diff --git a/crates/lanspread-tauri-deno-ts/src/components/calltoplay/CallToPlayOverlay.tsx b/crates/lanspread-tauri-deno-ts/src/components/calltoplay/CallToPlayOverlay.tsx
index 4af3c06..14b0693 100644
--- a/crates/lanspread-tauri-deno-ts/src/components/calltoplay/CallToPlayOverlay.tsx
+++ b/crates/lanspread-tauri-deno-ts/src/components/calltoplay/CallToPlayOverlay.tsx
@@ -81,8 +81,7 @@ export const CallToPlayOverlay = ({
                     </div>
                 )}
                 {sorted.map(nomination => {
-                    const game = gameById.get(nomination.gameId);
-                    if (!game) return null;
+                    const game = gameById.get(nomination.gameId) ?? null;
                     return (
                         <NominationCard
                             key={nomination.id}
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ export const CallToPlayOverlay = ({
                             actorId={actorId}
                             actions={actions}
                             focused={nomination.id === focusId}
-                            thumbnailUrl={getThumbnail(game.id)}
+                            thumbnailUrl={game ? getThumbnail(game.id) : null}
                             totalPeerCount={totalPeerCount}
                             onLaunch={onLaunch}
                         />
diff --git a/crates/lanspread-tauri-deno-ts/src/components/calltoplay/CallToPlayTicker.tsx b/crates/lanspread-tauri-deno-ts/src/components/calltoplay/CallToPlayTicker.tsx
index 288817d..65a4df5 100644
--- a/crates/lanspread-tauri-deno-ts/src/components/calltoplay/CallToPlayTicker.tsx
+++ b/crates/lanspread-tauri-deno-ts/src/components/calltoplay/CallToPlayTicker.tsx
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ export const CallToPlayTicker = ({ nominations, games, accent, onOpen }: Props)
         <div className="ctp-ticker-stack">
             {active.map(nomination => {
                 const game = gameById.get(nomination.gameId);
-                if (!game) return null;
                 const status = statusOf(nomination, now);
                 if (status === 'started') return null;
                 const ready = readyCountOf(nomination, now);
@@ -102,7 +101,10 @@ export const CallToPlayTicker = ({ nominations, games, accent, onOpen }: Props)
                     >
                         <span className="ctp-ticker-dot" data-status={status} />
                         <span className="ctp-ticker-label" data-status={status}>{LABEL[status]}</span>
-                        <span className="ctp-ticker-game">{game.name}</span>
+                        <span
+                            className="ctp-ticker-game"
+                            title={game ? undefined : `Game ID: ${nomination.gameId}`}
+                        >{game?.name ?? 'Game unavailable here'}</span>
                         <span className="ctp-ticker-by">by {nomination.creator}</span>
                         <span className="ctp-ticker-ready">{count}</span>
                         <span className="ctp-ticker-time">{time}</span>
diff --git a/crates/lanspread-tauri-deno-ts/src/components/calltoplay/NominationCard.tsx b/crates/lanspread-tauri-deno-ts/src/components/calltoplay/NominationCard.tsx
index ec890b9..20da08f 100644
--- a/crates/lanspread-tauri-deno-ts/src/components/calltoplay/NominationCard.tsx
+++ b/crates/lanspread-tauri-deno-ts/src/components/calltoplay/NominationCard.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { CallToPlayParticipant, Game, Nomination } from '../../lib/types';
 
 interface Props {
     nomination: Nomination;
-    game: Game;
+    game: Game | null;
     actorId: string | null;
     actions: CallToPlayActions;
     focused: boolean;
@@ -94,7 +94,9 @@ export const NominationCard = ({
         Math.min(100, (remaining / Math.max(1, nomination.deadline - windowStart)) * 100),
     );
     const urgency = percentage < 20 ? 'high' : percentage < 50 ? 'mid' : 'low';
-    const installedCount = (game.installed_peer_count ?? game.peer_count) + (game.installed ? 1 : 0);
+    const installedCount = game === null
+        ? 0
+        : (game.installed_peer_count ?? game.peer_count) + (game.installed ? 1 : 0);
     const lanCount = Math.max(totalPeerCount + 1, installedCount);
 
     const timer = isStarted
@@ -130,15 +132,19 @@ export const NominationCard = ({
         >
             <div className="ctp-card-top">
                 <div className="ctp-card-cover">
-                    <GameCover game={game} aspect="square" thumbnailUrl={thumbnailUrl} />
+                    {game
+                        ? <GameCover game={game} aspect="square" thumbnailUrl={thumbnailUrl} />
+                        : <div className="ctp-card-cover-missing"><Icon.flag /></div>}
                 </div>
                 <div className="ctp-card-info">
-                    <div className="ctp-card-title">{game.name}</div>
+                    <div className="ctp-card-title">{game?.name ?? 'Game unavailable here'}</div>
                     <div className="ctp-card-sub">
                         {nomination.scheduledFor === null ? 'Called' : 'Scheduled'} by{' '}
                         <strong>{nomination.creator}</strong>
                         {nomination.scheduledFor !== null && ` · starts at ${formatClock(nomination.scheduledFor)}`}
-                        {` · ${installedCount}/${lanCount} peers have it installed`}
+                        {game
+                            ? ` · ${installedCount}/${lanCount} peers have it installed`
+                            : ` · this game is not in your current library (ID: ${nomination.gameId})`}
                     </div>
                 </div>
                 {timer}
@@ -229,7 +235,7 @@ export const NominationCard = ({
 
 interface CardActionsProps {
     nomination: Nomination;
-    game: Game;
+    game: Game | null;
     actorId: string | null;
     actions: CallToPlayActions;
     onLaunch: (game: Game) => void;
@@ -274,7 +280,11 @@ const CardActions = ({
     const readyCount = readyCountOf(nomination, now);
 
     if (isStarted) {
-        return <div className="ctp-note ctp-note-launch">Launching {game.name}…</div>;
+        return (
+            <div className="ctp-note ctp-note-launch">
+                {game ? `Launching ${game.name}…` : 'The match is starting.'}
+            </div>
+        );
     }
     if (scheduled) {
         if (isCreator) {
@@ -310,9 +320,9 @@ const CardActions = ({
                     <button
                         className="act-btn act-play"
                         onClick={() => void actions.startNow(nomination.id).then(accepted => {
-                            if (accepted) onLaunch(game);
+                            if (accepted && game) onLaunch(game);
                         })}
-                    ><Icon.play /><span>Start now</span></button>
+                    ><Icon.play /><span>{game ? 'Start now' : 'Mark as started'}</span></button>
                     <button className="ghost-btn" onClick={() => actions.addTime(nomination.id)}>
                         Add 5 more minutes
                     </button>
diff --git a/crates/lanspread-tauri-deno-ts/src/styles/launcher.css b/crates/lanspread-tauri-deno-ts/src/styles/launcher.css
index 6093935..45f84ab 100644
--- a/crates/lanspread-tauri-deno-ts/src/styles/launcher.css
+++ b/crates/lanspread-tauri-deno-ts/src/styles/launcher.css
@@ -1933,6 +1933,14 @@
   border-radius: 8px;
   overflow: hidden;
 }
+.ctp-card-cover-missing {
+  width: 100%; height: 100%;
+  display: grid; place-items: center;
+  color: var(--t-3);
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--bd-2) 55%, transparent);
+  border: 1px dashed var(--bd-2);
+}
+.ctp-card-cover-missing svg { width: 22px; height: 22px; }
 .ctp-card-info { flex: 1; min-width: 0; }
 .ctp-card-title { font-size: 14.5px; font-weight: 700; color: var(--t-1); }
 .ctp-card-sub { margin-top: 3px; font-size: 11.5px; color: var(--t-3); }