diff --git a/packages/server/src/index.ts b/packages/server/src/index.ts
index 8e6d4f4..d937472 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/index.ts
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ wss.on("connection", (socket) => {
             return send(socket, { type: "error", message: "catching up already — one moment" });
           }
           session.lastCatchUpAt = now;
-          const steps = catchUpSteps(room, session.playerId, Number(msg.sinceSeq ?? 0));
+          const steps = catchUpSteps(room, session.playerId, Number(msg.sinceSeq ?? 0), msg.full === true);
           if ("error" in steps) return send(socket, { type: "error", message: steps.error });
           send(socket, { type: "catchUp", steps });
           break;
diff --git a/packages/server/src/rooms.ts b/packages/server/src/rooms.ts
index 76661ba..b8ba26c 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/rooms.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/rooms.ts
@@ -268,11 +268,12 @@ export interface CatchUpStep {
  * Rebuild the game and capture a redacted view after each command from
  * `sinceSeq` on — the "what happened while you were away" reel.
  */
-export function catchUpSteps(room: Room, playerId: PlayerId, sinceSeq: number): CatchUpStep[] | { error: string } {
+export function catchUpSteps(room: Room, playerId: PlayerId, sinceSeq: number, full = false): CatchUpStep[] | { error: string } {
   if (!room.state) return { error: "game not started" };
   if (!room.players.includes(playerId)) return { error: "you hold no seat in this room" };
+  if (full && room.state.phase !== "finished") return { error: "full replays wait for the game to finish" };
   const MAX_STEPS = 200;
-  const from = Math.max(sinceSeq, room.log.length - MAX_STEPS);
+  const from = full ? 0 : Math.max(sinceSeq, room.log.length - MAX_STEPS);
   const { state: fresh } = createGame(room.state.config);
   let current = fresh;
   const steps: CatchUpStep[] = [];
diff --git a/packages/web/src/App.svelte b/packages/web/src/App.svelte
index 1850b69..e079b5e 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/App.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/App.svelte
@@ -1293,7 +1293,12 @@
 
       {#if view.phase === "finished" && view.revealedHands}
         <div class="final-reveal" aria-label="all hands revealed">
-          <div class="reveal-head">The hands, face-up</div>
+          <div class="reveal-head">
+            The hands, face-up
+            {#if !local.active}
+              <button class="stamp tiny" onclick={() => net.requestFullReplay()}>⟲ Watch the whole game</button>
+            {/if}
+          </div>
           {#each view.players as p (p.id)}
             <div class="reveal-row">
               <span class="reveal-name" class:reveal-winner={p.id === view.winner}>
@@ -1926,6 +1931,10 @@
     margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
   }
   .reveal-head {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    gap: 0.5rem;
     font-family: "Oswald", sans-serif;
     font-size: 0.8rem;
     letter-spacing: 0.12em;
diff --git a/packages/web/src/Replay.svelte b/packages/web/src/Replay.svelte
index 6576083..2114863 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/Replay.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/Replay.svelte
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
   let idx = $state(0);
   let playing = $state(true);
+  let speed = $state(1);
   const step = $derived(steps[Math.min(idx, steps.length - 1)]!);
   const lines = $derived(
     step.events.map(humanize).filter((l): l is string => l !== null),
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@
     const t = setInterval(() => {
       if (idx < steps.length - 1) idx += 1;
       else playing = false;
-    }, 1500);
+    }, 1500 / speed);
     return () => clearInterval(t);
   });
 
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@
 <div class="replay-scrim">
   <div class="replay" role="dialog" aria-modal="true" aria-label="what happened while you were away">
     <header class="replay-head">
-      <span class="replay-title">While you were away</span>
+      <span class="replay-title">{steps[0]?.seq === 0 ? "The whole tale, from the deal" : "While you were away"}</span>
       <span class="replay-count">move {idx + 1} of {steps.length}</span>
       <button class="replay-skip" onclick={onclose}>{atEnd ? "back to the game" : "skip to now"}</button>
     </header>
@@ -59,6 +60,9 @@
         {playing ? "❚❚" : "▶"}
       </button>
       <button onclick={() => { playing = false; idx = Math.min(steps.length - 1, idx + 1); }} aria-label="next move">▶</button>
+      {#each [1, 2, 4] as x (x)}
+        <button class="speed" class:current={speed === x} onclick={() => (speed = x)}>{x}×</button>
+      {/each}
     </div>
   </div>
 </div>
@@ -129,6 +133,11 @@
     line-height: 1.45;
     min-height: 3.4rem;
   }
+  .replay-controls .speed {
+    font-size: 0.75rem;
+    opacity: 0.7;
+  }
+  .replay-controls .speed.current { opacity: 1; text-decoration: underline; }
   .replay-controls {
     display: flex;
     justify-content: center;
diff --git a/packages/web/src/net.svelte.ts b/packages/web/src/net.svelte.ts
index c74556b..4e505a3 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/net.svelte.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/net.svelte.ts
@@ -461,6 +461,11 @@ class Net {
   }
 
   /** Ask for the reel of everything since we last watched. */
+  /** The whole game from the deal, once it is finished. */
+  requestFullReplay(): void {
+    this.send({ type: "catchUp", sinceSeq: 0, full: true });
+  }
+
   requestCatchUp(): void {
     if (!this.roomId) return;
     this.send({ type: "catchUp", sinceSeq: this.seen[this.roomId] ?? 0 });