diff --git a/client/assets/styles/controls.less b/client/assets/styles/controls.less
index 4df23a5b..26adcd50 100644
--- a/client/assets/styles/controls.less
+++ b/client/assets/styles/controls.less
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ aside {
         font-size: 150%;
     }
 
-    button.ready {
+    button.ready:enabled {
         &:hover {
             color: forestgreen;
             border-color: forestgreen;
diff --git a/client/assets/styles/instance.less b/client/assets/styles/instance.less
index 83218972..67d17fd0 100644
--- a/client/assets/styles/instance.less
+++ b/client/assets/styles/instance.less
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
 .instance .info {
     /*font-size: 75%;*/
-    margin: 3em 0 0 1em;
+    margin: 0 0 0 1em;
     grid-area: info;
     display: flex;
     flex-flow: column;
diff --git a/client/assets/styles/styles.less b/client/assets/styles/styles.less
index b1d78d6e..4a171ab0 100644
--- a/client/assets/styles/styles.less
+++ b/client/assets/styles/styles.less
@@ -450,30 +450,6 @@ header {
     opacity: 0
 }
 
-.inventory {
-    margin-right: 2em;
-    grid-area: inventory;
-
-    display: grid;
-    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
-}
-
-.inventory .list {
-    letter-spacing: 0.25em;
-    text-transform: uppercase;
-    display: grid;
-    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
-    grid-gap: 1em;
-    flex-flow: row wrap;
-    align-items: flex-end;
-}
-
-.inventory figure {
-    font-size: 125%;
-    display: flex;
-    flex-flow: column;
-}
-
 .play {
     height: 100%;
     display: grid;
@@ -485,28 +461,6 @@ header {
         "team"
         "inventory";
 
-    .join {
-        grid-area: join;
-
-        .buttons {
-            margin-top: 1em;
-            display: grid;
-            font-size: 200%;
-            grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
-            grid-gap: 1em;
-            flex-flow: row wrap;
-            align-items: flex-end;
-
-            button {
-                height: 3em;
-                &:hover {
-                    border-color: @green;
-                    color: @green;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     .team {
         grid-area: team;
 
@@ -514,14 +468,37 @@ header {
         padding: 0.5em 2em 0 0;
         margin-bottom: 2em;
         border-bottom: 0.1em solid whitesmoke;
+
     }
 
     .menu-construct {
         flex: 1 0 33%;
     }
 
-}
+    .inventory {
+        margin-right: 2em;
+        grid-area: inventory;
 
+        display: grid;
+        grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
+
+        .list {
+            letter-spacing: 0.25em;
+            text-transform: uppercase;
+            display: grid;
+            grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
+            grid-gap: 1em;
+            flex-flow: row wrap;
+            align-items: flex-end;
+        }
+
+        figure {
+            font-size: 125%;
+            display: flex;
+            flex-flow: column;
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 .menu-instance-btn {
     flex: 1 1 100%;
diff --git a/client/src/actions.jsx b/client/src/actions.jsx
index d47e552f..149dcb2a 100644
--- a/client/src/actions.jsx
+++ b/client/src/actions.jsx
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ export const setNav = value => ({ type: 'SET_NAV', value });
 export const setPing = value => ({ type: 'SET_PING', value });
 export const setPlayer = value => ({ type: 'SET_PLAYER', value });
 export const setReclaiming = value => ({ type: 'SET_RECLAIMING', value });
-export const setResolution = value => ({ type: 'SET_RESOLUTION', value });
 export const setShowLog = value => ({ type: 'SET_SHOW_LOG', value });
 export const setShowNav = value => ({ type: 'SET_SHOW_NAV', value });
 export const setSkip = value => ({ type: 'SET_SKIP', value });
diff --git a/client/src/components/game.construct.jsx b/client/src/components/game.construct.jsx
index c7e2b4fb..8976c78e 100644
--- a/client/src/components/game.construct.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/game.construct.jsx
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ const addState = connect(
             account,
             activeSkill,
             animFocus,
-            resolution,
             animating,
             animText,
         } = state;
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ const addState = connect(
         return {
             game,
             account,
-            resolution,
             animating,
             animFocus,
             animText,
diff --git a/client/src/components/game.ctrl.jsx b/client/src/components/game.ctrl.jsx
index 4f209cc0..7b9e2bfd 100644
--- a/client/src/components/game.ctrl.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/game.ctrl.jsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const addState = connect(
     function receiveState(state) {
         const {
             ws,
+            animating,
             game,
         } = state;
 
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ const addState = connect(
 
         return {
             game,
+            animating,
             sendGameReady,
         };
     },
@@ -23,12 +25,13 @@ const addState = connect(
 function Controls(args) {
     const {
         game,
+        animating,
         sendGameReady
     } = args;
 
     return (
         <aside class="controls">
-            <button class="ready" onClick={() => sendGameReady()}>Ready</button>
+            <button disabled={animating} class="ready" onClick={() => sendGameReady()}>Ready</button>
         </aside>
     );
 }
diff --git a/client/src/components/game.footer.jsx b/client/src/components/game.footer.jsx
index 3d242017..3c989c3a 100644
--- a/client/src/components/game.footer.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/game.footer.jsx
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ const addState = connect(
             ws,
             game,
             account,
-            resolution,
             showNav,
         } = state;
 
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@ const addState = connect(
         return {
             game,
             account,
-            resolution,
             sendInstanceState,
             sendGameReady,
             showNav,
@@ -55,7 +53,6 @@ function GameFooter(props) {
     const {
         game,
         account,
-        resolution,
         showNav,
 
         quit,
@@ -88,14 +85,6 @@ function GameFooter(props) {
         </button>
     );
 
-    const skipBtn = (
-        <button
-            onClick={skip}>
-            Skip
-        </button>
-    );
-
-
     const readyBtn = (
         <button
             class={`${playerTeam.ready ? 'ready' : ''} ready-btn`}
@@ -108,7 +97,7 @@ function GameFooter(props) {
     const now = Date.now();
     const end = Date.parse(game.phase_end);
     const timerPct = ((now - zero) / (end - zero) * 100);
-    const displayPct = resolution || game.phase === 'Finish' || !game.phase_end
+    const displayPct = game.phase === 'Finish' || !game.phase_end
         ? 0
         : Math.min(timerPct, 100);
 
@@ -135,9 +124,8 @@ function GameFooter(props) {
         <footer>
             {timer}
             <button id="nav-btn" onClick={() => setShowNav(!showNav)} >☰</button>
-            {resolution && skipBtn}
             {game.phase === 'Finish' && quitBtn }
-            {!resolution && game.phase === 'Skill' && readyBtn }
+            {game.phase === 'Skill' && readyBtn }
         </footer>
     );
 }
diff --git a/client/src/events.jsx b/client/src/events.jsx
index a6718ee1..034704f4 100644
--- a/client/src/events.jsx
+++ b/client/src/events.jsx
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ function registerEvents(store) {
                     store.dispatch(actions.setAnimating(false));
 
                     store.dispatch(actions.setSkip(false));
-                    store.dispatch(actions.setResolution(null));
 
                     // set the game state so resolutions don't fire twice
                     store.dispatch(actions.setGame(game));
diff --git a/client/src/reducers.jsx b/client/src/reducers.jsx
index 08743393..f816befd 100644
--- a/client/src/reducers.jsx
+++ b/client/src/reducers.jsx
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ module.exports = {
     ping:               createReducer(null, 'SET_PING'),
     player:             createReducer(null, 'SET_PLAYER'),
     reclaiming:         createReducer(false, 'SET_RECLAIMING'),
-    resolution:         createReducer(null, 'SET_RESOLUTION'),
     skip:               createReducer(false, 'SET_SKIP'),
     shop:               createReducer(false, 'SET_SHOP'),