diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fba6b02b..4a7c6a6d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ duplicates. Private history follows the seat through recovery or handover.
Messages do not execute game actions, and AI opponents do not answer them yet.
See [table discussion](docs/TABLE_DISCUSSION.md).
+Use **Bribes** beneath the table to pay a non-allied faction. The recipient's
+share becomes spendable at the next Mentat Pause; the panel shows your own
+incoming bribes and the current payment limit. See [bribe controls](docs/BRIBE_CONTROLS.md).
+
The table header offers optional **Sound effects**, with mute, volume and a test
sample. Short cues mark phase changes and automatic action notices. Sound starts
off; preferences stay in your browser. See [table sounds](docs/TABLE_SOUNDS.md)
diff --git a/app/globals.css b/app/globals.css
index 474ec036..dda7e4db 100644
--- a/app/globals.css
+++ b/app/globals.css
@@ -1942,3 +1942,10 @@ footer {
.table-talk-messages p { white-space: pre-wrap; unicode-bidi: plaintext; margin: 0.5rem 0 0; font-size: 1rem; }
.table-talk-author { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: space-between; gap: 0.25rem 1rem; }
.table-talk-author time { font-size: 0.875rem; }
+.bribe-panel { font-size: 1rem; }
+.bribe-panel > summary { cursor: pointer; min-height: 44px; padding-block: .65rem; font-weight: 600; }
+.bribe-panel p, .bribe-status { display: block; margin-block: .7rem; }
+.bribe-fields { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: end; gap: .8rem; }
+.bribe-fields label { display: grid; gap: .35rem; flex: 1 1 12rem; min-width: 0; }
+.bribe-fields select, .bribe-fields input { min-height: 44px; width: 100%; min-width: 0; font-size: 1rem; }
+.bribe-fields button { font-size: 1rem; min-height: 44px; max-width: 100%; height: auto; white-space: normal; overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
diff --git a/components/bribes.tsx b/components/bribes.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1b692972
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/bribes.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+'use client';
+import { useId, useState } from 'react';
+import Link from 'next/link';
+import type { Action, GameView } from '@/game/engine';
+import { bribeAction } from '@/game/bribe-options';
+import { faction } from '@/game/catalog';
+import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
+
+export function Bribes({ game: g, act, busy }: {
+ game: GameView; act: (action: Action) => void; busy: boolean;
+}) {
+ const [target, setTarget] = useState('');
+ const [amount, setAmount] = useState('1');
+ const description = useId();
+ if (g.status !== 'playing') return null;
+ const options = g.bribeOptions;
+ const recipient = options.targets.find(candidate => candidate.id === target);
+ const player = recipient && g.players.find(candidate => candidate.id === recipient.id);
+ const action = bribeAction(options, target, Number(amount));
+ return (
+
+ Bribes{options.incoming > 0 ? ` · ${options.incoming} spice awaiting Mentat` : ''}
+
Pay another non-allied faction now. The amount is public; the recipient can spend their share only from the next Mentat Pause. A message or promise alone does not pay spice.
+
Your incoming bribes: {options.incoming} spice, separate from your spendable supply.
{recipient ? `You may pay up to ${recipient.maximum} spice to this recipient.` : `Uncommitted spice: ${options.available}. Choose a recipient to see the payment limit.`}