diff --git a/client/cryps.css b/client/cryps.css
index ac43f5c6..e17c3cc9 100644
--- a/client/cryps.css
+++ b/client/cryps.css
@@ -66,6 +66,17 @@ main {
     align-items: flex-start;
 }
 
+tr.right:focus, tr.right:hover {
+    box-shadow: inset -0.5em 0 0 0 whitesmoke;
+}
+
+tr {
+    transition-property: all;
+    transition-duration: 0.5s;
+    transition-delay: 0;
+    transition-timing-function: ease;
+}
+
 button, input {
     font-family: 'Jura';
     color: whitesmoke;
@@ -320,24 +331,30 @@ header {
     flex: 1 0 25%;
 }
 
-.ready-btn {
-    flex: 1 0 50%;
-}
 
 /* nav hidden on desktop */
 .nav-btn {
     display: none;
 }
 
+.ready-btn {
+    flex: 1 0 50%;
+}
+
 .ready-btn:hover {
     transition-property: all;
-    transition-duration: 2s;
+    transition-duration: 0.5s;
     transition-timing-function: ease;
     color: forestgreen;
     border-color: forestgreen;
     /*box-shadow: inset -0.5em 0 0 0 forestgreen;*/
 }
 
+.ready {
+    color: forestgreen;
+    box-shadow: inset -0.5em 0 0 0 forestgreen;
+}
+
 .instance-ui-btn {
     font-size: 100%;
     padding: 0;
@@ -395,32 +412,33 @@ header {
     color: black;
 }
 
-.vbox-table {
+table {
     table-layout: fixed;
     width: 100%;
 }
 
-.vbox-table td {
+table td {
     border: 1px solid whitesmoke;
     padding: 0.2em;
     text-align: center;
     height: 40px;
     cursor: pointer;
     text-transform: uppercase;
+}
 
+.vbox-table td {
     transition-property: all;
     transition-duration: 0.5s;
     transition-delay: 0;
     transition-timing-function: ease;
-
 }
 
-.vbox-table td:active {
+table td:active {
     background-color: whitesmoke;
     color: black;
 }
 
-.vbox-table td svg {
+table td svg {
     stroke-width: 2px;
     height: 96%;
     vertical-align: text-bottom;
diff --git a/client/src/components/info.component.jsx b/client/src/components/info.component.jsx
index c6e27fa0..ade31874 100644
--- a/client/src/components/info.component.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/info.component.jsx
@@ -155,7 +155,8 @@ function Info(args) {
 
     function scoreBoard() {
         const players = instance.players.map((p, i) =>
-            <tr key={i} >
+            <tr key={i}
+                className={p.ready ? 'ready' : ''}>
                 <td>{p.name}</td>
                 <td>{p.score.wins} / {p.score.losses}</td>
                 <td>{p.ready ? 'ready' : ''}</td>
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ function Info(args) {
         );
 
         return (
-            <table className="vbox-table">
+            <table>
                 <tbody>
                     {players}
                 </tbody>
@@ -171,19 +172,23 @@ function Info(args) {
         );
     }
 
+    const scoreBoardEl = activeCryp || info[0]
+        ? null
+        : scoreBoard();
+
     const infoCryp = activeCryp
         ? infoCrypElement(player.cryps.find(c => c.id === activeCryp.id))
         : null;
 
-    const otherInfo = info.length
+    const otherInfo = !info[0]
         ? infoVar(info)
         : null;
 
-    const instanceInfoClass = `instance-info ${info.length ? '' : 'hidden'}`;
+    const instanceInfoClass = `instance-info ${!info[0] ? '' : 'hidden'}`;
 
     return (
         <div className={instanceInfoClass} >
-            {scoreBoard()}
+            {scoreBoardEl}
             {infoCryp}
             {otherInfo}
         </div>
diff --git a/client/src/components/instance.create.form.jsx b/client/src/components/instance.create.form.jsx
index 617afacf..c26b3111 100644
--- a/client/src/components/instance.create.form.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/instance.create.form.jsx
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class InstanceCreateForm extends Component {
                     <input
                         className="login-input"
                         type="text"
-                        value={this.state.value}
+                        value={this.state.name}
                         placeholder="name"
                         onChange={this.nameChange}
                     />
diff --git a/client/src/components/menu.component.jsx b/client/src/components/menu.component.jsx
index 366978d7..4fbb32e3 100644
--- a/client/src/components/menu.component.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/menu.component.jsx
@@ -36,9 +36,8 @@ function Menu(args) {
         const instancePanels = instances.map(instance => {
             const player = instance.players.find(p => p.id === account.id);
             const scoreText = player
-                ? `| ${player.score.wins} : ${player.score.losses}`
+                ? `${player.score.wins} : ${player.score.losses}`
                 : '';
-            const name = `${instance.name} ${scoreText}`;
 
             function instanceClick() {
                 if (!player) return sendInstanceJoin(instance);
@@ -46,12 +45,13 @@ function Menu(args) {
             }
 
             return (
-                <button
-                    className={'menu-instance-btn right'}
-                    key={instance.id}
-                    onClick={instanceClick}>
-                    {name}
-                </button>
+                <tr key={instance.id}
+                    className="right"
+                    onClick={instanceClick} >
+                    <td>{instance.name}</td>
+                    <td>{instance.players.length} / {instance.max_players}</td>
+                    <td>{scoreText}</td>
+                </tr>
             );
         });
 
@@ -68,7 +68,18 @@ function Menu(args) {
 
         return (
             <section className="menu-instance-list" >
-                {instancePanels}
+                <table>
+                    <thead>
+                        <tr>
+                            <th>instance name</th>
+                            <th>players</th>
+                            <th>status</th>
+                        </tr>
+                    </thead>
+                    <tbody>
+                        {instancePanels}
+                    </tbody>
+                </table>
                 {mmSet}
                 <InstanceCreateForm />
             </section>
diff --git a/client/src/reducers.jsx b/client/src/reducers.jsx
index c40d3dff..f5c49c94 100644
--- a/client/src/reducers.jsx
+++ b/client/src/reducers.jsx
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ function wsReducer(state = defaultWs, action) {
     }
 }
 
-const defaultInfo = [];
+const defaultInfo = [null, null];
 function infoReducer(state = defaultInfo, action) {
     switch (action.type) {
         case actions.SET_INFO:
diff --git a/server/src/instance.rs b/server/src/instance.rs
index e3dc14ce..d3c19517 100644
--- a/server/src/instance.rs
+++ b/server/src/instance.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use mob::{instance_mobs};
 use game::{Game, Phase, Team, game_get, game_write, game_instance_new, game_instance_join, game_global_get, game_global_set};
 use vbox::{Var};
 use rpc::{RpcResult};
+use names::{name};
 
 #[derive(Debug,Clone,Copy,PartialEq,Serialize,Deserialize)]
 enum InstancePhase {
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ impl Instance {
         self.players = iter::repeat_with(|| {
                 let bot_id = Uuid::new_v4();
                 let cryps = instance_mobs(bot_id);
-                let mut p = Player::new(bot_id, self.id, &bot_id.to_string(), cryps).set_bot(true);
+                let mut p = Player::new(bot_id, self.id, &name(), cryps).set_bot(true);
                 p.set_ready(true);
                 p
             })
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ impl Instance {
 
     fn add_player(&mut self, player: Player) -> Result<&mut Instance, Error> {
         match self.players.iter().find(|p| p.id == player.id) {
-            Some(p) => return Err(err_msg("already joined")),
+            Some(_p) => return Err(err_msg("already joined")),
             None => (),
         };
 
@@ -138,11 +139,12 @@ impl Instance {
             .position(|p| p.id == player_id)
             .ok_or(err_msg("player_id not found"))?;
 
-        if self.players[i].cryps.iter().all(|c| c.skills.len() == 0) {
+        if self.phase != InstancePhase::Lobby && self.players[i].cryps.iter().all(|c| c.skills.len() == 0) {
             return Err(err_msg("your cryps have no skills"));
         }
 
-        self.players[i].set_ready(true);
+        let v = !self.players[i].ready;
+        self.players[i].set_ready(v);
 
         if self.phase == InstancePhase::Lobby && self.can_start() {
             self.start();
diff --git a/server/src/main.rs b/server/src/main.rs
index 89ca846c..8fa4a8b1 100644
--- a/server/src/main.rs
+++ b/server/src/main.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ mod net;
 mod skill;
 mod spec;
 // mod passives;
+mod names;
 mod rpc;
 mod account;
 mod instance;
diff --git a/server/src/names.rs b/server/src/names.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6c5f748b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/names.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+use rand::prelude::*;
+use rand::{thread_rng};
+
+const FIRSTS: [&'static str; 17] = [
+    "fierce",
+    "obscure",
+    "mighty",
+    "rogue",
+    "inverted",
+    "recalcitrant",
+    "subterranean",
+    "brewing",
+    "nocturnal",
+    "convex",
+    "concave",
+    "piscine",
+    "dub",
+    "borean",
+    "lurking",
+    "leafy",
+    "nutritious",
+];
+
+const LASTS: [&'static str; 16] = [
+    "kaffe",
+    "river",
+    "oak",
+    "replicant",
+    "mechanism",
+    "function",
+    "shape",
+    "form",
+    "poseidon",
+    "mountain",
+    "river",
+    "forest",
+    "problem",
+    "warning",
+    "information",
+    "witness",
+];
+
+pub fn name() -> String {
+    let mut rng = thread_rng();
+
+    let first = rng.gen_range(0, FIRSTS.len() - 1);
+    let last = rng.gen_range(0, LASTS.len() - 1);
+
+    let mut s = String::new();
+    s.push_str(FIRSTS[first]);
+    s.push(' ');
+    s.push_str(LASTS[last]);
+
+    s
+}
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