diff --git a/frontend/src/assets/home_page_as_image.png b/frontend/src/assets/home_page_as_image.png
index 3c7c545..4fff5ac 100644
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diff --git a/frontend/src/assets/home_page_as_image_no_text.png b/frontend/src/assets/home_page_as_image_no_text.png
index 99a22b3..1fb23fb 100644
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diff --git a/frontend/src/assets/home_page_as_image_no_tree.png b/frontend/src/assets/home_page_as_image_no_tree.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..243befe
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diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ScreenBackground.vue b/frontend/src/components/ScreenBackground.vue
index d7e3618..ecc623a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/ScreenBackground.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ScreenBackground.vue
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 <!--
-Usage:
-<ScreenBackground blur />
-
 Import this component in your Vue file:
 import ScreenBackground from '@/components/ScreenBackground.vue';
 -->
 <template>
-    <div :class="['bg-container', { blur }]">
-        <div v-if="blur" class="overlay"></div>
-        <img :src="blur ? imgBlur : imgNormal" />
+    <div :class="['bg-container', { type }]">
+        <div v-if="type" class="overlay"></div>
+
+		<!-- if text prop is true, use imgNormal, if noTree prop is true, use imgNoTree, otherwise use imgBlur -->
+		<img v-else-if="text" :src="imgNormal" />
+		<img v-else-if="noTree" :src="imgNoTree" />
+		<img v-else :src="imgBlur" />
     </div>
 </template>
 
@@ -16,7 +17,15 @@ import ScreenBackground from '@/components/ScreenBackground.vue';
 import { defineProps } from 'vue';
 import imgNormal from '@/assets/home_page_as_image.png';
 import imgBlur from '@/assets/home_page_as_image_no_text.png';
-defineProps<{ blur?: boolean }>();
+import imgNoTree from '@/assets/home_page_as_image_no_tree.png';
+
+defineProps<{
+  type?: string;
+  blur?: boolean;
+  noTree?: boolean;
+  text?: boolean;
+}>();
+
 </script>
 
 <style scoped>
@@ -33,9 +42,7 @@ defineProps<{ blur?: boolean }>();
 .bg-container .overlay {
     position: fixed;
     top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
-    background: rgba(0, 8, 26, 0.8);
     z-index: -1;
-    backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
 }
 
 .bg-container img {
diff --git a/frontend/src/types/APIManager.ts b/frontend/src/types/APIManager.ts
index 09925ea..50f6fe1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/types/APIManager.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/types/APIManager.ts
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ class APIManager {
 
     /**
      * Attempt to reconnect using saved session info.
-     * Returns true if reconnection is successful.
+     * Returns true if reconnection is successful (or if offline session created for ended game).
      */
     public reconnectSession(role: "host" | "player"): Promise<boolean> {
         this.startLoading();
@@ -222,7 +222,30 @@ class APIManager {
                 return resolve(false); 
             }
 
-            // Check if game is over - don't attempt reconnection
+            // For hosts, check if game has ended - create offline session instead of reconnecting
+            if (role === "host") {
+                const hostSessionData = localStorage.getItem('host-session-data');
+                if (hostSessionData) {
+                    try {
+                        const data = JSON.parse(hostSessionData);
+                        if (data.gameEnded === true) {
+                            // Game ended - create offline session (no WebSocket connection needed)
+                            const offlineWs = {
+                                send: () => { /* offline mode - no messages to send */ },
+                                close: () => { /* offline mode - no connection to close */ },
+                                readyState: WebSocket.CLOSED
+                            } as unknown as WebSocket;
+                            this.session = new HostSession(offlineWs, info.lobbyCode, info.hostToken);
+                            this.stopLoading();
+                            return resolve(true);
+                        }
+                    } catch (e) {
+                        // If parsing fails, continue with normal reconnection
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            // For players, check if game is over - don't attempt reconnection
             if (info.gameOver) {
                 this.stopLoading();
                 console.log("Game is over, skipping reconnection");
diff --git a/frontend/src/types/useHostSession.ts b/frontend/src/types/useHostSession.ts
index a937988..5ea5f07 100644
--- a/frontend/src/types/useHostSession.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/types/useHostSession.ts
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ export function useHostSession() {
      * Sets up event listeners, watchers, and restores any persisted session state.
      */
     onMounted(async () => {
+
+        // Load persisted data first to restore previous state
+        loadData();
+
         // Get the current session from the API manager
         const apiManager = APIManager.getInstance();
         const session = await apiManager.getSession();
@@ -121,46 +125,79 @@ export function useHostSession() {
             return;
         }
 
-        // Load persisted data first to restore previous state
-        loadData();
-
         // Set the lobby code from the active session
         lobbyCode.value = session.lobbyCode;
 
-        // If we restored players from storage, prime the session cache so future updates merge correctly
-        if (playersData.value.length) {
-            const restoredPlayers = playersData.value.map((player) =>
-                new PlayerAnswers(
-                    player.getId(),
-                    player.getNickname(),
-                    player.getScore(),
-                    [...player.getAnswers()]
-                )
-            );
+        // If game has ended, we rely entirely on localStorage data and skip server requests
+        if (gameEnded.value) {
+            // Restore questions to the session object so components can access them
+            if (questions.value.length > 0) {
+                session.AllQuestionsData.value = questions.value.map((question) =>
+                    new QuestionData(
+                        question.getId(),
+                        question.getTitle(),
+                        question.getAverageAnswerTime(),
+                        question.getCorrectAnswerCount(),
+                        question.getIncorrectAnswerCount(),
+                        question.getUnansweredCount()
+                    )
+                );
+            }
+            
+            // Restore players to the session object
+            if (playersData.value.length > 0) {
+                session.playerQuestions.value = playersData.value.map((player) =>
+                    new PlayerAnswers(
+                        player.getId(),
+                        player.getNickname(),
+                        player.getScore(),
+                        [...player.getAnswers()]
+                    )
+                );
+            }
+            
+            // Still listen for any final updates, but don't request fresh data
+            session.addEventListener("ANALYTICS_UPDATED", (data) => {
+                session.updateHostSessionData(data);
+                saveData();
+            });
+        } else {
+            // Game is still active - set up normal synchronization with server
+            
+            // If we restored players from storage, prime the session cache so future updates merge correctly
+            if (playersData.value.length) {
+                const restoredPlayers = playersData.value.map((player) =>
+                    new PlayerAnswers(
+                        player.getId(),
+                        player.getNickname(),
+                        player.getScore(),
+                        [...player.getAnswers()]
+                    )
+                );
 
-            session.playerQuestions.value = restoredPlayers;
-        }
+                session.playerQuestions.value = restoredPlayers;
+            }
 
+            // Listen for analytics updates from the server and persist them
+            session.addEventListener("ANALYTICS_UPDATED", (data) => {
+                session.updateHostSessionData(data);
+                saveData();
+            });
 
-        // Listen for analytics updates from the server and persist them
-        session.addEventListener("ANALYTICS_UPDATED", (data) => {
-            session.updateHostSessionData(data);
-            saveData();
-        });
+            // Initialize player data and request current player list
+            playersData.value = [];
+            session.getPlayers();
 
-        // Initialize player data and request current player list
-        playersData.value = [];
-        session.getPlayers();
-
-        // Convert session player data to PlayerAnswers objects for local state
-        playersData.value = session.playerQuestions.value.map((player: any) => {
-            return new PlayerAnswers(
-                player.id || player.getId?.() || '',
-                player.nickname || player.getNickname?.() || '',
-                player.score || player.getScore?.() || 0,
-                player.answers || player.getAnswers?.() || []
-            );
-        });
+            // Convert session player data to PlayerAnswers objects for local state
+            playersData.value = session.playerQuestions.value.map((player: any) => {
+                return new PlayerAnswers(
+                    player.id || player.getId?.() || '',
+                    player.nickname || player.getNickname?.() || '',
+                    player.score || player.getScore?.() || 0,
+                    player.answers || player.getAnswers?.() || []
+                );
+            });
+        }
 
         // Watch for question data updates from the session and sync local state
         watch(
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/HomeView.vue b/frontend/src/views/HomeView.vue
index b578e30..fe59b59 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/HomeView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/HomeView.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template>
 	<div class="home">
-		<ScreenBackground />
+		<ScreenBackground text />
 		<div class="button-container">
 			<CustomButton :action="() => $router.push('/practice')">Solo</CustomButton>
 			<CustomButton :action="() => joinIsOpen = true">Join</CustomButton>
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/HostView.vue b/frontend/src/views/HostView.vue
index bc00015..59c7ed4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/HostView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/HostView.vue
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ const totalPlayers = computed(() => playersData.value.length);
     color: var(--text-color);
 }
 
-@media (max-width: 1055px) {
+@media (max-width: 1300px) {
 
     .lobby-right {
         max-height:none
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ const totalPlayers = computed(() => playersData.value.length);
 .player-name {
     overflow: hidden;
     text-wrap: nowrap;
-    width: 250px;
+    max-width: 250px;
     text-align: left;
 }
 
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ const totalPlayers = computed(() => playersData.value.length);
 
 .question-analytics {
     display: flex;
-    min-width: 500px;
+    width: 700px;
     flex-direction: column;
     gap: 2.5rem;
     overflow-x: hidden;
@@ -671,6 +671,12 @@ const totalPlayers = computed(() => playersData.value.length);
     /* Allow flex item to shrink below content size */
 }
 
+@media (max-width: 900px) {
+    .question-analytics {
+        width: 100%;
+    }
+}
+
 .question-header {
     display: flex;
     justify-content: space-between;
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/PracticeView.vue b/frontend/src/views/PracticeView.vue
index bba2f64..e164e81 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/PracticeView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/PracticeView.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <template>
-    <ScreenBackground blur />
+    <ScreenBackground noTree />
     <ReturnHomeComponent skipConfirm />
     <div class="question-view">
         <h2 v-if="question">{{ question.title }}</h2>
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/QuestionView.vue b/frontend/src/views/QuestionView.vue
index a831707..c5b76fd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/QuestionView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/QuestionView.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <template>
-    <ScreenBackground blur />
+    <ScreenBackground noTree />
     <ReturnHomeComponent 
         :onConfirm="handleReturnHome"/>
     <div class="question-view">