diff --git a/frontend/src/assets/css/base.css b/frontend/src/assets/css/base.css
index a754f84..1b19c75 100644
--- a/frontend/src/assets/css/base.css
+++ b/frontend/src/assets/css/base.css
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ input[type="checkbox"] {
 
 .phase-view-layout {
     display: grid;
-    grid-template-columns: 180px minmax(0, 1fr);
+    grid-template-columns: 180px minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(300px, 0.8fr);
     gap: 1.5rem;
     align-items: start;
 }
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ input[type="checkbox"] {
     min-width: 0;
 }
 
+@media (min-width: 1101px) {
+    .phase-view-layout.log-collapsed {
+        grid-template-columns: 180px minmax(0, 1fr);
+    }
+}
+
 @media (max-width: 1100px) {
     .phase-view-layout {
         grid-template-columns: 1fr;
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/changelog.js b/frontend/src/lib/changelog.js
index 139dc29..bce50d4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/changelog.js
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/changelog.js
@@ -6,10 +6,17 @@
 //   - Add a CHANGELOG entry only when a commit changes something players can
 //     see. Skip refactors, tests, and tooling. Keep wording player-facing.
 
-export const VERSION = 24;
+export const VERSION = 25;
 
 // Newest first. Each entry: { version, date: 'YYYY-MM-DD', changes: [string, ...] }.
 export const CHANGELOG = [
+    {
+        version: 25,
+        date: '2026-07-10',
+        changes: [
+            'The Event Log now uses the same pinned column and fixed close/reopen control in every game phase.',
+        ],
+    },
     {
         version: 24,
         date: '2026-07-10',
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Dashboard.svelte b/frontend/src/pages/Dashboard.svelte
index c35d84f..f76d8b2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Dashboard.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Dashboard.svelte
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
     let reconnectDelay = 1000;
     let destroyed = false;
     let staleSession = false;
+    // Non-scene phases use the same pinned Event Log column and fixed corner
+    // toggle that ScenePhase owns for the main play screen.
+    let phaseLogOpen = true;
 
     function discardStaleSession(message) {
         staleSession = true;
@@ -223,7 +226,7 @@
         {#if state.game.phase === 'scene'}
             <ScenePhase {state} />
         {:else}
-            <div class="phase-view-layout">
+            <div class="phase-view-layout" class:log-collapsed={!phaseLogOpen}>
                 <CrewSidebar {state} />
                 <main class="phase-main-column">
                     {#if state.game.phase === 'lobby'}
@@ -242,13 +245,23 @@
                         <div class="card p-4">Unknown phase: {state.game.phase}</div>
                     {/if}
                 </main>
+                {#if phaseLogOpen}
+                    <div class="log-column">
+                        <EventLog {state} inline on:collapse={() => (phaseLogOpen = false)} />
+                    </div>
+                {/if}
             </div>
         {/if}
     </div>
 
-    <!-- The scene phase renders its own inline Event Log as the third column. -->
     {#if state.game.phase !== 'scene'}
-        <EventLog {state} />
+        <button
+            class="log-reopen-btn"
+            title={phaseLogOpen ? 'Hide the event log' : 'Show the event log'}
+            on:click={() => (phaseLogOpen = !phaseLogOpen)}
+        >
+            {phaseLogOpen ? '✕ Close Log' : '📜 Event Log'}
+        </button>
     {/if}
     <NameModal {state} />
     <GatModal {state} />