backend/README.md

@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ including obfuscated forms) and stored with the sender's IP. Each message carrie
 `unread_seats` read bitmask (a set bit per recipient seat still to read it); `MarkRead`
 clears a reader's bit when they open the move history or chat, and a wired `NudgeClearer`
 clears a nudge when its recipient moves — both record the publish-to-read latency.
+A friend request (or block) aimed at a **disguised pooled robot** is recorded per game+seat
+in `robot_friend_requests` / `robot_blocks`, never against the shared robot account; a
+background reaper drops a robot friend request once its game has been finished for **7 days**.
 `internal/account`
 gains profile editing and the email confirm-code flow (a `Mailer` seam: SMTP or a
 development log mailer). The engine now also handles **multi-player drop-out**: in

backend/cmd/backend/main.go

@@ -171,6 +171,13 @@ func run(ctx context.Context, cfg config.Config, logger *zap.Logger) error {
 	socialSvc.SetMetrics(tel.MeterProvider().Meter("scrabble/backend/social"))
 	// A nudge the recipient answered by moving is marked read on the move path.
 	games.SetNudgeClearer(socialSvc.ClearNudges)
+	// Reap per-game disguised-robot friend requests once their game is long finished
+	// (the robot ignores them; the row only pins the in-game "request sent" state).
+	robotReqReaper := social.NewRobotFriendRequestReaper(socialSvc, logger)
+	go robotReqReaper.Run(ctx)
+	logger.Info("robot friend request reaper started",
+		zap.Duration("interval", robotReqReaper.Interval()),
+		zap.Duration("retention", robotReqReaper.Retention()))
 	feedbackSvc := feedback.NewService(feedback.NewStore(db), accounts)
 	feedbackSvc.SetNotifier(hub)
 

backend/internal/inttest/robot_friend_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+//go:build integration
+
+package inttest
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+
+	"scrabble/backend/internal/account"
+	"scrabble/backend/internal/engine"
+	"scrabble/backend/internal/game"
+)
+
+// TestRobotFriendRequestIsPerGameAndReaped checks that sending a friend request to a
+// disguised-robot opponent is recorded per-game in robot_friend_requests — never in the
+// friendships table or against the shared robot account — that a re-send is idempotent, and
+// that the reaper deletes the row once its game has been finished past the retention window
+// while keeping the row for an active game.
+func TestRobotFriendRequestIsPerGameAndReaped(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	svc := newSocialService()
+	accs := account.NewStore(testDB)
+	human := provisionAccount(t)
+	robot, err := accs.ProvisionRobot(ctx, "robot-friend-"+uuid.NewString(), "Robbie")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("provision robot: %v", err)
+	}
+	g, err := newGameService().Create(ctx, game.CreateParams{
+		Variant: engine.VariantEnglish, Seats: []uuid.UUID{human, robot.ID},
+		TurnTimeout: 24 * time.Hour, Seed: openingSeed(t),
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("create game: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := svc.RequestInGame(ctx, human, robot.ID, g.ID); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("request robot: %v", err)
+	}
+	rfr, err := svc.ListRobotFriendRequests(ctx, human)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("list robot friend requests: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(rfr) != 1 || rfr[0].GameID != g.ID || rfr[0].Seat != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("robot friend requests = %v, want one for game %s seat 1", rfr, g.ID)
+	}
+	// The friendships table must stay empty: no outgoing request against the shared robot account.
+	if out, _ := svc.ListOutgoingRequests(ctx, human); len(out) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("friendships outgoing must be empty for a robot request, got %v", out)
+	}
+
+	// A re-send to the same game+seat is idempotent (the UNIQUE constraint collapses it).
+	if err := svc.RequestInGame(ctx, human, robot.ID, g.ID); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("re-request robot: %v", err)
+	}
+	if rfr, _ := svc.ListRobotFriendRequests(ctx, human); len(rfr) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("re-request must not duplicate, got %v", rfr)
+	}
+
+	// While the game is active the reaper keeps the row.
+	if n, err := svc.ReapExpiredRobotFriendRequests(ctx); err != nil || n != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("reap on active game = (%d, %v), want (0, nil)", n, err)
+	}
+	if rfr, _ := svc.ListRobotFriendRequests(ctx, human); len(rfr) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("active-game request must survive the reaper, got %v", rfr)
+	}
+
+	// Finish the game well past the retention window: the reaper now deletes the row.
+	finished := time.Now().UTC().Add(-8 * 24 * time.Hour)
+	if _, err := testDB.ExecContext(ctx,
+		`UPDATE backend.games SET status='finished', finished_at=$1 WHERE game_id=$2`, finished, g.ID); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("finish game: %v", err)
+	}
+	if n, err := svc.ReapExpiredRobotFriendRequests(ctx); err != nil || n != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("reap on long-finished game = (%d, %v), want (1, nil)", n, err)
+	}
+	if rfr, _ := svc.ListRobotFriendRequests(ctx, human); len(rfr) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("long-finished request not reaped: %v", rfr)
+	}
+}

backend/internal/postgres/migrations/00012_robot_friend_requests.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+-- +goose Up
+-- Per-game friend requests sent to a disguised-robot opponent. A disguised robot is a
+-- shared pool account reused across games under different per-game names, so such a
+-- request must never go into `friendships` (that would befriend/await the shared robot
+-- account, leak that it is a bot across the requester's other games under other names,
+-- and pin the in-game "request sent" state to the shared account instead of this seat).
+-- Each request is recorded here against the specific game + seat, snapshotting the name
+-- the player saw, so the in-game scoreboard can re-mark that one seat as already
+-- requested. The robot ignores it (it never becomes a friendship); a background reaper
+-- deletes a row once its game has been finished for more than the retention window.
+SET search_path = backend, pg_catalog;
+
+CREATE TABLE robot_friend_requests (
+    id           uuid        PRIMARY KEY,
+    requester_id uuid        NOT NULL REFERENCES accounts (account_id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    game_id      uuid        NOT NULL REFERENCES games (game_id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    seat         smallint    NOT NULL,
+    robot_id     uuid        NOT NULL REFERENCES accounts (account_id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    display_name text        NOT NULL,
+    created_at   timestamptz NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
+    UNIQUE (requester_id, game_id, seat)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX robot_friend_requests_requester_idx ON robot_friend_requests (requester_id);
+
+-- +goose Down
+SET search_path = backend, pg_catalog;
+DROP TABLE robot_friend_requests;

backend/internal/server/handlers_friends.go

@@ -32,9 +32,22 @@ type incomingListDTO struct {
 }
 
 // outgoingListDTO is the addressees the caller has already requested (a live pending
-// request or one the addressee declined) and therefore cannot re-request.
+// request or one the addressee declined) and therefore cannot re-request, plus the
+// per-game disguised-robot requests (not real accounts), which keep the in-game
+// "request sent" state pinned to a seat.
 type outgoingListDTO struct {
-	Requests []accountRefDTO `json:"requests"`
+	Requests []accountRefDTO         `json:"requests"`
+	Robots   []robotFriendRequestDTO `json:"robots"`
+}
+
+// robotFriendRequestDTO is one per-game disguised-robot friend request: the row id, the
+// game name the player saw, and the game + seat it was sent in (so the in-game card can
+// re-mark that seat as already requested).
+type robotFriendRequestDTO struct {
+	ID          string `json:"id"`
+	DisplayName string `json:"display_name"`
+	GameID      string `json:"game_id"`
+	Seat        int    `json:"seat"`
 }
 
 // friendCodeDTO is a freshly issued one-time friend code (returned once).
@@ -123,7 +136,19 @@ func (s *Server) handleFriendRequest(c *gin.Context) {
 		abortBadRequest(c, "invalid account id")
 		return
 	}
-	if err := s.social.SendFriendRequest(c.Request.Context(), uid, target); err != nil {
+	// An in-game request carries the game id, so a disguised-robot opponent is recorded as a
+	// per-game request (RequestInGame); a request without a game (or to a human) goes through
+	// SendFriendRequest directly.
+	var err error
+	if strings.TrimSpace(req.GameID) == "" {
+		err = s.social.SendFriendRequest(c.Request.Context(), uid, target)
+	} else if gameID, ok := parseUUIDField(req.GameID); !ok {
+		abortBadRequest(c, "invalid game id")
+		return
+	} else {
+		err = s.social.RequestInGame(c.Request.Context(), uid, target, gameID)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
 		s.abortErr(c, err)
 		return
 	}
@@ -235,12 +260,22 @@ func (s *Server) handleOutgoingRequests(c *gin.Context) {
 		abortBadRequest(c, "missing identity")
 		return
 	}
-	ids, err := s.social.ListOutgoingRequests(c.Request.Context(), uid)
+	ctx := c.Request.Context()
+	ids, err := s.social.ListOutgoingRequests(ctx, uid)
 	if err != nil {
 		s.abortErr(c, err)
 		return
 	}
-	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, outgoingListDTO{Requests: s.accountRefs(c.Request.Context(), ids)})
+	robots, err := s.social.ListRobotFriendRequests(ctx, uid)
+	if err != nil {
+		s.abortErr(c, err)
+		return
+	}
+	dto := outgoingListDTO{Requests: s.accountRefs(ctx, ids)}
+	for _, r := range robots {
+		dto.Robots = append(dto.Robots, robotFriendRequestDTO{ID: r.ID.String(), DisplayName: r.DisplayName, GameID: r.GameID.String(), Seat: r.Seat})
+	}
+	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, dto)
 }
 
 // handleIssueFriendCode issues a one-time add-a-friend code for the caller.

backend/internal/social/robotfriends.go

@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+package social
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"slices"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+)
+
+// robotFriendRequestTTL is how long a per-game disguised-robot friend request is kept
+// after its game has finished before the reaper deletes it. It is a sibling of
+// friendRequestTTL; the request is housekeeping for the in-game "request sent" state,
+// so it is purged once the finished game is well past its lobby lifetime.
+const robotFriendRequestTTL = 7 * 24 * time.Hour
+
+// robotFriendRequestReapInterval is how often the reaper sweeps expired rows.
+const robotFriendRequestReapInterval = time.Hour
+
+// RobotFriendRequest is one per-game friend request to a disguised-robot opponent: the
+// row id, the game name the player saw, and the game + seat it was sent in (so the
+// in-game scoreboard can re-mark that seat as already requested).
+type RobotFriendRequest struct {
+	ID          uuid.UUID
+	DisplayName string
+	GameID      uuid.UUID
+	Seat        int
+}
+
+// RequestInGame sends a friend request to addresseeID for requesterID from within gameID.
+// A human is requested normally (the friendships table, via SendFriendRequest). A
+// disguised-robot opponent is instead recorded per-game in robot_friend_requests — never
+// the shared robot account — so the matchmaker keeps robots free, the same robot stays
+// un-requested in the requester's other games (under its other names), and the in-game
+// "request sent" state is pinned to this seat rather than the shared account. The robot
+// ignores the request (it never becomes a friendship); the reaper deletes the row once
+// the game is long finished. It is the entry point for the in-game add-friend control;
+// the friend-code path goes elsewhere.
+func (svc *Service) RequestInGame(ctx context.Context, requesterID, addresseeID, gameID uuid.UUID) error {
+	if requesterID == addresseeID {
+		return ErrSelfRelation
+	}
+	isRobot, err := svc.accounts.IsRobot(ctx, addresseeID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if !isRobot {
+		return svc.SendFriendRequest(ctx, requesterID, addresseeID)
+	}
+	if gameID == uuid.Nil {
+		return ErrNotParticipant
+	}
+	seats, _, _, err := svc.games.Participants(ctx, gameID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	seat := slices.Index(seats, addresseeID)
+	if seat < 0 {
+		return ErrNotParticipant
+	}
+	name, _ := svc.games.SeatName(ctx, gameID, addresseeID)
+	return svc.store.insertRobotFriendRequest(ctx, requesterID, gameID, seat, addresseeID, name)
+}
+
+// ListRobotFriendRequests returns requesterID's per-game disguised-robot friend
+// requests, newest first.
+func (svc *Service) ListRobotFriendRequests(ctx context.Context, requesterID uuid.UUID) ([]RobotFriendRequest, error) {
+	return svc.store.listRobotFriendRequests(ctx, requesterID)
+}
+
+// insertRobotFriendRequest records a per-game robot friend request; a duplicate (same
+// requester, game, seat) is ignored.
+func (s *Store) insertRobotFriendRequest(ctx context.Context, requester, gameID uuid.UUID, seat int, robotID uuid.UUID, name string) error {
+	id, err := uuid.NewV7()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("social: new robot friend request id: %w", err)
+	}
+	const q = `INSERT INTO backend.robot_friend_requests (id, requester_id, game_id, seat, robot_id, display_name)
+VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6)
+ON CONFLICT (requester_id, game_id, seat) DO NOTHING`
+	if _, err := s.db.ExecContext(ctx, q, id, requester, gameID, int16(seat), robotID, name); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("social: insert robot friend request: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// listRobotFriendRequests returns requester's robot friend requests, newest first.
+func (s *Store) listRobotFriendRequests(ctx context.Context, requester uuid.UUID) ([]RobotFriendRequest, error) {
+	const q = `SELECT id, display_name, game_id, seat FROM backend.robot_friend_requests
+WHERE requester_id = $1 ORDER BY created_at DESC`
+	rows, err := s.db.QueryContext(ctx, q, requester)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("social: list robot friend requests: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+	var out []RobotFriendRequest
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var r RobotFriendRequest
+		var seat int16
+		if err := rows.Scan(&r.ID, &r.DisplayName, &r.GameID, &seat); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("social: scan robot friend request: %w", err)
+		}
+		r.Seat = int(seat)
+		out = append(out, r)
+	}
+	return out, rows.Err()
+}
+
+// ReapExpiredRobotFriendRequests deletes every per-game robot friend request whose game has
+// been finished for longer than robotFriendRequestTTL, reporting how many rows were removed.
+// Rows for active (not-yet-finished) games are kept so the in-game "request sent" state
+// survives. It backs the RobotFriendRequestReaper and is directly callable in tests.
+func (svc *Service) ReapExpiredRobotFriendRequests(ctx context.Context) (int64, error) {
+	return svc.store.deleteExpiredRobotFriendRequests(ctx, svc.now().Add(-robotFriendRequestTTL))
+}
+
+// deleteExpiredRobotFriendRequests removes robot friend requests whose game has been
+// finished since before cutoff, reporting how many rows were deleted.
+func (s *Store) deleteExpiredRobotFriendRequests(ctx context.Context, cutoff time.Time) (int64, error) {
+	const q = `DELETE FROM backend.robot_friend_requests r
+USING backend.games g
+WHERE r.game_id = g.game_id AND g.status = 'finished' AND g.finished_at < $1`
+	res, err := s.db.ExecContext(ctx, q, cutoff)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("social: delete expired robot friend requests: %w", err)
+	}
+	n, err := res.RowsAffected()
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("social: delete expired robot friend requests rows: %w", err)
+	}
+	return n, nil
+}
+
+// RobotFriendRequestReaper periodically reaps expired per-game disguised-robot friend
+// requests via Service.ReapExpiredRobotFriendRequests. It mirrors the account.GuestReaper:
+// one background goroutine, started once from main.
+type RobotFriendRequestReaper struct {
+	svc *Service
+	log *zap.Logger
+}
+
+// NewRobotFriendRequestReaper constructs a reaper over svc. log may be nil.
+func NewRobotFriendRequestReaper(svc *Service, log *zap.Logger) *RobotFriendRequestReaper {
+	if log == nil {
+		log = zap.NewNop()
+	}
+	return &RobotFriendRequestReaper{svc: svc, log: log}
+}
+
+// Interval is the reaper's sweep cadence, for the startup log line.
+func (r *RobotFriendRequestReaper) Interval() time.Duration { return robotFriendRequestReapInterval }
+
+// Retention is the reaper's post-finish retention window, for the startup log line.
+func (r *RobotFriendRequestReaper) Retention() time.Duration { return robotFriendRequestTTL }
+
+// Run reaps expired robot friend requests on each tick until ctx is cancelled.
+func (r *RobotFriendRequestReaper) Run(ctx context.Context) {
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(robotFriendRequestReapInterval)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return
+		case <-ticker.C:
+			n, err := r.svc.ReapExpiredRobotFriendRequests(ctx)
+			if err != nil {
+				r.log.Warn("robot friend request reap failed", zap.Error(err))
+			} else if n > 0 {
+				r.log.Info("reaped expired robot friend requests", zap.Int64("count", n))
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}

docs/ARCHITECTURE.md

@@ -519,7 +519,13 @@ in either direction (the enqueue excludes the caller's `BlockedWith` set);
   expires after **30 days** and may be re-sent), or **decline** — a decline is
   remembered (`status='declined'`) and blocks further requests from that sender,
   unless they hand them a code, which overrides it. The requester's own cancel still
-  deletes the row. (Discovery by friend list or platform deep-link is future work.)
+  deletes the row. A request sent in-game to an **auto-match opponent who is secretly a
+  pooled robot** is recorded instead in a separate **`robot_friend_requests`** table, keyed on
+  the requester + game + seat with the seen name snapshotted (`RequestInGame`): the shared robot
+  account is never put in `friendships` (so it is not befriended/awaited under its other per-game
+  names and the in-game 🤝 stays pinned to that seat as *sent*), the robot never accepts, the row
+  is not surfaced in Settings → Friends, and a background reaper deletes it once its game has been
+  finished for **7 days**. (Discovery by friend list or platform deep-link is future work.)
 - **Block**: two independent **global** account toggles (`block_chat`,
   `block_friend_requests`) **plus** a **per-user block list**. A per-user block is
   **asymmetric and non-destructive**: the blocker stops receiving everything **from** the

docs/FUNCTIONAL.md

@@ -207,7 +207,10 @@ Blocking an **auto-match opponent who is secretly a robot** behaves the same in
 (struck name, hidden composer) and lists the blocked opponent under the name you saw, but is
 recorded only against that game — the disguise holds, the shared robot is never globally
 blocked, and the matchmaker keeps pairing you with robots (so you can never block yourself out
-of opponents). Per-game chat is for quick reactions: messages are short
+of opponents). Sending the 🤝 to such a **disguised robot** likewise records the request only
+against that game (pinned to the seat, so it stays *sent* there without touching that robot in
+your other games); the robot **ignores it**, the request never appears in **Settings → Friends**,
+and it drops automatically about a week after the game ends. Per-game chat is for quick reactions: messages are short
 (up to 60 characters) and may not contain links, email addresses or phone numbers,
 even disguised. You may send **one message per turn, on your own turn**; once it is sent
 the field gives way to a short caption until your next turn. Nudge the player whose turn

docs/FUNCTIONAL_ru.md

@@ -212,7 +212,11 @@ nudge) приходят от бота **этой партии** — по язы
 (зачёркнутое имя, скрытый «подвал») и в списке заблокированных показывается под тем именем,
 которое ты видел, но записывается только для этой партии — маскировка сохраняется, общий
 аккаунт робота глобально не блокируется, и матчмейкер продолжает давать роботов (так что
-заблокировать себя без соперников нельзя). Чат
+заблокировать себя без соперников нельзя). Отправка 🤝 такому **замаскированному роботу** так же
+записывает заявку только для этой партии (привязанной к месту, поэтому она читается как
+*отправленная* здесь, не затрагивая этого робота в твоих других играх); робот её **игнорирует**,
+заявка не показывается в **Настройки → Друзья** и автоматически удаляется примерно через неделю
+после завершения партии. Чат
 партии — для быстрых реакций: сообщения короткие (до 60 символов) и не должны
 содержать ссылок, email и телефонов, даже завуалированных. В свой ход можно отправить
 **одно сообщение за ход**; после отправки поле сменяется короткой подписью до следующего

docs/UI_DESIGN.md

@@ -237,7 +237,11 @@ and a long message does not scroll.
 
 Lobby rows show two lines (opponents, then result + score) with a large place-based emoji
 on the right: Victory 🏆 / Defeat 🥈 / Draw 🏅, and for 3–4-player games II 🥈 / III 🥉 /
-IV 🏅; active games show Your move 🟢 / Opponent's move ⏳; invitations use 💌. When a listed
+IV 🏅; active games show Your move 🟢 / Opponent's move ⏳; invitations use 💌. The score line
+lists seats in **seat-number order** (matching the over-the-board scoreboard); on an
+**in-progress** game the viewer's **own** number is tinted `--ok` when leading or tied and
+`--danger` when trailing (other numbers stay muted; no bold), a quick "am I ahead" read that
+finished games leave to the place emoji. When a listed
 game **becomes your turn or finishes** while the lobby is open, that status emoji **blinks
 twice** (a two-cycle opacity fade, ~2 s; suppressed under reduce-motion) to draw the eye — the
 opponent's-turn change is silent. Each card's blink is keyed by game id, so overlapping
@@ -294,11 +298,11 @@ enabled on the first, uncached load) and flip in place when an event refreshes t
   pure numbers, no charts; hint-share is a one-decimal percentage in the active locale's
   notation (e.g. "4.8%" / "4,8%") — followed by a **full-width "best move" card** that
   breaks the best move
-  down per variant: one row per played variant (catalogue order, empty variants
-  omitted) with the variant name on the left, the **word drawn as game tiles**
+  down per variant: two lines per played variant (catalogue order, empty variants
+  omitted) — the variant name on its own line, then below it the score (right-aligned
+  in a shared column so the scores align) and the **word drawn as game tiles**
   (`components/WordTiles.svelte`, the board's placed-tile look at a small fixed size;
-  a wildcard shows its letter but no value) right-aligned to a shared edge, and the
-  score right-aligned in its own column.
+  a wildcard shows its letter but no value) left-aligned, so long words get the full width.
 - **Profile editing** (`screens/Profile.svelte`): an inline form — display name, a
   **UTC-offset** timezone dropdown (defaulting to the browser's offset), the away
   window as hour + 10-minute dropdowns (24-hour, ≤ 12 h), and block toggles — plus an

gateway/internal/backendclient/api_social.go

@@ -26,9 +26,20 @@ type IncomingListResp struct {
 }
 
 // OutgoingListResp is the addressees the caller has already requested (a live pending
-// request or one the addressee declined) and cannot re-request.
+// request or one the addressee declined) and cannot re-request, plus the per-game
+// disguised-robot requests (not real accounts).
 type OutgoingListResp struct {
-	Requests []AccountRefResp `json:"requests"`
+	Requests []AccountRefResp     `json:"requests"`
+	Robots   []RobotFriendReqResp `json:"robots"`
+}
+
+// RobotFriendReqResp is one per-game disguised-robot friend request: the row id, the game
+// name the player saw, and the game + seat it was sent in.
+type RobotFriendReqResp struct {
+	ID          string `json:"id"`
+	DisplayName string `json:"display_name"`
+	GameID      string `json:"game_id"`
+	Seat        int    `json:"seat"`
 }
 
 // FriendCodeResp is a freshly issued one-time friend code.
@@ -137,10 +148,12 @@ type InvitationParams struct {
 
 // --- friends ---
 
-// SendFriendRequest sends a friend request to a played opponent.
-func (c *Client) SendFriendRequest(ctx context.Context, userID, targetID string) error {
+// SendFriendRequest sends a friend request to a played opponent. A non-empty gameID
+// marks an in-game request, so a disguised-robot opponent is recorded as a per-game
+// request; it is empty for any non-game path.
+func (c *Client) SendFriendRequest(ctx context.Context, userID, targetID, gameID string) error {
 	return c.do(ctx, http.MethodPost, "/api/v1/user/friends/request", userID, "",
-		map[string]string{"account_id": targetID}, nil)
+		map[string]string{"account_id": targetID, "game_id": gameID}, nil)
 }
 
 // RespondFriendRequest accepts or declines an incoming request.

gateway/internal/transcode/encode_social.go

@@ -50,12 +50,36 @@ func encodeIncomingList(r backendclient.IncomingListResp) []byte {
 	return b.FinishedBytes()
 }
 
+// buildRobotFriendVector builds the OutgoingRequestList robots vector (per-game
+// disguised-robot friend requests).
+func buildRobotFriendVector(b *flatbuffers.Builder, robots []backendclient.RobotFriendReqResp) flatbuffers.UOffsetT {
+	offs := make([]flatbuffers.UOffsetT, len(robots))
+	for i, r := range robots {
+		id := b.CreateString(r.ID)
+		name := b.CreateString(r.DisplayName)
+		gid := b.CreateString(r.GameID)
+		fb.RobotFriendRefStart(b)
+		fb.RobotFriendRefAddId(b, id)
+		fb.RobotFriendRefAddDisplayName(b, name)
+		fb.RobotFriendRefAddGameId(b, gid)
+		fb.RobotFriendRefAddSeat(b, int32(r.Seat))
+		offs[i] = fb.RobotFriendRefEnd(b)
+	}
+	fb.OutgoingRequestListStartRobotsVector(b, len(offs))
+	for i := len(offs) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
+		b.PrependUOffsetT(offs[i])
+	}
+	return b.EndVector(len(offs))
+}
+
 // encodeOutgoingList builds an OutgoingRequestList payload.
 func encodeOutgoingList(r backendclient.OutgoingListResp) []byte {
 	b := flatbuffers.NewBuilder(256)
 	v := buildAccountRefVector(b, r.Requests, fb.OutgoingRequestListStartRequestsVector)
+	rv := buildRobotFriendVector(b, r.Robots)
 	fb.OutgoingRequestListStart(b)
 	fb.OutgoingRequestListAddRequests(b, v)
+	fb.OutgoingRequestListAddRobots(b, rv)
 	b.Finish(fb.OutgoingRequestListEnd(b))
 	return b.FinishedBytes()
 }

gateway/internal/transcode/transcode_social.go

@@ -93,7 +93,9 @@ func friendsOutgoingHandler(backend *backendclient.Client) Handler {
 func friendRequestHandler(backend *backendclient.Client) Handler {
 	return func(ctx context.Context, req Request) ([]byte, error) {
 		in := fb.GetRootAsTargetRequest(req.Payload, 0)
-		if err := backend.SendFriendRequest(ctx, req.UserID, string(in.AccountId())); err != nil {
+		// game_id is set only by an in-game request, so a disguised-robot opponent is recorded
+		// per-game; it is empty for any non-game path.
+		if err := backend.SendFriendRequest(ctx, req.UserID, string(in.AccountId()), string(in.GameId())); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		return encodeAck(true), nil

gateway/internal/transcode/transcode_social_test.go

@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ func TestFriendsOutgoingRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 		if r.URL.Path != "/api/v1/user/friends/outgoing" {
 			t.Errorf("unexpected path %q", r.URL.Path)
 		}
-		_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"requests":[{"account_id":"o-1","display_name":"Pat"}]}`))
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"requests":[{"account_id":"o-1","display_name":"Pat"}],` +
+			`"robots":[{"id":"r-1","display_name":"Robbie","game_id":"g-1","seat":1}]}`))
 	})
 	defer cleanup()
 
@@ -81,6 +82,15 @@ func TestFriendsOutgoingRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 	if string(ref.AccountId()) != "o-1" || string(ref.DisplayName()) != "Pat" {
 		t.Fatalf("outgoing[0] = (%q, %q), want (o-1, Pat)", ref.AccountId(), ref.DisplayName())
 	}
+	// The per-game disguised-robot requests round-trip in their own vector.
+	if ol.RobotsLength() != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("robots length = %d, want 1", ol.RobotsLength())
+	}
+	var rr fb.RobotFriendRef
+	ol.Robots(&rr, 0)
+	if string(rr.Id()) != "r-1" || string(rr.DisplayName()) != "Robbie" || string(rr.GameId()) != "g-1" || rr.Seat() != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("robot[0] = (%q, %q, %q, %d), want (r-1, Robbie, g-1, 1)", rr.Id(), rr.DisplayName(), rr.GameId(), rr.Seat())
+	}
 }
 
 func TestFriendRequestForwardsTarget(t *testing.T) {

pkg/fbs/scrabble.fbs

@@ -532,11 +532,24 @@ table IncomingRequestList {
   requests:[AccountRef];
 }
 
+// RobotFriendRef is one per-game friend request to a disguised-robot opponent: a
+// per-game record (not a real account) carrying the game name the player saw and the
+// game/seat it was sent in, so the in-game card can re-mark that seat as already
+// requested. Its id is the robot_friend_requests row.
+table RobotFriendRef {
+  id:string;
+  display_name:string;
+  game_id:string;
+  seat:int;
+}
+
 // OutgoingRequestList is the accounts the caller has already requested and cannot
 // (re-)request: a live pending request or one the addressee declined. The game's
-// "add to friends" item reads it to stay disabled across reloads.
+// "add to friends" item reads it to stay disabled across reloads. robots are the
+// per-game disguised-robot requests (not real accounts), added trailing.
 table OutgoingRequestList {
   requests:[AccountRef];
+  robots:[RobotFriendRef];
 }
 
 // FriendCode is a freshly issued one-time add-a-friend code (returned once).

pkg/fbs/scrabblefb/OutgoingRequestList.go

@@ -61,8 +61,28 @@ func (rcv *OutgoingRequestList) RequestsLength() int {
 	return 0
 }
 
+func (rcv *OutgoingRequestList) Robots(obj *RobotFriendRef, j int) bool {
+	o := flatbuffers.UOffsetT(rcv._tab.Offset(6))
+	if o != 0 {
+		x := rcv._tab.Vector(o)
+		x += flatbuffers.UOffsetT(j) * 4
+		x = rcv._tab.Indirect(x)
+		obj.Init(rcv._tab.Bytes, x)
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func (rcv *OutgoingRequestList) RobotsLength() int {
+	o := flatbuffers.UOffsetT(rcv._tab.Offset(6))
+	if o != 0 {
+		return rcv._tab.VectorLen(o)
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
 func OutgoingRequestListStart(builder *flatbuffers.Builder) {
-	builder.StartObject(1)
+	builder.StartObject(2)
 }
 func OutgoingRequestListAddRequests(builder *flatbuffers.Builder, requests flatbuffers.UOffsetT) {
 	builder.PrependUOffsetTSlot(0, flatbuffers.UOffsetT(requests), 0)
@@ -70,6 +90,12 @@ func OutgoingRequestListAddRequests(builder *flatbuffers.Builder, requests flatb
 func OutgoingRequestListStartRequestsVector(builder *flatbuffers.Builder, numElems int) flatbuffers.UOffsetT {
 	return builder.StartVector(4, numElems, 4)
 }
+func OutgoingRequestListAddRobots(builder *flatbuffers.Builder, robots flatbuffers.UOffsetT) {
+	builder.PrependUOffsetTSlot(1, flatbuffers.UOffsetT(robots), 0)
+}
+func OutgoingRequestListStartRobotsVector(builder *flatbuffers.Builder, numElems int) flatbuffers.UOffsetT {
+	return builder.StartVector(4, numElems, 4)
+}
 func OutgoingRequestListEnd(builder *flatbuffers.Builder) flatbuffers.UOffsetT {
 	return builder.EndObject()
 }

pkg/fbs/scrabblefb/RobotFriendRef.go

@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+// Code generated by the FlatBuffers compiler. DO NOT EDIT.
+
+package scrabblefb
+
+import (
+	flatbuffers "github.com/google/flatbuffers/go"
+)
+
+type RobotFriendRef struct {
+	_tab flatbuffers.Table
+}
+
+func GetRootAsRobotFriendRef(buf []byte, offset flatbuffers.UOffsetT) *RobotFriendRef {
+	n := flatbuffers.GetUOffsetT(buf[offset:])
+	x := &RobotFriendRef{}
+	x.Init(buf, n+offset)
+	return x
+}
+
+func FinishRobotFriendRefBuffer(builder *flatbuffers.Builder, offset flatbuffers.UOffsetT) {
+	builder.Finish(offset)
+}
+
+func GetSizePrefixedRootAsRobotFriendRef(buf []byte, offset flatbuffers.UOffsetT) *RobotFriendRef {
+	n := flatbuffers.GetUOffsetT(buf[offset+flatbuffers.SizeUint32:])
+	x := &RobotFriendRef{}
+	x.Init(buf, n+offset+flatbuffers.SizeUint32)
+	return x
+}
+
+func FinishSizePrefixedRobotFriendRefBuffer(builder *flatbuffers.Builder, offset flatbuffers.UOffsetT) {
+	builder.FinishSizePrefixed(offset)
+}
+
+func (rcv *RobotFriendRef) Init(buf []byte, i flatbuffers.UOffsetT) {
+	rcv._tab.Bytes = buf
+	rcv._tab.Pos = i
+}
+
+func (rcv *RobotFriendRef) Table() flatbuffers.Table {
+	return rcv._tab
+}
+
+func (rcv *RobotFriendRef) Id() []byte {
+	o := flatbuffers.UOffsetT(rcv._tab.Offset(4))
+	if o != 0 {
+		return rcv._tab.ByteVector(o + rcv._tab.Pos)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (rcv *RobotFriendRef) DisplayName() []byte {
+	o := flatbuffers.UOffsetT(rcv._tab.Offset(6))
+	if o != 0 {
+		return rcv._tab.ByteVector(o + rcv._tab.Pos)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (rcv *RobotFriendRef) GameId() []byte {
+	o := flatbuffers.UOffsetT(rcv._tab.Offset(8))
+	if o != 0 {
+		return rcv._tab.ByteVector(o + rcv._tab.Pos)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (rcv *RobotFriendRef) Seat() int32 {
+	o := flatbuffers.UOffsetT(rcv._tab.Offset(10))
+	if o != 0 {
+		return rcv._tab.GetInt32(o + rcv._tab.Pos)
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
+func (rcv *RobotFriendRef) MutateSeat(n int32) bool {
+	return rcv._tab.MutateInt32Slot(10, n)
+}
+
+func RobotFriendRefStart(builder *flatbuffers.Builder) {
+	builder.StartObject(4)
+}
+func RobotFriendRefAddId(builder *flatbuffers.Builder, id flatbuffers.UOffsetT) {
+	builder.PrependUOffsetTSlot(0, flatbuffers.UOffsetT(id), 0)
+}
+func RobotFriendRefAddDisplayName(builder *flatbuffers.Builder, displayName flatbuffers.UOffsetT) {
+	builder.PrependUOffsetTSlot(1, flatbuffers.UOffsetT(displayName), 0)
+}
+func RobotFriendRefAddGameId(builder *flatbuffers.Builder, gameId flatbuffers.UOffsetT) {
+	builder.PrependUOffsetTSlot(2, flatbuffers.UOffsetT(gameId), 0)
+}
+func RobotFriendRefAddSeat(builder *flatbuffers.Builder, seat int32) {
+	builder.PrependInt32Slot(3, seat, 0)
+}
+func RobotFriendRefEnd(builder *flatbuffers.Builder) flatbuffers.UOffsetT {
+	return builder.EndObject()
+}

ui/src/app.css

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
     --board-bg: #2a3330;
     --cell-bg: #222a27;
     --cell-line: #56655c;
-    --tile-bg: #d9c79a;
+    --tile-bg: #cdba88;
     --tile-edge: #b6a473;
     --tile-text: #20190d;
     --tile-pending: #d8b75e;

ui/src/game/Game.svelte

@@ -932,6 +932,10 @@
   // re-send and disable the 🤝).
   let friends = $state(new Set<string>());
   let requested = $state(new Set<string>());
+  // `requestedRobotSeats` are the seat indices of disguised-robot opponents already requested in
+  // THIS game: a robot request is recorded per game+seat (never the shared robot account), so the
+  // 🤝 disables for just this seat and never leaks across the requester's other games.
+  let requestedRobotSeats = $state(new Set<number>());
   // `blocked` are the opponents the viewer has blocked: their 🤝 and ✖️ controls disappear and
   // their name is struck. Derived from the server so it is correct across reloads and live-updates
   // on a user_blocked / user_unblocked event. `blockedRobotSeats` are the seat indices of blocked
@@ -952,7 +956,8 @@
     try {
       const [fl, out] = await Promise.all([gateway.friendsList(), gateway.friendsOutgoing()]);
       friends = new Set(fl.map((f) => f.accountId));
-      requested = new Set(out.map((f) => f.accountId));
+      requested = new Set(out.requests.map((f) => f.accountId));
+      requestedRobotSeats = new Set(out.robots.filter((r) => r.gameId === id).map((r) => r.seat));
     } catch {
       /* best-effort */
     }
@@ -981,14 +986,17 @@
   // caption update the instant the confirm fires) and roll back to the prior state if the command
   // fails to reach the server. The confirming user_blocked / user_added event then just reconciles
   // the same state in place (no flicker).
-  async function addFriend(accountId: string) {
-    const had = requested.has(accountId);
-    requested = new Set([...requested, accountId]);
+  async function addFriend(s: { accountId: string; seat: number }) {
+    // Optimistically mark this seat requested (disables the 🤝 for both a human and a disguised
+    // robot until the server confirms). The request carries the game id so a robot opponent is
+    // recorded as a per-game request pinned to this seat, not against the shared robot account.
+    const hadSeat = requestedRobotSeats.has(s.seat);
+    requestedRobotSeats = new Set([...requestedRobotSeats, s.seat]);
     try {
-      await gateway.friendRequest(accountId);
+      await gateway.friendRequest(s.accountId, id);
       showToast(t('friends.requestSent'));
     } catch (e) {
-      if (!had) requested = new Set([...requested].filter((id) => id !== accountId));
+      if (!hadSeat) requestedRobotSeats = new Set([...requestedRobotSeats].filter((x) => x !== s.seat));
       handleError(e);
     }
   }
@@ -1118,9 +1126,9 @@
             <span class="addfriend">
               <TapConfirm
                 label={t('friends.addFromGame')}
-                disabled={requested.has(s.accountId)}
+                disabled={requested.has(s.accountId) || requestedRobotSeats.has(s.seat)}
                 onConfirming={(v) => (addConfirm[s.seat] = v)}
-                onconfirm={() => addFriend(s.accountId)}
+                onconfirm={() => addFriend(s)}
               >
                 <span class="fico">🤝</span>
               </TapConfirm>

ui/src/gen/fbs/scrabblefb.ts

@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ export { Profile } from './scrabblefb/profile.js';
 export { RedeemCodeRequest } from './scrabblefb/redeem-code-request.js';
 export { RedeemResult } from './scrabblefb/redeem-result.js';
 export { RobotBlockRef } from './scrabblefb/robot-block-ref.js';
+export { RobotFriendRef } from './scrabblefb/robot-friend-ref.js';
 export { SeatView } from './scrabblefb/seat-view.js';
 export { Session } from './scrabblefb/session.js';
 export { StateRequest } from './scrabblefb/state-request.js';

ui/src/gen/fbs/scrabblefb/outgoing-request-list.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import * as flatbuffers from 'flatbuffers';
 
 import { AccountRef } from '../scrabblefb/account-ref.js';
+import { RobotFriendRef } from '../scrabblefb/robot-friend-ref.js';
 
 
 export class OutgoingRequestList {
@@ -33,8 +34,18 @@ requestsLength():number {
   return offset ? this.bb!.__vector_len(this.bb_pos + offset) : 0;
 }
 
+robots(index: number, obj?:RobotFriendRef):RobotFriendRef|null {
+  const offset = this.bb!.__offset(this.bb_pos, 6);
+  return offset ? (obj || new RobotFriendRef()).__init(this.bb!.__indirect(this.bb!.__vector(this.bb_pos + offset) + index * 4), this.bb!) : null;
+}
+
+robotsLength():number {
+  const offset = this.bb!.__offset(this.bb_pos, 6);
+  return offset ? this.bb!.__vector_len(this.bb_pos + offset) : 0;
+}
+
 static startOutgoingRequestList(builder:flatbuffers.Builder) {
-  builder.startObject(1);
+  builder.startObject(2);
 }
 
 static addRequests(builder:flatbuffers.Builder, requestsOffset:flatbuffers.Offset) {
@@ -53,14 +64,31 @@ static startRequestsVector(builder:flatbuffers.Builder, numElems:number) {
   builder.startVector(4, numElems, 4);
 }
 
+static addRobots(builder:flatbuffers.Builder, robotsOffset:flatbuffers.Offset) {
+  builder.addFieldOffset(1, robotsOffset, 0);
+}
+
+static createRobotsVector(builder:flatbuffers.Builder, data:flatbuffers.Offset[]):flatbuffers.Offset {
+  builder.startVector(4, data.length, 4);
+  for (let i = data.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+    builder.addOffset(data[i]!);
+  }
+  return builder.endVector();
+}
+
+static startRobotsVector(builder:flatbuffers.Builder, numElems:number) {
+  builder.startVector(4, numElems, 4);
+}
+
 static endOutgoingRequestList(builder:flatbuffers.Builder):flatbuffers.Offset {
   const offset = builder.endObject();
   return offset;
 }
 
-static createOutgoingRequestList(builder:flatbuffers.Builder, requestsOffset:flatbuffers.Offset):flatbuffers.Offset {
+static createOutgoingRequestList(builder:flatbuffers.Builder, requestsOffset:flatbuffers.Offset, robotsOffset:flatbuffers.Offset):flatbuffers.Offset {
   OutgoingRequestList.startOutgoingRequestList(builder);
   OutgoingRequestList.addRequests(builder, requestsOffset);
+  OutgoingRequestList.addRobots(builder, robotsOffset);
   return OutgoingRequestList.endOutgoingRequestList(builder);
 }
 }

ui/src/gen/fbs/scrabblefb/robot-friend-ref.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+// automatically generated by the FlatBuffers compiler, do not modify
+
+import * as flatbuffers from 'flatbuffers';
+
+export class RobotFriendRef {
+  bb: flatbuffers.ByteBuffer|null = null;
+  bb_pos = 0;
+  __init(i:number, bb:flatbuffers.ByteBuffer):RobotFriendRef {
+  this.bb_pos = i;
+  this.bb = bb;
+  return this;
+}
+
+static getRootAsRobotFriendRef(bb:flatbuffers.ByteBuffer, obj?:RobotFriendRef):RobotFriendRef {
+  return (obj || new RobotFriendRef()).__init(bb.readInt32(bb.position()) + bb.position(), bb);
+}
+
+static getSizePrefixedRootAsRobotFriendRef(bb:flatbuffers.ByteBuffer, obj?:RobotFriendRef):RobotFriendRef {
+  bb.setPosition(bb.position() + flatbuffers.SIZE_PREFIX_LENGTH);
+  return (obj || new RobotFriendRef()).__init(bb.readInt32(bb.position()) + bb.position(), bb);
+}
+
+id():string|null
+id(optionalEncoding:flatbuffers.Encoding):string|Uint8Array|null
+id(optionalEncoding?:any):string|Uint8Array|null {
+  const offset = this.bb!.__offset(this.bb_pos, 4);
+  return offset ? this.bb!.__string(this.bb_pos + offset, optionalEncoding) : null;
+}
+
+displayName():string|null
+displayName(optionalEncoding:flatbuffers.Encoding):string|Uint8Array|null
+displayName(optionalEncoding?:any):string|Uint8Array|null {
+  const offset = this.bb!.__offset(this.bb_pos, 6);
+  return offset ? this.bb!.__string(this.bb_pos + offset, optionalEncoding) : null;
+}
+
+gameId():string|null
+gameId(optionalEncoding:flatbuffers.Encoding):string|Uint8Array|null
+gameId(optionalEncoding?:any):string|Uint8Array|null {
+  const offset = this.bb!.__offset(this.bb_pos, 8);
+  return offset ? this.bb!.__string(this.bb_pos + offset, optionalEncoding) : null;
+}
+
+seat():number {
+  const offset = this.bb!.__offset(this.bb_pos, 10);
+  return offset ? this.bb!.readInt32(this.bb_pos + offset) : 0;
+}
+
+static startRobotFriendRef(builder:flatbuffers.Builder) {
+  builder.startObject(4);
+}
+
+static addId(builder:flatbuffers.Builder, idOffset:flatbuffers.Offset) {
+  builder.addFieldOffset(0, idOffset, 0);
+}
+
+static addDisplayName(builder:flatbuffers.Builder, displayNameOffset:flatbuffers.Offset) {
+  builder.addFieldOffset(1, displayNameOffset, 0);
+}
+
+static addGameId(builder:flatbuffers.Builder, gameIdOffset:flatbuffers.Offset) {
+  builder.addFieldOffset(2, gameIdOffset, 0);
+}
+
+static addSeat(builder:flatbuffers.Builder, seat:number) {
+  builder.addFieldInt32(3, seat, 0);
+}
+
+static endRobotFriendRef(builder:flatbuffers.Builder):flatbuffers.Offset {
+  const offset = builder.endObject();
+  return offset;
+}
+
+static createRobotFriendRef(builder:flatbuffers.Builder, idOffset:flatbuffers.Offset, displayNameOffset:flatbuffers.Offset, gameIdOffset:flatbuffers.Offset, seat:number):flatbuffers.Offset {
+  RobotFriendRef.startRobotFriendRef(builder);
+  RobotFriendRef.addId(builder, idOffset);
+  RobotFriendRef.addDisplayName(builder, displayNameOffset);
+  RobotFriendRef.addGameId(builder, gameIdOffset);
+  RobotFriendRef.addSeat(builder, seat);
+  return RobotFriendRef.endRobotFriendRef(builder);
+}
+}

ui/src/lib/client.ts

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import type {
   LinkResult,
   MatchResult,
   MoveResult,
+  OutgoingList,
   Profile,
   ProfileUpdate,
   PushEvent,
@@ -118,9 +119,12 @@ export interface GatewayClient {
   // --- friends ---
   friendsList(): Promise<AccountRef[]>;
   friendsIncoming(): Promise<AccountRef[]>;
-  /** Addressees the caller has already requested (pending or declined); cannot re-request. */
-  friendsOutgoing(): Promise<AccountRef[]>;
-  friendRequest(accountId: string): Promise<void>;
+  /** Addressees the caller has already requested (pending or declined; cannot re-request),
+   *  plus the per-game disguised-robot requests that keep the in-game 🤝 disabled by seat. */
+  friendsOutgoing(): Promise<OutgoingList>;
+  /** Send a friend request. A non-empty gameId marks an in-game request, so a disguised-robot
+   *  opponent is recorded as a per-game request rather than against the shared robot account. */
+  friendRequest(accountId: string, gameId?: string): Promise<void>;
   friendRespond(requesterId: string, accept: boolean): Promise<void>;
   friendCancel(accountId: string): Promise<void>;
   unfriend(accountId: string): Promise<void>;

ui/src/lib/codec.test.ts

@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ describe('codec', () => {
     expect(gl.atGameLimit).toBe(true);
   });
 
-  it('decodes an OutgoingRequestList of account refs', () => {
+  it('decodes an OutgoingRequestList of account refs plus per-game robot requests', () => {
     const b = new Builder(128);
     const id = b.createString('o-1');
     const dn = b.createString('Pat');
@@ -264,11 +264,20 @@ describe('codec', () => {
     fb.AccountRef.addAccountId(b, id);
     fb.AccountRef.addDisplayName(b, dn);
     const ref = fb.AccountRef.endAccountRef(b);
-    const vec = fb.OutgoingRequestList.createRequestsVector(b, [ref]);
+    const reqVec = fb.OutgoingRequestList.createRequestsVector(b, [ref]);
+    const rid = b.createString('r-1');
+    const rdn = b.createString('Robbie');
+    const rgid = b.createString('g-1');
+    const robot = fb.RobotFriendRef.createRobotFriendRef(b, rid, rdn, rgid, 1);
+    const robVec = fb.OutgoingRequestList.createRobotsVector(b, [robot]);
     fb.OutgoingRequestList.startOutgoingRequestList(b);
-    fb.OutgoingRequestList.addRequests(b, vec);
+    fb.OutgoingRequestList.addRequests(b, reqVec);
+    fb.OutgoingRequestList.addRobots(b, robVec);
     b.finish(fb.OutgoingRequestList.endOutgoingRequestList(b));
-    expect(decodeOutgoingList(b.asUint8Array())).toEqual([{ accountId: 'o-1', displayName: 'Pat' }]);
+    expect(decodeOutgoingList(b.asUint8Array())).toEqual({
+      requests: [{ accountId: 'o-1', displayName: 'Pat' }],
+      robots: [{ id: 'r-1', displayName: 'Robbie', gameId: 'g-1', seat: 1 }],
+    });
   });
 
   it('encodes a TargetRequest', () => {

ui/src/lib/codec.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ import type { PlacedTile } from './client';
 import type {
   AccountRef,
   BlockList,
+  OutgoingList,
   RobotBlockEntry,
+  RobotFriendRequestEntry,
   Banner,
   BannerCampaign,
   BestMove,
@@ -719,14 +721,25 @@ export function decodeIncomingList(buf: Uint8Array): AccountRef[] {
   return out;
 }
 
-export function decodeOutgoingList(buf: Uint8Array): AccountRef[] {
+export function decodeOutgoingList(buf: Uint8Array): OutgoingList {
   const l = fb.OutgoingRequestList.getRootAsOutgoingRequestList(new ByteBuffer(buf));
-  const out: AccountRef[] = [];
+  const requests: AccountRef[] = [];
   for (let i = 0; i < l.requestsLength(); i++) {
     const r = l.requests(i);
-    if (r) out.push(decodeAccountRef(r));
+    if (r) requests.push(decodeAccountRef(r));
   }
-  return out;
+  const robots: RobotFriendRequestEntry[] = [];
+  for (let i = 0; i < l.robotsLength(); i++) {
+    const r = l.robots(i);
+    if (r)
+      robots.push({
+        id: r.id() ?? '',
+        displayName: r.displayName() ?? '',
+        gameId: r.gameId() ?? '',
+        seat: r.seat(),
+      });
+  }
+  return { requests, robots };
 }
 
 export function decodeBlockList(buf: Uint8Array): BlockList {

ui/src/lib/lobbysort.test.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
-import { gamePhase, groupGames, isMyTurn, shouldBlink } from './lobbysort';
+import { gamePhase, groupGames, isMyTurn, orderedSeats, scoreStanding, shouldBlink } from './lobbysort';
 import type { GameView, Seat } from './model';
 
 const ME = 'me';
@@ -118,6 +118,59 @@ describe('gamePhase', () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe('scoreStanding', () => {
+  const withScores = (status: GameView['status'], myScore: number, oppScore: number): GameView => ({
+    ...game('g', status, 0, 0),
+    seats: [
+      { ...seat(0, ME), score: myScore },
+      { ...seat(1, 'opp'), score: oppScore },
+    ],
+  });
+
+  it('greens a leading or tied active game, reds a losing one', () => {
+    expect(scoreStanding(withScores('active', 30, 10), ME)).toBe('win');
+    expect(scoreStanding(withScores('active', 10, 10), ME)).toBe('win'); // a tie counts as green
+    expect(scoreStanding(withScores('active', 5, 10), ME)).toBe('lose');
+  });
+
+  it('is null for any non-active game (open or finished)', () => {
+    expect(scoreStanding(withScores('finished', 30, 10), ME)).toBeNull();
+    expect(scoreStanding(withScores('open', 0, 0), ME)).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('is null when the viewer is not seated or has no opponent', () => {
+    expect(scoreStanding(withScores('active', 30, 10), 'stranger')).toBeNull();
+    const solo: GameView = { ...game('g', 'active', 0, 0), seats: [{ ...seat(0, ME), score: 9 }] };
+    expect(scoreStanding(solo, ME)).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('compares against the strongest opponent in a multiplayer game', () => {
+    const g3: GameView = {
+      ...game('g', 'active', 0, 0),
+      players: 3,
+      seats: [
+        { ...seat(0, ME), score: 40 },
+        { ...seat(1, 'a'), score: 35 },
+        { ...seat(2, 'b'), score: 50 }, // b is ahead -> losing
+      ],
+    };
+    expect(scoreStanding(g3, ME)).toBe('lose');
+  });
+});
+
+describe('orderedSeats', () => {
+  it('returns seats in seat-number order without mutating the source', () => {
+    const g: GameView = {
+      ...game('g', 'active', 0, 0),
+      seats: [seat(2, 'c'), seat(0, ME), seat(1, 'b')],
+    };
+    const src = g.seats;
+    expect(orderedSeats(g).map((s) => s.seat)).toEqual([0, 1, 2]);
+    expect(g.seats).toBe(src); // the source array is left untouched
+    expect(g.seats.map((s) => s.seat)).toEqual([2, 0, 1]);
+  });
+});
+
 describe('shouldBlink', () => {
   it('blinks on a transition into mine or finished', () => {
     expect(shouldBlink('theirs', 'mine')).toBe(true);

ui/src/lib/lobbysort.ts

@@ -12,6 +12,29 @@ export function isMyTurn(game: GameView, myId: string): boolean {
   return (game.status === 'active' || game.status === 'open') && !!me && game.toMove === me.seat;
 }
 
+/**
+ * scoreStanding colours the viewer's own score on an in-progress game: 'win' when leading or
+ * tied (green), 'lose' when trailing (red). It is null for any game that is not active (open or
+ * finished — finished games show the result emoji instead) or where myId is not seated against
+ * an opponent, so the lobby leaves those numbers in the muted default.
+ */
+export function scoreStanding(game: GameView, myId: string): 'win' | 'lose' | null {
+  if (game.status !== 'active') return null;
+  const me = game.seats.find((s) => s.accountId === myId);
+  if (!me) return null;
+  const others = game.seats.filter((s) => s.accountId && s.accountId !== myId).map((s) => s.score);
+  if (!others.length) return null;
+  return me.score >= Math.max(...others) ? 'win' : 'lose';
+}
+
+/**
+ * orderedSeats returns a game's seats in seat-number order (matching the over-the-board
+ * scoreboard), without mutating the source array.
+ */
+export function orderedSeats(game: GameView): GameView['seats'] {
+  return [...game.seats].sort((a, b) => a.seat - b.seat);
+}
+
 /** LobbyPhase is a game's lobby bucket — which of the three card sections it currently sits in. */
 export type LobbyPhase = 'mine' | 'theirs' | 'finished';
 

ui/src/lib/mock/client.ts

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import type {
   LinkResult,
   MatchResult,
   MoveResult,
+  OutgoingList,
   Profile,
   ProfileUpdate,
   PushEvent,
@@ -527,10 +528,11 @@ export class MockGateway implements GatewayClient {
   async friendsIncoming(): Promise<AccountRef[]> {
     return this.incoming.map((f) => ({ ...f }));
   }
-  async friendsOutgoing(): Promise<AccountRef[]> {
-    return this.outgoing.map((f) => ({ ...f }));
+  async friendsOutgoing(): Promise<OutgoingList> {
+    // The mock models human outgoing requests only (no disguised robots); robots stays empty.
+    return { requests: this.outgoing.map((f) => ({ ...f })), robots: [] };
   }
-  async friendRequest(accountId: string): Promise<void> {
+  async friendRequest(accountId: string, _gameId?: string): Promise<void> {
     // The real backend requires a shared game; the mock records the outgoing request so
     // the game's "add to friends" item reads as sent across reloads.
     if (!this.outgoing.some((o) => o.accountId === accountId)) {

ui/src/lib/model.ts

@@ -225,6 +225,23 @@ export interface BlockList {
   robots: RobotBlockEntry[];
 }
 
+// RobotFriendRequestEntry is one per-game friend request to a disguised-robot opponent: a
+// per-game record (not a real account) carrying the game name the player saw and the
+// game/seat it was sent in, so the in-game card can re-mark that seat as already requested.
+export interface RobotFriendRequestEntry {
+  id: string;
+  displayName: string;
+  gameId: string;
+  seat: number;
+}
+
+// OutgoingList is the caller's outgoing friend requests: human addressees already requested
+// (pending or declined) plus the per-game disguised-robot requests.
+export interface OutgoingList {
+  requests: AccountRef[];
+  robots: RobotFriendRequestEntry[];
+}
+
 /** A freshly issued one-time friend code (the plaintext is returned once). */
 export interface FriendCode {
   code: string;

ui/src/lib/transport.ts

@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ export function createTransport(baseUrl: string): GatewayClient {
     async friendsOutgoing() {
       return codec.decodeOutgoingList(await exec('friends.outgoing', codec.empty()));
     },
-    async friendRequest(accountId) {
-      await exec('friends.request', codec.encodeTarget(accountId));
+    async friendRequest(accountId, gameId) {
+      await exec('friends.request', codec.encodeTarget(accountId, gameId));
     },
     async friendRespond(requesterId, accept) {
       await exec('friends.respond', codec.encodeFriendRespond(requesterId, accept));

ui/src/screens/Lobby.svelte

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   import { badgeKind } from '../lib/unread';
   import { getLobby, setLobby } from '../lib/lobbycache';
   import { preloadGames } from '../lib/preload';
-  import { gamePhase, groupGames, shouldBlink, type LobbyPhase } from '../lib/lobbysort';
+  import { gamePhase, groupGames, orderedSeats, scoreStanding, shouldBlink, type LobbyPhase } from '../lib/lobbysort';
   import type { AccountRef, GameView, Invitation } from '../lib/model';
 
   let games = $state<GameView[]>([]);
@@ -130,11 +130,6 @@
       .map((s) => s.displayName)
       .join(', ');
   }
-  function scoreline(g: GameView): string {
-    const me = g.seats.find((s) => s.accountId === myId);
-    const opp = g.seats.filter((s) => s.accountId !== myId).map((s) => s.score);
-    return `${me?.score ?? 0} : ${opp.join(', ')}`;
-  }
 
   // Hiding a finished game. The delete action sits behind each finished row and is
   // revealed by swiping the row left (touch) or tapping its kebab (any pointer); the action is
@@ -271,7 +266,14 @@
                         <span class="who-name">{opponents(g) || '—'}</span>
                         {#if badge}<span class="unread-dot" class:nudge={badge === 'nudge'}></span>{/if}
                       </span>
-                      <span class="sub">{scoreline(g)}</span>
+                      <span class="sub scoreline"
+                        >{#each orderedSeats(g) as s, i (s.seat)}{#if i > 0}<span class="sep"> : </span
+                          >{/if}<span
+                            class="num"
+                            class:win={s.accountId === myId && scoreStanding(g, myId) === 'win'}
+                            class:lose={s.accountId === myId && scoreStanding(g, myId) === 'lose'}>{s.score}</span
+                          >{/each}</span
+                      >
                     </span>
                     <!-- Re-key on the per-card blink nonce so a repeat blink restarts the fade. -->
                     {#key blinkNonce.get(g.id) ?? 0}
@@ -476,6 +478,14 @@
     font-size: 0.85rem;
     color: var(--text-muted);
   }
+  /* The viewer's own number on an in-progress game: green when leading or tied, red when
+     losing. Other numbers and the separators keep the muted .sub colour; no bold. */
+  .num.win {
+    color: var(--ok);
+  }
+  .num.lose {
+    color: var(--danger);
+  }
   .emoji {
     font-size: 1.35rem;
     line-height: 1;

ui/src/screens/Stats.svelte

@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@
           <div class="rows">
             {#each bestMoves as bm (bm.variant)}
               <span class="variant">{t(variantNameKey(bm.variant))}</span>
-              <span class="wordcell"><WordTiles word={bm.word} /></span>
               <span class="score">{bm.score}</span>
+              <span class="wordcell"><WordTiles word={bm.word} /></span>
             {/each}
           </div>
         </div>
@@ -115,23 +115,30 @@
     margin-top: 12px;
     gap: 12px;
   }
-  /* One grid for all rows so columns align across them: variant on the left, the word
-     tiles right-aligned to a shared edge, the score right-aligned in its own column. */
+  /* Two lines per variant: the variant label on its own line, then the score and the word
+     tiles below it. One shared grid so the score column aligns across all rows — the score
+     right-aligned in its column, the word left-aligned. */
   .rows {
     display: grid;
-    /* minmax(0, 1fr) lets the word column shrink below its tiles' intrinsic width on a
-       narrow screen (the cell then scrolls) instead of overlapping the variant label. */
-    grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
+    /* score column (sized to the widest score) then the word; minmax(0, 1fr) lets the word
+       shrink below its tiles' intrinsic width on a narrow screen (the cell then scrolls). */
+    grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr);
     align-items: center;
-    row-gap: 12px;
+    row-gap: 4px;
     column-gap: 8px;
   }
   .variant {
+    grid-column: 1 / -1;
     color: var(--text-muted);
     font-size: 0.95rem;
   }
+  /* Extra space above each variant after the first, separating the variant blocks while the
+     variant-to-score gap stays tight (row-gap). */
+  .variant:not(:first-child) {
+    margin-top: 10px;
+  }
   .wordcell {
-    justify-self: end;
+    justify-self: start;
     min-width: 0;
     overflow-x: auto;
   }