chore(release): 2.8.6 [skip ci]

## [2.8.6](https://github.com/antialias/soroban-abacus-flashcards/compare/v2.8.5...v2.8.6) (2025-10-09)

### Bug Fixes

* prevent duplicate display of network avatars in nav ([d474ef0](d474ef07d6))

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+## [2.8.6](https://github.com/antialias/soroban-abacus-flashcards/compare/v2.8.5...v2.8.6) (2025-10-09)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* prevent duplicate display of network avatars in nav ([d474ef0](https://github.com/antialias/soroban-abacus-flashcards/commit/d474ef07d69cf0b4f5dedd404616e3bbee7289fe))
+
+## [2.8.5](https://github.com/antialias/soroban-abacus-flashcards/compare/v2.8.4...v2.8.5) (2025-10-09)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* remove redirect loop by not redirecting from room page ([10cf715](https://github.com/antialias/soroban-abacus-flashcards/commit/10cf71527f7cede7fd93e502dbfc59df99b5a524))
+
 ## [2.8.4](https://github.com/antialias/soroban-abacus-flashcards/compare/v2.8.3...v2.8.4) (2025-10-09)
 
 

apps/web/src/app/arcade/room/page.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 'use client'
 
-import { useRouter } from 'next/navigation'
-import { useEffect } from 'react'
 import { useRoomData } from '@/hooks/useRoomData'
 import { MemoryPairsGame } from '../matching/components/MemoryPairsGame'
 import { ArcadeMemoryPairsProvider } from '../matching/context/ArcadeMemoryPairsContext'
@@ -9,18 +7,14 @@ import { ArcadeMemoryPairsProvider } from '../matching/context/ArcadeMemoryPairs
 /**
  * /arcade/room - Renders the game for the user's current room
  * Since users can only be in one room at a time, this is a simple singular route
+ *
+ * Note: We don't redirect to /arcade if no room exists because:
+ * - It would conflict with arcade session redirects and create loops
+ * - useArcadeRedirect on /arcade page handles redirecting to active sessions
  */
 export default function RoomPage() {
-  const router = useRouter()
   const { roomData, isLoading } = useRoomData()
 
-  // Redirect to arcade if no room
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!isLoading && !roomData) {
-      router.push('/arcade')
-    }
-  }, [isLoading, roomData, router])
-
   // Show loading state
   if (isLoading) {
     return (
@@ -39,9 +33,33 @@ export default function RoomPage() {
     )
   }
 
-  // Show nothing while redirecting
+  // Show error if no room (instead of redirecting)
   if (!roomData) {
-    return null
+    return (
+      <div
+        style={{
+          display: 'flex',
+          flexDirection: 'column',
+          alignItems: 'center',
+          justifyContent: 'center',
+          height: '100vh',
+          fontSize: '18px',
+          color: '#666',
+          gap: '1rem',
+        }}
+      >
+        <div>No active room found</div>
+        <a
+          href="/arcade"
+          style={{
+            color: '#3b82f6',
+            textDecoration: 'underline',
+          }}
+        >
+          Go to Champion Arena
+        </a>
+      </div>
+    )
   }
 
   // Render the appropriate game based on room's gameName

apps/web/src/components/PageWithNav.tsx

@@ -58,13 +58,14 @@ export function PageWithNav({
   }
 
   // Get active and inactive players as arrays
+  // Only show LOCAL players in the active/inactive lists (remote players shown separately in networkPlayers)
   const activePlayerList = Array.from(activePlayers)
     .map((id) => players.get(id))
-    .filter((p) => p !== undefined)
+    .filter((p) => p !== undefined && p.isLocal !== false) // Filter out remote players
     .map((p) => ({ id: p.id, name: p.name, emoji: p.emoji }))
 
   const inactivePlayerList = Array.from(players.values())
-    .filter((p) => !activePlayers.has(p.id))
+    .filter((p) => !activePlayers.has(p.id) && p.isLocal !== false) // Filter out remote players
     .map((p) => ({ id: p.id, name: p.name, emoji: p.emoji }))
 
   // Compute game mode from active player count

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "soroban-monorepo",
-  "version": "2.8.4",
+  "version": "2.8.6",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Beautiful Soroban Flashcard Generator - Monorepo",
   "workspaces": [