diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/game/GameSetup.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/game/GameSetup.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6e16b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/game/GameSetup.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+import { useState } from "react";
+import {
+  SUPPORTED_LANGUAGE_CODES,
+  SUPPORTED_POS,
+  DIFFICULTY_LEVELS,
+  GAME_ROUNDS,
+} from "@glossa/shared";
+import type { GameRequest } from "@glossa/shared";
+
+const LABELS: Record<string, string> = {
+  en: "English",
+  it: "Italian",
+  noun: "Nouns",
+  verb: "Verbs",
+  easy: "Easy",
+  intermediate: "Intermediate",
+  hard: "Hard",
+  "3": "3 rounds",
+  "10": "10 rounds",
+};
+
+type GameSetupProps = { onStart: (settings: GameRequest) => void };
+
+type SettingGroupProps = {
+  label: string;
+  options: readonly string[];
+  selected: string;
+  onSelect: (value: string) => void;
+};
+
+const SettingGroup = ({
+  label,
+  options,
+  selected,
+  onSelect,
+}: SettingGroupProps) => (
+  <div className="w-full">
+    <p className="text-sm font-medium text-purple-400 mb-2">{label}</p>
+    <div className="flex gap-2 flex-wrap">
+      {options.map((option) => (
+        <button
+          key={option}
+          onClick={() => onSelect(option)}
+          className={`py-2 px-5 rounded-xl font-semibold text-sm border-b-4 transition-all duration-200 cursor-pointer ${
+            selected === option
+              ? "bg-purple-600 text-white border-purple-800"
+              : "bg-white text-purple-900 border-purple-200 hover:bg-purple-50 hover:border-purple-300"
+          }`}
+        >
+          {LABELS[option] ?? option}
+        </button>
+      ))}
+    </div>
+  </div>
+);
+
+export const GameSetup = ({ onStart }: GameSetupProps) => {
+  const [sourceLanguage, setSourceLanguage] = useState<string>(
+    SUPPORTED_LANGUAGE_CODES[0],
+  );
+  const [targetLanguage, setTargetLanguage] = useState<string>(
+    SUPPORTED_LANGUAGE_CODES[1],
+  );
+  const [pos, setPos] = useState<string>(SUPPORTED_POS[0]);
+  const [difficulty, setDifficulty] = useState<string>(DIFFICULTY_LEVELS[0]);
+  const [rounds, setRounds] = useState<string>(GAME_ROUNDS[0]);
+
+  const handleSourceLanguage = (value: string) => {
+    if (value === targetLanguage) {
+      setTargetLanguage(sourceLanguage);
+    }
+    setSourceLanguage(value);
+  };
+
+  const handleTargetLanguage = (value: string) => {
+    if (value === sourceLanguage) {
+      setSourceLanguage(targetLanguage);
+    }
+    setTargetLanguage(value);
+  };
+
+  const handleStart = () => {
+    onStart({
+      source_language: sourceLanguage,
+      target_language: targetLanguage,
+      pos,
+      difficulty,
+      rounds,
+    } as GameRequest);
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-6 w-full max-w-md mx-auto">
+      <div className="bg-white rounded-3xl shadow-lg p-8 w-full text-center">
+        <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold text-purple-900 mb-1">Glossa</h1>
+        <p className="text-sm text-gray-400">Set up your quiz</p>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="bg-white rounded-3xl shadow-lg p-6 w-full flex flex-col gap-5">
+        <SettingGroup
+          label="I speak"
+          options={SUPPORTED_LANGUAGE_CODES}
+          selected={sourceLanguage}
+          onSelect={handleSourceLanguage}
+        />
+        <SettingGroup
+          label="I want to learn"
+          options={SUPPORTED_LANGUAGE_CODES}
+          selected={targetLanguage}
+          onSelect={handleTargetLanguage}
+        />
+        <SettingGroup
+          label="Word type"
+          options={SUPPORTED_POS}
+          selected={pos}
+          onSelect={setPos}
+        />
+        <SettingGroup
+          label="Difficulty"
+          options={DIFFICULTY_LEVELS}
+          selected={difficulty}
+          onSelect={setDifficulty}
+        />
+        <SettingGroup
+          label="Rounds"
+          options={GAME_ROUNDS}
+          selected={rounds}
+          onSelect={setRounds}
+        />
+      </div>
+
+      <button
+        onClick={handleStart}
+        className="w-full py-4 rounded-2xl text-xl font-bold bg-linear-to-r from-pink-400 to-purple-500 text-white border-b-4 border-purple-700 hover:-translate-y-0.5 active:translate-y-0 active:border-b-2 transition-all duration-200 cursor-pointer"
+      >
+        Start Quiz
+      </button>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/game/OptionButton.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/game/OptionButton.tsx
index 9b4a8b3..e01e4ae 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/game/OptionButton.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/game/OptionButton.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 type OptionButtonProps = {
   text: string;
-  state: "idle" | "disabled" | "correct" | "wrong";
+  state: "idle" | "selected" | "disabled" | "correct" | "wrong";
   onSelect: () => void;
 };
 
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ export const OptionButton = ({ text, state, onSelect }: OptionButtonProps) => {
 
   const styles = {
     idle: "bg-white text-purple-900 border-purple-200 hover:bg-purple-50 hover:border-purple-300 hover:-translate-y-0.5 active:translate-y-0 active:border-b-2",
+    selected:
+      "bg-purple-100 text-purple-900 border-purple-400 ring-2 ring-purple-400",
     disabled: "bg-gray-100 text-gray-400 border-gray-200 cursor-default",
     correct: "bg-emerald-400 text-white border-emerald-600 scale-[1.02]",
     wrong: "bg-pink-400 text-white border-pink-600",
@@ -19,7 +21,9 @@ export const OptionButton = ({ text, state, onSelect }: OptionButtonProps) => {
     <button
       className={`${base} ${styles[state]}`}
       onClick={onSelect}
-      disabled={state !== "idle"}
+      disabled={
+        state === "disabled" || state === "correct" || state === "wrong"
+      }
     >
       {text}
     </button>
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/game/QuestionCard.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/game/QuestionCard.tsx
index 38334c0..439cb0e 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/game/QuestionCard.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/game/QuestionCard.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { useState } from "react";
 import type { GameQuestion, AnswerResult } from "@glossa/shared";
 import { OptionButton } from "./OptionButton";
 
@@ -18,11 +19,31 @@ export const QuestionCard = ({
   onAnswer,
   onNext,
 }: QuestionCardProps) => {
+  const [selectedOptionId, setSelectedOptionId] = useState<number | null>(null);
+
   const getOptionState = (optionId: number) => {
-    if (!currentResult) return "idle" as const;
-    if (optionId === currentResult.correctOptionId) return "correct" as const;
-    if (optionId === currentResult.selectedOptionId) return "wrong" as const;
-    return "disabled" as const;
+    if (currentResult) {
+      if (optionId === currentResult.correctOptionId) return "correct" as const;
+      if (optionId === currentResult.selectedOptionId) return "wrong" as const;
+      return "disabled" as const;
+    }
+    if (optionId === selectedOptionId) return "selected" as const;
+    return "idle" as const;
+  };
+
+  const handleSelect = (optionId: number) => {
+    if (currentResult) return;
+    setSelectedOptionId(optionId);
+  };
+
+  const handleSubmit = () => {
+    if (selectedOptionId === null) return;
+    onAnswer(selectedOptionId);
+  };
+
+  const handleNext = () => {
+    setSelectedOptionId(null);
+    onNext();
   };
 
   return (
@@ -48,15 +69,24 @@ export const QuestionCard = ({
             key={option.optionId}
             text={option.text}
             state={getOptionState(option.optionId)}
-            onSelect={() => onAnswer(option.optionId)}
+            onSelect={() => handleSelect(option.optionId)}
           />
         ))}
       </div>
 
+      {!currentResult && selectedOptionId !== null && (
+        <button
+          onClick={handleSubmit}
+          className="w-full py-3 rounded-2xl text-lg font-bold bg-linear-to-r from-pink-400 to-purple-500 text-white border-b-4 border-purple-700 hover:-translate-y-0.5 active:translate-y-0 active:border-b-2 transition-all duration-200 cursor-pointer"
+        >
+          Submit
+        </button>
+      )}
+
       {currentResult && (
         <button
-          onClick={onNext}
-          className="mt-2 py-3 px-10 rounded-2xl text-lg font-bold bg-purple-600 text-white border-b-4 border-purple-800 hover:bg-purple-500 hover:-translate-y-0.5 active:translate-y-0 active:border-b-2 transition-all duration-200 cursor-pointer"
+          onClick={handleNext}
+          className="w-full py-3 rounded-2xl text-lg font-bold bg-purple-600 text-white border-b-4 border-purple-800 hover:bg-purple-500 hover:-translate-y-0.5 active:translate-y-0 active:border-b-2 transition-all duration-200 cursor-pointer"
         >
           {questionNumber === totalQuestions ? "See Results" : "Next"}
         </button>
diff --git a/apps/web/src/routes/play.tsx b/apps/web/src/routes/play.tsx
index 905f92e..55a0051 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/routes/play.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/routes/play.tsx
@@ -1,38 +1,38 @@
 import { createFileRoute } from "@tanstack/react-router";
-import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
-import type { GameSession, AnswerResult } from "@glossa/shared";
+import { useState, useCallback } from "react";
+import type { GameSession, GameRequest, AnswerResult } from "@glossa/shared";
 import { QuestionCard } from "../components/game/QuestionCard";
 import { ScoreScreen } from "../components/game/ScoreScreen";
-
-const GAME_SETTINGS = {
-  source_language: "en",
-  target_language: "it",
-  pos: "noun",
-  difficulty: "easy",
-  rounds: "3",
-} as const;
+import { GameSetup } from "../components/game/GameSetup";
 
 function Play() {
   const [gameSession, setGameSession] = useState<GameSession | null>(null);
+  const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(false);
   const [currentQuestionIndex, setCurrentQuestionIndex] = useState(0);
   const [results, setResults] = useState<AnswerResult[]>([]);
   const [currentResult, setCurrentResult] = useState<AnswerResult | null>(null);
 
-  const startGame = async () => {
+  const startGame = useCallback(async (settings: GameRequest) => {
+    setIsLoading(true);
     const response = await fetch("/api/v1/game/start", {
       method: "POST",
       headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
-      body: JSON.stringify(GAME_SETTINGS),
+      body: JSON.stringify(settings),
     });
     const data = await response.json();
     setGameSession(data.data);
     setCurrentQuestionIndex(0);
     setResults([]);
     setCurrentResult(null);
-  };
+    setIsLoading(false);
+  }, []);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    startGame();
+  const resetToSetup = useCallback(() => {
+    setGameSession(null);
+    setIsLoading(false);
+    setCurrentQuestionIndex(0);
+    setResults([]);
+    setCurrentResult(null);
   }, []);
 
   const handleAnswer = async (optionId: number) => {
@@ -61,8 +61,17 @@ function Play() {
     setCurrentResult(null);
   };
 
+  // Phase: setup
+  if (!gameSession && !isLoading) {
+    return (
+      <div className="min-h-screen bg-linear-to-b from-purple-100 to-pink-50 flex items-center justify-center p-6">
+        <GameSetup onStart={startGame} />
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
   // Phase: loading
-  if (!gameSession) {
+  if (isLoading || !gameSession) {
     return (
       <div className="min-h-screen bg-linear-to-b from-purple-100 to-pink-50 flex items-center justify-center">
         <p className="text-purple-400 text-lg font-medium">Loading...</p>
@@ -74,7 +83,7 @@ function Play() {
   if (currentQuestionIndex >= gameSession.questions.length) {
     return (
       <div className="min-h-screen bg-linear-to-b from-purple-100 to-pink-50 flex items-center justify-center p-6">
-        <ScoreScreen results={results} onPlayAgain={startGame} />
+        <ScoreScreen results={results} onPlayAgain={resetToSetup} />
       </div>
     );
   }