diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/GameManager.java b/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/GameManager.java
index b508dfc29..a6ea3bb95 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 1.10 2001/10/12 19:30:44 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: GameManager.java,v 1.11 2001/10/17 02:48:57 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.parlor.game;
 
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ public class GameManager
      */
     public void setPlayers (String[] players)
     {
-        // keep this info for later
+        // keep this around for now, we'll need it later
         _players = players;
 
         // instantiate a player oid array which we'll fill in later
-        _playerOids = new int[_players.length];
+        _playerOids = new int[players.length];
     }
 
     // documentation inherited
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ public class GameManager
         // obtain a casted reference to our game object
         _gameobj = (GameObject)_plobj;
 
+        // stick the players into the game object
+        _gameobj.setPlayers(_players);
+
         // let the players of this game know that we're ready to roll (if
         // we have a specific set of players)
         if (_players != null) {
@@ -197,12 +200,12 @@ public class GameManager
     /** A reference to our game configuration. */
     protected GameConfig _gconfig;
 
-    /** The usernames of the players of this game. */
-    protected String[] _players;
-
     /** A reference to our game object. */
     protected GameObject _gameobj;
 
+    /** The usernames of the players of this game. */
+    protected String[] _players;
+
     /** The oids of our player's body objects. */
     protected int[] _playerOids;
 }
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/GameObject.dobj b/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/GameObject.dobj
index f4495c5c9..06cc49b22 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/GameObject.dobj
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/GameObject.dobj
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 //
-// $Id: GameObject.dobj,v 1.4 2001/10/11 21:08:21 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: GameObject.dobj,v 1.5 2001/10/17 02:48:57 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.parlor.game;
 
+import com.samskivert.util.StringUtil;
 import com.threerings.crowd.data.PlaceObject;
 
 /**
@@ -23,6 +24,9 @@ public class GameObject extends PlaceObject
     /** The field name of the <code>isRated</code> field. */
     public static final String IS_RATED = "isRated";
 
+    /** The field name of the <code>players</code> field. */
+    public static final String PLAYERS = "players";
+
     /** A game state constant indicating that the game has not yet started
      * and is still awaiting the arrival of all of the players. */
     public static final int AWAITING_PLAYERS = 0;
@@ -43,6 +47,9 @@ public class GameObject extends PlaceObject
     /** Indicates whether or not this game is rated. */
     public boolean isRated;
 
+    /** The username of the players involved in this game. */
+    public String[] players;
+
     /** Requests that the <code>state</code> field be set to the specified
      * value. */
     public void setState (int state)
@@ -56,4 +63,20 @@ public class GameObject extends PlaceObject
     {
         requestAttributeChange(IS_RATED, new Boolean(isRated));
     }
+
+    /** Requests that the <code>players</code> field be set to the
+     * specified value. */
+    public void setPlayers (String[] value)
+    {
+        requestAttributeChange(PLAYERS, value);
+    }
+
+    // documentation inherited
+    protected void toString (StringBuffer buf)
+    {
+        super.toString(buf);
+        buf.append(", state=").append(state);
+        buf.append(", isRated=").append(isRated);
+        buf.append(", players=").append(StringUtil.toString(players));
+    }
 }