diff --git a/client/src/Actions.js b/client/src/Actions.js
index 3a963c9..708d295 100644
--- a/client/src/Actions.js
+++ b/client/src/Actions.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const Actions = () => {
   const [state, setState] = useState('lobby');
   const [color, setColor] = useState(undefined);
   const [player, setPlayer] = useState(undefined);
+  const [players, setPlayers] = useState(undefined);
   const [turn, setTurn] = useState({});
   const [active, setActive] = useState(0);
   const [edit, setEdit] = useState(name);
@@ -28,12 +29,22 @@ const Actions = () => {
       }
       if ('color' in data.update && data.update.color !== color) {
         setColor(data.update.color);
+        if (players && color in players) {
+          setPlayer(players[color]);
+        } else if (player) {
+          setPlayer(undefined);
+        }
       }
       if ('name' in data.update && data.update.name !== edit) {
         setEdit(data.update.name);
       }
-      if ('player' in data.update) {
-        setPlayer(data.update.player);
+      if ('players' in data.update) {
+        setPlayers(data.update.players);
+        if (color in data.update.players) {
+          setPlayer(data.update.players[color]);
+        } else if (player) {
+          setPlayer(undefined);
+        }
       }
       if ('turn' in data.update) {
         setTurn(data.update.turn);
@@ -79,11 +90,10 @@ const Actions = () => {
   };
 
   const setName = (update) => {
-    if (!update) {
-      setEdit(name);
-    } else if (update !== name) {
+    if (update !== name) {
       sendMessage({ type: 'player-name', name: update });
     }
+    setEdit(name);
   }
 
   const changeNameClick = (event) => {
@@ -132,6 +142,8 @@ const Actions = () => {
 
   const inLobby = state === 'lobby',
     inGame = state === 'normal',
+    inGameOrder = state === 'game-order',
+    hasGameOrderRolled = (player && player.orderRoll) ? true  : false,
     hasRolled = (turn && turn.roll) ? true : false,
     isTurn = (turn && turn.color === color) ? true : false,
     robberActions = (turn && turn.robberInAction),
@@ -141,7 +153,7 @@ const Actions = () => {
     
   return (
     <Paper className="Actions">
-      { edit === "" && <PlayerName name={edit} setName={setName}/> }
+      { edit === "" && <PlayerName name={name} setName={setName}/> }
       <div>
       { name && inLobby && <>
         <Button disabled={(color && active >= 2) ? false : true } onClick={startClick}>Start game</Button>
@@ -149,7 +161,12 @@ const Actions = () => {
         <Button disabled={color ? true : false} onClick={changeNameClick}>Change name</Button>
       </> }
       { name && !inLobby && <>
-        <Button disabled={robberActions || !isTurn || hasRolled || !inGame} onClick={rollClick}>Roll Dice</Button>
+        <Button disabled={
+            robberActions || 
+            (inGame && (!isTurn || hasRolled)) || 
+            (inGameOrder && hasGameOrderRolled) ||
+            (!inGame && !inGameOrder)
+          } onClick={rollClick}>Roll Dice</Button>
         <Button disabled={placeRoad || robberActions || !isTurn || !hasRolled || !haveResources} onClick={tradeClick}>Trade</Button>
         <Button disabled={placeRoad || robberActions || !isTurn || !hasRolled || !haveResources} onClick={buildClicked}>Build</Button>
         { turn && turn.roll === 7 && player && player.mustDiscard > 0 &&
diff --git a/client/src/Activities.js b/client/src/Activities.js
index c55b264..5e9a7de 100644
--- a/client/src/Activities.js
+++ b/client/src/Activities.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import React, { useState } from "react";
+import React, { useState, useContext, useMemo, useEffect, useRef } from "react";
 import "./Activities.css";
-import { getPlayerName } from './Common.js';
-import PlayerColor from './PlayerColor.js';
-import Dice from './Dice.js';
+import { PlayerColor } from './PlayerColor.js';
+import { Dice } from './Dice.js';  
+import { GlobalContext } from "./GlobalContext.js";
 
 const Activity = ({ activity }) => {
   const [animation, setAnimation] = useState('open');
@@ -52,33 +52,93 @@ const Activity = ({ activity }) => {
   }</>;
 }
 
-const Activities = ({ table }) => {
-  if (!table.game) {
+const Activities = () => {
+  const { ws } = useContext(GlobalContext);
+  const [activities, setActivities] = useState([]);
+  const [turn, setTurn] = useState();
+  const [color, setColor] = useState();
+  const [players, setPlayers] = useState({});
+  const [timestamp, setTimestamp] = useState(0);
+  const [state, setState] = useState('');
+
+  const fields = useMemo(() => [
+    'activities', 'turn', 'players', 'timestamp', 'color',
+    'state'
+  ], []);
+  const onWsMessage = (event) => {
+    const data = JSON.parse(event.data);
+    switch (data.type) {
+    case 'game-update':
+      if ('state' in data.update
+      && data.update.state !== state) {
+        setState(data.update.state);
+      }
+      if ('activities' in data.update
+      && data.update.activities.length !== activities.length) {
+        setActivities(data.update.activities);
+      }
+      if ('turn' in data.update) {
+        setTurn(data.update.turn);
+      }
+      if ('players' in data.update) {
+        setPlayers(data.update.players);
+      }
+      if ('timestamp' in data.update 
+        && data.update.timestamp !== timestamp) {
+        setTimestamp(data.update.timestamp);
+      }
+      if ('color' in data.update && data.update.color !== color) {
+        setColor(data.update.color);
+      }
+      break;
+    default:
+      break;
+    }
+  };
+  const refWsMessage = useRef(onWsMessage);
+  useEffect(() => { refWsMessage.current = onWsMessage; });
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!ws) { return; }
+    const cbMessage = e => refWsMessage.current(e);
+    ws.addEventListener('message', cbMessage);
+    return () => {
+      ws.removeEventListener('message', cbMessage);
+    }
+  }, [ws, refWsMessage]);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!ws) { return; }
+    ws.send(JSON.stringify({ 
+      type: 'get', 
+      fields
+    }));
+  }, [ws, fields]);
+
+  if (!timestamp || !color) {
     return <></>;
   }
 
   const 
-    game = table.game,
-    isTurn = (game.turn && game.turn.color === game.color) ? true : false,
-    normalPlay = (game.state === 'initial-placement' || game.state === 'normal'),
-    mustPlaceRobber = (game.turn && !game.turn.placedRobber && game.turn.robberInAction),
-    placement = (game.state === 'initial-placement' || game.turn.active === 'road-building'),
-    placeRoad = placement && game.turn && game.turn.actions && game.turn.actions.indexOf('place-road') !== -1,
-    mustStealResource = game.turn && game.turn.actions && game.turn.actions.indexOf('steal-resource') !== -1;
+    isTurn = (turn && turn.color === color) ? true : false,
+    normalPlay = (state === 'initial-placement' || state === 'normal'),
+    mustPlaceRobber = (turn && !turn.placedRobber && turn.robberInAction),
+    placement = (state === 'initial-placement' || (turn && turn.active === 'road-building')),
+    placeRoad = placement && turn && turn.actions && turn.actions.indexOf('place-road') !== -1,
+    mustStealResource = turn && turn.actions && turn.actions.indexOf('steal-resource') !== -1,
+    rollForOrder = (state === 'game-order');
 
   let discarders = [], mustDiscard = false;
-  for (let color in table.game.players) {
-    const player = table.game.players[color];
+  for (let key in players) {
+    const player = players[key];
     if (!player.mustDiscard) {
       continue;
     }
     mustDiscard = true;
-    const name = (game.color === color) ? 'You' : getPlayerName(table.game.sessions, color);
+    const name = (color === key) ? 'You' : player.name;
     discarders.push(<div key={name} className="Requirement">{name} must discard <b>{player.mustDiscard}</b> cards.</div>);
   }
 
-  const list = game.activities
-    .filter(activity => game.timestamp - activity.date < 11000)
+  const list = activities
+    .filter(activity => timestamp - activity.date < 11000)
     .map(activity => {
       return <Activity key={activity.date} activity={activity}/>;
     });
@@ -87,8 +147,13 @@ const Activities = ({ table }) => {
   if (isTurn) {
     who = 'You';
   } else {
-    who = <><PlayerColor color={table.game.turn.color}/> {table.game.turn.name}</>
+    if (!turn || !turn.name) {
+      who = 'Everyone';
+    } else {
+      who = <><PlayerColor color={turn.color}/> {turn.name}</>
+    }
   }
+
   return (
     <div className="Activities">
       { list }
@@ -104,17 +169,21 @@ const Activities = ({ table }) => {
         <div className="Requirement">{who} must select a player to steal from.</div>
       }
 
-      { normalPlay && mustDiscard && <> { discarders } </> }
-      
-      { !isTurn && normalPlay &&
-        <div>It is <PlayerColor color={table.game.turn.color}/> {table.game.turn.name}'s turn.</div>
+      { rollForOrder && 
+        <div className="Requirement">{who} must roll for game order.</div>
       }
 
-      { isTurn && normalPlay &&
-        <div className="Go"><PlayerColor color={game.turn.color}/> It is your turn.</div>
+      { normalPlay && mustDiscard && <> { discarders } </> }
+      
+      { !isTurn && normalPlay && turn &&
+        <div>It is <PlayerColor color={turn.color}/> {turn.name}'s turn.</div>
+      }
+
+      { isTurn && normalPlay && turn &&
+        <div className="Go"><PlayerColor color={turn.color}/> It is your turn.</div>
       }
     </div>
   );
 };
 
-export default Activities;
\ No newline at end of file
+export {Activities};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/src/App.css b/client/src/App.css
index 315ce9d..2dd8b20 100755
--- a/client/src/App.css
+++ b/client/src/App.css
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ body {
 }
 
 .Table .ErrorDialog .Error {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  padding: 0.25rem;
+}
+
+.Table .ErrorDialog .Error > div {
   display: flex;
   padding: 1rem;
 }
diff --git a/client/src/App.js b/client/src/App.js
index 0ed38b6..a3f3cad 100755
--- a/client/src/App.js
+++ b/client/src/App.js
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-import React, { useCallback, useState, 
-  useReducer, useContext, useEffect,
-  useRef } from "react";
+import React, { useState, useContext, useEffect, useRef } from "react";
 import {
   BrowserRouter as Router,
   Route,
@@ -9,9 +7,10 @@ import {
 } from "react-router-dom";
 
 import Paper from '@material-ui/core/Paper';
+import Button from '@material-ui/core/Button';
 
 import { GlobalContext } from "./GlobalContext.js";
-import { PingPong } from "./PingPong.js";
+//import { PingPong } from "./PingPong.js";
 import { PlayerList } from "./PlayerList.js";
 import { Chat } from "./Chat.js";
 import { MediaAgent } from "./MediaControl.js";
@@ -19,15 +18,16 @@ import { Board } from "./Board.js";
 import { Actions } from "./Actions.js";
 import { base, gamesPath } from './Common.js';
 import { GameOrder } from "./GameOrder.js";
+import { Activities } from "./Activities.js";
+
 import history from "./history.js";
 import "./App.css";
 
 const Table = () => {
   const params = useParams();
-  const global = useContext(GlobalContext);
   const [ gameId, setGameId ] = useState(params.gameId ? params.gameId : undefined);
-  const [ ws, setWs ] = useState(global.ws);
-  const [ name, setName ] = useState(global.name);
+  const [ ws, setWs ] = useState();
+  const [ name, setName ] = useState("");
   const [ error, setError ] = useState(undefined);
   const [ warning, setWarning ] = useState(undefined);
   const [ peers, setPeers ] = useState({});
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ const Table = () => {
   const [connecting, setConnecting] = useState(undefined);
   const [state, setState] = useState(undefined);
   const [color, setColor] = useState(undefined);
-  const fields = [ 'name', 'id', 'state', 'color', 'name' ];
+  const [players, setPlayers] = useState(undefined);
+  const [player, setPlayer] = useState(undefined);
+  const fields = [ 'id', 'state', 'color', 'name' ];
 
   /*
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -70,13 +72,17 @@ const Table = () => {
     switch (data.type) {
     case 'error':
       console.error(`App - error`, data.error);
-      window.alert(data.error);
+      setError(data.error);
       break;
     case 'warning':
-      setWarning(`App - warning`, data.warning);
+      console.warn(`App - warning`, data.warning);
+      setWarning(data.warning);
       setTimeout(() => {
         if (data.warning === warning) {
+          console.log(`app - clearing warning`);
           setWarning("");
+        } else {
+          console.log(`app - a different warning is being displayed`);
         }
       }, 3000);
       break;
@@ -96,6 +102,21 @@ const Table = () => {
           setColor(data.update.color);
         }
       }
+      if ('players' in data.update) {
+        setPlayers(data.update.players);
+        if (color in data.update.players) {
+          if (player !== data.update.players[color]) {
+            setPlayer(data.update.players[color]);
+          }
+        } else {
+          if (player) {
+            setPlayer(undefined);
+          }
+          if (color) {
+            setColor(undefined);
+          }
+        }
+      }
       if ('name' in data.update && data.update.name !== name) {
         console.log(`App - setting name: ${data.update.name}`);
         setName(data.update.name);
@@ -111,6 +132,9 @@ const Table = () => {
       if ('color' in data.update && data.update.color !== color) {
         console.log(`App - setting color: ${color}`);
         setColor(data.update.color);
+        if (players && players[data.update.color] !== player) {
+          setPlayer(players[data.update.color]);
+        }
       }
       break;
     default:
@@ -258,10 +282,16 @@ const Table = () => {
 
   return <GlobalContext.Provider value={{ ws: connecting, name, gameId, peers, setPeers }}>
       <MediaAgent/>    
-      <PingPong/>
+      { /* <PingPong/> */ }
       <div className="Table">
+        <Activities/>
         <div className="Game">
-          { error && <div className="ErrorDialog"><Paper className="Error">{ error }</Paper></div> }
+          { error && <div className="ErrorDialog">
+            <Paper className="Error">
+              <div>{ error }</div>
+              <Button onClick={() => { setError("")}}>dismiss</Button>
+            </Paper>
+          </div> }
           { warning && <div className="WarningDialog"><Paper className="Warning">{ warning }</Paper></div> }
           <Board/>          
           { color && state === 'game-order' &&
diff --git a/client/src/Board.js b/client/src/Board.js
index f5f9c84..f81e8be 100644
--- a/client/src/Board.js
+++ b/client/src/Board.js
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ const Board = () => {
 
     setGenerated(signature);
   }, [
-    signature,
+    signature, generated,
     setPipElements, setBorderElements, setTileElements,
     setCornerElements, setRoadElements,
     borderOrder, borders, pipOrder, pips, tileOrder, tiles
diff --git a/client/src/PlayerName.js b/client/src/PlayerName.js
index 00012ce..f1775f3 100644
--- a/client/src/PlayerName.js
+++ b/client/src/PlayerName.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { useState, useEffect, useContext, useRef } from "react";
+import React, { useState } from "react";
 import "./PlayerName.css";
 import TextField from '@material-ui/core/TextField';
 import Button from '@material-ui/core/Button';
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ const PlayerName = ({ name, setName }) => {
   const [edit, setEdit] = useState(name);
 
   const sendName = () => {
-    if (edit !== name) {
-      setName(edit);
-    }
+    setName(edit);
   }
   
   const nameChange = (event) => {
@@ -18,7 +16,7 @@ const PlayerName = ({ name, setName }) => {
   
   const nameKeyPress = (event) => {
     if (event.key === "Enter") {
-      sendName();
+      setName(edit);
     }
   }
 
@@ -29,7 +27,7 @@ const PlayerName = ({ name, setName }) => {
         onKeyPress={nameKeyPress}
         label="Enter your name"
         variant="outlined"
-        value={edit}
+        value={edit ? edit : name}
         />
         <Button onClick={sendName}>Set</Button>
     </div>
diff --git a/server/routes/games.js b/server/routes/games.js
index ce4dbc0..0197443 100755
--- a/server/routes/games.js
+++ b/server/routes/games.js
@@ -129,9 +129,11 @@ const processTies = (players) => {
           player.orderRoll = 0;
           player.order = order;
           player.orderStatus = `Tied.`;
+          player.tied = true;
         });
       } else {
         dice[0].order = order;
+        dice[0].tied = false;
         dice[0].orderStatus = `Placed in ${order+1}.`;
       }
       order += dice.length
@@ -153,6 +155,9 @@ const playerFromName = (game, name) => {
 
 
 const processGameOrder = (game, player, dice) => {
+  if (player.orderRoll) {
+    return `You have already rolled for game order and are not in a tie.`;
+  }
   player.orderRoll = dice;
 
   const players = [];
@@ -224,8 +229,7 @@ const roll = (game, session) => {
     }
     const dice = Math.ceil(Math.random() * 6);
     addChatMessage(game, session, `${name} rolled ${dice}.`);
-    processGameOrder(game, player, dice);
-    return;
+    return processGameOrder(game, player, dice);
 
   case "normal":
     if (game.turn.color !== session.color) {
@@ -429,7 +433,7 @@ const getSession = (game, reqSession) => {
   /* If this session is not yet in the game, add it and set the player's name */
   if (!(id in game.sessions)) {
     game.sessions[id] = {
-      id: `[${id.substring(0, 10)}]`,
+      id: `[${id.substring(0, 8)}]`,
       name: undefined,
       color: undefined,
       player: undefined,
@@ -450,7 +454,7 @@ const getSession = (game, reqSession) => {
     /* 60 minutes */
     const age = Date.now() - _session.lastActive;
     if (age > 60 * 60 * 1000) {
-      console.log(`Expiring old session ${_id}: ${age/(60 * 60 * 1000)} minutes`);
+      console.log(`${_session.id}: Expiring old session ${_id}: ${age/(60 * 1000)} minutes`);
       delete game.sessions[_id];
       if (_id in game.sessions) {
         console.log('delete DID NOT WORK!');
@@ -535,7 +539,7 @@ const loadGame = async (id) => {
    
     /* Populate the 'unselected' list from the session table */
     if (!game.sessions[id].color && game.sessions[id].name) {
-      game.unselected.push(game.sessions[id].name);
+      game.unselected.push(game.sessions[id]);
     }
   }
 
@@ -847,13 +851,13 @@ const setPlayerName = (game, session, name) => {
   game.unselected = [];
   for (let id in game.sessions) {
     if (!game.sessions[id].color && game.sessions[id].name) {
-      game.unselected.push(game.sessions[id].name);
+      game.unselected.push(game.sessions[id]);
     }
   }
 
   sendUpdateToPlayers(game, {
     players: game.players,
-    unselected: game.unselected,
+    unselected: getFilteredUnselected(game),
     chat: game.chat
   });
   session.ws.send(JSON.stringify({
@@ -927,7 +931,7 @@ const setPlayerColor = (game, session, color) => {
     if (!color) {
       addChatMessage(game, null, 
         `${session.name} is no longer ${colorToWord(session.color)}.`);
-      game.unselected.push(session.name);
+      game.unselected.push(session);
       game.active = active;
       if (active === 1) {
         addChatMessage(game, null,
@@ -935,7 +939,7 @@ const setPlayerColor = (game, session, color) => {
       }
       sendUpdateToPlayers(game, {
         active: game.active,
-        unselected: game.unselected,
+        unselected: getFilteredUnselected(game),
         players: game.players,
         chat: game.chat
       });
@@ -972,12 +976,12 @@ const setPlayerColor = (game, session, color) => {
   const unselected = [];
   for (let id in game.sessions) {
     if (!game.sessions[id].color && game.sessions[id].name) {
-      unselected.push(game.sessions[id].name);
+      unselected.push(game.sessions[id]);
     }
   }
   if (unselected.length !== game.unselected.length) {
     game.unselected = unselected;
-    update.unselected = game.unselected;
+    update.unselected = getFilteredUnselected(game);
   }
 
   if (game.active !== active) {
@@ -2875,7 +2879,7 @@ const departLobby = (game, session, color) => {
 
 const sendUpdateToPlayers = async (game, update) => {
   const keys = Object.getOwnPropertyNames(update);
-  console.log(`${game.id} - sendUpdateToPlayers - ${keys.join(',')}`);
+  console.log(`[   all  ]:${game.id} - sendUpdateToPlayers - ${keys.join(',')}`);
   const message = JSON.stringify({
     type: 'game-update', 
     update
@@ -3160,7 +3164,8 @@ router.ws("/ws/:id", async (ws, req) => {
           break;
         }
       });
-      console.log(`${short}:${id} - sending update: `, update);
+      console.log(`${short}:${id} - sending update: ` +
+        Object.getOwnPropertyNames(update).join(','));
       message = JSON.stringify({
         type: 'game-update',
         update
@@ -3702,9 +3707,9 @@ router.post("/", (req, res/*, next*/) => {
   const game = createGame();
   if (!req.session.player_id) {
     req.session.player_id = crypto.randomBytes(16).toString('hex');
-
   }
   const session = getSession(game, req.session);
+  console.log(`${session.id}: - load game via http`);
   saveGame(game);
   return res.status(200).send(getFilteredGameForPlayer(game, session));
 });