diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 2e4a908d3..13c1881bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,29 @@ jobs:
       - name: Clean build
         run: ./gradlew clean build --no-daemon --stacktrace
 
+      - name: Verify guest PvP UCI regression test ran in build
+        run: |
+          python - <<'PY'
+          import glob
+          import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
+
+          test_name = "guestPlayersCanPlayFullPvPGameFromUciSample()"
+          files = glob.glob("webapp-service-layer/build/test-results/test/TEST-*.xml")
+
+          for path in files:
+              root = ET.parse(path).getroot()
+              for testcase in root.findall(".//testcase"):
+                  if testcase.attrib.get("name") == test_name:
+                      if testcase.find("failure") is not None:
+                          raise SystemExit(f"{test_name} failed in {path}")
+                      if testcase.find("skipped") is not None:
+                          raise SystemExit(f"{test_name} was skipped in {path}")
+                      print(f"Verified: {test_name} passed in {path}")
+                      raise SystemExit(0)
+
+          raise SystemExit(f"Could not find {test_name} in JUnit reports")
+          PY
+
       - name: Publish test report
         if: always()
         uses: mikepenz/action-junit-report@v6
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5babf70ab..478b5fb20 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -690,6 +690,38 @@ Under `webapp/src/main/resources/public/js` there's usually a sub-folder for eac
 Complex app like PvP is usually organized with a **page** which updates the GUI, a **controller** which connects to
 WebSockets and/or calls REST endpoints, sometimes a DTO file and/or a separate REST client file.
 
+### Page tests (E2E)
+
+If you want browser-level page tests, prefer **Playwright** over Selenium for this project:
+
+- easier setup and test authoring
+- built-in waiting/retry behavior
+- isolated browser contexts for multi-user scenarios
+
+For PvP tests, run each player in a different private context so each one gets a different guest ID:
+
+```javascript
+import { test, chromium } from '@playwright/test';
+
+test('pvp with 2 guest sessions', async () => {
+    const browser = await chromium.launch(); // `async ({ browser })` can be used with Playwright fixtures too
+    const player1Context = await browser.newContext();
+    const player2Context = await browser.newContext();
+
+    const player1Page = await player1Context.newPage();
+    const player2Page = await player2Context.newPage();
+
+    await player1Page.goto('http://localhost:8080');
+    await player2Page.goto('http://localhost:8080');
+
+    await player1Context.close();
+    await player2Context.close();
+    await browser.close();
+});
+```
+
+Use two separate browsers only if you specifically need different browser engines (for example Chromium vs Firefox).
+
 ## JavaScript Libraries
 
 Some widgets from the [https://elephantchess.io](https://elephantchess.io) front-end are available as JavaScript
diff --git a/webapp-service-layer/src/test/kotlin/io/elephantchess/servicelayer/services/PlayerVsPlayerGameServiceTest.kt b/webapp-service-layer/src/test/kotlin/io/elephantchess/servicelayer/services/PlayerVsPlayerGameServiceTest.kt
index ade4ac232..92a3aea3d 100644
--- a/webapp-service-layer/src/test/kotlin/io/elephantchess/servicelayer/services/PlayerVsPlayerGameServiceTest.kt
+++ b/webapp-service-layer/src/test/kotlin/io/elephantchess/servicelayer/services/PlayerVsPlayerGameServiceTest.kt
@@ -518,7 +518,53 @@ class PlayerVsPlayerGameServiceTest : ServiceTest() {
     }
 
     @Test
-    fun `guests users not allowed to join games with option allowGuests == false`() = runTest {
+    fun guestPlayersCanPlayFullPvPGameFromUciSample() = runTest {
+        val request = CreateGameRequest(
+            inviterColor = RED,
+            isRated = false,
+            timeControlBase = 30.minutes.inWholeSeconds.toInt(),
+            timeControlIncrement = null,
+            timeControlMode = TimeControlMode.GAME_TIME,
+            allowGuests = true,
+            alwaysVisibleInLobby = false,
+            privateInvite = false
+        )
+
+        val createResponse = pvpGameService.createGame(guestId1, request)
+        assertEquals(CREATED, createResponse.eventType)
+        assertEquals(RED, createResponse.color)
+
+        pvpGameService.joinGame(guestId2, JoinGameRequest(createResponse.gameId))
+        assertEquals(1, countGameByStatus(JOINED))
+        assertEquals(0, countGameByStatus(CREATED))
+
+        val gameMoves = assertNotNull(
+            gameMovesCache.listAll().firstOrNull { it.endsInCheckmate() },
+            "Expected at least one Xiangqi game in uci.txt that ends in checkmate"
+        )
+
+        gameMoves.uciMoves.dropLast(1).forEachIndexed { i, move ->
+            val result = pvpGameService.playMove(
+                userId = userIdToPlay(createResponse.gameId),
+                request = PlayMoveRequest(createResponse.gameId, move)
+            )
+
+            assertEquals(i + 1, result.updatedIndex)
+            assertNull(result.gameEventType)
+            assertNull(result.ratingUpdate)
+        }
+
+        val lastMoveResult = pvpGameService.playMove(
+            userId = userIdToPlay(createResponse.gameId),
+            request = PlayMoveRequest(createResponse.gameId, gameMoves.uciMoves.last())
+        )
+
+        assertEquals(CHECKMATED, lastMoveResult.gameEventType)
+        assertNull(lastMoveResult.ratingUpdate)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `guest users not allowed to join games with option allowGuests == false`() = runTest {
         val request1 = CreateGameRequest(
             inviterColor = RED,
             isRated = true,