diff --git a/src/bggpipe/export.py b/src/bggpipe/export.py
index f8d4545..b5db5ce 100644
--- a/src/bggpipe/export.py
+++ b/src/bggpipe/export.py
@@ -186,7 +186,14 @@ a.game img { width:100%; aspect-ratio:1; object-fit:cover; display:block;
 a.game .noart { width:100%; aspect-ratio:1; display:flex; align-items:center;
   justify-content:center; font-size:3rem; font-weight:700; color:var(--navy);
   background:#e8ddc5; }
-a.game .info { padding:.55rem .7rem .7rem; }
+a.game .info, .colophon .info { padding:.55rem .7rem .7rem; }
+.colophon { background:var(--board); border:1px solid var(--line);
+  border-radius:.8rem; overflow:hidden; display:flex; flex-direction:column;
+  box-shadow:0 2px 5px rgba(42,36,56,.15); }
+.colophon > img { width:100%; aspect-ratio:1; object-fit:cover; display:block;
+  background:#cfe4f5; }
+.colophon .meta { margin:.35rem 0 0; font-size:.72rem; line-height:1.45; }
+.colophon a { color:var(--accent); }
 .gname { font-weight:700; }
 .meta { color:var(--ink-soft); font-size:.82rem; }
 main > .meta { color:var(--ink-soft-on-sky); }
@@ -260,6 +267,35 @@ def _footer(title: str, rel: str, badge_present: bool) -> str:
 </footer>"""
 
 
+_PIPER_NAME = "bggpipe-piper.jpg"
+_PIPER_SRC = Path(__file__).parent / "static" / "logo-full.jpg"
+
+
+def _colophon_card(title: str, badge_present: bool) -> str:
+    """The last card on the shelf: mascot, badge, and the fine print. A
+    <div>, not an <a> — the search filter selects a.game, so the colophon
+    stays visible whatever is typed."""
+    badge = (
+        f'<img src="art/{BADGE_NAME}" alt="Powered by BGG" height="34">'
+        if badge_present
+        else "Powered by BGG"
+    )
+    return f"""<div class="game colophon">
+  <img src="art/{_PIPER_NAME}"
+       alt="the bggpipe piper — a bagpiper whose bag is a board game box">
+  <div class="info">
+    <div class="gname">{html.escape(title)}</div>
+    <p class="meta">Cataloged from shelf photos by
+      <a href="https://git.kestrelsnest.social/eric/bggpipe" rel="noopener">bggpipe</a>.
+      Game data and covers from
+      <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com" rel="noopener">{badge}</a></p>
+    <p class="meta">BoardGameGeek and BGG are trademarks of BoardGameGeek,
+      LLC; this site is an independent project, not affiliated with or
+      endorsed by BoardGameGeek. Piper art by Juniper.</p>
+  </div>
+</div>"""
+
+
 _FAVICON = (
     "data:image/svg+xml,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' "
     "viewBox='0 0 100 100'><text y='.9em' font-size='90'>🎲</text></svg>"
@@ -506,7 +542,7 @@ def run_export(
         f'<p class="meta">{len(games)} games, cataloged from shelf photos.</p>'
         '<div class="controls"><input type="search" id="q" '
         'placeholder="search the shelves…" aria-label="search"></div>'
-        f'<div class="grid">{cards}</div>'
+        f'<div class="grid">{cards}\n{_colophon_card(title, badge_present)}</div>'
         '<p class="meta" id="nomatch" hidden>No games match that search.</p>'
         f"{_INDEX_JS}"
     )
@@ -524,8 +560,10 @@ def run_export(
         if stale_dir.is_dir():
             shutil.rmtree(stale_dir)
             removed += 1
+    if _PIPER_SRC.exists():
+        atomic_write_bytes(out_dir / "art" / _PIPER_NAME, _PIPER_SRC.read_bytes())
     wanted_art = {n for entry in art.values() for n in entry.values()}
-    wanted_art.add(BADGE_NAME)
+    wanted_art.update((BADGE_NAME, _PIPER_NAME))
     for art_file in (out_dir / "art").iterdir():
         if art_file.name not in wanted_art:
             art_file.unlink()
diff --git a/tests/test_export.py b/tests/test_export.py
index aa06c01..cb02473 100644
--- a/tests/test_export.py
+++ b/tests/test_export.py
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ def test_export_writes_pages_art_and_no_shelf_photos(tmp_path):
     assert "rpggeek.com/rpgitem/311654" in rpg
 
     # covers landed locally and pages never hotlink the CDN
-    assert len(list((out / "art").glob("*"))) == 4  # 2 full + 1 thumb + local art
+    # 2 full + 1 thumb + local art + the colophon's piper
+    assert len(list((out / "art").glob("*"))) == 5
     all_html = index + detail + rpg
     assert "geekdo-images.com" not in all_html
 
@@ -237,7 +238,7 @@ def test_garbage_200_is_a_failure_not_a_cached_cover(tmp_path):
     assert summary["downloaded"] == 0
     # only the local-art copy survives; no CDN garbage was cached
     names = {f.name for f in (tmp_path / "site" / "art").iterdir()}
-    assert names == {"abc123.jpg"}
+    assert names == {"abc123.jpg", "bggpipe-piper.jpg"}
 
 
 def test_missing_local_art_is_a_counted_failure(tmp_path):
@@ -330,3 +331,18 @@ def test_cli_export_wiring(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setattr("bggpipe.export.run_export", failing_run_export)
     result = runner.invoke(app, ["export", "--out", str(tmp_path / "s")])
     assert result.exit_code == 1  # scripted publishes must see failures
+
+
+def test_colophon_card_closes_the_shelf(tmp_path):
+    """The last card: piper, badge, fine print — a div the search filter
+    (which selects a.game) can never hide."""
+    cfg = _cfg(tmp_path)
+    out = tmp_path / "site"
+    run_export(cfg, out, title="Test Shelves", fetch=_cdn([]), sleep=lambda s: None)
+    index = (out / "index.html").read_text()
+    assert 'class="game colophon"' in index
+    assert "bggpipe-piper.jpg" in index and "Piper art by Juniper" in index
+    assert "trademarks of BoardGameGeek" in index
+    assert (out / "art" / "bggpipe-piper.jpg").exists()
+    # the filter only ever hides <a class="game"> — the colophon is a div
+    assert '<div class="game colophon"' in index