diff --git a/public/assets/fx/water-dry.mp3 b/public/assets/fx/water-dry.mp3
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diff --git a/public/assets/fx/water-raise.mp3 b/public/assets/fx/water-raise.mp3
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diff --git a/public/assets/fx/water-sink.mp3 b/public/assets/fx/water-sink.mp3
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diff --git a/public/assets/fx/water-splash.mp3 b/public/assets/fx/water-splash.mp3
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diff --git a/public/src/games/forbiddenisland/ForbiddenIslandGame.js b/public/src/games/forbiddenisland/ForbiddenIslandGame.js
index b310ee1..98290f0 100644
--- a/public/src/games/forbiddenisland/ForbiddenIslandGame.js
+++ b/public/src/games/forbiddenisland/ForbiddenIslandGame.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import * as Phaser from 'phaser';
 import { GAME_WIDTH, GAME_HEIGHT, COLORS } from '../../config.js';
 import { Button } from '../../ui/Button.js';
 import { MusicPlayer } from '../../ui/MusicPlayer.js';
+import { enqueue as enqueueSpeech, resetQueue as resetSpeechQueue } from '../../ui/SpeechQueue.js';
 import {
   createInitialState, cloneState, applyPendingFlood, peekFloodDraw, peekTreasureDraw,
   legalActions, applyAction, endActions, discardCard,
@@ -524,6 +525,7 @@ export default class ForbiddenIslandGame extends Phaser.Scene {
             borderGfx.lineStyle(3, 0xd4c08a, 1);
             borderGfx.strokeRoundedRect(-100, -100, 200, 200, 12);
             if (this.cache.audio.exists('sfx-card-show')) this.sound.play('sfx-card-show', { volume: 0.35 });
+            if (this.cache.audio.exists('sfx-water-dry')) this.sound.play('sfx-water-dry', { volume: 0.7 });
             this.tweens.add({
               targets: cont, scaleX: 1, duration: 150, ease: 'Linear',
               onComplete: () => {
@@ -1289,9 +1291,8 @@ export default class ForbiddenIslandGame extends Phaser.Scene {
                       // 6. Apply tile state (flooded or sunk) and animate
                       this.gs.tiles[tileId].state = willSink ? 'sunk' : 'flooded';
                       this.drawTile(this.gs.tiles[tileId]);
-                      if (this.sound.get('sfx-card-place') || this.cache.audio.exists('sfx-card-place')) {
-                        this.sound.play('sfx-card-place', { volume: willSink ? 0.55 : 0.3 });
-                      }
+                      const sfxKey = willSink ? 'sfx-water-sink' : 'sfx-water-splash';
+                      if (this.cache.audio.exists(sfxKey)) this.sound.play(sfxKey, { volume: 0.7 });
                       const tileView = this.tileViews[tileId];
                       if (willSink && tileView) {
                         // Brief shake on the tile to signal sinking
@@ -1580,7 +1581,7 @@ export default class ForbiddenIslandGame extends Phaser.Scene {
     markG.x = barX;
     markG.y = oldMarkerY;
 
-    if (this.cache.audio.exists('sfx-card-place')) this.sound.play('sfx-card-place', { volume: 0.5 });
+    if (this.cache.audio.exists('sfx-water-raise')) this.sound.play('sfx-water-raise', { volume: 0.7 });
 
     // Marker slides up quickly, segment fades in slowly
     this.tweens.add({
@@ -1790,6 +1791,12 @@ export default class ForbiddenIslandGame extends Phaser.Scene {
       }).setOrigin(0.5).setDepth(D + 3));
     }
 
+    // Intro speech for AI opponents
+    if (opp?.speech?.intro?.length) {
+      const clip = opp.speech.intro[Math.floor(Math.random() * opp.speech.intro.length)];
+      enqueueSpeech(clip);
+    }
+
     // Player name below portrait
     reg(this.add.text(portraitCX, portraitY + portraitH - 44, playerName, {
       fontFamily: 'Righteous', fontSize: '22px', color: COLORS.textHex, align: 'center',
@@ -1880,6 +1887,7 @@ export default class ForbiddenIslandGame extends Phaser.Scene {
     const btnLabel = isLast ? "Let's Play!" : 'Next';
     const btn = new Button(this, cx + pw / 2 - 140, py + ph - 44, btnLabel, () => {
       if (domVid?.node) { try { domVid.node.pause(); domVid.node.src = ''; } catch { /* ignore */ } }
+      resetSpeechQueue();
       for (const o of objs) { try { o.destroy(); } catch { /* ignore */ } }
       onNext();
     }, { width: 240, height: 52, fontSize: 20 });
diff --git a/public/src/scenes/PreloadScene.js b/public/src/scenes/PreloadScene.js
index 63235d0..031677b 100644
--- a/public/src/scenes/PreloadScene.js
+++ b/public/src/scenes/PreloadScene.js
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ export default class PreloadScene extends Phaser.Scene {
     this.load.json('card-backs', '/data/card-backs.json');
     this.load.json('music', '/data/music.json');
 
+    this.load.audio('sfx-water-splash', '/assets/fx/water-splash.mp3');
+    this.load.audio('sfx-water-sink',   '/assets/fx/water-sink.mp3');
+    this.load.audio('sfx-water-raise',  '/assets/fx/water-raise.mp3');
+    this.load.audio('sfx-water-dry',    '/assets/fx/water-dry.mp3');
     this.load.audio('sfx-card-deal', '/assets/fx/card-deal.mp3');
     this.load.audio('sfx-card-place', '/assets/fx/card-place.mp3');
     this.load.audio('sfx-card-show', '/assets/fx/card-show.mp3');