diff --git a/js/pacosako_ui.js b/js/pacosako_ui.js
index d88ba60..b291bfe 100644
--- a/js/pacosako_ui.js
+++ b/js/pacosako_ui.js
@@ -546,6 +546,8 @@ $(function (){
       } else {
          $('#cb_select_game')[0].selectedIndex = -1;
       }
+
+      refreshSelectOptions();
    }
 
    function disableNotify(){
@@ -797,7 +799,6 @@ $(function (){
       let optIndex = $('#cb_select_game')[0].selectedIndex;
       if (optIndex === 0) {
          switchGameId(randomId());
-         putState();
       } else if (optIndex >= 1) {
          let opt = $('#cb_select_game option')[optIndex];
          if (opt) {
@@ -822,11 +823,15 @@ $(function (){
          age_str = ' (' + Math.floor((now - then) / (60*1000)) + 'm)';
       } else if ((now - then) < 24*60*60*1000) {
          age_str = ' (' + Math.floor((now - then) / (60*60*1000)) + 'h)';
-      } else if ((now - then) < 14*24*60*60*1000) {
+      } else {
+         if ((now - then) >= 14*24*60*60*1000) {
+            /* prune entries with no activity in 14 days, but leave the current game */
+            if (opt.data('gameId') !== $('#cb_board').data('gameId')) {
+               opt.remove();
+               return;
+            }
+         }
          age_str = ' (' + Math.floor((now - then) / (24*60*60*1000)) + 'd)';
-      } else if (opt.data('gameId') !== $('#cb_board').data('gameId')) {
-         opt.remove();
-         return;
       }
 
       const newText = opt.data('title') + age_str;
@@ -835,7 +840,7 @@ $(function (){
       }
    }
 
-   window.setTimeout(function(){
+   const refreshSelectOptions = (function(){
       function updateSelectMeta(d, key) {
          d = d || {};
          debug('got meta for key ' + key, d);
@@ -889,26 +894,49 @@ $(function (){
          }
       }
 
-      let cancellers = {};
-      let cancelAll = gun.get(PacoSakoUUID + '/meta').onWithCancel(function(meta) {
-         for (const gameId in meta) {  /* use of 'in' here is deliberate */
-            /* 'gameId' may include extra GUN fields like '_' */
-            if (gameId.match(/^[0-9a-f]{16}$/)) {
-               if (!Gun.obj.is(meta[gameId])) {
-                  updateSelectMeta(null, gameId);
-                  if (gameId in cancellers) {
-                     cancellers[gameId]();
-                     delete cancellers[gameId];
+      let cancelAll = function(){};
+
+      return function() {
+         cancelAll();
+
+         $('#cb_select_game .cb-game-option').remove();
+         updateSelectMeta(null, $('#cb_board').data('gameId'));
+
+         const cancellers = {};
+         let cancelMeta = gun.get(PacoSakoUUID + '/meta').onWithCancel(function(meta) {
+            for (const gameId in meta) {  /* use of 'in' here is deliberate */
+               /* 'gameId' may include extra GUN fields like '_' */
+               if (gameId.match(/^[0-9a-f]{16}$/)) {
+                  if (!Gun.obj.is(meta[gameId])) {
+                     updateSelectMeta(null, gameId);
+                     if (gameId in cancellers) {
+                        cancellers[gameId]();
+                        delete cancellers[gameId];
+                     }
+                  } else if (!(gameId in cancellers)) {
+                     cancellers[gameId] = gun.get(meta[gameId]).onWithCancel(function(d) {
+                        updateSelectMeta(d, gameId);
+                     });
                   }
-               } else if (!(gameId in cancellers)) {
-                  cancellers[gameId] = gun.get(meta[gameId]).onWithCancel(function(d) {
-                     updateSelectMeta(d, gameId);
-                  });
                }
             }
-         }
-      }, { change: true });
-   }, 1);
+         }, { change: true });
+
+         cancelAll = function() {
+            cancelMeta();
+            cancelMeta = function(){};
+            for (const gameId in cancellers) {
+               cancellers[gameId]();
+               delete cancellers[gameId];
+            }
+            cancelAll = function(){};
+         };
+
+         return cancelAll;
+      };
+   })();
+
+   refreshSelectOptions();
 
    window.setInterval(function(){
       $('#cb_select_game').first().children('.cb-game-option').each(function(idx,opt){
@@ -956,7 +984,6 @@ $(function (){
       switchGameId(foundId[1]);
    } else {
       switchGameId(randomId());
-      putState();
    }
 
    /* Low-level commands to be run from the JS console */