diff --git a/client/assets/styles/menu.less b/client/assets/styles/menu.less
index 670a86be..ff035799 100644
--- a/client/assets/styles/menu.less
+++ b/client/assets/styles/menu.less
@@ -100,6 +100,12 @@ section {
     }
 }
 
+.block-text {
+    letter-spacing: 0.25em;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    text-align: center;
+}
+
 .list {
     margin-bottom: 2em;
 
diff --git a/client/src/components/front.page.jsx b/client/src/components/front.page.jsx
index 32cf3e16..defc62e1 100644
--- a/client/src/components/front.page.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/front.page.jsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const addState = connect(
         const {
             ws,
             account,
+            tutorial,
         } = state;
 
         function sendInstancePractice() {
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ const addState = connect(
         }
 
         return {
+            promptRegister: tutorial === 99, // see events
             account,
             sendInstancePractice,
         };
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ const addState = connect(
 function Play(args) {
     const {
         account,
+        promptRegister,
         sendInstancePractice,
     } = args;
 
@@ -47,6 +50,17 @@ 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>glhf</p>
+                </div>
+            )
+        }
+
         return (
             <div class='list play'>
                 <figure>
diff --git a/client/src/components/game.ctrl.btns.jsx b/client/src/components/game.ctrl.btns.jsx
index 557e0915..9b898345 100644
--- a/client/src/components/game.ctrl.btns.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/game.ctrl.btns.jsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const addState = connect(
             ws,
             game,
             account,
+            authenticated,
             chatShow,
             animating,
         } = state;
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ const addState = connect(
         return {
             game,
             account,
+            authenticated,
             chatShow,
             sendAbandon,
             sendGameSkillClear,
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ function GameCtrlBtns(args) {
         animating,
         account,
         chatShow,
+        authenticated,
 
         getInstanceState,
         sendGameSkillClear,
@@ -77,7 +80,9 @@ function GameCtrlBtns(args) {
     const finished = game.phase === 'Finished';
 
     function quitClick() {
-        getInstanceState();
+        if (authenticated) {
+            getInstanceState();
+        }
         quit();
     }
 
diff --git a/client/src/components/game.ctrl.btns.top.jsx b/client/src/components/game.ctrl.btns.top.jsx
index 3128d40d..f5e67fa2 100644
--- a/client/src/components/game.ctrl.btns.top.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/game.ctrl.btns.top.jsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const addState = connect(
             ws,
             game,
             animating,
+            authenticated,
             account,
         } = state;
 
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ const addState = connect(
         return {
             game,
             account,
+            authenticated,
 
             sendAbandon,
             sendDraw,
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ function GameCtrlTopBtns(args) {
     const {
         game,
         account,
+        authenticated,
 
         leave,
         sendAbandon,
@@ -82,6 +85,11 @@ function GameCtrlTopBtns(args) {
         setTimeout(() => this.setState({ concedeState: false }), 2000);
     };
 
+    const authBtn = btn => {
+        if (authenticated) return btn;
+        return <button disabled>-</button>
+    }
+
     const abandonClasses = `abandon ${abandonState ? 'confirming' : ''}`;
     const abandonText = abandonState ? 'Confirm' : 'Abandon';
     const abandonAction = abandonState ? sendAbandon : abandonStateTrue;
@@ -102,9 +110,9 @@ function GameCtrlTopBtns(args) {
 
     return (
         <div class="instance-ctrl-btns">
-            {abandonBtn}
-            {concedeBtn}
-            {drawBtn}
+            {authBtn(abandonBtn)}
+            {authBtn(concedeBtn)}
+            {authBtn(drawBtn)}
         </div>
     );
 }
diff --git a/client/src/components/instance.ctrl.top.btns.jsx b/client/src/components/instance.ctrl.top.btns.jsx
index 7fc4f018..319298d7 100644
--- a/client/src/components/instance.ctrl.top.btns.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/instance.ctrl.top.btns.jsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const addState = connect(
     function receiveState(state) {
         const {
             ws,
+            authenticated,
             instance,
             tutorial,
         } = state;
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ const addState = connect(
 
         return {
             instance,
+            authenticated,
             tutorial,
             sendAbandon,
         };
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ const addState = connect(
 function InstanceTopBtns(args) {
     const {
         instance,
+        authenticated,
 
         leave,
         sendAbandon,
@@ -61,9 +64,16 @@ function InstanceTopBtns(args) {
     const abandonBtn = <button class={abandonClasses} disabled={finished} onClick={abandonAction}>{abandonText}</button>;
     const leaveBtn = <button class='abandon confirming' onClick={() => leave(tutorial)}>Leave</button>;
 
+    const finalBtn = () => {
+        // disable for tutorial mode
+        if (!authenticated) return <button disabled='true'>-</button>;
+        if (finished) return leaveBtn;
+        return abandonBtn;
+    }
+
     return (
         <div class="instance-ctrl-btns">
-            {finished ? leaveBtn : abandonBtn}
+            {finalBtn()}
         </div>
     );
 }
diff --git a/client/src/components/welcome.jsx b/client/src/components/welcome.jsx
index 8270cdb2..d32c5997 100644
--- a/client/src/components/welcome.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/welcome.jsx
@@ -1,13 +1,31 @@
 // eslint-disable-next-line
 const preact = require('preact');
+const { connect } = require('preact-redux');
 
 const Login = require('./welcome.login');
 const Register = require('./welcome.register');
 const Help = require('./welcome.help');
 // const About = require('./welcome.about');
 
-function Welcome() {
-    const page = this.state.page || 'login';
+const addState = connect(
+    function receiveState(state) {
+        const {
+            tutorial,
+        } = state;
+
+        return {
+            promptRegister: tutorial === 99, // see events
+        };
+    },
+);
+
+function Welcome(args) {
+
+    const {
+        promptRegister,
+    } = args;
+
+    const page = this.state.page || promptRegister && 'register' || 'login';
 
     const pageEl = () => {
         if (page === 'login') return <Login />;
@@ -45,4 +63,4 @@ function Welcome() {
     );
 }
 
-module.exports = Welcome;
+module.exports = addState(Welcome);
diff --git a/client/src/events.jsx b/client/src/events.jsx
index 11e791ea..a0e6a307 100644
--- a/client/src/events.jsx
+++ b/client/src/events.jsx
@@ -218,6 +218,10 @@ function registerEvents(store) {
         store.dispatch(actions.setTutorial(1));
     }
 
+    function promptRegister() {
+        store.dispatch(actions.setTutorial(99));
+        store.dispatch(actions.setInstance(null));
+    }
 
     window.addEventListener('hashchange', urlHashChange, false);
 
@@ -250,6 +254,7 @@ function registerEvents(store) {
         setWs,
 
         startTutorial,
+        promptRegister,
 
         urlHashChange,
 
diff --git a/client/src/socket.jsx b/client/src/socket.jsx
index 30e16b59..a7e2916c 100644
--- a/client/src/socket.jsx
+++ b/client/src/socket.jsx
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ function createSocket(events) {
         // Joining: () => events.notify('Searching for instance...'),
 
         StartTutorial: () => events.startTutorial(),
+        PromptRegister: () => events.promptRegister(),
 
         Processing: () => true,
         Error: errHandler,
diff --git a/server/src/pg.rs b/server/src/pg.rs
index 97444249..995c727b 100644
--- a/server/src/pg.rs
+++ b/server/src/pg.rs
@@ -695,11 +695,17 @@ pub fn instance_practice(tx: &mut Transaction, account: &Account) -> Result<Inst
 }
 
 pub fn instance_demo(account: &Account) -> Result<Instance, Error> {
-    let bot = bot_player();
+    let mut bot = bot_player();
     let bot_id = bot.id;
 
     // generate imgs for the client to see
-    for c in bot.constructs.iter() {
+    for c in bot.constructs.iter_mut() {
+
+        // smash these nubs
+        c.green_life.force(64);
+        c.red_life.force(0);
+        c.blue_life.force(0);
+
         img::shapes_write(c.img)?;
     }
 
@@ -709,6 +715,7 @@ pub fn instance_demo(account: &Account) -> Result<Instance, Error> {
 
     let player = anon_player(account.id);
 
+    // smash these noobs
     for c in player.constructs.iter() {
         img::shapes_write(c.img)?;
     }
diff --git a/server/src/rpc.rs b/server/src/rpc.rs
index 7ab789f1..9ffe3bdc 100644
--- a/server/src/rpc.rs
+++ b/server/src/rpc.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ use mnml_core::item::ItemInfoCtr;
 use mnml_core::instance::ChatState;
 
 use std::collections::HashMap;
-use std::time::{Instant};
 use std::thread::{spawn};
 
 use std::str;
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ use account;
 use events::{Event};
 
 use user_anonymous::{Anonymous};
-use user_authenticated::{Authorised};
+use user_authenticated::{Authenticated};
 
 use mnml_core::construct::{Construct};
 use mnml_core::game::{Game};
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ use mnml_core::instance::{Instance};
 use mtx;
 
 use mail::Email;
-use pg::{Db};
+
 use pg::{PgPool};
 use http::{AUTH_CLEAR, TOKEN_HEADER};
 
@@ -63,6 +62,7 @@ pub enum RpcMessage {
 
     Pong(()),
     StartTutorial(()),
+    PromptRegister(()),
 
     QueueRequested(()),
     QueueJoined(()),
@@ -126,9 +126,9 @@ pub enum RpcRequest {
 }
 
 pub trait User {
-    fn receive(&mut self, data: Vec<u8>, db: &Db, begin: Instant, events: &CbSender<Event>, stripe: &StripeClient) -> Result<RpcMessage, Error>;
-    fn connected(&mut self, db: &Db, events: &CbSender<Event>, ws: &CbSender<RpcMessage>) -> Result<(), Error>;
-    fn send(&mut self, msg: RpcMessage, events: &CbSender<Event>, ws: &CbSender<RpcMessage>) -> Result<(), Error>;
+    fn receive(&mut self, data: Vec<u8>, stripe: &StripeClient) -> Result<RpcMessage, Error>;
+    fn connected(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error>;
+    fn send(&mut self, msg: RpcMessage) -> Result<(), Error>;
 }
 
 struct Connection {
@@ -165,20 +165,16 @@ impl Connection {
 // when it encounters errors
 impl Handler for Connection {
     fn on_open(&mut self, _: ws::Handshake) -> ws::Result<()> {
-        let db = self.pool.get().unwrap();
-        self.user.connected(&db, &self.events, &self.ws).unwrap();
+        self.user.connected().unwrap();
         Ok(())
     }
 
     fn on_message(&mut self, msg: Message) -> ws::Result<()> {
         match msg {
             Message::Binary(msg) => {
-                let begin = Instant::now();
-                let db_connection = self.pool.get().unwrap();
-
-                match self.user.receive(msg, &db_connection, begin, &self.events, &self.stripe) {
+                match self.user.receive(msg, &self.stripe) {
                     Ok(msg) => {
-                        self.user.send(msg, &self.events, &self.ws).unwrap();
+                        self.user.send(msg).unwrap();
                     },
                     Err(e) => {
                         warn!("{:?}", e);
@@ -220,7 +216,7 @@ impl Handler for Connection {
                 if cookie.name() == TOKEN_HEADER {
                     let db = self.pool.get().unwrap();
                     match account::from_token(&db, &cookie.value().to_string()) {
-                        Ok(a) => self.user = Box::new(Authorised { id: a.id, account: a }),
+                        Ok(a) => self.user = Box::new(Authenticated::new(a, self.ws.clone(), self.events.clone(), self.pool.clone())),
                         Err(_) => return unauth(),
                     }
                 }
@@ -268,11 +264,11 @@ pub fn start(pool: PgPool, events_tx: CbSender<Event>, stripe: StripeClient) {
             DeflateHandler::new(
                 Connection {
                     id,
-                    ws: tx,
+                    ws: tx.clone(),
                     pool: pool.clone(),
                     stripe: stripe.clone(),
                     events: events_tx.clone(),
-                    user: Box::new(Anonymous { id, account: anon_account, game: None, instance: None })
+                    user: Box::new(Anonymous::new(anon_account, tx))
                 }
             )
         })
diff --git a/server/src/user_anonymous.rs b/server/src/user_anonymous.rs
index a24d9911..213d22a5 100644
--- a/server/src/user_anonymous.rs
+++ b/server/src/user_anonymous.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use std::time::Instant;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
 use failure::Error;
@@ -9,11 +8,8 @@ use crossbeam_channel::{Sender as CbSender};
 use serde_cbor::{from_slice};
 
 use stripe::{Client as StripeClient};
-
 use account::{Account};
-use pg::{Db};
 use pg;
-use events::{Event};
 use rpc::{RpcMessage, RpcRequest, User};
 
 use mnml_core::game::Game;
@@ -26,10 +22,24 @@ pub struct Anonymous {
     pub id: Uuid,
     pub instance: Option<Instance>,
     pub game: Option<Game>,
+
+    ws: CbSender<RpcMessage>,
+}
+
+impl Anonymous {
+    pub fn new(account: Account, ws: CbSender<RpcMessage>) -> Anonymous {
+        Anonymous {
+            id: account.id,
+            account,
+            ws,
+            instance: None,
+            game: None,
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl User for Anonymous {
-    fn send(&mut self, msg: RpcMessage, _events: &CbSender<Event>, ws: &CbSender<RpcMessage>) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    fn send(&mut self, msg: RpcMessage) -> Result<(), Error> {
         // if the user queries the state of something
         // we tell events to push updates to them
         match msg {
@@ -40,21 +50,21 @@ impl User for Anonymous {
             _ => (),
         };
 
-        ws.send(msg)?;
+        self.ws.send(msg)?;
 
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn connected(&mut self, _db: &Db, events: &CbSender<Event>, ws: &CbSender<RpcMessage>) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    fn connected(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
         info!("anonymous connection");
 
-        self.send(RpcMessage::AccountState(self.account.clone()), events, ws)?;
-        self.send(RpcMessage::StartTutorial(()), events, ws)?;
+        self.ws.send(RpcMessage::AccountState(self.account.clone()))?;
+        self.ws.send(RpcMessage::StartTutorial(()))?;
 
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn receive(&mut self, data: Vec<u8>, _db: &Db, _begin: Instant, _events: &CbSender<Event>, _stripe: &StripeClient) -> Result<RpcMessage, Error> {
+    fn receive(&mut self, data: Vec<u8>, _stripe: &StripeClient) -> Result<RpcMessage, Error> {
         match from_slice::<RpcRequest>(&data) {
             Ok(v) => {
                 let get_instance = || {
@@ -139,6 +149,10 @@ impl User for Anonymous {
                             game = game.resolve_phase_start();
                         }
 
+                        if game.finished() {
+                            self.ws.send(RpcMessage::PromptRegister(()))?;
+                        }
+
                         Ok(RpcMessage::GameState(game))
                     },
 
diff --git a/server/src/user_authenticated.rs b/server/src/user_authenticated.rs
index 3cf25be8..23d0c69d 100644
--- a/server/src/user_authenticated.rs
+++ b/server/src/user_authenticated.rs
@@ -37,72 +37,90 @@ use events::{Event};
 use mtx;
 use mail;
 use payments;
-use pg::{Db};
+use pg::{PgPool};
 use rpc::{RpcMessage, RpcRequest, User};
 
 
 #[derive(Debug,Clone)]
-pub struct Authorised {
+pub struct Authenticated {
     pub account: Account,
-    pub id: Uuid
+    pub id: Uuid,
+
+    events: CbSender<Event>,
+    ws: CbSender<RpcMessage>,
+    pool: PgPool,
 }
 
-impl User for Authorised {
-    fn send(&mut self, msg: RpcMessage, events: &CbSender<Event>, ws: &CbSender<RpcMessage>) -> Result<(), Error> {
+impl Authenticated {
+    pub fn new(account: Account, ws: CbSender<RpcMessage>, events: CbSender<Event>, pool: PgPool) -> Authenticated {
+        Authenticated {
+            id: account.id,
+            account,
+            ws,
+            events,
+            pool,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
+impl User for Authenticated {
+    fn send(&mut self, msg: RpcMessage) -> Result<(), Error> {
         // if the user queries the state of something
         // we tell events to push updates to them
         match msg {
             RpcMessage::AccountState(ref v) => {
-                events.send(Event::Subscribe(self.id, v.id))?
+                self.events.send(Event::Subscribe(self.id, v.id))?
             },
             RpcMessage::GameState(ref v)    =>
-                events.send(Event::Subscribe(self.id, v.id))?,
+                self.events.send(Event::Subscribe(self.id, v.id))?,
             RpcMessage::InstanceState(ref v)    =>
-                events.send(Event::Subscribe(self.id, v.id))?,
+                self.events.send(Event::Subscribe(self.id, v.id))?,
             _ => (),
         };
 
-        ws.send(msg)?;
+        self.ws.send(msg)?;
 
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn connected(&mut self, db: &Db, events: &CbSender<Event>, ws: &CbSender<RpcMessage>) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    fn connected(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
         info!("authenticated connection account={:?}", self.account);
         let a = &self.account;
 
-        ws.send(RpcMessage::AccountAuthenticated(a.clone()))?;
+        self.ws.send(RpcMessage::AccountAuthenticated(a.clone()))?;
         // tell events we have connected
-        events.send(Event::Connect(self.id, a.clone(), ws.clone()))?;
+        self.events.send(Event::Connect(self.id, a.clone(), self.ws.clone()))?;
 
-        ws.send(RpcMessage::AccountState(a.clone()))?;
-        events.send(Event::Subscribe(self.id, a.id))?;
+        self.ws.send(RpcMessage::AccountState(a.clone()))?;
+        self.events.send(Event::Subscribe(self.id, a.id))?;
 
         // check if they have an image that needs to be generated
         account::img_check(&a)?;
 
+        let db = self.pool.get()?;
         let mut tx = db.transaction()?;
 
         // send account constructs
         let account_constructs = account::constructs(&mut tx, &a)?;
-        ws.send(RpcMessage::AccountConstructs(account_constructs))?;
+        self.ws.send(RpcMessage::AccountConstructs(account_constructs))?;
 
         // get account instances
         // and send them to the client
         let account_instances = account::account_instances(&mut tx, &a)?;
-        ws.send(RpcMessage::AccountInstances(account_instances))?;
+        self.ws.send(RpcMessage::AccountInstances(account_instances))?;
 
         let shop = mtx::account_shop(&mut tx, &a)?;
-        ws.send(RpcMessage::AccountShop(shop))?;
+        self.ws.send(RpcMessage::AccountShop(shop))?;
 
         let team = account::team(&mut tx, &a)?;
-        ws.send(RpcMessage::AccountTeam(team))?;
+        self.ws.send(RpcMessage::AccountTeam(team))?;
 
         let wheel = account::chat_wheel(&db, a.id)?;
-        ws.send(RpcMessage::ChatWheel(wheel))?;
+        self.ws.send(RpcMessage::ChatWheel(wheel))?;
 
         if let Some(instance) = account::tutorial(&mut tx, &a)? {
-            ws.send(RpcMessage::InstanceState(instance))?;
+            self.ws.send(RpcMessage::InstanceState(instance))?;
         }
 
         // tx should do nothing
@@ -111,8 +129,11 @@ impl User for Authorised {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn receive(&mut self, data: Vec<u8>, db: &Db, begin: Instant, events: &CbSender<Event>, stripe: &StripeClient) -> Result<RpcMessage, Error> {
+    fn receive(&mut self, data: Vec<u8>, stripe: &StripeClient) -> Result<RpcMessage, Error> {
         // cast the msg to this type to receive method name
+        let begin = Instant::now();
+        let db = self.pool.get()?;
+
         match from_slice::<RpcRequest>(&data) {
             Ok(v) => {
                 let request = v.clone();
@@ -123,19 +144,19 @@ impl User for Authorised {
                         return Ok(RpcMessage::GameState(anim_test_game(skill))),
 
                     RpcRequest::InstanceQueue {} => {
-                        events.send(Event::Queue(self.id))?;
+                        self.events.send(Event::Queue(self.id))?;
                         Ok(RpcMessage::QueueRequested(()))
                     },
                     RpcRequest::InstanceInvite {} => {
-                        events.send(Event::Invite(self.id))?;
+                        self.events.send(Event::Invite(self.id))?;
                         Ok(RpcMessage::InviteRequested(()))
                     },
                     RpcRequest::InstanceJoin { code } => {
-                        events.send(Event::Join(self.id, code))?;
+                        self.events.send(Event::Join(self.id, code))?;
                         Ok(RpcMessage::Joining(()))
                     },
                     RpcRequest::InstanceLeave {} => {
-                        events.send(Event::Leave(self.id))?;
+                        self.events.send(Event::Leave(self.id))?;
                         Ok(RpcMessage::Processing(()))
                     },
 
@@ -147,7 +168,7 @@ impl User for Authorised {
                         let wheel = account::chat_wheel(&db, self.account.id)?;
 
                         if let Some(c) = wheel.get(index) {
-                            events.send(Event::Chat(self.id, instance_id, c.to_string()))?;
+                            self.events.send(Event::Chat(self.id, instance_id, c.to_string()))?;
                         } else {
                             return Err(err_msg("invalid chat index"));
                         }
@@ -172,7 +193,7 @@ impl User for Authorised {
                                 Ok(RpcMessage::EmailState(mail::select_account(&db, self.account.id)?)),
 
                             RpcRequest::SubscriptionState {} =>
-                                Ok(RpcMessage::SubscriptionState(payments::account_subscription(db, stripe, &self.account)?)),
+                                Ok(RpcMessage::SubscriptionState(payments::account_subscription(&db, stripe, &self.account)?)),
 
                             // RpcRequest::AccountShop {} =>
                             //     Ok(RpcMessage::AccountShop(mtx::account_shop(&mut tx, &account)?)),