diff --git a/database.rules.json b/database.rules.json
index 9038b5e..0830ea7 100644
--- a/database.rules.json
+++ b/database.rules.json
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
           ".validate": "newData.isNumber() && newData.val() == now"
         },
         "status": {
-          ".write": "auth != null && auth.uid == data.parent().child('host').val() && data.exists() && newData.exists()",
+          ".write": "auth != null && auth.uid == data.parent().child('host').val() && newData.exists()",
           ".validate": "newData.isString() && (data.val() == 'waiting' && newData.val() == 'ingame')"
         },
         "users": {
           "$userId": {
             ".write": "auth != null && auth.uid == $userId && data.parent().parent().child('status').val() == 'waiting' && !(root.hasChild('users/' + auth.uid + '/banned') && now < root.child('users/' + auth.uid + '/banned').val())",
-            ".validate": "!newData.exists() || (newData.isNumber() && newData.val() == now)"
+            ".validate": "newData.isNumber() && newData.val() == now"
           }
         },
         "mode": {
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
         },
         "connections": {
           "$connectionId": {
-            ".validate": "newData.isString() || !newData.exists()"
+            ".validate": "newData.isString()"
           }
         },
         "banned": {
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
         ".indexOn": ".value",
         "$gameId": {
           ".write": "auth != null && auth.uid == $userId",
-          ".validate": "!newData.exists() || (newData.isNumber() && newData.val() == root.child('games/' + $gameId + '/createdAt').val())"
+          ".validate": "newData.isNumber() && newData.val() == root.child('games/' + $gameId + '/createdAt').val()"
         }
       }
     },
diff --git a/src/pages/GamePage.js b/src/pages/GamePage.js
index 078fe0b..3e30ce5 100644
--- a/src/pages/GamePage.js
+++ b/src/pages/GamePage.js
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles((theme) => ({
     width: "calc(100% - 16px)",
     height: "calc(100% - 16px)",
     borderRadius: 4,
+    background: "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)",
     transition: "opacity 225ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1) 0ms",
     zIndex: 2,
     justifyContent: "center",
@@ -367,12 +368,7 @@ function GamePage({ match }) {
             {/* Backdrop; active when the game ends or is paused */}
             <div
               className={classes.doneOverlay}
-              style={{
-                display: gameEnded || paused ? "flex" : "none",
-                background: gameEnded
-                  ? "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)"
-                  : "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85)",
-              }}
+              style={{ display: gameEnded || paused ? "flex" : "none" }}
             >
               <Paper elevation={3} className={classes.doneModal}>
                 <Typography variant="h5" gutterBottom>
@@ -420,7 +416,7 @@ function GamePage({ match }) {
               lastSet={lastSet}
               answer={hint}
               remaining={current.length - board.length}
-              faceDown={gameMode === "memory"}
+              faceDown={paused || gameMode === "memory"}
             />
           </Grid>
         </Box>
diff --git a/src/pages/ProfilePage.js b/src/pages/ProfilePage.js
index c2c7db3..9729b80 100644
--- a/src/pages/ProfilePage.js
+++ b/src/pages/ProfilePage.js
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ function ProfilePage({ match }) {
   const [stats, loadingStats] = useStats(userId);
   const [redirect, setRedirect] = useState(null);
   const [variant, setVariant] = useState("all");
-  const [modeVariant, setModeVariant] = useState("normal");
+  const [modeVariant, setModeVariant] = useState("all");
 
   const handleClickGame = (gameId) => {
     setRedirect(`/room/${gameId}`);