diff --git a/game.go b/game.go
index b49efef..ffd3162 100644
--- a/game.go
+++ b/game.go
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
+const maxPlayer = 128
+
 type game struct {
 	id            string
 	players       map[*player]bool
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ func NewGame(id string, width, height float64) *game {
 	g := &game{
 		id:          id,
 		register:    make(chan *player),
-		unregister:  make(chan *player),
+		unregister:  make(chan *player, maxPlayer),
 		projectiles: make(map[*bot.Projectile]bool),
 		splosions:   make(map[*bot.Splosion]bool),
 		players:     make(map[*player]bool),
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ func NewGame(id string, width, height float64) *game {
 		spectators:  make(map[*Spectator]bool),
 		sregister:   make(chan *Spectator),
 		sunregister: make(chan *Spectator),
-		kill:        make(chan bool, 128),
+		kill:        make(chan bool, maxPlayer),
 	}
 	return g
 }
@@ -50,6 +52,9 @@ func (g *game) run() {
 		case <-g.kill:
 			log.Printf("game %s: received kill signal, dying gracefully", g.id)
 			games.Lock()
+			for player := range g.players {
+				close(player.send)
+			}
 			delete(games.m, g.id)
 			games.Unlock()
 			return
diff --git a/http.go b/http.go
index 21aa190..843c056 100644
--- a/http.go
+++ b/http.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 type JsonHandler func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request)
@@ -30,6 +31,24 @@ func startGame(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	w.Write([]byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"id": "%s"}`, new_game_name)))
 }
 
+func stopGame(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+	trimmed := strings.Trim(req.URL.Path, "/")
+	fullPath := strings.Split(trimmed, "/")
+	if len(fullPath) != 3 {
+		http.Error(w, "improperly formed url", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+	key := fullPath[2]
+	games.Lock()
+	gameid, ok := games.m[key]
+	defer games.Unlock()
+	if !ok {
+		http.NotFound(w, req)
+		return
+	}
+	gameid.kill <- true
+}
+
 func listGames(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	games.RLock()
 	defer games.RUnlock()
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 58bb4a4..377ba73 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func main() {
 	http.Handle("/ws/", websocket.Handler(addPlayer))
 	http.Handle("/game/start/", JsonHandler(startGame))
 	http.Handle("/game/list/", JsonHandler(listGames))
-	// http.Handle("/game/stop/", stopGame)
+	http.HandleFunc("/game/stop/", stopGame)
 
 	err := http.ListenAndServe(*addr, nil)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/player.go b/player.go
index 9941174..647f14a 100644
--- a/player.go
+++ b/player.go
@@ -34,10 +34,15 @@ func (p *player) sender() {
 
 func (p *player) recv() {
 	for {
+		// XXX: need to mark myself as having received something, also binding
+		// such action to a particular game turn ID
 		var msg instruction
 		err := websocket.JSON.Receive(p.ws, &msg)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Print(err)
+			// TODO: perhaps we could be a bit more precise in the handling of
+			// this 'error' by selecting on some kill signal channel and this
+			// json read?
+			log.Print("problem receiving JSON from player: ", err)
 			break
 		}
 		if msg.MoveTo != nil {