diff --git a/app/page.tsx b/app/page.tsx
index 48f279a..5d90935 100644
--- a/app/page.tsx
+++ b/app/page.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 'use client';
 import { useRouter } from 'next/navigation';
-import generateID from '@/tools/simpleID';
+import { socket } from '@/socket';
+import { GameUpdate } from '@/types';
 
 export default function Home() {
 	const router = useRouter();
 
 	const handleCreateGame = () => {
-		const id = generateID();
-		router.push(`/${id}`);
+		socket.emit('start');
+
+		socket.on('new-game', (game: GameUpdate) => {
+			router.push(`/${game.dmID}`);
+		});
 	};
 
 	return (
diff --git a/lib/GameStore.ts b/lib/GameStore.ts
index ab9e101..e1db643 100644
--- a/lib/GameStore.ts
+++ b/lib/GameStore.ts
@@ -1,33 +1,56 @@
-import Deck from './TarokkaDeck';
-
-import { GameState, GameUpdate, TarokkaGameCard } from '../types';
+import Deck from '@/lib/TarokkaDeck';
+import generateID from '@/tools/simpleID';
+import { GameState, GameUpdate } from '@/types';
 
 const deck = new Deck();
 
 export default class GameStore {
-	private games: Map<string, GameState>;
+	private dms: Map<string, GameState>;
+	private spectators: Map<string, GameState>;
 
 	constructor() {
-		this.games = new Map();
+		this.dms = new Map();
+		this.spectators = new Map();
 	}
 
-	createGame(id: string): GameState {
-		if (this.games.has(id)) throw new Error(`Game ${id} already exists`);
+	createGameIDs() {
+		const dmID = generateID();
+		const spectatorID = generateID();
+
+		if (
+			this.dms.has(dmID) ||
+			this.dms.has(spectatorID) ||
+			this.spectators.has(dmID) ||
+			this.spectators.has(spectatorID)
+		) {
+			return this.createGameIDs();
+		}
+
+		return {
+			dmID,
+			spectatorID,
+		};
+	}
+
+	createGame(): GameState {
+		const { dmID, spectatorID } = this.createGameIDs();
 
 		const newGame: GameState = {
-			id,
+			dmID,
+			spectatorID,
 			players: new Set(),
 			cards: deck.getHand(),
 			lastUpdated: Date.now(),
 		};
 
-		this.games.set(id, newGame);
+		this.dms.set(dmID, newGame);
+		this.spectators.set(spectatorID, newGame);
 
 		return newGame;
 	}
 
 	joinGame(gameID: string, playerID: string): GameUpdate {
-		const game = this.games.get(gameID) || this.createGame(gameID);
+		const game = this.getGame(gameID) || this.createGame();
 
 		game.players.add(playerID);
 		game.lastUpdated = Date.now();
@@ -57,7 +80,7 @@ export default class GameStore {
 	}
 
 	getGame(gameID: string): GameState {
-		const game = this.games.get(gameID);
+		const game = this.dms.get(gameID) || this.spectators.get(gameID);
 
 		if (!game) throw new Error(`Game ${gameID} not found`);
 
@@ -65,12 +88,13 @@ export default class GameStore {
 	}
 
 	gameUpdate(game: GameState): GameUpdate {
-		const { id, cards } = game;
+		const { dmID, spectatorID, cards } = game;
 
-		return { id, cards };
+		return { dmID, spectatorID, cards };
 	}
 
 	deleteGame(gameID: string): void {
-		this.games.delete(gameID);
+		this.dms.delete(gameID);
+		this.spectators.delete(gameID);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/server.ts b/server.ts
index dc54bf1..0b35b08 100644
--- a/server.ts
+++ b/server.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import next from 'next';
 import { createServer } from 'http';
 import { Server as SocketIOServer, type Socket } from 'socket.io';
 
-import GameStore from './lib/GameStore';
-import type { ClientUpdate } from './types';
+import GameStore from '@/lib/GameStore';
+import type { ClientUpdate } from '@/types';
 
 const dev = process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production';
 const hostname = '0.0.0.0';
@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@ app.prepare().then(() => {
 	io.on('connection', (socket: Socket) => {
 		console.log(`Client connected: ${socket.id}`);
 
+		socket.on('start', () => {
+			const gameUpdate = gameStore.createGame();
+
+			console.log(`Socket ${socket.id} started game ${gameUpdate.dmID}`);
+
+			socket.emit('new-game', gameUpdate);
+		});
+
 		socket.on('join', (gameID) => {
 			socket.join(gameID);
 			const gameUpdate = gameStore.joinGame(gameID, socket.id);
diff --git a/types/index.ts b/types/index.ts
index 008da02..2d41c75 100644
--- a/types/index.ts
+++ b/types/index.ts
@@ -63,14 +63,16 @@ export type TarokkaCard = TarokkaBase | TarokkaHigh | TarokkaLow;
 export type TarokkaGameCard = TarokkaGameBase | TarokkaGameHigh | TarokkaGameLow;
 
 export interface GameState {
-	id: string;
+	dmID: string;
+	spectatorID: string;
 	players: Set<string>;
 	cards: TarokkaGameCard[];
 	lastUpdated: number;
 }
 
 export interface GameUpdate {
-	id: string;
+	dmID: string;
+	spectatorID: string;
 	cards: TarokkaGameCard[];
 }