diff --git a/app/admin/review/page.tsx b/app/admin/review/page.tsx
index b73e24a..ad5b201 100644
--- a/app/admin/review/page.tsx
+++ b/app/admin/review/page.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import { useMutation, useQuery } from "convex/react";
 import { Map } from "@/components/Map";
+import { PlayMapButton } from "@/components/PlayMapButton";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import {
   Card,
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ export default function AdminReviewPage() {
                 >
                   Reject
                 </Button>
+                <PlayMapButton mapId={map._id} />
               </CardFooter>
             </Card>
           ))}
diff --git a/app/playground/page.tsx b/app/playground/page.tsx
index 7ec09e8..41ece90 100644
--- a/app/playground/page.tsx
+++ b/app/playground/page.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import * as React from "react";
 import { useAction, useMutation, useQuery } from "convex/react";
 import { ChevronLeft, UploadIcon } from "lucide-react";
+import { useSearchParams } from "next/navigation";
 import { Map } from "@/components/Map";
 import { MapStatus } from "@/components/MapStatus";
 import { ModelSelector } from "@/components/ModelSelector";
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { Card } from "@/components/ui/card";
 import { useToast } from "@/components/ui/use-toast";
 import { api } from "@/convex/_generated/api";
+import { Id } from "@/convex/_generated/dataModel";
 import { errorMessage } from "@/lib/utils";
 import { ZombieSurvival } from "@/simulators/zombie-survival";
 
@@ -20,6 +22,13 @@ export default function PlaygroundPage() {
   const isAdmin = useQuery(api.users.isAdmin);
   const submitMap = useMutation(api.maps.submitMap);
   const testMap = useAction(api.maps.testMap);
+  const searchParams = useSearchParams();
+  const mapId = searchParams.get("map") as Id<"maps"> | null;
+  const adminMapMaybe = useQuery(
+    api.maps.adminGetMapById,
+    !isAdmin || mapId === null ? "skip" : { mapId },
+  );
+  const adminMap = adminMapMaybe ?? null;
   const { toast } = useToast();
   const [map, setMap] = React.useState<string[][]>([
     [" ", " ", " ", " ", " "],
@@ -97,7 +106,9 @@ export default function PlaygroundPage() {
   function handleChangeMap(value: string[][]) {
     setMap(value);
     setError(null);
-    window.localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_MAP_KEY, JSON.stringify(value));
+    if (adminMap === null) {
+      window.localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_MAP_KEY, JSON.stringify(value));
+    }
   }
 
   function handleChangeModel(value: string) {
@@ -167,6 +178,12 @@ export default function PlaygroundPage() {
     }
   }, []);
 
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    if (adminMap !== null) {
+      setMap(adminMap.grid);
+    }
+  }, [adminMap]);
+
   const visualizing = solution !== null || visualizingUserSolution;
 
   return (
diff --git a/components/PlayMapButton.tsx b/components/PlayMapButton.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21ec6a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/PlayMapButton.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+"use client";
+
+import * as React from "react";
+import { ExternalLinkIcon } from "lucide-react";
+import Link from "next/link";
+import { Button } from "./ui/button";
+
+export function PlayMapButton({ mapId }: { mapId: string }) {
+  return (
+    <Button asChild variant="outline" size="icon">
+      <Link href={`/playground?map=${mapId}`}>
+        <ExternalLinkIcon size={16} />
+      </Link>
+    </Button>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/convex/maps.ts b/convex/maps.ts
index f824bf4..547d599 100644
--- a/convex/maps.ts
+++ b/convex/maps.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ import {
   query,
 } from "./_generated/server";
 import { Prompt } from "./prompts";
-import { adminMutationBuilder, authenticatedMutation } from "./users";
+import {
+  adminMutationBuilder,
+  adminQueryBuilder,
+  authenticatedMutation,
+} from "./users";
 
 const LEVELS = [
   {
@@ -263,6 +267,15 @@ export const getMapByLevel = query({
   },
 });
 
+export const adminGetMapById = adminQueryBuilder({
+  args: {
+    mapId: v.id("maps"),
+  },
+  handler: async (ctx, args) => {
+    return await ctx.db.get(args.mapId);
+  },
+});
+
 export const playMapAction = internalAction({
   args: {
     gameId: v.id("games"),