diff --git a/wwwroot/app.js b/wwwroot/app.js
index 6e68bf8..bdb9367 100644
--- a/wwwroot/app.js
+++ b/wwwroot/app.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const state = {
   counts: null,
   mySuggestions: [],
   allSuggestions: [],
+  allSuggestionsSig: null,
   myVotes: [],
   results: [],
   votesRendered: false
@@ -114,9 +115,16 @@ async function loadSuggestData() {
 
 async function loadRevealData() {
   if (state.phase === "Reveal" || state.phase === "Vote" || state.phase === "Results") {
-    state.allSuggestions = await api.allSuggestions();
+    const latest = await api.allSuggestions();
+    const latestSig = signatureSuggestions(latest);
+    const changed = latestSig !== state.allSuggestionsSig;
+    state.allSuggestions = latest;
+    state.allSuggestionsSig = latestSig;
     renderAllSuggestions();
     renderPhaseTitles();
+    if (state.phase === "Vote" && changed) {
+      state.votesRendered = false;
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -199,12 +207,14 @@ function renderVotes() {
     const li = buildCard(s, { showAuthor: true, allowEdit: !!state.me?.isAdmin });
     const hasVote = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(votesMap, s.id);
     const current = hasVote ? votesMap[s.id] : 5; // start neutral when no prior vote
+    const displayScore = hasVote ? current : "—";
+    const displayEmoji = hasVote ? scoreToEmoji(current) : neutralEmoji();
     const footer = document.createElement("div");
     footer.className = "vote-controls";
     footer.innerHTML = `
       <input class="full-slider" type="range" min="0" max="10" value="${current}" data-id="${s.id}">
-      <span class="score" id="score-${s.id}">${current}</span>
-      <span class="score-emoji" id="emoji-${s.id}">${scoreToEmoji(current)}</span>`;
+      <span class="score" id="score-${s.id}">${displayScore}</span>
+      <span class="score-emoji" id="emoji-${s.id}">${displayEmoji}</span>`;
     li.querySelector(".card-body").appendChild(footer);
     list.appendChild(li);
   });
@@ -241,6 +251,14 @@ function syncVoteScores() {
       if (emoji) emoji.textContent = scoreToEmoji(score);
     }
   });
+  document.querySelectorAll("input[type=range][data-id]").forEach((slider) => {
+    const id = slider.dataset.id;
+    if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(votesMap, Number(id))) return;
+    const scoreLabel = $("score-" + id);
+    const emoji = $("emoji-" + id);
+    if (scoreLabel) scoreLabel.textContent = "—";
+    if (emoji) emoji.textContent = neutralEmoji();
+  });
 }
 
 function renderResults() {
@@ -482,9 +500,7 @@ async function refreshPhaseData() {
     await loadState();
     await Promise.all([loadSuggestData(), loadRevealData(), loadResults()]);
     if (state.phase === "Vote") {
-      if (!state.votesRendered) {
-        await loadVoteData();
-      }
+      if (!state.votesRendered) await loadVoteData();
     } else {
       state.votesRendered = false;
       await loadVoteData();
@@ -702,6 +718,7 @@ function normalizeSuggestionForm(formData) {
 }
 
 function scoreToEmoji(score) {
+  if (score == null || Number.isNaN(score)) return neutralEmoji();
   if (score < 1) return "😡";
   if (score <= 3) return "😠";
   if (score <= 6) return "😐";
@@ -709,3 +726,23 @@ function scoreToEmoji(score) {
   if (score <= 9) return "😃";
   return "🤩";
 }
+
+function neutralEmoji() {
+  return "😐";
+}
+
+function signatureSuggestions(list) {
+  return JSON.stringify(
+    list.map((s) => [
+      s.id,
+      s.name,
+      s.genre,
+      s.description,
+      s.screenshotUrl,
+      s.youtubeUrl,
+      s.gameUrl,
+      s.minPlayers,
+      s.maxPlayers
+    ])
+  );
+}
diff --git a/wwwroot/styles.css b/wwwroot/styles.css
index 7d84b55..f8b02db 100644
--- a/wwwroot/styles.css
+++ b/wwwroot/styles.css
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ h3 { margin: 0; font-size: 18px; }
 .card-title-row { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: 8px; min-width: 0; }
 .card-title { flex: 1; min-width: 0; white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; }
 .title-meta { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; }
+.title-meta .chip { max-width: 140px; white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; }
 p { margin: 0; }
 .muted { color: #7a6a53; margin: 0; }
 .link { color: #30afea; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 700; }