diff --git a/Controllers/MauController.cs b/Controllers/MauController.cs
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index 0000000..acfc789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Controllers/MauController.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+using MauMau_Server.Mau;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+
+namespace MauMau_Server.Controllers;
+
+[ApiController]
+[Route("[controller]")]
+public class DeckController : ControllerBase
+{
+    [HttpGet("deck")]
+    public IActionResult GetDeck()
+    {
+        return Ok(new Deck().GetUnusedDeck().Select(card => card.ToString()).ToList());
+    }
+    
+    [HttpGet("hand")]
+    public IActionResult GetHand()
+    {
+        return Ok(new Deck().DrawCards(8).Select(card => card.ToString()).ToList());
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/Mau/Card.cs b/Mau/Card.cs
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+++ b/Mau/Card.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+namespace MauMau_Server.Mau;
+
+public class Card
+{
+    public readonly CardType CardType;
+    public readonly CardValue CardValue;
+
+    public Card(CardType cardType, CardValue cardValue)
+    {
+        CardType = cardType;
+        CardValue = cardValue;
+    }
+
+    public override string ToString()
+    {
+        return $"{CardType} {CardValue}";
+    }
+
+    public Card parseCard(string card)
+    {
+        var cardType = card.Split(" ")[0];
+        var cardValue = card.Split(" ")[1];
+        return new Card((CardType)Enum.Parse(typeof(CardType), cardType),
+            (CardValue)Enum.Parse(typeof(CardValue), cardValue));
+    }
+}
+
+public enum CardType
+{
+    SPADES,
+    HEARTS,
+    DIAMONDS,
+    CLUBS
+}
+
+public enum CardValue
+{
+    TWO,
+    THREE,
+    FOUR,
+    FIVE,
+    SIX,
+    SEVEN,
+    EIGHT,
+    NINE,
+    TEN,
+    JACK,
+    QUEEN,
+    KING,
+    ACE
+}
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diff --git a/Mau/CardDTO.cs b/Mau/CardDTO.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91334b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Mau/CardDTO.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+namespace MauMau_Server.Mau;
+
+public class CardDTO
+{
+    public string CardType { get; set; }
+    public string CardValue { get; set; }
+    
+    public CardDTO(Card card)
+    {
+        CardType = card.CardType.ToString();
+        CardValue = card.CardValue.ToString();
+    }
+    
+    public CardDTO(string cardType, string cardValue)
+    {
+        CardType = cardType;
+        CardValue = cardValue;
+    }
+    
+    public CardDTO()
+    {
+        
+    }
+    
+    public Card ToCard()
+    {
+        return new Card((CardType)Enum.Parse(typeof(CardType), CardType),
+            (CardValue)Enum.Parse(typeof(CardValue), CardValue));
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/Mau/Deck.cs b/Mau/Deck.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13ddd16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Mau/Deck.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+namespace MauMau_Server.Mau;
+
+public class Deck
+{
+    public List<Card> UnusedDeck = new();
+
+    public Deck()
+    {
+        foreach (CardType cardType in Enum.GetValues(typeof(CardType)))
+        {
+            foreach (CardValue cardValue in Enum.GetValues(typeof(CardValue)))
+            {
+                UnusedDeck.Add(new Card(cardType, cardValue));
+            }
+        }
+        UnusedDeck = UnusedDeck.OrderBy(x => Guid.NewGuid()).ToList();
+    }
+    
+    public List<Card> GetUnusedDeck()
+    {
+        return UnusedDeck;
+    }
+    
+    public Card DrawCard()
+    {
+        var card = UnusedDeck[0];
+        UnusedDeck.RemoveAt(0);
+        return card;
+    }
+
+    public List<Card> DrawCards(int amount)
+    {
+        var cards = new List<Card>();
+        for (var i = 0; i < amount; i++)
+        {
+            cards.Add(DrawCard());
+        }
+        return cards;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/Mau/HandDTO.cs b/Mau/HandDTO.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca69185
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Mau/HandDTO.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+namespace MauMau_Server.Mau;
+
+public class HandDTO
+{
+    public List<string> _cards { get; set; } = new();
+    
+    public HandDTO(List<Card> cards)
+    {
+        foreach (var card in cards)
+        {
+            _cards.Add(card.ToString());
+        }
+    }
+    
+    public HandDTO()
+    {
+        
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/Websockets/Room.cs b/Websockets/Room.cs
index c511148..af12bde 100644
--- a/Websockets/Room.cs
+++ b/Websockets/Room.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 using System.Net.WebSockets;
 using System.Text;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using MauMau_Server.Mau;
 
 namespace MauMau_Server.Websockets;
 
 public class Room
 {
     private readonly Dictionary<string, WebSocket> _connections = new();
+    private readonly Deck _deck = new();
+    private Card currentCard;
+    private List<Card> hand = new();
 
     public async Task InstantiateConnection(WebSocket socket)
     {
@@ -15,12 +20,16 @@ public class Room
 
     private async Task HandleConnection(WebSocket socket, string socketId)
     {
+        hand = _deck.DrawCards(8);
+        SendAsync(socket, JsonSerializer.Serialize(new HandDTO(hand)));
         var buffer = EmptyBuffer();
         var result = await ReceiveAsync(socket, buffer);
         while (!result.CloseStatus.HasValue)
         {
-            var message = $"{socketId}: {Encoding.Default.GetString(buffer)}";
-            BroadcastAsync(message);
+            var slicedBuffer = buffer[0..result.Count];
+            var playedCard = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<CardDTO>(slicedBuffer).ToCard();
+            BroadcastAsync(JsonSerializer.Serialize(playedCard.ToString()));
+            SendAsync(socket, JsonSerializer.Serialize(new HandDTO(hand)));
             buffer = EmptyBuffer();
             result = await ReceiveAsync(socket, buffer);
         }
@@ -59,13 +68,18 @@ public class Room
     
     private void BroadcastAsync(string message)
     {
-        var bytes = Encoding.Default.GetBytes(message);
-        var arraySegment = new ArraySegment<byte>(bytes);
         foreach (var (id, socket) in GetAllConnections())
         {
-            socket.SendAsync(arraySegment, WebSocketMessageType.Text, true, CancellationToken.None);
+            SendAsync(socket, message);
         }
     }
+    
+    private void SendAsync(WebSocket socket, string message)
+    {
+        var bytes = Encoding.Default.GetBytes(message);
+        var arraySegment = new ArraySegment<byte>(bytes);
+        socket.SendAsync(arraySegment, WebSocketMessageType.Text, true, CancellationToken.None);
+    }
 
     private static byte[] EmptyBuffer()
     {
diff --git a/mau.json b/mau.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60c5d52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mau.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"CardType":"SPADES","CardValue":"THREE"}
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