diff --git a/forge-gui-mobile-dev/src/forge/app/Main.java b/forge-gui-mobile-dev/src/forge/app/Main.java
index 7f4d00cbe5a..81b1a1e9adb 100644
--- a/forge-gui-mobile-dev/src/forge/app/Main.java
+++ b/forge-gui-mobile-dev/src/forge/app/Main.java
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ import forge.util.Utils;
 public class Main {
     public static void main(String[] args) {
         new LwjglApplication(Forge.getApp(new LwjglClipboard(), "../forge-gui/", null),
-                "Forge", (int)Utils.BASE_WIDTH, (int)Utils.BASE_HEIGHT);
+                "Forge", Utils.DEV_SCREEN_WIDTH, Utils.DEV_SCREEN_HEIGHT);
     }
 }
diff --git a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/util/Utils.java b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/util/Utils.java
index 8335e992bb3..b42b87747e0 100644
--- a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/util/Utils.java
+++ b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/util/Utils.java
@@ -5,22 +5,30 @@ import com.badlogic.gdx.math.Rectangle;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.math.Vector2;
 
 public class Utils {
-    private static final float ppcX = Gdx.graphics.getPpcX(), ppcY = Gdx.graphics.getPpcY();
-    public static final float BASE_WIDTH = 320f, BASE_HEIGHT = 480f;
+    public static final float BASE_WIDTH = 320f;
+    public static final float BASE_HEIGHT = 480f;
+    public static final float SCREEN_WIDTH = (float)Gdx.graphics.getWidth();
+    public static final float SCREEN_HEIGHT = (float)Gdx.graphics.getHeight();
+    public static final float WIDTH_RATIO = SCREEN_WIDTH / BASE_WIDTH;
+    public static final float HEIGHT_RATIO = SCREEN_HEIGHT / BASE_HEIGHT;
+    public static final float MIN_RATIO = Math.min(WIDTH_RATIO, HEIGHT_RATIO);
+    public static final float MAX_RATIO = Math.max(WIDTH_RATIO, HEIGHT_RATIO);
 
     private static final float AVG_FINGER_SIZE_CM = 1.1f;
 
-    //Uncomment below and comment out above to specify AVG_FINGER_WIDTH and AVG_FINGER_HEIGHT
+    //Swap commented out line below to specify average finger size and dev screen size
+    private static final float ppcX = Gdx.graphics.getPpcX(), ppcY = Gdx.graphics.getPpcY();
+    public static final int DEV_SCREEN_WIDTH = (int)BASE_WIDTH, DEV_SCREEN_HEIGHT = (int)BASE_HEIGHT;
     //private static final float ppcX = 169f / AVG_FINGER_SIZE_CM, ppcY = 237f / AVG_FINGER_SIZE_CM;
-    //public static final float BASE_WIDTH = 540f, BASE_HEIGHT = 960f;
+    //public static final int DEV_SCREEN_WIDTH = 540, DEV_SCREEN_HEIGHT = 960;
 
-    public static final float AVG_FINGER_WIDTH = Math.round(cmToPixelsX(AVG_FINGER_SIZE_CM)); //round to nearest int to reduce floating point display issues
-    public static final float AVG_FINGER_HEIGHT = Math.round(cmToPixelsY(AVG_FINGER_SIZE_CM));
+    //round to nearest int to reduce floating point display issues
+    //reduce if either would take up too large a percentage of the screen to prevent layouts not working
+    private static final float MIN_FINGERS_WIDE = 5;//ensure screen considered to be at least 5 "fingers" wide
+    private static final float MIN_FINGERS_TALL = MIN_FINGERS_WIDE * BASE_HEIGHT / BASE_WIDTH; //ensure screen tall enough based on fingers wide and base ratio
 
-    public static final float WIDTH_RATIO = ((float)Gdx.graphics.getWidth() / BASE_WIDTH);
-    public static final float HEIGHT_RATIO = ((float)Gdx.graphics.getHeight() / BASE_HEIGHT);
-    public static final float MIN_RATIO = Math.min(WIDTH_RATIO, HEIGHT_RATIO);
-    public static final float MAX_RATIO = Math.max(WIDTH_RATIO, HEIGHT_RATIO);
+    public static final float AVG_FINGER_WIDTH = Math.round(Math.min(cmToPixelsX(AVG_FINGER_SIZE_CM), SCREEN_WIDTH / MIN_FINGERS_WIDE));
+    public static final float AVG_FINGER_HEIGHT = Math.round(Math.min(cmToPixelsY(AVG_FINGER_SIZE_CM), SCREEN_HEIGHT / MIN_FINGERS_TALL));
 
     public static float cmToPixelsX(float cm) {
         return ppcX * cm;