diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/battle.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/battle.svelte
index befaa40..a0eec71 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/battle.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/battle.svelte
@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@ header now — we just hand the routes down as callbacks so the
 viewer keeps its prop-driven contract.
 -->
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { withBase } from "$lib/paths";
 	import { getContext } from "svelte";
-	import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
+	import { activeView } from "$lib/app-nav.svelte";
 
 	import {
 		BattleFetchError,
@@ -127,10 +126,10 @@ viewer keeps its prop-driven contract.
 	});
 
 	function backToReport() {
-		goto(withBase(`/games/${gameId}/report`));
+		activeView.select("report");
 	}
 	function backToMap() {
-		goto(withBase(`/games/${gameId}/map`));
+		activeView.select("map");
 	}
 </script>
 
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/designer-science.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/designer-science.svelte
index dfd3753..e89e9cb 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/designer-science.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/designer-science.svelte
@@ -25,10 +25,8 @@ fractions is a Phase 21 decision documented in
 `ui/docs/science-designer-ux.md`.
 -->
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { withBase } from "$lib/paths";
 	import { getContext, tick } from "svelte";
-	import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
-	import { page } from "$app/state";
+	import { activeView } from "$lib/app-nav.svelte";
 
 	import type { ScienceSummary } from "../../api/game-state";
 	import { i18n, type TranslationKey } from "$lib/i18n/index.svelte";
@@ -53,8 +51,11 @@ fractions is a Phase 21 decision documented in
 		ORDER_DRAFT_CONTEXT_KEY,
 	);
 
-	const gameId = $derived(page.params.id ?? "");
-	const scienceId = $derived(page.params.scienceId ?? "");
+	// `scienceId` is the only sub-parameter the science designer needs;
+	// the active game id is implicit (the shell only mounts this view
+	// for the active game) and is read from `appScreen` where required.
+	let { scienceId = "" }: { scienceId?: string } = $props();
+
 	const isViewMode = $derived(scienceId !== "");
 
 	const localScience = $derived<ScienceSummary[]>(
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ fractions is a Phase 21 decision documented in
 	}
 
 	function backToTable(): void {
-		void goto(withBase(`/games/${gameId}/table/sciences`));
+		activeView.select("table", { tableEntity: "sciences" });
 	}
 
 	async function save(): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/mail.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/mail.svelte
index 1fb0cf6..95ef3ed 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/mail.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/mail.svelte
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ pane, system-item pane, compose form) live under
 `./mail/*.svelte`.
 -->
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { page } from "$app/state";
+	import { appScreen } from "$lib/app-nav.svelte";
 
 	import { i18n } from "$lib/i18n/index.svelte";
 	import { mailStore, type MailListEntry } from "$lib/mail-store.svelte";
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ pane, system-item pane, compose form) live under
 	let selectedKey = $state<string | null>(null);
 	let composeOpen = $state(false);
 
-	const gameId = $derived(page.params.id ?? "");
+	const gameId = $derived(appScreen.gameId ?? "");
 
 	const entries = $derived(mailStore.entries);
 
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/map.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/map.svelte
index 38b3a45..c19a7ec 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/map.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/map.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <!--
 Phase 11 map active view: integrates the Phase 9 renderer with the
 per-game `GameStateStore` provided through context by
-`routes/games/[id]/+layout.svelte`. The view mounts the renderer
+`lib/game/game-shell.svelte`. The view mounts the renderer
 once the store has produced a report and re-mounts when the
 report's turn changes (a refresh that returns the same turn keeps
 the existing renderer instance alive). Empty-planet reports render
@@ -20,10 +20,8 @@ Phase 29 wires the wrap-mode toggle on top of the per-game `wrapMode`
 preference the store already manages.
 -->
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { withBase } from "$lib/paths";
 	import { getContext, onDestroy, onMount, untrack } from "svelte";
-	import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
-	import { page } from "$app/state";
+	import { activeView } from "$lib/app-nav.svelte";
 	import { i18n } from "$lib/i18n/index.svelte";
 	import {
 		createRenderer,
@@ -615,6 +613,29 @@ preference the store already manages.
 	// through the same `hit-test` plumbing — the hitLookup map keyed
 	// by primitive id resolves a hit back to either a planet or a
 	// ship-group selection variant.
+	// scrollToBombingRow waits for the report's bombing row for the
+	// given planet to mount, then scrolls it into view. The map context
+	// menu switches to the report view through a store mutation, so the
+	// section renders on a later frame; a short bounded poll bridges
+	// that gap without coupling the map to the report's render timing.
+	function scrollToBombingRow(planet: number): void {
+		if (typeof document === "undefined") return;
+		let attempts = 60;
+		const tick = (): void => {
+			const row = document.querySelector(
+				`[data-testid="report-bombing-row"][data-planet="${planet}"]`,
+			);
+			if (row instanceof HTMLElement) {
+				row.scrollIntoView({ behavior: "smooth", block: "center" });
+				return;
+			}
+			attempts -= 1;
+			if (attempts <= 0) return;
+			requestAnimationFrame(tick);
+		};
+		requestAnimationFrame(tick);
+	}
+
 	function handleMapClick(cursorPx: { x: number; y: number }): void {
 		if (handle === null || store?.report === undefined || store.report === null) {
 			return;
@@ -634,26 +655,20 @@ preference the store already manages.
 				selection.selectShipGroup(target.ref);
 				break;
 			case "battle": {
-				const gameId = page.params.id ?? "";
 				const turn = store?.report?.turn ?? 0;
-				void goto(
-					withBase(`/games/${gameId}/battle/${target.battleId}?turn=${turn}`),
-				);
+				activeView.select("battle", {
+					battleId: target.battleId,
+					turn,
+				});
 				break;
 			}
 			case "bombing": {
-				const gameId = page.params.id ?? "";
-				void goto(
-					withBase(`/games/${gameId}/report#report-bombings`),
-				).then(() => {
-					if (typeof document === "undefined") return;
-					const row = document.querySelector(
-						`[data-testid="report-bombing-row"][data-planet="${target.planet}"]`,
-					);
-					if (row && row.scrollIntoView) {
-						row.scrollIntoView({ behavior: "smooth", block: "center" });
-					}
-				});
+				activeView.select("report");
+				// The report sections render reactively after the view
+				// switches above, so there is no navigation promise to
+				// await; poll a bounded number of animation frames for
+				// the bombing row, then scroll it into view.
+				scrollToBombingRow(target.planet);
 				break;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/report.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/report.svelte
index a3bfa57..83216ff 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/report.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/report.svelte
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ TOC and the body iterate the same data.
 -->
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { onMount } from "svelte";
-	import { page } from "$app/state";
 
 	import ReportToc, {
 		type TocEntry,
@@ -71,8 +70,6 @@ TOC and the body iterate the same data.
 		{ slug: "unidentified-groups", titleKey: "game.report.section.unidentified_groups.title" },
 	];
 
-	const gameId = $derived(page.params.id ?? "");
-
 	let activeSlug = $state<string>(ENTRIES[0]?.slug ?? "");
 	let bodyEl: HTMLDivElement | null = $state(null);
 
@@ -116,7 +113,7 @@ TOC and the body iterate the same data.
 </script>
 
 <div class="report-view" data-testid="active-view-report">
-	<ReportToc entries={ENTRIES} {activeSlug} {gameId} />
+	<ReportToc entries={ENTRIES} {activeSlug} />
 
 	<div class="report-body" bind:this={bodyEl}>
 		<SectionGalaxySummary />
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/report/report-toc.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/report/report-toc.svelte
index aa7a6df..c8ab49a 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/report/report-toc.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/report/report-toc.svelte
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ Phase 23 Report View table of contents.
 
 Responsibilities:
 - "Back to map" button at the top — visible on both desktop sidebar
-  and mobile sticky toolbar. Navigates via `$app/navigation.goto` so
-  active-view-host scroll restoration plays through SvelteKit's
-  history machinery and the layout's `mobileTool` resets naturally.
+  and mobile sticky toolbar. Switches the active view to the map
+  through `activeView.select("map")`; the shell's tool gate resets
+  the `mobileTool` overlay naturally once the map is no longer the
+  active view.
 - Desktop / tablet sidebar: a vertical list of anchor links, one per
   section. The active link gets `aria-current="location"` and a
   `.active` style. Click scrolls the active-view-host (not the
@@ -20,8 +21,7 @@ The active section is computed by the orchestrator
 `activeSlug` prop. The TOC itself owns no observers.
 -->
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { withBase } from "$lib/paths";
-	import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
+	import { activeView } from "$lib/app-nav.svelte";
 
 	import { i18n, type TranslationKey } from "$lib/i18n/index.svelte";
 
@@ -33,10 +33,9 @@ The active section is computed by the orchestrator
 	type Props = {
 		entries: readonly TocEntry[];
 		activeSlug: string;
-		gameId: string;
 	};
 
-	let { entries, activeSlug, gameId }: Props = $props();
+	let { entries, activeSlug }: Props = $props();
 
 	function scrollToSlug(slug: string): void {
 		const target = document.getElementById(`report-${slug}`);
@@ -62,8 +61,8 @@ The active section is computed by the orchestrator
 		scrollToSlug(slug);
 	}
 
-	async function backToMap(): Promise<void> {
-		await goto(withBase(`/games/${gameId}/map`));
+	function backToMap(): void {
+		activeView.select("map");
 	}
 </script>
 
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/report/section-battles.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/report/section-battles.svelte
index d071c7f..fb0b373 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/report/section-battles.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/report/section-battles.svelte
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 <!--
-Phase 27 Report View — battles section. Each row is a link into the
-Battle Viewer at `/games/<id>/battle/<uuid>?turn=<turn>` where
-`turn` follows the current report's turn so history-mode views land
-on the right battle. Phase 23 rendered the same rows as inactive
+Phase 27 Report View — battles section. Each row opens the Battle
+Viewer through `activeView.select("battle", { battleId, turn })`
+where `turn` follows the current report's turn so history-mode views
+land on the right battle. Phase 23 rendered the same rows as inactive
 monospace `<span>`; the rewire here is the one-liner the Phase 23
 decision log called out.
 -->
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { withBase } from "$lib/paths";
 	import { getContext } from "svelte";
-	import { page } from "$app/state";
+	import { activeView } from "$lib/app-nav.svelte";
 
 	import { i18n } from "$lib/i18n/index.svelte";
 	import {
@@ -22,8 +21,11 @@ decision log called out.
 	);
 	const report = $derived(rendered?.report ?? null);
 	const battles = $derived(report?.battles ?? []);
-	const gameId = $derived(page.params.id ?? "");
 	const turn = $derived(report?.turn ?? 0);
+
+	function openBattle(battleId: string): void {
+		activeView.select("battle", { battleId, turn });
+	}
 </script>
 
 <section
@@ -46,12 +48,13 @@ decision log called out.
 					<span class="label">
 						{i18n.t("game.report.section.battles.id_label")}
 					</span>
-					<a
+					<button
+						type="button"
 						class="uuid"
-						href={withBase(`/games/${gameId}/battle/${b.id}?turn=${turn}`)}
+						onclick={() => openBattle(b.id)}
 						data-testid="report-battle-row"
 						data-id={b.id}
-					>{b.id}</a>
+					>{b.id}</button>
 				</li>
 			{/each}
 		</ul>
@@ -90,10 +93,15 @@ decision log called out.
 		font-size: 0.7rem;
 	}
 	.uuid {
+		padding: 0;
+		border: 0;
+		background: transparent;
+		font: inherit;
 		color: var(--color-accent);
 		font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Consolas, monospace;
 		text-decoration: underline;
 		text-underline-offset: 2px;
+		cursor: pointer;
 	}
 	.uuid:hover {
 		color: var(--color-text);
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/table-sciences.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/table-sciences.svelte
index 0b7bbf2..fffc86d 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/table-sciences.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/table-sciences.svelte
@@ -11,16 +11,14 @@ The four tech proportions are stored on the wire as fractions in
 `[0, 1]` and surfaced here as percentages with one decimal so the
 table matches the designer's input units.
 
-The component sits inside the active-view slot owned by
-`routes/games/[id]/+layout.svelte`, so it inherits the per-game
+The component sits inside the active-view area owned by
+`lib/game/game-shell.svelte`, so it inherits the per-game
 `OrderDraftStore` and `RenderedReportSource` through context. No
-data fetching is performed here — the layout is responsible.
+data fetching is performed here — the shell is responsible.
 -->
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { withBase } from "$lib/paths";
 	import { getContext } from "svelte";
-	import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
-	import { page } from "$app/state";
+	import { activeView } from "$lib/app-nav.svelte";
 
 	import type { ScienceSummary } from "../../api/game-state";
 	import { i18n, type TranslationKey } from "$lib/i18n/index.svelte";
@@ -60,8 +58,6 @@ data fetching is performed here — the layout is responsible.
 		ORDER_DRAFT_CONTEXT_KEY,
 	);
 
-	const gameId = $derived(page.params.id ?? "");
-
 	let sortColumn: SortColumn = $state("name");
 	let sortDirection: SortDirection = $state("asc");
 	let filter: string = $state("");
@@ -118,11 +114,11 @@ data fetching is performed here — the layout is responsible.
 	}
 
 	function openDesigner(name: string): void {
-		void goto(withBase(`/games/${gameId}/designer/science/${encodeURIComponent(name)}`));
+		activeView.select("designer-science", { scienceId: name });
 	}
 
 	function newScience(): void {
-		void goto(withBase(`/games/${gameId}/designer/science`));
+		activeView.select("designer-science");
 	}
 
 	async function deleteScience(name: string): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/+layout.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/lib/game/game-shell.svelte
similarity index 77%
rename from ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/+layout.svelte
rename to ui/frontend/src/lib/game/game-shell.svelte
index fad155e..4eadcd9 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/+layout.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/game/game-shell.svelte
@@ -1,59 +1,63 @@
 <!--
-Phase 10 in-game shell. Composes the header, a conditionally-visible
-sidebar (Calculator / Inspector / Order tabs), the active-view slot
-filled by the child route, and a mobile-only bottom-tab bar. The
-layout owns:
+In-game shell. Composes the header, a conditionally-visible sidebar
+(Calculator / Inspector / Order tabs), the active-view area selected
+by `activeView`, and a mobile-only bottom-tab bar. In the single-URL
+app-shell there are no per-view routes: the active game id comes from
+`appScreen.gameId` and the visible view from `activeView`, both held
+in `$lib/app-nav.svelte`. The shell owns:
 
 - `sidebarOpen` — tablet-only drawer toggle. Desktop keeps the
   sidebar pinned via CSS; mobile hides it entirely.
 - `mobileTool` — mobile-only tool overlay state. The tool only
-  visually overrides the active-view slot when the URL is `/map`,
-  so navigating to any other view through the More drawer or the
+  visually overrides the active-view area when the active view is the
+  map, so switching to any other view through the More drawer or the
   header view-menu naturally drops the overlay even if `mobileTool`
   was set on a previous tap.
 - `activeTab` — current sidebar tool (`calculator` / `inspector` /
   `order`). Held here, bound into the sidebar so a planet click on
-  the map can flip it to `inspector` from the outside (Phase 13).
+  the map can flip it to `inspector` from the outside.
 - Per-game stores: `GameStateStore`, `OrderDraftStore`, and the
-  Phase 13 `SelectionStore`. All three are exposed to descendants
-  via Svelte context; their lifetimes match the layout instance,
-  which itself stays mounted across active-view switches inside
-  `/games/:id/*`.
+  `SelectionStore`. All three are exposed to descendants via Svelte
+  context; their lifetimes match the shell instance.
 
-Phase 11 added the per-game `GameStateStore` instance owned by this
-layout: it constructs the `GalaxyClient`, fetches the matching lobby
-record to discover `current_turn`, then loads the report. The store
-is shared with descendants via `setContext("gameState", ...)` so the
-header turn counter, the map view, and the inspector tab all read
-from the same snapshot.
+The per-game `GameStateStore` constructs the `GalaxyClient`, fetches
+the matching lobby record to discover `current_turn`, then loads the
+report. The store is shared with descendants via
+`setContext(GAME_STATE_CONTEXT_KEY, ...)` so the header turn counter,
+the map view, and the inspector tab all read from the same snapshot.
 
-Phase 13 adds the planet inspector. The layout watches the selection
-store and, on the null → planet transition, flips `activeTab` to
-`inspector` and `sidebarOpen` to `true` so the inspector becomes
-visible regardless of breakpoint (desktop already has the sidebar
-pinned; tablet needs the drawer to surface). On mobile the
-`<PlanetSheet />` overlay reads the same selection and displays a
-read-only sheet over the map; closing the sheet clears the
-selection.
+The planet inspector: the shell watches the selection store and, on
+the null → planet transition, flips `activeTab` to `inspector` and
+`sidebarOpen` to `true` so the inspector becomes visible regardless
+of breakpoint (desktop already has the sidebar pinned; tablet needs
+the drawer to surface). On mobile the `<PlanetSheet />` overlay reads
+the same selection and displays a read-only sheet over the map;
+closing the sheet clears the selection.
 
-State preservation across active-view switches works for free
-because SvelteKit keeps this layout instance mounted while children
-swap; navigating between games unmounts and remounts the layout, so
-the next game's snapshot — and the next game's selection — start
-fresh.
+The per-game bootstrap (client construction, store init, push-event
+subscriptions) runs from an `$effect` keyed on `appScreen.gameId`:
+the cleanup tears the previous game's subscriptions down and the body
+re-initialises the shared stores for the new id, so a direct
+game → game switch (without leaving the shell) rebinds cleanly. The
+shell unmounts when the dispatcher leaves the `game` screen, so a
+return to the lobby still disposes the stores via `onDestroy`.
 -->
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { withBase } from "$lib/paths";
-	import { onDestroy, onMount, setContext, untrack } from "svelte";
-	import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
-	import { page } from "$app/state";
+	import { onDestroy, setContext, untrack } from "svelte";
 	import { i18n } from "$lib/i18n/index.svelte";
+	import { appScreen, activeView } from "$lib/app-nav.svelte";
 	import Header from "$lib/header/header.svelte";
 	import HistoryBanner from "$lib/header/history-banner.svelte";
 	import Sidebar from "$lib/sidebar/sidebar.svelte";
 	import BottomTabs from "$lib/sidebar/bottom-tabs.svelte";
 	import Calculator from "$lib/sidebar/calculator-tab.svelte";
 	import Order from "$lib/sidebar/order-tab.svelte";
+	import MapView from "$lib/active-view/map.svelte";
+	import TableView from "$lib/active-view/table.svelte";
+	import ReportView from "$lib/active-view/report.svelte";
+	import BattleView from "$lib/active-view/battle.svelte";
+	import MailView from "$lib/active-view/mail.svelte";
+	import DesignerScience from "$lib/active-view/designer-science.svelte";
 	import PlanetSheet from "$lib/inspectors/planet-sheet.svelte";
 	import ShipGroupSheet from "$lib/inspectors/ship-group-sheet.svelte";
 	import type { ShipGroupSelection } from "$lib/inspectors/ship-group.svelte";
@@ -71,7 +75,7 @@ fresh.
 	import {
 		ORDER_DRAFT_CONTEXT_KEY,
 		OrderDraftStore,
-	} from "../../../sync/order-draft.svelte";
+	} from "../../sync/order-draft.svelte";
 	import {
 		MAP_PICK_CONTEXT_KEY,
 		MapPickService,
@@ -85,30 +89,30 @@ fresh.
 		CoreHolder,
 	} from "$lib/core-context.svelte";
 	import { session } from "$lib/session-store.svelte";
-	import { loadStore } from "../../../platform/store/index";
-	import { loadCore } from "../../../platform/core/index";
-	import { createGatewayClient } from "../../../api/connect";
-	import { GalaxyClient } from "../../../api/galaxy-client";
+	import { loadStore } from "../../platform/store/index";
+	import { loadCore } from "../../platform/core/index";
+	import { createGatewayClient } from "../../api/connect";
+	import { GalaxyClient } from "../../api/galaxy-client";
 	import { gatewayRpcBaseUrl, GATEWAY_RESPONSE_PUBLIC_KEY } from "$lib/env";
 	import {
 		getSyntheticReport,
 		isSyntheticGameId,
-	} from "../../../api/synthetic-report";
+	} from "../../api/synthetic-report";
 	import {
 		eventStream,
 		type VerifiedEvent,
-	} from "../../../api/events.svelte";
+	} from "../../api/events.svelte";
 	import { toast } from "$lib/toast.svelte";
 	import { mailStore } from "$lib/mail-store.svelte";
 
-	let { children } = $props();
-
 	let sidebarOpen = $state(false);
 	let mobileTool: MobileTool = $state("map");
 	let activeTab: SidebarTab = $state("inspector");
 
-	const gameId = $derived(page.params.id ?? "");
-	const isOnMap = $derived(/\/games\/[^/]+\/map\/?$/.test(page.url.pathname));
+	// The tool overlay (Calculator / Order) only replaces the active
+	// view while the map is showing; switching to any other view drops
+	// it, matching the previous URL-driven behaviour.
+	const isOnMap = $derived(activeView.view === "map");
 	const effectiveTool: MobileTool = $derived.by(() =>
 		isOnMap ? mobileTool : "map",
 	);
@@ -363,18 +367,45 @@ fresh.
 		});
 	});
 
-	onMount(() => {
+	function teardownSubscriptions(): void {
+		if (unsubTurnReady !== null) {
+			unsubTurnReady();
+			unsubTurnReady = null;
+		}
+		if (unsubGamePaused !== null) {
+			unsubGamePaused();
+			unsubGamePaused = null;
+		}
+		if (unsubMailReceived !== null) {
+			unsubMailReceived();
+			unsubMailReceived = null;
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Per-game bootstrap. The effect re-runs whenever `appScreen.gameId`
+	// changes: its cleanup tears the previous game's push-event
+	// subscriptions down, then the body rebinds the shared stores to the
+	// new id. The shared store instances persist across the switch
+	// (descendants captured them through context at construction), so a
+	// game → game switch re-initialises them in place rather than
+	// recreating them; `onDestroy` performs the terminal `dispose()`
+	// when the dispatcher leaves the `game` screen and unmounts the
+	// shell. A null id (no active game) is a no-op.
+	$effect(() => {
+		const activeGameId = appScreen.gameId;
+		if (activeGameId === null || activeGameId === "") return;
+
 		(async (): Promise<void> => {
 			// DEV-only synthetic-report path. The lobby's "Load
-			// synthetic report" affordance navigates here with a
+			// synthetic report" affordance enters the game with a
 			// `synthetic-<uuid>` id and the matching report
 			// pre-registered in an in-memory map. A page reload
-			// loses the map entry; that case redirects to /lobby
+			// loses the map entry; that case returns to the lobby
 			// so the user reloads the JSON.
-			if (isSyntheticGameId(gameId)) {
-				const report = getSyntheticReport(gameId);
+			if (isSyntheticGameId(activeGameId)) {
+				const report = getSyntheticReport(activeGameId);
 				if (report === undefined) {
-					await goto(withBase("/lobby"));
+					appScreen.go("lobby");
 					return;
 				}
 				try {
@@ -392,8 +423,8 @@ fresh.
 					]);
 					coreHolder.set(core);
 					await Promise.all([
-						gameState.initSynthetic({ cache, gameId, report }),
-						orderDraft.init({ cache, gameId }),
+						gameState.initSynthetic({ cache, gameId: activeGameId, report }),
+						orderDraft.init({ cache, gameId: activeGameId }),
 					]);
 					// Deliberately no `galaxyClient.set` and no
 					// `orderDraft.bindClient`: synthetic mode never
@@ -439,7 +470,7 @@ fresh.
 				// became history at the cutoff.
 				unsubTurnReady = eventStream.on("game.turn.ready", (event) => {
 					const parsed = parseTurnReadyPayload(event);
-					if (parsed === null || parsed.gameId !== gameId) {
+					if (parsed === null || parsed.gameId !== activeGameId) {
 						return;
 					}
 					gameState.markPendingTurn(parsed.turn);
@@ -455,7 +486,7 @@ fresh.
 				});
 				unsubGamePaused = eventStream.on("game.paused", (event) => {
 					const parsed = parseGamePausedPayload(event);
-					if (parsed === null || parsed.gameId !== gameId) {
+					if (parsed === null || parsed.gameId !== activeGameId) {
 						return;
 					}
 					orderDraft.markPaused({ reason: parsed.reason });
@@ -464,7 +495,7 @@ fresh.
 					"diplomail.message.received",
 					(event) => {
 						const parsed = parseMailReceivedPayload(event);
-						if (parsed === null || parsed.gameId !== gameId) {
+						if (parsed === null || parsed.gameId !== activeGameId) {
 							return;
 						}
 						void mailStore.applyPushEvent(parsed.gameId);
@@ -473,16 +504,16 @@ fresh.
 							messageParams: { from: parsed.from },
 							actionLabelKey: "game.events.mail_new.action",
 							onAction: () => {
-								void goto(withBase(`/games/${gameId}/mail`));
+								activeView.select("mail");
 							},
 							durationMs: 8000,
 						});
 					},
 				);
 				await Promise.all([
-					gameState.init({ client, cache, gameId }),
-					orderDraft.init({ cache, gameId }),
-					mailStore.init({ client, cache, gameId }),
+					gameState.init({ client, cache, gameId: activeGameId }),
+					orderDraft.init({ cache, gameId: activeGameId }),
+					mailStore.init({ client, cache, gameId: activeGameId }),
 				]);
 				galaxyClient.set(client);
 				orderDraft.bindClient(client, {
@@ -503,21 +534,12 @@ fresh.
 				gameState.failBootstrap(describeBootstrapError(err));
 			}
 		})();
+
+		return teardownSubscriptions;
 	});
 
 	onDestroy(() => {
-		if (unsubTurnReady !== null) {
-			unsubTurnReady();
-			unsubTurnReady = null;
-		}
-		if (unsubGamePaused !== null) {
-			unsubGamePaused();
-			unsubGamePaused = null;
-		}
-		if (unsubMailReceived !== null) {
-			unsubMailReceived();
-			unsubMailReceived = null;
-		}
+		teardownSubscriptions();
 		gameState.dispose();
 		orderDraft.dispose();
 		selection.dispose();
@@ -534,7 +556,6 @@ fresh.
 		{i18n.t("common.skip_to_content")}
 	</a>
 	<Header
-		{gameId}
 		{sidebarOpen}
 		onToggleSidebar={toggleSidebar}
 	/>
@@ -550,8 +571,22 @@ fresh.
 				<Calculator />
 			{:else if effectiveTool === "order"}
 				<Order />
-			{:else}
-				{@render children()}
+			{:else if activeView.view === "map"}
+				<MapView />
+			{:else if activeView.view === "table"}
+				<TableView entity={activeView.state.tableEntity ?? ""} />
+			{:else if activeView.view === "report"}
+				<ReportView />
+			{:else if activeView.view === "battle"}
+				<BattleView
+					gameId={appScreen.gameId ?? ""}
+					turn={activeView.state.turn ?? 0}
+					battleId={activeView.state.battleId ?? ""}
+				/>
+			{:else if activeView.view === "mail"}
+				<MailView />
+			{:else if activeView.view === "designer-science"}
+				<DesignerScience scienceId={activeView.state.scienceId} />
 			{/if}
 		</main>
 		<Sidebar
@@ -562,7 +597,6 @@ fresh.
 		/>
 	</div>
 	<BottomTabs
-		{gameId}
 		activeTool={effectiveTool}
 		onSelectTool={(tool) => (mobileTool = tool)}
 		hideOrder={historyMode}
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/lib/header/header.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/lib/header/header.svelte
index 9a22a26..0fa3905 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/lib/header/header.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/header/header.svelte
@@ -27,11 +27,10 @@ absent until Phase 24 wires push-event state.
 	import TurnNavigator from "./turn-navigator.svelte";
 
 	type Props = {
-		gameId: string;
 		sidebarOpen: boolean;
 		onToggleSidebar: () => void;
 	};
-	let { gameId, sidebarOpen, onToggleSidebar }: Props = $props();
+	let { sidebarOpen, onToggleSidebar }: Props = $props();
 
 	const gameState = getContext<GameStateStore | undefined>(
 		GAME_STATE_CONTEXT_KEY,
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ absent until Phase 24 wires push-event state.
 		>
 			⤧
 		</button>
-		<ViewMenu {gameId} />
+		<ViewMenu />
 		<AccountMenu />
 	</div>
 </header>
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/lib/header/view-menu.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/lib/header/view-menu.svelte
index 30f4b08..f86922f 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/lib/header/view-menu.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/header/view-menu.svelte
@@ -7,21 +7,18 @@ itself is identical. The same component is reused for the mobile
 
 Lists the seven IA destinations: map, tables (sub-list of six
 entities), report, battle, mail, ship-class designer, science
-designer. Closes on Escape, on outside click, and after a
-navigation. Phase 26 introduces the history-mode entry; Phase 35
-polishes microcopy.
+designer. Each entry mutates `activeView` (the single-URL app-shell
+has no per-view routes) and closes the menu. Closes on Escape, on
+outside click, and after a selection. Phase 26 introduces the
+history-mode entry; Phase 35 polishes microcopy.
 -->
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { withBase } from "$lib/paths";
 	import { onMount } from "svelte";
-	import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
+	import { activeView, type GameView } from "$lib/app-nav.svelte";
 	import { i18n, type TranslationKey } from "$lib/i18n/index.svelte";
 	import { mailStore } from "$lib/mail-store.svelte";
 	import { restoreFocus } from "$lib/a11y/restore-focus";
 
-	type Props = { gameId: string };
-	let { gameId }: Props = $props();
-
 	const mailUnread = $derived(mailStore.unreadCount);
 
 	let open = $state(false);
@@ -40,9 +37,12 @@ polishes microcopy.
 		open = !open;
 	}
 
-	function go(path: string): void {
+	function select(
+		view: GameView,
+		params: { tableEntity?: string } = {},
+	): void {
 		open = false;
-		void goto(withBase(path));
+		activeView.select(view, params);
 	}
 
 	function onKeyDown(event: KeyboardEvent): void {
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ polishes microcopy.
 				type="button"
 				role="menuitem"
 				data-testid="view-menu-item-map"
-				onclick={() => go(`/games/${gameId}/map`)}
+				onclick={() => select("map")}
 			>
 				{i18n.t("game.view.map")}
 			</button>
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ polishes microcopy.
 							type="button"
 							role="menuitem"
 							data-testid="view-menu-item-table-{entry.slug}"
-							onclick={() => go(`/games/${gameId}/table/${entry.slug}`)}
+							onclick={() => select("table", { tableEntity: entry.slug })}
 						>
 							{i18n.t(entry.key)}
 						</button>
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ polishes microcopy.
 				type="button"
 				role="menuitem"
 				data-testid="view-menu-item-report"
-				onclick={() => go(`/games/${gameId}/report`)}
+				onclick={() => select("report")}
 			>
 				{i18n.t("game.view.report")}
 			</button>
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ polishes microcopy.
 				type="button"
 				role="menuitem"
 				data-testid="view-menu-item-battle"
-				onclick={() => go(`/games/${gameId}/battle`)}
+				onclick={() => select("battle")}
 			>
 				{i18n.t("game.view.battle")}
 			</button>
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ polishes microcopy.
 				role="menuitem"
 				data-testid="view-menu-item-mail"
 				class="with-badge"
-				onclick={() => go(`/games/${gameId}/mail`)}
+				onclick={() => select("mail")}
 			>
 				<span>{i18n.t("game.view.mail")}</span>
 				{#if mailUnread > 0}
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ polishes microcopy.
 				type="button"
 				role="menuitem"
 				data-testid="view-menu-item-designer-science"
-				onclick={() => go(`/games/${gameId}/designer/science`)}
+				onclick={() => select("designer-science")}
 			>
 				{i18n.t("game.view.designer.science")}
 			</button>
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/routes/lobby/create/+page.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/lib/screens/lobby-create-screen.svelte
similarity index 94%
rename from ui/frontend/src/routes/lobby/create/+page.svelte
rename to ui/frontend/src/lib/screens/lobby-create-screen.svelte
index 384d894..ff2a6de 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/routes/lobby/create/+page.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/screens/lobby-create-screen.svelte
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { withBase } from "$lib/paths";
-	import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
 	import { onMount } from "svelte";
+	import { appScreen } from "$lib/app-nav.svelte";
 
-	import { createGatewayClient } from "../../../api/connect";
-	import { GalaxyClient } from "../../../api/galaxy-client";
-	import { LobbyError, createGame } from "../../../api/lobby";
+	import { createGatewayClient } from "../../api/connect";
+	import { GalaxyClient } from "../../api/galaxy-client";
+	import { LobbyError, createGame } from "../../api/lobby";
 	import { gatewayRpcBaseUrl, GATEWAY_RESPONSE_PUBLIC_KEY } from "$lib/env";
 	import { i18n, type TranslationKey } from "$lib/i18n/index.svelte";
-	import { loadCore } from "../../../platform/core/index";
+	import { loadCore } from "../../platform/core/index";
 	import { session } from "$lib/session-store.svelte";
 
 	const DEFAULT_MIN_PLAYERS = 2;
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@
 	}
 
 	function cancel(): void {
-		goto(withBase("/lobby"));
+		appScreen.go("lobby");
 	}
 
 	async function submit(): Promise<void> {
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@
 				turnSchedule: trimmedSchedule,
 				targetEngineVersion: targetEngineVersion.trim() || DEFAULT_TARGET_ENGINE_VERSION,
 			});
-			goto(withBase("/lobby"));
+			appScreen.go("lobby");
 		} catch (err) {
 			formError = describeLobbyError(err);
 		} finally {
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/routes/lobby/+page.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/lib/screens/lobby-screen.svelte
similarity index 96%
rename from ui/frontend/src/routes/lobby/+page.svelte
rename to ui/frontend/src/lib/screens/lobby-screen.svelte
index 4a3f419..5f96132 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/routes/lobby/+page.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/screens/lobby-screen.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { withBase } from "$lib/paths";
-	import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
 	import { onMount } from "svelte";
+	import { appScreen, activeView } from "$lib/app-nav.svelte";
 
 	import { createGatewayClient } from "../../api/connect";
 	import { GalaxyClient } from "../../api/galaxy-client";
@@ -185,11 +184,15 @@
 	}
 
 	function gotoCreate(): void {
-		goto(withBase("/lobby/create"));
+		appScreen.go("lobby-create");
 	}
 
 	function gotoGame(gameId: string): void {
-		goto(withBase(`/games/${gameId}/map`));
+		// Enter a fresh game on the map view: reset the in-game view
+		// state first so a stale snapshot from a previous game does not
+		// leak into the new one, then switch the top-level screen.
+		activeView.reset();
+		appScreen.go("game", { gameId });
 	}
 
 	async function onSyntheticFileChange(
@@ -208,7 +211,8 @@
 			const text = await file.text();
 			const json: unknown = JSON.parse(text);
 			const { gameId } = loadSyntheticReportFromJSON(json);
-			await goto(withBase(`/games/${gameId}/map`));
+			activeView.reset();
+			appScreen.go("game", { gameId });
 		} catch (err) {
 			if (err instanceof SyntheticReportError) {
 				syntheticError = err.message;
@@ -227,9 +231,8 @@
 	// Statuses for which the game has a navigable in-game view.
 	// Lobby-internal statuses (draft, enrollment_open, ready_to_start,
 	// starting, start_failed) and terminal ones (cancelled) stay
-	// non-clickable; clicking them otherwise lands on a 404 because
-	// /games/:id/map only meaningfully exists once the runtime has
-	// produced game state.
+	// non-clickable; entering them otherwise opens the game shell on a
+	// game whose runtime state does not exist yet.
 	function isPlayableStatus(status: string): boolean {
 		return status === "running" || status === "paused" || status === "finished";
 	}
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/routes/login/+page.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/lib/screens/login-screen.svelte
similarity index 98%
rename from ui/frontend/src/routes/login/+page.svelte
rename to ui/frontend/src/lib/screens/login-screen.svelte
index 65e72f0..95c20b1 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/routes/login/+page.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/screens/login-screen.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { withBase } from "$lib/paths";
-	import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
+	import { appScreen } from "$lib/app-nav.svelte";
 	import {
 		AuthError,
 		confirmEmailCode,
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@
 				timeZone: Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().timeZone,
 			});
 			await session.signIn(result.deviceSessionId);
-			void goto(withBase("/lobby"), { replaceState: true });
+			appScreen.go("lobby");
 		} catch (err) {
 			if (err instanceof AuthError && err.code === "invalid_request") {
 				challengeId = null;
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/lib/sidebar/bottom-tabs.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/lib/sidebar/bottom-tabs.svelte
index 7f62623..d5a0217 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/lib/sidebar/bottom-tabs.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/sidebar/bottom-tabs.svelte
@@ -1,33 +1,31 @@
 <!--
-Mobile-only bottom-tab bar `[Map, Calc, Order, More]`. Map navigates
-to `/games/:id/map` and resets the tool overlay. Calc and Order also
-navigate to `/games/:id/map` — the layout's tool gate replaces the
-active view with the matching sidebar tool only when the URL is
-`/map`, so navigating to any other view via the More drawer or the
-header view-menu naturally drops the overlay.
+Mobile-only bottom-tab bar `[Map, Calc, Order, More]`. Map switches
+the active view to the map and resets the tool overlay. Calc and
+Order also switch to the map view — the shell's tool gate replaces
+the active view with the matching sidebar tool only while the map is
+the active view, so navigating to any other view via the More drawer
+or the header view-menu naturally drops the overlay.
 
 More opens a drawer with the same destination list as the header
-view-menu. Phase 35 polish narrows it to the IA-spec subset
-(Mail, Battle log, Tables, History, Settings, Logout) once History
-exists; until then the convenience of one source of truth for
-destinations beats the duplication.
+view-menu, each entry mutating `activeView` directly (the single-URL
+app-shell has no per-view routes). Phase 35 polish narrows it to the
+IA-spec subset (Mail, Battle log, Tables, History, Settings, Logout)
+once History exists; until then the convenience of one source of
+truth for destinations beats the duplication.
 -->
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { withBase } from "$lib/paths";
 	import { onMount } from "svelte";
-	import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
+	import { activeView, type GameView } from "$lib/app-nav.svelte";
 	import { i18n, type TranslationKey } from "$lib/i18n/index.svelte";
 	import { restoreFocus } from "$lib/a11y/restore-focus";
 	import type { MobileTool } from "./types";
 
 	type Props = {
-		gameId: string;
 		activeTool: MobileTool;
 		onSelectTool: (tool: MobileTool) => void;
 		hideOrder?: boolean;
 	};
 	let {
-		gameId,
 		activeTool,
 		onSelectTool,
 		hideOrder = false,
@@ -45,16 +43,18 @@ destinations beats the duplication.
 		{ slug: "races", key: "game.view.table.races" },
 	];
 
-	async function selectTool(tool: MobileTool): Promise<void> {
+	function selectTool(tool: MobileTool): void {
 		moreOpen = false;
 		onSelectTool(tool);
-		await goto(withBase(`/games/${gameId}/map`));
+		// Calc / Order surface only over the map; selecting Map simply
+		// drops the overlay. Either way the map must be the active view.
+		activeView.select("map");
 	}
 
-	async function go(path: string): Promise<void> {
+	function go(view: GameView, params: { tableEntity?: string } = {}): void {
 		moreOpen = false;
 		onSelectTool("map");
-		await goto(withBase(path));
+		activeView.select(view, params);
 	}
 
 	function toggleMore(): void {
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ destinations beats the duplication.
 				type="button"
 				role="menuitem"
 				data-testid="bottom-tabs-more-map"
-				onclick={() => go(`/games/${gameId}/map`)}
+				onclick={() => go("map")}
 			>
 				{i18n.t("game.view.map")}
 			</button>
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ destinations beats the duplication.
 							type="button"
 							role="menuitem"
 							data-testid="bottom-tabs-more-table-{entry.slug}"
-							onclick={() => go(`/games/${gameId}/table/${entry.slug}`)}
+							onclick={() => go("table", { tableEntity: entry.slug })}
 						>
 							{i18n.t(entry.key)}
 						</button>
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ destinations beats the duplication.
 				type="button"
 				role="menuitem"
 				data-testid="bottom-tabs-more-report"
-				onclick={() => go(`/games/${gameId}/report`)}
+				onclick={() => go("report")}
 			>
 				{i18n.t("game.view.report")}
 			</button>
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ destinations beats the duplication.
 				type="button"
 				role="menuitem"
 				data-testid="bottom-tabs-more-battle"
-				onclick={() => go(`/games/${gameId}/battle`)}
+				onclick={() => go("battle")}
 			>
 				{i18n.t("game.view.battle")}
 			</button>
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ destinations beats the duplication.
 				type="button"
 				role="menuitem"
 				data-testid="bottom-tabs-more-mail"
-				onclick={() => go(`/games/${gameId}/mail`)}
+				onclick={() => go("mail")}
 			>
 				{i18n.t("game.view.mail")}
 			</button>
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ destinations beats the duplication.
 				type="button"
 				role="menuitem"
 				data-testid="bottom-tabs-more-designer-science"
-				onclick={() => go(`/games/${gameId}/designer/science`)}
+				onclick={() => go("designer-science")}
 			>
 				{i18n.t("game.view.designer.science")}
 			</button>
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/lib/sidebar/calculator-tab.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/lib/sidebar/calculator-tab.svelte
index 7ecc5e1..d306441 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/lib/sidebar/calculator-tab.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/sidebar/calculator-tab.svelte
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ long-lived planning tool. `ensureGame` resets it when the game changes.
 -->
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { getContext } from "svelte";
-	import { page } from "$app/state";
+	import { appScreen } from "$lib/app-nav.svelte";
 
 	import { i18n, type TranslationKey } from "$lib/i18n/index.svelte";
 	import {
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ long-lived planning tool. `ensureGame` resets it when the game changes.
 	// Reset the design when the active game changes; a no-op otherwise, so
 	// the design persists across tab switches within a game.
 	$effect(() => {
-		cs.ensureGame(page.params.id ?? "");
+		cs.ensureGame(appScreen.gameId ?? "");
 	});
 
 	const core = $derived(coreHandle?.core ?? null);
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/lib/sidebar/sidebar.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/lib/sidebar/sidebar.svelte
index 3b3b3c3..6669d56 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/lib/sidebar/sidebar.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/sidebar/sidebar.svelte
@@ -1,29 +1,23 @@
 <!--
 Sidebar with three tabs (Calculator, Inspector, Order). The parent
-layout decides whether the sidebar is rendered at all (mobile hides
+shell decides whether the sidebar is rendered at all (mobile hides
 it, tablet collapses it behind the header toggle, desktop keeps it
 always visible). State preservation across active-view switches
-works for free because the layout never remounts when the user
-navigates within `/games/:id/*`.
-
-The optional `?sidebar=calc|calculator|inspector|order` URL param
-seeds the initial tab on first mount — used by the lobby card path
-when later phases want to land directly on a particular tool.
+works for free because the shell never remounts when the user
+switches the active view within a game.
 
 The `historyMode` prop hides the Order tab when true: the tab-bar
-filters it out and any URL seed targeting `order` falls back to
-`inspector`. Phase 12 wires the prop through the layout as a
-constant `false`; Phase 26 flips it on for past-turn snapshots.
+filters it out and the history-mode reset falls back to `inspector`.
+Phase 12 wires the prop through the shell as a constant `false`;
+Phase 26 flips it on for past-turn snapshots.
 
-`activeTab` is a `$bindable` prop so the layout can drive it from
+`activeTab` is a `$bindable` prop so the shell can drive it from
 external events (Phase 13 reveals the inspector tab when a planet
-is clicked on the map). The URL seed and the history-mode reset
-both mutate the bindable in place; the layout sees the change
-through the binding without extra plumbing.
+is clicked on the map). The history-mode reset mutates the bindable
+in place; the shell sees the change through the binding without
+extra plumbing.
 -->
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { onMount } from "svelte";
-	import { page } from "$app/state";
 	import TabBar from "./tab-bar.svelte";
 	import Calculator from "./calculator-tab.svelte";
 	import Inspector from "./inspector-tab.svelte";
@@ -44,29 +38,11 @@ through the binding without extra plumbing.
 		activeTab = $bindable<SidebarTab>("inspector"),
 	}: Props = $props();
 
-	function readUrlSeed(): SidebarTab | null {
-		const v = page.url.searchParams.get("sidebar");
-		if (v === "calc" || v === "calculator") return "calculator";
-		if (v === "inspector") return "inspector";
-		if (v === "order") return "order";
-		return null;
-	}
-
 	$effect(() => {
 		if (historyMode && activeTab === "order") {
 			activeTab = "inspector";
 		}
 	});
-
-	onMount(() => {
-		const seed = readUrlSeed();
-		if (seed === null) return;
-		if (seed === "order" && historyMode) {
-			activeTab = "inspector";
-			return;
-		}
-		activeTab = seed;
-	});
 </script>
 
 <aside
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index 8362e76..6c6ea37 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@
 	import "$lib/theme/tokens.css";
 	import "$lib/theme/base.css";
 	import { onMount } from "svelte";
-	import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
-	import { page } from "$app/state";
 	import { dev } from "$app/environment";
-	import { appBase, withBase } from "$lib/paths";
+	import { withBase } from "$lib/paths";
 	import { i18n } from "$lib/i18n/index.svelte";
 	import { session } from "$lib/session-store.svelte";
 	import { eventStream } from "../api/events.svelte";
@@ -77,25 +75,6 @@
 			eventStream.stop();
 			streamSessionId = null;
 		}
-
-		// page.url.pathname includes the configured base path; strip it so
-		// the route comparisons below stay base-agnostic.
-		const pathname = page.url.pathname.slice(appBase.length);
-		// Debug-only routes under /__debug/* run their own bootstrap
-		// path against the storage primitives and must bypass the
-		// auth guard so Phase 6's Playwright spec can drive the
-		// keystore directly.
-		if (pathname.startsWith("/__debug/")) {
-			return;
-		}
-		if (session.status === "anonymous" && pathname !== "/login") {
-			void goto(withBase("/login"), { replaceState: true });
-		} else if (
-			session.status === "authenticated" &&
-			(pathname === "/login" || pathname === "/")
-		) {
-			void goto(withBase("/lobby"), { replaceState: true });
-		}
 	});
 </script>
 
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/routes/+page.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/routes/+page.svelte
index 0f0ce3c..4bfa9cd 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -1,18 +1,32 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-	// The app root renders no content of its own. The root layout's auth
-	// guard redirects "/" to /lobby (authenticated) or /login
-	// (anonymous); this placeholder only shows for the brief moment
-	// before that client-side redirect resolves.
-	import { i18n } from "$lib/i18n/index.svelte";
+	// Single-route screen dispatcher for the app-shell. There are no
+	// per-screen routes: the visible screen is selected from in-memory
+	// state (`session.status` for the auth gate, `appScreen.screen` for
+	// the authenticated screen) rather than from the URL. The root
+	// layout intercepts the `loading` and `unsupported` session states
+	// before this component renders, so here `session.status` is either
+	// `anonymous` (login) or `authenticated` (lobby / create / game).
+	import { session } from "$lib/session-store.svelte";
+	import { appScreen } from "$lib/app-nav.svelte";
+	import LoginScreen from "$lib/screens/login-screen.svelte";
+	import LobbyScreen from "$lib/screens/lobby-screen.svelte";
+	import LobbyCreateScreen from "$lib/screens/lobby-create-screen.svelte";
+	import GameShell from "$lib/game/game-shell.svelte";
 </script>
 
-<main class="status">
-	<p>{i18n.t("common.loading")}</p>
-</main>
-
-<style>
-	.status {
-		padding: var(--space-6);
-		font-family: var(--font-sans);
-	}
-</style>
+{#if session.status === "authenticated"}
+	{#if appScreen.screen === "lobby-create"}
+		<LobbyCreateScreen />
+	{:else if appScreen.screen === "game" && appScreen.gameId !== null}
+		<GameShell />
+	{:else}
+		<!--
+		Default authenticated screen. Covers `lobby`, a stale `login`
+		screen restored from a previous anonymous session, and a `game`
+		screen with no active game id (a snapshot that lost its id).
+		-->
+		<LobbyScreen />
+	{/if}
+{:else}
+	<LoginScreen />
+{/if}
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/+layout.ts b/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/+layout.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index ce3dd57..0000000
--- a/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/+layout.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-// SPA mode for the in-game shell, mirroring the root layout. The
-// session bootstrap and the auth gate already live in the root
-// `+layout.svelte`; this layout just inherits the SPA flags so the
-// static adapter does not try to prerender a per-game shell at build
-// time.
-
-export const ssr = false;
-export const prerender = false;
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/+page.ts b/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/+page.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index a48e9ec..0000000
--- a/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/+page.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-// A bare `/games/:id` URL is not in the IA section — every in-game
-// view sits under one of the typed sub-routes (`map`, `table/...`,
-// etc.). Default the user to the map view so the URL is always
-// pointing at a real active view; SvelteKit's `redirect` runs in the
-// browser because the layout disables SSR.
-
-import { redirect } from "@sveltejs/kit";
-import type { PageLoad } from "./$types";
-
-export const load: PageLoad = ({ params }) => {
-	throw redirect(307, `/games/${params.id}/map`);
-};
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/battle/[[battleId]]/+page.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/battle/[[battleId]]/+page.svelte
deleted file mode 100644
index a5a5606..0000000
--- a/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/battle/[[battleId]]/+page.svelte
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-<script lang="ts">
-	import { page } from "$app/state";
-	import BattleView from "$lib/active-view/battle.svelte";
-
-	const turn = $derived.by(() => {
-		const raw = page.url.searchParams.get("turn");
-		const n = raw === null ? NaN : Number(raw);
-		return Number.isFinite(n) && n >= 0 ? Math.trunc(n) : 0;
-	});
-</script>
-
-<BattleView
-	gameId={page.params.id ?? ""}
-	{turn}
-	battleId={page.params.battleId ?? ""}
-/>
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/designer/science/[[scienceId]]/+page.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/designer/science/[[scienceId]]/+page.svelte
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e28dc3..0000000
--- a/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/designer/science/[[scienceId]]/+page.svelte
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-<script lang="ts">
-	import DesignerScience from "$lib/active-view/designer-science.svelte";
-</script>
-
-<DesignerScience />
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/mail/+page.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/mail/+page.svelte
deleted file mode 100644
index 6e27e97..0000000
--- a/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/mail/+page.svelte
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-<script lang="ts">
-	import MailView from "$lib/active-view/mail.svelte";
-</script>
-
-<MailView />
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/map/+page.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/map/+page.svelte
deleted file mode 100644
index 4093cff..0000000
--- a/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/map/+page.svelte
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-<script lang="ts">
-	import MapView from "$lib/active-view/map.svelte";
-</script>
-
-<MapView />
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/report/+page.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/report/+page.svelte
deleted file mode 100644
index 26e6e59..0000000
--- a/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/report/+page.svelte
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-<!--
-Phase 23 turn-report route. The orchestrator renders the table of
-contents and the twenty sections; scroll save/restore is wired
-through SvelteKit's `Snapshot` API on this route file.
-`window.scrollY` is captured before navigating away and restored
-after `afterNavigate` re-mounts the route. The in-game shell
-layout expands the active-view-host to fit content rather than
-constraining its own height, so the document body is what scrolls
-— hence `window.scroll` rather than a host-element scrollTop.
-
-A short `requestAnimationFrame` poll waits for the body to grow
-tall enough to honour the saved offset, because the captured
-position usually exceeds the viewport height before the sections
-mount on return navigation.
--->
-<script lang="ts">
-	import type { Snapshot } from "@sveltejs/kit";
-
-	import ReportView from "$lib/active-view/report.svelte";
-
-	function restoreScroll(target: number): void {
-		if (target <= 0) return;
-		let attempts = 60;
-		const tick = (): void => {
-			const need = target + window.innerHeight;
-			const have = document.documentElement.scrollHeight;
-			if (have >= need || attempts === 0) {
-				window.scrollTo(0, target);
-				return;
-			}
-			attempts -= 1;
-			requestAnimationFrame(tick);
-		};
-		requestAnimationFrame(tick);
-	}
-
-	export const snapshot: Snapshot<{ scrollY: number }> = {
-		capture() {
-			return { scrollY: window.scrollY };
-		},
-		restore(value) {
-			restoreScroll(value.scrollY);
-		},
-	};
-</script>
-
-<ReportView />
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/table/[entity]/+page.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/table/[entity]/+page.svelte
deleted file mode 100644
index ab28064..0000000
--- a/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/table/[entity]/+page.svelte
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-<script lang="ts">
-	import { page } from "$app/state";
-	import TableView from "$lib/active-view/table.svelte";
-</script>
-
-<TableView entity={page.params.entity ?? ""} />
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/routes/lobby/+page.ts b/ui/frontend/src/routes/lobby/+page.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index a8c49d6..0000000
--- a/ui/frontend/src/routes/lobby/+page.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-// Lobby is the first authenticated screen and depends on the
-// session keypair plus the WASM core loaded at runtime; SSR and
-// prerendering stay disabled.
-
-export const ssr = false;
-export const prerender = false;
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/routes/lobby/create/+page.ts b/ui/frontend/src/routes/lobby/create/+page.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 83addb7..0000000
--- a/ui/frontend/src/routes/lobby/create/+page.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-export const ssr = false;
-export const prerender = false;
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/routes/login/+page.ts b/ui/frontend/src/routes/login/+page.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index b012416..0000000
--- a/ui/frontend/src/routes/login/+page.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-// Login depends on browser-only WebCrypto and IndexedDB through the
-// session store; SSR and prerendering are disabled to keep the
-// component out of the server-render pipeline.
-
-export const ssr = false;
-export const prerender = false;