diff --git a/client/src/actions.jsx b/client/src/actions.jsx
index a49d8278..6f106cd9 100644
--- a/client/src/actions.jsx
+++ b/client/src/actions.jsx
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ export const setTeamPage = value => ({ type: 'SET_TEAM_PAGE', value });
 export const setTeamSelect = value => ({ type: 'SET_TEAM_SELECT', value: Array.from(value) });
 
 export const setTutorial = value => ({ type: 'SET_TUTORIAL', value });
-export const setTutorialGame = value => ({ type: 'SET_TUTORIAL_GAME', value });
 
 export const setVboxSelected = value => ({ type: 'SET_VBOX_SELECTED', value: value });
 export const setVboxCombiner = value => ({ type: 'SET_VBOX_COMBINER', value });
diff --git a/client/src/components/front.page.jsx b/client/src/components/front.page.jsx
index defc62e1..44c0d442 100644
--- a/client/src/components/front.page.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/front.page.jsx
@@ -50,12 +50,11 @@ function Play(args) {
     );
 
     const list = () => {
-
         if (promptRegister) {
             return (
                 <div class='block-text'>
                     <p><b>You just won your first round of MNML.</b></p>
-                    <p>Register below to play a real Bo5 against other players, play a practice round, customise your team & more...</p>
+                    <p>Register below to play a real Bo5 against other players,<br/> play a practice round against a tougher AI opponent,<br/> customise your team & more...</p>
                     <p>glhf</p>
                 </div>
             )
diff --git a/client/src/components/targeting.arrows.jsx b/client/src/components/targeting.arrows.jsx
index 384dd1d6..2d570121 100644
--- a/client/src/components/targeting.arrows.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/targeting.arrows.jsx
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ const shapes = require('./shapes');
 const { effectInfo } = require('../utils');
 
 const addState = connect(
-    ({ game, account, animating, itemInfo, gameEffectInfo, tutorialGame }) =>
-        ({ game, account, animating, itemInfo, gameEffectInfo, tutorialGame })
+    ({ game, account, animating, itemInfo, gameEffectInfo, authenticated }) =>
+        ({ game, account, animating, itemInfo, gameEffectInfo, authenticated })
 );
 
 class TargetSvg extends Component {
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ class TargetSvg extends Component {
         if (newProps.account !== this.props.account) return true;
         if (newProps.animating !== this.props.animating) return true;
         if (newProps.gameEffectInfo !== this.props.gameEffectInfo) return true;
-        if (newProps.tutorialGame !== this.props.tutorialGame) return true;
         if (newState.width !== this.state.width) return true;
         if (newState.height !== this.state.height) return true;
         return false;
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ class TargetSvg extends Component {
             animating,
             game,
             gameEffectInfo,
-            tutorialGame,
+            authenticated,
         } = props;
         const { width, height } = state;
 
@@ -53,10 +52,10 @@ class TargetSvg extends Component {
         if (game.phase === 'Finished') return false; // Clear everything if its over (in case of abandon)
 
         // First time joining game phase
-        if (tutorialGame) {
+        if (!authenticated && game.stack.length === 0) {
             return (
                 <div class="resolving-skill">
-                    <h2>Select your skills, click on targets and then hit <b>READY</b>.</h2>
+                    <h2><b>Select a skill</b> from each construct, <b>click a target</b> for that skill and then click <b>READY</b>.</h2>
                 </div>
             );
         }
diff --git a/client/src/events.jsx b/client/src/events.jsx
index a0e6a307..48028205 100644
--- a/client/src/events.jsx
+++ b/client/src/events.jsx
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ function registerEvents(store) {
     }
 
 
-    function clearTutorialGame() {
-        store.dispatch(actions.setTutorialGame(null));
-    }
-
     function setPing(ping) {
         store.dispatch(actions.setPing(ping));
     }
@@ -231,7 +227,6 @@ function registerEvents(store) {
         clearInstance,
         clearMtxActive,
         clearTutorial,
-        clearTutorialGame,
         setAccount,
         setAuthenticated,
         setAccountInstances,
diff --git a/client/src/reducers.jsx b/client/src/reducers.jsx
index c30dec0a..6330f0eb 100644
--- a/client/src/reducers.jsx
+++ b/client/src/reducers.jsx
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ module.exports = {
     teamSelect:         createReducer([null, null, null], 'SET_TEAM_SELECT'),
 
     tutorial:           createReducer(1, 'SET_TUTORIAL'),
-    tutorialGame:       createReducer(1, 'SET_TUTORIAL_GAME'),
 
     vboxSelected:       createReducer({ storeSelect: [], stashSelect: [] }, 'SET_VBOX_SELECTED'),
     vboxCombiner:       createReducer(null, 'SET_VBOX_COMBINER'),
diff --git a/client/src/socket.jsx b/client/src/socket.jsx
index a7e2916c..0ae1cacc 100644
--- a/client/src/socket.jsx
+++ b/client/src/socket.jsx
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ function createSocket(events) {
             { game_id: gameId, construct_id: constructId, target_construct_id: targetConstructId, skill },
         ]);
         events.setActiveSkill(null);
-        events.clearTutorialGame();
     }
 
     function sendGameSkillClear(gameId) {
diff --git a/server/src/rpc.rs b/server/src/rpc.rs
index 9ffe3bdc..2eca2452 100644
--- a/server/src/rpc.rs
+++ b/server/src/rpc.rs
@@ -141,24 +141,6 @@ struct Connection {
     events: CbSender<Event>,
 }
 
-impl Connection {
-    // this is where last minute processing happens
-    // use it to modify outgoing messages, update subs, serialize in some way...
-    fn send(&self, msg: RpcMessage) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        let msg = match msg {
-            RpcMessage::InstanceState(v) => RpcMessage::InstanceState(v.redact(self.id)),
-            RpcMessage::AccountInstances(v) =>
-                RpcMessage::AccountInstances(v.into_iter().map(|i| i.redact(self.id)).collect()),
-            RpcMessage::GameState(v) => RpcMessage::GameState(v.redact(self.id)),
-            _ => msg,
-        };
-
-        self.ws.send(msg).unwrap();
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}
-
 // we unwrap everything in here cause really
 // we don't care if this panics
 // it's run in a thread so it's supposed to bail
@@ -178,7 +160,7 @@ impl Handler for Connection {
                     },
                     Err(e) => {
                         warn!("{:?}", e);
-                        self.send(RpcMessage::Error(e.to_string())).unwrap();
+                        self.ws.send(RpcMessage::Error(e.to_string())).unwrap();
                     },
                 };
             },
diff --git a/server/src/user_anonymous.rs b/server/src/user_anonymous.rs
index 213d22a5..be39a052 100644
--- a/server/src/user_anonymous.rs
+++ b/server/src/user_anonymous.rs
@@ -50,6 +50,16 @@ impl User for Anonymous {
             _ => (),
         };
 
+        // last minute redactions and processing
+        // this happens after the state setting as we need to keep
+        // all the skills to prevent forfeiting
+        let msg = match msg {
+            RpcMessage::InstanceState(v) => RpcMessage::InstanceState(v.redact(self.id)),
+            RpcMessage::GameState(v) => RpcMessage::GameState(v.redact(self.id)),
+            _ => msg,
+        };
+
+
         self.ws.send(msg)?;
 
         Ok(())
diff --git a/server/src/user_authenticated.rs b/server/src/user_authenticated.rs
index 23d0c69d..ce7581a6 100644
--- a/server/src/user_authenticated.rs
+++ b/server/src/user_authenticated.rs
@@ -79,6 +79,15 @@ impl User for Authenticated {
             _ => (),
         };
 
+        // last minute processing
+        let msg = match msg {
+            RpcMessage::InstanceState(v) => RpcMessage::InstanceState(v.redact(self.id)),
+            RpcMessage::AccountInstances(v) =>
+                RpcMessage::AccountInstances(v.into_iter().map(|i| i.redact(self.id)).collect()),
+            RpcMessage::GameState(v) => RpcMessage::GameState(v.redact(self.id)),
+            _ => msg,
+        };
+
         self.ws.send(msg)?;
 
         Ok(())