diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/game.html
similarity index 99%
rename from public/index.html
rename to public/game.html
index a665e38..8bb38b3 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/game.html
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@
 (function() {
   // Get room name from URL
   const pathParts = window.location.pathname.split('/').filter(p => p);
-  const roomName = pathParts[0] || 'default';
+  const roomName = pathParts[pathParts.length-1] || 'default';
   document.getElementById('room-display').textContent = `Room: ${roomName}`;
 
   // Get or create player UUID
diff --git a/public/menu.html b/public/menu.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..339f82b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/menu.html
@@ -0,0 +1,226 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+  <meta charset="UTF-8"/>
+  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"/>
+  <title>Y.A.R.N. 2026</title>
+
+  <!-- re-use the same CSS-variables and base look -->
+  <style>
+    :root {
+      --bg-main: #4b0082;
+      --text-beige: #FFFFE4;
+      --box-bg: #0a0a0a;
+      --accent-purple: #6a0dad;
+      --player-green: #00ff88;
+    }
+    * { margin:0; padding:0; box-sizing:border-box; font-family:system-ui, sans-serif; }
+    body {
+      height:100vh;
+      background:var(--bg-main);
+      color:var(--text-beige);
+      display:flex;
+      align-items:center;
+      justify-content:center;
+    }
+    #splash {
+      background:var(--box-bg);
+      border:2px solid var(--accent-purple);
+      border-radius:8px;
+      padding:2rem 3rem;
+      min-width:320px;
+      text-align:center;
+    }
+    h1 { margin-bottom:1.5rem; letter-spacing:1px; }
+    .section { margin:1.2rem 0; }
+    input[type=text], button {
+      width:100%;
+      padding:.6rem .8rem;
+      font-size:1rem;
+      border-radius:4px;
+      border:none;
+    }
+    input[type=text] {
+      background:#1a1a1a;
+      border:1px solid var(--accent-purple);
+      color:var(--text-beige);
+      margin-bottom:.6rem;
+    }
+    button {
+      background:var(--accent-purple);
+      color:#fff;
+      font-weight:bold;
+      cursor:pointer;
+      transition:background .2s;
+    }
+    button:hover:not(:disabled) { background:#8a1dbd; }
+    button:disabled { background:#444; cursor:not-allowed; }
+
+    #room-list {
+      max-height:220px;
+      overflow-y:auto;
+      text-align:left;
+      margin-top:.6rem;
+    }
+    .room-row {
+      display:flex;
+      justify-content:space-between;
+      padding:.4rem .6rem;
+      cursor:pointer;
+      border-radius:3px;
+    }
+    .room-row:hover { background:#222; }
+    .room-name { flex:1; }
+    .room-count { color:var(--player-green); }
+    .no-rooms { color:#888; font-style:italic; }
+    
+    /* About overlay */
+    #about-overlay {
+      position:fixed; inset:0;
+      background:rgba(0,0,0,.75);
+      display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;
+      padding:1rem;
+    }
+    #about-box {
+      background:var(--box-bg);
+      border:2px solid var(--accent-purple);
+      border-radius:8px;
+      padding:2rem 2.5rem;
+      max-width:640px;
+      color:var(--text-beige);
+      line-height:1.45;
+    }
+    #about-box h3 { margin-top:0; margin-bottom:1rem; }
+    #about-box p { margin:.6rem 0; }
+    #about-box ul { margin:.6rem 0 1rem 1.2rem; }
+    #about-box button {
+      margin-top:1rem; width:auto; padding:.6rem 1.2rem;
+    }
+    .hidden { display:none !important; }
+  </style>
+</head>
+<body>
+
+  <div id="splash">
+    <h2>Y.A.R.N.</h2>
+    <h4>HTML5 Edition</h4>
+
+    <!-- ENTER GAME -->
+    <div class="section">
+      <input id="room-input" type="text" placeholder="Room name..." maxlength="30"/>
+      <button id="enter-btn">Enter Game</button>
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- FIND GAME -->
+    <div class="section">
+      <button id="find-btn">Find Games</button>
+      <div id="room-list"></div>
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- ABOUT -->
+    <div class="section">
+      <button id="about-btn">About Y.A.R.N.</button>
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- ABOUT OVERLAY -->
+    <div id="about-overlay" class="hidden">
+      <div id="about-box">
+        <h3>What is Y.A.R.N HTML5?</h3>
+        <p>Y.A.R.N was a collaborative story-writing "parlor game" originally included in GameSpy Arcade in the early 2000s, but removed shortly thereafter due to security issues that were never resolved.</p>
+        <p><strong>Y.A.R.N. HTML5</strong> is a modern remake of (what I can remember from) the original, designed to run in-browser, and with extra features such as (optional) LLM-based bots.</p>
+        <p><strong>The rules are simple:</strong></p>
+        <ul>
+          <li>Players have a limited amount of time to write a sentence, selected by the host at game start.</li>
+          <li>Once all players have submitted their sentences, players have 30 seconds to vote for their favorite.</li>
+          <li>The player whose sentence is chosen receives 5 points, plus one point for each vote they received.</li>
+          <li>When a player reaches the point limit, they win the game.</li>
+        </ul>
+        <p>Enjoy the story-writing!<br><br>
+        Report any bugs/comments/questions/concerns in the <a href="https://discord.gg/nvP92Mc">Juke Gaming Network Discord</a> or message the author <strong>@juke420</strong>.</p>
+        <button id="close-about">Close</button>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+
+<script>
+  const roomInput   = document.getElementById('room-input');
+  const enterBtn    = document.getElementById('enter-btn');
+  const findBtn     = document.getElementById('find-btn');
+  const roomListBox = document.getElementById('room-list');
+  const aboutBtn   = document.getElementById('about-btn');
+  const aboutBox   = document.getElementById('about-overlay');
+  const closeAbout = document.getElementById('close-about');
+
+  let findActive = false;
+  let pollId     = null;
+
+  function toggleAbout(show){
+    aboutBox.classList.toggle('hidden',!show);
+  }
+  aboutBtn.addEventListener('click', () => toggleAbout(true));
+  closeAbout.addEventListener('click', () => toggleAbout(false));
+  aboutBox.addEventListener('click', e => { if (e.target===aboutBox) toggleAbout(false); });
+
+  /* sanitize helper */
+  const esc = str => {
+    const d = document.createElement('div');
+    d.textContent = str;
+    return d.innerHTML;
+  };
+
+  /* ENTER GAME */
+  function goToRoom() {
+    const name = roomInput.value.trim().toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9-_]/g,'');
+    if (!name) { alert('Please enter a room name.'); return; }
+    window.location.href = '/game/' + encodeURIComponent(name);
+  }
+  enterBtn.addEventListener('click', goToRoom);
+  roomInput.addEventListener('keydown', e => { if (e.key==='Enter') goToRoom(); });
+
+  /* FIND GAME */
+  async function fetchRooms() {
+    try {
+      const r = await fetch('/api/rooms');
+      if (!r.ok) throw new Error();
+      const data = await r.json(); // {rooms:[{name,playerCount},...]}
+      renderRooms(data.rooms || []);
+    } catch {
+      renderRooms([]);
+    }
+  }
+
+  function renderRooms(list) {
+    if (!list.length) {
+      roomListBox.innerHTML = '<div class="no-rooms">No open rooms right now.</div>';
+      return;
+    }
+    roomListBox.innerHTML = list.map(r => `
+      <div class="room-row" data-room="${esc(r.name)}">
+        <span class="room-name">${esc(r.name)}</span>
+        <span class="room-count">${r.playerCount} player${r.playerCount===1?'':'s'}</span>
+      </div>`).join('');
+
+    roomListBox.querySelectorAll('.room-row').forEach(row => {
+      row.addEventListener('click', () => {
+        window.location.href = '/game/' + encodeURIComponent(row.dataset.room);
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  function toggleFind() {
+    findActive = !findActive;
+    if (findActive) {
+      findBtn.textContent = 'Stop Refresh';
+      fetchRooms();
+      pollId = setInterval(fetchRooms, 2000);
+    } else {
+      findBtn.textContent = 'Find Game';
+      clearInterval(pollId);
+      roomListBox.innerHTML = '';
+    }
+  }
+  findBtn.addEventListener('click', toggleFind);
+</script>
+
+</body>
+</html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index e63b01c..e998788 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -344,8 +344,12 @@ function getOrCreateGame(roomName) {
 }
 
 // Route for game rooms
-app.get('/:roomName', (req, res) => {
-  res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname, 'public', 'index.html'));
+app.get('/game/:roomName', (req, res) => {
+  res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname, 'public', 'game.html'));
+});
+
+app.get('/', (req, res) => {
+  res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname, 'public', 'menu.html'));
 });
 
 // Socket.IO connection handling
