diff --git a/data/upload_log.csv b/data/upload_log.csv
index 820e676..b642e2e 100644
--- a/data/upload_log.csv
+++ b/data/upload_log.csv
@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@ add,31260,,Agricola,297589,,added,2026-08-06T02:24:28+00:00,
 add,181304,,Mysterium,536289,,added_no_version,2026-08-06T02:24:34+00:00,version 'English edition 2018-2' not in picker; added without version
 add,312786,,Poetry for Neanderthals,514050,,added_no_version,2026-08-06T02:24:40+00:00,version 'English edition 2020' not in picker; added without version
 add,273240,,The Red Dragon Inn Smorgasbox,446069,,added,2026-08-06T02:24:46+00:00,
+add,419687,,Munchkin Big Box,711400,,failed,2026-08-06T02:38:12+00:00,"TimeoutError: Locator.click: Timeout 30000ms exceeded. Call log: - waiting for get_by_role(""dialog"").locator(""ul.pagination a[title=\""First Page\""]"").first - locator resolved to <a href="""" role=""menuitem"" title=""First Page"" class=""pagination-pager"" ng-click=""selectPage(1)""> ⇆⇆⇆⇆First ⇆⇆⇆</a> - attempting click action 2 × waiting for element to be visible, enabled and stable - element is not visible - retrying click action - waiting 20ms 2 × waiting for element to be visible, enabled and stable - element is not visible - retrying click action - waiting 100ms 55 × waiting for element to be visible, enabled and stable - element is not visible - retrying click action - waiting 500ms"
+add,252153,,Tang Garden,404702,,failed,2026-08-06T02:38:48+00:00,"TimeoutError: Locator.click: Timeout 30000ms exceeded. Call log: - waiting for get_by_role(""dialog"").locator(""ul.pagination a[title=\""First Page\""]"").first - locator resolved to <a href="""" role=""menuitem"" title=""First Page"" class=""pagination-pager"" ng-click=""selectPage(1)""> ⇆⇆⇆⇆First ⇆⇆⇆</a> - attempting click action 2 × waiting for element to be visible, enabled and stable - element is not visible - retrying click action - waiting 20ms 2 × waiting for element to be visible, enabled and stable - element is not visible - retrying click action - waiting 100ms 56 × waiting for element to be visible, enabled and stable - element is not visible - retrying click action - waiting 500ms"
+add,255984,,Sleeping Gods,701034,,failed,2026-08-06T02:39:23+00:00,"TimeoutError: Locator.click: Timeout 30000ms exceeded. Call log: - waiting for get_by_role(""dialog"").locator(""ul.pagination a[title=\""First Page\""]"").first - locator resolved to <a href="""" role=""menuitem"" title=""First Page"" class=""pagination-pager"" ng-click=""selectPage(1)""> ⇆⇆⇆⇆First ⇆⇆⇆</a> - attempting click action 2 × waiting for element to be visible, enabled and stable - element is not visible - retrying click action - waiting 20ms 2 × waiting for element to be visible, enabled and stable - element is not visible - retrying click action - waiting 100ms 56 × waiting for element to be visible, enabled and stable - element is not visible - retrying click action - waiting 500ms"
diff --git a/docs/bgg-upload-flow.md b/docs/bgg-upload-flow.md
index 2f7b4dd..35a4ac5 100644
--- a/docs/bgg-upload-flow.md
+++ b/docs/bgg-upload-flow.md
@@ -121,11 +121,16 @@ earlier walkthrough had marked *verified*, and the parts marked
   `li:has(.summary-item-thumbnail)`. Plain `listitem` also catches the
   paging `<li>`s ("First", "Prev", "1", "…").
 - **Paging is an AngularJS `<ul class="pagination">` of anchors**, not
-  buttons: `a[title="Next Page"]`, `a[title="First Page"]`, with the
-  parent `<li>` gaining `disabled` at the end. The numbered anchors
-  render twice (mobile + desktop), so step with Next rather than
-  clicking a number. Paging is client-side over an already-loaded list —
-  no request per page.
+  buttons: `a[title="Next Page"]`, with the parent `<li>` gaining
+  `disabled` at the end. Paging is client-side over an already-loaded
+  list — no request per page.
+- **Every paging control renders TWICE**: a desktop set and a mobile set
+  inside `<li class="visible-xs-*">`. A selector matches both, and
+  `.first` may be the hidden one — Playwright then waits for it to become
+  visible until it times out. Always click the first *visible* match.
+  First/Prev exist ONLY in the mobile set, so they are unclickable on a
+  desktop viewport: to return to page 1, close and reopen the sub-view
+  (it always opens on page 1) and step forward with Next.
 - **Row text is `<game name> (<version name>) (<year>)`**, and the game
   name is localized (a Czech edition's row starts "Spící bohové"). Match
   the version name inside its parentheses.
diff --git a/src/bggpipe/upload.py b/src/bggpipe/upload.py
index c36cb84..b61674d 100644
--- a/src/bggpipe/upload.py
+++ b/src/bggpipe/upload.py
@@ -368,8 +368,10 @@ class PlaywrightUploader:
     # an AngularJS <ul class="pagination"> of anchors — NOT buttons named
     # "next", which is why the old guess quit after page one.
     _VERSION_ROWS = "li:has(.summary-item-thumbnail)"
+    # Paging controls render TWICE — a desktop set and a mobile set marked
+    # visible-xs-* — so every one of these selectors matches hidden nodes
+    # too; clicking one waits forever. Always pick the visible match.
     _NEXT_PAGE = 'ul.pagination a[title="Next Page"]'
-    _FIRST_PAGE = 'ul.pagination a[title="First Page"]'
     # Rows read "<game name> (<version name>) (<year>)", so the version name
     # is matched inside its parentheses — bare substrings would let
     # "English edition" match "English edition, second printing".
@@ -381,13 +383,20 @@ class PlaywrightUploader:
             for t in dialog.locator(self._VERSION_ROWS).all_text_contents()
         ]
 
+    def _visible(self, dialog, selector):
+        """The first VISIBLE match, or None — see _NEXT_PAGE."""
+        loc = dialog.locator(selector)
+        for i in range(loc.count()):
+            candidate = loc.nth(i)
+            if candidate.is_visible():
+                return candidate
+        return None
+
     def _has_next_page(self, dialog) -> bool:
-        nxt = dialog.locator(self._NEXT_PAGE)
-        if nxt.count() == 0:
+        nxt = self._visible(dialog, self._NEXT_PAGE)
+        if nxt is None:
             return False  # single-page list: the container is ng-show'd off
-        return "disabled" not in (
-            nxt.first.evaluate("e => e.closest('li').className") or ""
-        )
+        return "disabled" not in (nxt.evaluate("e => e.closest('li').className") or "")
 
     def _select_version(self, dialog, version_name: str) -> tuple[bool, str]:
         """Pick the version whose name matches, paging the whole list first
@@ -422,7 +431,7 @@ class PlaywrightUploader:
                     loose.append((page_ix, text))
             if not self._has_next_page(dialog):
                 break
-            dialog.locator(self._NEXT_PAGE).first.click()
+            self._visible(dialog, self._NEXT_PAGE).click()
             self._page.wait_for_timeout(400)  # client-side paging: no request
         else:
             # never saw the end of the list: "not in picker" would be a false
@@ -453,14 +462,15 @@ class PlaywrightUploader:
         )
 
     def _goto_picker_page(self, dialog, page_ix: int) -> None:
-        """Back to page 1, then forward — the numbered anchors render twice
-        (mobile + desktop variants), so stepping is the unambiguous route."""
-        first = dialog.locator(self._FIRST_PAGE)
-        if first.count():
-            first.first.click()
-            self._page.wait_for_timeout(400)
+        """Reopen the sub-view (it always starts on page 1) and step
+        forward. The First/Prev anchors exist only in the mobile variant,
+        so they can never be clicked on a desktop viewport."""
+        dialog.get_by_role("button", name="Cancel").first.click()
+        self._page.wait_for_timeout(300)
+        dialog.get_by_role("button", name="Set version/edition").click()
+        dialog.locator(self._VERSION_ROWS).first.wait_for(timeout=15_000)
         for _ in range(page_ix):
-            dialog.locator(self._NEXT_PAGE).first.click()
+            self._visible(dialog, self._NEXT_PAGE).click()
             self._page.wait_for_timeout(400)
 
     def add_game(self, job: UploadJob) -> tuple[str, str]:
diff --git a/tests/test_upload.py b/tests/test_upload.py
index 698ae36..f6a7993 100644
--- a/tests/test_upload.py
+++ b/tests/test_upload.py
@@ -559,26 +559,35 @@ class _FakePicker:
         self.page = 0
         self.clicked = None
         self.cancelled = False
+        self.reopened = 0
 
     # -- locator plumbing the uploader uses ---------------------------
     def locator(self, selector):
         picker = self
 
         class _Loc:
-            def __init__(self, texts=None):
-                self.texts = texts
+            def __init__(self, index=0):
+                self.index = index
 
             def all_text_contents(self):
                 return picker.pages[picker.page]
 
             def count(self):
                 if "pagination" in selector:
-                    return 1
+                    return 2  # BGG renders a mobile AND a desktop control
                 return len(picker.pages[picker.page])
 
+            def nth(self, i):
+                return _Loc(i)
+
+            def is_visible(self):
+                # among PAGING controls, index 0 is the mobile
+                # (visible-xs-*) duplicate — present but not clickable
+                return "pagination" not in selector or self.index != 0
+
             @property
             def first(self):
-                return self
+                return _Loc(0)
 
             def wait_for(self, **kw):
                 return None
@@ -588,10 +597,10 @@ class _FakePicker:
                 return "ng-scope disabled" if last else "ng-scope"
 
             def click(self):
+                if "pagination" in selector and not self.is_visible():
+                    raise AssertionError("clicked a HIDDEN paging control")
                 if "Next Page" in selector:
                     picker.page += 1
-                elif "First Page" in selector:
-                    picker.page = 0
 
             def filter(self, has_text=None):
                 picker.clicked = has_text.pattern if has_text else None
@@ -610,6 +619,9 @@ class _FakePicker:
             def click(self):
                 if name == "Cancel":
                     picker.cancelled = True
+                elif name == "Set version/edition":
+                    picker.page = 0  # the sub-view reopens on page 1
+                    picker.reopened += 1
 
         return _Btn()
 
@@ -667,3 +679,19 @@ def test_absent_version_reports_pages_scanned():
     picked, why = up._select_version(dialog, "English edition")
     assert picked is False
     assert "not offered" in why and "1 page(s)" in why
+
+
+def test_paging_never_clicks_a_hidden_mobile_control():
+    """BGG renders First/Prev/Next twice — a desktop set and a mobile set
+    that is invisible on a desktop viewport. Clicking the hidden one hangs
+    until timeout (it did, on Munchkin Big Box and Tang Garden)."""
+    up, dialog = _picker_uploader(
+        [
+            ["Munchkin (German edition) (2010)"],
+            ["Munchkin (English edition) (2009)"],
+        ]
+    )
+    picked, _ = up._select_version(dialog, "English edition 2009")
+    assert picked is True  # no AssertionError from the fake = no hidden click
+    # the initial open plus ONE reopen — never a "First Page" click
+    assert dialog.reopened == 2