diff --git a/deploy/replay-ledgers.ts b/deploy/replay-ledgers.ts
index 1d25467..0b56fdf 100644
--- a/deploy/replay-ledgers.ts
+++ b/deploy/replay-ledgers.ts
@@ -34,11 +34,13 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
 		const seats: Seat[] = [];
 		let state: ReturnType<typeof game.create> | null = null;
 		let turns = 0;
+		// The host's table options ride the room line; a game created without them is a different game.
+		const options = (lines[0]?.t === 'room' ? lines[0].options : undefined) as Record<string, string> | undefined;
 		try {
 			for (const line of lines) {
 				if (line.t === 'seat') seats.push(line);
 				else if (line.t === 'unseat') seats.splice(seats.findIndex((s) => s.id === line.id), 1);
-				else if (line.t === 'start') state = game.create(Object.fromEntries(seats.map((s) => [s.id, s.name])), line.seed, line.rules ?? 1);
+				else if (line.t === 'start') state = game.create(Object.fromEntries(seats.map((s) => [s.id, s.name])), line.seed, line.rules ?? 1, options);
 				else if (line.t === 'turn' && state) {
 					state = game.resolve(state, line.inputs);
 					turns += 1;
diff --git a/deploy/verify-ledgers.sh b/deploy/verify-ledgers.sh
index e8ca33d..adef66c 100755
--- a/deploy/verify-ledgers.sh
+++ b/deploy/verify-ledgers.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 #   deploy/verify-ledgers.sh <droplet-ip-or-host> [https://site]
 set -euo pipefail
 HOST="${1:?usage: verify-ledgers.sh <droplet-ip-or-host> [https://site]}"
-SITE="${2:-https://tafl.kestrelsnest.social}"
+# SITE in the environment overrides the name, for a machine whose DNS has not caught up with a new record.
+SITE="${2:-${SITE:-https://tafl.kestrelsnest.social}}"
 DIR="$(mktemp -d)"
 trap 'rm -rf "$DIR"' EXIT
 rsync -az "root@$HOST:/var/lib/hnefatafl/rooms/" "$DIR/"