diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/EZGameControl.as b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/EZGameControl.as
index 06a2721e..dbfd3f9c 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/EZGameControl.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/EZGameControl.as
@@ -570,12 +570,13 @@ public class EZGameControl extends BaseControl
     }
 
     /**
-     * End the current turn. If no next player id is specified, then the next player after the
-     * current one is used.
+     * Start the next player's turn. If a playerId is specified, that player's turn will be
+     * next. Otherwise the turn will progress to the next natural turn holder (following
+     * seating order) or be assigned randomly if the game is just starting.
      */
-    public function endTurn (nextPlayerId :int = 0) :void
+    public function startNextTurn (nextPlayerId :int = 0) :void
     {
-        callEZCode("endTurn_v2", nextPlayerId);
+        callEZCode("startNextTurn_v1", nextPlayerId);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/GameControlBackend.as b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/GameControlBackend.as
index 1f3ccfd3..5b4301d4 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/GameControlBackend.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/GameControlBackend.as
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ public class GameControlBackend
         o["getMyId_v1"] = getMyId_v1;
         o["getControllerId_v1"] = getControllerId_v1;
         o["getUserCookie_v2"] = getUserCookie_v2;
-        o["endTurn_v2"] = endTurn_v2;
+        o["startNextTurn_v1"] = startNextTurn_v1;
         o["endRound_v1"] = endRound_v1;
         o["endGame_v2"] = endGame_v2;
         o["restartGameIn_v1"] = restartGameIn_v1;
@@ -516,6 +516,9 @@ public class GameControlBackend
 
         o["startTransaction"] = startTransaction_v1;
         o["commitTransaction"] = commitTransaction_v1;
+
+        // compatability
+        o["endTurn_v2"] = startNextTurn_v1; // it's the same!
     }
 
     /**
@@ -743,7 +746,7 @@ public class GameControlBackend
         return _ezObj.isInPlay();
     }
 
-    protected function endTurn_v2 (nextPlayerId :int) :void
+    protected function startNextTurn_v1 (nextPlayerId :int) :void
     {
         validateConnected();
         _ezObj.ezGameService.endTurn(