diff --git a/packages/engine/src/game.ts b/packages/engine/src/game.ts
index 3b33bde..ab35d15 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/game.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/game.ts
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ export interface GameState {
   stack: CastStack | null;
   rng: RngState;
   winner: PlayerId | null;
+  winReason: "treasures" | "lastStanding" | null;
   pendingDiscard: PlayerId | null;
   /** Monotonic counter for sustained-effect ids. */
   nextEffectId: number;
@@ -2999,6 +3000,7 @@ export function createGame(config: GameConfig): { state: GameState; events: Game
     stack: null,
     rng,
     winner: null,
+    winReason: null,
     pendingDiscard: null,
     nextEffectId: 1,
   };
@@ -4668,6 +4670,7 @@ function checkVictory(state: GameState, events: GameEvent[]): void {
     if (stolenAtHome.length >= 2) {
       state.phase = "finished";
       state.winner = p.id;
+      state.winReason = "treasures";
       events.push({ type: "gameWon", player: p.id, reason: "treasures" });
       return;
     }
@@ -4677,6 +4680,7 @@ function checkVictory(state: GameState, events: GameEvent[]): void {
   if (alive.length === 1) {
     state.phase = "finished";
     state.winner = alive[0]!.id;
+    state.winReason = "lastStanding";
     events.push({ type: "gameWon", player: alive[0]!.id, reason: "lastStanding" });
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/view.ts b/packages/engine/src/view.ts
index a73e3bb..2dbe8fd 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/view.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/view.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export interface GameView {
   you: PlayerId;
   phase: GameState["phase"];
   winner: PlayerId | null;
+  winReason: "treasures" | "lastStanding" | null;
   turn: TurnState;
   activePlayerId: PlayerId;
   /** Board with dynamic wall changes already merged in. */
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ export function viewFor(state: GameState, playerId: PlayerId): GameView {
     you: playerId,
     phase: state.phase,
     winner: state.winner,
+    winReason: state.winReason,
     turn: state.turn,
     activePlayerId: state.players[state.turn.activeIndex]!.id,
     board,
diff --git a/packages/web/src/App.svelte b/packages/web/src/App.svelte
index 36cf080..4d2abd3 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/App.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/App.svelte
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
   let joinCode = $state("");
   let claimPhrase = $state("");
   let showHelp = $state(false);
+  /** The finished game whose victory fanfare has been dismissed. */
+  let victorySeen = $state(false);
   /** Which pending attack the player has already acknowledged (modal dismissed). */
   let attackNoticeSeen = $state<string | null>(null);
   /** A face-up card being peeked at from the scoresheet (view-only). */
@@ -697,6 +699,25 @@
     <Help initialTab={helpTab} onclose={() => (showHelp = false)} />
   {/if}
 
+  {#if view?.phase === "finished" && view.winner && !victorySeen}
+    <div class="scrim attack-scrim" role="alertdialog" aria-label="the game is won">
+      <div class="attack-notice victory-notice">
+        <div class="victory-trophy">🏆</div>
+        <div class="victory-name">{view.winner}</div>
+        <div class="victory-how">
+          {#if view.winReason === "treasures"}
+            carried two stolen treasures home — the maze is theirs
+          {:else if view.winReason === "lastStanding"}
+            the last wizard standing
+          {:else}
+            wins the game
+          {/if}
+        </div>
+        <button class="stamp big" onclick={() => (victorySeen = true)}>Behold the final board</button>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  {/if}
+
   {#if view?.stack && attackNoticeKey && attackNoticeSeen !== attackNoticeKey}
     <div class="scrim attack-scrim" role="alertdialog" aria-label="you are under attack">
       <div class="attack-notice">
@@ -1750,6 +1771,17 @@
     max-width: 11rem;
   }
 
+  .victory-notice { border-color: #a5842c; box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(201, 167, 42, 0.35), 0 18px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6); }
+  .victory-trophy { font-size: 3rem; line-height: 1; }
+  .victory-name {
+    font-family: "Oswald", sans-serif;
+    font-size: 1.7rem;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
+    color: #43331f;
+  }
+  .victory-how { font-family: "Caveat", cursive; font-size: 1.25rem; color: #6b5a41; }
+
   .inspector {
     position: fixed;
     right: 0.9rem;
@@ -1829,6 +1861,17 @@
     max-width: 11rem;
   }
 
+  .victory-notice { border-color: #a5842c; box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(201, 167, 42, 0.35), 0 18px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6); }
+  .victory-trophy { font-size: 3rem; line-height: 1; }
+  .victory-name {
+    font-family: "Oswald", sans-serif;
+    font-size: 1.7rem;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
+    color: #43331f;
+  }
+  .victory-how { font-family: "Caveat", cursive; font-size: 1.25rem; color: #6b5a41; }
+
   .inspector { right: 0.5rem; bottom: 0.5rem; }
     .inspector-card { transform: scale(1.3); }
   }