diff --git a/public/Communication.js b/public/Communication.js
index 05f46a3..77baff8 100644
--- a/public/Communication.js
+++ b/public/Communication.js
@@ -6,10 +6,15 @@ import Protocol from './../common/Protocol.js'
 /** @type WsClient */
 let conn
 let changesCallback = () => {}
+let connectionLostCallback = () => {}
 
+// TODO: change these to something like on(EVT, cb)
 function onServerChange(callback) {
   changesCallback = callback
 }
+function onConnectionLost(callback) {
+  connectionLostCallback = callback
+}
 
 function send(message) {
   conn.send(JSON.stringify(message))
@@ -42,6 +47,9 @@ function connect(address, gameId, clientId) {
         throw `[ 2021-05-09 invalid connect msgType ${msgType} ]`
       }
     })
+    conn.onclose(() => {
+      connectionLostCallback()
+    })
     send([Protocol.EV_CLIENT_INIT])
   })
 }
@@ -87,6 +95,7 @@ export default {
   connect,
   connectReplay,
   disconnect,
-  onServerChange,
   sendClientEvent,
+  onServerChange,
+  onConnectionLost,
 }
diff --git a/public/game.js b/public/game.js
index 87a89e4..c25c54d 100644
--- a/public/game.js
+++ b/public/game.js
@@ -5,13 +5,15 @@ import Camera from './Camera.js'
 import Graphics from './Graphics.js'
 import Debug from './Debug.js'
 import Communication from './Communication.js'
-import Util from './../common/Util.js'
+import Util, { logger } from './../common/Util.js'
 import PuzzleGraphics from './PuzzleGraphics.js'
 import Game from './../common/GameCommon.js'
 import fireworksController from './Fireworks.js'
 import Protocol from '../common/Protocol.js'
 import Time from '../common/Time.js'
 
+const log = logger('game.js')
+
 export const MODE_PLAY = 'play'
 export const MODE_REPLAY = 'replay'
 
@@ -217,6 +219,11 @@ export async function main(gameId, clientId, wsAddress, MODE, TARGET_EL, HUD) {
     gameStartTs: null,
   }
 
+
+  Communication.onConnectionLost(() => {
+    log('connection lost ... should reload / hit reconnect button / etc.')
+  })
+
   let TIME
   if (MODE === MODE_PLAY) {
     const game = await Communication.connect(wsAddress, gameId, clientId)