diff --git a/src/components/GameTable.tsx b/src/components/GameTable.tsx
index 846df64..d4f2bf6 100644
--- a/src/components/GameTable.tsx
+++ b/src/components/GameTable.tsx
@@ -577,14 +577,23 @@ function PlayerHand({ legalIds }: { legalIds: Set<string> }) {
               transition={{ type: "spring", stiffness: 280, damping: 28, delay: i * 0.012 }}
               whileHover={playable ? { y: lift - 26, scale: 1.08, zIndex: 50 } : {}}
               whileTap={playable ? { scale: 1.05 } : {}}
+              // Drag a playable card up toward the board center to play it (tap also works).
+              drag={playable}
+              dragSnapToOrigin
+              dragElastic={0.6}
+              dragMomentum={false}
+              whileDrag={{ scale: 1.12, rotate: 0, zIndex: 60, cursor: "grabbing" }}
+              onDragEnd={(_e, info) => {
+                if (playable && info.offset.y < -90) playHuman(card);
+              }}
               onClick={() => playable && playHuman(card)}
               disabled={!playable}
               data-card={card.id}
               data-playable={playable ? "1" : "0"}
-              style={{ marginInlineStart: i === 0 ? 0 : overlap }}
+              style={{ marginInlineStart: i === 0 ? 0 : overlap, touchAction: "none" }}
               className={cn(
                 "origin-bottom shrink-0 relative",
-                playable ? "cursor-pointer z-30" : "cursor-default",
+                playable ? "cursor-grab z-30" : "cursor-default",
                 playable && "card-playable"
               )}
             >