diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/GameConfig.java b/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/GameConfig.java
index 238a26ceb..732f6a40e 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/GameConfig.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/GameConfig.java
@@ -75,6 +75,19 @@ public abstract class GameConfig extends PlaceConfig implements Cloneable
      */
     public abstract Class getConfiguratorClass ();
 
+    /**
+     * Returns an array of strings that describe the configuration of this
+     * game. This should eventually be rolled into a more general
+     * purpose mechanism for generating descriptions of game
+     * configurations as well as editors for game configurations (which
+     * already exists in rudimentary form).  Default implementation returns
+     * an empty array.
+     */
+    public String[] getDescription ()
+    {
+        return new String[0];
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Returns true if this game config object is equal to the supplied
      * object (meaning it is also a game config object and its
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/PartyGameConfig.java b/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/PartyGameConfig.java
index 88147b1b6..78f5c8038 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/PartyGameConfig.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/PartyGameConfig.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: PartyGameConfig.java,v 1.2 2004/08/27 02:20:14 mdb Exp $
+// $Id$
 //
 // Narya library - tools for developing networked games
 // Copyright (C) 2002-2004 Three Rings Design, Inc., All Rights Reserved
@@ -38,13 +38,4 @@ public interface PartyGameConfig extends TableConfig
      * Configures this game config as a party game or not.
      */
     public void setPartyGame (boolean isPartyGame);
-
-    /**
-     * Returns an array of strings that describe the configuration of this
-     * party game. This should eventually be rolled into a more general
-     * purpose mechanism for generating descriptions of game
-     * configurations as well as editors for game configurations (which
-     * already exists in rudimentary form).
-     */
-    public String[] getPartyDescription ();
 }