diff --git a/client_web/src/components/game_screen.rs b/client_web/src/components/game_screen.rs
index 8bf9a5b..24042be 100644
--- a/client_web/src/components/game_screen.rs
+++ b/client_web/src/components/game_screen.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ pub fn GameScreen(state: GameUiState) -> impl IntoView {
     let i18n = use_i18n();
 
     let vs = state.view_state.clone();
-    let message = format!("{}", vs.message);
     let player_id = state.player_id;
     let is_my_turn = vs.active_mp_player == Some(player_id);
     let is_move_stage = is_my_turn
@@ -352,9 +351,6 @@ pub fn GameScreen(state: GameUiState) -> impl IntoView {
 
             // ── Player score (below board) ────────────────────────────────────
             <PlayerScorePanel score=my_score is_you=true />
-                    <div>
-            {format!("{message}")}
-                    </div>
 
             // ── Game-over overlay ─────────────────────────────────────────────
             {stage_is_ended.then(|| {
diff --git a/client_web/src/trictrac/backend.rs b/client_web/src/trictrac/backend.rs
index 7d60873..486c3b9 100644
--- a/client_web/src/trictrac/backend.rs
+++ b/client_web/src/trictrac/backend.rs
@@ -167,7 +167,8 @@ impl BackEndArchitecture<PlayerAction, GameDelta, ViewState> for TrictracBackend
                     moves: (m1, m2),
                 };
                 if self.game.validate(&event) {
-                    self.game.debug_message = format!("Event {:?} validated", event);
+                    let message = format!("Event {:?} validated on {:?}", event, self.game);
+                    console_log(message);
                     let _ = self.game.consume(&event);
                     self.drive_automatic_stages();
                 }
@@ -331,3 +332,20 @@ mod tests {
             .any(|c| matches!(c, BackendCommand::TerminateRoom)));
     }
 }
+
+// ── Public API: WASM delegates to `inner`, other targets are no-ops ───────────
+
+#[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
+mod inner {
+    use web_sys::console;
+
+    pub fn console_log(message: String) {
+        console::log_1(&message.into());
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
+pub use inner::console_log;
+
+#[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+pub fn console_log(message: String) {}
diff --git a/client_web/src/trictrac/types.rs b/client_web/src/trictrac/types.rs
index 927584e..f431482 100644
--- a/client_web/src/trictrac/types.rs
+++ b/client_web/src/trictrac/types.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ pub struct ViewState {
     pub dice_jans: Vec<JanEntry>,
     /// Last two checker moves played; default when no move has occurred yet.
     pub dice_moves: (CheckerMove, CheckerMove),
-    pub message: String,
 }
 
 /// One scoring event from a dice roll.
@@ -87,7 +86,6 @@ impl ViewState {
             dice: (0, 0),
             dice_jans: Vec::new(),
             dice_moves: (CheckerMove::default(), CheckerMove::default()),
-            message: "".into(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -186,7 +184,6 @@ impl ViewState {
             dice: (gs.dice.values.0, gs.dice.values.1),
             dice_jans,
             dice_moves: gs.dice_moves,
-            message: gs.get_debug_message(),
         }
     }
 }