diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 78a7011..5f4b7de 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -330,6 +330,14 @@ class Handler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                 return "There's no raid to stand guard for"
             player["garrison"] = bool(body.get("join"))
             return None
+        if path == "/api/board/delete":
+            message = next((m for m in world["board"] if m.get("id") == body.get("id")), None)
+            if not message:
+                return "That message is gone"
+            if message["who"] != player["id"]:
+                return "You can only delete your own messages"
+            world["board"].remove(message)
+            return None
         if path == "/api/aid":
             return game.aid_problem(world, player, str(body.get("kind")), str(body.get("item")), str(body.get("source")), now)
         if path == "/api/hire":
@@ -358,7 +366,8 @@ class Handler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
             text = str(body.get("text", "")).strip()[:500]
             if not text:
                 return "Say something"
-            world["board"].append({"at": now, "who": player["id"], "text": text})
+            world["next_message_id"] = world.get("next_message_id", 1) + 1
+            world["board"].append({"id": world["next_message_id"] - 1, "at": now, "who": player["id"], "text": text})
             del world["board"][:-game.MAX_LOG]
             return None
         return "Not found"
diff --git a/game.py b/game.py
index 7751b97..b797899 100644
--- a/game.py
+++ b/game.py
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ RAID_TRAITS = ["lightly armoured, heavy on archers", "mounted and fast, few bows
 
 # --- world ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
-WORLD_VERSION = 8
+WORLD_VERSION = 9
 
 
 def new_world(now: float, speed: float = 1.0) -> dict:
@@ -528,6 +528,7 @@ def new_world(now: float, speed: float = 1.0) -> dict:
         "next_event_id": 1,
         "ledger": [],
         "board": [],
+        "next_message_id": 1,
     }
 
 
@@ -592,6 +593,12 @@ def migrate(world: dict, now: float | None = None) -> dict:
         world.setdefault("next_hardship_at", now + 24 * HOUR / speed(world))
         world.setdefault("next_fortune_at", now + 8 * HOUR / speed(world))
         world["version"] = 8
+    if world["version"] < 9:
+        # Board messages get ids so their authors can delete them.
+        for number, message in enumerate(world["board"], 1):
+            message["id"] = number
+        world["next_message_id"] = len(world["board"]) + 1
+        world["version"] = 9
     return world
 
 
diff --git a/static/app.js b/static/app.js
index c4ecd07..2183bda 100644
--- a/static/app.js
+++ b/static/app.js
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ function actionCard(a) {
   if (a.skill === "combat") {
     const chance = Math.min(0.97, Math.max(0.15, 0.5 + (me.power - a.difficulty) * 0.04));
     extra = `<div class="small">Win chance <b>${Math.round(chance * 100)}%</b> · about <b>${me.fight_damage[a.id]}</b> damage a fight${a.gold ? ` · ${a.gold} gold` : ""}</div>`;
-    if (a.drops) io += a.drops.map(([id, q, odds]) => `<span class="item-chip" title="${Math.round(odds * 100)}% chance">${item(id).icon} ${q} <span class="have">${Math.round(odds * 100)}%</span></span>`).join("");
+    if (a.drops) io += a.drops.map(([id, q, odds]) => `<span class="item-chip" title="${esc(item(id).name)}: ${Math.round(odds * 100)}% chance">${item(id).icon} ${q} <span class="have">${Math.round(odds * 100)}%</span></span>`).join("");
     if (a.special === "sabotage") extra += `<div class="small muted">Each win weakens the coming raid by 3%, up to 30%.</div>`;
   }
   if (a.special === "recon") extra = `<div class="small muted">+${a.recon} recon on the next event</div>`;
@@ -818,7 +818,9 @@ function raidPrep(ev) {
 // --- board & roster -------------------------------------------------------
 
 function board() {
-  const msgs = S.board.map((m) => `<div class="msg"><span class="who">${esc(playerName(m.who))}</span><span class="when">${ago(m.at)}</span><div class="text">${esc(m.text)}</div></div>`).join("");
+  const msgs = S.board.map((m) => `<div class="msg"><span class="who">${esc(playerName(m.who))}</span><span class="when">${ago(m.at)}</span>
+    ${m.who === S.uid && m.id ? `<button class="msg-delete" data-unpost="${m.id}" title="Delete this message">✕</button>` : ""}
+    <div class="text">${esc(m.text)}</div></div>`).join("");
   const ledger = [...S.ledger].reverse().map((l) => `<li>${esc(l.text)}<span class="when">${ago(l.at)}</span></li>`).join("");
   return `<div class="cols">
     <div class="panel"><h2>Town board</h2>
@@ -1000,6 +1002,10 @@ document.addEventListener("click", (e) => {
   if (d.favour) return act("/api/favour", { kind: d.favour });
   if (d.food) return act("/api/food", { item: d.food });
   if (d.potion) return act("/api/potion", { item: d.potion });
+  if (d.unpost) {
+    if (!confirm("Delete this message?")) return;
+    return act("/api/board/delete", { id: Number(d.unpost) });
+  }
   if (d.aid) return act("/api/aid", { kind: d.aid, item: d.item, source: d.source });
   if ("hire" in d) return act("/api/hire", {});
   if (d.devHappen) return act("/api/dev/happen", { track: d.devHappen });
diff --git a/static/styles.css b/static/styles.css
index 5f50fa1..83e0111 100644
--- a/static/styles.css
+++ b/static/styles.css
@@ -395,3 +395,5 @@ button.sheet-skill:hover { background: var(--panel-2); }
 .happening .grow { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; }
 .happening > .btn, .happening > .small { align-self: center; }
 .skill-happenings { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 4px; }
+.msg-delete { background: none; border: 0; color: var(--muted); padding: 0 4px; margin-left: 4px; font-size: 12px; }
+.msg-delete:hover { color: var(--bad); }