From 29b5eca900b9fbbe49509e48cc48838aa0b79bb4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Doar Mihai <mihai@invata-progremare.ro>
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2026 20:02:34 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] lots of improvements

---
 app/Console/Commands/BuildGameLibrary.php     |   2 +-
 .../Auth/RegisteredUserController.php         |  15 +
 .../Controllers/ForumCategoryController.php   | 105 ++++
 app/Http/Controllers/ForumPostController.php  | 177 ++++++
 .../Controllers/ForumThreadController.php     | 159 +++++
 app/Http/Controllers/ForumTopicController.php | 180 ++++++
 app/Http/Controllers/GameController.php       |  74 ++-
 app/Http/Controllers/ReviewController.php     |  10 +-
 app/Models/ForumCategory.php                  |  33 +
 app/Models/ForumPost.php                      |  37 ++
 app/Models/ForumThread.php                    |  59 ++
 app/Models/ForumTopic.php                     |  46 ++
 app/Models/Review.php                         |   7 +-
 app/Models/User.php                           |  29 +-
 composer.json                                 |   3 +-
 composer.lock                                 |  72 ++-
 config/acquaintances.php                      |  87 +++
 .../0001_01_01_000000_create_users_table.php  |   1 +
 ...1455_add_platform_id_to_reviews_table.php} |   9 +-
 ..._create_acquaintances_friendship_table.php |  27 +
 ...acquaintances_friendships_groups_table.php |  38 ++
 ...reate_acquaintances_interactions_table.php |  50 ++
 ...9_200202_create_forum_categories_table.php |  31 +
 ...7_19_200231_create_forum_threads_table.php |  35 ++
 ...07_19_200301_create_forum_topics_table.php |  33 +
 ..._07_19_200330_create_forum_posts_table.php |  32 +
 docker-compose.yml                            |   6 +-
 docker/8.0/Dockerfile                         |  70 +++
 docker/8.0/php.ini                            |   5 +
 docker/8.0/start-container                    |  26 +
 docker/8.0/supervisord.conf                   |  14 +
 docker/8.1/Dockerfile                         |  69 +++
 docker/8.1/php.ini                            |   5 +
 docker/8.1/start-container                    |  26 +
 docker/8.1/supervisord.conf                   |  14 +
 docker/8.2/Dockerfile                         |  70 +++
 docker/8.2/php.ini                            |   5 +
 docker/8.2/start-container                    |  26 +
 docker/8.2/supervisord.conf                   |  14 +
 docker/8.3/Dockerfile                         |  71 +++
 docker/8.3/php.ini                            |   5 +
 docker/8.3/start-container                    |  26 +
 docker/8.3/supervisord.conf                   |  14 +
 docker/8.4/Dockerfile                         |  71 +++
 docker/8.4/php.ini                            |   5 +
 docker/8.4/start-container                    |  26 +
 docker/8.4/supervisord.conf                   |  14 +
 docker/mariadb/create-testing-database.sh     |   6 +
 docker/mysql/create-testing-database.sh       |   6 +
 docker/pgsql/create-testing-database.sql      |   2 +
 .../views/forum/categories/create.blade.php   |  51 ++
 .../views/forum/categories/edit.blade.php     |  53 ++
 .../views/forum/categories/show.blade.php     | 150 +++++
 resources/views/forum/index.blade.php         | 104 ++++
 resources/views/forum/posts/create.blade.php  |  71 +++
 resources/views/forum/posts/edit.blade.php    |  54 ++
 .../views/forum/threads/create.blade.php      |  70 +++
 resources/views/forum/threads/edit.blade.php  |  86 +++
 resources/views/forum/threads/show.blade.php  | 195 ++++++
 resources/views/forum/topics/create.blade.php |  47 ++
 resources/views/forum/topics/edit.blade.php   |  61 ++
 resources/views/forum/topics/show.blade.php   | 246 ++++++++
 resources/views/games/index.blade.php         | 113 ++--
 resources/views/games/show.blade.php          | 566 +++++++-----------
 resources/views/layouts/app.blade.php         |   5 +
 resources/views/reviews/_form.blade.php       |  17 +-
 resources/views/reviews/_review.blade.php     |   5 +-
 resources/views/reviews/show.blade.php        |   9 +-
 routes/web.php                                |  44 ++
 69 files changed, 3460 insertions(+), 434 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 app/Http/Controllers/ForumCategoryController.php
 create mode 100644 app/Http/Controllers/ForumPostController.php
 create mode 100644 app/Http/Controllers/ForumThreadController.php
 create mode 100644 app/Http/Controllers/ForumTopicController.php
 create mode 100644 app/Models/ForumCategory.php
 create mode 100644 app/Models/ForumPost.php
 create mode 100644 app/Models/ForumThread.php
 create mode 100644 app/Models/ForumTopic.php
 create mode 100644 config/acquaintances.php
 rename database/migrations/{2025_04_12_154639_add_slug_to_users_table.php => 2025_04_12_121455_add_platform_id_to_reviews_table.php} (53%)
 create mode 100644 database/migrations/2025_07_13_122343_create_acquaintances_friendship_table.php
 create mode 100644 database/migrations/2025_07_13_122343_create_acquaintances_friendships_groups_table.php
 create mode 100644 database/migrations/2025_07_13_122343_create_acquaintances_interactions_table.php
 create mode 100644 database/migrations/2025_07_19_200202_create_forum_categories_table.php
 create mode 100644 database/migrations/2025_07_19_200231_create_forum_threads_table.php
 create mode 100644 database/migrations/2025_07_19_200301_create_forum_topics_table.php
 create mode 100644 database/migrations/2025_07_19_200330_create_forum_posts_table.php
 create mode 100644 docker/8.0/Dockerfile
 create mode 100644 docker/8.0/php.ini
 create mode 100644 docker/8.0/start-container
 create mode 100644 docker/8.0/supervisord.conf
 create mode 100644 docker/8.1/Dockerfile
 create mode 100644 docker/8.1/php.ini
 create mode 100644 docker/8.1/start-container
 create mode 100644 docker/8.1/supervisord.conf
 create mode 100644 docker/8.2/Dockerfile
 create mode 100644 docker/8.2/php.ini
 create mode 100644 docker/8.2/start-container
 create mode 100644 docker/8.2/supervisord.conf
 create mode 100644 docker/8.3/Dockerfile
 create mode 100644 docker/8.3/php.ini
 create mode 100644 docker/8.3/start-container
 create mode 100644 docker/8.3/supervisord.conf
 create mode 100644 docker/8.4/Dockerfile
 create mode 100644 docker/8.4/php.ini
 create mode 100644 docker/8.4/start-container
 create mode 100644 docker/8.4/supervisord.conf
 create mode 100644 docker/mariadb/create-testing-database.sh
 create mode 100644 docker/mysql/create-testing-database.sh
 create mode 100644 docker/pgsql/create-testing-database.sql
 create mode 100644 resources/views/forum/categories/create.blade.php
 create mode 100644 resources/views/forum/categories/edit.blade.php
 create mode 100644 resources/views/forum/categories/show.blade.php
 create mode 100644 resources/views/forum/index.blade.php
 create mode 100644 resources/views/forum/posts/create.blade.php
 create mode 100644 resources/views/forum/posts/edit.blade.php
 create mode 100644 resources/views/forum/threads/create.blade.php
 create mode 100644 resources/views/forum/threads/edit.blade.php
 create mode 100644 resources/views/forum/threads/show.blade.php
 create mode 100644 resources/views/forum/topics/create.blade.php
 create mode 100644 resources/views/forum/topics/edit.blade.php
 create mode 100644 resources/views/forum/topics/show.blade.php

diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/BuildGameLibrary.php b/app/Console/Commands/BuildGameLibrary.php
index 41b3168..54f5e41 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/BuildGameLibrary.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/BuildGameLibrary.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class BuildGameLibrary extends Command
                             {--limit=100 : Number of games to fetch per batch}
                             {--batches=10 : Number of batches to process}
                             {--start-year=1980 : Start year for game releases}
-                            {--end-year=2024 : End year for game releases}';
+                            {--end-year=2030 : End year for game releases}';
 
     protected $description = 'Build a comprehensive game library by fetching games in batches';
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisteredUserController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisteredUserController.php
index 0739e2e..1f2bb57 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisteredUserController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisteredUserController.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Hash;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 use Illuminate\Validation\Rules;
 use Illuminate\View\View;
 
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ class RegisteredUserController extends Controller
 
         $user = User::create([
             'name' => $request->name,
+//            'slug' => $this->generateSlug($request->name),
             'email' => $request->email,
             'password' => Hash::make($request->password),
         ]);
@@ -47,4 +49,17 @@ class RegisteredUserController extends Controller
 
         return redirect(route('dashboard', absolute: false));
     }
+
+    private function generateSlug(string $name): string
+    {
+        $slug = Str::slug($name);
+        $originalSlug = $slug;
+        $count = 1;
+
+        while (User::where('slug', $slug)->exists()) {
+            $slug = $originalSlug . '-' . $count++;
+        }
+
+        return $slug;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ForumCategoryController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ForumCategoryController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0000af6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ForumCategoryController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use App\Models\ForumCategory;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
+
+class ForumCategoryController extends Controller
+{
+    /**
+     * Display a listing of the resource.
+     */
+    public function index()
+    {
+        $categories = ForumCategory::orderBy('order')->get();
+        return view('forum.index', compact('categories'));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Show the form for creating a new resource.
+     */
+    public function create()
+    {
+        // This would be restricted to admins in a middleware
+        return view('forum.categories.create');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Store a newly created resource in storage.
+     */
+    public function store(Request $request)
+    {
+        // This would be restricted to admins in a middleware
+        $validated = $request->validate([
+            'name' => 'required|string|max:255',
+            'description' => 'nullable|string',
+            'order' => 'nullable|integer',
+        ]);
+
+        $validated['slug'] = Str::slug($validated['name']);
+
+        ForumCategory::create($validated);
+
+        return redirect()->route('forum.index')
+            ->with('success', 'Category created successfully.');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Display the specified resource.
+     */
+    public function show(ForumCategory $category)
+    {
+        $threads = $category->threads()
+            ->with('user')
+            ->orderBy('is_sticky', 'desc')
+            ->orderBy('last_activity_at', 'desc')
+            ->paginate(20);
+
+        return view('forum.categories.show', compact('category', 'threads'));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Show the form for editing the specified resource.
+     */
+    public function edit(ForumCategory $category)
+    {
+        // This would be restricted to admins in a middleware
+        return view('forum.categories.edit', compact('category'));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Update the specified resource in storage.
+     */
+    public function update(Request $request, ForumCategory $category)
+    {
+        // This would be restricted to admins in a middleware
+        $validated = $request->validate([
+            'name' => 'required|string|max:255',
+            'description' => 'nullable|string',
+            'order' => 'nullable|integer',
+        ]);
+
+        if ($request->name !== $category->name) {
+            $validated['slug'] = Str::slug($validated['name']);
+        }
+
+        $category->update($validated);
+
+        return redirect()->route('forum.index')
+            ->with('success', 'Category updated successfully.');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Remove the specified resource from storage.
+     */
+    public function destroy(ForumCategory $category)
+    {
+        // This would be restricted to admins in a middleware
+        $category->delete();
+
+        return redirect()->route('forum.index')
+            ->with('success', 'Category deleted successfully.');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ForumPostController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ForumPostController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2cec934
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ForumPostController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use App\Models\ForumPost;
+use App\Models\ForumTopic;
+use App\Models\ForumThread;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+
+class ForumPostController extends Controller
+{
+    /**
+     * Display a listing of the resource.
+     */
+    public function index()
+    {
+        // Not needed as posts are displayed within topics
+        return redirect()->route('forum.index');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Show the form for creating a new resource.
+     */
+    public function create(Request $request)
+    {
+        $topic_id = $request->query('topic_id');
+        if (!$topic_id) {
+            return redirect()->route('forum.index')
+                ->with('error', 'Topic ID is required to create a post.');
+        }
+
+        $topic = ForumTopic::findOrFail($topic_id);
+        $thread = $topic->thread;
+
+        // Check if thread is locked
+        if ($thread->is_locked) {
+            return redirect()->route('forum.topics.show', $topic)
+                ->with('error', 'This thread is locked. You cannot create new posts.');
+        }
+
+        return view('forum.posts.create', compact('topic', 'thread'));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Store a newly created resource in storage.
+     */
+    public function store(Request $request)
+    {
+        $validated = $request->validate([
+            'content' => 'required|string',
+            'topic_id' => 'required|exists:forum_topics,id',
+        ]);
+
+        $topic = ForumTopic::findOrFail($validated['topic_id']);
+        $thread = $topic->thread;
+
+        // Check if thread is locked
+        if ($thread->is_locked) {
+            return redirect()->route('forum.topics.show', $topic)
+                ->with('error', 'This thread is locked. You cannot create new posts.');
+        }
+
+        // Create the post
+        $post = new ForumPost();
+        $post->topic_id = $validated['topic_id'];
+        $post->user_id = auth()->id();
+        $post->content = $validated['content'];
+        $post->save();
+
+        // Update topic and thread last activity
+        $topic->last_activity_at = now();
+        $topic->save();
+
+        $thread->last_activity_at = now();
+        $thread->save();
+
+        return redirect()->route('forum.topics.show', $topic)
+            ->with('success', 'Post created successfully.');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Display the specified resource.
+     */
+    public function show(ForumPost $post)
+    {
+        // Redirect to the topic with an anchor to the post
+        return redirect()->route('forum.topics.show', $post->topic) . '#post-' . $post->id;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Show the form for editing the specified resource.
+     */
+    public function edit(ForumPost $post)
+    {
+        // Check if user is authorized to edit this post
+        if (auth()->id() !== $post->user_id && !auth()->user()->hasRole('admin')) {
+            return redirect()->route('forum.topics.show', $post->topic)
+                ->with('error', 'You are not authorized to edit this post.');
+        }
+
+        $topic = $post->topic;
+        $thread = $topic->thread;
+
+        // Check if thread is locked
+        if ($thread->is_locked) {
+            return redirect()->route('forum.topics.show', $topic)
+                ->with('error', 'This thread is locked. You cannot edit posts.');
+        }
+
+        return view('forum.posts.edit', compact('post', 'topic', 'thread'));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Update the specified resource in storage.
+     */
+    public function update(Request $request, ForumPost $post)
+    {
+        // Check if user is authorized to edit this post
+        if (auth()->id() !== $post->user_id && !auth()->user()->hasRole('admin')) {
+            return redirect()->route('forum.topics.show', $post->topic)
+                ->with('error', 'You are not authorized to edit this post.');
+        }
+
+        $topic = $post->topic;
+        $thread = $topic->thread;
+
+        // Check if thread is locked
+        if ($thread->is_locked) {
+            return redirect()->route('forum.topics.show', $topic)
+                ->with('error', 'This thread is locked. You cannot edit posts.');
+        }
+
+        $validated = $request->validate([
+            'content' => 'required|string',
+        ]);
+
+        // Update the post
+        $post->content = $validated['content'];
+        $post->edited_at = now();
+        $post->save();
+
+        return redirect()->route('forum.topics.show', $topic)
+            ->with('success', 'Post updated successfully.');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Remove the specified resource from storage.
+     */
+    public function destroy(ForumPost $post)
+    {
+        // Check if user is authorized to delete this post
+        if (auth()->id() !== $post->user_id && !auth()->user()->hasRole('admin')) {
+            return redirect()->route('forum.topics.show', $post->topic)
+                ->with('error', 'You are not authorized to delete this post.');
+        }
+
+        $topic = $post->topic;
+        $thread = $topic->thread;
+
+        // Check if thread is locked
+        if ($thread->is_locked) {
+            return redirect()->route('forum.topics.show', $topic)
+                ->with('error', 'This thread is locked. You cannot delete posts.');
+        }
+
+        // Check if this is the only post in the topic
+        if ($topic->posts()->count() <= 1) {
+            return redirect()->route('forum.topics.show', $topic)
+                ->with('error', 'Cannot delete the only post in a topic. Delete the topic instead.');
+        }
+
+        $post->delete();
+
+        return redirect()->route('forum.topics.show', $topic)
+            ->with('success', 'Post deleted successfully.');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ForumThreadController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ForumThreadController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c8a7b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ForumThreadController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use App\Models\ForumCategory;
+use App\Models\ForumThread;
+use App\Models\ForumTopic;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
+
+class ForumThreadController extends Controller
+{
+    /**
+     * Display a listing of the resource.
+     */
+    public function index()
+    {
+        $threads = ForumThread::with(['user', 'category'])
+            ->orderBy('is_sticky', 'desc')
+            ->orderBy('last_activity_at', 'desc')
+            ->paginate(20);
+
+        return view('forum.threads.index', compact('threads'));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Show the form for creating a new resource.
+     */
+    public function create(Request $request)
+    {
+        $categories = ForumCategory::orderBy('order')->get();
+        $category_id = $request->query('category_id');
+
+        return view('forum.threads.create', compact('categories', 'category_id'));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Store a newly created resource in storage.
+     */
+    public function store(Request $request)
+    {
+        $validated = $request->validate([
+            'title' => 'required|string|max:255',
+            'content' => 'required|string',
+            'category_id' => 'required|exists:forum_categories,id',
+        ]);
+
+        // Create the thread
+        $thread = new ForumThread();
+        $thread->title = $validated['title'];
+        $thread->slug = Str::slug($validated['title']) . '-' . uniqid();
+        $thread->category_id = $validated['category_id'];
+        $thread->user_id = auth()->id();
+        $thread->last_activity_at = now();
+        $thread->save();
+
+        // Create the initial topic
+        $topic = new ForumTopic();
+        $topic->thread_id = $thread->id;
+        $topic->user_id = auth()->id();
+        $topic->title = $validated['title'];
+        $topic->content = $validated['content'];
+        $topic->last_activity_at = now();
+        $topic->save();
+
+        return redirect()->route('forum.threads.show', $thread)
+            ->with('success', 'Thread created successfully.');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Display the specified resource.
+     */
+    public function show(ForumThread $thread)
+    {
+        // Increment view count
+        $thread->increment('views');
+
+        // Get topics with pagination
+        $topics = $thread->topics()
+            ->with('user')
+            ->orderBy('is_pinned', 'desc')
+            ->orderBy('created_at', 'asc')
+            ->paginate(15);
+
+        return view('forum.threads.show', compact('thread', 'topics'));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Show the form for editing the specified resource.
+     */
+    public function edit(ForumThread $thread)
+    {
+        // Check if user is authorized to edit this thread
+        if (auth()->id() !== $thread->user_id && !auth()->user()->hasRole('admin')) {
+            return redirect()->route('forum.threads.show', $thread)
+                ->with('error', 'You are not authorized to edit this thread.');
+        }
+
+        $categories = ForumCategory::orderBy('order')->get();
+        $initialTopic = $thread->topics()->oldest()->first();
+
+        return view('forum.threads.edit', compact('thread', 'categories', 'initialTopic'));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Update the specified resource in storage.
+     */
+    public function update(Request $request, ForumThread $thread)
+    {
+        // Check if user is authorized to edit this thread
+        if (auth()->id() !== $thread->user_id && !auth()->user()->hasRole('admin')) {
+            return redirect()->route('forum.threads.show', $thread)
+                ->with('error', 'You are not authorized to edit this thread.');
+        }
+
+        $validated = $request->validate([
+            'title' => 'required|string|max:255',
+            'content' => 'required|string',
+            'category_id' => 'required|exists:forum_categories,id',
+        ]);
+
+        // Update the thread
+        $thread->title = $validated['title'];
+        if ($thread->isDirty('title')) {
+            $thread->slug = Str::slug($validated['title']) . '-' . uniqid();
+        }
+        $thread->category_id = $validated['category_id'];
+        $thread->save();
+
+        // Update the initial topic
+        $initialTopic = $thread->topics()->oldest()->first();
+        if ($initialTopic) {
+            $initialTopic->title = $validated['title'];
+            $initialTopic->content = $validated['content'];
+            $initialTopic->save();
+        }
+
+        return redirect()->route('forum.threads.show', $thread)
+            ->with('success', 'Thread updated successfully.');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Remove the specified resource from storage.
+     */
+    public function destroy(ForumThread $thread)
+    {
+        // Check if user is authorized to delete this thread
+        if (auth()->id() !== $thread->user_id && !auth()->user()->hasRole('admin')) {
+            return redirect()->route('forum.threads.show', $thread)
+                ->with('error', 'You are not authorized to delete this thread.');
+        }
+
+        $categoryId = $thread->category_id;
+        $thread->delete();
+
+        return redirect()->route('forum.categories.show', ['category' => ForumCategory::find($categoryId)])
+            ->with('success', 'Thread deleted successfully.');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ForumTopicController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ForumTopicController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34109fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ForumTopicController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use App\Models\ForumThread;
+use App\Models\ForumTopic;
+use App\Models\ForumPost;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+
+class ForumTopicController extends Controller
+{
+    /**
+     * Display a listing of the resource.
+     */
+    public function index()
+    {
+        // Not needed as topics are displayed within threads
+        return redirect()->route('forum.index');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Show the form for creating a new resource.
+     */
+    public function create(Request $request)
+    {
+        $thread_id = $request->query('thread_id');
+        if (!$thread_id) {
+            return redirect()->route('forum.index')
+                ->with('error', 'Thread ID is required to create a topic.');
+        }
+
+        $thread = ForumThread::findOrFail($thread_id);
+
+        // Check if thread is locked
+        if ($thread->is_locked) {
+            return redirect()->route('forum.threads.show', $thread)
+                ->with('error', 'This thread is locked. You cannot create new topics.');
+        }
+
+        return view('forum.topics.create', compact('thread'));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Store a newly created resource in storage.
+     */
+    public function store(Request $request)
+    {
+        $validated = $request->validate([
+            'title' => 'required|string|max:255',
+            'content' => 'required|string',
+            'thread_id' => 'required|exists:forum_threads,id',
+        ]);
+
+        $thread = ForumThread::findOrFail($validated['thread_id']);
+
+        // Check if thread is locked
+        if ($thread->is_locked) {
+            return redirect()->route('forum.threads.show', $thread)
+                ->with('error', 'This thread is locked. You cannot create new topics.');
+        }
+
+        // Create the topic
+        $topic = new ForumTopic();
+        $topic->thread_id = $validated['thread_id'];
+        $topic->user_id = auth()->id();
+        $topic->title = $validated['title'];
+        $topic->content = $validated['content'];
+        $topic->last_activity_at = now();
+        $topic->save();
+
+        // Update thread's last activity
+        $thread->last_activity_at = now();
+        $thread->save();
+
+        return redirect()->route('forum.topics.show', $topic)
+            ->with('success', 'Topic created successfully.');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Display the specified resource.
+     */
+    public function show(ForumTopic $topic)
+    {
+        $thread = $topic->thread;
+
+        // Get posts with pagination
+        $posts = $topic->posts()
+            ->with('user')
+            ->orderBy('created_at', 'asc')
+            ->paginate(15);
+
+        return view('forum.topics.show', compact('topic', 'thread', 'posts'));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Show the form for editing the specified resource.
+     */
+    public function edit(ForumTopic $topic)
+    {
+        // Check if user is authorized to edit this topic
+        if (auth()->id() !== $topic->user_id && !auth()->user()->hasRole('admin')) {
+            return redirect()->route('forum.topics.show', $topic)
+                ->with('error', 'You are not authorized to edit this topic.');
+        }
+
+        $thread = $topic->thread;
+
+        // Check if thread is locked
+        if ($thread->is_locked) {
+            return redirect()->route('forum.topics.show', $topic)
+                ->with('error', 'This thread is locked. You cannot edit topics.');
+        }
+
+        return view('forum.topics.edit', compact('topic', 'thread'));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Update the specified resource in storage.
+     */
+    public function update(Request $request, ForumTopic $topic)
+    {
+        // Check if user is authorized to edit this topic
+        if (auth()->id() !== $topic->user_id && !auth()->user()->hasRole('admin')) {
+            return redirect()->route('forum.topics.show', $topic)
+                ->with('error', 'You are not authorized to edit this topic.');
+        }
+
+        $thread = $topic->thread;
+
+        // Check if thread is locked
+        if ($thread->is_locked) {
+            return redirect()->route('forum.topics.show', $topic)
+                ->with('error', 'This thread is locked. You cannot edit topics.');
+        }
+
+        $validated = $request->validate([
+            'title' => 'required|string|max:255',
+            'content' => 'required|string',
+        ]);
+
+        // Update the topic
+        $topic->title = $validated['title'];
+        $topic->content = $validated['content'];
+        $topic->save();
+
+        return redirect()->route('forum.topics.show', $topic)
+            ->with('success', 'Topic updated successfully.');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Remove the specified resource from storage.
+     */
+    public function destroy(ForumTopic $topic)
+    {
+        // Check if user is authorized to delete this topic
+        if (auth()->id() !== $topic->user_id && !auth()->user()->hasRole('admin')) {
+            return redirect()->route('forum.topics.show', $topic)
+                ->with('error', 'You are not authorized to delete this topic.');
+        }
+
+        $thread = $topic->thread;
+
+        // Check if thread is locked
+        if ($thread->is_locked) {
+            return redirect()->route('forum.topics.show', $topic)
+                ->with('error', 'This thread is locked. You cannot delete topics.');
+        }
+
+        // Check if this is the only topic in the thread
+        if ($thread->topics()->count() <= 1) {
+            return redirect()->route('forum.topics.show', $topic)
+                ->with('error', 'Cannot delete the only topic in a thread. Delete the thread instead.');
+        }
+
+        $topic->delete();
+
+        return redirect()->route('forum.threads.show', $thread)
+            ->with('success', 'Topic deleted successfully.');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/GameController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/GameController.php
index c8d0536..58960ec 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/GameController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/GameController.php
@@ -101,7 +101,77 @@ class GameController extends Controller
 
     public function show(Game $game)
     {
-        $game->load(['platforms', 'genres', 'screenshots', 'videos', 'similar_games', 'dlcs', 'reviews.user']);
-        return view('games.show', compact('game'));
+        // Load game relationships except reviews
+        $game->load(['platforms', 'genres', 'screenshots', 'videos', 'similar_games', 'dlcs']);
+
+        // Load reviews with users separately (could be paginated if needed)
+        $reviews = $game->reviews()->with('user')->get();
+
+        // Calculate rating distribution percentages
+        $ratingDistribution = $this->calculateRatingDistribution($game);
+
+        return view('games.show', compact('game', 'ratingDistribution', 'reviews'));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Calculate the rating distribution percentages for a game
+     *
+     * @param Game $game
+     * @return array
+     */
+    private function calculateRatingDistribution(Game $game)
+    {
+        $distribution = [];
+
+        // Get the total number of reviews for this game
+        $totalReviews = $game->reviews()->count();
+
+        // If there are no reviews, return empty distribution
+        if ($totalReviews === 0) {
+            for ($i = 10; $i >= 1; $i--) {
+                $distribution[] = [
+                    'range' => $i,
+                    'count' => 0,
+                    'percentage' => 0
+                ];
+            }
+            return $distribution;
+        }
+
+        // Get the count of reviews for each rating range directly from the database
+        $ratingCounts = $game->reviews()
+            ->selectRaw('
+                CASE
+                    WHEN rating = 1 THEN 1
+                    WHEN rating = 2 THEN 2
+                    WHEN rating = 3 THEN 3
+                    WHEN rating = 4 THEN 4
+                    WHEN rating = 5 THEN 5
+                    WHEN rating = 6 THEN 6
+                    WHEN rating = 7 THEN 7
+                    WHEN rating = 8 THEN 8
+                    WHEN rating = 9 THEN 9
+                    WHEN rating = 10 THEN 10
+                END as range_id,
+                COUNT(*) as count
+            ')
+            ->groupBy('range_id')
+            ->orderBy('range_id', 'desc')
+            ->get()
+            ->keyBy('range_id');
+
+        // Build the distribution array with percentages
+        for ($i = 10; $i >= 1; $i--) {
+            $count = $ratingCounts->get($i)->count ?? 0;
+            $percentage = ($count / $totalReviews) * 100;
+
+            $distribution[] = [
+                'range' => $i,
+                'count' => $count,
+                'percentage' => $percentage
+            ];
+        }
+
+        return $distribution;
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ReviewController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ReviewController.php
index 85b7e93..2ef04d8 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ReviewController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ReviewController.php
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ class ReviewController extends Controller
 
     public function create(Game $game)
     {
-        return view('reviews.create', compact('game'));
+        $platforms = $game->platforms()->get();
+        return view('reviews.create', compact('game', 'platforms'));
     }
 
     public function store(Request $request, Game $game)
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ class ReviewController extends Controller
             'content' => 'required|string|min:10|max:1000',
             'recommended' => 'sometimes|nullable|boolean',
             'rating' => 'required|between:1,10',
+            'platform_id' => 'required|exists:platforms,id',
         ]);
 
         if (!isset($validated['recommended'])) {
@@ -54,7 +56,8 @@ class ReviewController extends Controller
     public function edit(Game $game, Review $review)
     {
         $this->authorize('update', $review);
-        return view('reviews.edit', compact('game', 'review'));
+        $platforms = $game->platforms;
+        return view('reviews.edit', compact('game', 'review', 'platforms'));
     }
 
     public function update(Request $request, Game $game, Review $review)
@@ -64,7 +67,8 @@ class ReviewController extends Controller
         $validated = $request->validate([
             'content' => 'required|string|min:10|max:1000',
             'recommended' => 'required|boolean',
-            'rating' => 'required|integer|between:1,20',
+            'rating' => 'required|integer|between:1,10',
+            'platform_id' => 'required|exists:platforms,id',
         ]);
 
         $review->update($validated);
diff --git a/app/Models/ForumCategory.php b/app/Models/ForumCategory.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac0e2c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Models/ForumCategory.php
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Models;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+
+class ForumCategory extends Model
+{
+    protected $fillable = [
+        'name',
+        'slug',
+        'description',
+        'order',
+    ];
+
+    /**
+     * Get the threads for the category.
+     */
+    public function threads()
+    {
+        return $this->hasMany(ForumThread::class, 'category_id');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the route key for the model.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getRouteKeyName()
+    {
+        return 'slug';
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Models/ForumPost.php b/app/Models/ForumPost.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f136e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Models/ForumPost.php
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Models;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+
+class ForumPost extends Model
+{
+    protected $fillable = [
+        'topic_id',
+        'user_id',
+        'content',
+        'is_solution',
+        'edited_at',
+    ];
+
+    protected $casts = [
+        'is_solution' => 'boolean',
+        'edited_at' => 'datetime',
+    ];
+
+    /**
+     * Get the topic that owns the post.
+     */
+    public function topic()
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(ForumTopic::class, 'topic_id');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the user that owns the post.
+     */
+    public function user()
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(User::class);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Models/ForumThread.php b/app/Models/ForumThread.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0fa9d50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Models/ForumThread.php
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Models;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+
+class ForumThread extends Model
+{
+    protected $fillable = [
+        'category_id',
+        'user_id',
+        'title',
+        'slug',
+        'is_sticky',
+        'is_locked',
+        'views',
+        'last_activity_at',
+    ];
+
+    protected $casts = [
+        'is_sticky' => 'boolean',
+        'is_locked' => 'boolean',
+        'last_activity_at' => 'datetime',
+    ];
+
+    /**
+     * Get the category that owns the thread.
+     */
+    public function category()
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(ForumCategory::class, 'category_id');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the user that owns the thread.
+     */
+    public function user()
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(User::class);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the topics for the thread.
+     */
+    public function topics()
+    {
+        return $this->hasMany(ForumTopic::class, 'thread_id');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the route key for the model.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getRouteKeyName()
+    {
+        return 'slug';
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Models/ForumTopic.php b/app/Models/ForumTopic.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3145ce7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Models/ForumTopic.php
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Models;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+
+class ForumTopic extends Model
+{
+    protected $fillable = [
+        'thread_id',
+        'user_id',
+        'title',
+        'content',
+        'is_pinned',
+        'last_activity_at',
+    ];
+
+    protected $casts = [
+        'is_pinned' => 'boolean',
+        'last_activity_at' => 'datetime',
+    ];
+
+    /**
+     * Get the thread that owns the topic.
+     */
+    public function thread()
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(ForumThread::class, 'thread_id');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the user that owns the topic.
+     */
+    public function user()
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(User::class);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the posts for the topic.
+     */
+    public function posts()
+    {
+        return $this->hasMany(ForumPost::class, 'topic_id');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Models/Review.php b/app/Models/Review.php
index 3c088f0..8397fe6 100644
--- a/app/Models/Review.php
+++ b/app/Models/Review.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class Review extends Model
         'content',
         'recommended',
         'rating',
-        'platform',
+        'platform_id',
     ];
 
     protected $casts = [
@@ -33,4 +33,9 @@ class Review extends Model
     {
         return $this->belongsTo(Game::class);
     }
+
+    public function platform(): BelongsTo
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(Platform::class);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Models/User.php b/app/Models/User.php
index b9af0c9..16a7b8f 100644
--- a/app/Models/User.php
+++ b/app/Models/User.php
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ use Illuminate\Notifications\Notifiable;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\HasMany;
 use Laravel\Sanctum\HasApiTokens;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
+use Multicaret\Acquaintances\Traits\Friendable;
 
 class User extends Authenticatable
 {
     /** @use HasFactory<\Database\Factories\UserFactory> */
-    use HasFactory, Notifiable;
+    use HasFactory, Notifiable, Friendable;
 
     /**
      * The attributes that are mass assignable.
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ class User extends Authenticatable
         'password' => 'hashed',
     ];
 
-    protected static function boot()
+    protected static function boot(): void
     {
         parent::boot();
 
@@ -93,4 +94,28 @@ class User extends Authenticatable
     {
         return $this->hasMany(GameList::class);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the forum threads created by the user.
+     */
+    public function forumThreads()
+    {
+        return $this->hasMany(ForumThread::class);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the forum topics created by the user.
+     */
+    public function forumTopics()
+    {
+        return $this->hasMany(ForumTopic::class);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the forum posts created by the user.
+     */
+    public function forumPosts()
+    {
+        return $this->hasMany(ForumPost::class);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 006146c..7d32a34 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
         "imdbphp/imdbphp": "^3.3",
         "laravel/framework": "^12.0",
         "laravel/tinker": "^2.10.1",
-        "marcreichel/igdb-laravel": "^5.3"
+        "marcreichel/igdb-laravel": "^5.3",
+        "multicaret/laravel-acquaintances": "^3.7"
     },
     "require-dev": {
         "barryvdh/laravel-debugbar": "^3.15",
diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index 7399ce8..a108da5 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         "Read more about it at https://getcomposer.org/doc/01-basic-usage.md#installing-dependencies",
         "This file is @generated automatically"
     ],
-    "content-hash": "0814da2c93b6041a9dc275ff1eda9043",
+    "content-hash": "9a128482d8d2ecd18a2ab97af440d77e",
     "packages": [
         {
             "name": "brick/math",
@@ -2216,6 +2216,76 @@
             ],
             "time": "2025-03-24T10:02:05+00:00"
         },
+        {
+            "name": "multicaret/laravel-acquaintances",
+            "version": "v3.7.2",
+            "source": {
+                "type": "git",
+                "url": "https://github.com/multicaret/laravel-acquaintances.git",
+                "reference": "18afb0079aa4aae580b7659db7ecd4480cc2fe96"
+            },
+            "dist": {
+                "type": "zip",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/multicaret/laravel-acquaintances/zipball/18afb0079aa4aae580b7659db7ecd4480cc2fe96",
+                "reference": "18afb0079aa4aae580b7659db7ecd4480cc2fe96",
+                "shasum": ""
+            },
+            "require": {
+                "php": ">=8.0"
+            },
+            "require-dev": {
+                "codeclimate/php-test-reporter": "^0.3.2",
+                "doctrine/dbal": "^2.5",
+                "fzaninotto/faker": "~1.4",
+                "laravel/laravel": "5.*|^9.0|^10.0|^11.0",
+                "mockery/mockery": "1.0.x-dev",
+                "phpunit/phpunit": "5.*"
+            },
+            "type": "library",
+            "extra": {
+                "laravel": {
+                    "providers": [
+                        "Multicaret\\Acquaintances\\AcquaintancesServiceProvider"
+                    ]
+                }
+            },
+            "autoload": {
+                "psr-4": {
+                    "Multicaret\\Acquaintances\\": "src/"
+                }
+            },
+            "notification-url": "https://packagist.org/downloads/",
+            "license": [
+                "MIT"
+            ],
+            "authors": [
+                {
+                    "name": "Mohamed Kawsara",
+                    "email": "mkwsra@gmail.com"
+                }
+            ],
+            "description": "This light package, with no dependencies, gives Eloquent models the ability to manage friendships (with groups). And interactions such as: Likes, favorites, votes, subscribe, follow, ..etc. And it includes advanced rating system.",
+            "keywords": [
+                "Followers",
+                "Rate",
+                "Rating",
+                "eloquent",
+                "followships",
+                "friend-system",
+                "friends",
+                "friendships",
+                "interactions",
+                "laravel",
+                "like",
+                "social-media",
+                "wish-list"
+            ],
+            "support": {
+                "issues": "https://github.com/multicaret/laravel-acquaintances/issues",
+                "source": "https://github.com/multicaret/laravel-acquaintances/tree/v3.7.2"
+            },
+            "time": "2025-03-23T22:12:11+00:00"
+        },
         {
             "name": "nesbot/carbon",
             "version": "3.9.0",
diff --git a/config/acquaintances.php b/config/acquaintances.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2296c5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/acquaintances.php
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+<?php
+
+return [
+    /**
+     * Load migrations from package migrations,
+     * If you published the migration files, please set to `false`.
+     */
+    'migrations' => false,
+
+    /*
+     * Models Related.
+     */
+    'model_namespace' => (int) app()->version() <= 7 ? 'App' : 'App\Models',
+    'models' => [
+        /*
+         * Model name of User model
+         */
+        'user' => 'User',
+        /*
+         * Model name of Interaction Relation model
+         */
+        'interaction_relation' => \Multicaret\Acquaintances\Models\InteractionRelation::class,
+        /*
+         * Model name of Interaction Relation model
+         */
+        'friendship' => \Multicaret\Acquaintances\Models\Friendship::class,
+        /*
+         * Model name of Interaction Relation model
+         */
+        'friendship_groups' => \Multicaret\Acquaintances\Models\FriendFriendshipGroups::class,
+    ],
+
+    'tables' => [
+        /*
+         * Table name of interactions relations.
+         */
+        'interactions' => 'interactions',
+        /*
+         * user foreign key column name within interactions table.
+         */
+        'interactions_user_id_fk_column_name' => 'user_id',
+        /*
+         * user foreign key column type within interactions table.
+         */
+        'interactions_user_id_fk_column_type' => 'unsignedBigInteger',
+        /*
+         * Table name of friendships relations.
+         */
+        'friendships' => 'friendships',
+        /*
+         * Table name of friendship Groups relations.
+         */
+        'friendship_groups' => 'friendship_groups',
+    ],
+
+    'rating' => [
+        'defaults' => [
+            'amount' => 5,
+            /*
+             * Default type here is 'general', as longs as you have one criteria of rating a model
+             * you can ignore this setting.
+             * It will be the default type of rating of null is provided, if you wish to tweak this type name
+             * use the value below as you wish.
+             *
+             */
+            'type' => 'general',
+        ],
+        'types' => [
+            /* Add any other type that your website/application have here,
+             * the following added rating types are for demonstration purposes only.
+             * There is no effect on deleting them nor adding to them, however, its a good practice
+             * to not hard code your rating types, hence, please use this simple array
+             */
+            'delivery-time',
+            'quality',
+            'communication',
+            'commitment',
+        ]
+    ],
+
+    'friendships_groups' => [
+        'acquaintances' => 0,
+        'close_friends' => 1,
+        'family' => 2
+    ],
+
+];
diff --git a/database/migrations/0001_01_01_000000_create_users_table.php b/database/migrations/0001_01_01_000000_create_users_table.php
index 05fb5d9..9097efb 100644
--- a/database/migrations/0001_01_01_000000_create_users_table.php
+++ b/database/migrations/0001_01_01_000000_create_users_table.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ return new class extends Migration
         Schema::create('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
             $table->id();
             $table->string('name');
+            $table->string('slug')->unique();
             $table->string('email')->unique();
             $table->timestamp('email_verified_at')->nullable();
             $table->string('password');
diff --git a/database/migrations/2025_04_12_154639_add_slug_to_users_table.php b/database/migrations/2025_04_12_121455_add_platform_id_to_reviews_table.php
similarity index 53%
rename from database/migrations/2025_04_12_154639_add_slug_to_users_table.php
rename to database/migrations/2025_04_12_121455_add_platform_id_to_reviews_table.php
index 96fd296..fab0935 100644
--- a/database/migrations/2025_04_12_154639_add_slug_to_users_table.php
+++ b/database/migrations/2025_04_12_121455_add_platform_id_to_reviews_table.php
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ return new class extends Migration
      */
     public function up(): void
     {
-        Schema::table('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
-            $table->string('slug')->unique()->after('name');
+        Schema::table('reviews', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->foreignId('platform_id')->nullable()->after('rating')->constrained()->onDelete('set null');
         });
     }
 
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ return new class extends Migration
      */
     public function down(): void
     {
-        Schema::table('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
-            $table->dropColumn('slug');
+        Schema::table('reviews', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->dropForeign(['platform_id']);
+            $table->dropColumn('platform_id');
         });
     }
 };
diff --git a/database/migrations/2025_07_13_122343_create_acquaintances_friendship_table.php b/database/migrations/2025_07_13_122343_create_acquaintances_friendship_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..add712b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2025_07_13_122343_create_acquaintances_friendship_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+
+class CreateAcquaintancesFriendshipTable extends Migration
+{
+
+    public function up()
+    {
+
+        Schema::create(config('acquaintances.tables.friendships'), function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->id();
+            $table->morphs('sender');
+            $table->morphs('recipient');
+            $table->string('status')->default('pending')->comment('pending/accepted/denied/blocked/');
+            $table->timestamps();
+        });
+
+    }
+
+    public function down()
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists(config('acquaintances.tables.friendships'));
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/database/migrations/2025_07_13_122343_create_acquaintances_friendships_groups_table.php b/database/migrations/2025_07_13_122343_create_acquaintances_friendships_groups_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce8a67f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2025_07_13_122343_create_acquaintances_friendships_groups_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+
+/**
+ * Class CreateFriendshipsGroupsTable
+ */
+class CreateAcquaintancesFriendshipsGroupsTable extends Migration
+{
+
+    public function up()
+    {
+
+        Schema::create(config('acquaintances.tables.friendship_groups'), function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->id();
+
+            $table->unsignedBigInteger('friendship_id')->unsigned();
+            $table->morphs('friend');
+            $table->integer('group_id')->unsigned();
+
+            $table->foreign('friendship_id')
+                  ->references('id')
+                  ->on(config('acquaintances.tables.friendships'))
+                  ->onDelete('cascade');
+
+            $table->unique(['friendship_id', 'friend_id', 'friend_type', 'group_id'], 'unique');
+
+        });
+
+    }
+
+    public function down()
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists(config('acquaintances.tables.friendship_groups'));
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/database/migrations/2025_07_13_122343_create_acquaintances_interactions_table.php b/database/migrations/2025_07_13_122343_create_acquaintances_interactions_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92a879f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2025_07_13_122343_create_acquaintances_interactions_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+<?php
+
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Multicaret\Acquaintances\Interaction;
+
+class CreateAcquaintancesInteractionsTable extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up()
+    {
+        Schema::create(config('acquaintances.tables.interactions', 'interactions'), function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->id();
+
+            $userModel = Interaction::getUserModelName();
+            $userModel = (new $userModel);
+            $userIdFkColumnName = config('acquaintances.tables.interactions_user_id_fk_column_name', 'user_id');
+
+            $userIdFkType = config('acquaintances.tables.interactions_user_id_fk_column_type');
+            $table->{$userIdFkType}($userIdFkColumnName)->index();
+            $table->morphs('subject');
+            $table->string('relation')->default('follow')->comment('follow/like/subscribe/favorite/upvote/downvote');
+            $table->double('relation_value')->nullable();
+            $table->string('relation_type')->nullable();
+            $table->timestamps();
+
+
+            $table->foreign($userIdFkColumnName)
+                  ->references($userModel->getKeyName())
+                  ->on($userModel->getTable())
+                  ->onUpdate('cascade')
+                  ->onDelete('cascade');
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down()
+    {
+        Schema::table(config('acquaintances.tables.interactions', 'interactions'), function ($table) {
+            $table->dropForeign(config('acquaintances.tables.interactions', 'interactions').'_user_id_foreign');
+        });
+
+        Schema::drop(config('acquaintances.tables.interactions', 'interactions'));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/database/migrations/2025_07_19_200202_create_forum_categories_table.php b/database/migrations/2025_07_19_200202_create_forum_categories_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2ad9cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2025_07_19_200202_create_forum_categories_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::create('forum_categories', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->id();
+            $table->string('name');
+            $table->string('slug')->unique();
+            $table->text('description')->nullable();
+            $table->integer('order')->default(0);
+            $table->timestamps();
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists('forum_categories');
+    }
+};
diff --git a/database/migrations/2025_07_19_200231_create_forum_threads_table.php b/database/migrations/2025_07_19_200231_create_forum_threads_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8ed06d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2025_07_19_200231_create_forum_threads_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::create('forum_threads', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->id();
+            $table->foreignId('category_id')->constrained('forum_categories')->onDelete('cascade');
+            $table->foreignId('user_id')->constrained()->onDelete('cascade');
+            $table->string('title');
+            $table->string('slug')->unique();
+            $table->boolean('is_sticky')->default(false);
+            $table->boolean('is_locked')->default(false);
+            $table->integer('views')->default(0);
+            $table->timestamp('last_activity_at')->nullable();
+            $table->timestamps();
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists('forum_threads');
+    }
+};
diff --git a/database/migrations/2025_07_19_200301_create_forum_topics_table.php b/database/migrations/2025_07_19_200301_create_forum_topics_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d35563
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2025_07_19_200301_create_forum_topics_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::create('forum_topics', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->id();
+            $table->foreignId('thread_id')->constrained('forum_threads')->onDelete('cascade');
+            $table->foreignId('user_id')->constrained()->onDelete('cascade');
+            $table->string('title');
+            $table->text('content');
+            $table->boolean('is_pinned')->default(false);
+            $table->timestamp('last_activity_at')->nullable();
+            $table->timestamps();
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists('forum_topics');
+    }
+};
diff --git a/database/migrations/2025_07_19_200330_create_forum_posts_table.php b/database/migrations/2025_07_19_200330_create_forum_posts_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9277eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2025_07_19_200330_create_forum_posts_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::create('forum_posts', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->id();
+            $table->foreignId('topic_id')->constrained('forum_topics')->onDelete('cascade');
+            $table->foreignId('user_id')->constrained()->onDelete('cascade');
+            $table->text('content');
+            $table->boolean('is_solution')->default(false);
+            $table->timestamp('edited_at')->nullable();
+            $table->timestamps();
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists('forum_posts');
+    }
+};
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index e804819..9921fee 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 services:
     laravel.test:
         build:
-            context: './vendor/laravel/sail/runtimes/8.4'
+            context: ./docker/8.4
             dockerfile: Dockerfile
             args:
                 WWWGROUP: '${WWWGROUP}'
-        image: 'sail-8.4/app'
+        image: sail-8.4/app
         extra_hosts:
             - 'host.docker.internal:host-gateway'
         ports:
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ services:
             MYSQL_ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD: 1
         volumes:
             - 'sail-mysql:/var/lib/mysql'
-            - './vendor/laravel/sail/database/mysql/create-testing-database.sh:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/10-create-testing-database.sh'
+            - './docker/mysql/create-testing-database.sh:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/10-create-testing-database.sh'
         networks:
             - sail
         healthcheck:
diff --git a/docker/8.0/Dockerfile b/docker/8.0/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7b34e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/8.0/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+FROM ubuntu:24.04
+
+LABEL maintainer="Taylor Otwell"
+
+ARG WWWGROUP
+ARG NODE_VERSION=22
+ARG POSTGRES_VERSION=17
+
+WORKDIR /var/www/html
+
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+ENV TZ=UTC
+ENV SUPERVISOR_PHP_COMMAND="/usr/bin/php -d variables_order=EGPCS /var/www/html/artisan serve --host=0.0.0.0 --port=80"
+ENV SUPERVISOR_PHP_USER="sail"
+
+RUN ln -snf /usr/share/zoneinfo/$TZ /etc/localtime && echo $TZ > /etc/timezone
+
+RUN echo "Acquire::http::Pipeline-Depth 0;" > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99custom && \
+    echo "Acquire::http::No-Cache true;" >> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99custom && \
+    echo "Acquire::BrokenProxy    true;" >> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99custom
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y \
+    && mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings \
+    && apt-get install -y gnupg gosu curl ca-certificates zip unzip git supervisor sqlite3 libcap2-bin libpng-dev python3 dnsutils librsvg2-bin fswatch ffmpeg nano \
+    && curl -sS 'https://keyserver.ubuntu.com/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xb8dc7e53946656efbce4c1dd71daeaab4ad4cab6' | gpg --dearmor | tee /usr/share/keyrings/ppa_ondrej_php.gpg > /dev/null \
+    && echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/ppa_ondrej_php.gpg] https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/ondrej/php/ubuntu noble main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ppa_ondrej_php.list \
+    && apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install -y php8.0-cli php8.0-dev \
+       php8.0-pgsql php8.0-sqlite3 php8.0-gd php8.0-imagick \
+       php8.0-curl php8.0-memcached php8.0-mongodb \
+       php8.0-imap php8.0-mysql php8.0-mbstring \
+       php8.0-xml php8.0-zip php8.0-bcmath php8.0-soap \
+       php8.0-intl php8.0-readline php8.0-pcov \
+       php8.0-msgpack php8.0-igbinary php8.0-ldap \
+       php8.0-redis php8.0-swoole php8.0-xdebug \
+    && curl -sLS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php -- --install-dir=/usr/bin/ --filename=composer \
+    && curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/gpgkey/nodesource-repo.gpg.key | gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/nodesource.gpg \
+    && echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/nodesource.gpg] https://deb.nodesource.com/node_$NODE_VERSION.x nodistro main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.list \
+    && apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install -y nodejs \
+    && npm install -g npm \
+    && npm install -g bun \
+    && curl -sS https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/pubkey.gpg | gpg --dearmor | tee /usr/share/keyrings/yarnkey.gpg >/dev/null \
+    && echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/yarnkey.gpg] https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/ stable main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/yarn.list \
+    && curl -sS https://www.postgresql.org/media/keys/ACCC4CF8.asc | gpg --dearmor | tee /usr/share/keyrings/pgdg.gpg >/dev/null \
+    && echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/pgdg.gpg] http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt noble-pgdg main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pgdg.list \
+    && apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install -y yarn \
+    && apt-get install -y mysql-client \
+    && apt-get install -y postgresql-client-$POSTGRES_VERSION \
+    && apt-get -y autoremove \
+    && apt-get clean \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /tmp/* /var/tmp/*
+
+RUN update-alternatives --set php /usr/bin/php8.0
+
+RUN setcap "cap_net_bind_service=+ep" /usr/bin/php8.0
+
+RUN userdel -r ubuntu
+RUN groupadd --force -g $WWWGROUP sail
+RUN useradd -ms /bin/bash --no-user-group -g $WWWGROUP -u 1337 sail
+
+COPY start-container /usr/local/bin/start-container
+COPY supervisord.conf /etc/supervisor/conf.d/supervisord.conf
+COPY php.ini /etc/php/8.0/cli/conf.d/99-sail.ini
+RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/start-container
+
+EXPOSE 80/tcp
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["start-container"]
diff --git a/docker/8.0/php.ini b/docker/8.0/php.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d8ce9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/8.0/php.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[PHP]
+post_max_size = 100M
+upload_max_filesize = 100M
+variables_order = EGPCS
+pcov.directory = .
diff --git a/docker/8.0/start-container b/docker/8.0/start-container
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40c55df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/8.0/start-container
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+if [ "$SUPERVISOR_PHP_USER" != "root" ] && [ "$SUPERVISOR_PHP_USER" != "sail" ]; then
+    echo "You should set SUPERVISOR_PHP_USER to either 'sail' or 'root'."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ ! -z "$WWWUSER" ]; then
+    usermod -u $WWWUSER sail
+fi
+
+if [ ! -d /.composer ]; then
+    mkdir /.composer
+fi
+
+chmod -R ugo+rw /.composer
+
+if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
+    if [ "$SUPERVISOR_PHP_USER" = "root" ]; then
+        exec "$@"
+    else
+        exec gosu $WWWUSER "$@"
+    fi
+else
+    exec /usr/bin/supervisord -c /etc/supervisor/conf.d/supervisord.conf
+fi
diff --git a/docker/8.0/supervisord.conf b/docker/8.0/supervisord.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..656da8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/8.0/supervisord.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[supervisord]
+nodaemon=true
+user=root
+logfile=/var/log/supervisor/supervisord.log
+pidfile=/var/run/supervisord.pid
+
+[program:php]
+command=%(ENV_SUPERVISOR_PHP_COMMAND)s
+user=%(ENV_SUPERVISOR_PHP_USER)s
+environment=LARAVEL_SAIL="1"
+stdout_logfile=/dev/stdout
+stdout_logfile_maxbytes=0
+stderr_logfile=/dev/stderr
+stderr_logfile_maxbytes=0
diff --git a/docker/8.1/Dockerfile b/docker/8.1/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc5c611
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/8.1/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+FROM ubuntu:24.04
+
+LABEL maintainer="Taylor Otwell"
+
+ARG WWWGROUP
+ARG NODE_VERSION=22
+ARG POSTGRES_VERSION=17
+
+WORKDIR /var/www/html
+
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+ENV TZ=UTC
+ENV SUPERVISOR_PHP_COMMAND="/usr/bin/php -d variables_order=EGPCS /var/www/html/artisan serve --host=0.0.0.0 --port=80"
+ENV SUPERVISOR_PHP_USER="sail"
+
+RUN ln -snf /usr/share/zoneinfo/$TZ /etc/localtime && echo $TZ > /etc/timezone
+
+RUN echo "Acquire::http::Pipeline-Depth 0;" > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99custom && \
+    echo "Acquire::http::No-Cache true;" >> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99custom && \
+    echo "Acquire::BrokenProxy    true;" >> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99custom
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y \
+    && mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings \
+    && apt-get install -y gnupg gosu curl ca-certificates zip unzip git supervisor sqlite3 libcap2-bin libpng-dev python3 dnsutils librsvg2-bin fswatch ffmpeg nano \
+    && curl -sS 'https://keyserver.ubuntu.com/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xb8dc7e53946656efbce4c1dd71daeaab4ad4cab6' | gpg --dearmor | tee /usr/share/keyrings/ppa_ondrej_php.gpg > /dev/null \
+    && echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/ppa_ondrej_php.gpg] https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/ondrej/php/ubuntu noble main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ppa_ondrej_php.list \
+    && apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install -y php8.1-cli php8.1-dev \
+       php8.1-pgsql php8.1-sqlite3 php8.1-gd php8.1-imagick \
+       php8.1-curl php8.1-mongodb \
+       php8.1-imap php8.1-mysql php8.1-mbstring \
+       php8.1-xml php8.1-zip php8.1-bcmath php8.1-soap \
+       php8.1-intl php8.1-readline \
+       php8.1-ldap \
+       php8.1-msgpack php8.1-igbinary php8.1-redis php8.1-swoole \
+       php8.1-memcached php8.1-pcov php8.1-xdebug \
+    && curl -sLS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php -- --install-dir=/usr/bin/ --filename=composer \
+    && curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/gpgkey/nodesource-repo.gpg.key | gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/nodesource.gpg \
+    && echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/nodesource.gpg] https://deb.nodesource.com/node_$NODE_VERSION.x nodistro main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.list \
+    && apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install -y nodejs \
+    && npm install -g npm \
+    && npm install -g bun \
+    && curl -sS https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/pubkey.gpg | gpg --dearmor | tee /usr/share/keyrings/yarn.gpg >/dev/null \
+    && echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/yarn.gpg] https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/ stable main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/yarn.list \
+    && curl -sS https://www.postgresql.org/media/keys/ACCC4CF8.asc | gpg --dearmor | tee /usr/share/keyrings/pgdg.gpg >/dev/null \
+    && echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/pgdg.gpg] http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt noble-pgdg main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pgdg.list \
+    && apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install -y yarn \
+    && apt-get install -y mysql-client \
+    && apt-get install -y postgresql-client-$POSTGRES_VERSION \
+    && apt-get -y autoremove \
+    && apt-get clean \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /tmp/* /var/tmp/*
+
+RUN setcap "cap_net_bind_service=+ep" /usr/bin/php8.1
+
+RUN userdel -r ubuntu
+RUN groupadd --force -g $WWWGROUP sail
+RUN useradd -ms /bin/bash --no-user-group -g $WWWGROUP -u 1337 sail
+
+COPY start-container /usr/local/bin/start-container
+COPY supervisord.conf /etc/supervisor/conf.d/supervisord.conf
+COPY php.ini /etc/php/8.1/cli/conf.d/99-sail.ini
+RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/start-container
+
+EXPOSE 80/tcp
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["start-container"]
diff --git a/docker/8.1/php.ini b/docker/8.1/php.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d8ce9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/8.1/php.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[PHP]
+post_max_size = 100M
+upload_max_filesize = 100M
+variables_order = EGPCS
+pcov.directory = .
diff --git a/docker/8.1/start-container b/docker/8.1/start-container
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40c55df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/8.1/start-container
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+if [ "$SUPERVISOR_PHP_USER" != "root" ] && [ "$SUPERVISOR_PHP_USER" != "sail" ]; then
+    echo "You should set SUPERVISOR_PHP_USER to either 'sail' or 'root'."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ ! -z "$WWWUSER" ]; then
+    usermod -u $WWWUSER sail
+fi
+
+if [ ! -d /.composer ]; then
+    mkdir /.composer
+fi
+
+chmod -R ugo+rw /.composer
+
+if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
+    if [ "$SUPERVISOR_PHP_USER" = "root" ]; then
+        exec "$@"
+    else
+        exec gosu $WWWUSER "$@"
+    fi
+else
+    exec /usr/bin/supervisord -c /etc/supervisor/conf.d/supervisord.conf
+fi
diff --git a/docker/8.1/supervisord.conf b/docker/8.1/supervisord.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..656da8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/8.1/supervisord.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[supervisord]
+nodaemon=true
+user=root
+logfile=/var/log/supervisor/supervisord.log
+pidfile=/var/run/supervisord.pid
+
+[program:php]
+command=%(ENV_SUPERVISOR_PHP_COMMAND)s
+user=%(ENV_SUPERVISOR_PHP_USER)s
+environment=LARAVEL_SAIL="1"
+stdout_logfile=/dev/stdout
+stdout_logfile_maxbytes=0
+stderr_logfile=/dev/stderr
+stderr_logfile_maxbytes=0
diff --git a/docker/8.2/Dockerfile b/docker/8.2/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..536dffe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/8.2/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+FROM ubuntu:24.04
+
+LABEL maintainer="Taylor Otwell"
+
+ARG WWWGROUP
+ARG NODE_VERSION=22
+ARG POSTGRES_VERSION=17
+
+WORKDIR /var/www/html
+
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+ENV TZ=UTC
+ENV SUPERVISOR_PHP_COMMAND="/usr/bin/php -d variables_order=EGPCS /var/www/html/artisan serve --host=0.0.0.0 --port=80"
+ENV SUPERVISOR_PHP_USER="sail"
+
+RUN ln -snf /usr/share/zoneinfo/$TZ /etc/localtime && echo $TZ > /etc/timezone
+
+RUN echo "Acquire::http::Pipeline-Depth 0;" > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99custom && \
+    echo "Acquire::http::No-Cache true;" >> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99custom && \
+    echo "Acquire::BrokenProxy    true;" >> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99custom
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y \
+    && mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings \
+    && apt-get install -y gnupg gosu curl ca-certificates zip unzip git supervisor sqlite3 libcap2-bin libpng-dev python3 dnsutils librsvg2-bin fswatch ffmpeg nano  \
+    && curl -sS 'https://keyserver.ubuntu.com/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xb8dc7e53946656efbce4c1dd71daeaab4ad4cab6' | gpg --dearmor | tee /etc/apt/keyrings/ppa_ondrej_php.gpg > /dev/null \
+    && echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/ppa_ondrej_php.gpg] https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/ondrej/php/ubuntu noble main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ppa_ondrej_php.list \
+    && apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install -y php8.2-cli php8.2-dev \
+       php8.2-pgsql php8.2-sqlite3 php8.2-gd php8.2-imagick \
+       php8.2-curl php8.2-mongodb \
+       php8.2-imap php8.2-mysql php8.2-mbstring \
+       php8.2-xml php8.2-zip php8.2-bcmath php8.2-soap \
+       php8.2-intl php8.2-readline \
+       php8.2-ldap \
+       php8.2-msgpack php8.2-igbinary php8.2-redis php8.2-swoole \
+       php8.2-memcached php8.2-pcov php8.2-xdebug \
+    && curl -sLS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php -- --install-dir=/usr/bin/ --filename=composer \
+    && curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/gpgkey/nodesource-repo.gpg.key | gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/nodesource.gpg \
+    && echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/nodesource.gpg] https://deb.nodesource.com/node_$NODE_VERSION.x nodistro main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.list \
+    && apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install -y nodejs \
+    && npm install -g npm \
+    && npm install -g pnpm \
+    && npm install -g bun \
+    && curl -sS https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/pubkey.gpg | gpg --dearmor | tee /etc/apt/keyrings/yarn.gpg >/dev/null \
+    && echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/yarn.gpg] https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/ stable main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/yarn.list \
+    && curl -sS https://www.postgresql.org/media/keys/ACCC4CF8.asc | gpg --dearmor | tee /etc/apt/keyrings/pgdg.gpg >/dev/null \
+    && echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/pgdg.gpg] http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt noble-pgdg main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pgdg.list \
+    && apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install -y yarn \
+    && apt-get install -y mysql-client \
+    && apt-get install -y postgresql-client-$POSTGRES_VERSION \
+    && apt-get -y autoremove \
+    && apt-get clean \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /tmp/* /var/tmp/*
+
+RUN setcap "cap_net_bind_service=+ep" /usr/bin/php8.2
+
+RUN userdel -r ubuntu
+RUN groupadd --force -g $WWWGROUP sail
+RUN useradd -ms /bin/bash --no-user-group -g $WWWGROUP -u 1337 sail
+
+COPY start-container /usr/local/bin/start-container
+COPY supervisord.conf /etc/supervisor/conf.d/supervisord.conf
+COPY php.ini /etc/php/8.2/cli/conf.d/99-sail.ini
+RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/start-container
+
+EXPOSE 80/tcp
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["start-container"]
diff --git a/docker/8.2/php.ini b/docker/8.2/php.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d8ce9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/8.2/php.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[PHP]
+post_max_size = 100M
+upload_max_filesize = 100M
+variables_order = EGPCS
+pcov.directory = .
diff --git a/docker/8.2/start-container b/docker/8.2/start-container
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40c55df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/8.2/start-container
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+if [ "$SUPERVISOR_PHP_USER" != "root" ] && [ "$SUPERVISOR_PHP_USER" != "sail" ]; then
+    echo "You should set SUPERVISOR_PHP_USER to either 'sail' or 'root'."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ ! -z "$WWWUSER" ]; then
+    usermod -u $WWWUSER sail
+fi
+
+if [ ! -d /.composer ]; then
+    mkdir /.composer
+fi
+
+chmod -R ugo+rw /.composer
+
+if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
+    if [ "$SUPERVISOR_PHP_USER" = "root" ]; then
+        exec "$@"
+    else
+        exec gosu $WWWUSER "$@"
+    fi
+else
+    exec /usr/bin/supervisord -c /etc/supervisor/conf.d/supervisord.conf
+fi
diff --git a/docker/8.2/supervisord.conf b/docker/8.2/supervisord.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..656da8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/8.2/supervisord.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[supervisord]
+nodaemon=true
+user=root
+logfile=/var/log/supervisor/supervisord.log
+pidfile=/var/run/supervisord.pid
+
+[program:php]
+command=%(ENV_SUPERVISOR_PHP_COMMAND)s
+user=%(ENV_SUPERVISOR_PHP_USER)s
+environment=LARAVEL_SAIL="1"
+stdout_logfile=/dev/stdout
+stdout_logfile_maxbytes=0
+stderr_logfile=/dev/stderr
+stderr_logfile_maxbytes=0
diff --git a/docker/8.3/Dockerfile b/docker/8.3/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef5904b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/8.3/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+FROM ubuntu:24.04
+
+LABEL maintainer="Taylor Otwell"
+
+ARG WWWGROUP
+ARG NODE_VERSION=22
+ARG MYSQL_CLIENT="mysql-client"
+ARG POSTGRES_VERSION=17
+
+WORKDIR /var/www/html
+
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+ENV TZ=UTC
+ENV SUPERVISOR_PHP_COMMAND="/usr/bin/php -d variables_order=EGPCS /var/www/html/artisan serve --host=0.0.0.0 --port=80"
+ENV SUPERVISOR_PHP_USER="sail"
+
+RUN ln -snf /usr/share/zoneinfo/$TZ /etc/localtime && echo $TZ > /etc/timezone
+
+RUN echo "Acquire::http::Pipeline-Depth 0;" > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99custom && \
+    echo "Acquire::http::No-Cache true;" >> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99custom && \
+    echo "Acquire::BrokenProxy    true;" >> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99custom
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y \
+    && mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings \
+    && apt-get install -y gnupg gosu curl ca-certificates zip unzip git supervisor sqlite3 libcap2-bin libpng-dev python3 dnsutils librsvg2-bin fswatch ffmpeg nano  \
+    && curl -sS 'https://keyserver.ubuntu.com/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xb8dc7e53946656efbce4c1dd71daeaab4ad4cab6' | gpg --dearmor | tee /etc/apt/keyrings/ppa_ondrej_php.gpg > /dev/null \
+    && echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/ppa_ondrej_php.gpg] https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/ondrej/php/ubuntu noble main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ppa_ondrej_php.list \
+    && apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install -y php8.3-cli php8.3-dev \
+       php8.3-pgsql php8.3-sqlite3 php8.3-gd \
+       php8.3-curl php8.3-mongodb \
+       php8.3-imap php8.3-mysql php8.3-mbstring \
+       php8.3-xml php8.3-zip php8.3-bcmath php8.3-soap \
+       php8.3-intl php8.3-readline \
+       php8.3-ldap \
+       php8.3-msgpack php8.3-igbinary php8.3-redis \
+       php8.3-memcached php8.3-pcov php8.3-imagick php8.3-xdebug php8.3-swoole \
+    && curl -sLS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php -- --install-dir=/usr/bin/ --filename=composer \
+    && curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/gpgkey/nodesource-repo.gpg.key | gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/nodesource.gpg \
+    && echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/nodesource.gpg] https://deb.nodesource.com/node_$NODE_VERSION.x nodistro main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.list \
+    && apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install -y nodejs \
+    && npm install -g npm \
+    && npm install -g pnpm \
+    && npm install -g bun \
+    && curl -sS https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/pubkey.gpg | gpg --dearmor | tee /etc/apt/keyrings/yarn.gpg >/dev/null \
+    && echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/yarn.gpg] https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/ stable main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/yarn.list \
+    && curl -sS https://www.postgresql.org/media/keys/ACCC4CF8.asc | gpg --dearmor | tee /etc/apt/keyrings/pgdg.gpg >/dev/null \
+    && echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/pgdg.gpg] http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt noble-pgdg main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pgdg.list \
+    && apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install -y yarn \
+    && apt-get install -y $MYSQL_CLIENT \
+    && apt-get install -y postgresql-client-$POSTGRES_VERSION \
+    && apt-get -y autoremove \
+    && apt-get clean \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /tmp/* /var/tmp/*
+
+RUN setcap "cap_net_bind_service=+ep" /usr/bin/php8.3
+
+RUN userdel -r ubuntu
+RUN groupadd --force -g $WWWGROUP sail
+RUN useradd -ms /bin/bash --no-user-group -g $WWWGROUP -u 1337 sail
+
+COPY start-container /usr/local/bin/start-container
+COPY supervisord.conf /etc/supervisor/conf.d/supervisord.conf
+COPY php.ini /etc/php/8.3/cli/conf.d/99-sail.ini
+RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/start-container
+
+EXPOSE 80/tcp
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["start-container"]
diff --git a/docker/8.3/php.ini b/docker/8.3/php.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d8ce9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/8.3/php.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[PHP]
+post_max_size = 100M
+upload_max_filesize = 100M
+variables_order = EGPCS
+pcov.directory = .
diff --git a/docker/8.3/start-container b/docker/8.3/start-container
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40c55df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/8.3/start-container
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+if [ "$SUPERVISOR_PHP_USER" != "root" ] && [ "$SUPERVISOR_PHP_USER" != "sail" ]; then
+    echo "You should set SUPERVISOR_PHP_USER to either 'sail' or 'root'."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ ! -z "$WWWUSER" ]; then
+    usermod -u $WWWUSER sail
+fi
+
+if [ ! -d /.composer ]; then
+    mkdir /.composer
+fi
+
+chmod -R ugo+rw /.composer
+
+if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
+    if [ "$SUPERVISOR_PHP_USER" = "root" ]; then
+        exec "$@"
+    else
+        exec gosu $WWWUSER "$@"
+    fi
+else
+    exec /usr/bin/supervisord -c /etc/supervisor/conf.d/supervisord.conf
+fi
diff --git a/docker/8.3/supervisord.conf b/docker/8.3/supervisord.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..656da8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/8.3/supervisord.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[supervisord]
+nodaemon=true
+user=root
+logfile=/var/log/supervisor/supervisord.log
+pidfile=/var/run/supervisord.pid
+
+[program:php]
+command=%(ENV_SUPERVISOR_PHP_COMMAND)s
+user=%(ENV_SUPERVISOR_PHP_USER)s
+environment=LARAVEL_SAIL="1"
+stdout_logfile=/dev/stdout
+stdout_logfile_maxbytes=0
+stderr_logfile=/dev/stderr
+stderr_logfile_maxbytes=0
diff --git a/docker/8.4/Dockerfile b/docker/8.4/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb0fbdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/8.4/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+FROM ubuntu:24.04
+
+LABEL maintainer="Taylor Otwell"
+
+ARG WWWGROUP
+ARG NODE_VERSION=22
+ARG MYSQL_CLIENT="mysql-client"
+ARG POSTGRES_VERSION=17
+
+WORKDIR /var/www/html
+
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+ENV TZ=UTC
+ENV SUPERVISOR_PHP_COMMAND="/usr/bin/php -d variables_order=EGPCS /var/www/html/artisan serve --host=0.0.0.0 --port=80"
+ENV SUPERVISOR_PHP_USER="sail"
+
+RUN ln -snf /usr/share/zoneinfo/$TZ /etc/localtime && echo $TZ > /etc/timezone
+
+RUN echo "Acquire::http::Pipeline-Depth 0;" > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99custom && \
+    echo "Acquire::http::No-Cache true;" >> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99custom && \
+    echo "Acquire::BrokenProxy    true;" >> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99custom
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y \
+    && mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings \
+    && apt-get install -y gnupg gosu curl ca-certificates zip unzip git supervisor sqlite3 libcap2-bin libpng-dev python3 dnsutils librsvg2-bin fswatch ffmpeg nano  \
+    && curl -sS 'https://keyserver.ubuntu.com/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xb8dc7e53946656efbce4c1dd71daeaab4ad4cab6' | gpg --dearmor | tee /etc/apt/keyrings/ppa_ondrej_php.gpg > /dev/null \
+    && echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/ppa_ondrej_php.gpg] https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/ondrej/php/ubuntu noble main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ppa_ondrej_php.list \
+    && apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install -y php8.4-cli php8.4-dev \
+       php8.4-pgsql php8.4-sqlite3 php8.4-gd \
+       php8.4-curl php8.4-mongodb \
+       php8.4-imap php8.4-mysql php8.4-mbstring \
+       php8.4-xml php8.4-zip php8.4-bcmath php8.4-soap \
+       php8.4-intl php8.4-readline \
+       php8.4-ldap \
+       php8.4-msgpack php8.4-igbinary php8.4-redis php8.4-swoole \
+       php8.4-memcached php8.4-pcov php8.4-imagick php8.4-xdebug \
+    && curl -sLS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php -- --install-dir=/usr/bin/ --filename=composer \
+    && curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/gpgkey/nodesource-repo.gpg.key | gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/nodesource.gpg \
+    && echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/nodesource.gpg] https://deb.nodesource.com/node_$NODE_VERSION.x nodistro main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.list \
+    && apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install -y nodejs \
+    && npm install -g npm \
+    && npm install -g pnpm \
+    && npm install -g bun \
+    && curl -sS https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/pubkey.gpg | gpg --dearmor | tee /etc/apt/keyrings/yarn.gpg >/dev/null \
+    && echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/yarn.gpg] https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/ stable main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/yarn.list \
+    && curl -sS https://www.postgresql.org/media/keys/ACCC4CF8.asc | gpg --dearmor | tee /etc/apt/keyrings/pgdg.gpg >/dev/null \
+    && echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/pgdg.gpg] http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt noble-pgdg main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pgdg.list \
+    && apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install -y yarn \
+    && apt-get install -y $MYSQL_CLIENT \
+    && apt-get install -y postgresql-client-$POSTGRES_VERSION \
+    && apt-get -y autoremove \
+    && apt-get clean \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /tmp/* /var/tmp/*
+
+RUN setcap "cap_net_bind_service=+ep" /usr/bin/php8.4
+
+RUN userdel -r ubuntu
+RUN groupadd --force -g $WWWGROUP sail
+RUN useradd -ms /bin/bash --no-user-group -g $WWWGROUP -u 1337 sail
+
+COPY start-container /usr/local/bin/start-container
+COPY supervisord.conf /etc/supervisor/conf.d/supervisord.conf
+COPY php.ini /etc/php/8.4/cli/conf.d/99-sail.ini
+RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/start-container
+
+EXPOSE 80/tcp
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["start-container"]
diff --git a/docker/8.4/php.ini b/docker/8.4/php.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d8ce9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/8.4/php.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[PHP]
+post_max_size = 100M
+upload_max_filesize = 100M
+variables_order = EGPCS
+pcov.directory = .
diff --git a/docker/8.4/start-container b/docker/8.4/start-container
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40c55df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/8.4/start-container
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+if [ "$SUPERVISOR_PHP_USER" != "root" ] && [ "$SUPERVISOR_PHP_USER" != "sail" ]; then
+    echo "You should set SUPERVISOR_PHP_USER to either 'sail' or 'root'."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ ! -z "$WWWUSER" ]; then
+    usermod -u $WWWUSER sail
+fi
+
+if [ ! -d /.composer ]; then
+    mkdir /.composer
+fi
+
+chmod -R ugo+rw /.composer
+
+if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
+    if [ "$SUPERVISOR_PHP_USER" = "root" ]; then
+        exec "$@"
+    else
+        exec gosu $WWWUSER "$@"
+    fi
+else
+    exec /usr/bin/supervisord -c /etc/supervisor/conf.d/supervisord.conf
+fi
diff --git a/docker/8.4/supervisord.conf b/docker/8.4/supervisord.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..656da8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/8.4/supervisord.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[supervisord]
+nodaemon=true
+user=root
+logfile=/var/log/supervisor/supervisord.log
+pidfile=/var/run/supervisord.pid
+
+[program:php]
+command=%(ENV_SUPERVISOR_PHP_COMMAND)s
+user=%(ENV_SUPERVISOR_PHP_USER)s
+environment=LARAVEL_SAIL="1"
+stdout_logfile=/dev/stdout
+stdout_logfile_maxbytes=0
+stderr_logfile=/dev/stderr
+stderr_logfile_maxbytes=0
diff --git a/docker/mariadb/create-testing-database.sh b/docker/mariadb/create-testing-database.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3b19d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/mariadb/create-testing-database.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+/usr/bin/mariadb --user=root --password="$MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD" <<-EOSQL
+    CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS testing;
+    GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON \`testing%\`.* TO '$MYSQL_USER'@'%';
+EOSQL
diff --git a/docker/mysql/create-testing-database.sh b/docker/mysql/create-testing-database.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aeb1826
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/mysql/create-testing-database.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+mysql --user=root --password="$MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD" <<-EOSQL
+    CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS testing;
+    GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON \`testing%\`.* TO '$MYSQL_USER'@'%';
+EOSQL
diff --git a/docker/pgsql/create-testing-database.sql b/docker/pgsql/create-testing-database.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d84dc07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/pgsql/create-testing-database.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+SELECT 'CREATE DATABASE testing'
+WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT FROM pg_database WHERE datname = 'testing')\gexec
diff --git a/resources/views/forum/categories/create.blade.php b/resources/views/forum/categories/create.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50308f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/forum/categories/create.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+@extends('layouts.app')
+
+@section('title', 'Create Category - Forum - ClearGame')
+
+@section('content')
+    <div class="container">
+        <nav aria-label="breadcrumb" class="mb-4">
+            <ol class="breadcrumb">
+                <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="{{ route('forum.index') }}" class="text-decoration-none">Forum</a></li>
+                <li class="breadcrumb-item active">Create Category</li>
+            </ol>
+        </nav>
+
+        <div class="card bg-dark text-white">
+            <div class="card-header">
+                <h1 class="h3 mb-0">Create New Category</h1>
+            </div>
+            <div class="card-body">
+                <form action="{{ route('forum.categories.store') }}" method="POST">
+                    @csrf
+                    <div class="mb-3">
+                        <label for="name" class="form-label">Category Name</label>
+                        <input type="text" class="form-control bg-dark text-white @error('name') is-invalid @enderror" id="name" name="name" value="{{ old('name') }}" required>
+                        @error('name')
+                            <div class="invalid-feedback">{{ $message }}</div>
+                        @enderror
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="mb-3">
+                        <label for="description" class="form-label">Description</label>
+                        <textarea class="form-control bg-dark text-white @error('description') is-invalid @enderror" id="description" name="description" rows="3">{{ old('description') }}</textarea>
+                        @error('description')
+                            <div class="invalid-feedback">{{ $message }}</div>
+                        @enderror
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="mb-3">
+                        <label for="order" class="form-label">Display Order</label>
+                        <input type="number" class="form-control bg-dark text-white @error('order') is-invalid @enderror" id="order" name="order" value="{{ old('order', 0) }}">
+                        <div class="form-text text-muted">Categories with lower numbers will be displayed first.</div>
+                        @error('order')
+                            <div class="invalid-feedback">{{ $message }}</div>
+                        @enderror
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="d-flex gap-2">
+                        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-gradient">Create Category</button>
+                        <a href="{{ route('forum.index') }}" class="btn btn-outline-light">Cancel</a>
+                    </div>
+                </form>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+@endsection
diff --git a/resources/views/forum/categories/edit.blade.php b/resources/views/forum/categories/edit.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a2be2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/forum/categories/edit.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+@extends('layouts.app')
+
+@section('title', 'Edit Category - Forum - ClearGame')
+
+@section('content')
+    <div class="container">
+        <nav aria-label="breadcrumb" class="mb-4">
+            <ol class="breadcrumb">
+                <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="{{ route('forum.index') }}" class="text-decoration-none">Forum</a></li>
+                <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="{{ route('forum.categories.show', $category) }}" class="text-decoration-none">{{ $category->name }}</a></li>
+                <li class="breadcrumb-item active">Edit</li>
+            </ol>
+        </nav>
+
+        <div class="card bg-dark text-white">
+            <div class="card-header">
+                <h1 class="h3 mb-0">Edit Category</h1>
+            </div>
+            <div class="card-body">
+                <form action="{{ route('forum.categories.update', $category) }}" method="POST">
+                    @csrf
+                    @method('PUT')
+                    <div class="mb-3">
+                        <label for="name" class="form-label">Category Name</label>
+                        <input type="text" class="form-control bg-dark text-white @error('name') is-invalid @enderror" id="name" name="name" value="{{ old('name', $category->name) }}" required>
+                        @error('name')
+                            <div class="invalid-feedback">{{ $message }}</div>
+                        @enderror
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="mb-3">
+                        <label for="description" class="form-label">Description</label>
+                        <textarea class="form-control bg-dark text-white @error('description') is-invalid @enderror" id="description" name="description" rows="3">{{ old('description', $category->description) }}</textarea>
+                        @error('description')
+                            <div class="invalid-feedback">{{ $message }}</div>
+                        @enderror
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="mb-3">
+                        <label for="order" class="form-label">Display Order</label>
+                        <input type="number" class="form-control bg-dark text-white @error('order') is-invalid @enderror" id="order" name="order" value="{{ old('order', $category->order) }}">
+                        <div class="form-text text-muted">Categories with lower numbers will be displayed first.</div>
+                        @error('order')
+                            <div class="invalid-feedback">{{ $message }}</div>
+                        @enderror
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="d-flex gap-2">
+                        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-gradient">Update Category</button>
+                        <a href="{{ route('forum.categories.show', $category) }}" class="btn btn-outline-light">Cancel</a>
+                    </div>
+                </form>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+@endsection
diff --git a/resources/views/forum/categories/show.blade.php b/resources/views/forum/categories/show.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b7f33d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/forum/categories/show.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+@extends('layouts.app')
+
+@section('title', $category->name . ' - Forum - ClearGame')
+
+@section('content')
+    <div class="container">
+        <nav aria-label="breadcrumb" class="mb-4">
+            <ol class="breadcrumb">
+                <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="{{ route('forum.index') }}" class="text-decoration-none">Forum</a></li>
+                <li class="breadcrumb-item active">{{ $category->name }}</li>
+            </ol>
+        </nav>
+
+        <div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center mb-4">
+            <div>
+                <h1 class="h2 fw-bold gradient-text">{{ $category->name }}</h1>
+                <p class="text-muted">{{ $category->description }}</p>
+            </div>
+            <div>
+                @auth
+                    <a href="{{ route('forum.threads.create', ['category_id' => $category->id]) }}" class="btn btn-gradient">
+                        <i class="fas fa-plus me-1"></i> New Thread
+                    </a>
+                @else
+                    <a href="{{ route('login') }}" class="btn btn-gradient">
+                        <i class="fas fa-sign-in-alt me-1"></i> Login to Post
+                    </a>
+                @endauth
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+        @if($threads->isEmpty())
+            <div class="card bg-dark text-white">
+                <div class="card-body text-center py-5">
+                    <i class="fas fa-comments fa-3x text-muted mb-3"></i>
+                    <h3 class="text-muted">No threads yet</h3>
+                    <p class="text-muted">Be the first to start a discussion in this category!</p>
+                    @auth
+                        <a href="{{ route('forum.threads.create', ['category_id' => $category->id]) }}" class="btn btn-gradient mt-3">
+                            <i class="fas fa-plus me-1"></i> Create Thread
+                        </a>
+                    @else
+                        <a href="{{ route('login') }}" class="btn btn-gradient mt-3">
+                            <i class="fas fa-sign-in-alt me-1"></i> Login to Create Thread
+                        </a>
+                    @endauth
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        @else
+            <div class="card bg-dark text-white mb-4">
+                <div class="card-header d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
+                    <h5 class="mb-0">Threads</h5>
+                    <div class="dropdown">
+                        <button class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-light dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown">
+                            <i class="fas fa-sort me-1"></i> Sort
+                        </button>
+                        <ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-end">
+                            <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="{{ route('forum.categories.show', ['category' => $category, 'sort' => 'latest']) }}">Latest Activity</a></li>
+                            <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="{{ route('forum.categories.show', ['category' => $category, 'sort' => 'newest']) }}">Newest</a></li>
+                            <li><a class="dropdown-item" href="{{ route('forum.categories.show', ['category' => $category, 'sort' => 'views']) }}">Most Viewed</a></li>
+                        </ul>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+                <div class="list-group list-group-flush">
+                    @foreach($threads as $thread)
+                        <div class="list-group-item bg-dark text-white border-secondary {{ $thread->is_sticky ? 'bg-dark bg-opacity-75' : '' }}">
+                            <div class="row align-items-center">
+                                <div class="col-md-7">
+                                    <div class="d-flex align-items-center">
+                                        <div class="me-3">
+                                            @if($thread->is_sticky)
+                                                <i class="fas fa-thumbtack fa-lg text-warning"></i>
+                                            @elseif($thread->is_locked)
+                                                <i class="fas fa-lock fa-lg text-danger"></i>
+                                            @else
+                                                <i class="fas fa-comments fa-lg text-primary"></i>
+                                            @endif
+                                        </div>
+                                        <div>
+                                            <h5 class="mb-1">
+                                                <a href="{{ route('forum.threads.show', $thread) }}" class="text-white text-decoration-none">
+                                                    {{ $thread->title }}
+                                                </a>
+                                                @if($thread->is_sticky)
+                                                    <span class="badge bg-warning text-dark ms-2">Sticky</span>
+                                                @endif
+                                                @if($thread->is_locked)
+                                                    <span class="badge bg-danger ms-2">Locked</span>
+                                                @endif
+                                            </h5>
+                                            <div class="text-muted small">
+                                                Started by <a href="{{ route('profile.show', $thread->user) }}" class="text-decoration-none">{{ $thread->user->name }}</a>
+                                                <span class="mx-1">•</span>
+                                                <span>{{ $thread->created_at->diffForHumans() }}</span>
+                                            </div>
+                                        </div>
+                                    </div>
+                                </div>
+                                <div class="col-md-2 text-center">
+                                    <div class="text-muted">
+                                        <span class="d-block">{{ $thread->topics->count() }}</span>
+                                        <small>Topics</small>
+                                    </div>
+                                </div>
+                                <div class="col-md-1 text-center">
+                                    <div class="text-muted">
+                                        <span class="d-block">{{ $thread->views }}</span>
+                                        <small>Views</small>
+                                    </div>
+                                </div>
+                                <div class="col-md-2">
+                                    @if($thread->last_activity_at)
+                                        <div class="small text-end">
+                                            <div class="text-muted">
+                                                <small>
+                                                    <i class="far fa-clock me-1"></i> {{ $thread->last_activity_at->diffForHumans() }}
+                                                </small>
+                                            </div>
+                                        </div>
+                                    @endif
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                    @endforeach
+                </div>
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="d-flex justify-content-center">
+                {{ $threads->links() }}
+            </div>
+        @endif
+
+        @auth
+            @if(auth()->user()->hasRole('admin'))
+                <div class="mt-4 d-flex gap-2">
+                    <a href="{{ route('forum.categories.edit', $category) }}" class="btn btn-outline-primary">
+                        <i class="fas fa-edit me-1"></i> Edit Category
+                    </a>
+                    <form action="{{ route('forum.categories.destroy', $category) }}" method="POST" class="d-inline">
+                        @csrf
+                        @method('DELETE')
+                        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-outline-danger" onclick="return confirm('Are you sure you want to delete this category? All threads and posts will be deleted.')">
+                            <i class="fas fa-trash me-1"></i> Delete Category
+                        </button>
+                    </form>
+                </div>
+            @endif
+        @endauth
+    </div>
+@endsection
diff --git a/resources/views/forum/index.blade.php b/resources/views/forum/index.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6391de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/forum/index.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+@extends('layouts.app')
+
+@section('title', 'Forum - ClearGame')
+
+@section('content')
+    <div class="container">
+        <div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center mb-4">
+            <h1 class="h2 fw-bold gradient-text">Forum</h1>
+            @auth
+                @if(auth()->user()->hasRole('admin'))
+                    <a href="{{ route('forum.categories.create') }}" class="btn btn-gradient">
+                        <i class="fas fa-plus me-1"></i> New Category
+                    </a>
+                @endif
+            @endauth
+        </div>
+
+        @if($categories->isEmpty())
+            <div class="card bg-dark text-white">
+                <div class="card-body text-center py-5">
+                    <i class="fas fa-comments fa-3x text-muted mb-3"></i>
+                    <h3 class="text-muted">No categories yet</h3>
+                    <p class="text-muted">Check back later for forum discussions.</p>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        @else
+            <div class="card bg-dark text-white mb-4">
+                <div class="card-header">
+                    <h5 class="mb-0">Categories</h5>
+                </div>
+                <div class="list-group list-group-flush">
+                    @foreach($categories as $category)
+                        <div class="list-group-item bg-dark text-white border-secondary">
+                            <div class="row align-items-center">
+                                <div class="col-md-7">
+                                    <div class="d-flex align-items-center">
+                                        <div class="me-3">
+                                            <i class="fas fa-folder fa-2x text-primary"></i>
+                                        </div>
+                                        <div>
+                                            <h5 class="mb-1">
+                                                <a href="{{ route('forum.categories.show', $category) }}" class="text-white text-decoration-none">
+                                                    {{ $category->name }}
+                                                </a>
+                                            </h5>
+                                            <p class="text-muted mb-0">{{ $category->description }}</p>
+                                        </div>
+                                    </div>
+                                </div>
+                                <div class="col-md-2 text-center">
+                                    <div class="text-muted">
+                                        <span class="d-block">{{ $category->threads->count() }}</span>
+                                        <small>Threads</small>
+                                    </div>
+                                </div>
+                                <div class="col-md-3">
+                                    @if($category->threads->count() > 0)
+                                        @php
+                                            $latestThread = $category->threads()->orderBy('last_activity_at', 'desc')->first();
+                                        @endphp
+                                        <div class="small">
+                                            <a href="{{ route('forum.threads.show', $latestThread) }}" class="text-white">
+                                                {{ Str::limit($latestThread->title, 30) }}
+                                            </a>
+                                            <div class="text-muted">
+                                                <small>
+                                                    <i class="far fa-clock me-1"></i> {{ $latestThread->last_activity_at->diffForHumans() }}
+                                                </small>
+                                            </div>
+                                        </div>
+                                    @else
+                                        <div class="text-muted small">No threads yet</div>
+                                    @endif
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                    @endforeach
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        @endif
+
+        <div class="card bg-dark text-white">
+            <div class="card-header">
+                <h5 class="mb-0">Forum Statistics</h5>
+            </div>
+            <div class="card-body">
+                <div class="row text-center">
+                    <div class="col-md-4">
+                        <h3 class="gradient-text">{{ \App\Models\ForumThread::count() }}</h3>
+                        <p class="text-muted">Threads</p>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="col-md-4">
+                        <h3 class="gradient-text">{{ \App\Models\ForumTopic::count() }}</h3>
+                        <p class="text-muted">Topics</p>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="col-md-4">
+                        <h3 class="gradient-text">{{ \App\Models\ForumPost::count() }}</h3>
+                        <p class="text-muted">Posts</p>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+@endsection
diff --git a/resources/views/forum/posts/create.blade.php b/resources/views/forum/posts/create.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0604d03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/forum/posts/create.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+@extends('layouts.app')
+
+@section('title', 'Reply to Topic - Forum - ClearGame')
+
+@section('content')
+    <div class="container">
+        <nav aria-label="breadcrumb" class="mb-4">
+            <ol class="breadcrumb">
+                <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="{{ route('forum.index') }}" class="text-decoration-none">Forum</a></li>
+                <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="{{ route('forum.categories.show', $thread->category) }}" class="text-decoration-none">{{ $thread->category->name }}</a></li>
+                <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="{{ route('forum.threads.show', $thread) }}" class="text-decoration-none">{{ $thread->title }}</a></li>
+                <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="{{ route('forum.topics.show', $topic) }}" class="text-decoration-none">{{ $topic->title }}</a></li>
+                <li class="breadcrumb-item active">Reply</li>
+            </ol>
+        </nav>
+
+        <div class="card bg-dark text-white">
+            <div class="card-header">
+                <h1 class="h3 mb-0">Reply to Topic</h1>
+                <p class="text-muted mb-0">{{ $topic->title }}</p>
+            </div>
+            <div class="card-body">
+                <!-- Original Topic Content (for reference) -->
+                <div class="card bg-dark border-secondary mb-4">
+                    <div class="card-header">
+                        <div class="d-flex align-items-center">
+                            <div class="me-3">
+                                <i class="fas fa-user-circle fa-2x"></i>
+                            </div>
+                            <div>
+                                <h5 class="mb-0">
+                                    <a href="{{ route('profile.show', $topic->user) }}" class="text-white text-decoration-none">
+                                        {{ $topic->user->name }}
+                                    </a>
+                                </h5>
+                                <div class="text-muted small">
+                                    <span>{{ $topic->created_at->format('M j, Y g:i A') }}</span>
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="card-body">
+                        <div class="topic-content">
+                            {!! nl2br(e(Str::limit($topic->content, 300))) !!}
+                            @if(strlen($topic->content) > 300)
+                                <a href="{{ route('forum.topics.show', $topic) }}" class="text-primary">Read full topic</a>
+                            @endif
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+
+                <!-- Reply Form -->
+                <form action="{{ route('forum.posts.store') }}" method="POST">
+                    @csrf
+                    <input type="hidden" name="topic_id" value="{{ $topic->id }}">
+                    <div class="mb-3">
+                        <label for="content" class="form-label">Your Reply</label>
+                        <textarea class="form-control bg-dark text-white @error('content') is-invalid @enderror" id="content" name="content" rows="10" required>{{ old('content') }}</textarea>
+                        @error('content')
+                            <div class="invalid-feedback">{{ $message }}</div>
+                        @enderror
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="d-flex gap-2">
+                        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-gradient">Post Reply</button>
+                        <a href="{{ route('forum.topics.show', $topic) }}" class="btn btn-outline-light">Cancel</a>
+                    </div>
+                </form>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+@endsection
diff --git a/resources/views/forum/posts/edit.blade.php b/resources/views/forum/posts/edit.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c18bc3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/forum/posts/edit.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+@extends('layouts.app')
+
+@section('title', 'Edit Reply - Forum - ClearGame')
+
+@section('content')
+    <div class="container">
+        <nav aria-label="breadcrumb" class="mb-4">
+            <ol class="breadcrumb">
+                <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="{{ route('forum.index') }}" class="text-decoration-none">Forum</a></li>
+                <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="{{ route('forum.categories.show', $post->topic->thread->category) }}" class="text-decoration-none">{{ $post->topic->thread->category->name }}</a></li>
+                <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="{{ route('forum.threads.show', $post->topic->thread) }}" class="text-decoration-none">{{ $post->topic->thread->title }}</a></li>
+                <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="{{ route('forum.topics.show', $post->topic) }}" class="text-decoration-none">{{ $post->topic->title }}</a></li>
+                <li class="breadcrumb-item active">Edit Reply</li>
+            </ol>
+        </nav>
+
+        <div class="card bg-dark text-white">
+            <div class="card-header">
+                <h1 class="h3 mb-0">Edit Reply</h1>
+                <p class="text-muted mb-0">in topic: {{ $post->topic->title }}</p>
+            </div>
+            <div class="card-body">
+                <form action="{{ route('forum.posts.update', $post) }}" method="POST">
+                    @csrf
+                    @method('PUT')
+                    <div class="mb-3">
+                        <label for="content" class="form-label">Content</label>
+                        <textarea class="form-control bg-dark text-white @error('content') is-invalid @enderror" id="content" name="content" rows="10" required>{{ old('content', $post->content) }}</textarea>
+                        @error('content')
+                            <div class="invalid-feedback">{{ $message }}</div>
+                        @enderror
+                    </div>
+
+                    @if(auth()->user()->hasRole('admin'))
+                    <div class="mb-3">
+                        <div class="form-check">
+                            <input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" id="is_solution" name="is_solution" value="1" {{ old('is_solution', $post->is_solution) ? 'checked' : '' }}>
+                            <label class="form-check-label" for="is_solution">
+                                Mark as Solution
+                            </label>
+                            <div class="form-text text-muted">Mark this post as the solution to the topic.</div>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                    @endif
+
+                    <div class="d-flex gap-2">
+                        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-gradient">Update Reply</button>
+                        <a href="{{ route('forum.topics.show', $post->topic) }}#post-{{ $post->id }}" class="btn btn-outline-light">Cancel</a>
+                    </div>
+                </form>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+@endsection
diff --git a/resources/views/forum/threads/create.blade.php b/resources/views/forum/threads/create.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0482eeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/forum/threads/create.blade.php
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+@extends('layouts.app')
+
+@section('title', 'Create Thread - Forum - ClearGame')
+
+@section('content')
+    <div class="container">
+        <nav aria-label="breadcrumb" class="mb-4">
+            <ol class="breadcrumb">
+                <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="{{ route('forum.index') }}" class="text-decoration-none">Forum</a></li>
+                @if(isset($category_id))
+                    @php
+                        $category = \App\Models\ForumCategory::find($category_id);
+                    @endphp
+                    @if($category)
+                        <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="{{ route('forum.categories.show', $category) }}" class="text-decoration-none">{{ $category->name }}</a></li>
+                    @endif
+                @endif
+                <li class="breadcrumb-item active">Create Thread</li>
+            </ol>
+        </nav>
+
+        <div class="card bg-dark text-white">
+            <div class="card-header">
+                <h1 class="h3 mb-0">Create New Thread</h1>
+            </div>
+            <div class="card-body">
+                <form action="{{ route('forum.threads.store') }}" method="POST">
+                    @csrf
+                    <div class="mb-3">
+                        <label for="category_id" class="form-label">Category</label>
+                        <select class="form-select bg-dark text-white @error('category_id') is-invalid @enderror" id="category_id" name="category_id" required>
+                            <option value="">Select a category</option>
+                            @foreach($categories as $category)
+                                <option value="{{ $category->id }}" {{ old('category_id', $category_id) == $category->id ? 'selected' : '' }}>
+                                    {{ $category->name }}
+                                </option>
+                            @endforeach
+                        </select>
+                        @error('category_id')
+                            <div class="invalid-feedback">{{ $message }}</div>
+                        @enderror
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="mb-3">
+                        <label for="title" class="form-label">Thread Title</label>
+                        <input type="text" class="form-control bg-dark text-white @error('title') is-invalid @enderror" id="title" name="title" value="{{ old('title') }}" required>
+                        @error('title')
+                            <div class="invalid-feedback">{{ $message }}</div>
+                        @enderror
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="mb-3">
+                        <label for="content" class="form-label">Initial Post Content</label>
+                        <textarea class="form-control bg-dark text-white @error('content') is-invalid @enderror" id="content" name="content" rows="10" required>{{ old('content') }}</textarea>
+                        <div class="form-text text-muted">This will be the first topic in your thread.</div>
+                        @error('content')
+                            <div class="invalid-feedback">{{ $message }}</div>
+                        @enderror
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="d-flex gap-2">
+                        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-gradient">Create Thread</button>
+                        @if(isset($category_id) && $category)
+                            <a href="{{ route('forum.categories.show', $category) }}" class="btn btn-outline-light">Cancel</a>
+                        @else
+                            <a href="{{ route('forum.index') }}" class="btn btn-outline-light">Cancel</a>
+                        @endif
+                    </div>
+                </form>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+@endsection
diff --git a/resources/views/forum/threads/edit.blade.php b/resources/views/forum/threads/edit.blade.php
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/forum/threads/edit.blade.php
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+@extends('layouts.app')
+
+@section('title', 'Edit Thread - Forum - ClearGame')
+
+@section('content')
+    <div class="container">
+        <nav aria-label="breadcrumb" class="mb-4">
+            <ol class="breadcrumb">
+                <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="{{ route('forum.index') }}" class="text-decoration-none">Forum</a></li>
+                <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="{{ route('forum.categories.show', $thread->category) }}" class="text-decoration-none">{{ $thread->category->name }}</a></li>
+                <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="{{ route('forum.threads.show', $thread) }}" class="text-decoration-none">{{ $thread->title }}</a></li>
+                <li class="breadcrumb-item active">Edit</li>
+            </ol>
+        </nav>
+
+        <div class="card bg-dark text-white">
+            <div class="card-header">
+                <h1 class="h3 mb-0">Edit Thread</h1>
+            </div>
+            <div class="card-body">
+                <form action="{{ route('forum.threads.update', $thread) }}" method="POST">
+                    @csrf
+                    @method('PUT')
+                    <div class="mb-3">
+                        <label for="category_id" class="form-label">Category</label>
+                        <select class="form-select bg-dark text-white @error('category_id') is-invalid @enderror" id="category_id" name="category_id" required>
+                            @foreach($categories as $category)
+                                <option value="{{ $category->id }}" {{ old('category_id', $thread->category_id) == $category->id ? 'selected' : '' }}>
+                                    {{ $category->name }}
+                                </option>
+                            @endforeach
+                        </select>
+                        @error('category_id')
+                            <div class="invalid-feedback">{{ $message }}</div>
+                        @enderror
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="mb-3">
+                        <label for="title" class="form-label">Thread Title</label>
+                        <input type="text" class="form-control bg-dark text-white @error('title') is-invalid @enderror" id="title" name="title" value="{{ old('title', $thread->title) }}" required>
+                        @error('title')
+                            <div class="invalid-feedback">{{ $message }}</div>
+                        @enderror
+                    </div>
+
+                    @if(isset($initialTopic))
+                    <div class="mb-3">
+                        <label for="content" class="form-label">Initial Post Content</label>
+                        <textarea class="form-control bg-dark text-white @error('content') is-invalid @enderror" id="content" name="content" rows="10" required>{{ old('content', $initialTopic->content) }}</textarea>
+                        @error('content')
+                            <div class="invalid-feedback">{{ $message }}</div>
+                        @enderror
+                    </div>
+                    @endif
+
+                    @if(auth()->user()->hasRole('admin'))
+                    <div class="row mb-3">
+                        <div class="col-md-6">
+                            <div class="form-check">
+                                <input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" id="is_sticky" name="is_sticky" value="1" {{ old('is_sticky', $thread->is_sticky) ? 'checked' : '' }}>
+                                <label class="form-check-label" for="is_sticky">
+                                    Sticky Thread
+                                </label>
+                                <div class="form-text text-muted">Sticky threads appear at the top of the category.</div>
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="col-md-6">
+                            <div class="form-check">
+                                <input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" id="is_locked" name="is_locked" value="1" {{ old('is_locked', $thread->is_locked) ? 'checked' : '' }}>
+                                <label class="form-check-label" for="is_locked">
+                                    Lock Thread
+                                </label>
+                                <div class="form-text text-muted">Locked threads cannot receive new topics or posts.</div>
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                    @endif
+
+                    <div class="d-flex gap-2">
+                        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-gradient">Update Thread</button>
+                        <a href="{{ route('forum.threads.show', $thread) }}" class="btn btn-outline-light">Cancel</a>
+                    </div>
+                </form>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+@endsection
diff --git a/resources/views/forum/threads/show.blade.php b/resources/views/forum/threads/show.blade.php
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/forum/threads/show.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+@extends('layouts.app')
+
+@section('title', $thread->title . ' - Forum - ClearGame')
+
+@section('content')
+    <div class="container">
+        <nav aria-label="breadcrumb" class="mb-4">
+            <ol class="breadcrumb">
+                <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="{{ route('forum.index') }}" class="text-decoration-none">Forum</a></li>
+                <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="{{ route('forum.categories.show', $thread->category) }}" class="text-decoration-none">{{ $thread->category->name }}</a></li>
+                <li class="breadcrumb-item active">{{ $thread->title }}</li>
+            </ol>
+        </nav>
+
+        <div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center mb-4">
+            <div>
+                <h1 class="h2 fw-bold gradient-text">{{ $thread->title }}</h1>
+                <div class="text-muted">
+                    <span>Started by <a href="{{ route('profile.show', $thread->user) }}" class="text-decoration-none">{{ $thread->user->name }}</a></span>
+                    <span class="mx-1">•</span>
+                    <span>{{ $thread->created_at->format('M j, Y g:i A') }}</span>
+                    <span class="mx-1">•</span>
+                    <span>{{ $thread->views }} views</span>
+                    @if($thread->is_sticky)
+                        <span class="badge bg-warning text-dark ms-2">Sticky</span>
+                    @endif
+                    @if($thread->is_locked)
+                        <span class="badge bg-danger ms-2">Locked</span>
+                    @endif
+                </div>
+            </div>
+            <div>
+                @auth
+                    @if(!$thread->is_locked)
+                        <a href="{{ route('forum.topics.create', ['thread_id' => $thread->id]) }}" class="btn btn-gradient">
+                            <i class="fas fa-plus me-1"></i> New Topic
+                        </a>
+                    @endif
+                    @if(auth()->id() === $thread->user_id || auth()->user()->hasRole('admin'))
+                        <div class="dropdown d-inline-block ms-2">
+                            <button class="btn btn-outline-light dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown">
+                                <i class="fas fa-cog"></i>
+                            </button>
+                            <ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-end">
+                                <li>
+                                    <a href="{{ route('forum.threads.edit', $thread) }}" class="dropdown-item">
+                                        <i class="fas fa-edit me-1"></i> Edit Thread
+                                    </a>
+                                </li>
+                                @if(auth()->user()->hasRole('admin'))
+                                    <li>
+                                        <form action="{{ route('forum.threads.update', $thread) }}" method="POST" class="d-inline">
+                                            @csrf
+                                            @method('PUT')
+                                            <input type="hidden" name="is_sticky" value="{{ $thread->is_sticky ? 0 : 1 }}">
+                                            <input type="hidden" name="title" value="{{ $thread->title }}">
+                                            <input type="hidden" name="category_id" value="{{ $thread->category_id }}">
+                                            <button type="submit" class="dropdown-item">
+                                                <i class="fas fa-thumbtack me-1"></i> {{ $thread->is_sticky ? 'Unsticky' : 'Sticky' }}
+                                            </button>
+                                        </form>
+                                    </li>
+                                    <li>
+                                        <form action="{{ route('forum.threads.update', $thread) }}" method="POST" class="d-inline">
+                                            @csrf
+                                            @method('PUT')
+                                            <input type="hidden" name="is_locked" value="{{ $thread->is_locked ? 0 : 1 }}">
+                                            <input type="hidden" name="title" value="{{ $thread->title }}">
+                                            <input type="hidden" name="category_id" value="{{ $thread->category_id }}">
+                                            <button type="submit" class="dropdown-item">
+                                                <i class="fas fa-lock me-1"></i> {{ $thread->is_locked ? 'Unlock' : 'Lock' }}
+                                            </button>
+                                        </form>
+                                    </li>
+                                @endif
+                                <li><hr class="dropdown-divider"></li>
+                                <li>
+                                    <form action="{{ route('forum.threads.destroy', $thread) }}" method="POST" class="d-inline">
+                                        @csrf
+                                        @method('DELETE')
+                                        <button type="submit" class="dropdown-item text-danger" onclick="return confirm('Are you sure you want to delete this thread? All topics and posts will be deleted.')">
+                                            <i class="fas fa-trash me-1"></i> Delete Thread
+                                        </button>
+                                    </form>
+                                </li>
+                            </ul>
+                        </div>
+                    @endif
+                @else
+                    <a href="{{ route('login') }}" class="btn btn-gradient">
+                        <i class="fas fa-sign-in-alt me-1"></i> Login to Post
+                    </a>
+                @endauth
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+        @if($topics->isEmpty())
+            <div class="card bg-dark text-white">
+                <div class="card-body text-center py-5">
+                    <i class="fas fa-comments fa-3x text-muted mb-3"></i>
+                    <h3 class="text-muted">No topics yet</h3>
+                    <p class="text-muted">Be the first to start a topic in this thread!</p>
+                    @auth
+                        @if(!$thread->is_locked)
+                            <a href="{{ route('forum.topics.create', ['thread_id' => $thread->id]) }}" class="btn btn-gradient mt-3">
+                                <i class="fas fa-plus me-1"></i> Create Topic
+                            </a>
+                        @else
+                            <div class="alert alert-danger mt-3">
+                                <i class="fas fa-lock me-1"></i> This thread is locked. You cannot create new topics.
+                            </div>
+                        @endif
+                    @else
+                        <a href="{{ route('login') }}" class="btn btn-gradient mt-3">
+                            <i class="fas fa-sign-in-alt me-1"></i> Login to Create Topic
+                        </a>
+                    @endauth
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        @else
+            <div class="topics-list">
+                @foreach($topics as $topic)
+                    <div class="card bg-dark text-white mb-4">
+                        <div class="card-header d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
+                            <div class="d-flex align-items-center">
+                                <div class="me-3">
+                                    <i class="fas fa-user-circle fa-2x"></i>
+                                </div>
+                                <div>
+                                    <h5 class="mb-0">
+                                        <a href="{{ route('forum.topics.show', $topic) }}" class="text-white text-decoration-none">
+                                            {{ $topic->title }}
+                                        </a>
+                                        @if($topic->is_pinned)
+                                            <span class="badge bg-warning text-dark ms-2">Pinned</span>
+                                        @endif
+                                    </h5>
+                                    <div class="text-muted small">
+                                        Posted by <a href="{{ route('profile.show', $topic->user) }}" class="text-decoration-none">{{ $topic->user->name }}</a>
+                                        <span class="mx-1">•</span>
+                                        <span>{{ $topic->created_at->diffForHumans() }}</span>
+                                    </div>
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+                            <div class="text-muted small">
+                                <span>{{ $topic->posts->count() }} {{ Str::plural('reply', $topic->posts->count()) }}</span>
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="card-body">
+                            <div class="topic-content">
+                                {!! nl2br(e(Str::limit($topic->content, 300))) !!}
+                                @if(strlen($topic->content) > 300)
+                                    <a href="{{ route('forum.topics.show', $topic) }}" class="text-primary">Read more</a>
+                                @endif
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="card-footer bg-dark border-top border-secondary">
+                            <div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
+                                <a href="{{ route('forum.topics.show', $topic) }}" class="btn btn-link text-white p-0">
+                                    View full topic
+                                </a>
+                                @auth
+                                    @if(auth()->id() === $topic->user_id || auth()->user()->hasRole('admin'))
+                                        <div class="d-flex gap-2">
+                                            <a href="{{ route('forum.topics.edit', $topic) }}" class="btn btn-outline-primary btn-sm">
+                                                <i class="fas fa-edit"></i> Edit
+                                            </a>
+                                            <form action="{{ route('forum.topics.destroy', $topic) }}" method="POST" class="d-inline">
+                                                @csrf
+                                                @method('DELETE')
+                                                <button type="submit" class="btn btn-outline-danger btn-sm" onclick="return confirm('Are you sure you want to delete this topic?')">
+                                                    <i class="fas fa-trash"></i> Delete
+                                                </button>
+                                            </form>
+                                        </div>
+                                    @endif
+                                @endauth
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                @endforeach
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="d-flex justify-content-center">
+                {{ $topics->links() }}
+            </div>
+        @endif
+
+        @if($thread->is_locked)
+            <div class="alert alert-danger mt-4">
+                <i class="fas fa-lock me-1"></i> This thread is locked. You cannot create new topics.
+            </div>
+        @endif
+    </div>
+@endsection
diff --git a/resources/views/forum/topics/create.blade.php b/resources/views/forum/topics/create.blade.php
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/forum/topics/create.blade.php
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+@extends('layouts.app')
+
+@section('title', 'Create Topic - Forum - ClearGame')
+
+@section('content')
+    <div class="container">
+        <nav aria-label="breadcrumb" class="mb-4">
+            <ol class="breadcrumb">
+                <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="{{ route('forum.index') }}" class="text-decoration-none">Forum</a></li>
+                <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="{{ route('forum.categories.show', $thread->category) }}" class="text-decoration-none">{{ $thread->category->name }}</a></li>
+                <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="{{ route('forum.threads.show', $thread) }}" class="text-decoration-none">{{ $thread->title }}</a></li>
+                <li class="breadcrumb-item active">Create Topic</li>
+            </ol>
+        </nav>
+
+        <div class="card bg-dark text-white">
+            <div class="card-header">
+                <h1 class="h3 mb-0">Create New Topic</h1>
+                <p class="text-muted mb-0">in thread: {{ $thread->title }}</p>
+            </div>
+            <div class="card-body">
+                <form action="{{ route('forum.topics.store') }}" method="POST">
+                    @csrf
+                    <input type="hidden" name="thread_id" value="{{ $thread->id }}">
+                    <div class="mb-3">
+                        <label for="title" class="form-label">Topic Title</label>
+                        <input type="text" class="form-control bg-dark text-white @error('title') is-invalid @enderror" id="title" name="title" value="{{ old('title') }}" required>
+                        @error('title')
+                            <div class="invalid-feedback">{{ $message }}</div>
+                        @enderror
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="mb-3">
+                        <label for="content" class="form-label">Content</label>
+                        <textarea class="form-control bg-dark text-white @error('content') is-invalid @enderror" id="content" name="content" rows="10" required>{{ old('content') }}</textarea>
+                        @error('content')
+                            <div class="invalid-feedback">{{ $message }}</div>
+                        @enderror
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="d-flex gap-2">
+                        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-gradient">Create Topic</button>
+                        <a href="{{ route('forum.threads.show', $thread) }}" class="btn btn-outline-light">Cancel</a>
+                    </div>
+                </form>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+@endsection
diff --git a/resources/views/forum/topics/edit.blade.php b/resources/views/forum/topics/edit.blade.php
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/forum/topics/edit.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+@extends('layouts.app')
+
+@section('title', 'Edit Topic - Forum - ClearGame')
+
+@section('content')
+    <div class="container">
+        <nav aria-label="breadcrumb" class="mb-4">
+            <ol class="breadcrumb">
+                <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="{{ route('forum.index') }}" class="text-decoration-none">Forum</a></li>
+                <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="{{ route('forum.categories.show', $thread->category) }}" class="text-decoration-none">{{ $thread->category->name }}</a></li>
+                <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="{{ route('forum.threads.show', $thread) }}" class="text-decoration-none">{{ $thread->title }}</a></li>
+                <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="{{ route('forum.topics.show', $topic) }}" class="text-decoration-none">{{ $topic->title }}</a></li>
+                <li class="breadcrumb-item active">Edit</li>
+            </ol>
+        </nav>
+
+        <div class="card bg-dark text-white">
+            <div class="card-header">
+                <h1 class="h3 mb-0">Edit Topic</h1>
+                <p class="text-muted mb-0">in thread: {{ $thread->title }}</p>
+            </div>
+            <div class="card-body">
+                <form action="{{ route('forum.topics.update', $topic) }}" method="POST">
+                    @csrf
+                    @method('PUT')
+                    <div class="mb-3">
+                        <label for="title" class="form-label">Topic Title</label>
+                        <input type="text" class="form-control bg-dark text-white @error('title') is-invalid @enderror" id="title" name="title" value="{{ old('title', $topic->title) }}" required>
+                        @error('title')
+                            <div class="invalid-feedback">{{ $message }}</div>
+                        @enderror
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="mb-3">
+                        <label for="content" class="form-label">Content</label>
+                        <textarea class="form-control bg-dark text-white @error('content') is-invalid @enderror" id="content" name="content" rows="10" required>{{ old('content', $topic->content) }}</textarea>
+                        @error('content')
+                            <div class="invalid-feedback">{{ $message }}</div>
+                        @enderror
+                    </div>
+
+                    @if(auth()->user()->hasRole('admin'))
+                    <div class="mb-3">
+                        <div class="form-check">
+                            <input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" id="is_pinned" name="is_pinned" value="1" {{ old('is_pinned', $topic->is_pinned) ? 'checked' : '' }}>
+                            <label class="form-check-label" for="is_pinned">
+                                Pin Topic
+                            </label>
+                            <div class="form-text text-muted">Pinned topics appear at the top of the thread.</div>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                    @endif
+
+                    <div class="d-flex gap-2">
+                        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-gradient">Update Topic</button>
+                        <a href="{{ route('forum.topics.show', $topic) }}" class="btn btn-outline-light">Cancel</a>
+                    </div>
+                </form>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+@endsection
diff --git a/resources/views/forum/topics/show.blade.php b/resources/views/forum/topics/show.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa1e145
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/forum/topics/show.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,246 @@
+@extends('layouts.app')
+
+@section('title', $topic->title . ' - Forum - ClearGame')
+
+@section('content')
+    <div class="container">
+        <nav aria-label="breadcrumb" class="mb-4">
+            <ol class="breadcrumb">
+                <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="{{ route('forum.index') }}" class="text-decoration-none">Forum</a></li>
+                <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="{{ route('forum.categories.show', $thread->category) }}" class="text-decoration-none">{{ $thread->category->name }}</a></li>
+                <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="{{ route('forum.threads.show', $thread) }}" class="text-decoration-none">{{ $thread->title }}</a></li>
+                <li class="breadcrumb-item active">{{ $topic->title }}</li>
+            </ol>
+        </nav>
+
+        <div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center mb-4">
+            <div>
+                <h1 class="h2 fw-bold gradient-text">{{ $topic->title }}</h1>
+                <div class="text-muted">
+                    <span>Started by <a href="{{ route('profile.show', $topic->user) }}" class="text-decoration-none">{{ $topic->user->name }}</a></span>
+                    <span class="mx-1">•</span>
+                    <span>{{ $topic->created_at->format('M j, Y g:i A') }}</span>
+                    @if($topic->is_pinned)
+                        <span class="badge bg-warning text-dark ms-2">Pinned</span>
+                    @endif
+                </div>
+            </div>
+            <div>
+                @auth
+                    @if(!$thread->is_locked)
+                        <a href="{{ route('forum.posts.create', ['topic_id' => $topic->id]) }}" class="btn btn-gradient">
+                            <i class="fas fa-reply me-1"></i> Reply
+                        </a>
+                    @endif
+                    @if(auth()->id() === $topic->user_id || auth()->user()->hasRole('admin'))
+                        <div class="dropdown d-inline-block ms-2">
+                            <button class="btn btn-outline-light dropdown-toggle" type="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown">
+                                <i class="fas fa-cog"></i>
+                            </button>
+                            <ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-end">
+                                <li>
+                                    <a href="{{ route('forum.topics.edit', $topic) }}" class="dropdown-item">
+                                        <i class="fas fa-edit me-1"></i> Edit Topic
+                                    </a>
+                                </li>
+                                @if(auth()->user()->hasRole('admin'))
+                                    <li>
+                                        <form action="{{ route('forum.topics.update', $topic) }}" method="POST" class="d-inline">
+                                            @csrf
+                                            @method('PUT')
+                                            <input type="hidden" name="is_pinned" value="{{ $topic->is_pinned ? 0 : 1 }}">
+                                            <input type="hidden" name="title" value="{{ $topic->title }}">
+                                            <input type="hidden" name="content" value="{{ $topic->content }}">
+                                            <button type="submit" class="dropdown-item">
+                                                <i class="fas fa-thumbtack me-1"></i> {{ $topic->is_pinned ? 'Unpin' : 'Pin' }}
+                                            </button>
+                                        </form>
+                                    </li>
+                                @endif
+                                <li><hr class="dropdown-divider"></li>
+                                <li>
+                                    <form action="{{ route('forum.topics.destroy', $topic) }}" method="POST" class="d-inline">
+                                        @csrf
+                                        @method('DELETE')
+                                        <button type="submit" class="dropdown-item text-danger" onclick="return confirm('Are you sure you want to delete this topic? All posts will be deleted.')">
+                                            <i class="fas fa-trash me-1"></i> Delete Topic
+                                        </button>
+                                    </form>
+                                </li>
+                            </ul>
+                        </div>
+                    @endif
+                @else
+                    <a href="{{ route('login') }}" class="btn btn-gradient">
+                        <i class="fas fa-sign-in-alt me-1"></i> Login to Reply
+                    </a>
+                @endauth
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <!-- Original Topic Post -->
+        <div class="card bg-dark text-white mb-4">
+            <div class="card-header d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
+                <div class="d-flex align-items-center">
+                    <div class="me-3">
+                        <i class="fas fa-user-circle fa-2x"></i>
+                    </div>
+                    <div>
+                        <h5 class="mb-0">
+                            <a href="{{ route('profile.show', $topic->user) }}" class="text-white text-decoration-none">
+                                {{ $topic->user->name }}
+                            </a>
+                        </h5>
+                        <div class="text-muted small">
+                            <span>{{ $topic->created_at->format('M j, Y g:i A') }}</span>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="card-body">
+                <div class="topic-content">
+                    {!! nl2br(e($topic->content)) !!}
+                </div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="card-footer bg-dark border-top border-secondary">
+                <div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
+                    <div>
+                        <!-- Placeholder for potential like/share buttons -->
+                    </div>
+                    @auth
+                        @if(auth()->id() === $topic->user_id || auth()->user()->hasRole('admin'))
+                            <div class="d-flex gap-2">
+                                <a href="{{ route('forum.topics.edit', $topic) }}" class="btn btn-outline-primary btn-sm">
+                                    <i class="fas fa-edit"></i> Edit
+                                </a>
+                            </div>
+                        @endif
+                    @endauth
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <!-- Replies/Posts -->
+        @if($posts->isEmpty())
+            <div class="card bg-dark text-white mb-4">
+                <div class="card-body text-center py-5">
+                    <i class="fas fa-comments fa-3x text-muted mb-3"></i>
+                    <h3 class="text-muted">No replies yet</h3>
+                    <p class="text-muted">Be the first to reply to this topic!</p>
+                    @auth
+                        @if(!$thread->is_locked)
+                            <a href="{{ route('forum.posts.create', ['topic_id' => $topic->id]) }}" class="btn btn-gradient mt-3">
+                                <i class="fas fa-reply me-1"></i> Post Reply
+                            </a>
+                        @else
+                            <div class="alert alert-danger mt-3">
+                                <i class="fas fa-lock me-1"></i> This thread is locked. You cannot post replies.
+                            </div>
+                        @endif
+                    @else
+                        <a href="{{ route('login') }}" class="btn btn-gradient mt-3">
+                            <i class="fas fa-sign-in-alt me-1"></i> Login to Reply
+                        </a>
+                    @endauth
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        @else
+            <h3 class="h5 mb-3">Replies ({{ $posts->count() }})</h3>
+            <div class="posts-list">
+                @foreach($posts as $post)
+                    <div class="card bg-dark text-white mb-4" id="post-{{ $post->id }}">
+                        <div class="card-header d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
+                            <div class="d-flex align-items-center">
+                                <div class="me-3">
+                                    <i class="fas fa-user-circle fa-2x"></i>
+                                </div>
+                                <div>
+                                    <h5 class="mb-0">
+                                        <a href="{{ route('profile.show', $post->user) }}" class="text-white text-decoration-none">
+                                            {{ $post->user->name }}
+                                        </a>
+                                    </h5>
+                                    <div class="text-muted small">
+                                        <span>{{ $post->created_at->format('M j, Y g:i A') }}</span>
+                                        @if($post->edited_at)
+                                            <span class="mx-1">•</span>
+                                            <span>Edited {{ $post->edited_at->diffForHumans() }}</span>
+                                        @endif
+                                    </div>
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+                            <div>
+                                <a href="#post-{{ $post->id }}" class="text-muted text-decoration-none">
+                                    <i class="fas fa-link"></i>
+                                </a>
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="card-body">
+                            <div class="post-content">
+                                {!! nl2br(e($post->content)) !!}
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="card-footer bg-dark border-top border-secondary">
+                            <div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
+                                <div>
+                                    @if($post->is_solution)
+                                        <span class="badge bg-success">
+                                            <i class="fas fa-check me-1"></i> Solution
+                                        </span>
+                                    @endif
+                                </div>
+                                @auth
+                                    @if(auth()->id() === $post->user_id || auth()->user()->hasRole('admin'))
+                                        <div class="d-flex gap-2">
+                                            <a href="{{ route('forum.posts.edit', $post) }}" class="btn btn-outline-primary btn-sm">
+                                                <i class="fas fa-edit"></i> Edit
+                                            </a>
+                                            <form action="{{ route('forum.posts.destroy', $post) }}" method="POST" class="d-inline">
+                                                @csrf
+                                                @method('DELETE')
+                                                <button type="submit" class="btn btn-outline-danger btn-sm" onclick="return confirm('Are you sure you want to delete this post?')">
+                                                    <i class="fas fa-trash"></i> Delete
+                                                </button>
+                                            </form>
+                                        </div>
+                                    @endif
+                                @endauth
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                @endforeach
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="d-flex justify-content-center">
+                {{ $posts->links() }}
+            </div>
+        @endif
+
+        <!-- Reply Form -->
+        @auth
+            @if(!$thread->is_locked)
+                <div class="card bg-dark text-white mt-4">
+                    <div class="card-header">
+                        <h5 class="mb-0">Post a Reply</h5>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="card-body">
+                        <form action="{{ route('forum.posts.store') }}" method="POST">
+                            @csrf
+                            <input type="hidden" name="topic_id" value="{{ $topic->id }}">
+                            <div class="mb-3">
+                                <textarea name="content" class="form-control bg-dark text-white" rows="5" placeholder="Write your reply here..." required></textarea>
+                            </div>
+                            <button type="submit" class="btn btn-gradient">
+                                <i class="fas fa-paper-plane me-1"></i> Post Reply
+                            </button>
+                        </form>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            @else
+                <div class="alert alert-danger mt-4">
+                    <i class="fas fa-lock me-1"></i> This thread is locked. You cannot post replies.
+                </div>
+            @endif
+        @endauth
+    </div>
+@endsection
diff --git a/resources/views/games/index.blade.php b/resources/views/games/index.blade.php
index 97de362..3059e15 100644
--- a/resources/views/games/index.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/games/index.blade.php
@@ -38,61 +38,74 @@
                     <i class="fas fa-filter me-1"></i> Filter
                 </button>
                 <ul class="dropdown-menu p-3" style="min-width: 300px;">
-                    <li class="mb-2">
-                        <label class="form-label text-white mb-1"><i class="fas fa-tv me-1"></i> Platform</label>
-                        <select name="platform" class="form-select bg-dark text-white border-0" onchange="this.form.submit()">
-                            <option value="">All Platforms</option>
-                            @foreach($platforms as $platform)
-                                <option value="{{ $platform->slug }}" {{ request('platform') == $platform->slug ? 'selected' : '' }}>
-                                    {{ $platform->name }}
-                                </option>
-                            @endforeach
-                        </select>
-                    </li>
-                    <li class="mb-2">
-                        <label class="form-label text-white mb-1"><i class="fas fa-tags me-1"></i> Genre</label>
-                        <select name="genre" class="form-select bg-dark text-white border-0" onchange="this.form.submit()">
-                            <option value="">All Genres</option>
-                            @foreach($genres as $genre)
-                                <option value="{{ $genre->slug }}" {{ request('genre') == $genre->slug ? 'selected' : '' }}>
-                                    {{ $genre->name }}
-                                </option>
-                            @endforeach
-                        </select>
-                    </li>
-                    <li class="mb-2">
-                        <label class="form-label text-white mb-1"><i class="fas fa-calendar-alt me-1"></i> Release Year</label>
-                        <select name="year" class="form-select bg-dark text-white border-0" onchange="this.form.submit()">
-                            <option value="">All Years</option>
-                            @foreach($years as $year)
-                                <option value="{{ $year }}" {{ request('year') == $year ? 'selected' : '' }}>
-                                    {{ $year }}
-                                </option>
-                            @endforeach
-                        </select>
-                    </li>
-                    <li class="mb-2">
-                        <label class="form-label text-white mb-1"><i class="fas fa-star me-1"></i> Rating Range</label>
-                        <select name="rating_range" class="form-select bg-dark text-white border-0" onchange="this.form.submit()">
-                            <option value="">All Ratings</option>
-                            <option value="90-100" {{ request('rating_range') == '90-100' ? 'selected' : '' }}>90+</option>
-                            <option value="80-89" {{ request('rating_range') == '80-89' ? 'selected' : '' }}>80-89</option>
-                            <option value="70-79" {{ request('rating_range') == '70-79' ? 'selected' : '' }}>70-79</option>
-                            <option value="60-69" {{ request('rating_range') == '60-69' ? 'selected' : '' }}>60-69</option>
-                            <option value="0-59" {{ request('rating_range') == '0-59' ? 'selected' : '' }}>Below 60</option>
-                        </select>
-                    </li>
-                    <li class="mt-3">
-                        <a href="{{ route('games.index') }}" class="btn btn-outline-gradient btn-sm w-100">
-                            <i class="fas fa-times me-1"></i> Clear Filters
-                        </a>
-                    </li>
+                    <form action="{{ route('games.index') }}" method="GET">
+                        <!-- Preserve any existing query parameters -->
+                        @if(request('search'))
+                            <input type="hidden" name="search" value="{{ request('search') }}">
+                        @endif
+                        @if(request('sort'))
+                            <input type="hidden" name="sort" value="{{ request('sort') }}">
+                        @endif
+                        @if(request('direction'))
+                            <input type="hidden" name="direction" value="{{ request('direction') }}">
+                        @endif
+
+                        <li class="mb-2">
+                            <label class="form-label text-white mb-1"><i class="fas fa-tv me-1"></i> Platform</label>
+                            <select name="platform" class="form-select bg-dark text-white border-0" onchange="this.form.submit()">
+                                <option value="">All Platforms</option>
+                                @foreach($platforms as $platform)
+                                    <option value="{{ $platform->slug }}" {{ request('platform') == $platform->slug ? 'selected' : '' }}>
+                                        {{ $platform->name }}
+                                    </option>
+                                @endforeach
+                            </select>
+                        </li>
+                        <li class="mb-2">
+                            <label class="form-label text-white mb-1"><i class="fas fa-tags me-1"></i> Genre</label>
+                            <select name="genre" class="form-select bg-dark text-white border-0" onchange="this.form.submit()">
+                                <option value="">All Genres</option>
+                                @foreach($genres as $genre)
+                                    <option value="{{ $genre->slug }}" {{ request('genre') == $genre->slug ? 'selected' : '' }}>
+                                        {{ $genre->name }}
+                                    </option>
+                                @endforeach
+                            </select>
+                        </li>
+                        <li class="mb-2">
+                            <label class="form-label text-white mb-1"><i class="fas fa-calendar-alt me-1"></i> Release Year</label>
+                            <select name="year" class="form-select bg-dark text-white border-0" onchange="this.form.submit()">
+                                <option value="">All Years</option>
+                                @foreach($years as $year)
+                                    <option value="{{ $year }}" {{ request('year') == $year ? 'selected' : '' }}>
+                                        {{ $year }}
+                                    </option>
+                                @endforeach
+                            </select>
+                        </li>
+                        <li class="mb-2">
+                            <label class="form-label text-white mb-1"><i class="fas fa-star me-1"></i> Rating Range</label>
+                            <select name="rating_range" class="form-select bg-dark text-white border-0" onchange="this.form.submit()">
+                                <option value="">All Ratings</option>
+                                <option value="90-100" {{ request('rating_range') == '90-100' ? 'selected' : '' }}>90+</option>
+                                <option value="80-89" {{ request('rating_range') == '80-89' ? 'selected' : '' }}>80-89</option>
+                                <option value="70-79" {{ request('rating_range') == '70-79' ? 'selected' : '' }}>70-79</option>
+                                <option value="60-69" {{ request('rating_range') == '60-69' ? 'selected' : '' }}>60-69</option>
+                                <option value="0-59" {{ request('rating_range') == '0-59' ? 'selected' : '' }}>Below 60</option>
+                            </select>
+                        </li>
+                        <li class="mt-3">
+                            <a href="{{ route('games.index') }}" class="btn btn-outline-gradient btn-sm w-100">
+                                <i class="fas fa-times me-1"></i> Clear Filters
+                            </a>
+                        </li>
+                    </form>
                 </ul>
             </div>
         </div>
     </div>
 
-    @if(request()->hasAny(['platform', 'genre', 'year ', 'rating_range']))
+    @if(request()->hasAny(['platform', 'genre', 'year', 'rating_range']))
         <div class="mb-4">
             <div class="d-flex flex-wrap gap-2">
                 @if(request('platform'))
diff --git a/resources/views/games/show.blade.php b/resources/views/games/show.blade.php
index 233a546..934df0b 100644
--- a/resources/views/games/show.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/games/show.blade.php
@@ -3,48 +3,29 @@
 @section('title', $game->name)
 
 @section('content')
-<!-- Hero Section -->
-<div class="game-hero position-relative mb-5">
-    @if($game->screenshots()->count())
-        <div class="game-hero-bg position-absolute w-100 h-100" style="background: linear-gradient(rgba(18, 18, 18, 0.7), rgba(18, 18, 18, 1)), url('{{ $game->screenshots()->first()->url }}') no-repeat center center; background-size: cover; filter: blur(3px); z-index: -1;"></div>
-    @else
-        <div class="game-hero-bg position-absolute w-100 h-100" style="background: linear-gradient(rgba(18, 18, 18, 0.9), rgba(18, 18, 18, 1)); z-index: -1;"></div>
-    @endif
-
-    <div class="container py-5">
-        <div class="row align-items-center">
-            <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-4 mb-4 mb-md-0">
-                <div class="game-cover position-relative">
-                    <img src="{{ $game->cover_url }}" class="img-fluid rounded shadow-lg" alt="{{ $game->name }}">
-                    @if($game->rating)
-                        <div class="position-absolute top-0 end-0 bg-dark bg-opacity-75 p-2 rounded-circle m-2 shadow">
-                            <div class="d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center">
-                                <span class="fw-bold text-warning">{{ number_format($game->rating, 1) }}</span>
-                            </div>
+<div class="container mt-4">
+    <!-- Main Game Info Section -->
+    <div class="row mb-4">
+        <!-- Left Column: Cover, Rating, Add to List -->
+        <div class="col-md-3">
+            <!-- Cover Image -->
+            <div class="game-cover position-relative mb-3">
+                <img src="{{ $game->cover_url }}" class="img-fluid rounded shadow-lg w-100" alt="{{ $game->name }}">
+                @if($game->rating)
+                    <div class="position-absolute top-0 end-0 bg-dark bg-opacity-75 p-2 rounded-circle m-2 shadow">
+                        <div class="d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center">
+                            <span class="fw-bold text-warning">{{ number_format($game->rating, 1) }}</span>
                         </div>
-                    @endif
-                </div>
-            </div>
-            <div class="col-lg-9 col-md-8">
-                <h1 class="display-4 fw-bold mb-2">{{ $game->name }}</h1>
-                <div class="d-flex flex-wrap gap-2 mb-3">
-                    @foreach($game->genres()->get() as $genre)
-                        <span class="badge bg-primary">{{ $genre->name }}</span>
-                    @endforeach
-                </div>
-                <div class="d-flex flex-wrap gap-2 mb-4">
-                    @foreach($game->platforms()->get() as $platform)
-                        <span class="badge bg-secondary">{{ $platform->name }}</span>
-                    @endforeach
-                </div>
-                <p class="lead mb-4">{{ Str::limit($game->summary, 200) }}</p>
-                <div class="d-flex flex-wrap gap-3 align-items-center">
-                    <div class="d-flex align-items-center">
-                        <i class="far fa-calendar-alt me-2"></i>
-                        <span>{{ $game->first_release_date->format('F j, Y') }}</span>
                     </div>
+                @endif
+            </div>
+
+            <!-- Rating Section -->
+            <div class="card bg-dark text-white mb-3">
+                <div class="card-body text-center">
+                    <h5 class="card-title">Rating</h5>
                     @if($game->rating)
-                        <div class="d-flex align-items-center">
+                        <div class="d-flex justify-content-center">
                             <div class="rating-stars d-flex gap-1">
                                 @for($i = 1; $i <= 5; $i++)
                                     <i class="fas fa-star {{ $i <= ($game->rating/20) ? 'text-warning' : 'text-secondary' }}"></i>
@@ -52,240 +33,214 @@
                             </div>
                             <span class="ms-2">({{ number_format($game->rating_count) }} ratings)</span>
                         </div>
+                    @else
+                        <p class="text-muted">No ratings yet</p>
                     @endif
-                    @auth
-                        <div class="dropdown">
-                            <button class="btn btn-outline-primary dropdown-toggle" type="button" id="addToListDropdown"
-                                    data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
-                                <i class="fas fa-plus me-2"></i>Add to List
-                            </button>
-                            <ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-dark" aria-labelledby="addToListDropdown">
-                                @foreach(Auth::user()->lists as $list)
-                                    <li>
-                                        <form action="{{ route('lists.addGame', $list) }}" method="POST" class="d-inline">
-                                            @csrf
-                                            <input type="hidden" name="game_id" value="{{ $game->id }}">
-                                            <button type="submit" class="dropdown-item">
-                                                <i class="fas fa-list me-2"></i>{{ $list->name }}
-                                            </button>
-                                        </form>
-                                    </li>
-                                @endforeach
-                                <li><hr class="dropdown-divider"></li>
-                                <li>
-                                    <a class="dropdown-item" href="{{ route('lists.create') }}">
-                                        <i class="fas fa-plus me-2"></i>Create New List
-                                    </a>
-                                </li>
-                            </ul>
-                        </div>
-                    @endauth
-                    @auth
-                        <a href="{{ route('games.reviews.create', $game) }}" class="btn btn-gradient">
-                            <i class="fas fa-star me-2"></i>Write a Review
-                        </a>
-                    @endauth
+                </div>
+            </div>
+
+            <!-- Add to List Button -->
+            @auth
+                <div class="dropdown mb-3 w-100">
+                    <button class="btn btn-outline-primary dropdown-toggle w-100" type="button" id="addToListDropdown"
+                            data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">
+                        <i class="fas fa-plus me-2"></i>Add to List
+                    </button>
+                    <ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-dark w-100" aria-labelledby="addToListDropdown">
+                        @foreach(Auth::user()->lists as $list)
+                            <li>
+                                <form action="{{ route('lists.addGame', $list) }}" method="POST" class="d-inline">
+                                    @csrf
+                                    <input type="hidden" name="game_id" value="{{ $game->id }}">
+                                    <button type="submit" class="dropdown-item">
+                                        <i class="fas fa-list me-2"></i>{{ $list->name }}
+                                    </button>
+                                </form>
+                            </li>
+                        @endforeach
+                        <li><hr class="dropdown-divider"></li>
+                        <li>
+                            <a class="dropdown-item" href="{{ route('lists.create') }}">
+                                <i class="fas fa-plus me-2"></i>Create New List
+                            </a>
+                        </li>
+                    </ul>
+                </div>
+            @endauth
+        </div>
+
+        <!-- Middle Column: Title, Release Date, Description -->
+        <div class="col-md-6">
+            <!-- Title and Release Date -->
+            <h1 class="fw-bold mb-2">{{ $game->name }}</h1>
+            <p class="text-muted mb-3">
+                <i class="far fa-calendar-alt me-2"></i> Released on {{ $game->first_release_date->format('F j, Y') }}
+                @if(isset($game->company))
+                    by {{ $game->company }}
+                @endif
+            </p>
+
+            <!-- Description -->
+            <div class="card bg-dark text-white mb-3">
+                <div class="card-body">
+                    <h5 class="card-title mb-3">Description</h5>
+                    <p class="card-text">{{ $game->summary }}</p>
+                    @if($game->storyline)
+                        <h6 class="mt-4 mb-2">Storyline</h6>
+                        <p class="card-text">{{ $game->storyline }}</p>
+                    @endif
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <!-- Right Column: Platforms, Genres -->
+        <div class="col-md-3">
+            <!-- Platforms -->
+            <div class="card bg-dark text-white mb-3">
+                <div class="card-body">
+                    <h5 class="card-title mb-3">Platforms</h5>
+                    <div class="d-flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+                        @foreach($game->platforms()->get() as $platform)
+                            <span class="badge bg-secondary">{{ $platform->name }}</span>
+                        @endforeach
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+
+            <!-- Genres -->
+            <div class="card bg-dark text-white mb-3">
+                <div class="card-body">
+                    <h5 class="card-title mb-3">Genres</h5>
+                    <div class="d-flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+                        @foreach($game->genres()->get() as $genre)
+                            <span class="badge bg-primary">{{ $genre->name }}</span>
+                        @endforeach
+                    </div>
                 </div>
             </div>
         </div>
     </div>
-</div>
 
-<div class="container">
-    <!-- Tabs Navigation -->
-    <ul class="nav nav-tabs mb-4" id="gameDetailsTabs" role="tablist">
-        <li class="nav-item" role="presentation">
-            <button class="nav-link active" id="about-tab" data-bs-toggle="tab" data-bs-target="#about" type="button" role="tab" aria-controls="about" aria-selected="true">
-                <i class="fas fa-info-circle me-2"></i>About
-            </button>
-        </li>
-        @if($game->screenshots()->count())
-        <li class="nav-item" role="presentation">
-            <button class="nav-link" id="media-tab" data-bs-toggle="tab" data-bs-target="#media" type="button" role="tab" aria-controls="media" aria-selected="false">
-                <i class="fas fa-images me-2"></i>Media
-            </button>
-        </li>
-        @endif
-        <li class="nav-item" role="presentation">
-            <button class="nav-link" id="reviews-tab" data-bs-toggle="tab" data-bs-target="#reviews" type="button" role="tab" aria-controls="reviews" aria-selected="false">
-                <i class="fas fa-comments me-2"></i>Reviews
-                @if($game->reviews->count() > 0)
-                    <span class="badge bg-primary ms-1">{{ $game->reviews->count() }}</span>
-                @endif
-            </button>
-        </li>
-        @if($game->similar_games->count() > 0)
-        <li class="nav-item" role="presentation">
-            <button class="nav-link" id="similar-tab" data-bs-toggle="tab" data-bs-target="#similar" type="button" role="tab" aria-controls="similar" aria-selected="false">
-                <i class="fas fa-gamepad me-2"></i>Similar Games
-            </button>
-        </li>
-        @endif
-    </ul>
-
-    <!-- Tabs Content -->
-    <div class="tab-content" id="gameDetailsTabsContent">
-        <!-- About Tab -->
-        <div class="tab-pane fade show active" id="about" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="about-tab">
-            <div class="row">
-                <div class="col-lg-8">
-                    <div class="card bg-dark text-white mb-4">
-                        <div class="card-header">
-                            <h5 class="mb-0">Summary</h5>
-                        </div>
-                        <div class="card-body">
-                            <p class="card-text">{{ $game->summary }}</p>
-                            @if($game->storyline)
-                                <h6 class="mt-4 mb-2">Storyline</h6>
-                                <p class="card-text">{{ $game->storyline }}</p>
-                            @endif
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
-
-                    @if($game->dlcs->count() > 0)
-                    <div class="card bg-dark text-white mb-4">
-                        <div class="card-header">
-                            <h5 class="mb-0">DLCs & Expansions</h5>
-                        </div>
-                        <div class="card-body">
-                            <div class="row g-3">
-                                @foreach($game->dlcs as $dlc)
-                                <div class="col-md-6 col-lg-4">
-                                    <div class="card bg-dark h-100">
-                                        <img src="{{ $dlc->cover_url }}" class="card-img-top" alt="{{ $dlc->name }}">
-                                        <div class="card-body">
-                                            <h6 class="card-title">{{ $dlc->name }}</h6>
-                                            <a href="{{ route('games.show', $dlc) }}" class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-primary mt-2">View Details</a>
-                                        </div>
-                                    </div>
-                                </div>
-                                @endforeach
+    <!-- Bottom Section -->
+    <div class="row mb-4">
+        <!-- Left Column: Stats -->
+        <div class="col-md-4">
+            <div class="card bg-dark text-white mb-4">
+                <div class="card-header">
+                    <h5 class="mb-0">Stats</h5>
+                </div>
+                <div class="card-body">
+                    <ul class="list-group list-group-flush bg-transparent">
+                        <li class="list-group-item bg-dark text-white border-secondary">
+                            <div class="d-flex justify-content-between">
+                                <span><i class="far fa-calendar-alt me-2"></i>Release Date</span>
+                                <span class="text-end">{{ $game->first_release_date->format('F j, Y') }}</span>
                             </div>
-                        </div>
+                        </li>
+                        @if($game->rating)
+                        <li class="list-group-item bg-dark text-white border-secondary">
+                            <div class="d-flex justify-content-between">
+                                <span><i class="fas fa-star me-2"></i>Rating</span>
+                                <span class="text-end">{{ number_format($game->rating, 1) }}/100 ({{ number_format($game->rating_count) }} ratings)</span>
+                            </div>
+                        </li>
+                        @endif
+                        @if($game->url)
+                        <li class="list-group-item bg-dark text-white border-secondary">
+                            <div class="d-flex justify-content-between">
+                                <span><i class="fas fa-external-link-alt me-2"></i>Website</span>
+                                <a href="{{ $game->url }}" target="_blank" class="text-primary">Visit</a>
+                            </div>
+                        </li>
+                        @endif
+                    </ul>
+
+                    @if($reviews->isNotEmpty())
+                    <div class="mt-4">
+                        <h6 class="mb-3">Rating Distribution</h6>
+                        @foreach($ratingDistribution as $rating)
+                            <div class="d-flex align-items-center mb-2">
+                                <div class="rating-label me-2" style="width: 30px;">{{ $rating['range'] }}</div>
+                                <div class="progress flex-grow-1" style="height: 10px;">
+                                    <div class="progress-bar bg-warning" role="progressbar" style="width: {{ $rating['percentage'] }}%"></div>
+                                </div>
+                                <div class="ms-2" style="width: 40px;">{{ $rating['count'] }}</div>
+                            </div>
+                        @endforeach
                     </div>
                     @endif
                 </div>
-
-                <div class="col-lg-4">
-                    <div class="card bg-dark text-white mb-4">
-                        <div class="card-header">
-                            <h5 class="mb-0">Game Details</h5>
-                        </div>
-                        <div class="card-body">
-                            <ul class="list-group list-group-flush bg-transparent">
-                                <li class="list-group-item bg-dark text-white border-secondary">
-                                    <div class="d-flex justify-content-between">
-                                        <span><i class="far fa-calendar-alt me-2"></i>Release Date</span>
-                                        <span class="text-end">{{ $game->first_release_date->format('F j, Y') }}</span>
-                                    </div>
-                                </li>
-                                @if($game->rating)
-                                <li class="list-group-item bg-dark text-white border-secondary">
-                                    <div class="d-flex justify-content-between">
-                                        <span><i class="fas fa-star me-2"></i>Rating</span>
-                                        <span class="text-end">{{ number_format($game->rating, 1) }}/100 ({{ number_format($game->rating_count) }} ratings)</span>
-                                    </div>
-                                </li>
-                                @endif
-                                <li class="list-group-item bg-dark text-white border-secondary">
-                                    <div>
-                                        <span><i class="fas fa-tags me-2"></i>Genres</span>
-                                        <div class="d-flex flex-wrap gap-1 mt-2">
-                                            @foreach($game->genres()->get() as $genre)
-                                                <span class="badge bg-primary">{{ $genre->name }}</span>
-                                            @endforeach
-                                        </div>
-                                    </div>
-                                </li>
-                                <li class="list-group-item bg-dark text-white border-secondary">
-                                    <div>
-                                        <span><i class="fas fa-desktop me-2"></i>Platforms</span>
-                                        <div class="d-flex flex-wrap gap-1 mt-2">
-                                            @foreach($game->platforms()->get() as $platform)
-                                                <span class="badge bg-secondary">{{ $platform->name }}</span>
-                                            @endforeach
-                                        </div>
-                                    </div>
-                                </li>
-                                @if($game->url)
-                                <li class="list-group-item bg-dark text-white border-secondary">
-                                    <div class="d-flex justify-content-between">
-                                        <span><i class="fas fa-external-link-alt me-2"></i>Website</span>
-                                        <a href="{{ $game->url }}" target="_blank" class="text-primary">Visit</a>
-                                    </div>
-                                </li>
-                                @endif
-                            </ul>
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
             </div>
         </div>
 
-        <!-- Media Tab -->
-        @if($game->screenshots()->count() || $game->videos()->count())
-        <div class="tab-pane fade" id="media" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="media-tab">
-            @if($game->screenshots()->count())
+        <!-- Right Column: Games on Series (Similar Games) -->
+        <div class="col-md-8">
+            @if($game->similar_games->count() > 0)
             <div class="card bg-dark text-white mb-4">
-                <div class="card-header d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
-                    <h5 class="mb-0">Screenshots</h5>
-                    <button class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-primary" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#screenshotsCollapse">
-                        <i class="fas fa-chevron-down"></i>
-                    </button>
+                <div class="card-header">
+                    <h5 class="mb-0">Games on Series</h5>
                 </div>
-                <div class="collapse show" id="screenshotsCollapse">
-                    <div class="card-body">
-                        <div class="row g-3">
-                            @foreach($game->screenshots()->get() as $screenshot)
-                                <div class="col-md-6 col-lg-4">
-                                    <a href="{{ $screenshot->url }}" data-lightbox="game-screenshots" data-title="{{ $game->name }} Screenshot">
-                                        <img src="{{ $screenshot->url }}" class="img-fluid rounded shadow-sm hover-scale" alt="Game Screenshot">
+                <div class="card-body">
+                    <div class="row g-3">
+                        @foreach($game->similar_games as $similar)
+                            <div class="col-md-6 col-lg-4">
+                                <div class="card bg-dark h-100 hover-scale">
+                                    <a href="{{ route('games.show', $similar) }}" class="text-decoration-none">
+                                        <img src="{{ $similar->cover_url }}" class="card-img-top" alt="{{ $similar->name }}">
+                                        <div class="card-body">
+                                            <h6 class="card-title text-white">{{ $similar->name }}</h6>
+                                            <p class="card-text text-muted small">{{ $similar->first_release_date->format('Y') }}</p>
+                                            @if($similar->rating)
+                                                <div class="d-flex align-items-center mt-2">
+                                                    <div class="rating-stars d-flex gap-1">
+                                                        @for($i = 1; $i <= 5; $i++)
+                                                            <i class="fas fa-star {{ $i <= ($similar->rating/20) ? 'text-warning' : 'text-secondary' }}"></i>
+                                                        @endfor
+                                                    </div>
+                                                    <span class="ms-2 small">{{ number_format($similar->rating, 1) }}</span>
+                                                </div>
+                                            @endif
+                                        </div>
                                     </a>
                                 </div>
-                            @endforeach
-                        </div>
+                            </div>
+                        @endforeach
                     </div>
                 </div>
             </div>
             @endif
 
-            @if($game->videos()->count())
+            @if($game->dlcs->count() > 0)
             <div class="card bg-dark text-white mb-4">
-                <div class="card-header d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
-                    <h5 class="mb-0">Videos</h5>
-                    <button class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-primary" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#videosCollapse">
-                        <i class="fas fa-chevron-down"></i>
-                    </button>
+                <div class="card-header">
+                    <h5 class="mb-0">DLCs & Expansions</h5>
                 </div>
-                <div class="collapse show" id="videosCollapse">
-                    <div class="card-body">
-                        <div class="row g-3">
-                            @foreach($game->videos()->get() as $video)
-                                <div class="col-md-6">
-                                    <div class="card bg-dark border-secondary">
-                                        <div class="ratio ratio-16x9">
-                                            <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/{{ $video->video_id }}"
-                                                    title="{{ $video->name }}" allowfullscreen></iframe>
-                                        </div>
-                                        <div class="card-body">
-                                            <h6 class="card-title">{{ $video->name }}</h6>
-                                        </div>
-                                    </div>
+                <div class="card-body">
+                    <div class="row g-3">
+                        @foreach($game->dlcs as $dlc)
+                        <div class="col-md-6 col-lg-4">
+                            <div class="card bg-dark h-100">
+                                <img src="{{ $dlc->cover_url }}" class="card-img-top" alt="{{ $dlc->name }}">
+                                <div class="card-body">
+                                    <h6 class="card-title">{{ $dlc->name }}</h6>
+                                    <a href="{{ route('games.show', $dlc) }}" class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-primary mt-2">View Details</a>
                                 </div>
-                            @endforeach
+                            </div>
                         </div>
+                        @endforeach
                     </div>
                 </div>
             </div>
             @endif
         </div>
-        @endif
+    </div>
 
-        <!-- Reviews Tab -->
-        <div class="tab-pane fade" id="reviews" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="reviews-tab">
+    <!-- Latest Reviews Section -->
+    <div class="row">
+        <div class="col-12">
             <div class="card bg-dark text-white mb-4">
                 <div class="card-header d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
-                    <h5 class="mb-0">User Reviews</h5>
+                    <h5 class="mb-0">Latest Reviews</h5>
                     @auth
                         <a href="{{ route('games.reviews.create', $game) }}" class="btn btn-gradient btn-sm">
                             <i class="fas fa-plus me-2"></i>Write a Review
@@ -293,7 +248,7 @@
                     @endauth
                 </div>
                 <div class="card-body">
-                    @if($game->reviews->isEmpty())
+                    @if($reviews->isEmpty())
                         <div class="text-center py-5">
                             <i class="fas fa-comments fa-3x text-muted mb-3"></i>
                             <p class="text-muted mb-3">No reviews yet. Be the first to review this game!</p>
@@ -308,56 +263,8 @@
                             @endauth
                         </div>
                     @else
-                        <div class="row mb-4">
-                            <div class="col-md-4">
-                                <div class="card bg-dark border-secondary h-100">
-                                    <div class="card-body text-center">
-                                        <h2 class="display-4 fw-bold text-warning mb-0">
-                                            {{ number_format($game->reviews->avg('rating'), 1) }}
-                                        </h2>
-                                        <div class="rating-stars d-flex gap-1 justify-content-center my-2">
-                                            @for($i = 1; $i <= 5; $i++)
-                                                <i class="fas fa-star {{ $i <= ($game->reviews->avg('rating')/2) ? 'text-warning' : 'text-secondary' }}"></i>
-                                            @endfor
-                                        </div>
-                                        <p class="text-muted">Based on {{ $game->reviews->count() }} reviews</p>
-                                        <div class="d-flex justify-content-center gap-3">
-                                            <div class="text-center">
-                                                <span class="d-block fw-bold text-success">{{ $game->reviews->where('recommended', true)->count() }}</span>
-                                                <small class="text-muted">Recommended</small>
-                                            </div>
-                                            <div class="text-center">
-                                                <span class="d-block fw-bold text-danger">{{ $game->reviews->where('recommended', false)->count() }}</span>
-                                                <small class="text-muted">Not Recommended</small>
-                                            </div>
-                                        </div>
-                                    </div>
-                                </div>
-                            </div>
-                            <div class="col-md-8">
-                                <div class="card bg-dark border-secondary h-100">
-                                    <div class="card-body">
-                                        <h6 class="mb-3">Rating Distribution</h6>
-                                        @for($i = 10; $i >= 1; $i--)
-                                            @php
-                                                $count = $game->reviews->where('rating', '>=', ($i-1)*2)->where('rating', '<', $i*2)->count();
-                                                $percentage = $game->reviews->count() > 0 ? ($count / $game->reviews->count()) * 100 : 0;
-                                            @endphp
-                                            <div class="d-flex align-items-center mb-2">
-                                                <div class="rating-label me-2" style="width: 30px;">{{ $i*2-1 }}-{{ $i*2 }}</div>
-                                                <div class="progress flex-grow-1" style="height: 10px;">
-                                                    <div class="progress-bar bg-warning" role="progressbar" style="width: {{ $percentage }}%"></div>
-                                                </div>
-                                                <div class="ms-2" style="width: 40px;">{{ $count }}</div>
-                                            </div>
-                                        @endfor
-                                    </div>
-                                </div>
-                            </div>
-                        </div>
-
                         <div class="reviews-list">
-                            @foreach($game->reviews as $review)
+                            @foreach($reviews->take(3) as $review)
                                 <div class="card bg-dark border-secondary mb-4">
                                     <div class="card-header">
                                         <div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
@@ -377,13 +284,11 @@
                                                 </div>
                                             </div>
                                             <div class="d-flex align-items-center">
-                                                <div class="rating-badge me-2 px-2 py-1 rounded" style="background-color: {{ $review->rating >= 15 ? '#28a745' : ($review->rating >= 10 ? '#ffc107' : '#dc3545') }};">
-                                                    <span class="fw-bold">{{ $review->rating }}/20</span>
+                                                <div class="rating-badge me-2 px-2 py-1 rounded" style="background-color: {{ $review->rating >= 7 ? '#28a745' : ($review->rating >= 5 ? '#ffc107' : '#dc3545') }};">
+                                                    <span class="fw-bold">{{ $review->rating }}/10</span>
                                                 </div>
                                                 @if($review->recommended)
                                                     <span class="badge bg-success">Recommended</span>
-                                                @else
-                                                    <span class="badge bg-danger">Not Recommended</span>
                                                 @endif
                                             </div>
                                         </div>
@@ -419,59 +324,23 @@
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
                             @endforeach
+
+                            @if($reviews->count() > 3)
+                                <div class="text-center mt-3">
+                                    <a href="{{ route('games.reviews.index', $game) }}" class="btn btn-outline-primary">
+                                        View All {{ $reviews->count() }} Reviews
+                                    </a>
+                                </div>
+                            @endif
                         </div>
                     @endif
                 </div>
             </div>
         </div>
-
-        <!-- Similar Games Tab -->
-        @if($game->similar_games->count() > 0)
-        <div class="tab-pane fade" id="similar" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="similar-tab">
-            <div class="card bg-dark text-white">
-                <div class="card-header">
-                    <h5 class="mb-0">Similar Games You Might Like</h5>
-                </div>
-                <div class="card-body">
-                    <div class="row g-4">
-                        @foreach($game->similar_games as $similar)
-                            <div class="col-md-6 col-lg-3">
-                                <div class="card bg-dark h-100 hover-scale">
-                                    <a href="{{ route('games.show', $similar) }}" class="text-decoration-none">
-                                        <img src="{{ $similar->cover_url }}" class="card-img-top" alt="{{ $similar->name }}">
-                                        <div class="card-body">
-                                            <h6 class="card-title text-white">{{ $similar->name }}</h6>
-                                            <p class="card-text text-muted small">{{ $similar->first_release_date->format('Y') }}</p>
-                                            @if($similar->rating)
-                                                <div class="d-flex align-items-center mt-2">
-                                                    <div class="rating-stars d-flex gap-1">
-                                                        @for($i = 1; $i <= 5; $i++)
-                                                            <i class="fas fa-star {{ $i <= ($similar->rating/20) ? 'text-warning' : 'text-secondary' }}"></i>
-                                                        @endfor
-                                                    </div>
-                                                    <span class="ms-2 small">{{ number_format($similar->rating, 1) }}</span>
-                                                </div>
-                                            @endif
-                                        </div>
-                                    </a>
-                                </div>
-                            </div>
-                        @endforeach
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        </div>
-        @endif
     </div>
 </div>
 
 <style>
-    .game-hero {
-        min-height: 400px;
-        display: flex;
-        align-items: center;
-    }
-
     .hover-scale {
         transition: transform 0.3s ease;
     }
@@ -480,29 +349,6 @@
         transform: scale(1.03);
     }
 
-    .nav-tabs {
-        border-bottom: 1px solid #343a40;
-    }
-
-    .nav-tabs .nav-link {
-        color: #eaeaea;
-        border: none;
-        border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
-        padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
-    }
-
-    .nav-tabs .nav-link:hover {
-        border-color: transparent;
-        border-bottom: 2px solid var(--accent);
-    }
-
-    .nav-tabs .nav-link.active {
-        color: var(--accent);
-        background-color: transparent;
-        border-color: transparent;
-        border-bottom: 2px solid var(--accent);
-    }
-
     .btn-gradient {
         background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--primary), var(--accent));
         border: none;
diff --git a/resources/views/layouts/app.blade.php b/resources/views/layouts/app.blade.php
index d6c26f1..77031dc 100644
--- a/resources/views/layouts/app.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/layouts/app.blade.php
@@ -161,6 +161,11 @@
                                     <i class="fas fa-gamepad me-1"></i> Games
                                 </a>
                             </li>
+                            <li class="nav-item">
+                                <a class="nav-link {{ request()->routeIs('forum.*') ? 'active' : '' }}" href="{{ route('forum.index') }}">
+                                    <i class="fas fa-comments me-1"></i> Forum
+                                </a>
+                            </li>
                             @auth
                             <li class="nav-item">
                                 <a class="nav-link {{ request()->routeIs('lists.*') ? 'active' : '' }}" href="{{ route('lists.index') }}">
diff --git a/resources/views/reviews/_form.blade.php b/resources/views/reviews/_form.blade.php
index af24fd7..9e38932 100644
--- a/resources/views/reviews/_form.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/reviews/_form.blade.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 @endif
 
 <div class="mb-4">
-    <label for="rating" class="form-label">Rating (1-20)</label>
+    <label for="rating" class="form-label">Rating (1-10)</label>
     <div class="interactive-stars mb-2">
         <div class="stars-container" id="starsContainer">
             @for ($i = 1; $i <= 10; $i++)
@@ -21,6 +21,21 @@
     @enderror
 </div>
 
+<div class="mb-4">
+    <label for="platform_id" class="form-label">Platform</label>
+    <select name="platform_id" id="platform_id" class="form-control bg-dark text-white @error('platform_id') is-invalid @enderror" required>
+        <option value="">Select a platform</option>
+        @foreach($platforms as $platform)
+            <option value="{{ $platform->id }}" {{ isset($review) && $review->platform_id == $platform->id ? 'selected' : '' }}>
+                {{ $platform->name }}
+            </option>
+        @endforeach
+    </select>
+    @error('platform_id')
+        <div class="text-danger mt-1">{{ $message }}</div>
+    @enderror
+</div>
+
 <div class="mb-4">
     <label for="content" class="form-label">Review</label>
     <textarea name="content" id="content" class="form-control bg-dark text-white @error('content') is-invalid @enderror" rows="10" required>{{ old('content', $review->content ?? '') }}</textarea>
diff --git a/resources/views/reviews/_review.blade.php b/resources/views/reviews/_review.blade.php
index 2ab8b6a..de8468b 100644
--- a/resources/views/reviews/_review.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/reviews/_review.blade.php
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
                     {{ $review->recommended ? 'Recommended' : 'Not Recommended' }}
                 </span>
                 <span class="badge bg-primary">{{ $review->rating }}/10</span>
+                @if($review->platform)
+                    <span class="badge bg-info">{{ $review->platform->name }}</span>
+                @endif
             </div>
         </div>
         <small class="text-gray-400">{{ $review->created_at->diffForHumans() }}</small>
@@ -28,4 +31,4 @@
             </form>
         </div>
     @endcan
-</div> 
\ No newline at end of file
+</div>
diff --git a/resources/views/reviews/show.blade.php b/resources/views/reviews/show.blade.php
index 10178b2..51fc7eb 100644
--- a/resources/views/reviews/show.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/reviews/show.blade.php
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@
                                 @endfor
                             </div>
                             @if($review->recommended)
-                                <span class="badge bg-success">Recommended</span>
-                            @else
-                                <span class="badge bg-danger">Not Recommended</span>
+                                <span class="badge bg-success me-2">Recommended</span>
+                            @endif
+                            @if($review->platform)
+                                <span class="badge bg-info">{{ $review->platform->name }}</span>
                             @endif
                         </div>
                     </div>
@@ -99,4 +100,4 @@
         </div>
     </div>
 </div>
-@endsection 
\ No newline at end of file
+@endsection
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index a0f296c..a7502c6 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
 use App\Http\Controllers\GameController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\ReviewController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\GameListController;
+use App\Http\Controllers\ForumCategoryController;
+use App\Http\Controllers\ForumThreadController;
+use App\Http\Controllers\ForumTopicController;
+use App\Http\Controllers\ForumPostController;
 
 //Route::get('/', function () {
 //    return view('landing');
@@ -50,4 +54,44 @@ Route::middleware('auth')->group(function () {
     Route::delete('lists/{list}/games/{game}', [GameListController::class, 'removeGame'])->name('lists.removeGame');
 });
 
+// Forum Routes
+Route::prefix('forum')->name('forum.')->group(function () {
+    // Public forum routes
+    Route::get('/', [ForumCategoryController::class, 'index'])->name('index');
+    Route::get('/categories/{category}', [ForumCategoryController::class, 'show'])->name('categories.show');
+    Route::get('/threads/{thread}', [ForumThreadController::class, 'show'])->name('threads.show');
+    Route::get('/topics/{topic}', [ForumTopicController::class, 'show'])->name('topics.show');
+
+    // Authenticated forum routes
+    Route::middleware('auth')->group(function () {
+        // Categories (admin only in a real app)
+        Route::get('/categories/create', [ForumCategoryController::class, 'create'])->name('categories.create');
+        Route::post('/categories', [ForumCategoryController::class, 'store'])->name('categories.store');
+        Route::get('/categories/{category}/edit', [ForumCategoryController::class, 'edit'])->name('categories.edit');
+        Route::put('/categories/{category}', [ForumCategoryController::class, 'update'])->name('categories.update');
+        Route::delete('/categories/{category}', [ForumCategoryController::class, 'destroy'])->name('categories.destroy');
+
+        // Threads
+        Route::get('/threads/create', [ForumThreadController::class, 'create'])->name('threads.create');
+        Route::post('/threads', [ForumThreadController::class, 'store'])->name('threads.store');
+        Route::get('/threads/{thread}/edit', [ForumThreadController::class, 'edit'])->name('threads.edit');
+        Route::put('/threads/{thread}', [ForumThreadController::class, 'update'])->name('threads.update');
+        Route::delete('/threads/{thread}', [ForumThreadController::class, 'destroy'])->name('threads.destroy');
+
+        // Topics
+        Route::get('/topics/create', [ForumTopicController::class, 'create'])->name('topics.create');
+        Route::post('/topics', [ForumTopicController::class, 'store'])->name('topics.store');
+        Route::get('/topics/{topic}/edit', [ForumTopicController::class, 'edit'])->name('topics.edit');
+        Route::put('/topics/{topic}', [ForumTopicController::class, 'update'])->name('topics.update');
+        Route::delete('/topics/{topic}', [ForumTopicController::class, 'destroy'])->name('topics.destroy');
+
+        // Posts
+        Route::get('/posts/create', [ForumPostController::class, 'create'])->name('posts.create');
+        Route::post('/posts', [ForumPostController::class, 'store'])->name('posts.store');
+        Route::get('/posts/{post}/edit', [ForumPostController::class, 'edit'])->name('posts.edit');
+        Route::put('/posts/{post}', [ForumPostController::class, 'update'])->name('posts.update');
+        Route::delete('/posts/{post}', [ForumPostController::class, 'destroy'])->name('posts.destroy');
+    });
+});
+
 require __DIR__.'/auth.php';