diff --git a/assets/audio/order.m4a b/assets/audio/order.m4a
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54ab993
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diff --git a/gameplay.js b/gameplay.js
index 51fb16c..9483778 100644
--- a/gameplay.js
+++ b/gameplay.js
@@ -467,6 +467,8 @@ export function update(dt) {
     return;
   }
   if (G.flash) { G.flash.t -= dt; if (G.flash.t <= 0) G.flash = null; }
+  if (G.shake && (G.shake.t -= dt) <= 0) G.shake = null;
+  if (G.boomFlash > 0) G.boomFlash -= dt;
   crowd.cheer = Math.max(0, crowd.cheer - dt);
   G.idleT += dt;
   const w = BOUNCE_IDLE.tempo;
diff --git a/render.js b/render.js
index 21c7c8e..f7dcf5c 100644
--- a/render.js
+++ b/render.js
@@ -233,6 +233,10 @@ function drawMgRacket() { // horde: the player braces the racket forward and up-
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------ frame ----
 export function render() {
   ctx.setTransform(RES, 0, 0, RES, 0, 0); // logical W x H coordinates at RES density
+  if (G.shake) { // bomb kick: jitter the whole world (transform is reset before the HUD)
+    const m = G.shake.mag * G.shake.t / 0.35;
+    ctx.translate((Math.random() * 2 - 1) * m, (Math.random() * 2 - 1) * m);
+  }
 
   const pal = palette();
   // stands: tiered crowd from top of screen down to just above the far court
@@ -271,7 +275,7 @@ export function render() {
   // gore decals: what remains of the visiting team (flat ground layer, then far-side mounds)
   for (const d of gore) {
     const p = proj(d.x, 0, d.z);
-    ctx.fillStyle = `rgba(140,18,18,${d.a})`;
+    ctx.fillStyle = d.scorch ? `rgba(28,22,16,${d.a})` : `rgba(140,18,18,${d.a})`; // craters burn black-brown
     ctx.beginPath(); ctx.ellipse(p.x, p.y, p.s * d.r * 0.4, p.s * d.r * 0.16, 0, 0, 7); ctx.fill();
   }
   drawPiles(false); // far-side piles (occluded by the net); near-side piles drawn after the net
@@ -328,6 +332,9 @@ export function render() {
   if (G.mode !== 'eaten') drawChar(P); // there is no P anymore
   if (G.horde && G.mode === 'splatter') drawMgRacket(); // rambo racket over the player
 
+  ctx.setTransform(RES, 0, 0, RES, 0, 0); // un-shake: the HUD and overlays stay rock steady
+  if (G.boomFlash > 0) { ctx.fillStyle = `rgba(255,255,255,${Math.min(1, G.boomFlash / 0.08) * 0.85})`; ctx.fillRect(0, 0, W, H); }
+
   // HUD — scoreboard
   ctx.fillStyle = 'rgba(12,16,24,0.82)'; ctx.fillRect(6, 6, 132, 30);
   ctx.strokeStyle = '#5a6a85'; ctx.strokeRect(6.5, 6.5, 131, 29);
diff --git a/state.js b/state.js
index 3a5932f..2a6876d 100644
--- a/state.js
+++ b/state.js
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ export const G = {
   overT: 0,
   hitstop: 0,
   flash: null,        // {text, t}
+  shake: null,        // {t, mag} — camera shake, decays like flash (bomb impact)
+  boomFlash: 0,       // s of white flash frame left (bomb impact)
+  lastOrderT: -9,     // idleT of the last 'Order' call — bomb chains mustn't spam the umpire
   idleT: 0,
   outMarker: null,    // {x, z, out, t} — where your last shot lands
   boy: null,          // ball boy sprinting across: {x, z, dir, runT}
diff --git a/zombies.js b/zombies.js
index fbb919b..661ea90 100644
--- a/zombies.js
+++ b/zombies.js
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ function tickHorde(dt) {
 export function explode(x, z) {
   for (let i = zombies.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) // backwards: splatter() splices the array
     if (Math.hypot(zombies[i].x - x, zombies[i].z - z) < TUNE.bombRadius) splatter(i);
+  gore.push({ x, z, r: 1.6, a: 1, scorch: true }); if (gore.length > 40) gore.shift(); // the crater — near-permanent
   gore.push({ x, z, r: 1.4, a: 0.9 }); if (gore.length > 40) gore.shift();
   const pl = piles.find(p => Math.hypot(p.x - x, p.z - z) < 0.6);
   if (pl) pl.size = Math.min(4, pl.size + 3);
@@ -109,7 +110,10 @@ export function explode(x, z) {
     x, y: 0.6, z, vx: (Math.random() * 2 - 1) * 6, vy: 1 + Math.random() * 5, vz: (Math.random() * 2 - 1) * 6,
     t: 0.5 + Math.random() * 0.7, dark: k % 2 === 0,
   });
-  G.hitstop = 0.1; boom();
+  G.hitstop = 0.18; boom();
+  G.shake = { t: 0.35, mag: 6 };  // camera kick
+  G.boomFlash = 0.08;             // one white frame
+  if (G.idleT - G.lastOrderT > 3) { voice('order', 0.35); G.lastOrderT = G.idleT; } // the umpire loses composure
 }
 
 export function updateZombies(dt) {
@@ -200,7 +204,7 @@ export function updateZombies(dt) {
   const boy = G.boy; // the boy mops any gore he passes over
   for (let i = gore.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
     const d = gore[i];
-    if (boy && Math.abs(boy.x - d.x) < 0.7 && Math.abs(boy.z - d.z) < 1.2) d.a -= dt * 1.6;
+    if (boy && Math.abs(boy.x - d.x) < 0.7 && Math.abs(boy.z - d.z) < 1.2) d.a -= dt * (d.scorch ? 0.16 : 1.6); // craters scar the lawn 10× longer
     if (d.a <= 0) gore.splice(i, 1);
   }
   for (let i = piles.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) { // piles shave far slower than stains — net growth wins