diff --git a/public/game.html b/public/game.html
index 38c75cf..e644812 100644
--- a/public/game.html
+++ b/public/game.html
@@ -477,7 +477,10 @@
     hasSubmitted = false;
     hasVoted = false;
     updateUI();
-    appendSystemMessage('New round started!');
+    appendSystemMessage(`Round ${gameState.currentRound} started!`);
+    if (gameState.currentRound === gameState.gameSettings.roundLimit) {
+      appendSystemMessage(`It's the final round. Points count double!`);
+    }
   });
 
   socket.on('gameOver', (data) => {
@@ -553,9 +556,13 @@
       case 'lobby':
         if (isHost) {
           gameBar.innerHTML = `
+            <div class="setting-group">
+              <label>Round Limit:</label>
+              <input type="number" id="round-limit" value="${gameState.gameSettings.roundLimit}" min="3" max="100">
+            </div>
             <div class="setting-group">
               <label>Score Limit:</label>
-              <input type="number" id="score-limit" value="${gameState.gameSettings.scoreLimit}" min="10" max="100">
+              <input type="number" id="score-limit" value="${gameState.gameSettings.scoreLimit}" min="0" max="100">
             </div>
             <div class="setting-group">
               <label>Time per Round (sec):</label>
@@ -576,8 +583,6 @@
         } else {
           gameBar.innerHTML = `
             <span class="waiting-message">Waiting for host to start the game...</span>
-            <span>Score Limit: ${gameState.gameSettings.scoreLimit}</span>
-            <span>Time Limit: ${gameState.gameSettings.timeLimit}s</span>
           `;
         }
         break;
@@ -755,12 +760,14 @@
 
   function startGame() {
     const scoreLimit = parseInt(document.getElementById('score-limit').value) || 100;
+    const roundLimit = parseInt(document.getElementById('round-limit').value) || 15;
     const timeLimit = parseInt(document.getElementById('time-limit').value) || 60;
     const botCount = parseInt(document.getElementById('bot-count').value) || 0;
     const startText = document.getElementById('start-text').value;
     
     socket.emit('startGame', {
-      scoreLimit: Math.max(10, Math.min(9999, scoreLimit)),
+      scoreLimit: Math.max(0, Math.min(9999, scoreLimit)),
+      roundLimit: Math.max(0, Math.min(100, roundLimit)),
       timeLimit: Math.max(15, Math.min(600, timeLimit)),
       botCount: Math.max(0, Math.min(5, botCount)),
       startText
diff --git a/public/menu.html b/public/menu.html
index 2b14ba7..0867b57 100644
--- a/public/menu.html
+++ b/public/menu.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"/>
   <meta property="og:title" content="Y.A.R.N HTML5" />
   <meta property="og:description" content="A collaborative story-writing game. Remake of the 2000s GameSpy Arcade classic." />
-  <title>Y.A.R.N. 2026</title>
+  <title>Y.A.R.N. HTML5</title>
 
   <!-- re-use the same CSS-variables and base look -->
   <style>
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@
         <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>The player whose sentence is chosen receives 3 bonus points, and all players receive one point for each vote they received.</li>
+          <li>In the case of a tie, the longest sentence receives two extra points and the other sentences tied receive 1 point each.</li>
           <li>When a player reaches the point limit, they win the game.</li>
         </ul>
         <p>Enjoy the story-writing!<br><br>
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 8d80722..8c79d8c 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ class YarnGame {
     this.inProgress = false;
     this.gameHost = null;
     this.gameSettings = {
-      scoreLimit: 50,
+      scoreLimit: 0,
+      roundLimit: 15,
       timeLimit: 60,
       botCount: 0,
       startText: "It was a dark and stormy night..."
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ class YarnGame {
     this.yarnStory = []; // { player: "", str: "" }
     this.chat = []; // { id, name, msg }
     this.round_data = []; // { entry_text, player_id, votes: [] }
+    this.roundCount = 0; // current round
     this.currentPhase = 'lobby'; // lobby, writing, voting, gameOver
     this.timer = null;
     this.timeRemaining = 0;
@@ -133,6 +135,7 @@ class YarnGame {
 
   async startGame(settings) {
     this.gameSettings = { ...this.gameSettings, ...settings };
+    this.roundCount = 0;
     this.startBots(this.gameSettings.botCount);
     this.inProgress = true;
     this.yarnStory = [{ player: "Narrator", str: this.gameSettings.startText }];
@@ -142,9 +145,13 @@ class YarnGame {
 
   async processBotWriting() {
     for (const botObj of this.bots) {
-      const botText = await botObj.bot.Write(this.getStoryText());
-      console.log(`Bot text: ${botText}`)
-      this.submitEntry(botObj.bot_id, botText)
+      try {
+        const botText = await botObj.bot.Write(this.getStoryText());
+        console.log(`Bot text: ${botText}`);
+        this.submitEntry(botObj.bot_id, botText);
+      } catch (err) {
+        console.warn(`Bot ${botObj.bot_id} failed to write:`, err.message || err);
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -180,8 +187,13 @@ class YarnGame {
 
   async processBotVoting() {
     for (const botObj of this.bots) {
-      const botVote = await botObj.bot.Vote(this.getStoryText(), this.round_data);
-      this.submitVote(botObj.bot_id, botVote)
+      try {
+        const botVote = await botObj.bot.Vote(this.getStoryText(), this.round_data);
+        this.submitVote(botObj.bot_id, botVote);
+      } catch (err) {
+        // One bot failing to vote is not critical; keep going
+        console.warn(`Bot ${botObj.bot_id} failed to vote:`, err.message || err);
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -257,15 +269,26 @@ class YarnGame {
       });
     }
 
+    this.roundCount++; // increment round counter
     return leaders.length === 1 ? leaders[0] : null; // return single winner or null on tie
   }
 
   checkGameOver() {
-    const winner = this.players.find(p => p.score >= this.gameSettings.scoreLimit);
-    if (winner) {
-      this.currentPhase = 'gameOver';
-      this.inProgress = false;
-      return winner;
+    // score limit win
+    if (this.gameSettings.scoreLimit) {
+      const scoreWinner = this.players.find(p => p.score >= this.gameSettings.scoreLimit);
+      if (scoreWinner) return scoreWinner;
+    }
+    // round limit win
+    if (this.roundCount >= this.gameSettings.roundLimit && this.gameSettings.roundLimit != 0) {
+      return this.players.reduce(
+        (best, p) => (p.score > best.score ? p : best),
+        this.players[0]
+      );
+    }
+    // if we're one before the round limit, append to the story
+    if (this.roundCount == this.gameSettings.roundLimit-1) {
+      this.yarnStory.push({ player: "Narrator", str: "The moral of this story: " });
     }
     return null;
   }
@@ -345,6 +368,7 @@ class YarnGame {
       })),
       yarnStory: this.yarnStory,
       currentPhase: this.currentPhase,
+      currentRound: this.roundCount+1,
       timeRemaining: this.timeRemaining,
       round_data: this.currentPhase === 'voting' ? this.round_data.map((e, i) => ({
         index: i,