diff --git a/src/components/GameTable.tsx b/src/components/GameTable.tsx
index f8b6526..6d8c5c4 100644
--- a/src/components/GameTable.tsx
+++ b/src/components/GameTable.tsx
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ export function GameTable({
   const muted = !sfx && !music;
 
   const exit = onExit ?? reset;
+  const vw = useViewportWidth();
+  // Pull the played-card pile inward on narrow screens so it clears the side stacks.
+  const trickScale = vw < 360 ? 0.5 : vw < 460 ? 0.64 : 1;
   const { phase, players, hakem, trump, turn, currentTrick } = game;
 
   const legalIds = new Set(
@@ -149,12 +152,12 @@ export function GameTable({
           <SeatAvatar seat={3} className="absolute top-1/2 left-3 -translate-y-1/2" />
 
           {/* opponents' face-down hands */}
-          <OpponentHand seat={2} className="absolute top-20 left-1/2 -translate-x-1/2" horizontal />
-          <OpponentHand seat={1} className="absolute top-1/2 right-16 -translate-y-1/2" />
-          <OpponentHand seat={3} className="absolute top-1/2 left-16 -translate-y-1/2" />
+          <OpponentHand seat={2} className="absolute top-16 sm:top-20 left-1/2 -translate-x-1/2" horizontal />
+          <OpponentHand seat={1} className="absolute top-1/2 right-14 sm:right-16 -translate-y-1/2" />
+          <OpponentHand seat={3} className="absolute top-1/2 left-14 sm:left-16 -translate-y-1/2" />
 
-          {/* center trick area */}
-          <TrickArea trick={currentTrick} winner={game.lastTrickWinner} phase={phase} />
+          {/* center trick area (offsets scale down on narrow screens) */}
+          <TrickArea trick={currentTrick} winner={game.lastTrickWinner} phase={phase} scale={trickScale} />
         </div>
       </div>
 
@@ -273,7 +276,7 @@ function SeatAvatar({ seat, className }: { seat: Seat; className?: string }) {
   const name = sp?.name ?? player.name;
 
   return (
-    <div className={cn("flex flex-col items-center gap-1", className)}>
+    <div className={cn("z-20 flex flex-col items-center gap-1", className)}>
       <motion.div
         animate={
           active
@@ -354,10 +357,12 @@ function TrickArea({
   trick,
   winner,
   phase,
+  scale = 1,
 }: {
   trick: { seat: Seat; card: Card }[];
   winner: Seat | null;
   phase: string;
+  scale?: number;
 }) {
   const { front } = useCardSkins();
   return (
@@ -365,7 +370,7 @@ function TrickArea({
       <div className="relative size-1 ">
         <AnimatePresence>
           {trick.map((pc) => {
-            const off = TRICK_OFFSET[pc.seat];
+            const off = { x: TRICK_OFFSET[pc.seat].x * scale, y: TRICK_OFFSET[pc.seat].y * scale };
             const enter = TRICK_ENTER[pc.seat];
             const isWinner =
               phase === "trick-complete" && winner === pc.seat;
diff --git a/src/components/screens/LeaderboardScreen.tsx b/src/components/screens/LeaderboardScreen.tsx
index 352405c..8f7507f 100644
--- a/src/components/screens/LeaderboardScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/components/screens/LeaderboardScreen.tsx
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 import { useEffect } from "react";
 import { ScreenHeader, ScreenShell } from "@/components/online/ScreenHeader";
 import { RankBadge } from "@/components/online/RankBadge";
+import { Avatar } from "@/components/online/Avatar";
 import { useOnlineStore } from "@/lib/online-store";
 import { useI18n } from "@/lib/i18n";
-import { avatarEmoji } from "@/lib/online/types";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/cn";
 
 const MEDALS: Record<number, string> = { 1: "🥇", 2: "🥈", 3: "🥉" };
@@ -27,25 +27,45 @@ export function LeaderboardScreen() {
           <div
             key={e.id}
             className={cn(
-              "rounded-xl p-2.5 flex items-center gap-3 border",
+              "rounded-xl p-2.5 flex items-center gap-2.5 border",
               e.isYou
                 ? "bg-gold-500/15 border-gold-500/50"
                 : "glass border-transparent"
             )}
           >
-            <span className="w-7 text-center font-black text-cream/70 tabular-nums">
+            <span className="w-6 text-center font-black text-cream/70 tabular-nums shrink-0">
               {MEDALS[e.rank] ?? e.rank}
             </span>
-            <span className="text-2xl">{avatarEmoji(e.avatar)}</span>
+
+            {/* avatar with a level ring badge */}
+            <div className="relative shrink-0">
+              <div className="size-10 rounded-xl bg-navy-900 gold-border flex items-center justify-center overflow-hidden">
+                <Avatar id={e.avatar} image={e.avatarImage} size={e.avatarImage ? 40 : 26} />
+              </div>
+              <span className="absolute -bottom-1.5 left-1/2 -translate-x-1/2 rounded-full bg-navy-950 gold-border px-1.5 text-[9px] font-black text-gold-300 leading-tight">
+                {e.level}
+              </span>
+            </div>
+
             <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
               <div className="text-sm font-semibold text-cream truncate">
                 {e.displayName}
                 {e.isYou && <span className="text-gold-300"> ({t("seat.you")})</span>}
               </div>
-              <div className="text-[10px] text-cream/45">
-                {t("common.level")} {e.level}
+              {/* progress to next level */}
+              <div className="mt-1 flex items-center gap-1.5">
+                <div className="h-1.5 flex-1 rounded-full bg-navy-900 overflow-hidden">
+                  <div
+                    className="h-full bg-gradient-to-r from-gold-500 to-gold-300"
+                    style={{ width: `${Math.round(Math.min(1, Math.max(0, e.levelProgress)) * 100)}%` }}
+                  />
+                </div>
+                <span className="text-[9px] text-cream/40 tabular-nums shrink-0">
+                  {t("common.level")} {e.level + 1}
+                </span>
               </div>
             </div>
+
             <RankBadge rating={e.rating} showRating />
           </div>
         ))}
diff --git a/src/lib/online/mock-service.ts b/src/lib/online/mock-service.ts
index 4a05338..32ff87b 100644
--- a/src/lib/online/mock-service.ts
+++ b/src/lib/online/mock-service.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   STICKER_PACKS,
   applyMatchResult,
   dailyRewardFor,
+  xpNeededForLevel,
 } from "./gamification";
 import {
   CreateRoomOptions,
@@ -820,14 +821,17 @@ export class MockOnlineService implements OnlineService {
       avatar: pick(AVATARS).id,
       level: randInt(5, 60),
       rating: randInt(1000, 2200),
+      levelProgress: Math.random(),
       isYou: false,
     }));
     const you = {
       id: p.id,
       displayName: p.displayName,
       avatar: p.avatar,
+      avatarImage: p.avatarImage,
       level: p.level,
       rating: p.rating,
+      levelProgress: Math.min(1, p.xp / xpNeededForLevel(p.level)),
       isYou: true,
     };
     const all = [...others, you].sort((a, b) => b.rating - a.rating);
diff --git a/src/lib/online/types.ts b/src/lib/online/types.ts
index 67f7e9e..700e3a8 100644
--- a/src/lib/online/types.ts
+++ b/src/lib/online/types.ts
@@ -364,8 +364,11 @@ export interface LeaderboardEntry {
   id: string;
   displayName: string;
   avatar: string;
+  avatarImage?: string; // custom uploaded photo (overrides avatar)
   level: number;
   rating: number;
+  /** progress 0..1 toward the next level (for the XP bar) */
+  levelProgress: number;
   isYou: boolean;
 }