From c04e82e0852c3885e233d33be92ae0de1d900db6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Wagoner <ewagoner@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2026 21:04:29 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] The family list knows the hall: about panels link to
 gamehall.kestrelsnest.social, and a new game gets a card there

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01Jm2auWk6RP71CjaAb4FMoG
---
 src/lib/components/Hall.svelte | 10 +++++++---
 src/lib/family.ts              | 19 +++++++++++++------
 static/family.json             |  1 +
 3 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/lib/components/Hall.svelte b/src/lib/components/Hall.svelte
index a8a0346..a244e4c 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/Hall.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/Hall.svelte
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	// bot, open a table, join by code, the ledger of your tables, and the
 	// about panel with the rules, the guide and a way to reach the keeper.
 	import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
-	import { otherGames, type FamilyGame } from '$lib/family';
+	import { loadFamily, type FamilyGame } from '$lib/family';
 	import Preferences from './Preferences.svelte';
 	import { prefs, setPref } from '$lib/prefs.svelte';
 	import { allSeats, doubtSeat, forgetSeat, rememberSeat, ServerError, trustSeat } from '$lib/net/client';
@@ -35,8 +35,12 @@
 	const hours = (minutes: number) => (minutes < 90 ? `${minutes} minutes` : `${Math.round(minutes / 60)} hours`);
 	/** The other games of Kestrel's Hall, for the about panel. */
 	let family = $state<FamilyGame[]>([]);
+	let hall = $state('');
 	$effect(() => {
-		void otherGames('hnefatafl').then((g) => (family = g));
+		void loadFamily('hnefatafl').then((f) => {
+			family = f.games;
+			hall = f.hall;
+		});
 	});
 	/** Reports this browser's seats have filed, with the keeper's replies. */
 	let reports = $state<Report[]>([]);
@@ -283,7 +287,7 @@
 				</p>
 			{/if}
 			{#if family.length}
-				<h3>More games in Kestrel's Hall</h3>
+				<h3>More games in {#if hall}<a href={hall}>Kestrel's Hall</a>{:else}Kestrel's Hall{/if}</h3>
 				<ul class="family">
 					{#each family as g (g.slug)}
 						<li><a href={g.url}>{g.name}</a>: {g.pitch} <span class="muted">{g.players} players; {g.origin}.</span></li>
diff --git a/src/lib/family.ts b/src/lib/family.ts
index b706a6b..596072d 100644
--- a/src/lib/family.ts
+++ b/src/lib/family.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // The other games of Kestrel's Hall, from the family list the kit keeps
 // (family.json, one copy shipped with every game), so a player who liked one
-// table can find the next. This game is left out of its own list.
+// table can find the next, and the hall's front door. This game is left out
+// of its own list.
 
 export interface FamilyGame {
 	slug: string;
@@ -11,13 +12,19 @@ export interface FamilyGame {
 	origin: string;
 }
 
-export async function otherGames(self: string): Promise<FamilyGame[]> {
+/** The family list: the hall's front door and every game but this one. */
+export interface Family {
+	hall: string;
+	games: FamilyGame[];
+}
+
+export async function loadFamily(self: string): Promise<Family> {
 	try {
 		const res = await fetch('/family.json', { cache: 'no-cache' });
-		if (!res.ok) return [];
-		const data = (await res.json()) as { games?: FamilyGame[] };
-		return (data.games ?? []).filter((g) => g.slug !== self);
+		if (!res.ok) return { hall: '', games: [] };
+		const data = (await res.json()) as { hall?: string; games?: FamilyGame[] };
+		return { hall: data.hall ?? '', games: (data.games ?? []).filter((g) => g.slug !== self) };
 	} catch {
-		return [];
+		return { hall: '', games: [] };
 	}
 }
diff --git a/static/family.json b/static/family.json
index f9e6d33..48572da 100644
--- a/static/family.json
+++ b/static/family.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "family": "Kestrel's Hall",
+  "hall": "https://gamehall.kestrelsnest.social",
   "games": [
     {
       "slug": "wizwar",