diff --git a/client/src/App.js b/client/src/App.js
index 2f4de51..bf42f84 100755
--- a/client/src/App.js
+++ b/client/src/App.js
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ const Table = () => {
     const data = JSON.parse(event.data);
     switch (data.type) {
     case 'game-update':
+      console.log(`ws: message - ${data.type}`, data.update);
       if ('name' in data.update && data.update.name !== name) {
         console.log(`Updating name to ${data.update.name}`);
         setName(data.update.name);
diff --git a/client/src/MediaControl.css b/client/src/MediaControl.css
index d7f6afe..1349b5f 100644
--- a/client/src/MediaControl.css
+++ b/client/src/MediaControl.css
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .MediaAgent {
   position: absolute;
-  display: flex;
+  display: none;
   top: 0;
   left: 0;
   z-index: 50000;
diff --git a/client/src/MediaControl.js b/client/src/MediaControl.js
index f383c41..237e186 100644
--- a/client/src/MediaControl.js
+++ b/client/src/MediaControl.js
@@ -278,13 +278,15 @@ const MediaAgent = () => {
       return;
     }
     let update = false;
-    if (!(name in peers)) {
-      update = true;
-      peers[name] = {
-        local: true,
-        attributes: {
-        }
-      };
+    if (stream) {
+      if (!(name in peers)) {
+        update = true;
+        peers[name] = {
+          local: true,
+          attributes: {
+          }
+        };
+      }
     }
 
     for (let key in peers) {
@@ -297,14 +299,14 @@ const MediaAgent = () => {
       console.log(`MediaAgent - Adding local`, peers);
       setPeers(Object.assign({}, peers));
     }
-  }, [peers, name, setPeers]);
+  }, [peers, name, setPeers, stream]);
   
-  useEffect(() => {
+  useEffect(async () => {
     if (!ws) {
       return;
     }
 
-    const setup_local_media = async () => { 
+    const setup_local_media = () => { 
       /* Ask user for permission to use the computers microphone and/or camera, 
         * attach it to an <audio> or <video> tag if they give us access. */
       console.log("Requesting access to local audio / video inputs");
@@ -314,28 +316,25 @@ const MediaAgent = () => {
         navigator.mozGetUserMedia ||
         navigator.msGetUserMedia);
   
-      return await navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({audio: true, video: false})//, "video": true})
+      return navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({audio: true, video: false})//, "video": true})
       .then((media) => { /* user accepted access to a/v */
         console.log("Access granted to audio/video");
         setStream(media);
-      })
-      .catch((error) => { /* user denied access to a/v */
-        console.error(error);
-        console.log("Access denied for audio/video");
-        window.alert("You chose not to provide access to the microphone!" +
-         "Ketran will have no audio :(");
       });
     };
   
-    const join_chat = () => {
+    const join = () => {
       ws.send(JSON.stringify({ type: 'join' }));
     }
     
     console.log(`MediaAgent - WebSocket open request. Attempting to create local media.`)
-    setup_local_media().then(() => {
+    await setup_local_media().then(() => {
       /* once the user has given us access to their
        * microphone/camcorder, join the channel and start peering up */
-      join_chat();
+      join();
+    }).catch((error) => { /* user denied access to a/v */
+      console.error(error);
+      console.log("Access denied for audio/video");
     });
   }, [ws, setStream]);
  
@@ -398,7 +397,6 @@ const MediaControl = ({isSelf, peer}) => {
   const [control, setControl] = useState(undefined);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-//    console.log(peer, peers);
     setControl(peers[peer]);
   }, [peer, peers, setControl]);
 
diff --git a/client/src/PlayerList.css b/client/src/PlayerList.css
index cb10d2b..7bcc827 100644
--- a/client/src/PlayerList.css
+++ b/client/src/PlayerList.css
@@ -3,8 +3,21 @@
   position: relative;
   padding: 0.5em;
   user-select: none;
+  flex-direction: column;
 }
 
+.PlayerList .Unselected {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: row;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+}
+
+.PlayerList .Unselected > div {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: center;
+  margin: 0.25rem;
+}
 .PlayerList .PlayerSelector .PlayerColor {
   width: 1em;
   height: 1em;
diff --git a/client/src/PlayerList.js b/client/src/PlayerList.js
index df78595..f0e8697 100644
--- a/client/src/PlayerList.js
+++ b/client/src/PlayerList.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { GlobalContext } from "./GlobalContext.js";
 const PlayerList = () => {
   const { ws, name } = useContext(GlobalContext);
   const [players, setPlayers] = useState({});
+  const [unselected, setUneslected] = useState([]);
   const [state, setState] = useState('lobby');
   const [color, setColor] = useState(undefined);
 
@@ -17,7 +18,9 @@ const PlayerList = () => {
     const data = JSON.parse(event.data);
     switch (data.type) {
     case 'game-update':
-      console.log(`PlayerList - onWsMessage`);
+      if (data.update.unselected) {
+        setUneslected(data.update.unselected);
+      }
       if (data.update.players) {
         let found = false;
         for (let key in data.update.players) {
@@ -61,7 +64,7 @@ const PlayerList = () => {
     }
     ws.send(JSON.stringify({ 
       type: 'get', 
-      fields: [ 'state', 'players' ]
+      fields: [ 'state', 'players', 'unselected' ]
     }));
   }, [ws]);
 
@@ -94,11 +97,21 @@ const PlayerList = () => {
     );
   }
 
+  const waiting = unselected.map((player) => {
+    return <div key={player}>
+      <div>{ player }</div>
+      <MediaControl peer={player} isSelf={name === player}/>
+    </div>
+  })
+
   return (
     <Paper className="PlayerList">
       <List className="PlayerSelector">
         { playerElements }
       </List>
+      <div className="Unselected">
+        { waiting }
+      </div>
     </Paper>
   );
 }
diff --git a/server/routes/games.js b/server/routes/games.js
index 1817b8a..d835277 100755
--- a/server/routes/games.js
+++ b/server/routes/games.js
@@ -559,15 +559,33 @@ const loadGame = async (id) => {
     game = createGame(id);
   }
 
+  /* Clear out cached names from player colors and rebuild them
+   * from the information in the saved game sessions */
+  for (let color in game.players) {
+    delete game.players[color].name;
+    game.players[color].status = 'Not active';
+  }
+
   /* Reconnect session player colors to the player objects */
+  game.unselected = [];
   for (let id in game.sessions) {
     const session = game.sessions[id];
-    if (session.color && session.color in game.players) {
+    if (session.name && session.color && session.color in game.players) {
       session.player = game.players[session.color];
+      session.player.name = session.name;
+      session.player.status = 'Active';
+      session.player.live = false;
     } else {
       session.color = undefined;
       session.player = undefined;
     }
+   
+    session.live = false;
+   
+    /* Populate the 'unselected' list from the session table */
+    if (!game.sessions[id].color && game.sessions[id].name) {
+      game.unselected.push(game.sessions[id]);
+    }
   }
 
   games[id] = game;
@@ -799,13 +817,22 @@ const setPlayerName = (game, session, name) => {
   const id = game.id;
 
   let rejoin = false;
+  
+  if (!name) {
+    return `You can not set your name to nothing!`;
+  }
+
+  if (name.toLowerCase() === 'the bank') {
+    return `You cannot play as the bank!`;
+  }
+
   /* Check to ensure name is not already in use */
-  if (game && name) for (let key in game.sessions) {
+  for (let key in game.sessions) {
     const tmp = game.sessions[key];
-    if (tmp === session) {
+    if (tmp === session || !tmp.name) {
       continue;
     }
-    if (tmp.name && tmp.name.toLowerCase() === name.toLowerCase()) {
+    if (tmp.name.toLowerCase() === name.toLowerCase()) {
       if (!tmp.player || (Date.now() - tmp.player.lastActive) > 60000) {
         rejoin = true;
         /* Update the session object from tmp, but retain websocket
@@ -818,22 +845,11 @@ const setPlayerName = (game, session, name) => {
         return `${name} is already taken and has been active in the last minute.`;
       }
     }
-  } else {
-    console.log(`Attempting to create new player for ${name}`);
   }
   
-  if (name.toLowerCase() === 'the bank') {
-    return `You cannot play as the bank!`;
-  }
-
-  const old = session.name;
   let message;
 
-  if (!name) {
-    return `You can not set your name to nothing!`;
-  }
-
-  if (!old) {
+  if (!session.name) {
     message = `A new player has entered the lobby as ${name}.`;
     session.name = name;
   } else {
@@ -844,18 +860,23 @@ const setPlayerName = (game, session, name) => {
         part(audio[id], session, game.id);
       }
     } else {
-      message = `${old} has changed their name to ${name}.`;
+      message = `${session.name} has changed their name to ${name}.`;
       if (session.ws && id in audio) {
         part(audio[id], session, game.id);
       }
       session.name = name;
     }
- }
+  }
+
+  if (!session.color) {
+    console.log(`Adding ${session.name} to the unselected`);
+    game.unselected.push(session);
+  }
 
   if (session.ws) {
     join(audio[id], session, game.id);
   }
-
+  console.log(message);
   addChatMessage(game, null, message);
   return undefined;
 }
@@ -883,6 +904,16 @@ const setPlayerColor = (game, session, color) => {
     return;
   }
 
+  /* Verify the player has a name set */
+  if (!name) {
+    return `You may only select a player when you have set your name.`;
+  }
+
+  /* Verify selection is valid */
+  if (!(color in game.players)) {
+    return `An invalid player selection was attempted.`;
+  }
+
   const priorActive = getActiveCount(game);
   let message;
     
@@ -899,24 +930,15 @@ const setPlayerColor = (game, session, color) => {
     session.color = undefined;
   }
 
-  /* Verify the player has a name set */
-  if (!name) {
-    return `You may only select a player when you have set your name.`;
-  }
-
   /* If the player is not selecting a color, then return */
   if (!color) {
     if (message) {
+      console.log(message);
       addChatMessage(game, null, message);
     }
     return;
   }
 
-  /* Verify selection is valid */
-  if (!(color in game.players)) {
-    return `An invalid player selection was attempted.`;
-  }
-
   /* Verify selection is not already taken */
   for (let key in game.sessions) {
     const tmp = game.sessions[key].player;
@@ -927,12 +949,19 @@ const setPlayerColor = (game, session, color) => {
 
   /* All good -- set this player to requested selection */
   session.player = getPlayer(game, color);
-
+  session.player.name = name;
   session.player.status = `Active`;
   session.player.lastActive = Date.now();
   session.color = color;
   game.players[color].name = session.name;
 
+  /* Rebuild the unselected list */
+  game.unselected = [];
+  for (let id in game.sessions) {
+    if (!game.sessions.color[id] && game.sessions[id].name) {
+      game.unselected.push(game.sessions[id]);
+    }
+  }
   addChatMessage(game, session, `${session.name} has chosen to play as ${colorToWord(color)}.`);
 
   const afterActive = getActiveCount(game);
@@ -2843,6 +2872,8 @@ const saveGame = async (game) => {
     reducedSessions.push(reduced);
   }
 
+  delete reducedGame.unselected;
+
   /* Save per turn while debugging... */
   await writeFile(`games/${game.id}.${game.turns}`, JSON.stringify(reducedGame, null, 2))
   .catch((error) => {
@@ -2856,6 +2887,39 @@ const saveGame = async (game) => {
   });
 }
 
+const departLobby = (game, session) => {
+  const update = {};
+  update.unselected = getFilteredUnselected(game);
+
+  if (session.player) {
+    session.player.live = true;
+    update.players = game.players;
+  }  
+
+  if (session.name) {
+    addChatMessage(game, null, `${session.name} has left the lobby.`);
+    update.chat = game.chat;
+  }
+
+  const message = JSON.stringify({
+    type: 'game-update', 
+    update
+  });
+  for (let key in game.sessions) {
+    const _session = game.sessions[key];
+    if (!_session.ws) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    _session.ws.send(message);
+  }
+}
+
+const getFilteredUnselected = (game) => {
+  return game.unselected
+    .filter(session => session.live)
+    .map(session => session.name);
+}
+
 router.ws("/ws/:id", async (ws, req) => {
   const { id } = req.params;
   const gameId = id;
@@ -2874,13 +2938,17 @@ router.ws("/ws/:id", async (ws, req) => {
   ws.on('error', async (event) => {
     console.error(`WebSocket error: `, event.message);
     const game = await loadGame(gameId);
-    if (game) {
-      const session = getSession(game, req.session);
-      if (session && session.ws) {
-        session.ws.close();
-        session.ws = undefined;
-      }
+    if (!game) {
+      return;
     }
+    const session = getSession(game, req.session);
+    session.live = false;
+    if (session.ws) {
+      session.ws.close();
+      session.ws = undefined;
+    }
+
+    departLobby(game, session);
   });
 
   ws.on('open', async (event) => {
@@ -2893,19 +2961,26 @@ router.ws("/ws/:id", async (ws, req) => {
   
   ws.on('close', async (event) => {
     const game = await loadGame(gameId);
-    if (game) {
-      const session = getSession(game, req.session);
-      if (session && session.ws) {
-          /* Cleanup any voice channels */
-        if (id in audio) {
-          part(audio[id], session, id);
-        }
-        session.ws.close();
-        session.ws = undefined;
-        console.log(`WebSocket closed for ${getName(session)}`);
+    if (!game) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const session = getSession(game, req.session);
+    if (session.player) {
+      session.player.live = false;
+    }  
+    session.live = false;
+    if (session.ws) {
+        /* Cleanup any voice channels */
+      if (id in audio) {
+        part(audio[id], session, id);
       }
+      session.ws.close();
+      session.ws = undefined;
+      console.log(`WebSocket closed for ${getName(session)}`);
     }
 
+    departLobby(game, session);
+ 
     console.log(`${id}:${ws.id} - closed connection`);
   });
 
@@ -2923,14 +2998,14 @@ router.ws("/ws/:id", async (ws, req) => {
       return;
     }
     const session = getSession(game, req.session);
-    if (!session) {
-      console.error(`Unable to obtain session.`);
-      return;
-    }
-
     if (!session.ws) {
       session.ws = ws;
     }
+    if (session.player) {
+      session.player.live = true;
+    }
+    session.live = true;
+    session.lastActive = Date.now();
 
     let error = '', update;
 
@@ -2986,7 +3061,7 @@ router.ws("/ws/:id", async (ws, req) => {
 
     case 'game-update':
       console.log(`Player ${getName(session)} requested a game update.`);
-       message = JSON.stringify({
+      message = JSON.stringify({
         type: 'game-update',
         update: filterGameForPlayer(game, session)
       });
@@ -2997,18 +3072,9 @@ router.ws("/ws/:id", async (ws, req) => {
       console.log(`${id}:${getName(session)} - setPlayerName - ${data.name}`)
       error = setPlayerName(game, session, data.name);
       if (error) {
-        session.ws.send(JSON.stringify({ error }));
+        session.ws.send(JSON.stringify({ type: 'error', error }));
         break;
       }
-      update = {};
-
-      session.name = data.name;
-      update.name = session.name
-      if (session.color && session.color in game.players) {
-        game.players[session.color].name = session.name;
-        update.players = game.players;
-      }
-
       for (let key in game.sessions) {
         const _session = game.sessions[key];
         if (!_session.ws) {
@@ -3024,13 +3090,13 @@ router.ws("/ws/:id", async (ws, req) => {
       break;
 
     case 'set':
-      console.log(`${id}:${getName(session)} - ${data.type} = ${data.value}`);
+      console.log(`${id}:${getName(session)} - ${data.type} ${data.field} = ${data.value}`);
       update = {};
       switch (data.field) {
       case 'color':
         error = setPlayerColor(game, session, data.value);
         if (error) {
-          session.ws.send(JSON.stringify({ error }));
+          session.ws.send(JSON.stringify({ type: error, error }));
           break;
         }
         for (let key in game.sessions) {
@@ -3053,14 +3119,17 @@ router.ws("/ws/:id", async (ws, req) => {
       break;
 
     case 'get':
-      console.log(`${id}:${getName(session)} - ${data.type}`);
+      console.log(`${id}:${getName(session)} - ${data.type} ${data.fields.join(',')}`);
       update = {};
       data.fields.forEach((field) => {
         switch (field) {
         case 'chat':
         case 'startTime':
         case 'state':
-            update[field] = game[field];
+          update[field] = game[field];
+          break;
+        case 'unselected':
+          update[field] = getFilteredUnselected(game);
           break;
         case 'players':
           update[field] = game[field];
@@ -3123,11 +3192,8 @@ router.ws("/ws/:id", async (ws, req) => {
   }
 
   const session = getSession(game, req.session);
-  if (!session) {
-    console.error(`Session should never be empty after getSession`,
-      game, req.session);
-  }
- 
+  session.lastActive = Date.now();
+
   resetDisconnectCheck(game, req);
 
   console.log(`WebSocket connect from game ${id}:${session.name ? session.name : "Unnamed"}`);
@@ -3362,7 +3428,7 @@ const filterGameForPlayer = (game, session) => {
   const active = getActiveCount(game);
 
   game.active = active;
-    
+
   /* Calculate points and determine if there is a winner */
   for (let key in game.players) {
     const player = game.players[key];
@@ -3449,6 +3515,8 @@ const filterGameForPlayer = (game, session) => {
   /* Strip out data that should not be shared with players */
   delete reducedGame.developmentCards;
 
+  reducedGame.unselected = getFilteredUnselected(game);
+
   return Object.assign(reducedGame, {
     timestamp: Date.now(),
     status: session.error ? session.error : "success",