diff --git a/Controllers/RoomController.cs b/Controllers/RoomController.cs
index 85fe489..7d5af5e 100644
--- a/Controllers/RoomController.cs
+++ b/Controllers/RoomController.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Text.Json;
 using MauMau_Server.Websockets;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
 
@@ -24,26 +25,27 @@ public class RoomController : ControllerBase
         return Ok(rooms);
     }
 
-    [HttpGet("{id}")]
-    public async Task ConnectToRoom(string id)
+    [HttpGet("{id}/{name}")]
+    public async Task ConnectToRoom(string id, string name)
     {
-        if (HttpContext.WebSockets.IsWebSocketRequest)
+        var response = HttpContext.Response;
+        if (!HttpContext.WebSockets.IsWebSocketRequest)
         {
-            if (_roomManager.RoomExists(id))
-            {
-                using var webSocket = await HttpContext.WebSockets.AcceptWebSocketAsync();
-                var room = _roomManager.GetRoom(id);
-                await room.InstantiateConnection(webSocket);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                HttpContext.Response.StatusCode = 404;
-            }
+            response.StatusCode = 400;
+            await response.BodyWriter.WriteAsync("Request is not a websocket request"u8.ToArray());
+            return;
         }
-        else
+
+        if (!_roomManager.RoomExists(id))
         {
-            HttpContext.Response.StatusCode = 400;
+            response.StatusCode = 404;
+            await response.BodyWriter.WriteAsync("Room could not be found"u8.ToArray());
+            return;
         }
+
+        using var webSocket = await HttpContext.WebSockets.AcceptWebSocketAsync();
+        var room = _roomManager.GetRoom(id);
+        await room.InstantiateConnection(webSocket, name);
     }
 
     [HttpPost]
diff --git a/Mau/Card.cs b/Mau/Card.cs
index 7e5ad7e..b9b48e4 100644
--- a/Mau/Card.cs
+++ b/Mau/Card.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ public enum CardType
     SPADES,
     HEARTS,
     DIAMONDS,
-    CLUBS
+    CLUBS,
+    JOKER
 }
 
 public enum CardValue
@@ -47,5 +48,7 @@ public enum CardValue
     JACK,
     QUEEN,
     KING,
-    ACE
+    ACE,
+    RED,
+    BLACK
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Mau/Deck.cs b/Mau/Deck.cs
index b2b6ff5..50ffedc 100644
--- a/Mau/Deck.cs
+++ b/Mau/Deck.cs
@@ -6,15 +6,27 @@ public class Deck
     public List<Card> UsedDeck = new();
 
     public Deck()
+    {
+        CreateSet();
+        ShuffleDeck();
+    }
+
+    private void CreateSet()
     {
         foreach (CardType cardType in Enum.GetValues(typeof(CardType)))
         {
+            if (cardType == CardType.JOKER)
+            {
+                UnusedDeck.Add(new Card(cardType, CardValue.RED));
+                UnusedDeck.Add(new Card(cardType, CardValue.BLACK));
+                continue;
+            }
             foreach (CardValue cardValue in Enum.GetValues(typeof(CardValue)))
             {
+                if (cardValue is CardValue.RED or CardValue.BLACK) continue;
                 UnusedDeck.Add(new Card(cardType, cardValue));
             }
         }
-        ShuffleDeck();
     }
     
     public List<Card> GetUnusedDeck()
@@ -49,6 +61,12 @@ public class Deck
     {
         UnusedDeck.AddRange(UsedDeck);
         UsedDeck.Clear();
+
+        if (UnusedDeck.Count == 0)
+        {
+            CreateSet();
+        }
+        
         ShuffleDeck();
     }
 
diff --git a/Mau/Game.cs b/Mau/Game.cs
index 4477b5f..3f15e0f 100644
--- a/Mau/Game.cs
+++ b/Mau/Game.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-using System.Net.WebSockets;
-using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json;
 using MauMau_Server.Websockets;
 
 namespace MauMau_Server.Mau;
@@ -11,9 +10,11 @@ public class Game
     public List<Player> Players = new();
     public Player CurrentPlayer;
     public int TurnDirection = 1;
+    private readonly Room _room;
 
-    public Game()
+    public Game(Room room)
     {
+        _room = room;
         CurrentCard = Deck.DrawCard();
         Deck.AddCardToUsedDeck(CurrentCard);
     }
@@ -25,7 +26,9 @@ public class Game
             Hand = Deck.DrawCards(8)
         };
         Players.Add(player);
-        if (Players.Count == 1) CurrentPlayer = player;
+        if (Players.Count > 1) return;
+        CurrentPlayer = player;
+        CurrentPlayer.State = PlayerState.TURN;
     }
     
     public void RemovePlayer(string playerId)
@@ -42,11 +45,30 @@ public class Game
         {
             case "PLAYCARD":
             {
+                if (player.State != PlayerState.TURN)
+                {
+                    break;
+                }
                 var card = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<CardDTO>(action.Data).ToCard();
                 PlayCard(player, card);
                 break;
             }
+            case "CHOOSE":
+                var choice = action.Data;
+                if (!Enum.TryParse(choice, out CardType cardType))
+                {
+                    break;
+                }
+                CurrentPlayer.State = PlayerState.WAIT;
+                CurrentPlayer = CurrentCard.CardType == CardType.JOKER ? GetNextPlayer(2) : GetNextPlayer();
+                CurrentPlayer.State = PlayerState.TURN;
+                CurrentCard = new Card(cardType, CardValue.JACK);
+                break;
             case "DRAW":
+                if (player.State != PlayerState.TURN)
+                {
+                    break;
+                }
                 DrawCard(player);
                 break;
         }
@@ -59,6 +81,11 @@ public class Game
         Deck.AddCardToUsedDeck(card);
         hand.Remove(GetSameCardFromHand(hand, card));
         CurrentCard = card;
+        if (hand.Count == 0)
+        {
+            _room.EndGame(player);
+            return;
+        }
         HandleNextPlayer(card);
     }
 
@@ -66,6 +93,18 @@ public class Game
     {
         switch (card.CardValue)
         {
+            case CardValue.RED:
+            case CardValue.BLACK:
+            {
+                var nextPlayer = GetNextPlayer();
+                var cardsToDraw = Deck.DrawCards(5);
+                foreach (var drawnCard in cardsToDraw)
+                {
+                    nextPlayer.Hand.Add(drawnCard);
+                }
+                CurrentPlayer.State = PlayerState.CHOOSE;
+                break;
+            }
             case CardValue.TWO:
             {
                 var nextPlayer = GetNextPlayer();
@@ -74,40 +113,49 @@ public class Game
                 {
                     nextPlayer.Hand.Add(drawnCard);
                 }
-                CurrentPlayer = GetNextPlayer(2);
+                HandleNextPlayer(CurrentPlayer, GetNextPlayer(2));
                 break;
             }
             case CardValue.SEVEN:
             case CardValue.KING:
                 break;
             case CardValue.EIGHT:
-                CurrentPlayer = GetNextPlayer(2);
+                HandleNextPlayer(CurrentPlayer, GetNextPlayer(2));
                 break;
             case CardValue.ACE:
                 if (Players.Count > 2)
                 {
                     TurnDirection *= -1;
-                    CurrentPlayer = GetNextPlayer();
+                    HandleNextPlayer(CurrentPlayer, GetNextPlayer());
                 }
                 break;
+            case CardValue.JACK:
+                CurrentPlayer.State = PlayerState.CHOOSE;
+                break;
             case CardValue.THREE:
             case CardValue.FOUR:
             case CardValue.FIVE:
             case CardValue.SIX:
             case CardValue.NINE:
             case CardValue.TEN:
-            case CardValue.JACK:
             case CardValue.QUEEN:
             default:
-                CurrentPlayer = GetNextPlayer();
+                HandleNextPlayer(CurrentPlayer, GetNextPlayer());
                 break;
         }
     }
 
+    private void HandleNextPlayer(Player current, Player next)
+    {
+        current.State = PlayerState.WAIT;
+        next.State = PlayerState.TURN;
+        CurrentPlayer = next;
+    }
+
     private void DrawCard(Player player)
     {
         player.Hand.Add(Deck.DrawCard());
-        CurrentPlayer = GetNextPlayer();
+        HandleNextPlayer(player, GetNextPlayer());
     }
 
     private Player GetNextPlayer(int numberOfPlayers = 1)
@@ -135,7 +183,7 @@ public class Game
 
     private static bool IsCardPlayable(Card currentCard, Card playedCard)
     {
-        return IsSameCardType(currentCard, playedCard) || IsSameCardValue(currentCard, playedCard);
+        return IsSameCardType(currentCard, playedCard) || IsSameCardValue(currentCard, playedCard) || playedCard.CardType == CardType.JOKER;
     }
 
     private static bool IsCardInHand(IEnumerable<Card> hand, Card card)
diff --git a/Mau/GameState.cs b/Mau/GameState.cs
index 5f510c1..91cac2e 100644
--- a/Mau/GameState.cs
+++ b/Mau/GameState.cs
@@ -2,16 +2,18 @@
 
 public class GameState
 {
-    public string PlayerName { get; set; }
+    public PlayerDTO Me { get; set; }
+    public string CurrentState { get; set; }
     public List<string> Hand { get; set; } = new();
     public string CurrentCard { get; set; }
-    public string CurrentPlayer { get; set; }
-    public List<string> Players { get; set; } = new();
+    public PlayerDTO CurrentPlayer { get; set; }
+    public List<PlayerDTO> Players { get; set; } = new();
 
     public GameState(Game game, string playerId)
     {
         var p = game.GetPlayer(playerId);
-        PlayerName = p.Connection.ConnectionId;
+        Me = new PlayerDTO(game.GetPlayer(playerId));
+        CurrentState = p.State.ToString();
         foreach (var card in p.Hand)
         {
             Hand.Add(card.ToString());
@@ -19,10 +21,24 @@ public class GameState
         
         foreach (var player in game.Players)
         {
-            Players.Add(player.Connection.ConnectionId);
+            Players.Add(new PlayerDTO(player));
         }
         
         CurrentCard = game.CurrentCard.ToString();
-        CurrentPlayer = game.CurrentPlayer.Connection.ConnectionId;;
+        CurrentPlayer = new PlayerDTO(game.CurrentPlayer);
+    }
+}
+
+public class PlayerDTO
+{
+    public string Name { get; set; }
+    public string Id { get; set; }
+    public int CardsLeft { get; set; }
+    
+    public PlayerDTO(Player player)
+    {
+        Name = player.Connection.Name;
+        Id = player.Connection.ConnectionId;
+        CardsLeft = player.Hand.Count;
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Mau/Player.cs b/Mau/Player.cs
index 0fbec58..0c269c3 100644
--- a/Mau/Player.cs
+++ b/Mau/Player.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-using System.Net.WebSockets;
-using MauMau_Server.Websockets;
+using MauMau_Server.Websockets;
 
 namespace MauMau_Server.Mau;
 
 public class Player
 {
     public ConnectionInstance Connection { get; set; }
+    public PlayerState State { get; set; } = PlayerState.WAIT;
     public List<Card> Hand { get; set; } = new();
     
     public Player(ConnectionInstance connection)
diff --git a/Mau/PlayerState.cs b/Mau/PlayerState.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a52669c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Mau/PlayerState.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+namespace MauMau_Server.Mau;
+
+public enum PlayerState
+{
+    TURN,
+    CHOOSE,
+    WAIT
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/MauMau-Server.csproj b/MauMau-Server.csproj
index 476e59d..d1cec05 100644
--- a/MauMau-Server.csproj
+++ b/MauMau-Server.csproj
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Hangfire.Core" Version="1.8.12" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Hangfire.MemoryStorage" Version="1.8.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR" Version="2.4.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.OpenApi" Version="7.0.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore" Version="6.4.0" />
diff --git a/Program.cs b/Program.cs
index a45afb6..16382e9 100644
--- a/Program.cs
+++ b/Program.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+using Hangfire;
+using Hangfire.MemoryStorage;
 using MauMau_Server.Websockets;
 
 var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
@@ -9,6 +11,14 @@ services.AddControllers();
 services.AddEndpointsApiExplorer();
 services.AddSwaggerGen();
 services.AddScoped<IRoomManager, RoomManager>();
+// var roomManager = services.BuildServiceProvider().GetRequiredService<IRoomManager>();
+//
+// services.AddHangfire((sp, config) =>
+// {
+//     config.UseRecommendedSerializerSettings();
+//     config.UseMemoryStorage();
+// });
+// services.AddHangfireServer();
 
 var app = builder.Build();
 
@@ -28,6 +38,9 @@ var webSocketOptions = new WebSocketOptions()
 
 app.UseWebSockets(webSocketOptions);
 
+// var recurringJobManager = app.Services.GetRequiredService<IRecurringJobManagerV2>();
+// recurringJobManager.AddOrUpdate("1", () => roomManager.ClearGhostRooms(), Cron.Hourly);
+
 app.UseCors(policyBuilder =>
 {
     policyBuilder.AllowAnyOrigin();
diff --git a/Room/Chat/Chat.cs b/Room/Chat/Chat.cs
index 0e22051..338321f 100644
--- a/Room/Chat/Chat.cs
+++ b/Room/Chat/Chat.cs
@@ -13,10 +13,22 @@ public class Chat
         _room = room;
     }
     
-    public void SendChatMessage(string connectionId, string message)
+    public void SendChatMessage(ConnectionInstance connection, string message)
     {
-        var chatMessage = new ChatOutput(connectionId, message);
+        var chatMessage = new ChatMessage(connection.Name, message);
         var formattedMessage = new MessageDTO("CHAT", JsonSerializer.Serialize(chatMessage));
         WebsocketManager.BroadcastAsync(_room.GetWebsockets(), JsonSerializer.Serialize(formattedMessage));
     }
+}
+
+public class ChatMessage
+{
+    public string Sender { get; set; }
+    public string Message { get; set; }
+    
+    public ChatMessage(string sender, string message)
+    {
+        Sender = sender;
+        Message = message;
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Room/Room.cs b/Room/Room.cs
index b89e655..c6bda50 100644
--- a/Room/Room.cs
+++ b/Room/Room.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System.Net.WebSockets;
 using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using MauMau_Server.Mau;
 
 namespace MauMau_Server.Websockets;
@@ -9,9 +10,10 @@ public class Room
     private readonly IRoomManager _roomManager;
     private readonly string _roomId;
     private readonly List<ConnectionInstance> _connections = new();
-    private ConnectionInstance _host;
+    private ConnectionInstance? _host;
     private readonly Chat _chat;
-    private readonly Game _game = new();
+    private Game? _game;
+    private RoomState _state = RoomState.LOBBY;
 
     public Room(IRoomManager roomManager, string roomId)
     {
@@ -20,17 +22,16 @@ public class Room
         _roomId = roomId;
     }
 
-    public async Task InstantiateConnection(WebSocket socket)
+    public async Task InstantiateConnection(WebSocket socket, string name)
     {
-        var connection = AddConnection(socket);
-        if (IsEmpty()) _host = connection;
-        _game.AddPlayerToGame(connection);
+        var connection = AddConnection(socket, name);
+        _game?.AddPlayerToGame(connection);
         await HandleConnection(connection);
     }
 
     private async Task HandleConnection(ConnectionInstance connection)
     {
-        BroadcastGameState();
+        BroadcastState();
         var webSocketResponse = await WebsocketManager.ReceiveAsync(connection.Socket);
         while (!webSocketResponse.Result!.CloseStatus.HasValue)
         {
@@ -39,28 +40,43 @@ public class Room
             {
                 case "GAME":
                 {
+                    if (_state != RoomState.GAME) break;
                     var gameInput = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<ActionDTO>(message.Payload);
                     _game.HandleAction(connection.ConnectionId, gameInput);
                     break;
                 }
                 case "CHAT":
                 {
-                    _chat.SendChatMessage(connection.ConnectionId, message.Payload);
+                    var cleanedMessage = StripHTML(message.Payload);
+                    if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(cleanedMessage))
+                    {
+                        cleanedMessage = "Mau!";
+                    };
+                    _chat.SendChatMessage(connection, cleanedMessage);
+                    break;
+                }
+                case "LOBBY":
+                {
+                    if (connection.ConnectionId == _host?.ConnectionId)
+                    {
+                        ChangeLobbyState(RoomState.GAME);
+                    }
                     break;
                 }
             }
 
-            BroadcastGameState();
+            BroadcastState();
             webSocketResponse = await WebsocketManager.ReceiveAsync(connection.Socket);
         }
         WebsocketManager.CloseAsync(connection.Socket, webSocketResponse.Result);
         HandleDisconnect(connection.ConnectionId);
     }
 
-    private ConnectionInstance AddConnection(WebSocket socket)
+    private ConnectionInstance AddConnection(WebSocket socket, string name)
     {
         var connectionId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
-        var connection = new ConnectionInstance(connectionId, socket);
+        var connection = new ConnectionInstance(name, connectionId, socket);
+        if (IsEmpty()) _host = connection;
         _connections.Add(connection);
         return connection;
     }
@@ -72,6 +88,10 @@ public class Room
 
     private void BroadcastGameState()
     {
+        if (_game == null)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
         foreach (var connection in _connections)
         {
             var gameState = new GameState(_game, connection.ConnectionId);
@@ -80,10 +100,50 @@ public class Room
         }
     }
 
+    private void BroadcastState()
+    {
+        switch (_state)
+        {
+            case RoomState.LOBBY:
+                var message = new MessageDTO("LOBBY", JsonSerializer.Serialize("a"));
+                WebsocketManager.BroadcastAsync(GetWebsockets(), JsonSerializer.Serialize(message));
+                break;
+            case RoomState.GAME:
+                BroadcastGameState();
+                break;
+            default:
+                //
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void ChangeLobbyState(RoomState targetState)
+    {
+        switch (targetState)
+        {
+            case RoomState.LOBBY:
+                _state = RoomState.LOBBY;
+                _game = null;
+                break;
+            case RoomState.GAME:
+            {
+                _state = RoomState.GAME;
+                _game = new Game(this);
+                foreach (var connectionInstance in _connections)
+                {
+                    _game.AddPlayerToGame(connectionInstance);
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+            default:
+                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(targetState), targetState, null);
+        }
+    }
+
     private void HandleDisconnect(string socketId)
     {
         RemoveConnection(socketId);
-        _game.RemovePlayer(socketId);
+        _game?.RemovePlayer(socketId);
         if (IsEmpty())
         {
             _roomManager.RemoveRoom(_roomId);
@@ -99,8 +159,26 @@ public class Room
         return _connections.Select(connection => connection.Socket).ToList();
     }
 
-    private bool IsEmpty()
+    public bool IsEmpty()
     {
         return _connections.Count == 0;
     }
+    
+    private static string StripHTML(string input)
+    {
+        return Regex.Replace(input, "<.*?>", string.Empty);
+    }
+
+    public void EndGame(Player player)
+    {
+        var message = new MessageDTO("END", JsonSerializer.Serialize(new PlayerDTO(player)));
+        WebsocketManager.BroadcastAsync(GetWebsockets(), JsonSerializer.Serialize(message));
+        ChangeLobbyState(RoomState.LOBBY);
+    }
+}
+
+public enum RoomState
+{
+    LOBBY,
+    GAME
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Room/RoomManager.cs b/Room/RoomManager.cs
index 2280be2..4b9dab2 100644
--- a/Room/RoomManager.cs
+++ b/Room/RoomManager.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@ public class RoomManager : IRoomManager
     {
         return Rooms.ContainsKey(roomId);
     }
+    
+    public void ClearGhostRooms()
+    {
+        var ghostRooms = Rooms.Where(room => room.Value.IsEmpty());
+        foreach (var room in ghostRooms)
+        {
+            GC.Collect(GC.GetGeneration(room.Value));
+            RemoveRoom(room.Key);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 public interface IRoomManager
@@ -40,4 +50,5 @@ public interface IRoomManager
     public List<string> GetAllRooms();
     public void RemoveRoom(string roomId);
     public bool RoomExists(string roomId);
+    public void ClearGhostRooms();
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Websockets/ConnectionInstance.cs b/Websockets/ConnectionInstance.cs
index 64357d9..8b1884d 100644
--- a/Websockets/ConnectionInstance.cs
+++ b/Websockets/ConnectionInstance.cs
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ namespace MauMau_Server.Websockets;
 
 public class ConnectionInstance
 {
+    public string Name { get; set; }
     public string ConnectionId { get; set; }
     public WebSocket Socket { get; set; }
     
-    public ConnectionInstance(string connectionId, WebSocket socket)
+    public ConnectionInstance(string name, string connectionId, WebSocket socket)
     {
+        Name = name;
         ConnectionId = connectionId;
         Socket = socket;
     }