diff --git a/zombies.js b/zombies.js
index 5b2556a..48b403b 100644
--- a/zombies.js
+++ b/zombies.js
@@ -79,9 +79,8 @@ function splatter(i, fanfare = true) { // the MAIN ball hit a zombie
 }
 
 // ---- horde wave: dense spawns + an auto-firing machine-gun racket (pellets, not the match ball)
-function spawnHordeZombie() {
-  if (Math.random() < 0.5) spawnZombie((Math.random() * 2 - 1) * 5, -1.5 - Math.random(), Math.random() < 0.5 ? 'a' : 'b'); // far baseline
-  else spawnZombie(Math.random() < 0.5 ? -6 : 6, Math.random() * 8, Math.random() < 0.5 ? 'a' : 'b');                       // in from the sides
+function spawnHordeZombie() { // all from the far baseline, across the court — never off-screen at the sides
+  spawnZombie((Math.random() * 2 - 1) * 5, -1.5 - Math.random(), Math.random() < 0.5 ? 'a' : 'b');
 }
 function firePellet() {
   const a = (Math.random() * 2 - 1) * 4 * Math.PI / 180, s = 26; // ±4° spread, straight up-court (-z)