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diff --git a/public/src/games/labyrinth/LabyrinthAI.js b/public/src/games/labyrinth/LabyrinthAI.js
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+// Labyrinth — heuristic opponent. No Phaser, no timers. It plans a whole turn
+// at once: try every legal (rotation × insertion) of the spare tile, and for
+// each resulting board find the move that best advances the player's current
+// target. Greedy 1-turn lookahead with a skill model for human-like pacing and
+// the occasional blunder.
+
+import {
+  legalSlots, withSpareRot, applyInsertion, reachableFrom, findTreasure, currentTarget,
+} from './LabyrinthLogic.js';
+
+const SKILL_PROFILES = {
+  1: { topN: 6, blunder: 0.40, noise: 3.0, delay: [800, 1300] },
+  2: { topN: 4, blunder: 0.24, noise: 1.8, delay: [700, 1150] },
+  3: { topN: 3, blunder: 0.12, noise: 1.0, delay: [620, 1020] },
+  4: { topN: 2, blunder: 0.04, noise: 0.4, delay: [520, 900] },
+  // topN 2 + light noise keeps play strong while breaking the rare deterministic
+  // cycle two perfect players could otherwise fall into.
+  5: { topN: 2, blunder: 0.00, noise: 0.4, delay: [440, 820] },
+};
+function profileFor(skill) { return SKILL_PROFILES[Math.max(1, Math.min(5, skill | 0))] ?? SKILL_PROFILES[3]; }
+
+export function nextThinkDelay(skill) {
+  const [lo, hi] = profileFor(skill).delay;
+  return lo + Math.random() * (hi - lo);
+}
+
+const manhattan = (a, br, bc) => Math.abs(a.r - br) + Math.abs(a.c - bc);
+
+const WIN_SCORE = 1e6;
+const REACH_BONUS = 1000; // landing on the target this turn beats any approach
+
+// Evaluate one insertion result for the given seat: returns the best move it
+// affords and a score (higher is better).
+function evalBoard(state, seat) {
+  const p = state.players[seat];
+  const reach = reachableFrom(state, p.r, p.c);
+  const collected = currentTarget(p) == null;
+
+  // The cell we're trying to reach: our current treasure's tile, or — once the
+  // stack is empty — our home corner to win.
+  let goal;
+  if (collected) {
+    goal = { r: p.home.r, c: p.home.c };
+  } else {
+    const loc = findTreasure(state, currentTarget(p));
+    if (!loc) {
+      // Target rode out onto the spare — unreachable this turn. Sit tight near
+      // the centre so we keep options open.
+      return { score: -50, dest: { r: p.r, c: p.c } };
+    }
+    goal = loc;
+  }
+
+  // On the goal already / can reach it → take it.
+  const onGoal = reach.find((q) => q.r === goal.r && q.c === goal.c);
+  if (onGoal) {
+    const base = collected ? WIN_SCORE : REACH_BONUS;
+    return { score: base, dest: { r: goal.r, c: goal.c } };
+  }
+
+  // Otherwise close the gap: pick the reachable cell nearest the goal.
+  let best = { r: p.r, c: p.c }, bestD = Infinity;
+  for (const q of reach) {
+    const d = manhattan(q, goal.r, goal.c);
+    if (d < bestD) { bestD = d; best = q; }
+  }
+  return { score: -bestD, dest: best };
+}
+
+// Plan a full turn. Returns { rot, slotId, dest:{r,c} } or null if no legal
+// insertion exists (shouldn't happen).
+export function chooseAction(state, skill = 3) {
+  const seat = state.current;
+  const prof = profileFor(skill);
+  const combos = [];
+
+  for (const slot of legalSlots(state)) {
+    for (let rot = 0; rot < 4; rot++) {
+      const after = applyInsertion(withSpareRot(state, rot), slot.id);
+      const { score, dest } = evalBoard(after, seat);
+      combos.push({ rot, slotId: slot.id, dest, score });
+    }
+  }
+  if (combos.length === 0) return null;
+
+  combos.sort((a, b) => b.score - a.score);
+
+  // No capture/win available this turn — every option is just "get closer".
+  // Greedy 1-turn play can lock two perfect players into a fixed point here, so
+  // explore the better half at random to guarantee progress over time. Capture
+  // and win turns (score ≥ 0) always fall through to the sharp logic below.
+  if (combos[0].score < 0) {
+    const pool = combos.slice(0, Math.max(1, Math.ceil(combos.length / 2)));
+    return pool[Math.floor(Math.random() * pool.length)];
+  }
+
+  if (Math.random() < prof.blunder) {
+    // Pick a merely-decent combo from the top third instead of the best.
+    const pool = combos.slice(0, Math.max(1, Math.ceil(combos.length / 3)));
+    return pool[Math.floor(Math.random() * pool.length)];
+  }
+
+  const pool = combos.slice(0, Math.min(prof.topN, combos.length));
+  let best = pool[0], bestV = -Infinity;
+  for (const c of pool) {
+    const v = c.score + (prof.noise ? (Math.random() * 2 - 1) * prof.noise : 0);
+    if (v > bestV) { bestV = v; best = c; }
+  }
+  return best;
+}
diff --git a/public/src/games/labyrinth/LabyrinthData.js b/public/src/games/labyrinth/LabyrinthData.js
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+// Labyrinth — static data. No Phaser, no game state: just the maze tile
+// vocabulary, the fixed-tile skeleton, the movable-tile bag, the treasure
+// catalog, player home corners, and spritesheet frame helpers. Everything
+// dynamic (the shuffled board, spare tile, pawns, targets) lives in
+// LabyrinthLogic.js.
+
+// 7×7 board. The 49 cells hold 48 movable + the fixed skeleton; one extra
+// "spare" tile is always held off-board and pushed in each turn.
+export const GRID = 7;
+
+// ── Directions ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// Side indices around a tile, clockwise from the top. A clockwise rotation by
+// `r` quarter-turns maps side s → (s + r) % 4.
+export const N = 0, E = 1, S = 2, W = 3;
+export const DIRS = [N, E, S, W];
+export const OPPOSITE = { [N]: S, [E]: W, [S]: N, [W]: E };
+// Row/col delta when stepping out of a tile through a given side.
+export const DELTA = {
+  [N]: { dr: -1, dc: 0 },
+  [E]: { dr: 0, dc: 1 },
+  [S]: { dr: 1, dc: 0 },
+  [W]: { dr: 0, dc: -1 },
+};
+
+// Base (unrotated) open sides per tile shape.
+//   I (straight)  — corridor N↔S
+//   L (corner)    — corridor N↔E
+//   T (junction)  — open E,S,W (closed N)
+export const BASE_SIDES = {
+  I: [N, S],
+  L: [N, E],
+  T: [E, S, W],
+};
+
+// The set of open sides for a tile of `type` rotated `rot` quarter-turns.
+export function openSides(type, rot) {
+  return BASE_SIDES[type].map((s) => (s + rot) % 4);
+}
+
+// Does a tile of (type,rot) have an opening on `side`?
+export function isOpen(type, rot, side) {
+  return openSides(type, rot).includes(side);
+}
+
+// ── Treasures ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// 24 treasures. The array index IS the spritesheet frame for both the on-tile
+// overlay (labyrinth-treasures, 100×100) and the held card (labyrinth-cards,
+// 270×390). 12 creatures (0–11) then 12 objects (12–23).
+export const TREASURES = [
+  { key: 'dragon',   name: 'Dragon' },
+  { key: 'genie',    name: 'Genie' },
+  { key: 'ghost',    name: 'Ghost' },
+  { key: 'goblin',   name: 'Goblin' },
+  { key: 'witch',    name: 'Witch' },
+  { key: 'skeleton', name: 'Skeleton' },
+  { key: 'bat',      name: 'Bat' },
+  { key: 'owl',      name: 'Owl' },
+  { key: 'spider',   name: 'Spider' },
+  { key: 'lizard',   name: 'Lizard' },
+  { key: 'beetle',   name: 'Beetle' },
+  { key: 'rat',      name: 'Rat' },
+  { key: 'crown',    name: 'Crown' },
+  { key: 'ring',     name: 'Ring' },
+  { key: 'keys',     name: 'Keys' },
+  { key: 'chest',    name: 'Treasure Chest' },
+  { key: 'gem',      name: 'Gem' },
+  { key: 'coins',    name: 'Gold Coins' },
+  { key: 'candelabra', name: 'Candelabra' },
+  { key: 'grimoire', name: 'Grimoire' },
+  { key: 'sword',    name: 'Sword' },
+  { key: 'helmet',   name: 'Helmet' },
+  { key: 'map',      name: 'Map Scroll' },
+  { key: 'chalice',  name: 'Chalice' },
+];
+export const TREASURE_COUNT = TREASURES.length; // 24
+
+// ── Fixed skeleton ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// The 16 tiles anchored at even row/col never move. Corners are L-tiles opening
+// inward; the rest are T-junctions whose closed (flat) side faces the board
+// edge. The 12 non-corner fixed tiles each carry a treasure (frames 0–11).
+export const FIXED = [
+  // four corners (no treasure)
+  { r: 0, c: 0, type: 'L', rot: 1 },                 // opens E,S
+  { r: 0, c: 6, type: 'L', rot: 2 },                 // opens S,W
+  { r: 6, c: 0, type: 'L', rot: 0 },                 // opens N,E
+  { r: 6, c: 6, type: 'L', rot: 3 },                 // opens N,W
+  // top edge — closed N
+  { r: 0, c: 2, type: 'T', rot: 0, treasure: 0 },
+  { r: 0, c: 4, type: 'T', rot: 0, treasure: 1 },
+  // bottom edge — closed S
+  { r: 6, c: 2, type: 'T', rot: 2, treasure: 2 },
+  { r: 6, c: 4, type: 'T', rot: 2, treasure: 3 },
+  // left edge — closed W
+  { r: 2, c: 0, type: 'T', rot: 3, treasure: 4 },
+  { r: 4, c: 0, type: 'T', rot: 3, treasure: 5 },
+  // right edge — closed E
+  { r: 2, c: 6, type: 'T', rot: 1, treasure: 6 },
+  { r: 4, c: 6, type: 'T', rot: 1, treasure: 7 },
+  // inner four — point inward
+  { r: 2, c: 2, type: 'T', rot: 3, treasure: 8 },    // open N,E,S
+  { r: 2, c: 4, type: 'T', rot: 1, treasure: 9 },    // open N,S,W
+  { r: 4, c: 2, type: 'T', rot: 3, treasure: 10 },
+  { r: 4, c: 4, type: 'T', rot: 1, treasure: 11 },
+];
+
+export function isFixed(r, c) {
+  return r % 2 === 0 && c % 2 === 0;
+}
+
+// ── Movable tile bag ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// 34 tiles (33 fill the open cells, 1 is the starting spare). Treasures 12–23
+// ride on twelve of them (the six T's + six L's, matching the classic deck);
+// straights carry none. Rotations are randomized at deal time in the logic.
+export function buildMovableBag() {
+  const bag = [];
+  const push = (type, treasure = null) => bag.push({ type, treasure });
+
+  // 6 T-junctions, all treasured (12–17)
+  for (let i = 0; i < 6; i++) push('T', 12 + i);
+  // 16 corners — six treasured (18–23), ten plain
+  for (let i = 0; i < 6; i++) push('L', 18 + i);
+  for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) push('L', null);
+  // 12 straights, no treasure
+  for (let i = 0; i < 12; i++) push('I', null);
+
+  return bag; // length 34
+}
+
+// ── Players ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// Home corners in seat order. Two-player games use opposite corners (seats 0 &
+// 1 are diagonal), three/four fill in the remaining corners.
+export const HOME_CORNERS = [
+  { r: 0, c: 0 },
+  { r: 6, c: 6 },
+  { r: 0, c: 6 },
+  { r: 6, c: 0 },
+];
+
+export const PLAYER_COLORS = [0xd0473a, 0x4a90d9, 0x49a25a, 0xe2b53c];
+export const PLAYER_COLOR_HEX = ['#d0473a', '#4a90d9', '#49a25a', '#e2b53c'];
+
+// ── Insertion slots ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// The 12 places the spare can be pushed in: the shiftable rows/cols (1,3,5) on
+// each of the four edges. `side` names where the spare enters; the row/col it
+// affects is `index`. Pushing into a slot ejects the tile at the far end.
+export const SHIFT_LINES = [1, 3, 5];
+export const SLOTS = (() => {
+  const out = [];
+  for (const i of SHIFT_LINES) out.push({ id: `T${i}`, side: 'top',    index: i });
+  for (const i of SHIFT_LINES) out.push({ id: `B${i}`, side: 'bottom', index: i });
+  for (const i of SHIFT_LINES) out.push({ id: `L${i}`, side: 'left',   index: i });
+  for (const i of SHIFT_LINES) out.push({ id: `R${i}`, side: 'right',  index: i });
+  return out;
+})();
+
+export const OPPOSITE_SIDE = { top: 'bottom', bottom: 'top', left: 'right', right: 'left' };
+
+// The slot whose push would directly reverse the given one (same line, opposite
+// edge). Returns a slot id or null.
+export function reverseSlotId(slot) {
+  if (!slot) return null;
+  const side = OPPOSITE_SIDE[slot.side];
+  return `${side === 'top' ? 'T' : side === 'bottom' ? 'B' : side === 'left' ? 'L' : 'R'}${slot.index}`;
+}
+
+// ── Spritesheet frame helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────
+// Tile background: frame 0 = movable, 1 = fixed/anchored.
+export function tileFrame(fixed) { return fixed ? 1 : 0; }
+// Treasure overlay & card share the treasure index as their frame.
+export function treasureFrame(idx) { return idx; }
+export function cardFrame(idx) { return idx; }
diff --git a/public/src/games/labyrinth/LabyrinthGame.js b/public/src/games/labyrinth/LabyrinthGame.js
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+import * as Phaser from 'phaser';
+import { GAME_WIDTH, GAME_HEIGHT, COLORS } from '../../config.js';
+import { Button } from '../../ui/Button.js';
+import { auth } from '../../services/auth.js';
+import { playSound, SFX } from '../../ui/Sounds.js';
+import { MusicPlayer } from '../../ui/MusicPlayer.js';
+import { createOpponentPortrait, createPlayerPortrait } from '../../ui/Portrait.js';
+import {
+  GRID, N, E, S, W, openSides, SLOTS, TREASURES, tileFrame,
+} from './LabyrinthData.js';
+import {
+  createInitialState, rotateSpare, withSpareRot, applyInsertion, applyMove,
+  reachableFrom, currentTarget, targetsRemaining, allCollected, isGameOver,
+} from './LabyrinthLogic.js';
+import { chooseAction, nextThinkDelay } from './LabyrinthAI.js';
+
+// ── Layout ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+const TILE = 112, GAP = 4, PITCH = TILE + GAP;
+const BOARD_W = GRID * PITCH - GAP;          // 808
+const BX0 = 150, BY0 = 150;                   // board top-left
+const RAIL_X = BX0 + BOARD_W + 70;            // ~1028
+const RAIL_W = GAME_WIDTH - RAIL_X - 30;
+
+const DEPTH = { bg: 0, board: 5, tile: 10, corridor: 11, treasure: 12, home: 14, pawn: 20, ui: 40, popup: 60, banner: 90 };
+
+export default class LabyrinthGame extends Phaser.Scene {
+  constructor() { super('LabyrinthGame'); }
+
+  init(data) {
+    this.gameDef   = data.game;
+    this.opponents = data.opponents ?? [];
+    this.playfield = data.playfield ?? null;
+    this.humanSeat = 0;
+    this.gs        = null;
+    this.busy      = false;
+    this.dyn       = [];
+    this.portraits = [];
+  }
+
+  create() {
+    try { new MusicPlayer(this, this.cache.json.get('music')?.tracks ?? []); } catch { /* optional */ }
+    this.hasTiles     = this.textures.exists('labyrinth-tiles');
+    this.hasTreasures = this.textures.exists('labyrinth-treasures');
+    this.hasCards     = this.textures.exists('labyrinth-cards');
+
+    this.buildBackground();
+
+    const playerCount = Math.max(2, Math.min(4, 1 + this.opponents.length));
+    this.skillBySeat = {};
+    const names = [];
+    for (let seat = 0; seat < playerCount; seat++) {
+      if (seat === this.humanSeat) {
+        names.push(auth.user?.username ?? 'You');
+        this.skillBySeat[seat] = 5;
+      } else {
+        const opp = this.opponents[seat - 1];
+        names.push(opp?.name ?? `Player ${seat + 1}`);
+        this.skillBySeat[seat] = Math.max(1, Math.min(5, opp?.skill ?? 3));
+      }
+    }
+
+    this.gs = createInitialState({ playerCount, names });
+    this.buildPortraits();
+    this.render();
+    this.advance();
+  }
+
+  // ── static chrome ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  buildBackground() {
+    const pf = this.playfield;
+    if (pf?.key && this.textures.exists(pf.key)) {
+      this.add.image(GAME_WIDTH / 2, GAME_HEIGHT / 2, pf.key)
+        .setDisplaySize(GAME_WIDTH, GAME_HEIGHT).setDepth(DEPTH.bg);
+    } else {
+      const g = this.add.graphics().setDepth(DEPTH.bg);
+      g.fillGradientStyle(0x14110b, 0x14110b, 0x070503, 0x070503, 1);
+      g.fillRect(0, 0, GAME_WIDTH, GAME_HEIGHT);
+    }
+    this.add.text(GAME_WIDTH / 2, 24, 'Labyrinth', {
+      fontFamily: 'Righteous', fontSize: '40px', color: COLORS.textHex,
+    }).setOrigin(0.5, 0).setDepth(DEPTH.ui);
+
+    new Button(this, GAME_WIDTH - 96, GAME_HEIGHT - 36, 'Leave', () => this.scene.start('GameMenu'),
+      { variant: 'ghost', width: 140, height: 42, fontSize: 18 }).setDepth(DEPTH.ui);
+  }
+
+  // Player portraits (created once, positioned per rail row).
+  buildPortraits() {
+    const n = this.gs.players.length;
+    const r = 30;
+    this.gs.players.forEach((p, idx) => {
+      const { x, y } = this.playerRowAnchor(idx, n);
+      if (idx === this.humanSeat) {
+        this.portraits[idx] = createPlayerPortrait(this, x, y, r, DEPTH.ui + 1, 'LabyrinthGame');
+      } else {
+        this.portraits[idx] = createOpponentPortrait(this, this.opponents[idx - 1], x, y, r, DEPTH.ui + 1);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  playerRowAnchor(idx, n) {
+    const top = 470, bottom = GAME_HEIGHT - 70;
+    const rowH = (bottom - top) / n;
+    return { x: RAIL_X + 46, y: top + idx * rowH + rowH / 2, rowH, rowTop: top + idx * rowH };
+  }
+
+  // ── render ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  reg(o) { this.dyn.push(o); return o; }
+  clearDyn() { for (const o of this.dyn) { try { o.destroy(); } catch { /* */ } } this.dyn = []; }
+
+  tileCenter(r, c) { return { x: BX0 + c * PITCH + TILE / 2, y: BY0 + r * PITCH + TILE / 2 }; }
+  spareCenterXY() { return { x: RAIL_X + RAIL_W - 130, y: 150 }; }
+
+  render() {
+    this.clearDyn();
+    this.drawBoardFrame();
+    this.drawTiles();
+    this.drawHomes();
+    this.drawReachable();
+    this.drawPawns();
+    this.drawArrows();
+    this.drawSpare();
+    this.drawRail();
+    this.drawStatus();
+  }
+
+  drawBoardFrame() {
+    const g = this.reg(this.add.graphics().setDepth(DEPTH.board));
+    g.fillStyle(0x000000, 0.5).fillRoundedRect(BX0 - 16, BY0 - 16, BOARD_W + 32, BOARD_W + 32, 16);
+    g.lineStyle(2, COLORS.accent, 0.5).strokeRoundedRect(BX0 - 16, BY0 - 16, BOARD_W + 32, BOARD_W + 32, 16);
+  }
+
+  drawTiles() {
+    for (let r = 0; r < GRID; r++) {
+      for (let c = 0; c < GRID; c++) {
+        const { x, y } = this.tileCenter(r, c);
+        const fixed = r % 2 === 0 && c % 2 === 0;
+        this.drawTileArt(x, y, this.gs.board[r][c], fixed, TILE, DEPTH.tile);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Draws a maze tile: user-supplied background, code-drawn bordered-white
+  // corridors, then the treasure overlay. Scales with `size`.
+  drawTileArt(cx, cy, tile, fixed, size, depth) {
+    const half = size / 2;
+    const cw = size * 0.36;
+    const B = Math.max(2, Math.round(size * 0.028));
+
+    // 1) background
+    if (this.hasTiles) {
+      this.reg(this.add.image(cx, cy, 'labyrinth-tiles', tileFrame(fixed))
+        .setDisplaySize(size, size).setDepth(depth));
+    } else {
+      this.reg(this.add.graphics().setDepth(depth))
+        .fillStyle(fixed ? 0x33402b : 0x3f5235, 1)
+        .fillRoundedRect(cx - half, cy - half, size, size, 6);
+    }
+
+    // 2) corridors (dark border underlay, then white on top)
+    const white = [{ x: -cw / 2, y: -cw / 2, w: cw, h: cw }];
+    const dark = [{ x: -cw / 2 - B, y: -cw / 2 - B, w: cw + 2 * B, h: cw + 2 * B }];
+    for (const side of openSides(tile.type, tile.rot)) {
+      if (side === N) { white.push({ x: -cw / 2, y: -half, w: cw, h: half }); dark.push({ x: -cw / 2 - B, y: -half, w: cw + 2 * B, h: half }); }
+      if (side === S) { white.push({ x: -cw / 2, y: 0, w: cw, h: half }); dark.push({ x: -cw / 2 - B, y: 0, w: cw + 2 * B, h: half }); }
+      if (side === W) { white.push({ x: -half, y: -cw / 2, w: half, h: cw }); dark.push({ x: -half, y: -cw / 2 - B, w: half, h: cw + 2 * B }); }
+      if (side === E) { white.push({ x: 0, y: -cw / 2, w: half, h: cw }); dark.push({ x: 0, y: -cw / 2 - B, w: half, h: cw + 2 * B }); }
+    }
+    const g = this.reg(this.add.graphics().setDepth(depth + 1));
+    g.fillStyle(0x241d12, 1);
+    for (const rr of dark) g.fillRect(cx + rr.x, cy + rr.y, rr.w, rr.h);
+    g.fillStyle(0xf3ead2, 1);
+    for (const rr of white) g.fillRect(cx + rr.x, cy + rr.y, rr.w, rr.h);
+
+    // 3) treasure overlay
+    if (tile.treasure != null) {
+      const ts = size * 0.52;
+      if (this.hasTreasures) {
+        this.reg(this.add.image(cx, cy, 'labyrinth-treasures', tile.treasure)
+          .setDisplaySize(ts, ts).setDepth(depth + 2));
+      } else {
+        const tg = this.reg(this.add.graphics().setDepth(depth + 2));
+        tg.fillStyle(0x000000, 0.5).fillCircle(cx, cy, ts * 0.4);
+        tg.fillStyle(COLORS.gold, 1).fillCircle(cx, cy, ts * 0.34);
+        this.reg(this.add.text(cx, cy, TREASURES[tile.treasure].name.charAt(0), {
+          fontFamily: 'Righteous', fontSize: `${Math.round(size * 0.22)}px`, color: '#1a1208',
+        }).setOrigin(0.5).setDepth(depth + 3));
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Creates a tweeneable Phaser Container with tile art centered at (0,0).
+  createAnimTile(tile, fixed, size) {
+    const cont = this.add.container(0, 0);
+    const half = size / 2, cw = size * 0.36;
+    const B = Math.max(2, Math.round(size * 0.028));
+    if (this.hasTiles) {
+      cont.add(this.add.image(0, 0, 'labyrinth-tiles', tileFrame(fixed)).setDisplaySize(size, size));
+    } else {
+      const bg = this.add.graphics();
+      bg.fillStyle(fixed ? 0x33402b : 0x3f5235, 1).fillRoundedRect(-half, -half, size, size, 6);
+      cont.add(bg);
+    }
+    const white = [{ x: -cw / 2, y: -cw / 2, w: cw, h: cw }];
+    const dark  = [{ x: -cw / 2 - B, y: -cw / 2 - B, w: cw + 2 * B, h: cw + 2 * B }];
+    for (const side of openSides(tile.type, tile.rot)) {
+      if (side === N) { white.push({ x: -cw/2, y: -half, w: cw, h: half }); dark.push({ x: -cw/2-B, y: -half, w: cw+2*B, h: half }); }
+      if (side === S) { white.push({ x: -cw/2, y: 0, w: cw, h: half });     dark.push({ x: -cw/2-B, y: 0, w: cw+2*B, h: half }); }
+      if (side === W) { white.push({ x: -half, y: -cw/2, w: half, h: cw }); dark.push({ x: -half, y: -cw/2-B, w: half, h: cw+2*B }); }
+      if (side === E) { white.push({ x: 0, y: -cw/2, w: half, h: cw });     dark.push({ x: 0, y: -cw/2-B, w: half, h: cw+2*B }); }
+    }
+    const g = this.add.graphics();
+    g.fillStyle(0x241d12, 1); for (const r of dark)  g.fillRect(r.x, r.y, r.w, r.h);
+    g.fillStyle(0xf3ead2, 1); for (const r of white) g.fillRect(r.x, r.y, r.w, r.h);
+    cont.add(g);
+    if (tile.treasure != null) {
+      const ts = size * 0.52;
+      if (this.hasTreasures) {
+        cont.add(this.add.image(0, 0, 'labyrinth-treasures', tile.treasure).setDisplaySize(ts, ts));
+      } else {
+        const tg = this.add.graphics();
+        tg.fillStyle(0x000000, 0.5).fillCircle(0, 0, ts * 0.4);
+        tg.fillStyle(COLORS.gold,  1).fillCircle(0, 0, ts * 0.34);
+        cont.add(tg);
+        cont.add(this.add.text(0, 0, TREASURES[tile.treasure].name.charAt(0), {
+          fontFamily: 'Righteous', fontSize: `${Math.round(size * 0.22)}px`, color: '#1a1208',
+        }).setOrigin(0.5));
+      }
+    }
+    return cont;
+  }
+
+  // 3-phase insertion animation: spare flies to edge → row/col slides → ejected tile flies to spare area.
+  animateInsertion(slotId, onComplete) {
+    const slot = SLOTS.find(sl => sl.id === slotId);
+    const { side, index } = slot;
+    const isVert = side === 'top' || side === 'bottom';
+
+    const oldSpare = this.gs.spare;
+    const oldLine = [];
+    for (let i = 0; i < GRID; i++)
+      oldLine.push(isVert ? this.gs.board[i][index] : this.gs.board[index][i]);
+
+    this.gs = applyInsertion(this.gs, slotId);
+
+    const { x: spareCX, y: spareCY } = this.spareCenterXY();
+    const ANIM_D = 85;
+    const animObjs = [];
+
+    let entryX, entryY, exitX, exitY;
+    if (side === 'top')    { entryX = this.tileCenter(0,       index).x; entryY = BY0 - TILE / 2;           exitX = entryX; exitY = BY0 + BOARD_W + TILE / 2; }
+    if (side === 'bottom') { entryX = this.tileCenter(GRID-1,  index).x; entryY = BY0 + BOARD_W + TILE / 2; exitX = entryX; exitY = BY0 - TILE / 2; }
+    if (side === 'left')   { entryY = this.tileCenter(index, 0      ).y; entryX = BX0 - TILE / 2;           exitY = entryY; exitX = BX0 + BOARD_W + TILE / 2; }
+    if (side === 'right')  { entryY = this.tileCenter(index, GRID-1 ).y; entryX = BX0 + BOARD_W + TILE / 2; exitY = entryY; exitX = BX0 - TILE / 2; }
+
+    const ejectIdx = (side === 'top' || side === 'left') ? 6 : 0;
+    const spareDest =
+      side === 'top'    ? this.tileCenter(0,       index) :
+      side === 'bottom' ? this.tileCenter(GRID-1,  index) :
+      side === 'left'   ? this.tileCenter(index, 0      ) :
+                          this.tileCenter(index, GRID-1 );
+
+    // Phase 1: spare flies to entry edge
+    const spareCont = this.createAnimTile(oldSpare, false, TILE);
+    spareCont.setPosition(spareCX, spareCY).setScale(116 / TILE).setDepth(ANIM_D);
+    animObjs.push(spareCont);
+
+    this.tweens.add({
+      targets: spareCont, x: entryX, y: entryY, scaleX: 1, scaleY: 1,
+      duration: 500, ease: 'Cubic.easeIn',
+      onComplete: () => {
+        this.time.delayedCall(600, () => {
+          // Phase 2: all line tiles + spare slide simultaneously
+          const lineConts = [];
+          for (let i = 0; i < GRID; i++) {
+            const startPos = isVert ? this.tileCenter(i, index) : this.tileCenter(index, i);
+            const cont = this.createAnimTile(oldLine[i], false, TILE);
+            cont.setPosition(startPos.x, startPos.y).setDepth(ANIM_D);
+            animObjs.push(cont);
+            lineConts.push({ cont, i });
+          }
+
+          let done = 0;
+          const total = GRID + 1;
+          const onSlid = () => { if (++done < total) return; phase3(); }; // eslint-disable-line no-use-before-define
+
+          this.tweens.add({ targets: spareCont, x: spareDest.x, y: spareDest.y, duration: 1200, ease: 'Linear', onComplete: onSlid });
+
+          for (const { cont, i } of lineConts) {
+            let dx, dy;
+            if (i === ejectIdx) { dx = exitX; dy = exitY; }
+            else {
+              const dest =
+                side === 'top'    ? this.tileCenter(i + 1, index) :
+                side === 'bottom' ? this.tileCenter(i - 1, index) :
+                side === 'left'   ? this.tileCenter(index, i + 1) :
+                                    this.tileCenter(index, i - 1);
+              dx = dest.x; dy = dest.y;
+            }
+            this.tweens.add({ targets: cont, x: dx, y: dy, duration: 1200, ease: 'Linear', onComplete: onSlid });
+          }
+
+          // Phase 3: ejected tile flies to spare display area
+          const phase3 = () => {
+            this.time.delayedCall(600, () => {
+              const ejectCont = lineConts[ejectIdx].cont;
+              this.tweens.add({
+                targets: ejectCont, x: spareCX, y: spareCY, scaleX: 116 / TILE, scaleY: 116 / TILE,
+                duration: 600, ease: 'Cubic.easeOut',
+                onComplete: () => {
+                  for (const o of animObjs) o.destroy();
+                  onComplete();
+                },
+              });
+            });
+          };
+        });
+      },
+    });
+  }
+
+  drawHomes() {
+    this.gs.players.forEach((p) => {
+      const { x, y } = this.tileCenter(p.home.r, p.home.c);
+      const g = this.reg(this.add.graphics().setDepth(DEPTH.home));
+      g.lineStyle(4, p.color, 0.95).strokeRoundedRect(x - TILE / 2 + 3, y - TILE / 2 + 3, TILE - 6, TILE - 6, 8);
+      // corner flag dot
+      g.fillStyle(p.color, 1).fillCircle(x - TILE / 2 + 14, y - TILE / 2 + 14, 7);
+      g.lineStyle(2, 0xffffff, 0.9).strokeCircle(x - TILE / 2 + 14, y - TILE / 2 + 14, 7);
+    });
+  }
+
+  // Highlight + click targets for the human's move step.
+  drawReachable() {
+    if (!this.isHumanMove()) return;
+    const p = this.gs.players[this.humanSeat];
+    const cells = reachableFrom(this.gs, p.r, p.c);
+    for (const q of cells) {
+      const { x, y } = this.tileCenter(q.r, q.c);
+      const isHere = q.r === p.r && q.c === p.c;
+      const g = this.reg(this.add.graphics().setDepth(DEPTH.home + 1));
+      g.fillStyle(0x57c46a, isHere ? 0.10 : 0.22).fillRoundedRect(x - TILE / 2, y - TILE / 2, TILE, TILE, 8);
+      g.lineStyle(3, 0x57c46a, 0.9).strokeRoundedRect(x - TILE / 2 + 2, y - TILE / 2 + 2, TILE - 4, TILE - 4, 8);
+      const z = this.reg(this.add.zone(x, y, TILE, TILE).setInteractive({ useHandCursor: true }).setDepth(DEPTH.pawn + 1));
+      z.on('pointerdown', () => this.onMove(q.r, q.c));
+    }
+  }
+
+  drawPawns() {
+    const cells = {};
+    this.gs.players.forEach((p) => { const k = p.r * GRID + p.c; (cells[k] ??= []).push(p); });
+    for (const k of Object.keys(cells)) {
+      const list = cells[k];
+      const r = Math.floor(k / GRID), c = k % GRID;
+      const { x, y } = this.tileCenter(r, c);
+      list.forEach((p, i) => {
+        const off = this.pawnOffset(i, list.length);
+        const px = x + off.x, py = y + off.y;
+        const g = this.reg(this.add.graphics().setDepth(DEPTH.pawn));
+        g.fillStyle(0x000000, 0.4).fillCircle(px, py + 3, 14);
+        g.fillStyle(p.color, 1).fillCircle(px, py, 13);
+        const ring = p.seat === this.gs.current && !isGameOver(this.gs);
+        g.lineStyle(ring ? 4 : 2, ring ? 0xffffff : 0x1a1208, ring ? 1 : 0.7).strokeCircle(px, py, 13);
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  pawnOffset(i, n) {
+    if (n === 1) return { x: 0, y: 0 };
+    const ang = (i / n) * Math.PI * 2 - Math.PI / 2;
+    return { x: Math.cos(ang) * 16, y: Math.sin(ang) * 16 };
+  }
+
+  // ── insertion arrows ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  drawArrows() {
+    const human = this.isHumanInsert();
+    const blocked = this.gs.blockedSlotId;
+    for (const slot of SLOTS) {
+      const pos = this.arrowPos(slot);
+      const isBlocked = slot.id === blocked;
+      const active = human && !isBlocked;
+      const color = isBlocked ? COLORS.muted : (active ? COLORS.gold : COLORS.accent);
+      const g = this.reg(this.add.graphics().setDepth(DEPTH.ui));
+      g.fillStyle(color, isBlocked ? 0.25 : 0.9);
+      this.fillTriangle(g, pos.x, pos.y, pos.dir, 16);
+      if (active) {
+        const z = this.reg(this.add.zone(pos.x, pos.y, 44, 44).setInteractive({ useHandCursor: true }).setDepth(DEPTH.ui + 1));
+        z.on('pointerover', () => { g.clear(); g.fillStyle(COLORS.text, 1); this.fillTriangle(g, pos.x, pos.y, pos.dir, 19); });
+        z.on('pointerout', () => { g.clear(); g.fillStyle(COLORS.gold, 0.9); this.fillTriangle(g, pos.x, pos.y, pos.dir, 16); });
+        z.on('pointerdown', () => this.onInsert(slot.id));
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  arrowPos(slot) {
+    const off = 26;
+    if (slot.side === 'top')    { return { x: this.tileCenter(0, slot.index).x, y: BY0 - off, dir: 'down' }; }
+    if (slot.side === 'bottom') { return { x: this.tileCenter(GRID - 1, slot.index).x, y: BY0 + BOARD_W + off, dir: 'up' }; }
+    if (slot.side === 'left')   { return { x: BX0 - off, y: this.tileCenter(slot.index, 0).y, dir: 'right' }; }
+    return { x: BX0 + BOARD_W + off, y: this.tileCenter(slot.index, GRID - 1).y, dir: 'left' };
+  }
+
+  fillTriangle(g, x, y, dir, s) {
+    if (dir === 'down')  g.fillTriangle(x - s, y - s, x + s, y - s, x, y + s);
+    if (dir === 'up')    g.fillTriangle(x - s, y + s, x + s, y + s, x, y - s);
+    if (dir === 'right') g.fillTriangle(x - s, y - s, x - s, y + s, x + s, y);
+    if (dir === 'left')  g.fillTriangle(x + s, y - s, x + s, y + s, x - s, y);
+  }
+
+  // ── spare tile preview + rotate controls ──────────────────────────────────────
+  drawSpare() {
+    const cx = RAIL_X + RAIL_W - 130, cy = 150;
+    const size = 116;
+    this.reg(this.add.text(cx, cy - size / 2 - 28, 'Extra tile', {
+      fontFamily: '"Julius Sans One"', fontSize: '18px', color: COLORS.mutedHex,
+    }).setOrigin(0.5).setDepth(DEPTH.ui));
+    this.drawTileArt(cx, cy, this.gs.spare, false, size, DEPTH.ui + 2);
+
+    if (this.isHumanInsert()) {
+      this.spareBtn(cx - 78, cy, '↺', () => this.onRotate(-1));
+      this.spareBtn(cx + 78, cy, '↻', () => this.onRotate(1));
+      this.reg(this.add.text(cx, cy + size / 2 + 22, 'Rotate, then tap an arrow', {
+        fontFamily: '"Julius Sans One"', fontSize: '15px', color: COLORS.textHex,
+      }).setOrigin(0.5).setDepth(DEPTH.ui));
+    }
+  }
+
+  spareBtn(x, y, glyph, fn) {
+    const g = this.reg(this.add.graphics().setDepth(DEPTH.ui + 1));
+    g.fillStyle(COLORS.panel, 1).fillCircle(x, y, 22);
+    g.lineStyle(2, COLORS.accent, 1).strokeCircle(x, y, 22);
+    this.reg(this.add.text(x, y, glyph, {
+      fontFamily: 'Righteous', fontSize: '26px', color: COLORS.accentHex,
+    }).setOrigin(0.5).setDepth(DEPTH.ui + 2));
+    const z = this.reg(this.add.zone(x, y, 48, 48).setInteractive({ useHandCursor: true }).setDepth(DEPTH.ui + 3));
+    z.on('pointerdown', fn);
+  }
+
+  // ── right rail: target card + player panels ───────────────────────────────────
+  drawRail() {
+    // Human's current treasure card.
+    const human = this.gs.players[this.humanSeat];
+    const t = currentTarget(human);
+    const cardW = 150, cardH = 217, cardX = RAIL_X + 90, cardY = 175;
+    this.reg(this.add.text(cardX, cardY - cardH / 2 - 26, 'Your treasure', {
+      fontFamily: '"Julius Sans One"', fontSize: '18px', color: COLORS.mutedHex,
+    }).setOrigin(0.5).setDepth(DEPTH.ui));
+
+    const g = this.reg(this.add.graphics().setDepth(DEPTH.ui));
+    g.fillStyle(0x14110b, 1).fillRoundedRect(cardX - cardW / 2, cardY - cardH / 2, cardW, cardH, 10);
+    if (t == null) {
+      this.reg(this.add.text(cardX, cardY, 'All found!\nReturn home', {
+        fontFamily: 'Righteous', fontSize: '20px', color: COLORS.goldHex, align: 'center',
+      }).setOrigin(0.5).setDepth(DEPTH.ui + 2));
+    } else if (this.hasCards) {
+      const maskG = this.make.graphics({ x: 0, y: 0, add: false });
+      maskG.fillStyle(0xffffff).fillRoundedRect(cardX - cardW / 2, cardY - cardH / 2, cardW, cardH, 10);
+      this.dyn.push({ destroy: () => maskG.destroy() });
+      this.reg(this.add.image(cardX, cardY, 'labyrinth-cards', t)
+        .setDisplaySize(cardW, cardH).setMask(maskG.createGeometryMask()).setDepth(DEPTH.ui + 1));
+    } else {
+      if (this.hasTreasures) {
+        this.reg(this.add.image(cardX, cardY - 18, 'labyrinth-treasures', t).setDisplaySize(96, 96).setDepth(DEPTH.ui + 1));
+      } else {
+        this.reg(this.add.graphics().setDepth(DEPTH.ui + 1)).fillStyle(COLORS.gold, 1).fillCircle(cardX, cardY - 18, 38);
+      }
+      this.reg(this.add.text(cardX, cardY + 70, TREASURES[t].name, {
+        fontFamily: 'Righteous', fontSize: '17px', color: COLORS.textHex, align: 'center',
+        wordWrap: { width: cardW - 12 },
+      }).setOrigin(0.5).setDepth(DEPTH.ui + 2));
+    }
+    this.reg(this.add.graphics().setDepth(DEPTH.ui + 2))
+      .lineStyle(2, COLORS.accent, 0.9).strokeRoundedRect(cardX - cardW / 2, cardY - cardH / 2, cardW, cardH, 10);
+    this.reg(this.add.text(cardX, cardY + cardH / 2 + 18,
+      `${targetsRemaining(human)} treasure${targetsRemaining(human) === 1 ? '' : 's'} left`, {
+        fontFamily: '"Julius Sans One"', fontSize: '16px', color: COLORS.textHex,
+      }).setOrigin(0.5).setDepth(DEPTH.ui));
+
+    // Player panels (portraits live above, drawn once).
+    const n = this.gs.players.length;
+    this.gs.players.forEach((p, idx) => {
+      const a = this.playerRowAnchor(idx, n);
+      const isCurrent = idx === this.gs.current && !isGameOver(this.gs);
+      const px = RAIL_X, pw = RAIL_W, py = a.rowTop + 6, ph = a.rowH - 12;
+      const g2 = this.reg(this.add.graphics().setDepth(DEPTH.ui));
+      g2.fillStyle(0x000000, 0.55).fillRoundedRect(px, py, pw, ph, 10);
+      g2.lineStyle(isCurrent ? 3 : 1, isCurrent ? COLORS.gold : p.color, isCurrent ? 1 : 0.6)
+        .strokeRoundedRect(px, py, pw, ph, 10);
+      // color swatch
+      g2.fillStyle(p.color, 1).fillCircle(px + 18, py + 18, 8);
+
+      const youTag = idx === this.humanSeat ? '  (you)' : '';
+      this.reg(this.add.text(px + 92, py + 12, `${p.name}${youTag}`, {
+        fontFamily: 'Righteous', fontSize: '22px', color: COLORS.textHex,
+      }).setDepth(DEPTH.ui + 1));
+      const rem = targetsRemaining(p);
+      const found = p.targets.length - rem;
+      this.reg(this.add.text(px + 92, py + 44,
+        allCollected(p) ? 'Heading home' : `Found ${found} / ${p.targets.length}`, {
+          fontFamily: '"Julius Sans One"', fontSize: '16px', color: COLORS.mutedHex,
+        }).setDepth(DEPTH.ui + 1));
+      // remaining pips
+      for (let i = 0; i < p.targets.length; i++) {
+        const dot = this.reg(this.add.graphics().setDepth(DEPTH.ui + 1));
+        dot.fillStyle(i < found ? COLORS.gold : 0x4a4336, 1)
+          .fillCircle(px + pw - 18 - i * 16, py + ph - 16, 5);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  drawStatus() {
+    let msg;
+    if (isGameOver(this.gs)) msg = `${this.gs.players[this.gs.winner].name} wins!`;
+    else if (!this.isHumanTurn()) msg = `${this.pname(this.gs.current)} is thinking…`;
+    else if (this.gs.phase === 'insert') msg = 'Your turn — rotate the extra tile, then push it into an arrow.';
+    else msg = 'Now move along the corridors to a highlighted tile (or tap your tile to stay).';
+    this.reg(this.add.text(BX0 - 4, BY0 + BOARD_W + 44, msg, {
+      fontFamily: '"Julius Sans One"', fontSize: '20px',
+      color: isGameOver(this.gs) ? COLORS.goldHex : COLORS.textHex,
+    }).setDepth(DEPTH.ui));
+  }
+
+  // ── helpers ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  pname(seat) { return this.gs.players[seat]?.name ?? `Player ${seat + 1}`; }
+  isHumanTurn() { return !this.busy && this.gs.current === this.humanSeat && !isGameOver(this.gs); }
+  isHumanInsert() { return this.isHumanTurn() && this.gs.phase === 'insert'; }
+  isHumanMove() { return this.isHumanTurn() && this.gs.phase === 'move'; }
+
+  // ── human actions ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  onRotate(dir) {
+    if (!this.isHumanInsert()) return;
+    this.gs = rotateSpare(this.gs, dir);
+    playSound(this, SFX.PIECE_CLICK);
+    this.render();
+  }
+
+  onInsert(slotId) {
+    if (!this.isHumanInsert()) return;
+    this.busy = true;
+    playSound(this, SFX.PIECE_CLICK);
+    this.animateInsertion(slotId, () => { this.busy = false; this.render(); });
+  }
+
+  onMove(r, c) {
+    if (!this.isHumanMove()) return;
+    const next = applyMove(this.gs, r, c);
+    this.gs = next;
+    playSound(this, SFX.PIECE_CLICK);
+    this.advance();
+  }
+
+  // ── turn driver ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  advance() {
+    this.render();
+    if (isGameOver(this.gs)) { this.busy = false; this.showWinner(); return; }
+    if (this.gs.current === this.humanSeat) { this.busy = false; return; }
+    this.aiTurn();
+  }
+
+  aiTurn() {
+    this.busy = true;
+    const skill = this.skillBySeat[this.gs.current];
+    this.time.delayedCall(nextThinkDelay(skill), () => {
+      const act = chooseAction(this.gs, skill);
+      if (!act) { this.busy = false; this.advance(); return; }
+      this.gs = withSpareRot(this.gs, act.rot);
+      this.render();
+      this.time.delayedCall(380, () => {
+        playSound(this, SFX.PIECE_CLICK);
+        this.animateInsertion(act.slotId, () => {
+          this.render();
+          this.time.delayedCall(480, () => {
+            this.gs = applyMove(this.gs, act.dest.r, act.dest.c);
+            playSound(this, SFX.PIECE_CLICK);
+            this.busy = false;
+            this.advance();
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  showWinner() {
+    const w = this.gs.players[this.gs.winner];
+    const overlay = this.add.rectangle(GAME_WIDTH / 2, GAME_HEIGHT / 2, GAME_WIDTH, GAME_HEIGHT, 0x000000, 0.6)
+      .setDepth(DEPTH.banner);
+    const panel = this.add.container(GAME_WIDTH / 2, GAME_HEIGHT / 2).setDepth(DEPTH.banner + 1);
+    const g = this.add.graphics();
+    g.fillStyle(0x14110b, 0.96).fillRoundedRect(-260, -110, 520, 220, 16);
+    g.lineStyle(3, w.color, 1).strokeRoundedRect(-260, -110, 520, 220, 16);
+    panel.add(g);
+    panel.add(this.add.text(0, -40, `${w.name} wins!`, {
+      fontFamily: 'Righteous', fontSize: '40px', color: COLORS.textHex,
+    }).setOrigin(0.5));
+    panel.add(this.add.text(0, 8, 'Collected every treasure and returned home.', {
+      fontFamily: '"Julius Sans One"', fontSize: '18px', color: COLORS.mutedHex,
+    }).setOrigin(0.5));
+    const btn = new Button(this, GAME_WIDTH / 2, GAME_HEIGHT / 2 + 70, 'Back to menu',
+      () => this.scene.start('GameMenu'), { width: 240, height: 50 }).setDepth(DEPTH.banner + 2);
+    this._endObjs = [overlay, panel, btn];
+  }
+}
diff --git a/public/src/games/labyrinth/LabyrinthLogic.js b/public/src/games/labyrinth/LabyrinthLogic.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d8fa3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/src/games/labyrinth/LabyrinthLogic.js
@@ -0,0 +1,258 @@
+// Labyrinth — pure game engine. No Phaser, no rendering, no timers. Every
+// mutator deep-clones the state and returns the next one, so the scene and the
+// AI can freely look ahead. A turn is two steps: INSERT the spare tile (after
+// optionally rotating it), then MOVE your pawn along connected corridors.
+
+import {
+  GRID, DELTA, OPPOSITE, openSides, isOpen,
+  FIXED, isFixed, buildMovableBag, TREASURES, TREASURE_COUNT,
+  HOME_CORNERS, PLAYER_COLORS, PLAYER_COLOR_HEX,
+  SLOTS, reverseSlotId,
+} from './LabyrinthData.js';
+
+// ── tiny seedable RNG (deterministic when a seed is supplied) ────────────────
+function makeRng(seed) {
+  if (seed == null) return Math.random;
+  let a = seed >>> 0;
+  return function () {
+    a |= 0; a = (a + 0x6d2b79f5) | 0;
+    let t = Math.imul(a ^ (a >>> 15), 1 | a);
+    t = (t + Math.imul(t ^ (t >>> 7), 61 | t)) ^ t;
+    return ((t ^ (t >>> 14)) >>> 0) / 4294967296;
+  };
+}
+function shuffle(arr, rng) {
+  for (let i = arr.length - 1; i > 0; i--) {
+    const j = Math.floor(rng() * (i + 1));
+    [arr[i], arr[j]] = [arr[j], arr[i]];
+  }
+  return arr;
+}
+
+const keyOf = (r, c) => r * GRID + c;
+
+// ── clone ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+function cloneTile(t) { return t ? { type: t.type, rot: t.rot, treasure: t.treasure } : t; }
+export function cloneState(s) {
+  return {
+    board: s.board.map((row) => row.map(cloneTile)),
+    spare: cloneTile(s.spare),
+    players: s.players.map((p) => ({ ...p, home: { ...p.home }, targets: [...p.targets] })),
+    current: s.current,
+    phase: s.phase,
+    lastSlotId: s.lastSlotId,
+    blockedSlotId: s.blockedSlotId,
+    winner: s.winner,
+    playerCount: s.playerCount,
+  };
+}
+
+// ── setup ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+export function createInitialState({ playerCount = 4, names = [], seed = null } = {}) {
+  const rng = makeRng(seed);
+  const n = Math.max(2, Math.min(4, playerCount));
+
+  // Empty board, then stamp the fixed skeleton.
+  const board = Array.from({ length: GRID }, () => new Array(GRID).fill(null));
+  for (const f of FIXED) {
+    board[f.r][f.c] = { type: f.type, rot: f.rot, treasure: f.treasure ?? null };
+  }
+
+  // Shuffle the movable bag, give each a random rotation, and fill the open
+  // cells in reading order; the leftover tile is the starting spare.
+  const bag = shuffle(buildMovableBag(), rng).map((t) => ({
+    type: t.type, rot: Math.floor(rng() * 4), treasure: t.treasure,
+  }));
+  let bi = 0;
+  for (let r = 0; r < GRID; r++) {
+    for (let c = 0; c < GRID; c++) {
+      if (isFixed(r, c)) continue;
+      board[r][c] = bag[bi++];
+    }
+  }
+  const spare = bag[bi++];
+
+  // Deal the 24 treasures evenly as ordered, hidden target stacks.
+  const deck = shuffle(Array.from({ length: TREASURE_COUNT }, (_, i) => i), rng);
+  const per = Math.floor(TREASURE_COUNT / n);
+  const players = [];
+  for (let seat = 0; seat < n; seat++) {
+    const home = HOME_CORNERS[seat];
+    players.push({
+      seat,
+      name: names[seat] ?? `Player ${seat + 1}`,
+      color: PLAYER_COLORS[seat],
+      colorHex: PLAYER_COLOR_HEX[seat],
+      home: { ...home },
+      r: home.r, c: home.c,
+      targets: deck.slice(seat * per, seat * per + per),
+      targetIdx: 0,
+    });
+  }
+
+  return {
+    board, spare, players,
+    current: 0,
+    phase: 'insert',
+    lastSlotId: null,
+    blockedSlotId: null,
+    winner: null,
+    playerCount: n,
+  };
+}
+
+// ── queries ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+export function currentPlayer(state) { return state.players[state.current]; }
+export function currentTarget(p) { return p.targetIdx < p.targets.length ? p.targets[p.targetIdx] : null; }
+export function allCollected(p) { return p.targetIdx >= p.targets.length; }
+export function targetsRemaining(p) { return p.targets.length - p.targetIdx; }
+export function isGameOver(state) { return state.phase === 'over'; }
+export function winner(state) { return state.winner; }
+
+// Slots that are legal this turn (every slot except the one that would directly
+// reverse the previous insertion).
+export function legalSlots(state) {
+  return SLOTS.filter((sl) => sl.id !== state.blockedSlotId);
+}
+
+// Where a treasure currently sits on the board, or null if it's on the spare.
+export function findTreasure(state, idx) {
+  for (let r = 0; r < GRID; r++) {
+    for (let c = 0; c < GRID; c++) {
+      if (state.board[r][c].treasure === idx) return { r, c };
+    }
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+// All cells reachable from (sr,sc) along connected corridors, including the
+// start. Two adjacent tiles connect when each has an opening on their shared
+// side.
+export function reachableFrom(state, sr, sc) {
+  const b = state.board;
+  const seen = new Set([keyOf(sr, sc)]);
+  const out = [{ r: sr, c: sc }];
+  const stack = [{ r: sr, c: sc }];
+  while (stack.length) {
+    const { r, c } = stack.pop();
+    const t = b[r][c];
+    for (const side of openSides(t.type, t.rot)) {
+      const { dr, dc } = DELTA[side];
+      const nr = r + dr, nc = c + dc;
+      if (nr < 0 || nr >= GRID || nc < 0 || nc >= GRID) continue;
+      const nt = b[nr][nc];
+      if (!isOpen(nt.type, nt.rot, OPPOSITE[side])) continue;
+      const k = keyOf(nr, nc);
+      if (seen.has(k)) continue;
+      seen.add(k);
+      out.push({ r: nr, c: nc });
+      stack.push({ r: nr, c: nc });
+    }
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+export function isReachable(state, sr, sc, tr, tc) {
+  return reachableFrom(state, sr, sc).some((q) => q.r === tr && q.c === tc);
+}
+
+// ── mutators ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+export function rotateSpare(state, dir = 1) {
+  const s = cloneState(state);
+  if (s.phase !== 'insert') return s;
+  s.spare.rot = (s.spare.rot + (dir > 0 ? 1 : 3)) % 4;
+  return s;
+}
+export function withSpareRot(state, rot) {
+  const s = cloneState(state);
+  s.spare.rot = ((rot % 4) + 4) % 4;
+  return s;
+}
+
+// Push the spare into a slot: slide the affected row/column, wrap any pawn that
+// rides off the far edge back onto the newly-inserted tile, and turn the
+// ejected far tile into the new spare. Mutates `s` in place.
+function shiftLine(s, slot) {
+  const b = s.board;
+  const spare = s.spare;
+  let ejected;
+  const last = GRID - 1;
+
+  if (slot.side === 'top' || slot.side === 'bottom') {
+    const c = slot.index;
+    const col = b.map((row) => row[c]);
+    if (slot.side === 'top') {
+      ejected = col[last];
+      const nc = [spare, ...col.slice(0, last)];
+      for (let r = 0; r < GRID; r++) b[r][c] = nc[r];
+      for (const p of s.players) if (p.c === c) p.r = p.r === last ? 0 : p.r + 1;
+    } else {
+      ejected = col[0];
+      const nc = [...col.slice(1), spare];
+      for (let r = 0; r < GRID; r++) b[r][c] = nc[r];
+      for (const p of s.players) if (p.c === c) p.r = p.r === 0 ? last : p.r - 1;
+    }
+  } else {
+    const r = slot.index;
+    const row = b[r];
+    if (slot.side === 'left') {
+      ejected = row[last];
+      b[r] = [spare, ...row.slice(0, last)];
+      for (const p of s.players) if (p.r === r) p.c = p.c === last ? 0 : p.c + 1;
+    } else {
+      ejected = row[0];
+      b[r] = [...row.slice(1), spare];
+      for (const p of s.players) if (p.r === r) p.c = p.c === 0 ? last : p.c - 1;
+    }
+  }
+  s.spare = ejected;
+}
+
+export function applyInsertion(state, slotId) {
+  const s = cloneState(state);
+  if (s.phase !== 'insert') return s;
+  if (!legalSlots(s).some((sl) => sl.id === slotId)) return s;
+  const slot = SLOTS.find((sl) => sl.id === slotId);
+  shiftLine(s, slot);
+  s.lastSlotId = slotId;
+  s.blockedSlotId = reverseSlotId(slot); // next player can't shove it straight back
+  s.phase = 'move';
+  return s;
+}
+
+// Claim the player's current target if standing on its tile, advancing their
+// hidden stack. Mutates the player.
+function claimIfPossible(s, p) {
+  const target = currentTarget(p);
+  if (target == null) return false;
+  if (s.board[p.r][p.c].treasure === target) { p.targetIdx++; return true; }
+  return false;
+}
+
+export function applyMove(state, r, c) {
+  const s = cloneState(state);
+  if (s.phase !== 'move') return s;
+  const p = s.players[s.current];
+  if (!isReachable(s, p.r, p.c, r, c)) return s; // illegal — ignore
+  p.r = r; p.c = c;
+  claimIfPossible(s, p);
+  if (allCollected(p) && p.r === p.home.r && p.c === p.home.c) {
+    s.phase = 'over';
+    s.winner = p.seat;
+    return s;
+  }
+  s.current = (s.current + 1) % s.players.length;
+  s.phase = 'insert';
+  return s;
+}
+
+// Uniform entry point used by the AI driver. `action` is one of:
+//   { type:'insert', slotId, rot? }   { type:'move', r, c }   { type:'rotate', dir }
+export function applyAction(state, action) {
+  if (action.type === 'insert') {
+    const s = action.rot != null ? withSpareRot(state, action.rot) : state;
+    return applyInsertion(s, action.slotId);
+  }
+  if (action.type === 'move') return applyMove(state, action.r, action.c);
+  if (action.type === 'rotate') return rotateSpare(state, action.dir);
+  return state;
+}
diff --git a/public/src/main.js b/public/src/main.js
index 88598d8..dd1f492 100644
--- a/public/src/main.js
+++ b/public/src/main.js
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ import ForbiddenIslandGame from './games/forbiddenisland/ForbiddenIslandGame.js'
 import SolitaireTourGame from './games/solitairetour/SolitaireTourGame.js';
 import SplendorGame from './games/splendor/SplendorGame.js';
 import TectonicGame from './games/tectonic/TectonicGame.js';
+import LabyrinthGame from './games/labyrinth/LabyrinthGame.js';
 
 const config = {
   type: Phaser.AUTO,
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ const config = {
     SolitaireTourGame,
     SplendorGame,
     TectonicGame,
+    LabyrinthGame,
   ],
 };
 
diff --git a/public/src/scenes/GameRoomScene.js b/public/src/scenes/GameRoomScene.js
index e6c4a7a..e9a5e9a 100644
--- a/public/src/scenes/GameRoomScene.js
+++ b/public/src/scenes/GameRoomScene.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export default class GameRoomScene extends Phaser.Scene {
   }
 
   create() {
-    const slugDispatch = { backgammon: 'Backgammon', holdem: 'HoldemGame', blackjack: 'BlackjackGame', parchisi: 'ParchisiGame', yatzi: 'YatziGame', skipbo: 'SkipBoGame', phase10: 'Phase10Game', chinesecheckers: 'ChineseCheckersGame', gofish: 'GoFishGame', uno: 'UnoGame', craps: 'CrapsGame', roulette: 'RouletteGame', mexicantrain: 'MexicanTrainGame', hearts: 'HeartsGame', catan: 'CatanGame', tickettoride: 'TicketToRideGame', nerts: 'NertsGame', bingo: 'BingoGame', baccarat: 'BaccaratGame', dominion: 'DominionGame', checkers: 'CheckersGame', chess: 'ChessGame', wordle: 'WordleGame', scrabble: 'ScrabbleGame', ghost: 'GhostGame', wordladder: 'WordLadderGame', wordsearch: 'WordSearchGame', hangman: 'HangmanGame', sudoku: 'SudokuGame', othello: 'OthelloGame', go: 'GoGame', battleship: 'BattleshipGame', mastermind: 'MastermindGame', connect4: 'Connect4Game', boggle: 'BoggleGame', oldmaid: 'OldMaidGame', blokus: 'BlokusGame', spellingbee: 'SpellingBeeGame', minicrossword: 'MiniCrosswordGame', forbiddenisland: 'ForbiddenIslandGame', solitairetour: 'SolitaireTourGame', splendor: 'SplendorGame', tectonic: 'TectonicGame' };
+    const slugDispatch = { backgammon: 'Backgammon', holdem: 'HoldemGame', blackjack: 'BlackjackGame', parchisi: 'ParchisiGame', yatzi: 'YatziGame', skipbo: 'SkipBoGame', phase10: 'Phase10Game', chinesecheckers: 'ChineseCheckersGame', gofish: 'GoFishGame', uno: 'UnoGame', craps: 'CrapsGame', roulette: 'RouletteGame', mexicantrain: 'MexicanTrainGame', hearts: 'HeartsGame', catan: 'CatanGame', tickettoride: 'TicketToRideGame', nerts: 'NertsGame', bingo: 'BingoGame', baccarat: 'BaccaratGame', dominion: 'DominionGame', checkers: 'CheckersGame', chess: 'ChessGame', wordle: 'WordleGame', scrabble: 'ScrabbleGame', ghost: 'GhostGame', wordladder: 'WordLadderGame', wordsearch: 'WordSearchGame', hangman: 'HangmanGame', sudoku: 'SudokuGame', othello: 'OthelloGame', go: 'GoGame', battleship: 'BattleshipGame', mastermind: 'MastermindGame', connect4: 'Connect4Game', boggle: 'BoggleGame', oldmaid: 'OldMaidGame', blokus: 'BlokusGame', spellingbee: 'SpellingBeeGame', minicrossword: 'MiniCrosswordGame', forbiddenisland: 'ForbiddenIslandGame', solitairetour: 'SolitaireTourGame', splendor: 'SplendorGame', tectonic: 'TectonicGame', labyrinth: 'LabyrinthGame' };
     if (slugDispatch[this.game.slug]) {
       this.scene.start(slugDispatch[this.game.slug], {
         game:          this.game,
diff --git a/public/src/scenes/OpponentSelectScene.js b/public/src/scenes/OpponentSelectScene.js
index fbffbd5..95b47b5 100644
--- a/public/src/scenes/OpponentSelectScene.js
+++ b/public/src/scenes/OpponentSelectScene.js
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ export default class OpponentSelectScene extends Phaser.Scene {
 
     // Skill control: pips always show the level; the +/- buttons appear only
     // when this opponent is selected. Enabled for games with a 1–5 AI skill.
-    if (['nerts', 'checkers', 'chess', 'wordle', 'scrabble', 'ghost', 'wordladder', 'othello', 'go', 'mastermind', 'connect4', 'boggle', 'forbiddenisland'].includes(this.gameDef.slug)) {
+    if (['nerts', 'checkers', 'chess', 'wordle', 'scrabble', 'ghost', 'wordladder', 'othello', 'go', 'mastermind', 'connect4', 'boggle', 'forbiddenisland', 'labyrinth'].includes(this.gameDef.slug)) {
       bio.style.webkitLineClamp = '1';
 
       const skillRow = document.createElement('div');
diff --git a/public/src/scenes/PreloadScene.js b/public/src/scenes/PreloadScene.js
index 031677b..ffc1833 100644
--- a/public/src/scenes/PreloadScene.js
+++ b/public/src/scenes/PreloadScene.js
@@ -112,6 +112,13 @@ export default class PreloadScene extends Phaser.Scene {
     this.load.spritesheet('oldmaid-cards', '/assets/images/oldmaid-cards.png', { frameWidth: 270, frameHeight: 390 });
     this.load.spritesheet('tab-icons', '/assets/images/tab-icons.png', { frameWidth: 128, frameHeight: 128 });
     this.load.spritesheet('game-icons', '/assets/images/game-icons.png', { frameWidth: 44, frameHeight: 44 });
+
+    // Labyrinth. Tile backgrounds: frame 0 = movable, 1 = fixed (corridors are
+    // drawn in code). Treasure overlays & cards share the treasure index as
+    // their frame. All optional — the scene draws vector fallbacks when absent.
+    this.load.spritesheet('labyrinth-tiles', '/assets/images/labyrinth-tiles.png', { frameWidth: 200, frameHeight: 200 });
+    this.load.spritesheet('labyrinth-treasures', '/assets/images/labyrinth-treasures.png', { frameWidth: 100, frameHeight: 100 });
+    this.load.spritesheet('labyrinth-cards', '/assets/images/labyrinth-cards.png', { frameWidth: 270, frameHeight: 390 });
   }
 
   async create() {
diff --git a/server/games/registry.js b/server/games/registry.js
index ff24bf6..220b7e4 100644
--- a/server/games/registry.js
+++ b/server/games/registry.js
@@ -68,3 +68,4 @@ registerGame({ slug: 'tectonic',         name: 'Tectonic',          category: 'w
 registerGame({ slug: 'forbiddenisland',  name: 'Forbidden Island',  category: 'tabletop', minPlayers: 2, maxPlayers: 4, minOpponents: 1, maxOpponents: 3, hasTutorial: false, iconFrame: 39 });
 registerGame({ slug: 'solitairetour',    name: 'Solitaire Tour',    category: 'cards',    cardGame: true, minPlayers: 1, maxPlayers: 1, minOpponents: 0, maxOpponents: 0,    iconFrame: 40 });
 registerGame({ slug: 'splendor',          name: 'Splendor',          category: 'cards',    cardGame: true, minPlayers: 2, maxPlayers: 4, minOpponents: 1, maxOpponents: 3,    iconFrame: 41 });
+registerGame({ slug: 'labyrinth',         name: 'Labyrinth',         category: 'tabletop', minPlayers: 2, maxPlayers: 4, minOpponents: 1, maxOpponents: 3,    iconFrame: 43 });