diff --git a/cardsim/stats.go b/cardsim/stats.go
index 543699b..54ddae7 100644
--- a/cardsim/stats.go
+++ b/cardsim/stats.go
@@ -138,6 +138,10 @@ func (s statFunc[T]) Visible() bool {
 // start of another word, if it's not at the end). To insert a space between
 // consecutive capital letters, insert an underscore (`_`). This name inference
 // trims "Stat" and "HiddenStat" off the front of method names.
+//
+// To override the name extracted from a field name, add `cardsim_name:"name"`
+// to the tag, where the name part is the name you want to use. It will not be
+// formatted further - use normal spaces, capitalization, etc.
 func ExtractStats(x any) []Stat {
 	v := reflect.ValueOf(x)
 	for k := v.Kind(); k == reflect.Pointer || k == reflect.Interface; k = v.Kind() {
@@ -248,6 +252,9 @@ func ExtractStats(x any) []Stat {
 				continue // not identifiably a stat
 			}
 			nm := strings.Join(explode(sf.Name), " ")
+			if t := sf.Tag.Get("cardsim_name"); t != "" {
+				nm = t
+			}
 			if known[nm] {
 				continue
 			}
diff --git a/smoketest/collection.go b/smoketest/collection.go
index 995dd3b..c242a18 100644
--- a/smoketest/collection.go
+++ b/smoketest/collection.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ type SmokeTestCollection struct {
 
 	Flavor cardsim.Stored[string]
 
-	Things       int     `cardsim:"stat"`
+	Things       int     `cardsim:"stat" cardsim_name:"A Renamed Thing"`
 	MoreThings   int     `cardsim:"hidden"`
 	FloatyThings float64 `cardsim:"round1"`
 	Label        string  `cardsim:"stat"`