diff --git a/src/games/snake/package.json b/src/games/snake/package.json
index d07408d0..3ab84661 100644
--- a/src/games/snake/package.json
+++ b/src/games/snake/package.json
@@ -22,8 +22,13 @@
     "webpack-dev-server": "5.0.2"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@eduplay/sdk-core": "file:/home/lloydho/eduplay/sdk/core",
+    "@eduplay/sdk-web": "file:/home/lloydho/eduplay/sdk/web",
     "phaser": "3.80.1"
   },
+  "resolutions": {
+    "@eduplay/sdk-core": "file:/home/lloydho/eduplay/sdk/core"
+  },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "git+https://github.com/digitsensitive/phaser3-typescript.git"
diff --git a/src/games/snake/src/eduplay.ts b/src/games/snake/src/eduplay.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dace1779
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/games/snake/src/eduplay.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+// === EduPlay integration ===
+// Generated by /eduplay. See https://app.eduplay.com/docs/getting-started
+//
+// This is the mock-mode evaluation wiring. To ship for real:
+//   1. Register a game at https://app.eduplay.com to get a real placement ID.
+//   2. Remove `mock: true` and replace `placementId` with the real value.
+//   3. Wire `studentToken` from your parent-portal-issued session URL param.
+
+import { EduPlayWebClient, type EduPlayWebAd } from '@eduplay/sdk-web';
+
+const client = EduPlayWebClient.initialize({
+  apiUrl: 'https://api.eduplay.com',
+  placementId: 'pl_mock00000000000000000000',
+  studentToken: new URLSearchParams(location.search).get('token') ?? '',
+  // Mock mode tells the hosted /break iframe to serve bundled mock questions
+  // instead of hitting the live API. No real placement / subscription needed
+  // for the integration to render end-to-end during evaluation.
+  mock: true,
+});
+
+client.start();
+
+let pendingAd: EduPlayWebAd | null = null;
+
+function preloadNextAd(): void {
+  client.loadAd({
+    onAdLoaded: (ad) => {
+      pendingAd = ad;
+    },
+    onAdFailedToLoad: (err) => {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+      console.warn('[EduPlay] load failed', err);
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+preloadNextAd();
+
+// Call this at natural pause points (level complete, lives lost, game over).
+// `onReward` fires only on a correct answer; `onResume` always fires after
+// the ad dismisses, so put your "return to game" logic there.
+// Returns `true` if an ad was actually shown; `false` if none was preloaded
+// (the caller should resume the game immediately in that case so it doesn't
+// hang waiting for an ad that will never appear).
+export function showAdBreak(opts?: {
+  onReward?: () => void;
+  onResume?: () => void;
+}): boolean {
+  if (!pendingAd || !pendingAd.isLoaded()) return false;
+  pendingAd.show({
+    onUserEarnedReward: (reward) => {
+      if (reward.amount === 1) opts?.onReward?.();
+    },
+    onAdDismissed: () => {
+      pendingAd = null;
+      opts?.onResume?.();
+      preloadNextAd();
+    },
+  });
+  return true;
+}
+// === end EduPlay integration ===
diff --git a/src/games/snake/src/game.ts b/src/games/snake/src/game.ts
index 5456d56c..43893083 100644
--- a/src/games/snake/src/game.ts
+++ b/src/games/snake/src/game.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import 'phaser';
+import './eduplay'; // initializes EduPlay client + preloads the first question
 import { GameConfig } from './config';
 
 export class Game extends Phaser.Game {
diff --git a/src/games/snake/src/scenes/game-scene.ts b/src/games/snake/src/scenes/game-scene.ts
index dc77995e..d7a7a9c0 100644
--- a/src/games/snake/src/scenes/game-scene.ts
+++ b/src/games/snake/src/scenes/game-scene.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Apple } from '../objects/apple';
 import { Snake } from '../objects/snake';
 import { CONST } from '../const/const';
+import { showAdBreak } from '../eduplay';
 
 export class GameScene extends Phaser.Scene {
   // field and game setting
@@ -21,6 +22,10 @@ export class GameScene extends Phaser.Scene {
   // texts
   private scoreText: Phaser.GameObjects.BitmapText;
 
+  // EduPlay break gating — prevents re-firing showAdBreak() every frame while
+  // the player sits dead before the scene transitions back to the menu.
+  private adBreakTriggered: boolean;
+
   constructor() {
     super({
       key: 'GameScene'
@@ -35,6 +40,7 @@ export class GameScene extends Phaser.Scene {
     this.horizontalFields = this.boardWidth / CONST.FIELD_SIZE;
     this.verticalFields = this.boardHeight / CONST.FIELD_SIZE;
     this.tick = 0;
+    this.adBreakTriggered = false;
   }
 
   create(): void {
@@ -96,8 +102,19 @@ export class GameScene extends Phaser.Scene {
         this.tick = time;
       }
       this.player.handleInput();
-    } else {
-      this.scene.start('MainMenuScene');
+    } else if (!this.adBreakTriggered) {
+      // EduPlay break-point: show an educational question at the natural
+      // game-over pause. onResume returns to the main menu (same behaviour
+      // as the original bare scene.start). If no ad is preloaded yet (rare
+      // — preloadNextAd is called at boot) fall back to the original flow
+      // so the player isn't stranded on the death screen.
+      this.adBreakTriggered = true;
+      const shown = showAdBreak({
+        onResume: () => this.scene.start('MainMenuScene'),
+      });
+      if (!shown) {
+        this.scene.start('MainMenuScene');
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/games/snake/yarn.lock b/src/games/snake/yarn.lock
index 5b013c0c..9c9325fe 100644
--- a/src/games/snake/yarn.lock
+++ b/src/games/snake/yarn.lock
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@discoveryjs/json-ext/-/json-ext-0.5.7.tgz#1d572bfbbe14b7704e0ba0f39b74815b84870d70"
   integrity sha512-dBVuXR082gk3jsFp7Rd/JI4kytwGHecnCoTtXFb7DB6CNHp4rg5k1bhg0nWdLGLnOV71lmDzGQaLMy8iPLY0pw==
 
+"@eduplay/sdk-core@^0.1.0", "@eduplay/sdk-core@file:../../../../../eduplay/sdk/core", "@eduplay/sdk-core@file:/home/lloydho/eduplay/sdk/core":
+  version "0.1.0"
+
+"@eduplay/sdk-web@file:../../../../../eduplay/sdk/web":
+  version "0.1.0"
+  dependencies:
+    "@eduplay/sdk-core" "^0.1.0"
+
 "@isaacs/cliui@^8.0.2":
   version "8.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@isaacs/cliui/-/cliui-8.0.2.tgz#b37667b7bc181c168782259bab42474fbf52b550"
@@ -2401,7 +2409,16 @@ statuses@2.0.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/statuses/-/statuses-1.5.0.tgz#161c7dac177659fd9811f43771fa99381478628c"
   integrity sha512-OpZ3zP+jT1PI7I8nemJX4AKmAX070ZkYPVWV/AaKTJl+tXCTGyVdC1a4SL8RUQYEwk/f34ZX8UTykN68FwrqAA==
 
-"string-width-cjs@npm:string-width@^4.2.0", string-width@^4.1.0:
+"string-width-cjs@npm:string-width@^4.2.0":
+  version "4.2.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/string-width/-/string-width-4.2.3.tgz#269c7117d27b05ad2e536830a8ec895ef9c6d010"
+  integrity sha512-wKyQRQpjJ0sIp62ErSZdGsjMJWsap5oRNihHhu6G7JVO/9jIB6UyevL+tXuOqrng8j/cxKTWyWUwvSTriiZz/g==
+  dependencies:
+    emoji-regex "^8.0.0"
+    is-fullwidth-code-point "^3.0.0"
+    strip-ansi "^6.0.1"
+
+string-width@^4.1.0:
   version "4.2.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/string-width/-/string-width-4.2.3.tgz#269c7117d27b05ad2e536830a8ec895ef9c6d010"
   integrity sha512-wKyQRQpjJ0sIp62ErSZdGsjMJWsap5oRNihHhu6G7JVO/9jIB6UyevL+tXuOqrng8j/cxKTWyWUwvSTriiZz/g==
@@ -2433,7 +2450,14 @@ string_decoder@~1.1.1:
   dependencies:
     safe-buffer "~5.1.0"
 
-"strip-ansi-cjs@npm:strip-ansi@^6.0.1", strip-ansi@^6.0.0, strip-ansi@^6.0.1:
+"strip-ansi-cjs@npm:strip-ansi@^6.0.1":
+  version "6.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/strip-ansi/-/strip-ansi-6.0.1.tgz#9e26c63d30f53443e9489495b2105d37b67a85d9"
+  integrity sha512-Y38VPSHcqkFrCpFnQ9vuSXmquuv5oXOKpGeT6aGrr3o3Gc9AlVa6JBfUSOCnbxGGZF+/0ooI7KrPuUSztUdU5A==
+  dependencies:
+    ansi-regex "^5.0.1"
+
+strip-ansi@^6.0.0, strip-ansi@^6.0.1:
   version "6.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/strip-ansi/-/strip-ansi-6.0.1.tgz#9e26c63d30f53443e9489495b2105d37b67a85d9"
   integrity sha512-Y38VPSHcqkFrCpFnQ9vuSXmquuv5oXOKpGeT6aGrr3o3Gc9AlVa6JBfUSOCnbxGGZF+/0ooI7KrPuUSztUdU5A==