diff --git a/src/game.c b/src/game.c
index 6d305f5..ff0fed0 100644
--- a/src/game.c
+++ b/src/game.c
@@ -6,21 +6,25 @@
 #include "net.h"
 #include "game.h"
 
-struct pieceinfo {
-    int num;
-} pieceinfo[] = {
+pieceinfo_t pieceinfo[] = {
     { // NONE
-	.num = 0 },
-    { // PHARAO
-	.num = 1 },
+	.num = 0,
+	.name = "" },
+    { 
+	.num = 1,
+        .name = "pharao" },
     { // DJHED
-	.num = 2 },
+	.num = 2,
+        .name = "djhed" },
     { // PYRAMID
-	.num = 7 },
+	.num = 7,
+	.name = "pyramid" },
     { // OBELISK
-	.num = 4 },
+	.num = 4,
+	.name = "obelisk" },
     { // OBELISK2
-	.num = 0 },
+	.num = 0,
+	.name = "stacked obelisk" },
 };
 
 sideinfo_t sideinfo[] = {
diff --git a/src/game.h b/src/game.h
index 30ef942..08ed859 100644
--- a/src/game.h
+++ b/src/game.h
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ typedef struct {
     int last_hit;
 } game_t;
 
+typedef struct { 
+    int num;
+    char *name;
+} pieceinfo_t;
+
 typedef struct {
     char ch;
     char *name;
@@ -53,8 +58,7 @@ typedef enum { D_NW=0, D_N, D_NE, D_E, D_SE, D_S, D_SW, D_W } dir_t;
 
 extern char classic_setup[];
 extern sideinfo_t sideinfo[];
-
-char* piece_names[N_PIECE_TYPES] = {NULL,"pharao","djhed","pyramid","obelisk"};
+extern pieceinfo_t pieceinfo[];
 
 int laser_at(game_t *game, int x, int y);
 int laser(game_t *game, int side);
diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index ec20f5e..31c9ad7 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ simple_game(void)
 	    case L_WALL:
 	    case L_PIECE:
 		net_all_printf("laser hits %s at %c%c\n",
-			       r==L_WALL ? "wall" : piece_names[game.last_hit],
+			       r==L_WALL ? "wall" : pieceinfo[game.last_hit].name,
 			       game.laser_pos[1]+'A', game.laser_pos[0]+'0');
 		break;
 	    }