diff --git a/solitaire_server/e2e/scripts/cycle_metrics.js b/solitaire_server/e2e/scripts/cycle_metrics.js
index 71149a5..40d2156 100644
--- a/solitaire_server/e2e/scripts/cycle_metrics.js
+++ b/solitaire_server/e2e/scripts/cycle_metrics.js
@@ -142,10 +142,32 @@ async function main() {
         const page = await context.newPage();
         const results = [];
 
+        // Load the page once, then reset each game in place via the bridge's
+        // newGame(). A fresh page.goto() per game (hundreds of navigations in a
+        // single browser context) accumulates resources and eventually makes
+        // waitForFunction time out around game ~100. One load stays fast.
+        await page.goto(`${baseUrl}/${route}`, { waitUntil: "domcontentloaded" });
+        if (route === "play-classic") {
+            const resumeVisible = await page
+                .locator("#resume-overlay:not(.hidden)")
+                .isVisible()
+                .catch(() => false);
+            if (resumeVisible) {
+                await page.evaluate(() => localStorage.removeItem("fs_game_save"));
+                await page.reload({ waitUntil: "domcontentloaded" });
+            }
+        }
+        await page.waitForFunction(
+            () =>
+                typeof window.__FERROUS_DEBUG__ === "object" &&
+                typeof window.__FERROUS_DEBUG__.newGame === "function",
+            null,
+            { timeout: 30_000 }
+        );
+
         for (let i = 0; i < games; i++) {
             const seed = i;
             const draw3 = i % 2 === 1;
-            const suffix = draw3 ? "&draw3=" : "";
 
             const pageErrors = [];
             const consoleErrors = [];
@@ -158,27 +180,10 @@ async function main() {
                 }
             });
 
-            await page.goto(`${baseUrl}/${route}?seed=${seed}${suffix}`, {
-                waitUntil: "domcontentloaded",
-            });
-
-            if (route === "play-classic") {
-                const resumeVisible = await page
-                    .locator("#resume-overlay:not(.hidden)")
-                    .isVisible()
-                    .catch(() => false);
-                if (resumeVisible) {
-                    await page.evaluate(() => localStorage.removeItem("fs_game_save"));
-                    await page.reload({ waitUntil: "domcontentloaded" });
-                }
-            }
-
-            await page.waitForFunction(
-                () =>
-                    typeof window.__FERROUS_DEBUG__ === "object" &&
-                    window.__FERROUS_DEBUG__.seed() !== null,
-                null,
-                { timeout: 30_000 }
+            // Reset to a fresh seeded game without navigating.
+            await page.evaluate(
+                ({ seed, draw3 }) => window.__FERROUS_DEBUG__.newGame(seed, draw3),
+                { seed, draw3 }
             );
 
             const run = await page.evaluate(({ stepCap, policyName, maxVisits }) => {
diff --git a/solitaire_server/web/game.js b/solitaire_server/web/game.js
index 7270052..9a24aee 100644
--- a/solitaire_server/web/game.js
+++ b/solitaire_server/web/game.js
@@ -994,6 +994,14 @@ window.__FERROUS_DEBUG__ = {
     serialize() {
         return game ? game.serialize() : null;
     },
+    // Reset to a fresh seeded game in place (no page reload). Lets the cycle
+    // regression harness reuse one page across hundreds of games instead of
+    // navigating per game.
+    newGame(seed, drawThreeMode) {
+        drawThree = !!drawThreeMode;
+        startGame(seed ?? randomSeed());
+        return game ? game.state() : null;
+    },
     applyLegalMove(index) {
         if (!game) return { ok: false, error: "game_not_ready" };
         const result = game.debug_apply_legal_move(index);