diff --git a/commands.go b/commands.go
index a8b9976..86ecec3 100644
--- a/commands.go
+++ b/commands.go
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ var winCommand = &Command{
 	name: "win",
 	help: "win the game.",
 	handler: func(conn *Connection, args ...string) {
-		conn.Win()
+		conn.Win("win-command")
 	},
 }
 
diff --git a/game.go b/game.go
index 30a96fa..5899736 100644
--- a/game.go
+++ b/game.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Game struct {
+	id        Id
 	start     time.Time
 	end       time.Time
 	winner    string
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ type Game struct {
 
 func gamesTable() {
 	stmnt := `create table if not exists games (
-        id integer not null primary key autoincrement,
+        id text not null,
         start text not null,
         end text,
         winner text,
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ func gamesTable() {
 
 func NewGame() *Game {
 	game := &Game{
+		id:    NewId(),
 		start: time.Now(),
 	}
 	if err := game.Create(); err != nil {
@@ -37,9 +39,9 @@ func NewGame() *Game {
 func (g *Game) Create() error {
 	_, err := db.Exec(`
         insert into games
-        (start)
+        (id, start)
         values
-        (?)
-    ;`, g.start)
+        (?, ?)
+    ;`, g.id.String(), g.start)
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/global.go b/global.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92a44a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/global.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"crypto/md5"
+	"os"
+)
+
+var global struct {
+	hostname  string
+	machineId []byte
+	pid       int
+	idCounter uint32
+}
+
+func init() {
+	global.pid = os.Getpid()
+	var err error
+	global.hostname, err = os.Hostname()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic("failed to get hostname: " + err.Error())
+	}
+
+	hw := md5.New()
+	if _, err := hw.Write([]byte(global.hostname)); err != nil {
+		panic("unable to md5 hostname: " + err.Error())
+	}
+	global.machineId = make([]byte, 3)
+	copy(global.machineId, hw.Sum(nil))
+}
diff --git a/id.go b/id.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24cf7ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/id.go
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"fmt"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// NewObjectId returns a new unique ObjectId.
+// This function causes a runtime error if it fails to get the hostname
+// of the current machine.
+func NewId() Id {
+	b := make([]byte, 12)
+	// Timestamp, 4 bytes, big endian
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(b, uint32(time.Now().Unix()))
+	b[4] = global.machineId[0]
+	b[5] = global.machineId[1]
+	b[6] = global.machineId[2]
+	// Pid, 2 bytes, specs don't specify endianness, but we use big endian.
+	b[7] = byte(global.pid >> 8)
+	b[8] = byte(global.pid)
+	// Increment, 3 bytes, big endian
+	i := atomic.AddUint32(&global.idCounter, 1)
+	b[9] = byte(i >> 16)
+	b[10] = byte(i >> 8)
+	b[11] = byte(i)
+	return Id(b)
+}
+
+// Id is used for tagging each incoming http request for logging
+// purposes.  The actual implementation is just the ObjectId implementation
+// found in launchpad.net/mgo/bson.  This will most likely change and evolve
+// into its own format.
+type Id string
+
+func (id Id) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%x", string(id))
+}
+
+// Time returns the timestamp part of the id.
+// It's a runtime error to call this method with an invalid id.
+func (id Id) Time() time.Time {
+	secs := int64(binary.BigEndian.Uint32(id.byteSlice(0, 4)))
+	return time.Unix(secs, 0)
+}
+
+// byteSlice returns byte slice of id from start to end.
+// Calling this function with an invalid id will cause a runtime panic.
+func (id Id) byteSlice(start, end int) []byte {
+	if len(id) != 12 {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Invalid Id: %q", string(id)))
+	}
+	return []byte(string(id)[start:end])
+}
diff --git a/session.go b/session.go
index d038091..2339e3c 100644
--- a/session.go
+++ b/session.go
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func (c *Connection) NextBomb() time.Duration {
 func (c *Connection) MadeKill(victim *Connection) {
 	c.kills += 1
 	if c.kills == 3 {
-		c.Win()
+		c.Win("military")
 	}
 }
 
@@ -163,11 +163,11 @@ func (c *Connection) Withdraw(n int64) {
 func (c *Connection) Deposit(n int64) {
 	c.money += n
 	if c.money >= 25000 {
-		c.Win()
+		c.Win("economic")
 	}
 }
 
-func (c *Connection) Win() {
+func (c *Connection) Win(method string) {
 	for conn, _ := range connected {
 		fmt.Fprintf(conn, "player %s has won.\n", c.PlayerName())
 		conn.Close()