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 7. Confirm the crash point is absent from the `CRASH_START` line (it must only
    appear once the round is over).
 
+## Manual restart check
+
+1. Start a blackjack hand (or a crash round) and confirm `pending_plays` has one
+   row while the round is live.
+2. `kill -9` the server, then start it again on the same database. The log must
+   say `Settled 1 orphaned reservation(s) as abandoned after a restart`.
+3. Confirm the balance did not change, `pending_plays` is empty, and `plays` has
+   one row with `winnings = 0`, `details.result = "abandoned"` and
+   `details.reason = "server_restart"`.
+
 ## Manual server checks
 
 - Register, log out, log in again (bcrypt path).