diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/play/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/play/+page.svelte
index b588201..71c4ea1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/play/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/play/+page.svelte
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
   import { goto, afterNavigate } from '$app/navigation';
   import { page } from '$app/stores';
   import { getJSON } from '$lib/api.js';
+  import { pushGameState } from '$lib/gamesync.js';
+  import { auth } from '$lib/auth.svelte.js';
   import WordGame from '$lib/components/WordGame.svelte';
   import WordSearchGame from '$lib/components/WordSearchGame.svelte';
 
@@ -50,6 +52,29 @@
     return Math.floor(s / 60) + ':' + String(s % 60).padStart(2, '0');
   }
 
+  // The hub itself reconciles every game with the server (signed-in), so cards
+  // show cross-device status WITHOUT having to open each game first, and this
+  // device's local progress gets uploaded even for games it hasn't reopened.
+  async function syncOne(g, v, key) {
+    let local = null;
+    try { local = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(key) || 'null'); } catch { /* ignore */ }
+    const merged = await pushGameState(g, v, date, local || {});
+    if (!merged) return;
+    if (g === 'wordsearch') merged.status = merged.ms ? 'done' : 'playing'; // card reads .status
+    try { localStorage.setItem(key, JSON.stringify(merged)); } catch { /* ignore */ }
+  }
+  async function syncAllGames() {
+    if (!auth.user || !date) return;
+    await Promise.allSettled([
+      syncOne('word', '5', `goodnews:word:5:${date}`),
+      syncOne('word', '6', `goodnews:word:6:${date}`),
+      syncOne('wordsearch', 'small', `goodnews:wordsearch:small:${date}`),
+      syncOne('wordsearch', 'med', `goodnews:wordsearch:med:${date}`),
+      syncOne('wordsearch', 'large', `goodnews:wordsearch:large:${date}`),
+    ]);
+    refreshStatus();
+  }
+
   // Hub card one-liners
   function wordLabel() {
     const a = wordStatus['5'], b = wordStatus['6'];
@@ -123,6 +148,7 @@
     try { date = (await getJSON('/api/puzzle/word?variant=5')).date; } catch { /* offline */ }
     try { wsTheme = (await getJSON('/api/puzzle/wordsearch?variant=med')).theme; } catch { /* offline */ }
     refreshStatus();
+    syncAllGames();   // signed-in: pull cross-device status into the cards + upload local progress
   });
   // Refresh hub/selection statuses whenever we land on a screen (incl. Back).
   afterNavigate(() => refreshStatus());