diff --git a/ui/e2e/native.spec.ts b/ui/e2e/native.spec.ts
index d3d8666..4fc1f5b 100644
--- a/ui/e2e/native.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/e2e/native.spec.ts
@@ -43,20 +43,22 @@ test.describe('native offline-first', () => {
     await page.goto('/');
     await expectOfflineGuestLobby(page);
 
-    // Play a local English vs_ai game with a pinned bag seed (deals the rack NEWYMAO). The dictionary
-    // comes from the APK's bundled tier (./dict/scrabble_en@dev.dawg served from dist-e2e), so no
-    // network is needed — this is the device-local guest playing with zero connectivity.
+    // Play a local Erudit vs_ai game with a pinned bag seed (deals the rack ОЖЬЯНАО). Erudit is the
+    // only variant the profileless offline guest is offered (the new-account default), so the single
+    // `.variant` click both selects it and asserts nothing else is on offer. The dictionary comes from
+    // the APK's bundled tier (./dict/ru_erudit@dev.dawg served from dist-e2e), so no network is needed
+    // — this is the device-local guest playing with zero connectivity.
     await page.evaluate(() => (window as unknown as { __mock: { setLocalSeed(s: string): void } }).__mock.setLocalSeed('1'));
     await page.locator('button.tab').nth(0).click();
-    await page.locator('.variant', { hasText: 'Scrabble' }).click();
+    await page.locator('.variant').click();
     await page.locator('button.invite').click();
     await expect(page.locator('[data-cell]').first()).toBeVisible();
 
-    // The human plays WAY horizontally across the centre (7,5)-(7,7); the local robot replies with a
-    // real move (which needs the bundled dictionary), so the board gains tiles beyond WAY's three.
-    await placeTile(page, 'W', 7, 5);
-    await placeTile(page, 'A', 7, 6);
-    await placeTile(page, 'Y', 7, 7);
+    // The human plays НОЖ horizontally across the centre (7,5)-(7,7); the local robot replies with a
+    // real move (which needs the bundled dictionary), so the board gains tiles beyond НОЖ's three.
+    await placeTile(page, 'Н', 7, 5);
+    await placeTile(page, 'О', 7, 6);
+    await placeTile(page, 'Ж', 7, 7);
     await expect(page.locator('[data-cell].pending')).toHaveCount(3);
     await page.locator('.make').click();
     await expect(async () => {
@@ -95,14 +97,15 @@ test.describe('native offline-first', () => {
     await expectOfflineGuestLobby(page);
 
     // New game -> the offline mode selector offers "with friends" (pass-and-play) to the local guest.
-    // A minimal create: set the mandatory host (master) PIN, decline a seat, English, two open seats.
+    // A minimal create: set the mandatory host (master) PIN, decline a seat, the sole offered variant
+    // (Erudit — the profileless guest's default), two open seats.
     await page.locator('button.tab').nth(0).click();
     await page.getByRole('button', { name: /With friends|друзьями/i }).click();
     await page.locator('.hostpin .plink').click();
     await typePin(page, '9999');
     await typePin(page, '9999');
     await page.getByRole('button', { name: /^(No|Нет)$/ }).click();
-    await page.locator('.variant', { hasText: 'Scrabble' }).click();
+    await page.locator('.variant').click();
     await page.locator('.pname').nth(0).fill('Ann');
     await page.locator('.pname').nth(1).fill('Bob');
     await page.locator('button.invite').click();