diff --git a/game/src/ludo/LudoGameMode.cpp b/game/src/ludo/LudoGameMode.cpp
index 1fd92f8..c11c181 100644
--- a/game/src/ludo/LudoGameMode.cpp
+++ b/game/src/ludo/LudoGameMode.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,9 @@ void ludo::LudoGameMode::autoReleasePiece(int pieceIndex) {
     m_pendingEvents.emplace_back(PieceMovedEvent::create(pieceIndex, result.fromPosition, result.toPosition, result.captured, result.startState, result.targetState));
     if (result.captured) {
         //Todo: Determine real toPosition Index dependent on home belegung
-        m_pendingEvents.emplace_back(PieceMovedEvent::create(result.capturedPieceIndex, result.fromPosition, -1, result.captured, result.startState, result.targetState));
+        std::vector<int> freeHomePositions = m_gameState.getFreeHomePositions(m_gameState.getColorOfPieceIndex(result.capturedPieceIndex));
+        const int smallestFreeHomePosition = *std::ranges::min_element(freeHomePositions);
+        m_pendingEvents.emplace_back(PieceMovedEvent::create(result.capturedPieceIndex, result.fromPosition, smallestFreeHomePosition, result.captured, result.startState, result.targetState));
     }
 }
 
@@ -238,6 +240,15 @@ std::vector<ludo::PathNode> ludo::LudoGameMode::computePath(PlayerColor color, P
         return {};
     }
 
+    // --- Sonderfall: Figur wird geschlagen und springt direkt zurück ---
+    if (targetState == PieceState::AtHome) {
+        if (startingState != PieceState::OnTrack) {
+            throw std::invalid_argument(
+                "computePath: targetState==AtHome ist nur von OnTrack aus erlaubt (Capture)");
+        }
+        return { PathNode{startingState, startPosition}, PathNode{targetState, targetPosition} };
+    }
+
     // --- Nur Vorwärtsbewegungen sind erlaubt ---
     if (stateOrder(targetState) < stateOrder(startingState)) {
         throw std::invalid_argument(
diff --git a/game/src/ludo/LudoGameState.cpp b/game/src/ludo/LudoGameState.cpp
index f16a13c..5dc7db6 100644
--- a/game/src/ludo/LudoGameState.cpp
+++ b/game/src/ludo/LudoGameState.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,21 @@ const std::vector<ludo::Piece> & ludo::LudoGameState::getPieces() const {
     return m_pieces;
 }
 
+std::vector<int> ludo::LudoGameState::getFreeHomePositions(PlayerColor color) const {
+    std::vector<int> freeHomePositions;
+    for (int i = 0; i < kHomePiecesPerPlayer; ++i) {
+        bool occupied = false;
+        for (const auto& piece : m_pieces) {
+            if (piece.color == color && piece.state == PieceState::AtHome && piece.position == i) {
+                occupied = true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (!occupied) freeHomePositions.push_back(i);
+    }
+    return freeHomePositions;
+}
+
 int ludo::LudoGameState::getDiceValue() const {
     return m_diceValue;
 }
@@ -15,3 +30,7 @@ int ludo::LudoGameState::getDiceValue() const {
 ludo::TurnPhase ludo::LudoGameState::getPhase() const {
     return m_phase;
 }
+
+ludo::PlayerColor ludo::LudoGameState::getColorOfPieceIndex(int pieceIndex) const {
+    return m_pieces[pieceIndex].color;
+}
diff --git a/game/src/ludo/LudoGameState.h b/game/src/ludo/LudoGameState.h
index 37663ec..b3762a3 100644
--- a/game/src/ludo/LudoGameState.h
+++ b/game/src/ludo/LudoGameState.h
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@ namespace ludo {
             }
         };
         [[nodiscard]] const std::vector<Piece> &getPieces() const;
+        [[nodiscard]] std::vector<int> getFreeHomePositions(PlayerColor color) const;
         [[nodiscard]] int getDiceValue() const;
         [[nodiscard]] TurnPhase getPhase() const;
+        [[nodiscard]] PlayerColor getColorOfPieceIndex(int pieceIndex) const;
     private:
         friend class LudoGameMode;
         std::vector<Piece> m_pieces;
diff --git a/game/src/ludo/LudoTypes.h b/game/src/ludo/LudoTypes.h
index 14c1c18..5176727 100644
--- a/game/src/ludo/LudoTypes.h
+++ b/game/src/ludo/LudoTypes.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 namespace ludo {
     inline constexpr int kTrackLength = 40;
     inline constexpr int kHomeStretchLength = 4;
+    inline constexpr int kHomePiecesPerPlayer = 4;
     inline constexpr float kPieceRadius = 0.7f;
 
     enum class PlayerColor : uint8_t { Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, Count};
diff --git a/game/src/ludo/PiecePresenter.cpp b/game/src/ludo/PiecePresenter.cpp
index a3e5ff9..27a495d 100644
--- a/game/src/ludo/PiecePresenter.cpp
+++ b/game/src/ludo/PiecePresenter.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "ecs/standardComponents/MeshComponent.h"
 #include "ecs/standardComponents/PickableComponent.h"
 #include "ecs/standardComponents/TransformComponent.h"
+#include "spdlog/spdlog.h"
 
 
 void ludo::PiecePresenter::spawnPieces(const ludo::LudoGameState &state) {
@@ -41,9 +42,29 @@ void ludo::PiecePresenter::onPieceMoved(const ludo::PieceMovedEvent &event, cons
 
     std::vector<engine::animation::Keyframe<glm::vec3>> keyframes;
     float time = 0;
-    for (const auto& position : pathPositions) {
-        keyframes.emplace_back(time, position);
-        time += 0.5f; // Todo: Check if this is in ms or s
+    constexpr int kHopSubdivisions = 8; // Punkte zwischen den beiden Endpunkten
+    constexpr float kHopHeight = 0.3f;  // Sprunghöhe in Weltkoordinaten
+
+    if (pathPositions.back() != target) {
+        spdlog::warn("PiecePresenter: computePath-Ziel weicht von autoritativem Board-State ab (pieceIndex={})", event.pieceIndex);
+    }
+
+    for (int i=0; i + 1 <pathPositions.size(); ++i) {
+        const auto& from = pathPositions[i];
+        const auto& to = pathPositions[i + 1];
+
+        keyframes.emplace_back(time, from);
+        time += 0.5f / (kHopSubdivisions + 1);
+
+        for (int s = 1; s < kHopSubdivisions; ++s) {
+            float t = static_cast<float>(s) / (kHopSubdivisions + 1);
+            glm::vec3 pos = glm::mix(from, to, t);
+            pos.y += kHopHeight * (1.0f - (2.0f * t - 1.0f) * (2.0f * t - 1.0f)); // -x² Parabel, Scheitel bei t=0.5
+            keyframes.emplace_back(time, pos);
+            time += 0.5f / (kHopSubdivisions + 1);
+        }
+        keyframes.emplace_back(time, to);
+        time += 0.5f / (kHopSubdivisions + 1);
     }
 
     engine::animation::AnimationTrack<glm::vec3> positionTrack;
diff --git a/tests/LoduGameMode.cpp b/tests/LoduGameMode.cpp
index 5fb338c..2c08b3d 100644
--- a/tests/LoduGameMode.cpp
+++ b/tests/LoduGameMode.cpp
@@ -139,4 +139,32 @@ TEST(LudoGameMode, PathLengthMatchesIndependentFormula) {
             assertPathIsWellFormed(path);
         }
     }
+}
+
+TEST(ComputePath, CaptureFromOnTrackReturnsAtHome) {
+    auto path = ludo::LudoGameMode::computePath(
+        ludo::PlayerColor::Red, ludo::PieceState::OnTrack, 17,
+        ludo::PieceState::AtHome, 2);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(path.size(), 2u);
+    EXPECT_EQ(path[0].state, ludo::PieceState::OnTrack);
+    EXPECT_EQ(path[0].position, 17);
+    EXPECT_EQ(path[1].state, ludo::PieceState::AtHome);
+    EXPECT_EQ(path[1].position, 2);
+}
+
+TEST(ComputePath, ThrowsOnCaptureFromInHomeStretch) {
+    EXPECT_THROW(
+        ludo::LudoGameMode::computePath(
+            ludo::PlayerColor::Red, ludo::PieceState::InHomeStretch, 1,
+            ludo::PieceState::AtHome, 0),
+        std::invalid_argument);
+}
+
+TEST(ComputePath, ThrowsOnCaptureFromAtHome) {
+    EXPECT_THROW(
+        ludo::LudoGameMode::computePath(
+            ludo::PlayerColor::Red, ludo::PieceState::AtHome, 0,
+            ludo::PieceState::AtHome, 1), // targetPosition != startPosition, also kein Early-Return
+        std::invalid_argument);
 }
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