diff --git a/tests/soak/core/screencaster.ts b/tests/soak/core/screencaster.ts
index 2c3725d..74b0b21 100644
--- a/tests/soak/core/screencaster.ts
+++ b/tests/soak/core/screencaster.ts
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ export class Screencaster {
     await client.send('Page.startScreencast', {
       format: opts.format ?? 'jpeg',
       quality: opts.quality ?? 60,
-      maxWidth: opts.maxWidth ?? 640,
-      maxHeight: opts.maxHeight ?? 360,
+      maxWidth: opts.maxWidth ?? 960,
+      maxHeight: opts.maxHeight ?? 540,
       everyNthFrame: opts.everyNthFrame ?? 2,
     });
     this.logger.info('screencast_started', { sessionKey });
diff --git a/tests/soak/core/session-pool.ts b/tests/soak/core/session-pool.ts
index b4e63c1..78826eb 100644
--- a/tests/soak/core/session-pool.ts
+++ b/tests/soak/core/session-pool.ts
@@ -266,12 +266,49 @@ export class SessionPool {
       const context = await targetBrowser.newContext({
         ...this.opts.contextOptions,
         baseURL: this.opts.targetUrl,
-        ...(useHeaded ? { viewport: { width: 960, height: 900 } } : {}),
+        viewport: useHeaded
+          ? { width: 960, height: 900 }
+          : { width: 960, height: 800 },
       });
       await this.injectAuth(context, account);
       const page = await context.newPage();
       await page.goto(this.opts.targetUrl);
 
+      // Verify the token is valid — if expired, re-login and reload
+      const controlsVisible = await page
+        .waitForSelector('#lobby-game-controls:not(.hidden)', {
+          state: 'attached',
+          timeout: 5000,
+        })
+        .then(() => true)
+        .catch(() => false);
+
+      if (!controlsVisible) {
+        this.opts.logger.warn('token_expired_relogin', { account: account.key });
+        const freshToken = await loginAccount(
+          this.opts.targetUrl,
+          account.username,
+          account.password,
+        );
+        account.token = freshToken;
+        writeCredFile(this.opts.credFile, this.accounts);
+        await context.addInitScript(
+          ({ token, username }) => {
+            window.localStorage.setItem('authToken', token);
+            window.localStorage.setItem(
+              'authUser',
+              JSON.stringify({ id: '', username, role: 'user', email_verified: true }),
+            );
+          },
+          { token: freshToken, username: account.username },
+        );
+        await page.goto(this.opts.targetUrl);
+        await page.waitForSelector('#lobby-game-controls:not(.hidden)', {
+          state: 'attached',
+          timeout: 10000,
+        });
+      }
+
       // Best-effort tile placement. window.moveTo is often a no-op on
       // modern Chromium (especially under Wayland), so we don't rely on
       // it — the viewport sized above is what the user actually sees.
diff --git a/tests/soak/dashboard/dashboard.css b/tests/soak/dashboard/dashboard.css
index 8914eb8..97f10f5 100644
--- a/tests/soak/dashboard/dashboard.css
+++ b/tests/soak/dashboard/dashboard.css
@@ -167,7 +167,9 @@ body {
 }
 #video-frame {
   display: block;
+  width: 960px;
   max-width: 100%;
-  max-height: 70vh;
+  max-height: 80vh;
+  object-fit: contain;
   border: 1px solid var(--border);
 }
diff --git a/tests/soak/scenarios/populate.ts b/tests/soak/scenarios/populate.ts
index bb6dcc4..600638c 100644
--- a/tests/soak/scenarios/populate.ts
+++ b/tests/soak/scenarios/populate.ts
@@ -50,9 +50,15 @@ async function runRoom(
   let completed = 0;
   const errors: ScenarioError[] = [];
 
+  // Send player list for dashboard tiles
+  ctx.dashboard.update(roomId, {
+    players: sessions.map((s) => ({ key: s.key, score: null, isActive: false })),
+  });
+
   for (let gameNum = 0; gameNum < cfg.gamesPerRoom; gameNum++) {
     if (ctx.signal.aborted) break;
     ctx.dashboard.update(roomId, { game: gameNum + 1, totalGames: cfg.gamesPerRoom });
+    ctx.dashboard.log('info', `${roomId}: starting game ${gameNum + 1}/${cfg.gamesPerRoom}`);
     ctx.logger.info('game_start', { room: roomId, game: gameNum + 1 });
 
     const result = await runOneMultiplayerGame(ctx, sessions, {
@@ -66,6 +72,9 @@ async function runRoom(
 
     if (result.completed) {
       completed++;
+      ctx.dashboard.incrementMetric('games_completed');
+      ctx.dashboard.incrementMetric('moves_total', result.turns);
+      ctx.dashboard.log('info', `${roomId}: game ${gameNum + 1} complete — ${result.turns} turns, ${(result.durationMs / 1000).toFixed(1)}s`);
       ctx.logger.info('game_complete', {
         room: roomId,
         game: gameNum + 1,
@@ -73,6 +82,8 @@ async function runRoom(
         durationMs: result.durationMs,
       });
     } else {
+      ctx.dashboard.incrementMetric('errors');
+      ctx.dashboard.log('error', `${roomId}: game ${gameNum + 1} failed — ${result.error}`);
       errors.push({
         room: roomId,
         reason: 'game_failed',
diff --git a/tests/soak/scenarios/shared/multiplayer-game.ts b/tests/soak/scenarios/shared/multiplayer-game.ts
index 187a567..fce50df 100644
--- a/tests/soak/scenarios/shared/multiplayer-game.ts
+++ b/tests/soak/scenarios/shared/multiplayer-game.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,28 @@ export async function runOneMultiplayerGame(
     // After the first game ends each session is parked on the
     // game_over screen, which hides the lobby's Create Room button.
     // goto('/') bounces them back; localStorage-cached auth persists.
-    await Promise.all(sessions.map((s) => s.bot.goto('/')));
+    // We must wait for auth hydration to unhide #lobby-game-controls.
+    await Promise.all(
+      sessions.map(async (s) => {
+        await s.bot.goto('/');
+        try {
+          await s.page.waitForSelector('#create-room-btn', {
+            state: 'visible',
+            timeout: 15000,
+          });
+        } catch {
+          // Auth may have been lost — re-login via the page
+          const html = await s.page.content().catch(() => '');
+          ctx.logger.warn('lobby_not_ready', {
+            session: s.key,
+            hasControls: html.includes('lobby-game-controls'),
+            hasHidden: html.includes('lobby-game-controls" class="hidden"') ||
+              html.includes("lobby-game-controls' class='hidden'"),
+          });
+          throw new Error(`lobby not ready for ${s.key} after goto('/')`);
+        }
+      }),
+    );
 
     // Use a unique coordinator key per game-start so Deferreds don't
     // carry stale room codes from previous games. The coordinator's
@@ -90,12 +111,36 @@ export async function runOneMultiplayerGame(
 
     async function sessionLoop(sessionIdx: number): Promise<void> {
       const session = sessions[sessionIdx];
+      const isHost = sessionIdx === 0;
       while (true) {
         if (ctx.signal.aborted) return;
         if (Date.now() - start > maxDuration) return;
 
         const phase = await session.bot.getGamePhase();
-        if (phase === 'game_over' || phase === 'round_over') return;
+        if (phase === 'game_over') return;
+
+        if (phase === 'round_over') {
+          if (isHost) {
+            await sleep(1500);
+            // The scoresheet modal uses #ss-next-btn; the side panel uses #next-round-btn.
+            // Try both — the visible one gets clicked.
+            const ssBtn = session.page.locator('#ss-next-btn');
+            const sideBtn = session.page.locator('#next-round-btn');
+            const clicked = await ssBtn.click({ timeout: 3000 }).then(() => 'ss').catch(() => null)
+              || await sideBtn.click({ timeout: 3000 }).then(() => 'side').catch(() => null);
+            ctx.logger.info('round_advance', { room: opts.roomId, session: session.key, clicked });
+          } else {
+            await sleep(2000);
+          }
+          // Wait for the next round to actually start (or game_over on last round)
+          for (let i = 0; i < 40; i++) {
+            const p = await session.bot.getGamePhase();
+            if (p === 'game_over' || p === 'playing' || p === 'initial_flip') break;
+            await sleep(500);
+          }
+          ctx.heartbeat(opts.roomId);
+          continue;
+        }
 
         if (await session.bot.isMyTurn()) {
           await session.bot.playTurn();
@@ -104,6 +149,11 @@ export async function runOneMultiplayerGame(
           ctx.dashboard.update(opts.roomId, {
             currentPlayer: session.account.username,
             moves: turnCounts.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0),
+            players: sessions.map((s, j) => ({
+              key: s.key,
+              score: null,
+              isActive: j === sessionIdx,
+            })),
           });
           const thinkMs = randomInt(opts.thinkTimeMs[0], opts.thinkTimeMs[1]);
           await sleep(thinkMs);
@@ -115,8 +165,12 @@ export async function runOneMultiplayerGame(
 
     await Promise.all(sessions.map((_, i) => sessionLoop(i)));
 
+    // Let the server finish processing game completion (stats, DB update)
+    // before we navigate away and kill the WebSocket connections.
+    await sleep(2000);
+
     const totalTurns = turnCounts.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0);
-    ctx.dashboard.update(opts.roomId, { phase: 'round_over' });
+    ctx.dashboard.update(opts.roomId, { phase: 'game_over' });
     return {
       completed: true,
       turns: totalTurns,
diff --git a/tests/soak/scenarios/stress.ts b/tests/soak/scenarios/stress.ts
index c4e713d..932ca17 100644
--- a/tests/soak/scenarios/stress.ts
+++ b/tests/soak/scenarios/stress.ts
@@ -50,10 +50,15 @@ async function runStressRoom(
   let chaosFired = 0;
   const errors: ScenarioError[] = [];
 
+  ctx.dashboard.update(roomId, {
+    players: sessions.map((s) => ({ key: s.key, score: null, isActive: false })),
+  });
+
   for (let gameNum = 0; gameNum < cfg.gamesPerRoom; gameNum++) {
     if (ctx.signal.aborted) break;
 
     ctx.dashboard.update(roomId, { game: gameNum + 1, totalGames: cfg.gamesPerRoom });
+    ctx.dashboard.log('info', `${roomId}: starting game ${gameNum + 1}/${cfg.gamesPerRoom}`);
 
     // Background chaos loop — runs concurrently with the game turn loop.
     // Delay the first tick by 3 seconds so room creation + joiners + game
@@ -90,12 +95,17 @@ async function runStressRoom(
 
     if (result.completed) {
       completed++;
+      ctx.dashboard.incrementMetric('games_completed');
+      ctx.dashboard.incrementMetric('moves_total', result.turns);
+      ctx.dashboard.log('info', `${roomId}: game ${gameNum + 1} complete — ${result.turns} turns`);
       ctx.logger.info('game_complete', {
         room: roomId,
         game: gameNum + 1,
         turns: result.turns,
       });
     } else {
+      ctx.dashboard.incrementMetric('errors');
+      ctx.dashboard.log('error', `${roomId}: game ${gameNum + 1} failed — ${result.error}`);
       errors.push({
         room: roomId,
         reason: 'game_failed',