diff --git a/src/app/(frontend)/layout.tsx b/src/app/(frontend)/layout.tsx
index 0802264..58d9a75 100644
--- a/src/app/(frontend)/layout.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(frontend)/layout.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { Metadata } from "next";
 import { type ResolvedLevel, resolveLevel } from "@/utils/xp/resolveLevel";
 import { hasIntelligenceQualification } from "@/utils/access-control/hasIntelligenceQualification";
 import { hasLogisticsQualification } from "@/utils/access-control/hasLogisticsQualification";
+import { canAccessAdminPanel } from "@/utils/access-control/hasPermission";
 import { ShipmentToasts } from "@/components/frontend/logistics/ShipmentToasts";
 import { MissionReminderToasts } from "@/components/frontend/intelligence/MissionReminderToasts";
 import { GameTickRealtime } from "@/components/frontend/realtime/GameTickRealtime";
@@ -77,6 +78,8 @@ export default async function RootLayout(props: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
   const shimsGlobal = await payload.findGlobal({ slug: "shims" });
   const shimEntries = (shimsGlobal.shims ?? []) as NonNullable<Shim["shims"]>;
 
+  let isAdmin = false;
+
   if (user) {
     const [intelligenceQual, logisticsQual, profileRes, experienceRes, personalAccountRes] =
       await Promise.all([
@@ -121,6 +124,8 @@ export default async function RootLayout(props: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
     xpLevel = resolveLevel(userXp, experienceRes.docs);
 
     currentRank = (profileRes.docs[0]?.rank as Rank | null | undefined)?.abbreviation ?? "";
+
+    isAdmin = await canAccessAdminPanel(payload, user);
   }
 
   return (
@@ -141,7 +146,7 @@ export default async function RootLayout(props: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
                     rank: currentRank,
                   }}
                   xpLevel={xpLevel}
-                  adminUrl={payloadConfig.routes.admin}
+                  adminUrl={isAdmin ? payloadConfig.routes.admin : undefined}
                   hasIntelligence={isIntelligence}
                   hasLogistics={isLogistics}
                   showCallsign={user.preferences?.display?.showCallsign ?? false}
diff --git a/src/components/frontend/blocks/AppSidebar.tsx b/src/components/frontend/blocks/AppSidebar.tsx
index 5f3140b..5a510cb 100644
--- a/src/components/frontend/blocks/AppSidebar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/frontend/blocks/AppSidebar.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {
 } from "lucide-react";
 
 import { NavCore } from "@/components/frontend/blocks/NavCore";
-import { NavSecondary } from "@/components/frontend/blocks/NavSecondary";
+import { NavMinigames } from "@/components/frontend/blocks/NavMinigames";
 import { NavUser } from "@/components/frontend/blocks/NavUser";
 import {
   Sidebar,
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ export function AppSidebar({
       <SidebarContent className="overflow-hidden">
         <div className="flex min-h-0 flex-1 flex-col gap-2 overflow-y-auto group-data-[collapsible=icon]:overflow-hidden">
           <NavCore label="Platform" items={data.navMain} />
+          <NavCore label="Map" items={data.navMap} />
           {hasIntelligence && (
             <NavCore label="Intelligence" items={data.navIntelligence} />
           )}
@@ -162,14 +163,19 @@ export function AppSidebar({
           {/*<NavProjects projects={data.projects} />*/}
         </div>
         <hr />
-        <NavSecondary
-          items={
-            adminUrl
-              ? [...data.navSecondary, { title: "Admin", url: adminUrl, icon: Shield }]
-              : data.navSecondary
-          }
-          className="mt-auto"
-        />
+        <SidebarMenu className="px-1">
+          {adminUrl && (
+            <SidebarMenuItem>
+              <SidebarMenuButton size="sm" asChild>
+                <Link href={adminUrl}>
+                  <Shield />
+                  <span>Admin</span>
+                </Link>
+              </SidebarMenuButton>
+            </SidebarMenuItem>
+          )}
+          <div className="pb-1"><NavMinigames /></div>
+        </SidebarMenu>
       </SidebarContent>
       <SidebarFooter>
         <div className="flex flex-col">
diff --git a/src/components/frontend/blocks/NavCore.tsx b/src/components/frontend/blocks/NavCore.tsx
index 184a80d..325a10f 100644
--- a/src/components/frontend/blocks/NavCore.tsx
+++ b/src/components/frontend/blocks/NavCore.tsx
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ export function NavCore({
     }[];
   }[];
 }) {
+  if (items.length === 0) return null;
+
   return (
     <SidebarGroup>
       <SidebarGroupLabel>{label}</SidebarGroupLabel>
diff --git a/src/components/frontend/blocks/NavMinigames.tsx b/src/components/frontend/blocks/NavMinigames.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36f9aa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/frontend/blocks/NavMinigames.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { Bird, Bomb, ChevronRight, Club, Crosshair, FileTextIcon, Gamepad2, Radio, Spade } from "lucide-react";
+import Link from "next/link";
+
+import {
+  DropdownMenu,
+  DropdownMenuContent,
+  DropdownMenuGroup,
+  DropdownMenuItem,
+  DropdownMenuLabel,
+  DropdownMenuSeparator,
+  DropdownMenuTrigger,
+} from "@/components/ui/dropdown-menu";
+import {
+  SidebarMenuButton,
+  SidebarMenuItem,
+  useSidebar,
+} from "@/components/ui/sidebar";
+
+const coreGames = [
+  { title: "Flight Simulator", url: "/minigames/flappy", icon: Bird },
+  { title: "Minefield Clearance", url: "/minigames/eod", icon: Bomb },
+  { title: "Radio Traffic", url: "/minigames/radio", icon: Radio },
+  { title: "Qualification Course", url: "/minigames/qualification", icon: Crosshair },
+  { title: "OPORD Recall", url: "/minigames/opord", icon: FileTextIcon },
+];
+
+const cardtableGames = [
+  { title: "Poker", url: "/minigames/poker", icon: Spade },
+  { title: "Blackjack", url: "/minigames/blackjack", icon: Club },
+];
+
+export function NavMinigames() {
+  const { isMobile } = useSidebar();
+
+  return (
+    <SidebarMenuItem>
+      <DropdownMenu>
+        <DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>
+          <SidebarMenuButton size="sm">
+            <Gamepad2 />
+            <span>Minigames</span>
+            <ChevronRight className="ml-auto size-4 text-sidebar-foreground/50" />
+          </SidebarMenuButton>
+        </DropdownMenuTrigger>
+        <DropdownMenuContent
+          className="w-(--radix-dropdown-menu-trigger-width) min-w-56 rounded-lg"
+          side={isMobile ? "bottom" : "right"}
+          align="end"
+          sideOffset={4}
+        >
+          <DropdownMenuGroup>
+            <DropdownMenuLabel>Core</DropdownMenuLabel>
+            {coreGames.map((game) => (
+              <DropdownMenuItem key={game.url} asChild>
+                <Link href={game.url}>
+                  <game.icon />
+                  {game.title}
+                </Link>
+              </DropdownMenuItem>
+            ))}
+          </DropdownMenuGroup>
+          <DropdownMenuSeparator />
+          <DropdownMenuGroup>
+            <DropdownMenuLabel className="flex flex-col">
+              <span>Cardtable</span>
+              <span className="text-xs font-normal text-muted-foreground">Earn chips to spend by playing Core minigames!</span>
+            </DropdownMenuLabel>
+            {cardtableGames.map((game) => (
+              <DropdownMenuItem key={game.url} asChild>
+                <Link href={game.url}>
+                  <game.icon />
+                  {game.title}
+                </Link>
+              </DropdownMenuItem>
+            ))}
+          </DropdownMenuGroup>
+        </DropdownMenuContent>
+      </DropdownMenu>
+    </SidebarMenuItem>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/components/frontend/blocks/NavUser.tsx b/src/components/frontend/blocks/NavUser.tsx
index 69b7d8b..f7496f4 100644
--- a/src/components/frontend/blocks/NavUser.tsx
+++ b/src/components/frontend/blocks/NavUser.tsx
@@ -2,17 +2,10 @@
 
 import {
   BadgeCheck,
-  Bird,
-  Bomb,
   ChevronsUpDown,
-  Crosshair,
   FileTextIcon,
-  Gamepad2,
   LogOut,
   Mic,
-  Radio,
-  Spade,
-  Club,
   Users2,
 } from "lucide-react";
 import Link from "next/link";
@@ -27,9 +20,6 @@ import {
   DropdownMenuItem,
   DropdownMenuLabel,
   DropdownMenuSeparator,
-  DropdownMenuSub,
-  DropdownMenuSubContent,
-  DropdownMenuSubTrigger,
   DropdownMenuTrigger,
 } from "@/components/ui/dropdown-menu";
 import {
@@ -139,56 +129,6 @@ export function NavUser({
                   Service Record
                 </Link>
               </DropdownMenuItem>
-              <DropdownMenuSub>
-                <DropdownMenuSubTrigger>
-                  <Gamepad2 />
-                  Exercises
-                </DropdownMenuSubTrigger>
-                <DropdownMenuSubContent>
-                  <DropdownMenuItem asChild>
-                    <Link href="/minigames/flappy">
-                      <Bird />
-                      Flight Simulator
-                    </Link>
-                  </DropdownMenuItem>
-                  <DropdownMenuItem asChild>
-                    <Link href="/minigames/eod">
-                      <Bomb />
-                      Minefield Clearance
-                    </Link>
-                  </DropdownMenuItem>
-                  <DropdownMenuItem asChild>
-                    <Link href="/minigames/radio">
-                      <Radio />
-                      Radio Traffic
-                    </Link>
-                  </DropdownMenuItem>
-                  <DropdownMenuItem asChild>
-                    <Link href="/minigames/qualification">
-                      <Crosshair />
-                      Qualification Course
-                    </Link>
-                  </DropdownMenuItem>
-                  <DropdownMenuItem asChild>
-                    <Link href="/minigames/opord">
-                      <FileTextIcon />
-                      OPORD Recall
-                    </Link>
-                  </DropdownMenuItem>
-                  <DropdownMenuItem asChild>
-                    <Link href="/minigames/poker">
-                      <Spade />
-                      Poker
-                    </Link>
-                  </DropdownMenuItem>
-                  <DropdownMenuItem asChild>
-                    <Link href="/minigames/blackjack">
-                      <Club />
-                      Blackjack
-                    </Link>
-                  </DropdownMenuItem>
-                </DropdownMenuSubContent>
-              </DropdownMenuSub>
             </DropdownMenuGroup>
             <DropdownMenuSeparator />
             <DropdownMenuGroup>
diff --git a/src/components/frontend/blocks/sidebarData.ts b/src/components/frontend/blocks/sidebarData.ts
index 5f0b3ce..6a3b435 100644
--- a/src/components/frontend/blocks/sidebarData.ts
+++ b/src/components/frontend/blocks/sidebarData.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import {
   Package,
   ScrollText,
   Search,
-  Send,
   ShoppingBag,
   Swords,
   TrendingUp,
@@ -24,6 +23,10 @@ import {
 } from "lucide-react";
 
 export const sidebarData = {
+  // World Map hidden until the feature ships; the /map route and all of its
+  // functionality stay live for direct-URL access. Restore with:
+  // [{ title: "World Map", url: "/map", icon: MapIcon }] (and the MapIcon import).
+  navMap: [],
   navHelpdesk: [
     {
       title: "Helpdesk",
@@ -157,11 +160,5 @@ export const sidebarData = {
       icon: ScrollText,
     },
   ],
-  navSecondary: [
-    {
-      title: "Feedback",
-      url: "https://onyxsimple.youtrack.cloud",
-      icon: Send,
-    },
-  ],
+  navSecondary: [],
 };
diff --git a/src/utils/access-control/hasPermission.ts b/src/utils/access-control/hasPermission.ts
index 2658d01..d7ca099 100644
--- a/src/utils/access-control/hasPermission.ts
+++ b/src/utils/access-control/hasPermission.ts
@@ -227,6 +227,26 @@ export function requireCampaignOwnership(permission: Permission) {
   };
 }
 
+/**
+ * Check whether a user can access the Payload admin panel.
+ *
+ * A user has admin panel access if they are a superuser OR hold any
+ * `admin:<slug>:manage` permission (which is what `requireAdminPageAccess`
+ * requires for any collection).
+ */
+export async function canAccessAdminPanel(
+  payload: Payload,
+  user: UserLike | null | undefined,
+): Promise<boolean> {
+  if (!user) return false;
+  const { permissions, isSuperuser } = await loadUserPermissions(payload, user);
+  if (isSuperuser) return true;
+  for (const p of permissions) {
+    if (p.startsWith("admin:") && p.endsWith(":manage")) return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 /**
  * Resolve the ids of every user holding a superuser role.
  *