diff --git a/server/routes/games/store.ts b/server/routes/games/store.ts
index 67cf3f0..92f34d3 100644
--- a/server/routes/games/store.ts
+++ b/server/routes/games/store.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ export async function initGameDB(): Promise<any> {
       sequelize: undefined,
       Sequelize: undefined,
       getGameById: async (_id: string | number) => null,
-      saveGameState: async (_id: string | number, _state: GameState) => { /* no-op */ }
+      saveGameState: async (_id: string | number, _state: GameState) => { /* no-op */ },
+      deleteGame: async (_id: string | number) => { /* no-op */ }
     } as any;
   }
   // If the module uses default export, prefer it
@@ -80,5 +81,19 @@ export async function initGameDB(): Promise<any> {
     };
   }
 
+  if (!db.deleteGame) {
+    db.deleteGame = async (id: string | number): Promise<void> => {
+      if (db && db.sequelize) {
+        try {
+          await db.sequelize.query('DELETE FROM games WHERE id=:id', {
+            replacements: { id }
+          });
+        } catch (e) {
+          // swallow errors; callers will rely on fallback behavior
+        }
+      }
+    };
+  }
+
   return db;
 }