diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/data/GameObject.java b/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/data/GameObject.java
index 639b9c3b7..66e6ad5d7 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/data/GameObject.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/data/GameObject.java
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ public class GameObject extends PlaceObject
 
     /** The field name of the <code>creator</code> field. */
     public static final String CREATOR = "creator";
+
+    /** The field name of the <code>playerStatus</code> field. */
+    public static final String PLAYER_STATUS = "playerStatus";
     // AUTO-GENERATED: FIELDS END
 
     /** A game state constant indicating that the game has not yet started
@@ -75,6 +78,14 @@ public class GameObject extends PlaceObject
     /** A game state constant indicating that the game was cancelled. */
     public static final int CANCELLED = 3;
 
+    /** The player status constant for a player whose game is in play. */
+    public static final int PLAYER_IN_PLAY = 0;
+
+    /** The player status constant for a player whose has been knocked out
+     * of the game. NOTE: This can include a player choosing to leave a
+     * game prematurely. */
+    public static final int PLAYER_LEFT_GAME = 1;
+
     /** Provides general game invocation services. */
     public GameMarshaller gameService;
 
@@ -98,6 +109,11 @@ public class GameObject extends PlaceObject
     /** The player index of the creating player if this is a party game. */
     public int creator;
 
+    /**  The status of each of the players in the game. The status value
+     * is one of {@link #PLAYER_LEFT_GAME} or {@link
+     * #PLAYER_IN_PLAY}. */
+    public int[] playerStatus;
+
     /**
      * Returns the number of players in the game.
      */
@@ -113,6 +129,32 @@ public class GameObject extends PlaceObject
         return count;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the number of active players in the game.
+     */
+    public int getActivePlayerCount ()
+    {
+        int count = 0;
+        int size = players.length;
+        for (int ii = 0; ii < size; ii++) {
+            if (isActivePlayer(ii)) {
+                count++;
+            }
+        }
+        return count;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns whether the given player is still an active player in
+     * the game.  (Ie. whether or not they are still participating.)
+     */
+    public boolean isActivePlayer (int pidx)
+    {
+        return (isOccupiedPlayer(pidx) &&
+                playerStatus != null && playerStatus[pidx] == PLAYER_IN_PLAY);
+    }
+
+
     /**
      * Returns the player index of the given user in the game, or 
      * <code>-1</code> if the player is not involved in the game.
@@ -349,5 +391,38 @@ public class GameObject extends PlaceObject
             CREATOR, new Integer(value), new Integer(ovalue));
         this.creator = value;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Requests that the <code>playerStatus</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 setPlayerStatus (int[] value)
+    {
+        int[] ovalue = this.playerStatus;
+        requestAttributeChange(
+                PLAYER_STATUS, value, ovalue);
+        this.playerStatus = (value == null) ? null : (int[])value.clone();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Requests that the <code>index</code>th element of
+     * <code>playerStatus</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 setPlayerStatusAt (int value, int index)
+    {
+        int ovalue = this.playerStatus[index];
+        requestElementUpdate(
+                PLAYER_STATUS, index, new Integer(value), new Integer(ovalue));
+        this.playerStatus[index] = value;
+    }
     // AUTO-GENERATED: METHODS END
 }
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/puzzle/client/PuzzleController.java b/src/java/com/threerings/puzzle/client/PuzzleController.java
index c941d6ac8..4249c09db 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/puzzle/client/PuzzleController.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/puzzle/client/PuzzleController.java
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ import com.threerings.crowd.client.PlaceControllerDelegate;
 import com.threerings.crowd.data.PlaceObject;
 
 import com.threerings.parlor.game.client.GameController;
+import com.threerings.parlor.game.data.GameObject;
 
 import com.threerings.puzzle.Log;
 import com.threerings.puzzle.data.Board;
@@ -879,7 +880,7 @@ public abstract class PuzzleController extends GameController
         public void elementUpdated (ElementUpdatedEvent event) {
             String name = event.getName();
             if (name.equals(PuzzleObject.PLAYER_STATUS)) {
-                if (event.getIntValue() == PuzzleObject.PLAYER_KNOCKED_OUT) {
+                if (event.getIntValue() == GameObject.PLAYER_LEFT_GAME) {
                     playerKnockedOut(event.getIndex());
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/puzzle/data/PuzzleObject.java b/src/java/com/threerings/puzzle/data/PuzzleObject.java
index 8288aaa6a..0af07365a 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/puzzle/data/PuzzleObject.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/puzzle/data/PuzzleObject.java
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@ public class PuzzleObject extends GameObject
     /** The field name of the <code>difficulty</code> field. */
     public static final String DIFFICULTY = "difficulty";
 
-    /** The field name of the <code>playerStatus</code> field. */
-    public static final String PLAYER_STATUS = "playerStatus";
-
     /** The field name of the <code>summaries</code> field. */
     public static final String SUMMARIES = "summaries";
 
@@ -49,24 +46,12 @@ public class PuzzleObject extends GameObject
     public static final String SEED = "seed";
     // AUTO-GENERATED: FIELDS END
 
-    /** The player status constant for a player whose game is in play. */
-    public static final int PLAYER_IN_PLAY = 0;
-
-    /** The player status constant for a player whose has been knocked out
-     * of the game. */
-    public static final int PLAYER_KNOCKED_OUT = 1;
-
     /** Provides general puzzle game invocation services. */
     public PuzzleGameMarshaller puzzleGameService;
 
     /** The puzzle difficulty level. */
     public int difficulty;
 
-    /**  The status of each of the players in the game. The status value
-     * is one of {@link #PLAYER_KNOCKED_OUT} or {@link
-     * #PLAYER_IN_PLAY}. */
-    public int[] playerStatus;
-
     /** Summaries of the boards of all players in this puzzle (may be null
      * if the puzzle doesn't support individual player boards). */
     public BoardSummary[] summaries;
@@ -74,31 +59,6 @@ public class PuzzleObject extends GameObject
     /** The seed used to germinate the boards. */
     public long seed;
 
-    /**
-     * Returns the number of active players in the game.
-     */
-    public int getActivePlayerCount ()
-    {
-        int count = 0;
-        int size = players.length;
-        for (int ii = 0; ii < size; ii++) {
-            if (isActivePlayer(ii)) {
-                count++;
-            }
-        }
-        return count;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns whether the given player is still an active player, e.g.,
-     * their game has not ended.
-     */
-    public boolean isActivePlayer (int pidx)
-    {
-        return (isOccupiedPlayer(pidx) &&
-                playerStatus != null && playerStatus[pidx] == PLAYER_IN_PLAY);
-    }
-
     // AUTO-GENERATED: METHODS START
     /**
      * Requests that the <code>puzzleGameService</code> field be set to the
@@ -132,39 +92,6 @@ public class PuzzleObject extends GameObject
         this.difficulty = value;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Requests that the <code>playerStatus</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 setPlayerStatus (int[] value)
-    {
-        int[] ovalue = this.playerStatus;
-        requestAttributeChange(
-            PLAYER_STATUS, value, ovalue);
-        this.playerStatus = (value == null) ? null : (int[])value.clone();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Requests that the <code>index</code>th element of
-     * <code>playerStatus</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 setPlayerStatusAt (int value, int index)
-    {
-        int ovalue = this.playerStatus[index];
-        requestElementUpdate(
-            PLAYER_STATUS, index, new Integer(value), new Integer(ovalue));
-        this.playerStatus[index] = value;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Requests that the <code>summaries</code> field be set to the
      * specified value. The local value will be updated immediately and an
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/puzzle/server/PuzzleManager.java b/src/java/com/threerings/puzzle/server/PuzzleManager.java
index 21710a048..60003d846 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/puzzle/server/PuzzleManager.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/puzzle/server/PuzzleManager.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import com.threerings.presents.dobj.OidList;
 import com.threerings.crowd.data.BodyObject;
 import com.threerings.crowd.server.CrowdServer;
 
+import com.threerings.parlor.game.data.GameObject;
 import com.threerings.parlor.game.server.GameManager;
 
 import com.threerings.util.MessageBundle;
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ public abstract class PuzzleManager extends GameManager
         _puzobj.startTransaction();
         try {
             // end the player's game
-            _puzobj.setPlayerStatusAt(PuzzleObject.PLAYER_KNOCKED_OUT, pidx);
+            _puzobj.setPlayerStatusAt(GameObject.PLAYER_LEFT_GAME, pidx);
 
             // let derived classes do some business
             playerGameDidEnd(pidx);