diff --git a/app/[gameID]/page.tsx b/app/[gameID]/page.tsx
index 10daa07..32152b0 100644
--- a/app/[gameID]/page.tsx
+++ b/app/[gameID]/page.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { useParams } from 'next/navigation';
-import { socket } from '@/socket';
+import useSocket from '@/hooks/useSocket';
 import { Eye } from 'lucide-react';
 
 import Card from '@/components/Card';
@@ -39,65 +39,18 @@ export default function GamePage() {
 	const isDM = !!dmID;
 	const selectDeck: Deck | null = selectCard >= 0 ? cards[selectCard].deck : null;
 
+	const socket = useSocket({ gameID, setGameData, setNoGame });
+
 	useEffect(() => {
 		if (gameIDParam) {
 			setGameID(Array.isArray(gameIDParam) ? gameIDParam[0] : gameIDParam);
 		}
 	}, [gameIDParam]);
 
-	useEffect(() => {
-		if (gameID) {
-			socket.emit('join', gameID);
-
-			socket.on('init', (data: GameUpdate) => {
-				setGameData(data);
-			});
-
-			socket.on('game-update', (data: GameUpdate) => {
-				setGameData(data);
-			});
-
-			socket.on('join-error', (error) => {
-				console.error('Error:', error);
-				setNoGame(true);
-			});
-
-			socket.on('flip-error', (error) => {
-				console.error('Error:', error);
-			});
-		}
-
-		return () => {
-			socket.removeAllListeners();
-		};
-	}, [gameID]);
-
-	const flipCard = (cardIndex: number) => {
-		socket.emit('flip-card', {
-			gameID,
-			cardIndex,
-		});
-	};
-
-	const redraw = (cardIndex: number) => {
-		socket.emit('redraw', {
-			gameID,
-			cardIndex,
-		});
-	};
-
 	const select = (cardIndex: number, cardID: string) => {
 		setSelectCard(-1);
 
-		socket.emit('select', {
-			gameID,
-			cardIndex,
-			cardID,
-		});
-	};
-
-	const handleSettings = (gameData: GameUpdate) => {
-		socket.emit('settings', { gameID, gameData });
+		socket.select(cardIndex, cardID);
 	};
 
 	// map our five Tarokka cards to their proper locations in a 3x3 grid
@@ -119,7 +72,7 @@ export default function GamePage() {
 				/>
 			)}
 
-			{isDM && <Settings gameData={gameData} changeAction={handleSettings} />}
+			{isDM && <Settings gameData={gameData} changeAction={socket.handleSettings} />}
 			<div className="grid grid-cols-3 grid-rows-3 gap-8 w-fit mx-auto">
 				{Array.from({ length: 9 })
 					.map(arrangeCards)
@@ -131,8 +84,8 @@ export default function GamePage() {
 									card={card}
 									position={layout[cardMap[index]]}
 									settings={settings}
-									flipAction={() => flipCard(cardMap[index])}
-									redrawAction={() => redraw(cardMap[index])}
+									flipAction={() => socket.flipCard(cardMap[index])}
+									redrawAction={() => socket.redraw(cardMap[index])}
 									selectAction={() => setSelectCard(cardMap[index])}
 								/>
 							)}
diff --git a/hooks/useSocket.ts b/hooks/useSocket.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..794c8fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hooks/useSocket.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import { useEffect } from 'react';
+import { socket } from '@/socket';
+
+import type { GameUpdate } from '@/types';
+
+interface UseSocketProps {
+	gameID: string;
+	setGameData: (gameUpdate: GameUpdate) => void;
+	setNoGame: (noGame: boolean) => void;
+}
+
+export default function useSocket({ gameID, setGameData, setNoGame }: UseSocketProps) {
+	useEffect(() => {
+		if (gameID) {
+			socket.emit('join', gameID);
+
+			socket.on('init', (data: GameUpdate) => {
+				setGameData(data);
+			});
+
+			socket.on('game-update', (data: GameUpdate) => {
+				setGameData(data);
+			});
+
+			socket.on('join-error', (error) => {
+				console.error('Error:', error);
+				setNoGame(true);
+			});
+
+			socket.on('flip-error', (error) => {
+				console.error('Error:', error);
+			});
+		}
+
+		return () => {
+			socket.removeAllListeners();
+		};
+	}, [gameID]);
+
+	const flipCard = (cardIndex: number) => {
+		socket.emit('flip-card', {
+			gameID,
+			cardIndex,
+		});
+	};
+
+	const redraw = (cardIndex: number) => {
+		socket.emit('redraw', {
+			gameID,
+			cardIndex,
+		});
+	};
+
+	const select = (cardIndex: number, cardID: string) => {
+		socket.emit('select', {
+			gameID,
+			cardIndex,
+			cardID,
+		});
+	};
+
+	const handleSettings = (gameData: GameUpdate) => {
+		socket.emit('settings', {
+			gameID,
+			gameData,
+		});
+	};
+
+	return {
+		flipCard,
+		redraw,
+		select,
+		handleSettings,
+	};
+}