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+# Game Configuration Panel
+
+## Summary
+
+Add a configuration panel above the "Commencer une partie" button on the homepage, allowing players to customize game generation parameters before starting.
+
+## Parameters
+
+### Films vus (toggle on/off)
+
+- **Visible only** for authenticated users
+- Default: off
+- When enabled: all actors in the grid (main actor + hint actors) must appear in at least one film marked as watched by the user
+- When disabled: no filtering, any actor can appear
+
+### Paramètres des indices (checkboxes)
+
+Three checkboxes controlling which hint types can appear in the grid:
+
+- **Film** (default: checked) — hint shows a film the actor appeared in
+- **Rôle** (default: checked) — hint shows a character name the actor played
+- **Récompense** (default: checked) — hint shows an award the actor received
+
+**Constraint:** at least one must remain checked. The UI prevents unchecking the last one.
+
+### Récompenses (multi-select checkboxes)
+
+- **Visible only** when "Récompense" is checked
+- Lists all `AwardType` entities that have 5+ distinct actors in the database
+- A "Toutes les récompenses" option at the top that toggles all
+- Default: all checked (= "Toutes" checked)
+- Unchecking an individual item unchecks "Toutes"; rechecking all rechecks "Toutes"
+- Selected AwardType IDs are sent as `award_types[]` in the form POST
+
+## UI Layout
+
+```
+┌─────────────────────────────────┐
+│  Films vus         [ toggle ]   │  ← auth users only
+├─────────────────────────────────┤
+│  Paramètres des indices         │
+│                                 │
+│  ☑ Film   ☑ Rôle   ☑ Récompense│
+│                                 │
+│  Récompenses :                  │  ← visible if Récompense checked
+│  ┌───────────────────────┐      │
+│  │ ☑ Toutes les récomp.  │      │
+│  │ ☑ Academy Awards      │      │
+│  │ ☑ Golden Globes       │      │
+│  │ ☑ César               │      │
+│  │ ...                   │      │
+│  └───────────────────────┘      │
+├─────────────────────────────────┤
+│    [ Commencer une partie ]     │
+│                                 │
+│  Connectez-vous pour importer...│
+└─────────────────────────────────┘
+```
+
+## Form Fields
+
+All parameters are fields within the existing start game `<form>`:
+
+| Field name | Type | Value |
+|---|---|---|
+| `watched_only` | hidden + checkbox | `"1"` if checked, absent otherwise |
+| `hint_film` | checkbox | `"1"` if checked |
+| `hint_character` | checkbox | `"1"` if checked |
+| `hint_award` | checkbox | `"1"` if checked |
+| `award_types[]` | checkbox (multiple) | Array of AwardType IDs |
+
+## Backend Changes
+
+### HomepageController
+
+- Query `AwardTypeRepository::findWithMinActors(5)` to get eligible AwardType list
+- Pass to template for rendering the multi-select
+
+### GameController (POST /game/start)
+
+- Extract config parameters from the Request
+- Pass config to `GameGridProvider::generate()`
+
+### GameGridProvider::generate()
+
+Receives a config array/object with:
+
+- `watchedOnly` (bool) — filter actors to those in user's watched films
+- `hintTypes` (array) — subset of `['film', 'character', 'award']` based on checked boxes
+- `awardTypeIds` (array|null) — list of selected AwardType IDs, null = all
+
+Generation logic changes:
+
+- **Actor selection:** if `watchedOnly` is true, only pick actors with a MovieRole in a film watched by the authenticated user
+- **Hint selection:** only use hint types present in `hintTypes`
+- **Award hints:** only pick awards whose AwardType ID is in `awardTypeIds`
+- **Retry mechanism:** if generation fails (cannot find a valid hint for every row), retry up to 5 times. After 5 failures, redirect to homepage with a flash error message explaining the grid could not be generated with the chosen parameters.
+
+### AwardTypeRepository
+
+New method: `findWithMinActors(int $minActors): array` — returns AwardType entities having at least `$minActors` distinct actors.
+
+## Frontend Changes
+
+### Stimulus controller: `game-config`
+
+Registered on the config panel container. Handles:
+
+1. **Award section visibility:** show/hide the AwardType checkbox list when "Récompense" is toggled
+2. **Minimum one hint type:** prevent unchecking the last remaining hint checkbox
+3. **"Toutes les récompenses" toggle:** check/uncheck all AwardType checkboxes; sync state when individual items change
+
+### CSS (in app.css)
+
+- **Toggle switch:** CSS-only using `appearance: none` on checkbox, `::before` pseudo-element for the sliding circle, `--orange` when active, `--border` when inactive
+- **Hint checkboxes:** `accent-color: var(--orange)`
+- **AwardType list:** border `var(--border)`, `border-radius: var(--radius-sm)`, `max-height: 150px`, `overflow-y: auto`
+- **Section labels:** `color: var(--text-muted)`, `font-size: 13px`, `text-transform: uppercase`
+- No new CSS or JS files — everything in existing `app.css` and a new Stimulus controller file