diff --git a/kaggle_environments/envs/open_spiel_env/games/go/visualizer/v2/src/components/SoundEffects.tsx b/kaggle_environments/envs/open_spiel_env/games/go/visualizer/v2/src/components/SoundEffects.tsx
index b18ae0b37..9dd18f897 100644
--- a/kaggle_environments/envs/open_spiel_env/games/go/visualizer/v2/src/components/SoundEffects.tsx
+++ b/kaggle_environments/envs/open_spiel_env/games/go/visualizer/v2/src/components/SoundEffects.tsx
@@ -1,18 +1,16 @@
 import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
-import { Howl } from 'howler';
 import useGameStore from '../stores/useGameStore';
 import usePreferences from '../stores/usePreferences';
+import useAudio from '../hooks/useAudio';
 import placeSoundUrl from '../assets/audio/go-stone-placing.mp3';
 import captureSoundUrl from '../assets/audio/go-stone-removal.mp3';
 
-const placeSound = new Howl({ src: [placeSoundUrl], volume: 0.5 });
-const captureSound = new Howl({ src: [captureSoundUrl], volume: 0.5 });
-
 const THROTTLE_MS = 150;
 
 export default function SoundEffects() {
   const game = useGameStore((state) => state.game);
   const soundEnabled = usePreferences((state) => state.soundEnabled);
+  const sounds = useAudio({ place: placeSoundUrl, capture: captureSoundUrl });
   const prevRef = useRef({ move: 0, captures: 0 });
   const lastPlayedRef = useRef(0);
 
@@ -29,14 +27,13 @@ export default function SoundEffects() {
 
     if (!soundEnabled || (!placed && !captured)) return;
 
-    // Prevent audio spam when scrubbing quickly (e.g. holding arrow keys)
     const now = performance.now();
     if (now - lastPlayedRef.current < THROTTLE_MS) return;
     lastPlayedRef.current = now;
 
-    if (placed) placeSound.play();
-    if (captured) captureSound.play();
-  }, [game, soundEnabled]);
+    if (placed) sounds.place.play();
+    if (captured) sounds.capture.play();
+  }, [game, soundEnabled, sounds]);
 
   return null;
 }
diff --git a/kaggle_environments/envs/open_spiel_env/games/go/visualizer/v2/src/hooks/useAudio.ts b/kaggle_environments/envs/open_spiel_env/games/go/visualizer/v2/src/hooks/useAudio.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..695f83b4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kaggle_environments/envs/open_spiel_env/games/go/visualizer/v2/src/hooks/useAudio.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { Howl, Howler } from 'howler';
+
+type SoundConfig = { src: string; volume?: number };
+type SoundMap<T extends string> = Record<T, SoundConfig | string>;
+type Sounds<T extends string> = Record<T, Howl>;
+
+function createSounds<T extends string>(map: SoundMap<T>): Sounds<T> {
+  const entries = Object.entries<SoundConfig | string>(map).map(([key, value]) => {
+    const config = typeof value === 'string' ? { src: value } : value;
+    return [key, new Howl({ src: [config.src], volume: config.volume ?? 0.5 })];
+  });
+  return Object.fromEntries(entries) as Sounds<T>;
+}
+
+export default function useAudio<T extends string>(map: SoundMap<T>): Sounds<T> {
+  const mapRef = useRef(map);
+  const [sounds, setSounds] = useState(() => createSounds(map));
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    function cleanup() {
+      window.removeEventListener('pointerdown', resume);
+      window.removeEventListener('keydown', resume);
+    }
+
+    function resume() {
+      Howler.unload();
+      setSounds(createSounds(mapRef.current));
+      cleanup();
+    }
+
+    const handleVisibilityChange = () => {
+      if (document.visibilityState !== 'visible') return;
+      const state = Howler.ctx?.state as string;
+      if (state !== 'interrupted' && state !== 'suspended') return;
+
+      window.addEventListener('pointerdown', resume);
+      window.addEventListener('keydown', resume);
+    };
+
+    document.addEventListener('visibilitychange', handleVisibilityChange);
+    return () => {
+      document.removeEventListener('visibilitychange', handleVisibilityChange);
+      cleanup();
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  return sounds;
+}