diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/EZGame.as b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/EZGame.as
index 8a557be8..56b0e074 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/EZGame.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/EZGame.as
@@ -178,5 +178,42 @@ public interface EZGame
      * End the game. The specified player indexes are winners!
      */
     function endGame (winnerIndex :int, ... rest) :void;
+
+//    function getCurrentRoom () :int;
+//
+//    function sendPlayerToRoom (playerIndex :int, room :int) :void
+
+    /**
+     * Get the user-specific game data for the specified user. The
+     * first time this is requested per game instance it will be retrieved
+     * from the database. After that, it will be returned from memory.
+     */
+    function getUserCookie (playerIndex :int, callback :Function) :void;
+
+    /**
+     * Store persistent data that can later be retrieved by an instance
+     * of this game. The maximum size of this data is 4096 bytes AFTER
+     * AMF3 encoding.
+     *
+     * Note: there is no playerIndex parameter because a cookie may only
+     * be stored for the current player.
+     *
+     * @return false if the cookie could not be encoded to 4096 bytes
+     * or less; true if the cookie is going to try to be saved. There is
+     * no guarantee it will be saved and no way to find out if it failed,
+     * but if it fails it will be because the shit hit the fan so hard that
+     * there's nothing you can do anyway.
+     */
+    function setUserCookie (cookie :Object) :Boolean;
+//
+//    /**
+//     * Check to see if the user has the specified token.
+//     */
+//    function checkUserToken (token :String, callback :Function) :void;
+//
+//    /**
+//     * Take the user to a purchase page.
+//     */
+//    function purchaseUserToken (token :String, callback :Function) :void;
 }
 }
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/EZGameService.as b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/EZGameService.as
index d8cac4ed..bdb5996f 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/EZGameService.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/EZGameService.as
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 package com.threerings.ezgame.client {
 
+import flash.utils.ByteArray;
 import com.threerings.ezgame.client.EZGameService;
 import com.threerings.presents.client.Client;
 import com.threerings.presents.client.InvocationService;
@@ -42,6 +43,9 @@ public interface EZGameService extends InvocationService
     // from Java interface EZGameService
     function endTurn (arg1 :Client, arg2 :int, arg3 :InvocationService_InvocationListener) :void;
 
+    // from Java interface EZGameService
+    function getCookie (arg1 :Client, arg2 :int, arg3 :InvocationService_InvocationListener) :void;
+
     // from Java interface EZGameService
     function getFromCollection (arg1 :Client, arg2 :String, arg3 :Boolean, arg4 :int, arg5 :String, arg6 :int, arg7 :InvocationService_ConfirmListener) :void;
 
@@ -51,6 +55,9 @@ public interface EZGameService extends InvocationService
     // from Java interface EZGameService
     function sendMessage (arg1 :Client, arg2 :String, arg3 :Object, arg4 :int, arg5 :InvocationService_InvocationListener) :void;
 
+    // from Java interface EZGameService
+    function setCookie (arg1 :Client, arg2 :ByteArray, arg3 :InvocationService_InvocationListener) :void;
+
     // from Java interface EZGameService
     function setProperty (arg1 :Client, arg2 :String, arg3 :Object, arg4 :int, arg5 :InvocationService_InvocationListener) :void;
 
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/GameObjectImpl.as b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/GameObjectImpl.as
index 64686510..f9707edd 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/GameObjectImpl.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/GameObjectImpl.as
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import flash.events.EventDispatcher;
 
 import flash.utils.IExternalizable;
 import flash.utils.ByteArray;
+import flash.utils.Dictionary;
 
 import com.threerings.io.TypedArray;
 
@@ -18,11 +19,16 @@ import com.threerings.util.StringUtil;
 import com.threerings.presents.client.ConfirmAdapter;
 import com.threerings.presents.client.InvocationService_ConfirmListener;
 
+import com.threerings.presents.dobj.EntryAddedEvent;
+import com.threerings.presents.dobj.EntryUpdatedEvent;
+import com.threerings.presents.dobj.SetAdapter;
+
 import com.threerings.crowd.data.BodyObject;
 import com.threerings.crowd.util.CrowdContext;
 
 import com.threerings.ezgame.data.EZGameObject;
 import com.threerings.ezgame.data.PropertySetEvent;
+import com.threerings.ezgame.data.UserCookie;
 import com.threerings.ezgame.util.EZObjectMarshaller;
 
 import com.threerings.ezgame.EZGame;
@@ -41,6 +47,8 @@ public class GameObjectImpl extends EventDispatcher
         _ctx = ctx;
         _ezObj = ezObj;
         _gameData = new GameData(this, _ezObj.getUserProps());
+
+        _ezObj.addListener(new SetAdapter(entryAdded, entryUpdated, null));
     }
 
     // from EZGame
@@ -259,6 +267,52 @@ public class GameObjectImpl extends EventDispatcher
         return arr;
     }
 
+    // from EZGame
+    public function getUserCookie (playerIndex :int, callback :Function) :void
+    {
+        // see if that cookie is already published
+        if (_ezObj.userCookies != null) {
+            var uc :UserCookie =
+                (_ezObj.userCookies.get(playerIndex) as UserCookie);
+            if (uc != null) {
+                callback(uc.cookie);
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (_cookieCallbacks == null) {
+            _cookieCallbacks = new Dictionary();
+        }
+        var arr :Array = (_cookieCallbacks[playerIndex] as Array);
+        if (arr == null) {
+            arr = [];
+            _cookieCallbacks[playerIndex] = arr;
+        }
+        arr.push(callback);
+
+        // request it to be made so by the server
+        _ezObj.ezGameService.getCookie(_ctx.getClient(), playerIndex,
+            createLoggingListener("getUserCookie"));
+    }
+
+    // from EZGame
+    public function setUserCookie (cookie :Object) :Boolean
+    {
+        var ba :ByteArray =
+            (EZObjectMarshaller.encode(cookie, false) as ByteArray);
+        if (ba.length > MAX_USER_COOKIE) {
+            // not saved!
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        _ezObj.ezGameService.setCookie(_ctx.getClient(), null, // ba,
+        // TODO
+        ///
+        /// TODO
+            createLoggingListener("setUserCookie"));
+        return true;
+    }
+
     // from EZGame
     public function isMyTurn () :Boolean
     {
@@ -480,10 +534,55 @@ public class GameObjectImpl extends EventDispatcher
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Handle entry updated
+     */
+    private function entryAdded (event :EntryAddedEvent) :void
+    {
+        if (EZGameObject.USER_COOKIES == event.getName()) {
+            receivedUserCookie(event.getEntry() as UserCookie);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Handle entry updated
+     */
+    private function entryUpdated (event :EntryUpdatedEvent) :void
+    {
+        if (EZGameObject.USER_COOKIES == event.getName()) {
+            receivedUserCookie(event.getEntry() as UserCookie);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Handle the arrival of a new UserCookie.
+     */
+    private function receivedUserCookie (cookie :UserCookie) :void
+    {
+        if (_cookieCallbacks != null) {
+            var arr :Array = (_cookieCallbacks[cookie.playerIndex] as Array);
+            if (arr != null) {
+                delete _cookieCallbacks[cookie.playerIndex];
+                for each (var fn :Function in arr) {
+                    try {
+                        fn(cookie.cookie);
+                    } catch (err :Error) {
+                        // cope
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     protected var _ctx :CrowdContext;
 
     protected var _ezObj :EZGameObject;
 
     protected var _gameData :GameData;
+
+    /** playerIndex -> callback functions waiting for the cookie. */
+    protected var _cookieCallbacks :Dictionary;
+
+    protected static const MAX_USER_COOKIE :int = 4096;
 }
 }
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameConfig.as b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameConfig.as
index fe450388..f8a1a44f 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameConfig.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameConfig.as
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ public class EZGameConfig extends GameConfig
     // For now, the configData is either a classname or url.
     public var configData :String;
 
+    /** If non-zero, a game id used to persistently identify the game.
+     * This could be thought of as a new-style rating id. */
+    public var persistentGameId:int;
+
     public function EZGameConfig ()
     {
         // nothing needed
@@ -89,6 +93,7 @@ public class EZGameConfig extends GameConfig
         super.readObject(ins);
 
         configData = (ins.readField(String) as String);
+        persistentGameId = ins.readInt();
     }
 
     // from interface Streamable
@@ -97,6 +102,7 @@ public class EZGameConfig extends GameConfig
         super.writeObject(out);
 
         out.writeField(configData);
+        out.writeInt(persistentGameId);
     }
 }
 }
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameMarshaller.as b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameMarshaller.as
index 71ee6b7d..1fcb1023 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameMarshaller.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameMarshaller.as
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 package com.threerings.ezgame.data {
 
+import flash.utils.ByteArray;
 import com.threerings.util.*; // for Float, Integer, etc.
 
 import com.threerings.ezgame.client.EZGameService;
@@ -80,8 +81,21 @@ public class EZGameMarshaller extends InvocationMarshaller
         ]);
     }
 
+    /** The method id used to dispatch {@link #getCookie} requests. */
+    public static const GET_COOKIE :int = 4;
+
+    // from interface EZGameService
+    public function getCookie (arg1 :Client, arg2 :int, arg3 :InvocationService_InvocationListener) :void
+    {
+        var listener3 :InvocationMarshaller_ListenerMarshaller = new InvocationMarshaller_ListenerMarshaller();
+        listener3.listener = arg3;
+        sendRequest(arg1, GET_COOKIE, [
+            Integer.valueOf(arg2), listener3
+        ]);
+    }
+
     /** The method id used to dispatch {@link #getFromCollection} requests. */
-    public static const GET_FROM_COLLECTION :int = 4;
+    public static const GET_FROM_COLLECTION :int = 5;
 
     // from interface EZGameService
     public function getFromCollection (arg1 :Client, arg2 :String, arg3 :Boolean, arg4 :int, arg5 :String, arg6 :int, arg7 :InvocationService_ConfirmListener) :void
@@ -94,7 +108,7 @@ public class EZGameMarshaller extends InvocationMarshaller
     }
 
     /** The method id used to dispatch {@link #mergeCollection} requests. */
-    public static const MERGE_COLLECTION :int = 5;
+    public static const MERGE_COLLECTION :int = 6;
 
     // from interface EZGameService
     public function mergeCollection (arg1 :Client, arg2 :String, arg3 :String, arg4 :InvocationService_InvocationListener) :void
@@ -107,7 +121,7 @@ public class EZGameMarshaller extends InvocationMarshaller
     }
 
     /** The method id used to dispatch {@link #sendMessage} requests. */
-    public static const SEND_MESSAGE :int = 6;
+    public static const SEND_MESSAGE :int = 7;
 
     // from interface EZGameService
     public function sendMessage (arg1 :Client, arg2 :String, arg3 :Object, arg4 :int, arg5 :InvocationService_InvocationListener) :void
@@ -119,8 +133,21 @@ public class EZGameMarshaller extends InvocationMarshaller
         ]);
     }
 
+    /** The method id used to dispatch {@link #setCookie} requests. */
+    public static const SET_COOKIE :int = 8;
+
+    // from interface EZGameService
+    public function setCookie (arg1 :Client, arg2 :ByteArray, arg3 :InvocationService_InvocationListener) :void
+    {
+        var listener3 :InvocationMarshaller_ListenerMarshaller = new InvocationMarshaller_ListenerMarshaller();
+        listener3.listener = arg3;
+        sendRequest(arg1, SET_COOKIE, [
+            arg2, listener3
+        ]);
+    }
+
     /** The method id used to dispatch {@link #setProperty} requests. */
-    public static const SET_PROPERTY :int = 7;
+    public static const SET_PROPERTY :int = 9;
 
     // from interface EZGameService
     public function setProperty (arg1 :Client, arg2 :String, arg3 :Object, arg4 :int, arg5 :InvocationService_InvocationListener) :void
@@ -133,7 +160,7 @@ public class EZGameMarshaller extends InvocationMarshaller
     }
 
     /** The method id used to dispatch {@link #setTicker} requests. */
-    public static const SET_TICKER :int = 8;
+    public static const SET_TICKER :int = 10;
 
     // from interface EZGameService
     public function setTicker (arg1 :Client, arg2 :String, arg3 :int, arg4 :InvocationService_InvocationListener) :void
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameObject.as b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameObject.as
index e22994c7..77b0710c 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameObject.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameObject.as
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import com.threerings.io.ObjectInputStream;
 import com.threerings.io.ObjectOutputStream;
 import com.threerings.io.TypedArray;
 
+import com.threerings.presents.dobj.DSet;
+
 import com.threerings.parlor.game.data.GameObject;
 import com.threerings.parlor.turn.data.TurnGameObject;
 
@@ -31,6 +33,9 @@ public class EZGameObject extends GameObject
     /** The field name of the <code>turnHolder</code> field. */
     public static const TURN_HOLDER :String = "turnHolder";
 
+    /** The field name of the <code>userCookies</code> field. */
+    public static const USER_COOKIES :String = "userCookies";
+
     /** The field name of the <code>ezGameService</code> field. */
     public static const EZ_GAME_SERVICE :String = "ezGameService";
     // AUTO-GENERATED: FIELDS END
@@ -38,6 +43,9 @@ public class EZGameObject extends GameObject
     /** The current turn holder. */
     public var turnHolder :Name;
 
+    /** A set of loaded user cookies. */
+    public var userCookies :DSet;
+
     /** The service interface for requesting special things from the server. */
     public var ezGameService :EZGameMarshaller;
 
@@ -134,6 +142,7 @@ public class EZGameObject extends GameObject
 
         // first read any regular bits
         turnHolder = (ins.readObject() as Name);
+        userCookies = (ins.readObject() as DSet);
         ezGameService = (ins.readObject() as EZGameMarshaller);
 
         // then user properties
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/data/UserCookie.as b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/data/UserCookie.as
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a7a7a574
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/data/UserCookie.as
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+//
+// $Id$
+
+package com.threerings.ezgame.data {
+
+import flash.utils.ByteArray;
+
+import com.threerings.io.ObjectInputStream;
+import com.threerings.io.ObjectOutputStream;
+
+import com.threerings.presents.dobj.DSet_Entry;
+
+import com.threerings.ezgame.util.EZObjectMarshaller;
+
+public class UserCookie
+    implements DSet_Entry
+{
+    /** The index of the player that has this cookie. */
+    public var playerIndex :int;
+
+    /** The decoded cookie value. */
+    public var cookie :Object;
+
+    // from DSet_Entry
+    public function getKey () :Object
+    {
+        return playerIndex;
+    }
+
+    // from superinterface Streamable
+    public function readObject (ins :ObjectInputStream) :void
+    {
+        playerIndex = ins.readInt();
+        var ba :ByteArray = (ins.readObject() as ByteArray);
+        cookie = EZObjectMarshaller.decode(ba);
+    }
+
+    // from superinterface Streamable
+    public function writeObject (out :ObjectOutputStream) :void
+    {
+        throw new Error();
+    }
+}
+}
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/util/EZObjectMarshaller.as b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/util/EZObjectMarshaller.as
index 326fccbc..518b4cb1 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/util/EZObjectMarshaller.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/util/EZObjectMarshaller.as
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import flash.system.ApplicationDomain;
 import flash.utils.ByteArray;
 import flash.utils.Endian;
 
+import com.threerings.util.StringUtil;
+
 import com.threerings.io.TypedArray;
 
 /**
@@ -45,6 +47,8 @@ public class EZObjectMarshaller
         bytes.endian = Endian.BIG_ENDIAN;
         bytes.objectEncoding = ObjectEncoding.AMF3;
         bytes.writeObject(obj);
+        Log.getLog(EZObjectMarshaller).info(
+            "The encoded bytes are: " + StringUtil.hexlate(bytes));
         return bytes;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/client/EZGameService.java b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/client/EZGameService.java
index d85a4e62..5c8ef239 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/client/EZGameService.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/client/EZGameService.java
@@ -83,4 +83,16 @@ public interface EZGameService extends InvocationService
     public void setTicker (
         Client client, String tickerName, int msOfDelay,
         InvocationListener listener);
+
+    /**
+     * Request to get the specified user's cookie.
+     */
+    public void getCookie (
+        Client client, int playerIndex, InvocationListener listener);
+
+    /**
+     * Request to set our cookie.
+     */
+    public void setCookie (
+        Client client, byte[] cookie, InvocationListener listener);
 }
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameConfig.java b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameConfig.java
index a40bfa0b..759248ee 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameConfig.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameConfig.java
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ public class EZGameConfig extends GameConfig
     // For now, the configData is either a classname or url.
     public String configData;
 
+    /** If non-zero, a game id used to persistently identify the game.
+     * This could be thought of as a new-style rating id. */
+    public int persistentGameId;
+
     // from abstract GameConfig
     public String getBundleName ()
     {
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameMarshaller.java b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameMarshaller.java
index c9146f9a..36550d63 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameMarshaller.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameMarshaller.java
@@ -76,8 +76,21 @@ public class EZGameMarshaller extends InvocationMarshaller
         });
     }
 
+    /** The method id used to dispatch {@link #getCookie} requests. */
+    public static final int GET_COOKIE = 4;
+
+    // from interface EZGameService
+    public void getCookie (Client arg1, int arg2, InvocationService.InvocationListener arg3)
+    {
+        ListenerMarshaller listener3 = new ListenerMarshaller();
+        listener3.listener = arg3;
+        sendRequest(arg1, GET_COOKIE, new Object[] {
+            Integer.valueOf(arg2), listener3
+        });
+    }
+
     /** The method id used to dispatch {@link #getFromCollection} requests. */
-    public static final int GET_FROM_COLLECTION = 4;
+    public static final int GET_FROM_COLLECTION = 5;
 
     // from interface EZGameService
     public void getFromCollection (Client arg1, String arg2, boolean arg3, int arg4, String arg5, int arg6, InvocationService.ConfirmListener arg7)
@@ -90,7 +103,7 @@ public class EZGameMarshaller extends InvocationMarshaller
     }
 
     /** The method id used to dispatch {@link #mergeCollection} requests. */
-    public static final int MERGE_COLLECTION = 5;
+    public static final int MERGE_COLLECTION = 6;
 
     // from interface EZGameService
     public void mergeCollection (Client arg1, String arg2, String arg3, InvocationService.InvocationListener arg4)
@@ -103,7 +116,7 @@ public class EZGameMarshaller extends InvocationMarshaller
     }
 
     /** The method id used to dispatch {@link #sendMessage} requests. */
-    public static final int SEND_MESSAGE = 6;
+    public static final int SEND_MESSAGE = 7;
 
     // from interface EZGameService
     public void sendMessage (Client arg1, String arg2, Object arg3, int arg4, InvocationService.InvocationListener arg5)
@@ -115,8 +128,21 @@ public class EZGameMarshaller extends InvocationMarshaller
         });
     }
 
+    /** The method id used to dispatch {@link #setCookie} requests. */
+    public static final int SET_COOKIE = 8;
+
+    // from interface EZGameService
+    public void setCookie (Client arg1, byte[] arg2, InvocationService.InvocationListener arg3)
+    {
+        ListenerMarshaller listener3 = new ListenerMarshaller();
+        listener3.listener = arg3;
+        sendRequest(arg1, SET_COOKIE, new Object[] {
+            arg2, listener3
+        });
+    }
+
     /** The method id used to dispatch {@link #setProperty} requests. */
-    public static final int SET_PROPERTY = 7;
+    public static final int SET_PROPERTY = 9;
 
     // from interface EZGameService
     public void setProperty (Client arg1, String arg2, Object arg3, int arg4, InvocationService.InvocationListener arg5)
@@ -129,7 +155,7 @@ public class EZGameMarshaller extends InvocationMarshaller
     }
 
     /** The method id used to dispatch {@link #setTicker} requests. */
-    public static final int SET_TICKER = 8;
+    public static final int SET_TICKER = 10;
 
     // from interface EZGameService
     public void setTicker (Client arg1, String arg2, int arg3, InvocationService.InvocationListener arg4)
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameObject.java b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameObject.java
index 9d5e8ec1..f379e82b 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameObject.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameObject.java
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import com.threerings.io.ObjectInputStream;
 import com.threerings.io.ObjectOutputStream;
 import com.threerings.io.Streamable;
 
+import com.threerings.presents.dobj.DSet;
+
 import com.threerings.parlor.game.data.GameObject;
 import com.threerings.parlor.turn.data.TurnGameObject;
 
@@ -38,6 +40,9 @@ public class EZGameObject extends GameObject
     /** The field name of the <code>turnHolder</code> field. */
     public static final String TURN_HOLDER = "turnHolder";
 
+    /** The field name of the <code>userCookies</code> field. */
+    public static final String USER_COOKIES = "userCookies";
+
     /** The field name of the <code>ezGameService</code> field. */
     public static final String EZ_GAME_SERVICE = "ezGameService";
     // AUTO-GENERATED: FIELDS END
@@ -45,6 +50,9 @@ public class EZGameObject extends GameObject
     /** The current turn holder. */
     public Name turnHolder;
 
+    /** A set of loaded user cookies. */
+    public DSet<UserCookie> userCookies;
+
     /** The service interface for requesting special things from the server. */
     public EZGameMarshaller ezGameService;
 
@@ -139,6 +147,54 @@ public class EZGameObject extends GameObject
         this.turnHolder = value;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Requests that the specified entry be added to the
+     * <code>userCookies</code> set. The set will not change until the event is
+     * actually propagated through the system.
+     */
+    public void addToUserCookies (UserCookie elem)
+    {
+        requestEntryAdd(USER_COOKIES, userCookies, elem);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Requests that the entry matching the supplied key be removed from
+     * the <code>userCookies</code> set. The set will not change until the
+     * event is actually propagated through the system.
+     */
+    public void removeFromUserCookies (Comparable key)
+    {
+        requestEntryRemove(USER_COOKIES, userCookies, key);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Requests that the specified entry be updated in the
+     * <code>userCookies</code> set. The set will not change until the event is
+     * actually propagated through the system.
+     */
+    public void updateUserCookies (UserCookie elem)
+    {
+        requestEntryUpdate(USER_COOKIES, userCookies, elem);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Requests that the <code>userCookies</code> field be set to the
+     * specified value. Generally one only adds, updates and removes
+     * entries of a distributed set, but certain situations call for a
+     * complete replacement of the set 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 setUserCookies (DSet<com.threerings.ezgame.data.UserCookie> value)
+    {
+        requestAttributeChange(USER_COOKIES, value, this.userCookies);
+        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") DSet<com.threerings.ezgame.data.UserCookie> clone =
+            (value == null) ? null : value.typedClone();
+        this.userCookies = clone;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Requests that the <code>ezGameService</code> field be set to the
      * specified value. The local value will be updated immediately and an
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/data/UserCookie.java b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/data/UserCookie.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..920c9c23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/data/UserCookie.java
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+//
+// $Id$
+//
+// Vilya library - tools for developing networked games
+// Copyright (C) 2002-2006 Three Rings Design, Inc., All Rights Reserved
+// http://www.threerings.net/code/vilya/
+//
+// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+// under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
+// by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+// Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+// License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+
+package com.threerings.ezgame.data;
+
+import com.threerings.presents.dobj.DSet;
+
+/**
+ * Represents a user's game-specific cookie data.
+ */
+public class UserCookie
+    implements DSet.Entry
+{
+    /** The index of the player that has this cookie. */
+    public int playerIndex;
+
+    /** The cookie value. */
+    public byte[] cookie;
+
+    /**
+     */
+    public UserCookie (int playerIndex, byte[] cookie)
+    {
+        this.playerIndex = playerIndex;
+        this.cookie = cookie;
+    }
+
+    // from DSet.Entry
+    public Comparable getKey ()
+    {
+        return playerIndex;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/server/EZGameDispatcher.java b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/server/EZGameDispatcher.java
index 63406994..155851fb 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/server/EZGameDispatcher.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/server/EZGameDispatcher.java
@@ -77,6 +77,13 @@ public class EZGameDispatcher extends InvocationDispatcher
             );
             return;
 
+        case EZGameMarshaller.GET_COOKIE:
+            ((EZGameProvider)provider).getCookie(
+                source,
+                ((Integer)args[0]).intValue(), (InvocationService.InvocationListener)args[1]
+            );
+            return;
+
         case EZGameMarshaller.GET_FROM_COLLECTION:
             ((EZGameProvider)provider).getFromCollection(
                 source,
@@ -98,6 +105,13 @@ public class EZGameDispatcher extends InvocationDispatcher
             );
             return;
 
+        case EZGameMarshaller.SET_COOKIE:
+            ((EZGameProvider)provider).setCookie(
+                source,
+                (byte[])args[0], (InvocationService.InvocationListener)args[1]
+            );
+            return;
+
         case EZGameMarshaller.SET_PROPERTY:
             ((EZGameProvider)provider).setProperty(
                 source,
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/server/EZGameManager.java b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/server/EZGameManager.java
index 51e875c1..60d5f1c6 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/server/EZGameManager.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/server/EZGameManager.java
@@ -5,11 +5,15 @@ package com.threerings.ezgame.server;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.HashSet;
 
+import com.samskivert.util.ArrayIntSet;
 import com.samskivert.util.ArrayUtil;
 import com.samskivert.util.CollectionUtil;
+import com.samskivert.util.HashIntMap;
 import com.samskivert.util.Interval;
 import com.samskivert.util.RandomUtil;
+import com.samskivert.util.ResultListener;
 
 import com.threerings.util.Name;
 
@@ -17,6 +21,7 @@ import com.threerings.presents.data.ClientObject;
 import com.threerings.presents.data.InvocationCodes;
 import com.threerings.presents.dobj.AccessController;
 import com.threerings.presents.dobj.DObjectManager;
+import com.threerings.presents.dobj.DSet;
 import com.threerings.presents.dobj.MessageEvent;
 import com.threerings.presents.client.InvocationService;
 import com.threerings.presents.server.InvocationException;
@@ -30,9 +35,13 @@ import com.threerings.parlor.game.server.GameManager;
 
 import com.threerings.parlor.turn.server.TurnGameManager;
 
+import com.threerings.ezgame.data.EZGameConfig;
 import com.threerings.ezgame.data.EZGameObject;
 import com.threerings.ezgame.data.EZGameMarshaller;
 import com.threerings.ezgame.data.PropertySetEvent;
+import com.threerings.ezgame.data.UserCookie;
+
+import static com.threerings.ezgame.server.Log.log;
 
 /**
  * A manager for "ez" games.
@@ -238,6 +247,90 @@ public class EZGameManager extends GameManager
         }
     }
 
+    // from EZGameProvider
+    public void getCookie (
+        ClientObject caller, final int playerIndex,
+        InvocationService.InvocationListener listener)
+        throws InvocationException
+    {
+        GameCookieManager gcm = getCookieManager();
+        if (_gameObj.userCookies.containsKey(playerIndex)) {
+            // already loaded: we do nothing
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (_cookieLookups == null) {
+            _cookieLookups = new ArrayIntSet();
+        }
+        // we only start looking up the cookie if nobody else already is
+        if (!_cookieLookups.contains(playerIndex)) {
+            gcm.getCookie(getPersistentGameId(), getPlayer(playerIndex),
+                new ResultListener<byte[]>() {
+                    public void requestCompleted (byte[] result) {
+                        // Result may be null: that's ok, it means
+                        // we've looked up the user's nonexistant cookie.
+                        // Only set the cookie if the playerIndex is
+                        // still in the lookup set, otherwise they left!
+                        if (_cookieLookups.remove(playerIndex) &&
+                                _gameObj.isActive()) {
+                            _gameObj.addToUserCookies(
+                                new UserCookie(playerIndex, result));
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    public void requestFailed (Exception cause) {
+                        log.warning("Unable to retrieve cookie " +
+                            "[cause=" + cause + "].");
+                        requestCompleted(null);
+                    }
+                });
+
+            // indicate that we're looking up a cookie
+            _cookieLookups.add(playerIndex);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // from EZGameProvider
+    public void setCookie (
+        ClientObject caller, byte[] value,
+        InvocationService.InvocationListener listener)
+        throws InvocationException
+    {
+        int playerIndex = getPresentPlayerIndex(caller.getOid());
+        if (playerIndex == -1) {
+            throw new InvocationException(ACCESS_DENIED);
+        }
+
+        GameCookieManager gcm = getCookieManager();
+        UserCookie cookie = new UserCookie(playerIndex, value);
+        if (_gameObj.userCookies.containsKey(playerIndex)) {
+            _gameObj.updateUserCookies(cookie);
+        } else {
+            _gameObj.addToUserCookies(cookie);
+        }
+
+        gcm.setCookie(getPersistentGameId(), caller, value);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the cookie manager, and do a bit of other setup.
+     */
+    protected GameCookieManager getCookieManager ()
+        throws InvocationException
+    {
+        GameCookieManager gcm = GameCookieManager.getInstance();
+        if (gcm == null) {
+            log.warning("GameCookieManager not initialized.");
+            throw new InvocationException(INTERNAL_ERROR);
+        }
+
+        if (_gameObj.userCookies == null) {
+            // lazy-init this
+            _gameObj.setUserCookies(new DSet<UserCookie>());
+        }
+        return gcm;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Helper method to send a private message to the specified player
      * index (must already be verified).
@@ -266,6 +359,19 @@ public class EZGameManager extends GameManager
             new PropertySetEvent(_gameObj.getOid(), propName, value, index));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the game id of this ezgame, as set in the config.
+     */
+    protected int getPersistentGameId ()
+        throws InvocationException
+    {
+        int id = ((EZGameConfig) _config).persistentGameId;
+        if (id == 0) {
+            throw new InvocationException("Persistent game id not set.");
+        }
+        return id;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Validate that the specified user has access to do things in the game.
      */
@@ -328,6 +434,22 @@ public class EZGameManager extends GameManager
         super.gameDidEnd();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected void playerGameDidEnd (int pidx)
+    {
+        super.playerGameDidEnd(pidx);
+
+        // kill any of their cookies
+        if (_gameObj.userCookies != null &&
+                _gameObj.userCookies.containsKey(pidx)) {
+            _gameObj.removeFromUserCookies(pidx);
+        }
+        // halt the loading of their cookie, if in progress
+        if (_cookieLookups != null) {
+            _cookieLookups.remove(pidx);
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected void assignWinners (boolean[] winners)
     {
@@ -411,15 +533,21 @@ public class EZGameManager extends GameManager
     /** Our turn delegate. */
     protected EZGameTurnDelegate _turnDelegate;
 
-    /** The array of winners, after the user has filled it in. */
-    protected int[] _winnerIndexes;
-
     /** The map of collections, lazy-initialized. */
     protected HashMap<String, ArrayList<byte[]>> _collections;
 
     /** The map of tickers, lazy-initialized. */
     protected HashMap<String, Ticker> _tickers;
 
+    /** Tracks which cookies are currently being retrieved from the db. */
+    protected ArrayIntSet _cookieLookups;
+
+//    /** User tokens, lazy-initialized. */
+//    protected HashIntMap<HashSet<String>> _tokens;
+
+    /** The array of winners, after the user has filled it in. */
+    protected int[] _winnerIndexes;
+
     /** The minimum delay a ticker can have. */
     protected static final int MIN_TICKER_DELAY = 50;
 
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/server/EZGameProvider.java b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/server/EZGameProvider.java
index da2e932b..94e2ef83 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/server/EZGameProvider.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/server/EZGameProvider.java
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ public interface EZGameProvider extends InvocationProvider
     public void endTurn (ClientObject caller, int arg1, InvocationService.InvocationListener arg2)
         throws InvocationException;
 
+    /**
+     * Handles a {@link EZGameService#getCookie} request.
+     */
+    public void getCookie (ClientObject caller, int arg1, InvocationService.InvocationListener arg2)
+        throws InvocationException;
+
     /**
      * Handles a {@link EZGameService#getFromCollection} request.
      */
@@ -69,6 +75,12 @@ public interface EZGameProvider extends InvocationProvider
     public void sendMessage (ClientObject caller, String arg1, Object arg2, int arg3, InvocationService.InvocationListener arg4)
         throws InvocationException;
 
+    /**
+     * Handles a {@link EZGameService#setCookie} request.
+     */
+    public void setCookie (ClientObject caller, byte[] arg1, InvocationService.InvocationListener arg2)
+        throws InvocationException;
+
     /**
      * Handles a {@link EZGameService#setProperty} request.
      */
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/server/GameCookieManager.java b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/server/GameCookieManager.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1524d740
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/server/GameCookieManager.java
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+//
+// $Id$
+//
+// Vilya library - tools for developing networked games
+// Copyright (C) 2002-2006 Three Rings Design, Inc., All Rights Reserved
+// http://www.threerings.net/code/vilya/
+//
+// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+// under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
+// by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+// Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+// License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+
+package com.threerings.ezgame.server;
+
+import com.samskivert.io.PersistenceException;
+
+import com.samskivert.jdbc.ConnectionProvider;
+import com.samskivert.jdbc.RepositoryListenerUnit;
+
+import com.samskivert.util.Invoker;
+import com.samskivert.util.ResultListener;
+
+import com.threerings.presents.data.ClientObject;
+
+import com.threerings.crowd.server.CrowdServer;
+
+import com.threerings.ezgame.server.persist.GameCookieRepository;
+
+import static com.threerings.ezgame.server.Log.log;
+
+/**
+ * Manages access to game cookies.
+ */
+public class GameCookieManager
+{
+    /**
+     * An interface for identifying users.
+     */
+    public interface UserIdentifier
+    {
+        /** Return the persistent user id for the specified player,
+         * or 0 if they're not a valid user, or a guest,
+         * or something like that (they'll have no cookies). */
+        public int getUserId (ClientObject clientObj);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Called to set up game cookie services for the server.
+     */
+    public static void init (ConnectionProvider conprov, UserIdentifier ider)
+        throws PersistenceException
+    {
+        _singleton = new GameCookieManager(conprov, ider);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get an instance of the GameCookieManager.
+     */
+    public static GameCookieManager getInstance ()
+    {
+        return _singleton;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Protected constructor.
+     */
+    protected GameCookieManager 
+        (ConnectionProvider conprov, UserIdentifier identifier)
+        throws PersistenceException
+    {
+        _repo = new GameCookieRepository(conprov);
+        _identifier = identifier;
+        if (_identifier == null) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+                "UserIdentifier must be non-null");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the specified user's cookie.
+     */
+    public void getCookie (
+        final int gameId, ClientObject cliObj, ResultListener<byte[]> rl)
+    {
+        final int userId = _identifier.getUserId(cliObj);
+        if (userId == 0) {
+            rl.requestCompleted(null);
+            return;
+        }
+        CrowdServer.invoker.postUnit(
+            new RepositoryListenerUnit<byte[]>("getGameCookie", rl) {
+                public byte[] invokePersistResult ()
+                    throws PersistenceException
+                {
+                    return _repo.getCookie(gameId, userId);
+                }
+            });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the specified user's cookie.
+     */
+    public void setCookie (
+        final int gameId, ClientObject cliObj, final byte[] cookie)
+    {
+        final int userId = _identifier.getUserId(cliObj);
+        if (userId == 0) {
+            // fail to save, silently
+            return;
+        }
+        CrowdServer.invoker.postUnit(new Invoker.Unit("setGameCookie") {
+            public boolean invoke ()
+            {
+                try {
+                    _repo.setCookie(gameId, userId, cookie);
+                } catch (PersistenceException pe) {
+                    log.warning("Unable to save game cookie [pe=" + pe + "].");
+                }
+                return false;
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    /** Our repository. */
+    protected GameCookieRepository _repo;
+
+    /** The entity we ask to identify users. */
+    protected UserIdentifier _identifier;
+
+    /** A reference to the single GameCookieManager instantiated. */
+    protected static GameCookieManager _singleton;
+
+}
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/server/Log.java b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/server/Log.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..05247bfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/server/Log.java
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+//
+// $Id$
+//
+// Vilya library - tools for developing networked games
+// Copyright (C) 2002-2006 Three Rings Design, Inc., All Rights Reserved
+// http://www.threerings.net/code/vilya/
+//
+// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+// under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
+// by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+// Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+// License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+
+package com.threerings.ezgame.server;
+
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
+/**
+ * Contains the log object.
+ */
+public class Log
+{
+    /** We dispatch our log messages through this logger. */
+    public static Logger log = Logger.getLogger("com.threerings.ezgame");
+}
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/server/persist/GameCookieRepository.java b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/server/persist/GameCookieRepository.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fdbaefc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/server/persist/GameCookieRepository.java
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+//
+// $Id$
+//
+// Vilya library - tools for developing networked games
+// Copyright (C) 2002-2006 Three Rings Design, Inc., All Rights Reserved
+// http://www.threerings.net/code/vilya/
+//
+// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+// under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
+// by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+// Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+// License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+
+package com.threerings.ezgame.server.persist;
+
+import java.sql.Connection;
+import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
+import java.sql.ResultSet;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+import java.sql.Statement;
+
+import com.samskivert.io.PersistenceException;
+
+import com.samskivert.jdbc.ConnectionProvider;
+import com.samskivert.jdbc.DatabaseLiaison;
+import com.samskivert.jdbc.JDBCUtil;
+import com.samskivert.jdbc.JORARepository;
+import com.samskivert.jdbc.SimpleRepository;
+import com.samskivert.jdbc.TransitionRepository;
+
+
+/**
+ * Provides storage services for user cookies used in games.
+ */
+public class GameCookieRepository extends SimpleRepository
+{
+    /** The database identifier used when establishing a connection. */
+    public static final String COOKIE_DB_IDENT = "gameCookiedb";
+
+    public GameCookieRepository (ConnectionProvider conprov)
+        throws PersistenceException
+    {
+        super(conprov, COOKIE_DB_IDENT);
+
+        maintenance("analyze", "GAME_COOKIES");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void migrateSchema (Connection conn, DatabaseLiaison liaison)
+        throws SQLException, PersistenceException
+    {
+        super.migrateSchema(conn, liaison);
+
+        JDBCUtil.createTableIfMissing(conn, "GAME_COOKIES", new String[] {
+            "GAME_ID integer not null",
+            "USER_ID integer not null",
+            "COOKIE blob not null",
+            "primary key (GAME_ID, USER_ID)" }, "");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the specified game cookie, or null if none.
+     */
+    public byte[] getCookie (final int gameId, final int userId)
+        throws PersistenceException
+    {
+        return execute(new Operation<byte[]>() {
+            public byte[] invoke (Connection conn, DatabaseLiaison liaison)
+                throws SQLException, PersistenceException
+            {
+                Statement stmt = conn.createStatement();
+                try {
+                    ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery("select COOKIE " +
+                        "from GAME_COOKIES where GAME_ID=" + gameId +
+                        " and USER_ID=" + userId);
+                    if (rs.next()) {
+                        return rs.getBytes(1);
+                    }
+                    return null;
+                } finally {
+                    JDBCUtil.close(stmt);
+                }
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the specified user's game cookie.
+     */
+    public void setCookie (
+        final int gameId, final int userId, final byte[] cookie)
+        throws PersistenceException
+    {
+        executeUpdate(new Operation<Void>() {
+            public Void invoke (Connection conn, DatabaseLiaison liaison)
+                throws SQLException, PersistenceException
+            {
+                if (cookie == null) {
+                    Statement stmt = conn.createStatement();
+                    try {
+                        stmt.executeUpdate("delete from GAME_COOKIES" +
+                            " where GAME_ID=" + gameId +
+                            " and USER_ID=" + userId);
+                        return null;
+                    } finally {
+                        JDBCUtil.close(stmt);
+                    }
+
+                } else {
+                    PreparedStatement stmt = conn.prepareStatement(
+                        "update GAME_COOKIES set COOKIE=?" +
+                        " where GAME_ID=" + gameId +
+                        " and USER_ID=" + userId);
+                    try {
+                        stmt.setBytes(1, cookie);
+                        stmt.executeUpdate();
+                        return null;
+                    } finally {
+                        JDBCUtil.close(stmt);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        });
+    }
+}