diff --git a/components/room.html b/components/room.html
index 2613c6b..b8ef2b7 100644
--- a/components/room.html
+++ b/components/room.html
@@ -45,15 +45,17 @@
   <div>
     {{if and (eq .State.Role "guesser") (eq .State.Team .Room.TeamTurn)}}
     <button hx-get="/end-turn" hx-target="#room" class="bg-amber-100 text-black px-4 py-2 rounded">End Turn</button>
-    {{else if eq .State.Role "mime"}}
+    {{else if and (eq .State.Role "mime") (not .Room.MimeDone)}}
     {{template "mimeclue"}}
     {{end}}
   </div>
   <div hx-get="/actionhistory" hx-trigger="sse:backlog_{{.Room.ID}}">
   {{template "actionhistory" .Room.ActionHistory}}
   </div>
+  {{if not .Room.IsRunning}}
   <div id="exitbtn">
           <button button id="exit-room-btn" type="submit" class="justify-center rounded-md bg-indigo-600 px-3 py-1.5 text-sm font-semibold leading-6 text-white shadow-sm hover:bg-indigo-500 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-indigo-600" hx-get="/room/exit" hx-target="#ancestor">Exit Room</button>
   </div>
+  {{end}}
 </div>
 {{end}}
diff --git a/handlers/elements.go b/handlers/elements.go
index 98808c7..7c032cb 100644
--- a/handlers/elements.go
+++ b/handlers/elements.go
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ func HandleShowColor(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		abortWithError(w, err.Error())
 		return
 	}
+	if !fi.Room.MimeDone {
+		abortWithError(w, "wait for the clue")
+		return
+	}
 	color, exists := roundWords[word]
 	log.Debug("got show-color request", "word", word, "color", color)
 	if !exists {
diff --git a/handlers/game.go b/handlers/game.go
index 7740f84..bf8c33f 100644
--- a/handlers/game.go
+++ b/handlers/game.go
@@ -40,12 +40,6 @@ func HandleCreateRoom(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 	notify(models.NotifyRoomListUpdate, "")
-	// send msg of created room
-	// h.Broker.Notifier <- broker.NotificationEvent{
-	// 	EventName: models.MsgRoomListUpdate,
-	// 	Payload:   fmt.Sprintf("%s created a room named %s", r.CreatorName, r.RoomName),
-	// }
-	// return html
 	tmpl, err := template.ParseGlob("components/*.html")
 	if err != nil {
 		abortWithError(w, err.Error())
diff --git a/handlers/handlers.go b/handlers/handlers.go
index 0197b78..b8baf26 100644
--- a/handlers/handlers.go
+++ b/handlers/handlers.go
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ func HandleExit(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		abortWithError(w, err.Error())
 		return
 	}
+	if fi.Room.IsRunning {
+		abortWithError(w, "cannot leave when game is running")
+		return
+	}
 	var creatorLeft bool
 	if fi.Room.CreatorName == fi.State.Username {
 		creatorLeft = true
diff --git a/todos.md b/todos.md
index 9861381..f9e32ef 100644
--- a/todos.md
+++ b/todos.md
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 ### feats
-- ability to leave room;
-- close room if creator left (or pass role to other player);
-- notify on creation of new room;
+- auto close room if nothing is going on there (hmm) for ~1h;
+- words database (file) load and form random 25 words;
+- mark cards (instead of opening them (right click?);
+- invite link;
+- login with invite link;
 
 #### sse points
 - clue sse update;