implemented game server sync

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+# 2024-12-18 16:45:00 - Implement Game Persistence on Reload
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+## Description
+Updated `LobbyManager.tsx` to ensure that when a user reloads the page and automatically rejoins a room, the active game state (`initialGameState`) is correctly retrieved from the server and passed to the game view components.
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+## Key Changes
+- **Component**: `LobbyManager.tsx`
+- **Functionality**:
+  - Added `initialGameState` state.
+  - Updated `join_room` and `rejoin_room` response handling to capture `gameState` if present.
+  - Passed `initialGameState` to the `GameRoom` component.
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+## Impact
+- **User Experience**: If a user is in the middle of a game (battlefield phase) and refreshes the browser, they will now immediately see the battlefield state instead of a loading or broken screen, ensuring continuity.
+- **Data Flow**: `GameRoom` uses this prop to initialize its local `gameState` before the first socket update event arrives.
+
+## Status
+- [x] Implementation logic complete.
+- [ ] User testing required (refresh page during active game).