diff --git a/rlgterm.js b/rlgterm.js
index 46ce78e..11916b4 100644
--- a/rlgterm.js
+++ b/rlgterm.js
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ function startgame(game) {
       termemu.resize(reply.h, reply.w);
       setTitle("Playing as " + session.lname);
       debug(1, "Playing with id " + session.id);
-      message("Your game has started.");
+      message("You are now playing " + game.name + ".");
       setmode("play");
       getData();
     }
@@ -661,7 +661,9 @@ function startwatching(gamenumber) {
       termemu.toAltBuf();
       setTitle("Watching");
       debug(1, "Watching with id " + session.id);
-      message("You are now watching.");
+      var pname = reply.p;
+      var gname = games[reply.g].name;
+      message("You are now watching " + pname + " play " + gname + ".");
       setmode("watch");
       getData();
     }
diff --git a/rlgwebd.js b/rlgwebd.js
index 4d50315..cec8ec8 100755
--- a/rlgwebd.js
+++ b/rlgwebd.js
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ function startgame(req, res, formdata) {
       if (success) {
         res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'application/json'});
         var reply = {"t": "s", "id": nclient.id, "w": nclient.w, "h": 
-                     nclient.h};
+                     nclient.h, "p": username, "g": gname};
         res.write(JSON.stringify(reply));
         res.end();
       }
@@ -647,7 +647,8 @@ function watch(req, res, formdata) {
   }
   var session = sessions[gamenumber];
   var watch = new Watcher(session);
-  var reply = {"t": "w", "id": watch.id, "w": session.w, "h": session.h};
+  var reply = {"t": "w", "id": watch.id, "w": session.w, "h": session.h, 
+               "p": session.pname, "g": session.game.uname};
   res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'application/json'});
   res.write(JSON.stringify(reply));
   res.end();