diff --git a/lib/presentation/views/main_menu/create_game/choose_ruleset_view.dart b/lib/presentation/views/main_menu/create_game/choose_ruleset_view.dart
index 5939405..0055761 100644
--- a/lib/presentation/views/main_menu/create_game/choose_ruleset_view.dart
+++ b/lib/presentation/views/main_menu/create_game/choose_ruleset_view.dart
@@ -1,37 +1,29 @@
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:game_tracker/core/custom_theme.dart';
 import 'package:game_tracker/core/enums.dart';
+import 'package:game_tracker/presentation/widgets/tiles/ruleset_list_tile.dart';
 
 class ChooseRulesetView extends StatefulWidget {
-  const ChooseRulesetView({super.key});
+  final List<(Ruleset, String, String)> rulesets;
+  final int initialRulesetIndex;
+  const ChooseRulesetView({
+    super.key,
+    required this.rulesets,
+    required this.initialRulesetIndex,
+  });
 
   @override
   State<ChooseRulesetView> createState() => _ChooseRulesetViewState();
 }
 
 class _ChooseRulesetViewState extends State<ChooseRulesetView> {
-  List<(Ruleset, String, String)> rulesets = [
-    (
-      Ruleset.singleWinner,
-      'Single Winner',
-      'Exactly one winner is chosen; ties are resolved by a predefined tiebreaker.',
-    ),
-    (
-      Ruleset.singleLoser,
-      'Single Loser',
-      'Exactly one loser is determined; last place receives the penalty or consequence.',
-    ),
-    (
-      Ruleset.mostPoints,
-      'Most Points',
-      'Traditional ruleset: the player with the most points wins.',
-    ),
-    (
-      Ruleset.lastPoints,
-      'Least Points',
-      'Inverse scoring: the player with the fewest points wins.',
-    ),
-  ];
+  late int selectedRulesetIndex;
+
+  @override
+  void initState() {
+    selectedRulesetIndex = widget.initialRulesetIndex;
+    super.initState();
+  }
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
@@ -48,45 +40,22 @@ class _ChooseRulesetViewState extends State<ChooseRulesetView> {
       ),
       body: ListView.builder(
         padding: const EdgeInsets.only(bottom: 85),
-        itemCount: rulesets.length,
+        itemCount: widget.rulesets.length,
         itemBuilder: (BuildContext context, int index) {
-          return GestureDetector(
-            onTap: () => Navigator.of(context).pop(rulesets[index].$1),
-            child: Container(
-              margin: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 12, vertical: 10),
-              padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 6, horizontal: 12),
-              decoration: BoxDecoration(
-                color: CustomTheme.boxColor,
-                border: Border.all(color: CustomTheme.boxBorder),
-                borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(12),
-              ),
-              child: Column(
-                crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
-                children: [
-                  Row(
-                    mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.spaceBetween,
-                    children: [
-                      Flexible(
-                        child: Text(
-                          rulesets[index].$2,
-                          overflow: TextOverflow.ellipsis,
-                          style: const TextStyle(
-                            fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,
-                            fontSize: 18,
-                          ),
-                        ),
-                      ),
-                    ],
-                  ),
-                  const SizedBox(height: 5),
-                  Text(
-                    rulesets[index].$3,
-                    style: const TextStyle(fontSize: 14),
-                  ),
-                  const SizedBox(height: 2.5),
-                ],
-              ),
-            ),
+          return RulesetListTile(
+            onPressed: () async {
+              setState(() {
+                selectedRulesetIndex = index;
+              });
+
+              Future.delayed(const Duration(milliseconds: 500), () {
+                if (!context.mounted) return;
+                Navigator.of(context).pop(widget.rulesets[index].$1);
+              });
+            },
+            title: widget.rulesets[index].$2,
+            description: widget.rulesets[index].$3,
+            isHighlighted: selectedRulesetIndex == index,
           );
         },
       ),
diff --git a/lib/presentation/views/main_menu/create_game/create_game_view.dart b/lib/presentation/views/main_menu/create_game/create_game_view.dart
index 4c776f9..2626961 100644
--- a/lib/presentation/views/main_menu/create_game/create_game_view.dart
+++ b/lib/presentation/views/main_menu/create_game/create_game_view.dart
@@ -28,9 +28,33 @@ class _CreateGameViewState extends State<CreateGameView> {
   Group? selectedGroup;
   int selectedGroupIndex = -1;
   Ruleset? selectedRuleset;
+  int selectedRulesetIndex = -1;
 
   bool isLoading = true;
 
+  List<(Ruleset, String, String)> rulesets = [
+    (
+      Ruleset.singleWinner,
+      'Single Winner',
+      'Exactly one winner is chosen; ties are resolved by a predefined tiebreaker.',
+    ),
+    (
+      Ruleset.singleLoser,
+      'Single Loser',
+      'Exactly one loser is determined; last place receives the penalty or consequence.',
+    ),
+    (
+      Ruleset.mostPoints,
+      'Most Points',
+      'Traditional ruleset: the player with the most points wins.',
+    ),
+    (
+      Ruleset.lastPoints,
+      'Least Points',
+      'Inverse scoring: the player with the fewest points wins.',
+    ),
+  ];
+
   late final List<Player> skeletonData = List.filled(
     7,
     Player(name: 'Player 0'),
@@ -90,9 +114,15 @@ class _CreateGameViewState extends State<CreateGameView> {
               onTap: () async {
                 selectedRuleset = await Navigator.of(context).push(
                   MaterialPageRoute(
-                    builder: (context) => const ChooseRulesetView(),
+                    builder: (context) => ChooseRulesetView(
+                      rulesets: rulesets,
+                      initialRulesetIndex: selectedRulesetIndex,
+                    ),
                   ),
                 );
+                selectedRulesetIndex = rulesets.indexWhere(
+                  (r) => r.$1 == selectedRuleset,
+                );
                 setState(() {});
               },
               child: Container(
@@ -132,7 +162,7 @@ class _CreateGameViewState extends State<CreateGameView> {
                   MaterialPageRoute(
                     builder: (context) => ChooseGroupView(
                       groups: groupsList,
-                      selectedGroupIndex: selectedGroupIndex,
+                      initialGroupIndex: selectedGroupIndex,
                     ),
                   ),
                 );
diff --git a/lib/presentation/widgets/tiles/ruleset_list_tile.dart b/lib/presentation/widgets/tiles/ruleset_list_tile.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0cc6071
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/presentation/widgets/tiles/ruleset_list_tile.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:game_tracker/core/custom_theme.dart';
+
+class RulesetListTile extends StatelessWidget {
+  final String title;
+  final String description;
+  final VoidCallback? onPressed;
+  final bool isHighlighted;
+
+  const RulesetListTile({
+    super.key,
+    required this.title,
+    required this.description,
+    this.onPressed,
+    this.isHighlighted = false,
+  });
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    // Use the callback directly so a null onPressed disables taps
+    return GestureDetector(
+      onTap: onPressed,
+      child: AnimatedContainer(
+        margin: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 12, vertical: 10),
+        padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 6, horizontal: 12),
+        decoration: isHighlighted
+            ? CustomTheme.highlightedBoxDecoration
+            : CustomTheme.standardBoxDecoration,
+        duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 200),
+        child: Column(
+          crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
+          children: [
+            Row(
+              mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.spaceBetween,
+              children: [
+                Flexible(
+                  child: Text(
+                    title,
+                    overflow: TextOverflow.ellipsis,
+                    style: const TextStyle(
+                      fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,
+                      fontSize: 18,
+                    ),
+                  ),
+                ),
+              ],
+            ),
+            const SizedBox(height: 5),
+            Text(description, style: const TextStyle(fontSize: 14)),
+            const SizedBox(height: 2.5),
+          ],
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+}