diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/DUtilCtxt.java b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/DUtilCtxt.java
index 4f2eb923e..a3ea4b68d 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/DUtilCtxt.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/DUtilCtxt.java
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ public class DUtilCtxt {
     private static final int STR_DUP_MOVED =                     27;
     private static final int STRD_DUP_TRADED =                   28;
     private static final int STRSD_DUP_ONESCORE =                29;
+    private static final int STR_PENDING_PLAYER =                30;
 
     public String getUserString( int stringCode )
     {
@@ -207,6 +208,10 @@ public class DUtilCtxt {
             id = R.string.dup_onescore_fmt;
             break;
 
+        case STR_PENDING_PLAYER:
+            id = R.string.missing_player;
+            break;
+
         default:
             Log.w( TAG, "no such stringCode: %d", stringCode );
         }
diff --git a/xwords4/android/jni/LocalizedStrIncludes.h b/xwords4/android/jni/LocalizedStrIncludes.h
index d9dc9e96e..1eaf98af4 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/jni/LocalizedStrIncludes.h
+++ b/xwords4/android/jni/LocalizedStrIncludes.h
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@
 # define STR_DUP_MOVED                     27
 # define STRD_DUP_TRADED                   28
 # define STRSD_DUP_ONESCORE                29
-
-# define N_AND_USER_STRINGS                29
+# define STR_PENDING_PLAYER                30
+# define N_AND_USER_STRINGS                30
 #endif
diff --git a/xwords4/common/scorebdp.c b/xwords4/common/scorebdp.c
index 63b920bc1..42d57ea9d 100644
--- a/xwords4/common/scorebdp.c
+++ b/xwords4/common/scorebdp.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "game.h"
 #include "strutils.h"
 #include "dbgutil.h"
+#include "LocalizedStrIncludes.h"
 
 #ifdef CPLUS
 extern "C" {
@@ -244,8 +245,10 @@ drawScoreBoard( BoardCtxt* board )
                 /* figure spacing for each scoreboard entry */
                 XP_MEMSET( &datum, 0, sizeof(datum) );
                 totalDim = 0;
+                XP_U16 missingPlayers = server_getMissingPlayers( board->server );
                 for ( dp = datum, ii = 0; ii < nPlayers; ++ii, ++dp ) {
                     LocalPlayer* lp = &board->gi->players[ii];
+                    XP_Bool isMissing = 0 != ((1 << ii) & missingPlayers);
 
                     /* This is a hack! */
                     dp->dsi.lsc = board_ScoreCallback;
@@ -258,11 +261,16 @@ drawScoreBoard( BoardCtxt* board )
                     dp->dsi.playerNum = ii;
                     dp->dsi.totalScore = scores.arr[ii];
                     dp->dsi.isTurn = server_isPlayersTurn( board->server, ii );
-                    dp->dsi.name = emptyStringIfNull(lp->name);
                     dp->dsi.selected = board->trayVisState != TRAY_HIDDEN
                         && ii==selPlayer;
                     dp->dsi.isRobot = LP_IS_ROBOT(lp);
                     dp->dsi.isRemote = !lp->isLocal;
+                    XP_ASSERT( !isMissing || dp->dsi.isRemote );
+                    if ( dp->dsi.isRemote && isMissing ) {
+                        dp->dsi.name = dutil_getUserString( board->dutil, STR_PENDING_PLAYER );
+                    } else {
+                        dp->dsi.name = emptyStringIfNull( lp->name );
+                    }
                     dp->dsi.nTilesLeft = (nTilesInPool > 0)? -1:
                         model_getNumTilesTotal( model, ii );
 
diff --git a/xwords4/linux/LocalizedStrIncludes.h b/xwords4/linux/LocalizedStrIncludes.h
index a508b4215..30bcb2a2e 100644
--- a/xwords4/linux/LocalizedStrIncludes.h
+++ b/xwords4/linux/LocalizedStrIncludes.h
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ enum {
     STR_SUBMIT_CONFIRM,
     STRD_TURN_SCORE,
     STR_BONUS_ALL,
-    STR_NONLOCAL_NAME,
-    STR_LOCAL_NAME,
+    STR_PENDING_PLAYER,
     STRD_TIME_PENALTY_SUB,
 
     STRD_CUMULATIVE_SCORE,
@@ -46,10 +45,6 @@ enum {
     STR_ROBOT_MOVED,
     STRS_REMOTE_MOVED,
 
-    STR_LOCALPLAYERS,
-    STR_TOTALPLAYERS,
-    STR_REMOTE,
-
     STRS_VALUES_HEADER,
     STRD_REMAINS_HEADER,
     STRD_REMAINS_EXPL,
@@ -64,6 +59,11 @@ enum {
     STRD_DUP_TRADED,
     STRSD_DUP_ONESCORE,
 
+    /* These three aren't in Android */
+    STR_LOCALPLAYERS,
+    STR_TOTALPLAYERS,
+    STR_REMOTE,
+
     STR_LAST
 };
 
diff --git a/xwords4/linux/lindutil.c b/xwords4/linux/lindutil.c
index d4c372640..492c8238b 100644
--- a/xwords4/linux/lindutil.c
+++ b/xwords4/linux/lindutil.c
@@ -146,10 +146,8 @@ linux_dutil_getUserString( XW_DUtilCtxt* XP_UNUSED(uc), XP_U16 code )
         return (XP_UCHAR*)"Score for turn: %d\n";
     case STR_BONUS_ALL:
         return (XP_UCHAR*)"Bonus for using all tiles: 50\n";
-    case STR_LOCAL_NAME:
-        return (XP_UCHAR*)"%s";
-    case STR_NONLOCAL_NAME:
-        return (XP_UCHAR*)"%s (remote)";
+    case STR_PENDING_PLAYER:
+        return (XP_UCHAR*)"(remote)";
     case STRD_TIME_PENALTY_SUB:
         return (XP_UCHAR*)" - %d [time]";
         /* added.... */