stop the run instead of guessing.
+fn drive_solution_playback(
+    mut playback: ResMut<SolutionPlayback>,
+    game: Option<Res<GameStateResource>>,
+    time: Res<Time>,
+    mut moves: MessageWriter<MoveRequestEvent>,
+    mut draws: MessageWriter<DrawRequestEvent>,
+    mut toast: MessageWriter<InfoToastEvent>,
+) {
+    if !playback.is_active() {
+        return;
+    }
+    let Some(game) = game else {
+        playback.stop();
+        return;
+    };
+    if game.0.is_won() {
+        playback.stop();
+        return;
+    }
+
+    playback.cooldown -= time.delta_secs();
+    if playback.cooldown > 0.0 {
+        return;
+    }
+    playback.cooldown = STEP_INTERVAL_SECS;
+
+    let Some(instruction) = playback.queue.pop_front() else {
+        return;
+    };
+
+    match instruction {
+        KlondikeInstruction::RotateStock => {
+            draws.write(DrawRequestEvent);
+        }
+        other => {
+            // Decode against the LIVE state — tableau run lengths depend on
+            // the current face-up counts, so this must happen at step time,
+            // not at solve time.
+            let Some((from, to, count)) = game.0.instruction_to_piles(other) else {
+                playback.stop();
+                toast.write(InfoToastEvent("Solution playback stopped.".to_string()));
+                return;
+            };
+            moves.write(MoveRequestEvent { from, to, count });
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Tests
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::game_plugin::GamePlugin;
+    use crate::table_plugin::TablePlugin;
+    use bevy::ecs::message::Messages;
+    use solitaire_core::DrawStockConfig;
+
+    /// Seed proven Winnable at 5k budgets by the core
+    /// `budget_is_passed_through_not_clamped` test. Solved here under
+    /// standard rules (no take-from-foundation) to match that baseline.
+    const WINNABLE_SEED: u64 = 0xD1FF_0000_0000_0012;
+
+    fn winnable_state() -> GameState {
+        let mut game = GameState::new(WINNABLE_SEED, DrawStockConfig::DrawOne);
+        game.take_from_foundation = false;
+        game
+    }
+
+    /// Full pipeline: GamePlugin consumes the Move/Draw requests the
+    /// playback driver emits, exactly as in production.
+    fn headless_app() -> App {
+        let mut app = App::new();
+        app.add_plugins(MinimalPlugins)
+            .add_plugins(GamePlugin)
+            .add_plugins(TablePlugin)
+            .add_plugins(SolutionPlaybackPlugin);
+        app.init_resource::<ButtonInput<KeyCode>>();
+        app.update();
+        app
+    }
+
+    fn request_solution(app: &mut App) {
+        app.world_mut()
+            .resource_mut::<Messages<ShowSolutionRequestEvent>>()
+            .write(ShowSolutionRequestEvent);
+    }
+
+    /// Pump updates until the solver task resolves (wall-clock bounded,
+    /// mirroring `winnable_solver_emits_hint_after_async_completes`).
+    fn pump_until_solved(app: &mut App) {
+        let deadline = std::time::Instant::now() + std::time::Duration::from_secs(30);
+        while app.world().resource::<SolutionSolveTask>().inner.is_some() {
+            app.update();
+            std::thread::yield_now();
+            if std::time::Instant::now() >= deadline {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        assert!(
+            app.world().resource::<SolutionSolveTask>().inner.is_none(),
+            "solver task should have completed within 30 s wall-clock",
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn request_solves_and_arms_playback() {
+        let mut app = headless_app();
+        app.insert_resource(GameStateResource(winnable_state()));
+
+        request_solution(&mut app);
+        app.update();
+        assert!(
+            app.world().resource::<SolutionSolveTask>().inner.is_some(),
+            "request must spawn a solver task",
+        );
+        pump_until_solved(&mut app);
+        assert!(
+            app.world().resource::<SolutionPlayback>().is_active(),
+            "a winnable position must arm playback",
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn playback_reaches_win_through_normal_pipeline() {
+        let mut app = headless_app();
+        app.insert_resource(GameStateResource(winnable_state()));
+        request_solution(&mut app);
+        app.update();
+        pump_until_solved(&mut app);
+        assert!(app.world().resource::<SolutionPlayback>().is_active());
+
+        // Force each step instead of waiting out the real cadence; a line
+        // is at most a few hundred instructions.
+        for _ in 0..600 {
+            app.world_mut().resource_mut::<SolutionPlayback>().cooldown = 0.0;
+            app.update();
+            if app.world().resource::<GameStateResource>().0.is_won() {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        assert!(
+            app.world().resource::<GameStateResource>().0.is_won(),
+            "auto-played line must drive the real game to a win",
+        );
+        assert!(
+            !app.world().resource::<SolutionPlayback>().is_active(),
+            "playback must deactivate once the game is won",
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn escape_cancels_playback() {
+        let mut app = headless_app();
+        app.insert_resource(GameStateResource(winnable_state()));
+        app.world_mut()
+            .resource_mut::<SolutionPlayback>()
+            .queue
+            .push_back(KlondikeInstruction::RotateStock);
+
+        app.world_mut()
+            .resource_mut::<ButtonInput<KeyCode>>()
+            .press(KeyCode::Escape);
+        app.update();
+        assert!(
+            !app.world().resource::<SolutionPlayback>().is_active(),
+            "Esc must stop playback",
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn repeat_request_is_ignored_while_active() {
+        let mut app = headless_app();
+        app.insert_resource(GameStateResource(winnable_state()));
+        app.world_mut()
+            .resource_mut::<SolutionPlayback>()
+            .queue
+            .push_back(KlondikeInstruction::RotateStock);
+
+        request_solution(&mut app);
+        app.update();
+        assert!(
+            app.world().resource::<SolutionSolveTask>().inner.is_none(),
+            "a request during active playback must not spawn a solver task",
+        );
+    }
+}

solitaire_engine/src/stats_plugin.rs

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
-use bevy::input::ButtonInput;
 use bevy::input::mouse::{MouseScrollUnit, MouseWheel};
 use bevy::prelude::*;
 use solitaire_data::{
@@ -25,17 +24,13 @@ use crate::events::{
 use crate::font_plugin::FontResource;
 use crate::game_plugin::GameMutation;
 use crate::platform::ClipboardBackendResource;
-use crate::progress_plugin::ProgressResource;
 use crate::resources::GameStateResource;
 use crate::time_attack_plugin::TimeAttackResource;
-use crate::ui_modal::{
-    ButtonVariant, ModalButton, ModalScrim, ScrimDismissible, spawn_modal, spawn_modal_actions,
-    spawn_modal_button, spawn_modal_header,
-};
+use crate::ui_modal::{ButtonVariant, ModalButton, spawn_modal_button};
 use crate::ui_theme::{
     ACCENT_PRIMARY, BG_ELEVATED_HI, BORDER_SUBTLE, HighContrastBorder, RADIUS_SM, STATE_INFO,
     STATE_WARNING, STREAK_MILESTONES, TEXT_PRIMARY, TEXT_SECONDARY, TYPE_BODY, TYPE_BODY_LG,
-    TYPE_CAPTION, TYPE_HEADLINE, VAL_SPACE_1, VAL_SPACE_2, VAL_SPACE_3, VAL_SPACE_4, Z_MODAL_PANEL,
+    TYPE_HEADLINE, VAL_SPACE_1, VAL_SPACE_2, VAL_SPACE_3, VAL_SPACE_4,
 };
 
 /// Bevy resource wrapping the current stats.
@@ -225,8 +220,9 @@ impl Plugin for StatsPlugin {
                     .before(GameMutation)
                     .before(update_stats_on_new_game),
             )
-            .add_systems(Update, toggle_stats_screen.after(GameMutation))
-            .add_systems(Update, handle_stats_close_button)
+            // Open/close/tab handling moved to `you_hub_plugin`
+            // (Phase E) — this plugin now owns body content, replay
+            // selector behavior, and scroll.
             .add_systems(Update, refresh_replay_history_on_win.after(GameMutation))
             .add_systems(Update, handle_watch_replay_button)
             .add_systems(Update, handle_copy_share_link_button)
@@ -632,70 +628,17 @@ fn handle_forfeit(
     }
 }
 
-/// Marker on the "Done" button inside the Stats modal. Click despawns
-/// the overlay; `S` keyboard shortcut toggles it the same way.
-#[derive(Component, Debug)]
-pub struct StatsCloseButton;
-
-#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
-fn toggle_stats_screen(
-    mut commands: Commands,
-    keys: Res<ButtonInput<KeyCode>>,
-    mut requests: MessageReader<ToggleStatsRequestEvent>,
-    stats: Res<StatsResource>,
-    progress: Option<Res<ProgressResource>>,
-    time_attack: Option<Res<TimeAttackResource>>,
-    font_res: Option<Res<FontResource>>,
-    latest_replay: Res<ReplayHistoryResource>,
-    selected_index: Res<SelectedReplayIndex>,
-    screens: Query<Entity, With<StatsScreen>>,
-    other_modal_scrims: Query<(), (With<ModalScrim>, Without<StatsScreen>)>,
-) {
-    let button_clicked = requests.read().count() > 0;
-    if !keys.just_pressed(KeyCode::KeyS) && !button_clicked {
-        return;
-    }
-    if let Ok(entity) = screens.single() {
-        commands.entity(entity).despawn();
-    } else {
-        if !other_modal_scrims.is_empty() {
-            return;
-        }
-        spawn_stats_screen(
-            &mut commands,
-            &stats.0,
-            progress.as_deref().map(|p| &p.0),
-            time_attack.as_deref(),
-            font_res.as_deref(),
-            &latest_replay.0.replays,
-            selected_index.0,
-        );
-    }
-}
-
-/// Click handler for the modal's "Done" button — despawns the overlay
-/// the same way the `S` accelerator does.
-fn handle_stats_close_button(
-    mut commands: Commands,
-    close_buttons: Query<&Interaction, (With<StatsCloseButton>, Changed<Interaction>)>,
-    screens: Query<Entity, With<StatsScreen>>,
-) {
-    if !close_buttons.iter().any(|i| *i == Interaction::Pressed) {
-        return;
-    }
-    for entity in &screens {
-        commands.entity(entity).despawn();
-    }
-}
-
-fn spawn_stats_screen(
-    commands: &mut Commands,
+/// Builds the Stats tab body inside the You hub's card: the 8-cell
+/// grid plus per-mode bests, progression, weekly goals, unlocks, and
+/// the optional Time Attack line. The replay selector lives on its own
+/// hub tab now — see [`spawn_replays_body`]. All markers
+/// (`StatsCell`, `PerModeBestsRow`, `StatsScrollable`) are unchanged.
+pub(crate) fn spawn_stats_body(
+    card: &mut ChildSpawnerCommands,
     stats: &StatsSnapshot,
     progress: Option<&PlayerProgress>,
     time_attack: Option<&TimeAttackResource>,
     font_res: Option<&FontResource>,
-    replays: &[Replay],
-    selected_index: usize,
 ) {
     // --- primary stat cells ---
     // First-launch zero-state: when no games have been played yet, render
@@ -756,9 +699,7 @@ fn spawn_stats_screen(
         ..default()
     };
 
-    let scrim = spawn_modal(commands, StatsScreen, Z_MODAL_PANEL, |card| {
-        spawn_modal_header(card, "Statistics", font_res);
-
+    {
         // Scrollable body — the Stats panel renders an 8-cell grid plus
         // multiple sections (per-mode bests, progression, weekly goals,
         // unlocks, optional Time Attack, latest replay caption) and
@@ -778,25 +719,17 @@ fn spawn_stats_screen(
             },
         ))
         .with_children(|body| {
-            // First-launch caption — sits above the grid as gentle nudge so
+            // First-launch empty state (Phase L) — sits above the grid so
             // the wall of em-dashes reads as "nothing to track yet" rather
             // than as broken state.
             if is_first_launch {
-                body.spawn((
-                    Text::new("Play a game to start tracking stats."),
-                    TextFont {
-                        font_size: TYPE_CAPTION,
-                        ..default()
-                    },
-                    TextColor(TEXT_SECONDARY),
-                    Node {
-                        margin: UiRect {
-                            bottom: VAL_SPACE_2,
-                            ..default()
-                        },
-                        ..default()
-                    },
-                ));
+                crate::ui_modal::spawn_empty_state(
+                    body,
+                    "\u{2663}",
+                    "Play a game to start tracking stats.",
+                    None,
+                    font_res,
+                );
             }
 
             // --- primary stat cells grid ---
@@ -935,7 +868,59 @@ fn spawn_stats_screen(
                     TextColor(STATE_WARNING),
                 ));
             }
+        });
+    }
+}
 
+/// Builds the Replays tab body inside the You hub's card: the
+/// Prev/Next selector, detail line, and the Watch / Copy-share-link
+/// actions (buttons live in the body now — the hub owns the single
+/// Done in the action row). All markers (`ReplayPrevButton`,
+/// `ReplayNextButton`, `ReplaySelectorCaption`, `ReplaySelectorDetail`,
+/// `WatchReplayButton`, `CopyShareLinkButton`) are unchanged, so the
+/// selector/watch/copy systems keep working.
+pub(crate) fn spawn_replays_body(
+    card: &mut ChildSpawnerCommands,
+    replays: &[Replay],
+    selected_index: usize,
+    font_res: Option<&FontResource>,
+) {
+    // Standard empty state (Phase L) — the selector / Watch / Copy
+    // controls only spawn when there is something to select, so their
+    // handlers all no-op via their existing empty-query paths.
+    if replays.is_empty() {
+        crate::ui_modal::spawn_empty_state(
+            card,
+            "\u{2666}",
+            "No replays yet.",
+            Some("Every win records a replay here automatically."),
+            font_res,
+        );
+        return;
+    }
+
+    let font_handle = font_res.map(|f| f.0.clone()).unwrap_or_default();
+    let font_row = TextFont {
+        font: font_handle,
+        font_size: TYPE_BODY,
+        ..default()
+    };
+
+    {
+        // Scrollable body — mirrors the other hub tabs so short
+        // windows can still reach every control.
+        card.spawn((
+            StatsScrollable,
+            ScrollPosition::default(),
+            Node {
+                flex_direction: FlexDirection::Column,
+                row_gap: VAL_SPACE_3,
+                max_height: Val::Vh(70.0),
+                overflow: Overflow::scroll_y(),
+                ..default()
+            },
+        ))
+        .with_children(|body| {
             // --- Replay selector ---
             // Prev / Next chips step through the full replay history;
             // `repaint_replay_selector_caption` and
@@ -1019,12 +1004,21 @@ fn spawn_stats_screen(
             ));
         });
 
-        spawn_modal_actions(card, |actions| {
-            // The Watch Replay button is always rendered so the
-            // affordance is discoverable from a fresh install. When no
-            // replay exists, the click handler surfaces a clear
-            // "No replay recorded yet" toast rather than silently
-            // doing nothing.
+        // Tab-local actions. The Watch Replay button is always
+        // rendered so the affordance is discoverable from a fresh
+        // install — with no replay, its click handler surfaces a
+        // "No replay recorded yet" toast rather than silently doing
+        // nothing. Same policy for Copy share link (toast explains
+        // when no shareable upload exists).
+        card.spawn(Node {
+            flex_direction: FlexDirection::Row,
+            flex_wrap: FlexWrap::Wrap,
+            column_gap: VAL_SPACE_2,
+            row_gap: VAL_SPACE_2,
+            margin: UiRect::top(VAL_SPACE_2),
+            ..default()
+        })
+        .with_children(|actions| {
             spawn_modal_button(
                 actions,
                 WatchReplayButton,
@@ -1033,11 +1027,6 @@ fn spawn_stats_screen(
                 ButtonVariant::Secondary,
                 font_res,
             );
-            // Copy share link only renders when a sharable URL is in
-            // hand. The button is intentionally absent (rather than
-            // disabled) when no upload has happened yet — keeps the
-            // action bar free of dead controls in the local-only and
-            // first-launch cases.
             spawn_modal_button(
                 actions,
                 CopyShareLinkButton,
@@ -1046,18 +1035,8 @@ fn spawn_stats_screen(
                 ButtonVariant::Secondary,
                 font_res,
             );
-            spawn_modal_button(
-                actions,
-                StatsCloseButton,
-                "Done",
-                Some("S"),
-                ButtonVariant::Primary,
-                font_res,
-            );
         });
-    });
-    // Stats is read-only — opt into click-outside-to-dismiss.
-    commands.entity(scrim).insert(ScrimDismissible);
+    }
 }
 
 /// Spawn one row of the "Per-mode bests" section: the mode label on the
@@ -1290,6 +1269,7 @@ mod tests {
         // ProgressResource is an optional dependency for the stats screen;
         // include it so toggle tests exercise the progression panel.
         app.add_plugins(crate::progress_plugin::ProgressPlugin::headless());
+        app.add_plugins(crate::you_hub_plugin::YouHubPlugin);
         app.update();
         app
     }
@@ -1500,10 +1480,8 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn zen_win_event_updates_zen_best_score_only() {
         let mut app = headless_app();
-        app.world_mut()
-            .resource_mut::<GameStateResource>()
-            .0
-            .mode = solitaire_core::game_state::GameMode::Zen;
+        app.world_mut().resource_mut::<GameStateResource>().0.mode =
+            solitaire_core::game_state::GameMode::Zen;
 
         app.world_mut().write_message(GameWonEvent {
             score: 1800,
@@ -1834,6 +1812,25 @@ mod tests {
     // Prev/Next replay selector spawn-site tests
     // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+    /// Opens the You hub via `S`, then switches to the Replays tab
+    /// (where the selector lives since Phase E) and settles the rebuild.
+    fn open_replays_tab(app: &mut App) {
+        app.world_mut()
+            .resource_mut::<ButtonInput<KeyCode>>()
+            .press(KeyCode::KeyS);
+        app.update();
+        // MinimalPlugins never clears input, so the sticky `just_pressed`
+        // would keep re-requesting the Stats tab every frame.
+        app.world_mut()
+            .resource_mut::<ButtonInput<KeyCode>>()
+            .clear();
+        app.world_mut()
+            .resource_mut::<crate::you_hub_plugin::ActiveYouTab>()
+            .0 = crate::you_hub_plugin::YouTab::Replays;
+        app.update();
+        app.update();
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn selector_row_spawns_when_stats_screen_opens() {
         let mut app = headless_app();
@@ -1842,10 +1839,7 @@ mod tests {
             let mut hist = app.world_mut().resource_mut::<ReplayHistoryResource>();
             hist.0.replays.push(make_test_replay(90, None));
         }
-        app.world_mut()
-            .resource_mut::<ButtonInput<KeyCode>>()
-            .press(KeyCode::KeyS);
-        app.update();
+        open_replays_tab(&mut app);
 
         let prev = app
             .world_mut()
@@ -1880,10 +1874,7 @@ mod tests {
             let mut hist = app.world_mut().resource_mut::<ReplayHistoryResource>();
             hist.0.replays.push(make_test_replay(120, None));
         }
-        app.world_mut()
-            .resource_mut::<ButtonInput<KeyCode>>()
-            .press(KeyCode::KeyS);
-        app.update();
+        open_replays_tab(&mut app);
 
         let mut q = app
             .world_mut()
@@ -1903,10 +1894,7 @@ mod tests {
             let mut hist = app.world_mut().resource_mut::<ReplayHistoryResource>();
             hist.0.replays.push(make_test_replay(65, None)); // 65s → "1:05"
         }
-        app.world_mut()
-            .resource_mut::<ButtonInput<KeyCode>>()
-            .press(KeyCode::KeyS);
-        app.update();
+        open_replays_tab(&mut app);
 
         let mut q = app
             .world_mut()
@@ -1957,7 +1945,11 @@ mod tests {
             time_seconds,
             0,
             date,
-            vec![],
+            solitaire_core::SessionRecording::from_instructions_unchecked(
+                1,
+                solitaire_core::DrawStockConfig::DrawOne,
+                [],
+            ),
         );
         r.share_url = share_url;
         r

solitaire_engine/src/sync_plugin.rs

@@ -22,12 +22,11 @@ use solitaire_data::{
     AchievementRecord, PlayerProgress, Replay, StatsSnapshot, SyncError, SyncProvider,
     save_achievements_to, save_progress_to, save_replay_history_to, save_stats_to,
 };
-use solitaire_sync::{SyncPayload, SyncResponse, merge};
+use solitaire_sync::{SyncPayload, merge};
 
 use crate::achievement_plugin::{AchievementsResource, AchievementsStoragePath};
 use crate::events::{
-    GameWonEvent, ManualSyncRequestEvent, SyncCompleteEvent, SyncConfigureRequestEvent,
-    WarningToastEvent,
+    GameWonEvent, ManualSyncRequestEvent, SyncConfigureRequestEvent, WarningToastEvent,
 };
 use crate::game_plugin::RecordingReplay;
 use crate::progress_plugin::{ProgressResource, ProgressStoragePath};
@@ -108,7 +107,6 @@ impl Plugin for SyncPlugin {
             .init_resource::<PullTask>()
             .init_resource::<PendingReplayUpload>()
             .add_message::<ManualSyncRequestEvent>()
-            .add_message::<SyncCompleteEvent>()
             .add_message::<SyncConfigureRequestEvent>()
             .add_message::<WarningToastEvent>();
 
@@ -198,7 +196,6 @@ fn poll_pull_result(
     achievements_path: Res<AchievementsStoragePath>,
     mut progress: ResMut<ProgressResource>,
     progress_path: Res<ProgressStoragePath>,
-    mut complete_writer: MessageWriter<SyncCompleteEvent>,
     mut configure_sync: MessageWriter<SyncConfigureRequestEvent>,
     mut warning_toast: MessageWriter<WarningToastEvent>,
 ) {
@@ -213,7 +210,7 @@ fn poll_pull_result(
     match result {
         Ok(remote) => {
             let local = build_payload(&stats.0, &achievements.0, &progress.0);
-            let (merged, conflicts) = merge(&local, &remote);
+            let (merged, _conflicts) = merge(&local, &remote);
 
             // Persist merged state atomically.
             if let Some(p) = &stats_path.0
@@ -233,17 +230,10 @@ fn poll_pull_result(
             }
 
             // Update in-world resources.
-            let now = Utc::now();
-            stats.0 = merged.stats.clone();
-            achievements.0 = merged.achievements.clone();
-            progress.0 = merged.progress.clone();
-            status.0 = SyncStatus::LastSynced(now);
-
-            complete_writer.write(SyncCompleteEvent(Ok(SyncResponse {
-                merged,
-                server_time: now,
-                conflicts,
-            })));
+            stats.0 = merged.stats;
+            achievements.0 = merged.achievements;
+            progress.0 = merged.progress;
+            status.0 = SyncStatus::LastSynced(Utc::now());
         }
         Err(SyncError::UnsupportedPlatform) => {
             // No backend configured — not an error, just leave status as Idle.
@@ -266,8 +256,7 @@ fn poll_pull_result(
             if matches!(e, SyncError::Auth(_)) {
                 configure_sync.write(SyncConfigureRequestEvent);
             }
-            status.0 = SyncStatus::Error(msg.clone());
-            complete_writer.write(SyncCompleteEvent(Err(msg)));
+            status.0 = SyncStatus::Error(msg);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -301,9 +290,9 @@ fn push_on_exit(
     exit_events.clear();
 
     let payload = build_payload(&stats.0, &achievements.0, &progress.0);
-    let result = rt
-        .0
-        .block_on(async { tokio::time::timeout(EXIT_PUSH_TIMEOUT, provider.0.push(&payload)).await });
+    let result = rt.0.block_on(async {
+        tokio::time::timeout(EXIT_PUSH_TIMEOUT, provider.0.push(&payload)).await
+    });
     match result {
         Ok(Ok(_)) | Ok(Err(SyncError::UnsupportedPlatform)) => {}
         Ok(Err(e)) => warn!("sync push on exit failed: {e}"),
@@ -346,7 +335,11 @@ fn push_replay_on_win(
             ev.time_seconds,
             ev.score,
             Utc::now().date_naive(),
-            recording.moves.clone(),
+            // The live session is the authoritative recording; it
+            // serialises via the upstream card_game serializers so web
+            // playback rebuilds the exact deal instead of re-dealing
+            // the seed.
+            game.0.recording(),
         );
         let provider = provider.0.clone();
         let rt = rt.0.clone();
@@ -632,7 +625,11 @@ mod tests {
             60,
             500,
             chrono::NaiveDate::from_ymd_opt(2026, 5, 6).expect("valid date"),
-            vec![],
+            solitaire_core::SessionRecording::from_instructions_unchecked(
+                7,
+                DrawStockConfig::DrawOne,
+                [],
+            ),
         );
         let history = ReplayHistory {
             schema_version: solitaire_data::REPLAY_HISTORY_SCHEMA_VERSION,
@@ -667,9 +664,7 @@ mod tests {
         );
 
         // In-memory contract: replays[0].share_url is now Some(url).
-        let live = app
-            .world()
-            .resource::<ReplayHistoryResource>();
+        let live = app.world().resource::<ReplayHistoryResource>();
         assert_eq!(
             live.0.replays.first().and_then(|r| r.share_url.clone()),
             Some(url.clone()),

solitaire_engine/src/table_plugin.rs

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 use bevy::prelude::*;
 use bevy::window::WindowResized;
 use solitaire_core::KlondikePile;
-use solitaire_core::{FOUNDATIONS, TABLEAUS};
 use solitaire_core::Suit;
+use solitaire_core::{FOUNDATIONS, TABLEAUS};
 
 use crate::events::{HintVisualEvent, StateChangedEvent};
 use crate::game_plugin::GameMutation;
@@ -385,7 +385,11 @@ fn on_window_resized(
     >,
     mut marker_outlines: Query<
         &mut Sprite,
-        (Without<PileMarker>, Without<TableBackground>, Without<Text2d>),
+        (
+            Without<PileMarker>,
+            Without<TableBackground>,
+            Without<Text2d>,
+        ),
     >,
     mut marker_labels: Query<&mut TextFont, With<Text2d>>,
 ) {
@@ -437,8 +441,7 @@ fn on_window_resized(
             // must be re-derived here too or a resize (fold/unfold, rotation)
             // leaves them at the stale size — visible as oversized grey
             // frames on empty piles.
-            let outline_size =
-                new_layout.card_size + Vec2::splat(PILE_MARKER_OUTLINE_WIDTH * 2.0);
+            let outline_size = new_layout.card_size + Vec2::splat(PILE_MARKER_OUTLINE_WIDTH * 2.0);
             let font_size = new_layout.card_size.x * 0.28;
             for child in children.into_iter().flatten() {
                 if let Ok(mut outline) = marker_outlines.get_mut(*child) {
@@ -593,8 +596,6 @@ fn pile_cards(
     }
 }
 
-
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
@@ -703,7 +704,10 @@ mod tests {
             }
         }
         assert_eq!(outlines, 12, "all 12 markers carry an outline child");
-        assert!(labels >= 11, "tableau + foundation markers carry watermarks");
+        assert!(
+            labels >= 11,
+            "tableau + foundation markers carry watermarks"
+        );
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -939,10 +943,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn suit_symbol_all_four_are_distinct() {
-        let symbols: Vec<&str> = Suit::SUITS
-            .iter()
-            .map(suit_symbol)
-            .collect();
+        let symbols: Vec<&str> = Suit::SUITS.iter().map(suit_symbol).collect();
         let unique: std::collections::HashSet<&&str> = symbols.iter().collect();
         assert_eq!(unique.len(), 4, "all four suit symbols must be distinct");
     }

solitaire_engine/src/theme/plugin.rs

@@ -116,24 +116,32 @@ impl Plugin for ThemePlugin {
     }
 }
 
+/// Resolves the manifest URL for `theme_id`: the bundled themes
+/// (`"dark"`, `"classic"`) load from the embedded source; any other id
+/// is a user theme served from the `themes://` directory source.
+fn theme_manifest_url(theme_id: &str) -> String {
+    bundled_theme_url(theme_id)
+        .map(str::to_string)
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| format!("themes://{theme_id}/theme.ron"))
+}
+
 /// Kicks off the initial theme load — the one named by
 /// `Settings::selected_theme_id` if available, falling back to the
-/// embedded default. The actual rasterisation runs asynchronously on
-/// the asset task pool; the sync system below picks up the
-/// `LoadedWithDependencies` event when every face + back is ready.
+/// fresh-install default from `solitaire_data::Settings`. The actual
+/// rasterisation runs asynchronously on the asset task pool; the sync
+/// system below picks up the `LoadedWithDependencies` event when every
+/// face + back is ready.
 fn load_initial_theme(
     asset_server: Res<AssetServer>,
     settings: Option<Res<crate::settings_plugin::SettingsResource>>,
     mut commands: Commands,
 ) {
+    let default_id = solitaire_data::Settings::default().selected_theme_id;
     let id = settings
         .as_deref()
         .map(|s| s.0.selected_theme_id.as_str())
-        .unwrap_or("classic");
-    let url = bundled_theme_url(id)
-        .map(str::to_string)
-        .unwrap_or_else(|| format!("themes://{id}/theme.ron"));
-    let handle: Handle<CardTheme> = asset_server.load(url);
+        .unwrap_or(&default_id);
+    let handle: Handle<CardTheme> = asset_server.load(theme_manifest_url(id));
     commands.insert_resource(ActiveTheme(handle));
 }
 
@@ -162,10 +170,7 @@ fn react_to_settings_theme_change(
         return;
     }
 
-    let url = bundled_theme_url(new_id)
-        .map(str::to_string)
-        .unwrap_or_else(|| format!("themes://{new_id}/theme.ron"));
-    let handle: Handle<CardTheme> = asset_server.load(url);
+    let handle: Handle<CardTheme> = asset_server.load(theme_manifest_url(new_id));
     commands.insert_resource(ActiveTheme(handle));
 }
 
@@ -252,12 +257,11 @@ fn apply_theme_to_card_image_set(theme: &CardTheme, image_set: &mut CardImageSet
     image_set.theme_back = Some(theme.back.clone());
 }
 
-
-
-/// Switches the active theme to the one served at
-/// `themes://<theme_id>/theme.ron`. Returns the new `Handle<CardTheme>`
-/// so callers can poll `Assets<CardTheme>` if they want to wait for
-/// the load before changing UI state.
+/// Switches the active theme to `theme_id` — the embedded source for
+/// the bundled `"dark"` / `"classic"` themes, `themes://` for user
+/// themes. Returns the new `Handle<CardTheme>` so callers can poll
+/// `Assets<CardTheme>` if they want to wait for the load before
+/// changing UI state.
 ///
 /// The handle is also written to the [`ActiveTheme`] resource — the
 /// per-frame sync system picks up the `LoadedWithDependencies` event
@@ -268,8 +272,7 @@ pub fn set_theme(
     asset_server: &AssetServer,
     theme_id: &str,
 ) -> Handle<CardTheme> {
-    let url = format!("themes://{theme_id}/theme.ron");
-    let handle: Handle<CardTheme> = asset_server.load(url);
+    let handle: Handle<CardTheme> = asset_server.load(theme_manifest_url(theme_id));
     commands.insert_resource(ActiveTheme(handle.clone()));
     handle
 }
@@ -477,13 +480,43 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn set_theme_url_format_matches_themes_source() {
-        // The format string is the only behavioural surface of
-        // set_theme that doesn't require an App. We assert the URL
-        // shape so a future refactor doesn't accidentally change the
-        // path layout.
-        let url = format!("themes://{}/theme.ron", "user_uploaded");
-        assert_eq!(url, "themes://user_uploaded/theme.ron");
+    fn theme_manifest_url_routes_bundled_ids_to_embedded_source() {
+        // The bundled themes live in the binary, not in the user
+        // themes directory — resolving them to `themes://` would
+        // NotFound and silently leave the previous theme active.
+        assert_eq!(
+            theme_manifest_url("dark"),
+            crate::assets::DARK_THEME_MANIFEST_URL
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            theme_manifest_url("classic"),
+            crate::assets::CLASSIC_THEME_MANIFEST_URL
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn theme_manifest_url_routes_user_ids_to_themes_source() {
+        // We assert the URL shape so a future refactor doesn't
+        // accidentally change the path layout of the user-themes
+        // source.
+        assert_eq!(
+            theme_manifest_url("user_uploaded"),
+            "themes://user_uploaded/theme.ron"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn initial_theme_fallback_matches_settings_default() {
+        // `load_initial_theme` falls back to the data-crate default
+        // when `SettingsResource` is absent. That default must always
+        // name a bundled theme, or a fresh minimal setup would resolve
+        // to a nonexistent user theme (see the v0.33.0 "classic"
+        // fallback drift in CHANGELOG.md).
+        let default_id = solitaire_data::Settings::default().selected_theme_id;
+        assert!(
+            bundled_theme_url(&default_id).is_some(),
+            "default theme id {default_id:?} must be a bundled theme"
+        );
     }
 
     /// Test 1: the bundled dark theme always has embedded SVG bytes

solitaire_engine/src/theme_store_plugin.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,906 @@
+//! In-game theme store: browse the sync server's theme catalog and
+//! install themes without leaving the app.
+//!
+//! Settings → Cosmetic → "Browse theme store" fires
+//! [`crate::events::ThemeStoreOpenRequestEvent`]; this plugin opens a
+//! modal listing the catalog (fetched on [`AsyncComputeTaskPool`]) and
+//! handles per-theme Install buttons. An install downloads the archive
+//! (SHA-256-verified by [`ThemeStoreClient`]), writes it atomically
+//! into `user_theme_dir()`, and runs it through the same hardened
+//! [`import_theme`] pipeline as a manually dropped zip — the store
+//! never bypasses the importer's validation.
+//!
+//! Native-only: downloads need `reqwest`/Tokio and the importer is
+//! filesystem-based; the plugin is gated out on wasm32 alongside
+//! `SyncPlugin`.
+
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+use bevy::asset::RenderAssetUsages;
+use bevy::prelude::*;
+use bevy::tasks::{AsyncComputeTaskPool, Task, futures_lite::future};
+use thiserror::Error;
+
+use solitaire_data::theme_store_client::{ThemeStoreClient, ThemeStoreError};
+use solitaire_data::{Settings, SyncBackend};
+use solitaire_sync::ThemeCatalogEntry;
+
+use crate::assets::user_theme_dir;
+use crate::events::{InfoToastEvent, ThemeStoreOpenRequestEvent, WarningToastEvent};
+use crate::font_plugin::FontResource;
+use crate::resources::TokioRuntimeResource;
+use crate::settings_plugin::{SettingsPanel, SettingsResource};
+use crate::theme::{ImportError, ThemeRegistry, import_theme, refresh_registry};
+use crate::ui_modal::{
+    ButtonVariant, ModalScrim, ScrimDismissible, spawn_empty_state, spawn_modal,
+    spawn_modal_actions, spawn_modal_button, spawn_modal_header,
+};
+use crate::ui_theme::{
+    BORDER_SUBTLE, TEXT_PRIMARY, TEXT_SECONDARY, TYPE_BODY, TYPE_CAPTION, VAL_SPACE_2, VAL_SPACE_3,
+    Z_MODAL_PANEL,
+};
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Errors
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/// Everything that can go wrong between clicking Install and the theme
+/// appearing in the picker.
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+enum ThemeInstallError {
+    /// Catalog fetch or archive download failed (network, HTTP status,
+    /// size/checksum verification).
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Download(#[from] ThemeStoreError),
+    /// The verified archive could not be written into the themes dir.
+    #[error("could not save archive: {0}")]
+    Io(#[from] std::io::Error),
+    /// The downloaded archive failed importer validation.
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Import(#[from] ImportError),
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Components & resources
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/// Marker on the theme-store modal's scrim root.
+#[derive(Component)]
+pub struct ThemeStoreScreen;
+
+/// Marker on the modal's Close button.
+#[derive(Component)]
+struct ThemeStoreCloseButton;
+
+/// Per-row Install button carrying its catalog entry.
+#[derive(Component)]
+struct ThemeStoreInstallButton(ThemeCatalogEntry);
+
+/// Catalog fetch lifecycle. The modal renders directly from this state
+/// and is rebuilt (despawn + respawn, mirroring the leaderboard panel)
+/// whenever it changes.
+#[derive(Resource, Default)]
+enum CatalogState {
+    /// No fetch has run since the modal was last opened.
+    #[default]
+    Idle,
+    Loading,
+    Loaded(Vec<ThemeCatalogEntry>),
+    Error(String),
+}
+
+/// In-flight catalog fetch, polled without blocking.
+#[derive(Resource, Default)]
+struct CatalogTask(Option<Task<Result<Vec<ThemeCatalogEntry>, ThemeStoreError>>>);
+
+/// Result of one download + import: `Ok(Some(id))` on a fresh install,
+/// `Ok(None)` when the theme was already installed (id collision) —
+/// informational, not an error.
+type InstallResult = Result<Option<String>, ThemeInstallError>;
+
+/// In-flight download + import. `String` is the theme id, for toasts.
+#[derive(Resource, Default)]
+struct InstallTask(Option<(String, Task<InstallResult>)>);
+
+/// Server base URL captured when the modal opens. Catalog
+/// `download_url`s are server-relative, so installs join them onto
+/// this. `None` while the modal has never been opened.
+#[derive(Resource, Default)]
+struct StoreBaseUrl(Option<String>);
+
+/// Decoded preview thumbnails by theme id (Phase H). Session-lifetime:
+/// previews survive closing and reopening the store, so a revisit
+/// renders instantly without refetching.
+#[derive(Resource, Default)]
+struct PreviewCache(HashMap<String, Handle<Image>>);
+
+/// One in-flight preview download: raw PNG bytes or the fetch error.
+type PreviewFetch = Task<Result<Vec<u8>, ThemeStoreError>>;
+
+/// In-flight preview downloads, one per catalog entry that advertises
+/// a `preview_url` not already in [`PreviewCache`]. `String` is the
+/// theme id the bytes belong to.
+#[derive(Resource, Default)]
+struct PreviewTasks(Vec<(String, PreviewFetch)>);
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Plugin
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/// Bevy plugin for the in-game theme store. See the module docs.
+pub struct ThemeStorePlugin;
+
+impl Plugin for ThemeStorePlugin {
+    fn build(&self, app: &mut App) {
+        app.init_resource::<CatalogState>()
+            .init_resource::<CatalogTask>()
+            .init_resource::<InstallTask>()
+            .init_resource::<StoreBaseUrl>()
+            .init_resource::<PreviewCache>()
+            .init_resource::<PreviewTasks>()
+            // Esc-close reads keyboard input; register defensively so
+            // the plugin works under MinimalPlugins in tests.
+            .init_resource::<ButtonInput<KeyCode>>()
+            .add_message::<ThemeStoreOpenRequestEvent>()
+            .add_message::<InfoToastEvent>()
+            .add_message::<WarningToastEvent>()
+            .add_systems(
+                Update,
+                (
+                    handle_open_request,
+                    poll_catalog_task,
+                    poll_preview_tasks,
+                    handle_install_buttons,
+                    poll_install_task,
+                    handle_close_button,
+                )
+                    .chain(),
+            );
+    }
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Systems
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/// Resolves the store's server base URL from the player's sync
+/// backend. The store rides the same self-hosted server as sync;
+/// without one configured there is nothing to browse.
+fn store_base_url(settings: &Settings) -> Option<String> {
+    match &settings.sync_backend {
+        SyncBackend::SolitaireServer { url, .. } => Some(url.clone()),
+        _ => None,
+    }
+}
+
+/// Opens the store modal and kicks off the catalog fetch.
+///
+/// Mirrors `open_sync_setup_modal`: the Settings button closes the
+/// settings panel in the same frame it fires the event, and despawns
+/// are deferred, so the settings scrim is excluded from the
+/// another-modal-is-open guard.
+#[allow(clippy::type_complexity, clippy::too_many_arguments)]
+fn handle_open_request(
+    mut events: MessageReader<ThemeStoreOpenRequestEvent>,
+    existing: Query<(), With<ThemeStoreScreen>>,
+    other_modal_scrims: Query<
+        (),
+        (
+            With<ModalScrim>,
+            Without<ThemeStoreScreen>,
+            Without<SettingsPanel>,
+        ),
+    >,
+    settings: Option<Res<SettingsResource>>,
+    rt: Option<Res<TokioRuntimeResource>>,
+    mut catalog_state: ResMut<CatalogState>,
+    mut catalog_task: ResMut<CatalogTask>,
+    mut store_base: ResMut<StoreBaseUrl>,
+    mut warning_toast: MessageWriter<WarningToastEvent>,
+    previews: Res<PreviewCache>,
+    mut commands: Commands,
+    font_res: Option<Res<FontResource>>,
+) {
+    if events.is_empty() {
+        return;
+    }
+    events.clear();
+    if !existing.is_empty() || !other_modal_scrims.is_empty() {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    let Some(base_url) = settings.as_deref().and_then(|s| store_base_url(&s.0)) else {
+        warning_toast.write(WarningToastEvent(
+            "Theme store needs a server — connect one in Settings → Sync.".to_string(),
+        ));
+        return;
+    };
+    let Some(rt) = rt else {
+        warning_toast.write(WarningToastEvent(
+            "Theme store unavailable — no network runtime.".to_string(),
+        ));
+        return;
+    };
+
+    store_base.0 = Some(base_url.clone());
+    *catalog_state = CatalogState::Loading;
+    let rt = rt.0.clone();
+    catalog_task.0 = Some(AsyncComputeTaskPool::get().spawn(async move {
+        rt.block_on(async { ThemeStoreClient::new(base_url).fetch_catalog().await })
+    }));
+
+    spawn_store_modal(
+        &mut commands,
+        &catalog_state,
+        None,
+        &previews,
+        font_res.as_deref(),
+    );
+}
+
+/// Polls the catalog fetch; on completion updates [`CatalogState`],
+/// kicks off preview downloads for entries not yet in the cache, and
+/// rebuilds the modal if it is still open.
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
+fn poll_catalog_task(
+    mut catalog_task: ResMut<CatalogTask>,
+    mut catalog_state: ResMut<CatalogState>,
+    screens: Query<Entity, With<ThemeStoreScreen>>,
+    registry: Option<Res<ThemeRegistry>>,
+    rt: Option<Res<TokioRuntimeResource>>,
+    store_base: Res<StoreBaseUrl>,
+    previews: Res<PreviewCache>,
+    mut preview_tasks: ResMut<PreviewTasks>,
+    mut commands: Commands,
+    font_res: Option<Res<FontResource>>,
+) {
+    let Some(task) = catalog_task.0.as_mut() else {
+        return;
+    };
+    let Some(result) = future::block_on(future::poll_once(task)) else {
+        return;
+    };
+    catalog_task.0 = None;
+
+    *catalog_state = match result {
+        Ok(entries) => {
+            // Fetch previews for anything new. Decorative — failures
+            // just leave the row text-only, so errors only log.
+            if let (Some(rt), Some(base_url)) = (rt.as_ref(), store_base.0.as_deref()) {
+                for entry in entries
+                    .iter()
+                    .filter(|e| e.preview_url.is_some() && !previews.0.contains_key(&e.id))
+                {
+                    let rt = rt.0.clone();
+                    let base_url = base_url.to_owned();
+                    let entry = entry.clone();
+                    preview_tasks.0.push((
+                        entry.id.clone(),
+                        AsyncComputeTaskPool::get().spawn(async move {
+                            rt.block_on(async {
+                                ThemeStoreClient::new(base_url).fetch_preview(&entry).await
+                            })
+                        }),
+                    ));
+                }
+            }
+            CatalogState::Loaded(entries)
+        }
+        Err(e) => {
+            warn!("theme store: catalog fetch failed: {e}");
+            CatalogState::Error(e.to_string())
+        }
+    };
+
+    rebuild_open_modal(
+        &screens,
+        &mut commands,
+        &catalog_state,
+        registry.as_deref(),
+        &previews,
+        font_res.as_deref(),
+    );
+}
+
+/// Polls in-flight preview downloads. Each finished PNG is decoded into
+/// an [`Image`] asset and cached by theme id; the open modal rebuilds
+/// once per frame that added at least one preview, so thumbnails pop in
+/// as they arrive. Failures log and leave the row text-only. Skipped
+/// entirely when `Assets<Image>` is absent (`MinimalPlugins` tests).
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
+fn poll_preview_tasks(
+    mut preview_tasks: ResMut<PreviewTasks>,
+    mut previews: ResMut<PreviewCache>,
+    images: Option<ResMut<Assets<Image>>>,
+    catalog_state: Res<CatalogState>,
+    screens: Query<Entity, With<ThemeStoreScreen>>,
+    registry: Option<Res<ThemeRegistry>>,
+    mut commands: Commands,
+    font_res: Option<Res<FontResource>>,
+) {
+    if preview_tasks.0.is_empty() {
+        return;
+    }
+    let Some(mut images) = images else {
+        return;
+    };
+
+    let mut added = false;
+    preview_tasks.0.retain_mut(|(id, task)| {
+        let Some(result) = future::block_on(future::poll_once(task)) else {
+            return true; // still downloading
+        };
+        match result {
+            Ok(bytes) => match image::load_from_memory(&bytes) {
+                Ok(dyn_img) => {
+                    let handle = images.add(Image::from_dynamic(
+                        dyn_img,
+                        true,
+                        RenderAssetUsages::RENDER_WORLD,
+                    ));
+                    previews.0.insert(id.clone(), handle);
+                    added = true;
+                }
+                Err(e) => warn!("theme store: preview for '{id}' failed to decode: {e}"),
+            },
+            Err(e) => warn!("theme store: preview fetch for '{id}' failed: {e}"),
+        }
+        false
+    });
+
+    if added {
+        rebuild_open_modal(
+            &screens,
+            &mut commands,
+            &catalog_state,
+            registry.as_deref(),
+            &previews,
+            font_res.as_deref(),
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+/// Starts a download + import task when an Install button is pressed.
+/// One install at a time; repeat clicks while busy are ignored.
+fn handle_install_buttons(
+    interactions: Query<(&Interaction, &ThemeStoreInstallButton), Changed<Interaction>>,
+    rt: Option<Res<TokioRuntimeResource>>,
+    store_base: Res<StoreBaseUrl>,
+    mut install_task: ResMut<InstallTask>,
+    mut info_toast: MessageWriter<InfoToastEvent>,
+) {
+    for (interaction, button) in &interactions {
+        if *interaction != Interaction::Pressed || install_task.0.is_some() {
+            continue;
+        }
+        let (Some(rt), Some(base_url)) = (rt.as_ref(), store_base.0.clone()) else {
+            continue;
+        };
+        let entry = button.0.clone();
+        info_toast.write(InfoToastEvent(format!("Downloading '{}'…", entry.name)));
+        let rt = rt.0.clone();
+        let task = AsyncComputeTaskPool::get().spawn(async move {
+            let bytes = rt
+                .block_on(async { ThemeStoreClient::new(base_url).download_theme(&entry).await })?;
+            install_verified_archive(&entry.id, &bytes)
+        });
+        install_task.0 = Some((button.0.id.clone(), task));
+    }
+}
+
+/// Downloads land here (already SHA-256-verified): write the archive
+/// atomically into the user themes dir (`.tmp` + rename, §2.5), then
+/// run the standard importer. Returns `Ok(None)` when the theme was
+/// already installed.
+fn install_verified_archive(id: &str, bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<Option<String>, ThemeInstallError> {
+    let themes_dir = user_theme_dir();
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(&themes_dir)?;
+    let final_path = themes_dir.join(format!("{id}.zip"));
+    let tmp_path = themes_dir.join(format!("{id}.zip.tmp"));
+    std::fs::write(&tmp_path, bytes)?;
+    std::fs::rename(&tmp_path, &final_path)?;
+
+    match import_theme(&final_path) {
+        Ok(theme_id) => Ok(Some(theme_id.as_str().to_string())),
+        Err(ImportError::IdCollision { .. }) => Ok(None),
+        Err(e) => {
+            // Don't leave a zip that fails validation lying around for
+            // the folder-scan flow to re-try on every scan.
+            let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&final_path);
+            Err(e.into())
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Polls the install task; on completion refreshes the theme registry,
+/// toasts the outcome, and rebuilds the modal so the row flips to
+/// "Installed".
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
+fn poll_install_task(
+    mut install_task: ResMut<InstallTask>,
+    mut registry: Option<ResMut<ThemeRegistry>>,
+    catalog_state: Res<CatalogState>,
+    screens: Query<Entity, With<ThemeStoreScreen>>,
+    mut info_toast: MessageWriter<InfoToastEvent>,
+    mut warning_toast: MessageWriter<WarningToastEvent>,
+    previews: Res<PreviewCache>,
+    mut commands: Commands,
+    font_res: Option<Res<FontResource>>,
+) {
+    let Some((id, task)) = install_task.0.as_mut() else {
+        return;
+    };
+    let Some(result) = future::block_on(future::poll_once(task)) else {
+        return;
+    };
+    let id = id.clone();
+    install_task.0 = None;
+
+    match result {
+        Ok(Some(theme_id)) => {
+            if let Some(registry) = registry.as_deref_mut() {
+                refresh_registry(registry, &user_theme_dir());
+            }
+            info_toast.write(InfoToastEvent(format!(
+                "Theme '{theme_id}' installed — pick it in Settings → Cosmetic."
+            )));
+        }
+        Ok(None) => {
+            info_toast.write(InfoToastEvent(format!("Theme '{id}' already installed.")));
+        }
+        Err(e) => {
+            warn!("theme store: install of '{id}' failed: {e}");
+            warning_toast.write(WarningToastEvent(format!("Install failed: {e}")));
+        }
+    }
+
+    rebuild_open_modal(
+        &screens,
+        &mut commands,
+        &catalog_state,
+        registry.as_deref(),
+        &previews,
+        font_res.as_deref(),
+    );
+}
+
+/// Despawns the store modal when Close is pressed or on Esc (Phase C
+/// dismissal audit). The store only ever stacks over Settings and
+/// nothing stacks over the store, so it owns Esc whenever it is open
+/// (Settings' own Esc handler is gated on being topmost).
+fn handle_close_button(
+    interactions: Query<&Interaction, (Changed<Interaction>, With<ThemeStoreCloseButton>)>,
+    keys: Res<ButtonInput<KeyCode>>,
+    screens: Query<Entity, With<ThemeStoreScreen>>,
+    mut commands: Commands,
+) {
+    let clicked = interactions.iter().any(|i| *i == Interaction::Pressed);
+    let esc = keys.just_pressed(KeyCode::Escape) && !screens.is_empty();
+    if !clicked && !esc {
+        return;
+    }
+    for entity in &screens {
+        commands.entity(entity).despawn();
+    }
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Modal rendering
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/// Despawn + respawn the modal for every open screen (Bevy despawns
+/// are deferred, so this is safe within one frame).
+fn rebuild_open_modal(
+    screens: &Query<Entity, With<ThemeStoreScreen>>,
+    commands: &mut Commands,
+    catalog_state: &CatalogState,
+    registry: Option<&ThemeRegistry>,
+    previews: &PreviewCache,
+    font_res: Option<&FontResource>,
+) {
+    for entity in screens {
+        commands.entity(entity).despawn();
+        spawn_store_modal(commands, catalog_state, registry, previews, font_res);
+    }
+}
+
+/// Spawns the store modal for the current catalog state.
+fn spawn_store_modal(
+    commands: &mut Commands,
+    catalog_state: &CatalogState,
+    registry: Option<&ThemeRegistry>,
+    previews: &PreviewCache,
+    font_res: Option<&FontResource>,
+) {
+    let body_font = TextFont {
+        font: font_res.map(|f| f.0.clone()).unwrap_or_default(),
+        font_size: TYPE_BODY,
+        ..default()
+    };
+    let caption_font = TextFont {
+        font: font_res.map(|f| f.0.clone()).unwrap_or_default(),
+        font_size: TYPE_CAPTION,
+        ..default()
+    };
+
+    let scrim = spawn_modal(commands, ThemeStoreScreen, Z_MODAL_PANEL + 1, |card| {
+        spawn_modal_header(card, "Theme Store", font_res);
+
+        match catalog_state {
+            CatalogState::Idle | CatalogState::Loading => {
+                spawn_empty_state(
+                    card,
+                    "\u{21BB}",
+                    "Loading the catalog\u{2026}",
+                    None,
+                    font_res,
+                );
+            }
+            CatalogState::Error(msg) => {
+                spawn_empty_state(
+                    card,
+                    "!",
+                    "Couldn't load the catalog.",
+                    Some(msg.as_str()),
+                    font_res,
+                );
+            }
+            CatalogState::Loaded(entries) if entries.is_empty() => {
+                spawn_empty_state(
+                    card,
+                    "#",
+                    "The server has no themes yet.",
+                    Some("Themes dropped into the server's theme_store folder appear here."),
+                    font_res,
+                );
+            }
+            CatalogState::Loaded(entries) => {
+                for entry in entries {
+                    let installed =
+                        registry.is_some_and(|registry| registry.find(&entry.id).is_some());
+                    spawn_store_row(
+                        card,
+                        entry,
+                        installed,
+                        previews.0.get(&entry.id),
+                        &body_font,
+                        &caption_font,
+                        font_res,
+                    );
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        spawn_modal_actions(card, |actions| {
+            spawn_modal_button(
+                actions,
+                ThemeStoreCloseButton,
+                "Close",
+                None,
+                ButtonVariant::Primary,
+                font_res,
+            );
+        });
+    });
+    commands.entity(scrim).insert(ScrimDismissible);
+}
+
+/// Height of a row's preview thumbnail in logical pixels; the width
+/// follows the theme's own `card_aspect` so a preview is never
+/// stretched.
+const PREVIEW_THUMB_HEIGHT_PX: f32 = 72.0;
+
+/// One catalog row: preview thumbnail (when downloaded) + name +
+/// author/size caption on the left, Install button (or "Installed"
+/// caption) on the right.
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
+fn spawn_store_row(
+    parent: &mut ChildSpawnerCommands,
+    entry: &ThemeCatalogEntry,
+    installed: bool,
+    preview: Option<&Handle<Image>>,
+    body_font: &TextFont,
+    caption_font: &TextFont,
+    font_res: Option<&FontResource>,
+) {
+    parent
+        .spawn((
+            Node {
+                flex_direction: FlexDirection::Row,
+                justify_content: JustifyContent::SpaceBetween,
+                align_items: AlignItems::Center,
+                column_gap: VAL_SPACE_3,
+                padding: UiRect::vertical(VAL_SPACE_2),
+                border: UiRect::bottom(Val::Px(1.0)),
+                ..default()
+            },
+            BorderColor::all(BORDER_SUBTLE),
+        ))
+        .with_children(|row| {
+            row.spawn(Node {
+                flex_direction: FlexDirection::Row,
+                align_items: AlignItems::Center,
+                column_gap: VAL_SPACE_3,
+                ..default()
+            })
+            .with_children(|left| {
+                if let Some(handle) = preview {
+                    let (aw, ah) = entry.card_aspect;
+                    let width = PREVIEW_THUMB_HEIGHT_PX * aw.max(1) as f32 / ah.max(1) as f32;
+                    left.spawn((
+                        ImageNode::new(handle.clone()),
+                        Node {
+                            width: Val::Px(width),
+                            height: Val::Px(PREVIEW_THUMB_HEIGHT_PX),
+                            ..default()
+                        },
+                    ));
+                }
+                left.spawn(Node {
+                    flex_direction: FlexDirection::Column,
+                    row_gap: VAL_SPACE_2,
+                    ..default()
+                })
+                .with_children(|col| {
+                    col.spawn((
+                        Text::new(entry.name.clone()),
+                        body_font.clone(),
+                        TextColor(TEXT_PRIMARY),
+                    ));
+                    col.spawn((
+                        Text::new(format!(
+                            "by {} — {} KB",
+                            entry.author,
+                            entry.size_bytes.div_ceil(1024)
+                        )),
+                        caption_font.clone(),
+                        TextColor(TEXT_SECONDARY),
+                    ));
+                });
+            });
+            if installed {
+                row.spawn((
+                    Text::new("Installed"),
+                    caption_font.clone(),
+                    TextColor(TEXT_SECONDARY),
+                ));
+            } else {
+                spawn_modal_button(
+                    row,
+                    ThemeStoreInstallButton(entry.clone()),
+                    "Install",
+                    None,
+                    ButtonVariant::Secondary,
+                    font_res,
+                );
+            }
+        });
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Tests
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use bevy::ecs::message::Messages;
+
+    fn headless_app() -> App {
+        let mut app = App::new();
+        app.add_plugins(MinimalPlugins)
+            .add_plugins(ThemeStorePlugin);
+        app.update();
+        app
+    }
+
+    fn settings_with_server() -> SettingsResource {
+        SettingsResource(Settings {
+            sync_backend: SyncBackend::SolitaireServer {
+                url: "http://127.0.0.1:1".to_string(),
+                username: "tester".to_string(),
+                avatar_url: None,
+            },
+            ..Settings::default()
+        })
+    }
+
+    fn screen_count(app: &mut App) -> usize {
+        app.world_mut()
+            .query::<&ThemeStoreScreen>()
+            .iter(app.world())
+            .count()
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn store_base_url_requires_server_backend() {
+        assert_eq!(store_base_url(&Settings::default()), None);
+        assert_eq!(
+            store_base_url(&settings_with_server().0).as_deref(),
+            Some("http://127.0.0.1:1")
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn open_request_without_server_warns_and_spawns_nothing() {
+        let mut app = headless_app();
+        // Default settings → SyncBackend::Local → no store.
+        app.insert_resource(SettingsResource(Settings::default()));
+        app.world_mut()
+            .resource_mut::<Messages<ThemeStoreOpenRequestEvent>>()
+            .write(ThemeStoreOpenRequestEvent);
+        app.update();
+
+        assert_eq!(screen_count(&mut app), 0);
+        assert!(
+            !app.world()
+                .resource::<Messages<WarningToastEvent>>()
+                .is_empty(),
+            "player must be told why the store did not open"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn open_request_without_runtime_warns_and_spawns_nothing() {
+        let mut app = headless_app();
+        app.insert_resource(settings_with_server());
+        // No TokioRuntimeResource inserted.
+        app.world_mut()
+            .resource_mut::<Messages<ThemeStoreOpenRequestEvent>>()
+            .write(ThemeStoreOpenRequestEvent);
+        app.update();
+
+        assert_eq!(screen_count(&mut app), 0);
+        assert!(
+            !app.world()
+                .resource::<Messages<WarningToastEvent>>()
+                .is_empty()
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn open_request_with_server_spawns_modal_in_loading_state() {
+        let mut app = headless_app();
+        app.insert_resource(settings_with_server());
+        app.insert_resource(TokioRuntimeResource::new().expect("test runtime"));
+        app.world_mut()
+            .resource_mut::<Messages<ThemeStoreOpenRequestEvent>>()
+            .write(ThemeStoreOpenRequestEvent);
+        app.update();
+
+        assert_eq!(screen_count(&mut app), 1);
+        assert!(matches!(
+            *app.world().resource::<CatalogState>(),
+            CatalogState::Loading | CatalogState::Error(_)
+        ));
+        assert_eq!(
+            app.world().resource::<StoreBaseUrl>().0.as_deref(),
+            Some("http://127.0.0.1:1")
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn second_open_request_does_not_stack_a_second_modal() {
+        let mut app = headless_app();
+        app.insert_resource(settings_with_server());
+        app.insert_resource(TokioRuntimeResource::new().expect("test runtime"));
+        for _ in 0..2 {
+            app.world_mut()
+                .resource_mut::<Messages<ThemeStoreOpenRequestEvent>>()
+                .write(ThemeStoreOpenRequestEvent);
+            app.update();
+        }
+        assert_eq!(screen_count(&mut app), 1);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn failed_catalog_fetch_rebuilds_modal_with_error_state() {
+        let mut app = headless_app();
+        app.insert_resource(settings_with_server());
+        app.insert_resource(TokioRuntimeResource::new().expect("test runtime"));
+        app.world_mut()
+            .resource_mut::<Messages<ThemeStoreOpenRequestEvent>>()
+            .write(ThemeStoreOpenRequestEvent);
+        app.update();
+
+        // 127.0.0.1:1 refuses connections; the fetch task must resolve
+        // to an error within a bounded number of frames and the modal
+        // must survive the rebuild.
+        for _ in 0..200 {
+            app.update();
+            if matches!(
+                *app.world().resource::<CatalogState>(),
+                CatalogState::Error(_)
+            ) {
+                break;
+            }
+            std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(10));
+        }
+        assert!(matches!(
+            *app.world().resource::<CatalogState>(),
+            CatalogState::Error(_)
+        ));
+        assert_eq!(screen_count(&mut app), 1);
+    }
+
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Phase H part 2: preview thumbnails
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    fn catalog_entry(id: &str, preview: bool) -> ThemeCatalogEntry {
+        ThemeCatalogEntry {
+            id: id.into(),
+            name: id.into(),
+            author: "Test".into(),
+            version: "1.0.0".into(),
+            card_aspect: (2, 3),
+            size_bytes: 1024,
+            sha256: "00".into(),
+            download_url: format!("/api/themes/{id}/download"),
+            preview_url: preview.then(|| format!("/api/themes/{id}/preview")),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// A row whose theme id is in the [`PreviewCache`] renders an
+    /// `ImageNode` thumbnail; a row without one stays text-only.
+    #[test]
+    fn loaded_row_shows_preview_thumbnail_only_when_cached() {
+        let mut app = headless_app();
+        let cached = catalog_entry("with-preview", true);
+        let uncached = catalog_entry("without-preview", false);
+
+        let mut cache = PreviewCache::default();
+        cache
+            .0
+            .insert(cached.id.clone(), Handle::<Image>::default());
+        let state = CatalogState::Loaded(vec![cached, uncached]);
+
+        {
+            let world = app.world_mut();
+            let mut commands = world.commands();
+            spawn_store_modal(&mut commands, &state, None, &cache, None);
+        }
+        app.update();
+
+        let thumbs = app
+            .world_mut()
+            .query::<&ImageNode>()
+            .iter(app.world())
+            .count();
+        assert_eq!(
+            thumbs, 1,
+            "exactly the cached entry must render a preview thumbnail"
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// The thumbnail width follows the theme's own card aspect so a
+    /// preview never renders stretched.
+    #[test]
+    fn preview_thumbnail_width_follows_card_aspect() {
+        let mut app = headless_app();
+        let mut entry = catalog_entry("wide", true);
+        entry.card_aspect = (1, 1); // square theme art
+        let mut cache = PreviewCache::default();
+        cache.0.insert(entry.id.clone(), Handle::<Image>::default());
+        let state = CatalogState::Loaded(vec![entry]);
+
+        {
+            let world = app.world_mut();
+            let mut commands = world.commands();
+            spawn_store_modal(&mut commands, &state, None, &cache, None);
+        }
+        app.update();
+
+        let node = app
+            .world_mut()
+            .query_filtered::<&Node, With<ImageNode>>()
+            .single(app.world())
+            .expect("thumbnail node must exist");
+        assert_eq!(node.height, Val::Px(PREVIEW_THUMB_HEIGHT_PX));
+        assert_eq!(
+            node.width,
+            Val::Px(PREVIEW_THUMB_HEIGHT_PX),
+            "a 1:1 aspect must yield a square thumbnail"
+        );
+    }
+}

solitaire_engine/src/touch_selection_plugin.rs

@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
 
 use bevy::ecs::message::MessageReader;
 use bevy::prelude::*;
-use solitaire_core::KlondikePile;
 use solitaire_core::Card;
+use solitaire_core::KlondikePile;
 
 use crate::card_plugin::CardEntity;
 use crate::events::StateChangedEvent;

solitaire_engine/src/ui_glass.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+//! "Liquid glass" material for floating UI surfaces.
+//!
+//! Produces the translucent, light-catching treatment used by the floating
+//! touch tab bar (`hud_plugin::tab_bar`): a semi-transparent fill with a
+//! vertical sheen, a specular rim highlight around the border, and a soft
+//! drop shadow underneath. The table shows through the fill *sharp* — Bevy's
+//! UI pipeline has no backdrop-blur concept, so this module approximates
+//! frosted glass with layered gradients instead of sampling what's behind
+//! the node. That keeps it a plain `bevy_ui` bundle: no custom shaders, no
+//! extra render passes, and identical behaviour on desktop, Android, and
+//! WebGL2.
+//!
+//! # Swapping the treatment
+//!
+//! Layout code depends only on [`glass_surface`] and [`GLASS_BORDER_PX`].
+//! A future real-refraction material (e.g. a `UiMaterial` sampling a blurred
+//! render target) can replace this module's internals without touching any
+//! caller — that boundary is the reason this file exists separately from
+//! `hud_plugin/tab_bar.rs`.
+//!
+//! # Departure from the Terminal design system
+//!
+//! `ui_theme` documents HUD chrome as opaque "status-line" panels. The glass
+//! bar is a deliberate, user-approved exception for the floating touch tab
+//! bar only; do not reuse this material for modals or the top HUD band
+//! without a matching design decision.
+
+use bevy::prelude::*;
+use bevy::ui::{
+    BackgroundGradient, BorderGradient, BoxShadow, ColorStop, LinearGradient, ShadowStyle,
+};
+
+/// Border width every glass surface must reserve in its `Node::border` so
+/// the rim gradient has a strip to paint into.
+pub const GLASS_BORDER_PX: f32 = 1.0;
+
+/// Base fill at the *bottom* of the glass sheet — near-black at ~62%
+/// opacity so the felt and cards remain visible through the bar while
+/// keeping icon/label contrast comfortable.
+const GLASS_FILL_BOTTOM: Color = Color::srgba(0.055, 0.055, 0.063, 0.62);
+
+/// Fill at the *top* of the sheet — the same glass lifted towards white,
+/// reading as the curved surface catching overhead light.
+const GLASS_FILL_TOP: Color = Color::srgba(0.20, 0.21, 0.23, 0.66);
+
+/// Rim highlight at the top edge — the bright specular line where a real
+/// glass pill would catch the light source.
+const GLASS_RIM_TOP: Color = Color::srgba(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.38);
+
+/// Rim at the midpoint — almost gone, so the highlight reads as a glint
+/// rather than a drawn outline.
+const GLASS_RIM_MID: Color = Color::srgba(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.06);
+
+/// Rim at the bottom edge — a faint secondary catch-light, as on the
+/// underside of a curved surface above a bright table.
+const GLASS_RIM_BOTTOM: Color = Color::srgba(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.16);
+
+/// Drop shadow under the floating surface.
+const GLASS_SHADOW: Color = Color::srgba(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.35);
+
+/// Visual components for a floating glass surface.
+///
+/// The caller owns the `Node` and must set two fields for the material to
+/// render correctly:
+/// - `border: UiRect::all(Val::Px(GLASS_BORDER_PX))` — the rim gradient
+///   paints into the border strip and is invisible without it.
+/// - `border_radius` — half the node height for a fully-round pill.
+///
+/// Everything here is fragment-shader work inside Bevy's stock UI pipeline,
+/// so it is safe on WebGL2 and adds no per-frame cost beyond ordinary nodes.
+pub fn glass_surface() -> impl Bundle {
+    (
+        // Sheen: one top-to-bottom linear gradient carries both the fill and
+        // the lighting so there is a single source of truth for the surface
+        // colour (a separate `BackgroundColor` would just be painted over).
+        BackgroundGradient(vec![
+            LinearGradient::new(
+                LinearGradient::TO_BOTTOM,
+                vec![
+                    ColorStop::new(GLASS_FILL_TOP, Val::Percent(0.0)),
+                    ColorStop::new(GLASS_FILL_BOTTOM, Val::Percent(60.0)),
+                ],
+            )
+            .into(),
+        ]),
+        // Specular rim: bright at the top edge, fading out through the
+        // sides, with a faint return at the bottom.
+        BorderGradient(vec![
+            LinearGradient::new(
+                LinearGradient::TO_BOTTOM,
+                vec![
+                    ColorStop::new(GLASS_RIM_TOP, Val::Percent(0.0)),
+                    ColorStop::new(GLASS_RIM_MID, Val::Percent(55.0)),
+                    ColorStop::new(GLASS_RIM_BOTTOM, Val::Percent(100.0)),
+                ],
+            )
+            .into(),
+        ]),
+        // Soft shadow underneath sells the "floating above the table" read.
+        BoxShadow(vec![ShadowStyle {
+            color: GLASS_SHADOW,
+            x_offset: Val::Px(0.0),
+            y_offset: Val::Px(6.0),
+            spread_radius: Val::Px(0.0),
+            blur_radius: Val::Px(16.0),
+        }]),
+    )
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    /// The bundle must insert all three visual components — a regression
+    /// here (e.g. a refactor dropping the rim) would silently flatten the
+    /// glass into a plain translucent box.
+    #[test]
+    fn glass_surface_inserts_sheen_rim_and_shadow() {
+        let mut world = World::new();
+        let e = world.spawn(glass_surface()).id();
+        assert!(world.get::<BackgroundGradient>(e).is_some());
+        assert!(world.get::<BorderGradient>(e).is_some());
+        assert!(world.get::<BoxShadow>(e).is_some());
+    }
+
+    /// The fill must stay translucent (that is the whole point of glass) but
+    /// opaque enough that text keeps contrast over busy card art.
+    #[test]
+    fn glass_fill_alpha_stays_in_readable_band() {
+        for fill in [GLASS_FILL_TOP, GLASS_FILL_BOTTOM] {
+            let a = fill.alpha();
+            assert!(
+                (0.4..=0.85).contains(&a),
+                "glass fill alpha {a} outside readable 0.4–0.85 band"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// The rim gradient must actually glint: strictly brightest at the top,
+    /// dimmest in the middle.
+    #[test]
+    fn rim_highlight_peaks_at_top() {
+        assert!(GLASS_RIM_TOP.alpha() > GLASS_RIM_BOTTOM.alpha());
+        assert!(GLASS_RIM_BOTTOM.alpha() > GLASS_RIM_MID.alpha());
+    }
+}

solitaire_engine/src/ui_modal.rs

@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ use crate::settings_plugin::SettingsResource;
 use crate::ui_theme::{
     ACCENT_PRIMARY, ACCENT_PRIMARY_HOVER, ACCENT_SECONDARY, BG_BASE, BG_ELEVATED, BG_ELEVATED_HI,
     BG_ELEVATED_PRESSED, BG_ELEVATED_TOP, BORDER_STRONG, BORDER_SUBTLE, HighContrastBorder,
-    MOTION_MODAL_SECS, RADIUS_LG, RADIUS_MD, SCRIM, TEXT_PRIMARY, TEXT_SECONDARY, TYPE_BODY_LG,
-    TYPE_CAPTION, TYPE_HEADLINE, VAL_SPACE_2, VAL_SPACE_3, VAL_SPACE_4, VAL_SPACE_5,
-    scaled_duration,
+    MOTION_MODAL_SECS, RADIUS_LG, RADIUS_MD, RADIUS_SM, SCRIM, STATE_SUCCESS, TEXT_DISABLED,
+    TEXT_PRIMARY, TEXT_SECONDARY, TYPE_BODY, TYPE_BODY_LG, TYPE_CAPTION, TYPE_DISPLAY,
+    TYPE_HEADLINE, VAL_SPACE_2, VAL_SPACE_3, VAL_SPACE_4, VAL_SPACE_5, scaled_duration,
 };
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -178,6 +178,32 @@ pub fn spawn_modal<M: Component, F>(
     z_panel: i32,
     build_card: F,
 ) -> Entity
+where
+    F: FnOnce(&mut ChildSpawnerCommands),
+{
+    spawn_modal_sized(
+        commands,
+        plugin_marker,
+        z_panel,
+        MODAL_CARD_MAX_WIDTH,
+        build_card,
+    )
+}
+
+/// Default maximum card width in logical pixels — every [`spawn_modal`]
+/// caller gets this. Surfaces that lay out side-by-side panes (e.g. the
+/// two-pane Home on wide viewports) can raise it via [`spawn_modal_sized`].
+pub const MODAL_CARD_MAX_WIDTH: f32 = 720.0;
+
+/// [`spawn_modal`] with an explicit card `max_width`. Behaviour is
+/// otherwise identical — same scrim, enter animation, and card chrome.
+pub fn spawn_modal_sized<M: Component, F>(
+    commands: &mut Commands,
+    plugin_marker: M,
+    z_panel: i32,
+    max_width: f32,
+    build_card: F,
+) -> Entity
 where
     F: FnOnce(&mut ChildSpawnerCommands),
 {
@@ -235,7 +261,7 @@ where
                     padding: UiRect::all(VAL_SPACE_5),
                     border: UiRect::all(Val::Px(1.0)),
                     border_radius: BorderRadius::all(Val::Px(RADIUS_LG)),
-                    max_width: Val::Px(720.0),
+                    max_width: Val::Px(max_width),
                     align_items: AlignItems::Stretch,
                     ..default()
                 },
@@ -302,6 +328,80 @@ pub fn spawn_modal_body_text(
     parent.spawn((ModalBody, Text::new(text.into()), font, TextColor(color)));
 }
 
+/// Standard empty / loading / error surface (Phase L): a large glyph,
+/// a headline, and an optional secondary detail line, centred in the
+/// available space. Every async or possibly-empty surface (leaderboard,
+/// replays, theme store, first-launch stats) renders through this so
+/// "nothing here yet" reads identically everywhere.
+///
+/// A next-step action is composition, not configuration: spawn a
+/// [`spawn_modal_button`] (or any control) in the same parent right
+/// after this call.
+///
+/// `glyph` MUST come from FiraMono-covered ranges — card suits
+/// (U+2660–2666), Arrows (U+2190–21FF), or ASCII. The Geometric Shapes
+/// block renders as tofu on Android (§10 / §11).
+pub fn spawn_empty_state(
+    parent: &mut ChildSpawnerCommands,
+    glyph: &str,
+    headline: &str,
+    detail: Option<&str>,
+    font_res: Option<&FontResource>,
+) {
+    let font_handle = font_res.map(|f| f.0.clone()).unwrap_or_default();
+    let font_glyph = TextFont {
+        font: font_handle.clone(),
+        font_size: TYPE_DISPLAY,
+        ..default()
+    };
+    let font_headline = TextFont {
+        font: font_handle.clone(),
+        font_size: TYPE_BODY_LG,
+        ..default()
+    };
+    let font_detail = TextFont {
+        font: font_handle,
+        font_size: TYPE_BODY,
+        ..default()
+    };
+
+    parent
+        .spawn((
+            EmptyStateBlock,
+            Node {
+                flex_direction: FlexDirection::Column,
+                align_items: AlignItems::Center,
+                row_gap: VAL_SPACE_2,
+                padding: UiRect::axes(VAL_SPACE_3, VAL_SPACE_5),
+                width: Val::Percent(100.0),
+                ..default()
+            },
+        ))
+        .with_children(|block| {
+            block.spawn((
+                Text::new(glyph.to_string()),
+                font_glyph,
+                TextColor(TEXT_DISABLED),
+            ));
+            block.spawn((
+                Text::new(headline.to_string()),
+                font_headline,
+                TextColor(TEXT_PRIMARY),
+            ));
+            if let Some(detail) = detail {
+                block.spawn((
+                    Text::new(detail.to_string()),
+                    font_detail,
+                    TextColor(TEXT_SECONDARY),
+                ));
+            }
+        });
+}
+
+/// Marker on every [`spawn_empty_state`] block, mostly for tests.
+#[derive(Component, Debug)]
+pub struct EmptyStateBlock;
+
 /// Spawns the bottom actions row — flex-row with primary right-aligned.
 /// The closure populates the row's buttons via `spawn_modal_button`.
 ///
@@ -402,6 +502,46 @@ pub fn spawn_modal_button<M: Component>(
         });
 }
 
+/// One tab chip for a tabbed modal (Settings, the You hub). The active
+/// chip is filled + bright with a success-green border; inactive chips
+/// are quiet outlines. `marker` is the plugin's click-target component
+/// carrying which tab the chip selects.
+pub fn spawn_tab_chip<M: Component>(
+    parent: &mut ChildSpawnerCommands,
+    marker: M,
+    label: &str,
+    active: bool,
+    font_res: Option<&FontResource>,
+) {
+    let font = TextFont {
+        font: font_res.map(|f| f.0.clone()).unwrap_or_default(),
+        font_size: TYPE_CAPTION,
+        ..default()
+    };
+    parent
+        .spawn((
+            marker,
+            Button,
+            Node {
+                padding: UiRect::axes(VAL_SPACE_3, VAL_SPACE_2),
+                justify_content: JustifyContent::Center,
+                border: UiRect::all(Val::Px(1.0)),
+                border_radius: BorderRadius::all(Val::Px(RADIUS_SM)),
+                ..default()
+            },
+            BackgroundColor(if active { BG_ELEVATED_HI } else { BG_BASE }),
+            BorderColor::all(if active { STATE_SUCCESS } else { BORDER_SUBTLE }),
+            HighContrastBorder::with_default(if active { STATE_SUCCESS } else { BORDER_SUBTLE }),
+        ))
+        .with_children(|b| {
+            b.spawn((
+                Text::new(label),
+                font,
+                TextColor(if active { TEXT_PRIMARY } else { TEXT_SECONDARY }),
+            ));
+        });
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Generic touch-scroll helper
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1118,4 +1258,62 @@ mod tests {
             "exactly one of the two stacked dismissible modals should remain"
         );
     }
+
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Phase L: standard empty state
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    /// The helper spawns glyph + headline (+ detail when given) under one
+    /// marked block, so every empty surface renders identically.
+    #[test]
+    fn empty_state_spawns_expected_structure() {
+        let mut app = App::new();
+        app.add_plugins(MinimalPlugins);
+        {
+            let world = app.world_mut();
+            let mut commands = world.commands();
+            commands.spawn(Node::default()).with_children(|parent| {
+                spawn_empty_state(
+                    parent,
+                    "\u{2660}",
+                    "Nothing here.",
+                    Some("Do the thing."),
+                    None,
+                );
+                spawn_empty_state(parent, "!", "No detail variant.", None, None);
+            });
+        }
+        app.update();
+
+        let blocks = app
+            .world_mut()
+            .query_filtered::<Entity, With<EmptyStateBlock>>()
+            .iter(app.world())
+            .count();
+        assert_eq!(blocks, 2, "each call spawns exactly one marked block");
+
+        let texts: Vec<String> = app
+            .world_mut()
+            .query::<&Text>()
+            .iter(app.world())
+            .map(|t| t.0.clone())
+            .collect();
+        for expected in [
+            "\u{2660}",
+            "Nothing here.",
+            "Do the thing.",
+            "!",
+            "No detail variant.",
+        ] {
+            assert!(
+                texts.iter().any(|t| t == expected),
+                "missing text node {expected:?}; got {texts:?}"
+            );
+        }
+        assert_eq!(
+            texts.len(),
+            5,
+            "the detail-less variant must not spawn a detail node"
+        );
+    }
 }