From 0cfa08a9f33be4d393979720c47f7f2418e507e8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Wagoner <ewagoner@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2026 17:20:02 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] A table whose server names no keeper offers to challenge the
 keeper, not the keeper, the keeper

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01CCLa2PaEeCj8njQZSWGqHx
---
 src/lib/components/Lobby.svelte | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/lib/components/Lobby.svelte b/src/lib/components/Lobby.svelte
index 42bae4c..e4993f3 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/Lobby.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/Lobby.svelte
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 	let beginAsked = $state(false);
 	const hostName = $derived(v.seats.find((s) => s.id === v.host)?.name ?? 'the host');
 	const keeperSeated = $derived(v.seats.some((s) => s.name.toLowerCase() === v.keeper.toLowerCase()));
+	/** A server with no KEEPER set calls its keeper "the keeper", which reads badly beside the title. */
+	const named = $derived(v.keeper.toLowerCase() !== 'the keeper');
 
 	// A table that asks for rankings: this seat's, best first, kept on the server as it changes.
 	const choices = $derived(game.rankable?.(v.options) ?? null);
@@ -134,11 +136,11 @@
 		{/if}
 		{#if v.keeper && !v.challenge && !keeperSeated && room.seatUnheld}
 			<div class="keeper">
-				<button type="button" class="quiet" title="A seat is held for {v.keeper}, who keeps this site, and their phone rings" onclick={() => room.callKeeper()}>Challenge {v.keeper}, the keeper</button>
-				<p class="muted small note">{v.keeper} keeps this site and answers every call, sometimes within the minute, sometimes after a night's sleep.{#if keeperHour}&nbsp;It is {keeperHour} where {v.keeper} lives.{/if} The seat is held either way.</p>
+				<button type="button" class="quiet" title="A seat is held for {v.keeper}, who keeps this site, and their phone rings" onclick={() => room.callKeeper()}>Challenge {named ? `${v.keeper}, the keeper` : 'the keeper'}</button>
+				<p class="muted small note">{named ? v.keeper : 'The keeper'} keeps this site and answers every call, sometimes within the minute, sometimes after a night's sleep.{#if keeperHour}&nbsp;It is {keeperHour} where {named ? v.keeper : 'the keeper'} lives.{/if} The seat is held either way.</p>
 			</div>
 		{:else if v.challenge}
-			<p class="muted small note">{v.keeper} has been called to the table by {room.nameOf(v.challenge.by)}.{#if keeperHour}&nbsp;It is {keeperHour} there.{/if} A seat is held for them. If they can come now, they will take it. If they are asleep or away, they will leave a word below when they can. In the meantime you can seat a drake, invite a friend, or play another game in a new tab. This table keeps its place in your hall until you come back.</p>
+			<p class="muted small note">{named ? v.keeper : 'The keeper'} has been called to the table by {room.nameOf(v.challenge.by)}.{#if keeperHour}&nbsp;It is {keeperHour} there.{/if} A seat is held for them. If they can come now, they will take it. If they are asleep or away, they will leave a word below when they can. In the meantime you can seat a drake, invite a friend, or play another game in a new tab. This table keeps its place in your hall until you come back.</p>
 		{/if}
 	{/if}
 	{#if room.error}<p class="warning">{room.error}</p>{/if}