diff --git a/public/src/games/monopoly/MonopolyGame.js b/public/src/games/monopoly/MonopolyGame.js
index 58a823a..a8f43a0 100644
--- a/public/src/games/monopoly/MonopolyGame.js
+++ b/public/src/games/monopoly/MonopolyGame.js
@@ -1191,6 +1191,7 @@ export default class MonopolyGame extends Phaser.Scene {
       const hopOne = () => {
         if (step >= steps) { resolve(); return; }
         step++;
+        const fromSpace = cur;
         cur = (cur + 1) % 40;
 
         const start = { x: pawn.x, y: pawn.y };
@@ -1204,10 +1205,13 @@ export default class MonopolyGame extends Phaser.Scene {
         const dx = BOARD_CX - mx;
         const dy = BOARD_CY - my;
         const dist = Math.hypot(dx, dy);
-        const nx = dist > 0 ? dx / dist : 0;
-        const ny = dist > 0 ? dy / dist : -1;
+        let nx = dist > 0 ? dx / dist : 0;
+        let ny = dist > 0 ? dy / dist : -1;
 
-        // Quadratic Bézier control point: ARCH_H px toward board center from midpoint
+        // Top row (spaces 20–29): arch away from center so the piece hops outward
+        if (fromSpace >= 20 && fromSpace <= 29) { nx = -nx; ny = -ny; }
+
+        // Quadratic Bézier control point: ARCH_H px toward/away from board center
         const ctrl = { x: mx + nx * ARCH_H, y: my + ny * ARCH_H };
 
         const proxy = { t: 0 };