diff --git a/packages/server/src/index.ts b/packages/server/src/index.ts
index e56bd15..b5444aa 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/index.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
   redactFor,
   runCommand,
   startGame,
+  summarize,
   viewForPlayer,
   type Room,
 } from "./rooms";
@@ -130,6 +131,20 @@ wss.on("connection", (socket) => {
           broadcast(room, (playerId) => ({ type: "state", view: viewForPlayer(room, playerId) }));
           break;
         }
+        case "myGames": {
+          // {seats: [{roomId, name, token}]} -> summaries for valid seats.
+          const seats = Array.isArray(msg.seats) ? msg.seats : [];
+          const games = [];
+          for (const seat of seats) {
+            const room = getRoom(String(seat.roomId ?? ""));
+            if (!room) continue;
+            const name = String(seat.name ?? "");
+            if (room.tokens.get(name) !== seat.token) continue;
+            games.push(summarize(room, name));
+          }
+          send(socket, { type: "games", games });
+          break;
+        }
         default:
           send(socket, { type: "error", message: `unknown message type: ${String(msg.type)}` });
       }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/rooms.ts b/packages/server/src/rooms.ts
index e20867e..879f7aa 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/rooms.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/rooms.ts
@@ -140,6 +140,39 @@ export function runCommand(
   return { events: result.events };
 }
 
+export interface GameSummary {
+  roomId: string;
+  name: PlayerId;
+  players: PlayerId[];
+  started: boolean;
+  finished: boolean;
+  winner: PlayerId | null;
+  activePlayerId: PlayerId | null;
+  yourTurn: boolean;
+  round: number | null;
+  lastMoveAt: string | null;
+}
+
+/** A seat-holder's one-line view of a room, for the lobby ledger. */
+export function summarize(room: Room, playerId: PlayerId): GameSummary {
+  const s = room.state;
+  const active = s && s.phase === "playing" ? s.players[s.turn.activeIndex]!.id : null;
+  const waitingOn = s?.stack?.waitingOn ?? s?.pendingDiscard ?? s?.outOfTurnWindow?.playerId ?? null;
+  const turnHolder = waitingOn ?? active;
+  return {
+    roomId: room.id,
+    name: playerId,
+    players: [...room.players],
+    started: s !== null,
+    finished: s?.phase === "finished",
+    winner: s?.winner ?? null,
+    activePlayerId: active,
+    yourTurn: s?.phase === "playing" && turnHolder === playerId,
+    round: s?.turn.round ?? null,
+    lastMoveAt: room.log.length > 0 ? room.log[room.log.length - 1]!.at : null,
+  };
+}
+
 export function viewForPlayer(room: Room, playerId: PlayerId): GameView | null {
   return room.state ? viewFor(room.state, playerId) : null;
 }
diff --git a/packages/web/src/App.svelte b/packages/web/src/App.svelte
index 3964654..40da214 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/App.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/App.svelte
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   import type { CardInstance, Side } from "@wizwar/engine";
 
   net.connect();
+  net.startGamePolling();
 
   let name = $state("");
   let joinCode = $state("");
@@ -400,6 +401,41 @@
     if (chronicleEl) chronicleEl.scrollTop = chronicleEl.scrollHeight;
   });
 
+  // Tab title + favicon carry the turn signal even from another tab.
+  const anyTurnWaiting = $derived(
+    (view != null && view.phase === "playing" &&
+      (isYourTurn || youMustRespond || youMustDiscard ||
+       view.outOfTurnWindow?.playerId === view.you)) ||
+    net.games.some((g) => g.yourTurn && g.roomId !== net.roomId),
+  );
+  const FAVICON_IDLE =
+    "data:image/svg+xml," + encodeURIComponent(
+      `<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 32 32"><rect width="32" height="32" rx="6" fill="%23171a20"/><text x="16" y="23" font-family="Georgia" font-size="19" font-weight="bold" fill="%23e9e1cb" text-anchor="middle">W</text></svg>`.replaceAll("%23", "#"),
+    );
+  const FAVICON_TURN =
+    "data:image/svg+xml," + encodeURIComponent(
+      `<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 32 32"><rect width="32" height="32" rx="6" fill="%23171a20"/><text x="16" y="23" font-family="Georgia" font-size="19" font-weight="bold" fill="%23e9e1cb" text-anchor="middle">W</text><circle cx="25" cy="7" r="6" fill="%232e7d32"/></svg>`.replaceAll("%23", "#"),
+    );
+  $effect(() => {
+    document.title = anyTurnWaiting ? "● Your turn — Wiz-War" : "Wiz-War";
+    let link = document.querySelector('link[rel="icon"]') as HTMLLinkElement | null;
+    if (!link) {
+      link = document.createElement("link");
+      link.rel = "icon";
+      document.head.appendChild(link);
+    }
+    link.href = anyTurnWaiting ? FAVICON_TURN : FAVICON_IDLE;
+  });
+
+  function timeAgo(iso: string | null): string {
+    if (!iso) return "no moves yet";
+    const s = Math.max(0, (Date.now() - new Date(iso).getTime()) / 1000);
+    if (s < 90) return "moments ago";
+    if (s < 3600) return `${Math.round(s / 60)} min ago`;
+    if (s < 86400) return `${Math.round(s / 3600)} h ago`;
+    return `${Math.round(s / 86400)} d ago`;
+  }
+
   const PLAYER_COLORS = ["#1a9c46", "#d3352b", "#c9308f", "#3a3ac0", "#2ab0c9", "#c9a72a"];
   function playerColor(id: string): string {
     const idx = view?.players.findIndex((p) => p.id === id) ?? 0;
@@ -443,6 +479,42 @@
             Join
           </button>
         </div>
+
+        {#if net.seats.length > 0}
+          <div class="ledger">
+            <div class="ledger-head">
+              <span>your games</span>
+              {#if !net.notificationsEnabled}
+                <button class="hint-cancel" onclick={() => net.enableNotifications()}>
+                  notify me on my turn
+                </button>
+              {/if}
+            </div>
+            {#each net.seats as seat (seat.roomId + seat.name)}
+              {@const g = net.games.find((x) => x.roomId === seat.roomId && x.name === seat.name)}
+              <div class="ledger-row" class:your-turn={g?.yourTurn}>
+                <button class="ledger-resume" onclick={() => net.resume(seat)}>
+                  <span class="ledger-code">{seat.roomId}</span>
+                  <span class="ledger-info">
+                    {#if !g}
+                      as {seat.name} — unreachable
+                    {:else if g.finished}
+                      {g.winner === seat.name ? "you won! 🏆" : `${g.winner} won`}
+                    {:else if !g.started}
+                      waiting to start · {g.players.join(", ")}
+                    {:else if g.yourTurn}
+                      YOUR TURN · round {g.round} · {timeAgo(g.lastMoveAt)}
+                    {:else}
+                      {g.activePlayerId}'s turn · round {g.round} · {timeAgo(g.lastMoveAt)}
+                    {/if}
+                  </span>
+                </button>
+                <button class="ledger-forget" title="forget this game"
+                  onclick={() => net.forgetSeat(seat.roomId)}>×</button>
+              </div>
+            {/each}
+          </div>
+        {/if}
       </div>
     </section>
   {:else if !net.started}
@@ -776,6 +848,62 @@
   .check { display: flex; gap: 0.5rem; align-items: center; justify-content: center; font-size: 0.92rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; }
   .waiting { color: #6b5a41; font-style: italic; }
 
+  /* the games ledger */
+  .ledger {
+    margin-top: 1.6rem;
+    border-top: 1.5px solid #6b5a41;
+    padding-top: 0.5rem;
+    text-align: left;
+  }
+  .ledger-head {
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    align-items: baseline;
+    font-family: "Caveat", cursive;
+    font-size: 1.15rem;
+    color: #6b5a41;
+    margin-bottom: 0.3rem;
+  }
+  .ledger-row {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 0.4rem;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    padding: 0.15rem 0.3rem;
+  }
+  .ledger-row.your-turn { background: rgba(46, 125, 50, 0.14); }
+  .ledger-resume {
+    flex: 1;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: baseline;
+    gap: 0.7rem;
+    background: none;
+    border: none;
+    padding: 0.3rem 0.2rem;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    text-align: left;
+    color: #43331f;
+    font-family: "Archivo Narrow", sans-serif;
+    font-size: 0.95rem;
+  }
+  .ledger-resume:hover .ledger-code { text-decoration: underline; }
+  .ledger-code {
+    font-family: "Oswald", sans-serif;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
+  }
+  .ledger-row.your-turn .ledger-info { color: #1d5720; font-weight: 600; }
+  .ledger-info { color: #6b5a41; }
+  .ledger-forget {
+    background: none;
+    border: none;
+    color: #a4906c;
+    font-size: 1.05rem;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    padding: 0 0.3rem;
+  }
+  .ledger-forget:hover { color: #b3372b; }
+
   .stamp {
     font-family: "Oswald", sans-serif;
     font-weight: 500;
diff --git a/packages/web/src/net.svelte.ts b/packages/web/src/net.svelte.ts
index ad516d3..56395cd 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/net.svelte.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/net.svelte.ts
@@ -132,6 +132,29 @@ function humanize(e: GameEvent): string | null {
 }
 
 const SEAT_KEY = "wizwar-seat";
+const SEATS_KEY = "wizwar-seats";
+
+export interface Seat { name: string; roomId: string; token: string }
+export interface GameSummary {
+  roomId: string;
+  name: string;
+  players: string[];
+  started: boolean;
+  finished: boolean;
+  winner: string | null;
+  activePlayerId: string | null;
+  yourTurn: boolean;
+  round: number | null;
+  lastMoveAt: string | null;
+}
+
+function loadSeats(): Seat[] {
+  try { return JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(SEATS_KEY) ?? "[]"); }
+  catch { return []; }
+}
+function saveSeats(seats: Seat[]): void {
+  localStorage.setItem(SEATS_KEY, JSON.stringify(seats));
+}
 
 class Net {
   status = $state<"disconnected" | "connected">("disconnected");
@@ -143,6 +166,15 @@ class Net {
   view = $state<GameView | null>(null);
   log = $state<string[]>([]);
   error = $state<string | null>(null);
+  /** Every seat this browser holds, across rooms. */
+  seats = $state<Seat[]>(loadSeats());
+  /** Lobby ledger: one summary per live seat. */
+  games = $state<GameSummary[]>([]);
+  notificationsEnabled = $state(
+    typeof Notification !== "undefined" && Notification.permission === "granted",
+  );
+  private lastYourTurn = new Map<string, boolean>();
+  private pollTimer: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null = null;
 
   private ws: WebSocket | null = null;
   private token: string | null = null;
@@ -154,18 +186,18 @@ class Net {
     this.ws = ws;
     ws.onopen = () => {
       this.status = "connected";
-      // A remembered seat means a game to walk back to (surviving reloads
-      // AND server restarts — the server replays the room from disk).
+      // Mid-game reconnects (the socket dropped, not the page) walk straight
+      // back to the table; otherwise the lobby ledger is the front door.
       const saved = localStorage.getItem(SEAT_KEY);
-      if (saved && !this.roomId) {
+      if (saved && this.roomId) {
         try {
           const seat = JSON.parse(saved) as { name: string; roomId: string; token: string };
-          this.you = seat.name;
-          this.token = seat.token;
-          this.roomIdPending = seat.roomId;
-          this.send({ type: "join", roomId: seat.roomId, name: seat.name, token: seat.token });
+          if (seat.roomId === this.roomId) {
+            this.send({ type: "join", roomId: seat.roomId, name: seat.name, token: seat.token });
+          }
         } catch { localStorage.removeItem(SEAT_KEY); }
       }
+      this.refreshGames();
     };
     ws.onclose = () => {
       this.status = "disconnected";
@@ -175,19 +207,23 @@ class Net {
     ws.onmessage = (raw) => {
       const msg = JSON.parse(raw.data as string);
       switch (msg.type) {
-        case "seat":
+        case "seat": {
           this.token = msg.token;
-          if (this.roomIdPending || this.roomId) {
-            localStorage.setItem(SEAT_KEY, JSON.stringify({
-              name: msg.playerId, roomId: this.roomIdPending ?? this.roomId, token: msg.token,
-            }));
+          const seatRoom = (this.roomIdPending ?? this.roomId ?? "").toUpperCase();
+          if (seatRoom) {
+            const seat: Seat = { name: msg.playerId, roomId: seatRoom, token: msg.token };
+            localStorage.setItem(SEAT_KEY, JSON.stringify(seat));
+            this.rememberSeat(seat);
           }
           break;
+        }
         case "room":
           this.roomId = msg.roomId;
-          localStorage.setItem(SEAT_KEY, JSON.stringify({
-            name: this.you, roomId: msg.roomId, token: this.token,
-          }));
+          if (this.you && this.token) {
+            const seat: Seat = { name: this.you, roomId: msg.roomId, token: this.token };
+            localStorage.setItem(SEAT_KEY, JSON.stringify(seat));
+            this.rememberSeat(seat);
+          }
           this.players = msg.players;
           this.hostId = msg.hostId;
           this.started = msg.started;
@@ -201,6 +237,16 @@ class Net {
             if (line) this.log = [...this.log, line];
           }
           break;
+        case "games": {
+          this.games = msg.games;
+          for (const g of msg.games as GameSummary[]) {
+            const key = `${g.roomId}:${g.name}`;
+            const was = this.lastYourTurn.get(key) ?? false;
+            if (g.yourTurn && !was) this.notifyTurn(g);
+            this.lastYourTurn.set(key, g.yourTurn);
+          }
+          break;
+        }
         case "error":
           if (this.roomIdPending && /no such room|name is taken/.test(msg.message)) {
             localStorage.removeItem(SEAT_KEY);
@@ -225,7 +271,63 @@ class Net {
   join(roomId: string, name: string): void {
     this.you = name;
     this.roomIdPending = roomId.toUpperCase();
-    this.send({ type: "join", roomId, name, token: this.token });
+    const existing = this.seats.find(
+      (s) => s.roomId === this.roomIdPending && s.name === name,
+    );
+    this.send({ type: "join", roomId, name, token: existing?.token ?? this.token });
+  }
+
+  /** Sit back down at a remembered seat. */
+  resume(seat: Seat): void {
+    this.you = seat.name;
+    this.token = seat.token;
+    this.roomIdPending = seat.roomId;
+    this.log = [];
+    this.send({ type: "join", roomId: seat.roomId, name: seat.name, token: seat.token });
+  }
+
+  private rememberSeat(seat: Seat): void {
+    const rest = this.seats.filter((s) => !(s.roomId === seat.roomId && s.name === seat.name));
+    this.seats = [seat, ...rest];
+    saveSeats(this.seats);
+  }
+
+  /** Drop a finished (or abandoned) game from the ledger. */
+  forgetSeat(roomId: string): void {
+    this.seats = this.seats.filter((s) => s.roomId !== roomId);
+    saveSeats(this.seats);
+    this.games = this.games.filter((g) => g.roomId !== roomId);
+  }
+
+  /** Ask the server how all our games are doing. */
+  refreshGames(): void {
+    if (this.seats.length > 0) this.send({ type: "myGames", seats: $state.snapshot(this.seats) });
+  }
+
+  startGamePolling(): void {
+    if (this.pollTimer) return;
+    this.refreshGames();
+    this.pollTimer = setInterval(() => this.refreshGames(), 45_000);
+  }
+  stopGamePolling(): void {
+    if (this.pollTimer) { clearInterval(this.pollTimer); this.pollTimer = null; }
+  }
+
+  async enableNotifications(): Promise<void> {
+    if (typeof Notification === "undefined") return;
+    const perm = await Notification.requestPermission();
+    this.notificationsEnabled = perm === "granted";
+  }
+
+  private notifyTurn(g: GameSummary): void {
+    if (!this.notificationsEnabled || typeof Notification === "undefined") return;
+    if (this.roomId === g.roomId && !document.hidden) return; // already looking at it
+    try {
+      new Notification(`Wiz-War — your turn in ${g.roomId}`, {
+        body: `${g.players.join(" vs ")} · round ${g.round ?? "?"}`,
+        tag: `wizwar-${g.roomId}`,
+      });
+    } catch { /* blocked at the OS level; the tab title still shows it */ }
   }
 
   /** Forget the remembered seat and return to the lobby. */