diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/GameController.java b/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/GameController.java
index 51dc864bb..164308b56 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/GameController.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/GameController.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: GameController.java,v 1.19 2002/09/18 19:26:05 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: GameController.java,v 1.20 2002/09/20 04:53:42 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.parlor.game;
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public abstract class GameController extends PlaceController
         _ctx.getClient().getInvoker().invokeLater(new Runnable() {
             public void run () {
                 // finally let the game manager know that we're ready to roll
-                _gobj.service.playerReady(_ctx.getClient());
+                _gobj.gameService.playerReady(_ctx.getClient());
             }
         });
     }
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/GameManager.java b/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/GameManager.java
index 994f080d5..d31e1f535 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/GameManager.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/GameManager.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: GameManager.java,v 1.42 2002/09/20 02:30:11 ray Exp $
+// $Id: GameManager.java,v 1.43 2002/09/20 04:53:42 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.parlor.game;
 
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ public class GameManager extends PlaceManager
         // create and fill in our game service object
         GameMarshaller service = (GameMarshaller)
             _invmgr.registerDispatcher(new GameDispatcher(this), false);
-        _gameobj.setService(service);
+        _gameobj.setGameService(service);
 
         // let the players of this game know that we're ready to roll (if
         // we have a specific set of players)
@@ -319,6 +319,15 @@ public class GameManager extends PlaceManager
         }
     }
 
+    // documentation inherited
+    protected void didShutdown ()
+    {
+        super.didShutdown();
+
+        // clear out our service registration
+        _invmgr.clearDispatcher(_gameobj.gameService);
+    }
+
     // documentation inherited
     protected void bodyLeft (int bodyOid)
     {
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/GameObject.dobj b/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/GameObject.dobj
index e11f95db9..ed4e3dd29 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/GameObject.dobj
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/GameObject.dobj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: GameObject.dobj,v 1.13 2002/09/18 18:33:20 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: GameObject.dobj,v 1.14 2002/09/20 04:53:42 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.parlor.game;
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class GameObject extends PlaceObject
     public static final int CANCELLED = 3;
 
     /** Provides general game invocation services. */
-    public GameMarshaller service;
+    public GameMarshaller gameService;
 
     /** The game state, one of {@link #AWAITING_PLAYERS}, {@link #IN_PLAY},
      * {@link #GAME_OVER}, or {@link #CANCELLED}. */
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/GameObject.java b/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/GameObject.java
index 0b1018f2a..07b336c10 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/GameObject.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/GameObject.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: GameObject.java,v 1.8 2002/09/18 18:33:20 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: GameObject.java,v 1.9 2002/09/20 04:53:42 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.parlor.game;
 
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ import com.threerings.crowd.data.PlaceObject;
  */
 public class GameObject extends PlaceObject
 {
-    /** The field name of the <code>service</code> field. */
-    public static final String SERVICE = "service";
+    /** The field name of the <code>gameService</code> field. */
+    public static final String GAME_SERVICE = "gameService";
 
     /** The field name of the <code>state</code> field. */
     public static final String STATE = "state";
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class GameObject extends PlaceObject
     public static final int CANCELLED = 3;
 
     /** Provides general game invocation services. */
-    public GameMarshaller service;
+    public GameMarshaller gameService;
 
     /** The game state, one of {@link #AWAITING_PLAYERS}, {@link #IN_PLAY},
      * {@link #GAME_OVER}, or {@link #CANCELLED}. */
@@ -84,17 +84,17 @@ public class GameObject extends PlaceObject
     }
 
     /**
-     * Requests that the <code>service</code> field be set to the specified
+     * Requests that the <code>gameService</code> field be set to the specified
      * value. The local value will be updated immediately and an event
      * will be propagated through the system to notify all listeners that
      * the attribute did change. Proxied copies of this object (on
      * clients) will apply the value change when they received the
      * attribute changed notification.
      */
-    public void setService (GameMarshaller service)
+    public void setGameService (GameMarshaller gameService)
     {
-        this.service = service;
-        requestAttributeChange(SERVICE, service);
+        this.gameService = gameService;
+        requestAttributeChange(GAME_SERVICE, gameService);
     }
 
     /**