diff --git a/ui/e2e/edgeswipe.spec.ts b/ui/e2e/edgeswipe.spec.ts
index fb61ac6..d2e5a8f 100644
--- a/ui/e2e/edgeswipe.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/e2e/edgeswipe.spec.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,17 @@ test('a rightward swipe in the left band returns to the lobby', async ({ page })
   await expect(page.getByRole('button', { name: /Ann/ })).toBeVisible();
 });
 
+test('a rightward swipe from the left half (past the old edge band) returns to the lobby', async ({ page }) => {
+  await openAnnGame(page);
+  const board = (await page.locator('.viewport').boundingBox())!;
+
+  // ~38% of the 390px viewport: inside the new half-width band, outside the old 20% edge band.
+  await touchDrag(page, 150, board.y + board.height * 0.5, 320, board.y + board.height * 0.5);
+
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(/#\/$/);
+  await expect(page.getByRole('button', { name: /Ann/ })).toBeVisible();
+});
+
 test('a swipe starting on the rack does not navigate (hit-test guard)', async ({ page }) => {
   await openAnnGame(page);
   const rack = (await page.locator('[data-rack]').boundingBox())!;
diff --git a/ui/e2e/history.spec.ts b/ui/e2e/history.spec.ts
index e4b1dcd..53b19dc 100644
--- a/ui/e2e/history.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/e2e/history.spec.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,46 @@ test('the history is a per-seat grid with move scores but no names or running to
   await expect(grid).not.toContainText('Ann');
 });
 
+test('a two-finger pinch does not open the history (pinch-zoom vs swipe-down)', async ({ page }) => {
+  await openGame(page);
+  await page.locator('.stage').evaluate((el) => (el.scrollTop = 0));
+  const box = (await page.locator('.boardwrap').boundingBox())!;
+  const cx = box.x + box.width / 2;
+  const y0 = box.y + 40;
+
+  // Two fingers land, then spread apart while their centroid drifts down — a pinch-out whose
+  // downward component used to also slide the history open. With the single-pointer guard the
+  // second finger disarms the pull, so the history stays closed.
+  await page.locator('.boardwrap').evaluate(
+    (el, { cx, y0 }) => {
+      const fire = (type: string, id: number, x: number, y: number) =>
+        el.dispatchEvent(
+          new PointerEvent(type, {
+            pointerType: 'touch',
+            pointerId: id,
+            isPrimary: id === 1,
+            clientX: x,
+            clientY: y,
+            bubbles: true,
+            cancelable: true,
+          }),
+        );
+      fire('pointerdown', 1, cx - 20, y0);
+      fire('pointerdown', 2, cx + 20, y0);
+      for (let i = 1; i <= 8; i++) {
+        const d = i * 18;
+        fire('pointermove', 1, cx - 20 - d, y0 + d);
+        fire('pointermove', 2, cx + 20 + d, y0 + d);
+      }
+      fire('pointerup', 1, cx - 164, y0 + 144);
+      fire('pointerup', 2, cx + 164, y0 + 144);
+    },
+    { cx, y0 },
+  );
+
+  await expect(page.locator('.history')).toHaveCount(0);
+});
+
 test('a swipe-down on the zoomed-in board does not open the history (native scroll wins)', async ({ page }) => {
   await openGame(page);
   // Double-tap an empty cell to zoom in (two synchronous clicks = a double-tap).
diff --git a/ui/src/components/Screen.svelte b/ui/src/components/Screen.svelte
index ea3b74e..444c6bd 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/Screen.svelte
+++ b/ui/src/components/Screen.svelte
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@
   // Edge-swipe back: a rightward drag begun in the left band returns to `back`, the standard
   // mobile gesture (instant on release — the route slide plays the animation). Listened at the
   // window in the CAPTURE phase so the board's own pointer handlers (which capture/stop the
-  // event) can never swallow it; touch/pen only. The band is a fraction of the viewport width
-  // (EDGE_FRACTION — widen/narrow there). A hit-test keeps the wider band clear of the gestures
-  // it would otherwise hijack: the rack (tile lift/reorder), a draggable pending tile, a
-  // zoomed-in board (it pans), and text inputs.
-  const EDGE_FRACTION = 0.2;
+  // event) can never swallow it; touch/pen only. The band is the left half of the viewport
+  // width (EDGE_FRACTION — widen/narrow there). A hit-test keeps the wide band clear of the
+  // gestures it would otherwise hijack: the rack (tile lift/reorder), a draggable pending tile,
+  // a zoomed-in board (it pans), and text inputs.
+  const EDGE_FRACTION = 0.5;
   const SWIPE_SKIP = '[data-rack], .cell.pending, .viewport.zoomed, input, textarea, select';
   $effect(() => {
     function onDown(e: PointerEvent) {
diff --git a/ui/src/game/Chat.svelte b/ui/src/game/Chat.svelte
index 985288b..f148140 100644
--- a/ui/src/game/Chat.svelte
+++ b/ui/src/game/Chat.svelte
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     {/if}
     {#each messages as m (m.id)}
       {#if m.kind === 'nudge'}
-        <div class="note">{t('chat.nudge')}</div>
+        <div class="note" class:mine={m.senderId === myId}>{t('chat.nudge')}</div>
       {:else}
         <div class="msg" class:mine={m.senderId === myId}>{m.body}</div>
       {/if}
@@ -104,11 +104,16 @@
     color: var(--accent-text);
   }
   .note {
-    align-self: center;
+    /* A nudge aligns by sender, like a chat bubble: the opponent's hurry-up reads from the
+       left, your own from the right — only the alignment changes, the muted italic stays. */
+    align-self: flex-start;
     font-size: 0.82rem;
     color: var(--text-muted);
     font-style: italic;
   }
+  .note.mine {
+    align-self: flex-end;
+  }
   .input {
     display: flex;
     gap: 6px;
diff --git a/ui/src/game/Game.svelte b/ui/src/game/Game.svelte
index 746818c..ffc16de 100644
--- a/ui/src/game/Game.svelte
+++ b/ui/src/game/Game.svelte
@@ -656,6 +656,10 @@
   // view, which left a stale-open state that made a follow-up score-bar tap "jump" the board).
   let stageEl = $state<HTMLDivElement>();
   let boardSwipe: { x: number; y: number; mode: 'open' | 'close' } | null = null;
+  // Active pointers on the board wrapper. A second finger is a pinch-zoom (Board owns it), not
+  // a swipe, so the open/close pull is armed and advanced only while a single pointer is down —
+  // otherwise a two-finger pinch-out also slid the history open.
+  const boardPointers = new Set<number>();
   function toggleHistory() {
     historyOpen = !historyOpen;
   }
@@ -677,6 +681,11 @@
     setTimeout(() => (swallowClick = false), 120);
   }
   function onBoardWrapDown(e: PointerEvent) {
+    boardPointers.add(e.pointerId);
+    if (boardPointers.size > 1) {
+      boardSwipe = null; // multi-touch (a pinch) is never a swipe
+      return;
+    }
     if (historyOpen) {
       boardSwipe = { x: e.clientX, y: e.clientY, mode: 'close' };
       return;
@@ -691,7 +700,7 @@
         : null;
   }
   function onBoardWrapMove(e: PointerEvent) {
-    if (!boardSwipe) return;
+    if (!boardSwipe || boardPointers.size > 1) return; // single-finger pull only
     const dx = e.clientX - boardSwipe.x;
     const dy = e.clientY - boardSwipe.y;
     if (boardSwipe.mode === 'close') {
@@ -700,6 +709,10 @@
       openHistoryByGesture(); // a clear, vertical-dominant downward pull
     }
   }
+  function onBoardWrapUp(e: PointerEvent) {
+    boardPointers.delete(e.pointerId);
+    boardSwipe = null;
+  }
   // A closed history clears every per-seat add-friend confirmation.
   $effect(() => {
     if (!historyOpen) addConfirm = {};
@@ -812,7 +825,8 @@
         class:slid={historyOpen}
         onpointerdown={onBoardWrapDown}
         onpointermove={onBoardWrapMove}
-        onpointerup={() => (boardSwipe = null)}
+        onpointerup={onBoardWrapUp}
+        onpointercancel={onBoardWrapUp}
         onclick={() => {
           if (!swallowClick) closeHistoryByGesture();
         }}
@@ -1019,6 +1033,9 @@
        column does not jump left/right when the list overflows. */
     height: 62%;
     overflow: auto;
+    /* No iOS rubber-band inside the drawer: the moves list does not elastically bounce past its
+       ends (the document is already pinned; this stops the inner scroller's own bounce). */
+    overscroll-behavior: none;
     scrollbar-gutter: stable;
     background: var(--surface-2);
     box-shadow: inset 0 -6px 10px -8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);