diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/menu/board_menu.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/menu/board_menu.xml
index a232a8d85..4eb6a7553 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/menu/board_menu.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/menu/board_menu.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <group android:id="@+id/group_done">
     <!-- title set in BoardActivity -->
     <item android:id="@+id/board_menu_invite"
-          android:title="@string/board_menu_invite"
+          android:title="loc:board_menu_invite"
           android:showAsAction="ifRoom"
           android:icon="@drawable/send__gen"
           />
@@ -17,65 +17,65 @@
           />
 
     <item android:id="@+id/board_menu_trade"
-          android:title="@string/board_menu_trade"
+          android:title="loc:board_menu_trade"
           android:alphabeticShortcut="T"
           android:showAsAction="ifRoom"
           />
   </group>
 
     <item android:id="@+id/board_menu_trade_cancel"
-          android:title="@string/button_trade_cancel"
+          android:title="loc:button_trade_cancel"
           android:showAsAction="ifRoom"
           android:icon="@drawable/back__gen"
           />
 
     <item android:id="@+id/board_menu_trade_commit"
-          android:title="@string/button_trade_commit"
+          android:title="loc:button_trade_commit"
           android:showAsAction="ifRoom"
           android:icon="@drawable/save__gen"
           />
 
     <item android:id="@+id/board_menu_undo_last"
-          android:title="@string/board_menu_undo_last"
+          android:title="loc:board_menu_undo_last"
           android:alphabeticShortcut="U"
           />
 
     <item android:id="@+id/board_menu_tray"
           />
 
-    <item android:title="@string/board_submenu_game">
+    <item android:title="loc:board_submenu_game">
       <menu>
         <item android:id="@+id/board_menu_game_counts"
-              android:title="@string/board_menu_game_counts" />
+              android:title="loc:board_menu_game_counts" />
         <item android:id="@+id/board_menu_game_left"
-              android:title="@string/board_menu_game_left" />
+              android:title="loc:board_menu_game_left" />
         <item android:id="@+id/board_menu_game_history"
-              android:title="@string/board_menu_game_history" />
+              android:title="loc:board_menu_game_history" />
         <item android:id="@+id/board_menu_game_resign"
-              android:title="@string/board_menu_game_resign" />
+              android:title="loc:board_menu_game_resign" />
         <item android:id="@+id/board_menu_game_resend"
-              android:title="@string/board_menu_game_resend" />
+              android:title="loc:board_menu_game_resend" />
       </menu>
     </item>
     
     <item android:id="@+id/games_menu_study"
-          android:title="@string/gamel_menu_study"
+          android:title="loc:gamel_menu_study"
           />
 
     <item android:id="@+id/gamel_menu_checkmoves"
-          android:title="@string/gamel_menu_checkmoves"
+          android:title="loc:gamel_menu_checkmoves"
           />
 
     <item android:id="@+id/board_menu_file_prefs"
-          android:title="@string/menu_prefs"
+          android:title="loc:menu_prefs"
           android:alphabeticShortcut="P"
           />
     <item android:id="@+id/board_menu_file_about"
-          android:title="@string/board_menu_file_about"
+          android:title="loc:board_menu_file_about"
           android:alphabeticShortcut="A"
           />
 
     <item android:id="@+id/board_menu_game_netstats"
-          android:title="@string/board_menu_game_netstats" />
+          android:title="loc:board_menu_game_netstats" />
 
 </menu>
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardActivity.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardActivity.java
index 6ba2dc2c2..61758b002 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardActivity.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardActivity.java
@@ -159,10 +159,7 @@ public class BoardActivity extends Activity {
     @Override
     public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu( Menu menu ) 
     {
-        MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
-        inflater.inflate( R.menu.board_menu, menu );
-
-        return true;
+        return m_dlgt.onCreateOptionsMenu( menu );
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardDelegate.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardDelegate.java
index 4ce7a69bc..fb792892b 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardDelegate.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardDelegate.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ import org.eehouse.android.xw4.jni.*;
 import org.eehouse.android.xw4.jni.CommsAddrRec.CommsConnType;
 import org.eehouse.android.xw4.jni.CurGameInfo.DeviceRole;
 import org.eehouse.android.xw4.jni.JNIThread.*;
-
+import org.eehouse.android.xw4.loc.LocUtils;
 
 public class BoardDelegate extends DelegateBase
     implements TransportProcs.TPMsgHandler, View.OnClickListener,
@@ -675,6 +675,15 @@ public class BoardDelegate extends DelegateBase
         return handled;
     }
 
+    protected boolean onCreateOptionsMenu( Menu menu )
+    {
+        MenuInflater inflater = m_activity.getMenuInflater();
+        inflater.inflate( R.menu.board_menu, menu );
+        LocUtils.xlateMenu( m_activity, menu );
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
     protected boolean onPrepareOptionsMenu( Menu menu ) 
     {
         boolean inTrade = false;