diff --git a/client/src/config/globals.js b/client/src/config/globals.js
index 0a487f4..80fb263 100644
--- a/client/src/config/globals.js
+++ b/client/src/config/globals.js
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ export const globals = {
         UPDATE_SPECTATORS: 'updateSpectators',
         RESTART_GAME: 'restartGame',
         ASSIGN_DEDICATED_MOD: 'assignDedicatedMod'
+
     },
     USER_TYPES: {
         MODERATOR: 'moderator',
diff --git a/client/src/modules/front_end_components/HTMLFragments.js b/client/src/modules/front_end_components/HTMLFragments.js
index 04aa487..ab0b68d 100644
--- a/client/src/modules/front_end_components/HTMLFragments.js
+++ b/client/src/modules/front_end_components/HTMLFragments.js
@@ -52,7 +52,22 @@ export const HTMLFragments = {
     `<div id='game-header'>
         <div>
             <label for='game-timer'>Time Remaining</label>
-            <div id='game-timer'></div>
+            <div id='game-timer'>
+                <div class="lds-spinner lds-spinner-clock">
+                    <div></div>
+                    <div></div>
+                    <div></div>
+                    <div></div>
+                    <div></div>
+                    <div></div>
+                    <div></div>
+                    <div></div>
+                    <div></div>
+                    <div></div>
+                    <div></div>
+                    <div></div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
         </div>
         <div>
             <button id='role-info-button' class='app-button'>Roles in This Game <img src='/images/info.svg'/></button>
@@ -76,7 +91,22 @@ export const HTMLFragments = {
     `<div id='game-header'>
         <div>
             <label for='game-timer'>Time Remaining</label>
-            <div id='game-timer'></div>
+            <div id='game-timer'>
+                <div class="lds-spinner lds-spinner-clock">
+                    <div></div>
+                    <div></div>
+                    <div></div>
+                    <div></div>
+                    <div></div>
+                    <div></div>
+                    <div></div>
+                    <div></div>
+                    <div></div>
+                    <div></div>
+                    <div></div>
+                    <div></div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
         </div>
         <div>
             <button id='role-info-button' class='app-button'>Roles in This Game <img src='/images/info.svg'/></button>
@@ -101,7 +131,22 @@ export const HTMLFragments = {
         <div id='timer-container-moderator'>
             <div>
                 <label for='game-timer'>Time Remaining</label>
-                <div id='game-timer'></div>
+                <div id='game-timer'>
+                    <div class="lds-spinner lds-spinner-clock">
+                        <div></div>
+                        <div></div>
+                        <div></div>
+                        <div></div>
+                        <div></div>
+                        <div></div>
+                        <div></div>
+                        <div></div>
+                        <div></div>
+                        <div></div>
+                        <div></div>
+                        <div></div>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
             </div>
             <div id='play-pause'>
                 <div id="play-pause-placeholder"></div>
@@ -131,7 +176,22 @@ export const HTMLFragments = {
             <div id='timer-container-moderator'>
                 <div>
                     <label for='game-timer'>Time Remaining</label>
-                    <div id='game-timer'></div>
+                    <div id='game-timer'>
+                        <div class="lds-spinner lds-spinner-clock">
+                            <div></div>
+                            <div></div>
+                            <div></div>
+                            <div></div>
+                            <div></div>
+                            <div></div>
+                            <div></div>
+                            <div></div>
+                            <div></div>
+                            <div></div>
+                            <div></div>
+                            <div></div>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
                 </div>
                 <div id='play-pause'> </div>
             </div>
@@ -180,7 +240,7 @@ export const HTMLFragments = {
         <div id='game-state-container'></div>`,
     // via https://loading.io/css/
     SPINNER:
-        `<div class="lds-spinner">
+        `<div class="lds-spinner lds-spinner-clock">
             <div></div>
             <div></div>
             <div></div>
diff --git a/client/src/modules/game_state/states/InProgress.js b/client/src/modules/game_state/states/InProgress.js
index 76b76cb..acb0f1c 100644
--- a/client/src/modules/game_state/states/InProgress.js
+++ b/client/src/modules/game_state/states/InProgress.js
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ export class InProgress {
                 globals.EVENT_IDS.GET_TIME_REMAINING,
                 this.stateBucket.currentGameState.accessCode
             );
+            setTimeout(() => {
+                if (this.socket.hasListeners(globals.EVENT_IDS.GET_TIME_REMAINING)) {
+                    document.getElementById('game-timer').innerText = 'could not retrieve';
+                    document.getElementById('game-timer').classList.add('timer-error');
+                }
+            }, 15000);
         } else {
             document.querySelector('#game-timer')?.remove();
             document.querySelector('#timer-container-moderator')?.remove();
diff --git a/client/src/modules/game_state/states/shared/SharedStateUtil.js b/client/src/modules/game_state/states/shared/SharedStateUtil.js
index 2ac7d92..8fa742f 100644
--- a/client/src/modules/game_state/states/shared/SharedStateUtil.js
+++ b/client/src/modules/game_state/states/shared/SharedStateUtil.js
@@ -118,20 +118,21 @@ export const SharedStateUtil = {
         const accessCode = splitUrl[1];
         if (/^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$/.test(accessCode) && accessCode.length === globals.ACCESS_CODE_LENGTH) {
             socket.emit(globals.SOCKET_EVENTS.IN_GAME_MESSAGE, globals.EVENT_IDS.FETCH_GAME_STATE, accessCode, { personId: cookie }, function (gameState) {
-                if (gameState === null) {
-                    window.location = '/not-found?reason=' + encodeURIComponent('game-not-found');
-                } else {
-                    stateBucket.currentGameState = gameState;
-                    document.querySelector('.spinner-container')?.remove();
-                    document.querySelector('.spinner-background')?.remove();
-                    document.getElementById('game-content').innerHTML = HTMLFragments.INITIAL_GAME_DOM;
-                    toast('You are connected.', 'success', true, true, 'short');
-                    processGameState(stateBucket.currentGameState, cookie, socket, true, true);
-                }
+                // if (gameState === null) {
+                //     window.location = '/not-found?reason=' + encodeURIComponent('game-not-found');
+                // } else {
+                stateBucket.currentGameState = gameState;
+                document.querySelector('.spinner-container')?.remove();
+                document.querySelector('.spinner-background')?.remove();
+                document.getElementById('game-content').innerHTML = HTMLFragments.INITIAL_GAME_DOM;
+                toast('You are connected.', 'success', true, true, 'short');
+                processGameState(stateBucket.currentGameState, cookie, socket, true, true);
+                // }
             });
-        } else {
-            window.location = '/not-found?reason=' + encodeURIComponent('invalid-access-code');
         }
+        // else {
+        //     window.location = '/not-found?reason=' + encodeURIComponent('invalid-access-code');
+        // }
     },
 
     buildSpectatorList (people) {
diff --git a/client/src/modules/timer/GameTimerManager.js b/client/src/modules/timer/GameTimerManager.js
index e44d8cd..0e1b6be 100644
--- a/client/src/modules/timer/GameTimerManager.js
+++ b/client/src/modules/timer/GameTimerManager.js
@@ -123,17 +123,15 @@ export class GameTimerManager {
             });
         }
 
-        if (!socket.hasListeners(globals.COMMANDS.GET_TIME_REMAINING)) {
-            socket.on(globals.COMMANDS.GET_TIME_REMAINING, (timeRemaining, paused) => {
-                if (paused) {
-                    this.displayPausedTime(timeRemaining);
-                } else if (timeRemaining === 0) {
-                    this.displayExpiredTime();
-                } else {
-                    this.resumeGameTimer(timeRemaining, globals.CLOCK_TICK_INTERVAL_MILLIS, null, timerWorker);
-                }
-            });
-        }
+        socket.once(globals.COMMANDS.GET_TIME_REMAINING, (timeRemaining, paused) => {
+            if (paused) {
+                this.displayPausedTime(timeRemaining);
+            } else if (timeRemaining === 0) {
+                this.displayExpiredTime();
+            } else {
+                this.resumeGameTimer(timeRemaining, globals.CLOCK_TICK_INTERVAL_MILLIS, null, timerWorker);
+            }
+        });
 
         if (!socket.hasListeners(globals.COMMANDS.END_TIMER)) {
             socket.on(globals.COMMANDS.END_TIMER, () => {
diff --git a/client/src/styles/GLOBAL.css b/client/src/styles/GLOBAL.css
index b634323..1086231 100644
--- a/client/src/styles/GLOBAL.css
+++ b/client/src/styles/GLOBAL.css
@@ -710,6 +710,13 @@ input {
     display: inline-block;
     width: 80px;
 }
+
+.lds-spinner-clock {
+    position: absolute;
+    transform: scale(0.3);
+    top: -23px;
+}
+
 .lds-spinner div {
     transform-origin: 40px 40px;
     animation: lds-spinner 1.2s linear infinite;
diff --git a/client/src/styles/game.css b/client/src/styles/game.css
index b588c67..903f025 100644
--- a/client/src/styles/game.css
+++ b/client/src/styles/game.css
@@ -348,12 +348,18 @@ h1 {
     font-size: 35px;
     text-shadow: 0 3px 4px rgb(0 0 0 / 85%);
     border: 1px solid #747474;
-    min-width: 5em;
+    width: 204px;
     display: flex;
     justify-content: center;
     align-items: center;
     height: 43px;
-    margin-bottom: 0.5em;
+    margin-bottom: 15px;
+    position: relative;
+}
+
+.timer-error {
+    color: #c51212 !important;
+    font-size: 20px !important;
 }
 
 #game-timer.low {
@@ -861,6 +867,7 @@ canvas {
         padding: 5px;
         font-size: 30px;
         height: 30px;
+        width: 167px;
     }
 
     #role-info-button, #mod-transfer-button {
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index bdfc480..dcfb3f1 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ const main = async () => {
             console.log('Root Redis client connected');
             await singletons.activeGameRunner.createGameSyncSubscriber(singletons.gameManager, singletons.socketManager);
             await singletons.socketManager.createRedisPublisher();
-            await singletons.gameManager.createRedisPublisher();
 
             const socketServer = singletons.socketManager.createSocketServer(webServer, app, port);
             singletons.gameManager.setGameSocketNamespace(singletons.socketManager.createGameSocketNamespace(socketServer, logger, singletons.gameManager));
diff --git a/server/api/GamesAPI.js b/server/api/GamesAPI.js
index f7b6b78..c645c6b 100644
--- a/server/api/GamesAPI.js
+++ b/server/api/GamesAPI.js
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ router.patch('/:code/players', async function (req, res) {
             gameManager.joinGame(game, req.body.playerName, inUseCookie, req.body.joinAsSpectator).then((data) => {
                 res.status(200).send({ cookie: data, environment: gameManager.environment });
             }).catch((data) => {
+                console.log(data);
                 res.status(data.status).send(data.reason);
             });
         } else {
diff --git a/server/config/globals.js b/server/config/globals.js
index 9e03373..6618cdc 100644
--- a/server/config/globals.js
+++ b/server/config/globals.js
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@ const globals = {
         START_GAME: 'startGame',
         PAUSE_TIMER: 'pauseTimer',
         RESUME_TIMER: 'resumeTimer',
+        END_TIMER: 'endTimer',
         GET_TIME_REMAINING: 'getTimeRemaining',
+        SOURCE_TIME_REMAINING: 'sourceTimeRemaining',
+        SHARE_TIME_REMAINING: 'shareTimeRemaining',
         KILL_PLAYER: 'killPlayer',
         REVEAL_PLAYER: 'revealPlayer',
         TRANSFER_MODERATOR: 'transferModerator',
@@ -58,9 +61,6 @@ const globals = {
         return [
             this.EVENT_IDS.NEW_GAME,
             this.EVENT_IDS.START_GAME,
-            this.EVENT_IDS.PAUSE_TIMER,
-            this.EVENT_IDS.RESUME_TIMER,
-            this.EVENT_IDS.GET_TIME_REMAINING,
             this.EVENT_IDS.KILL_PLAYER,
             this.EVENT_IDS.REVEAL_PLAYER,
             this.EVENT_IDS.TRANSFER_MODERATOR,
@@ -68,11 +68,20 @@ const globals = {
             this.EVENT_IDS.RESTART_GAME,
             this.EVENT_IDS.PLAYER_JOINED,
             this.EVENT_IDS.ADD_SPECTATOR,
-            this.EVENT_IDS.REMOVE_SPECTATOR,
             this.EVENT_IDS.SYNC_GAME_STATE,
             this.EVENT_IDS.UPDATE_SOCKET,
             this.EVENT_IDS.FETCH_GAME_STATE,
-            this.EVENT_IDS.ASSIGN_DEDICATED_MOD
+            this.EVENT_IDS.ASSIGN_DEDICATED_MOD,
+            this.EVENT_IDS.RESUME_TIMER,
+            this.EVENT_IDS.PAUSE_TIMER,
+            this.EVENT_IDS.END_TIMER
+        ];
+    },
+    TIMER_EVENTS: function () {
+        return [
+            this.EVENT_IDS.RESUME_TIMER,
+            this.EVENT_IDS.PAUSE_TIMER,
+            this.EVENT_IDS.END_TIMER
         ];
     },
     MESSAGES: {
diff --git a/server/modules/Events.js b/server/modules/Events.js
index 65cf6a6..b0f7ea6 100644
--- a/server/modules/Events.js
+++ b/server/modules/Events.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const EVENT_IDS = globals.EVENT_IDS;
 const Events = [
     {
         id: EVENT_IDS.PLAYER_JOINED,
-        stateChange: (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
+        stateChange: async (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
             const toBeAssignedIndex = game.people.findIndex(
                 (person) => person.id === socketArgs.id && person.assigned === false
             );
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const Events = [
                 game.isFull = vars.gameManager.isGameFull(game);
             }
         },
-        communicate: (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
+        communicate: async (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
             vars.gameManager.namespace.in(game.accessCode).emit(
                 globals.EVENTS.PLAYER_JOINED,
                 GameStateCurator.mapPerson(socketArgs),
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ const Events = [
     },
     {
         id: EVENT_IDS.ADD_SPECTATOR,
-        stateChange: (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
+        stateChange: async (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
             game.people.push(socketArgs);
         },
-        communicate: (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
+        communicate: async (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
             vars.gameManager.namespace.in(game.accessCode).emit(
                 globals.EVENT_IDS.ADD_SPECTATOR,
                 GameStateCurator.mapPerson(socketArgs)
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ const Events = [
     },
     {
         id: EVENT_IDS.FETCH_GAME_STATE,
-        stateChange: (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
+        stateChange: async (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
             const matchingPerson = vars.gameManager.findPersonByField(game, 'cookie', socketArgs.personId);
             if (matchingPerson && matchingPerson.socketId !== vars.socketId) {
                 matchingPerson.socketId = vars.socketId;
                 vars.gameManager.namespace.sockets.get(vars.socketId)?.join(game.accessCode);
             }
         },
-        communicate: (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
+        communicate: async (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
             if (!vars.ackFn) return;
             const matchingPerson = vars.gameManager.findPersonByField(game, 'cookie', socketArgs.personId);
             if (matchingPerson && vars.gameManager.namespace.sockets.get(matchingPerson.socketId)) {
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ const Events = [
     // }
     {
         id: EVENT_IDS.SYNC_GAME_STATE,
-        stateChange: (game, socketArgs, vars) => {},
-        communicate: (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
+        stateChange: async (game, socketArgs, vars) => {},
+        communicate: async (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
             const matchingPerson = vars.gameManager.findPersonByField(game, 'id', socketArgs.personId);
             if (matchingPerson && vars.gameManager.namespace.sockets.get(matchingPerson.socketId)) {
                 vars.gameManager.namespace.to(matchingPerson.socketId).emit(globals.EVENTS.SYNC_GAME_STATE);
@@ -74,16 +74,16 @@ const Events = [
     },
     {
         id: EVENT_IDS.START_GAME,
-        stateChange: (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
+        stateChange: async (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
             if (game.isFull) {
                 game.status = globals.STATUS.IN_PROGRESS;
                 if (game.hasTimer) {
                     game.timerParams.paused = true;
-                    // this.activeGameRunner.runGame(game, namespace);
+                    await vars.activeGameRunner.runGame(game, vars.gameManager.namespace, vars.socketManager, vars.gameManager);
                 }
             }
         },
-        communicate: (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
+        communicate: async (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
             if (vars.ackFn) {
                 vars.ackFn();
             }
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ const Events = [
     },
     {
         id: EVENT_IDS.KILL_PLAYER,
-        stateChange: (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
+        stateChange: async (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
             const person = game.people.find((person) => person.id === socketArgs.personId);
             if (person && !person.out) {
                 person.userType = globals.USER_TYPES.KILLED_PLAYER;
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ const Events = [
                 person.killed = true;
             }
         },
-        communicate: (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
+        communicate: async (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
             const person = game.people.find((person) => person.id === socketArgs.personId);
             if (person) {
                 vars.gameManager.namespace.in(game.accessCode).emit(globals.EVENT_IDS.KILL_PLAYER, person.id);
@@ -109,13 +109,13 @@ const Events = [
     },
     {
         id: EVENT_IDS.REVEAL_PLAYER,
-        stateChange: (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
+        stateChange: async (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
             const person = game.people.find((person) => person.id === socketArgs.personId);
             if (person && !person.revealed) {
                 person.revealed = true;
             }
         },
-        communicate: (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
+        communicate: async (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
             const person = game.people.find((person) => person.id === socketArgs.personId);
             if (person) {
                 vars.gameManager.namespace.in(game.accessCode).emit(
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ const Events = [
     },
     {
         id: EVENT_IDS.END_GAME,
-        stateChange: (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
+        stateChange: async (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
             game.status = globals.STATUS.ENDED;
             // if (this.activeGameRunner.timerThreads[game.accessCode]) {
             //     this.logger.trace('KILLING TIMER PROCESS FOR ENDED GAME ' + game.accessCode);
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ const Events = [
                 person.revealed = true;
             }
         },
-        communicate: (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
+        communicate: async (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
             vars.gameManager.namespace.in(game.accessCode)
                 .emit(globals.EVENT_IDS.END_GAME, GameStateCurator.mapPeopleForModerator(game.people));
             if (vars.ackFn) {
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ const Events = [
     },
     {
         id: EVENT_IDS.TRANSFER_MODERATOR,
-        stateChange: (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
+        stateChange: async (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
             const currentModerator = vars.gameManager.findPersonByField(game, 'id', game.currentModeratorId);
             const toTransferTo = vars.gameManager.findPersonByField(game, 'id', socketArgs.personId);
             if (currentModerator) {
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ const Events = [
                 game.currentModeratorId = toTransferTo.id;
             }
         },
-        communicate: (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
+        communicate: async (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
             if (vars.ackFn) {
                 vars.ackFn();
             }
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ const Events = [
     },
     {
         id: EVENT_IDS.ASSIGN_DEDICATED_MOD,
-        stateChange: (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
+        stateChange: async (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
             const currentModerator = vars.gameManager.findPersonByField(game, 'id', game.currentModeratorId);
             const toTransferTo = vars.gameManager.findPersonByField(game, 'id', socketArgs.personId);
             if (currentModerator && toTransferTo) {
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ const Events = [
                 game.currentModeratorId = toTransferTo.id;
             }
         },
-        communicate: (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
+        communicate: async (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
             const moderator = vars.gameManager.findPersonByField(game, 'id', game.currentModeratorId);
             const moderatorSocket = vars.gameManager.namespace.sockets.get(moderator?.socketId);
             if (moderator && moderatorSocket) {
@@ -208,13 +208,124 @@ const Events = [
     },
     {
         id: EVENT_IDS.RESTART_GAME,
-        stateChange: (game, socketArgs, vars) => {},
-        communicate: (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
+        stateChange: async (game, socketArgs, vars) => {},
+        communicate: async (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
             if (vars.ackFn) {
                 vars.ackFn();
             }
             vars.gameManager.namespace.in(game.accessCode).emit(globals.EVENT_IDS.RESTART_GAME);
         }
+    },
+    {
+        id: EVENT_IDS.GET_TIME_REMAINING,
+        stateChange: async (game, socketArgs, vars) => {},
+        communicate: async (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
+            const thread = vars.activeGameRunner.timerThreads[game.accessCode];
+            if (thread && (!thread.killed && thread.exitCode === null)) {
+                thread.send({
+                    command: globals.GAME_PROCESS_COMMANDS.GET_TIME_REMAINING,
+                    accessCode: game.accessCode,
+                    socketId: vars.socketId,
+                    logLevel: vars.logger.logLevel
+                });
+            } else if (thread) {
+                console.log(game.timerParams);
+                if (game.timerParams && game.timerParams.timeRemaining === 0) {
+                    vars.gameManager.namespace.to(vars.socketId)
+                        .emit(globals.GAME_PROCESS_COMMANDS.GET_TIME_REMAINING, game.timerParams.timeRemaining, game.timerParams.paused);
+                    await vars.socketManager.publisher.publish(
+                        globals.REDIS_CHANNELS.ACTIVE_GAME_STREAM,
+                        game.accessCode + ';' + globals.EVENT_IDS.SHARE_TIME_REMAINING + ';' +
+                        JSON.stringify({
+                            socketId: vars.socketId,
+                            timeRemaining: game.timerParams.timeRemaining,
+                            paused: game.timerParams.paused
+                        }) +
+                        ';' + vars.instanceId
+                    );
+                }
+            } else { // we need to consult another container for the timer data
+                await vars.socketManager.publisher?.publish(
+                    globals.REDIS_CHANNELS.ACTIVE_GAME_STREAM,
+                    game.accessCode + ';' + globals.EVENT_IDS.SOURCE_TIME_REMAINING + ';' + JSON.stringify({ socketId: vars.socketId }) + ';' + vars.instanceId
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        /* unlike the GET_TIME_REMAINING event, this event is a request from another instance for timer data. In response
+        * to this event, this instance will check if it is home to a particular timer thread. */
+        id: EVENT_IDS.SOURCE_TIME_REMAINING,
+        stateChange: async (game, socketArgs, vars) => {},
+        communicate: async (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
+            const thread = vars.activeGameRunner.timerThreads[game.accessCode];
+            if (thread && (!thread.killed && thread.exitCode === null)) {
+                thread.send({
+                    command: globals.GAME_PROCESS_COMMANDS.GET_TIME_REMAINING,
+                    accessCode: game.accessCode,
+                    socketId: socketArgs.socketId,
+                    logLevel: vars.logger.logLevel
+                });
+            } else if (thread) {
+                if (game.timerParams && game.timerParams.timeRemaining === 0) {
+                    vars.gameManager.namespace.to(vars.socketId)
+                        .emit(globals.GAME_PROCESS_COMMANDS.GET_TIME_REMAINING, game.timerParams.timeRemaining, game.timerParams.paused);
+                }
+                await vars.socketManager.publisher.publish(
+                    globals.REDIS_CHANNELS.ACTIVE_GAME_STREAM,
+                    game.accessCode + ';' + globals.EVENT_IDS.SHARE_TIME_REMAINING + ';' +
+                    JSON.stringify({
+                        socketId: socketArgs.socketId,
+                        timeRemaining: game.timerParams.timeRemaining,
+                        paused: game.timerParams.paused
+                    }) +
+                    ';' + vars.instanceId
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        /* This is an event fired when an instance receives timer data from another instance. In this case, we should check if the socket id
+        * given in the message is connected to this namespace. If it is, emit the time remaining to them. */
+        id: EVENT_IDS.SHARE_TIME_REMAINING,
+        stateChange: async (game, socketArgs, vars) => {},
+        communicate: async (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
+            const socket = vars.gameManager.namespace.sockets.get(socketArgs.socketId);
+            if (socket) {
+                vars.gameManager.namespace.to(socket.id)
+                    .emit(globals.GAME_PROCESS_COMMANDS.GET_TIME_REMAINING, socketArgs.timeRemaining, socketArgs.paused);
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        id: EVENT_IDS.END_TIMER,
+        stateChange: async (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
+            game.timerParams.paused = false;
+            game.timerParams.timeRemaining = 0;
+        },
+        communicate: async (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
+            vars.gameManager.namespace.in(game.accessCode).emit(globals.GAME_PROCESS_COMMANDS.END_TIMER);
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        id: EVENT_IDS.PAUSE_TIMER,
+        stateChange: async (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
+            game.timerParams.paused = true;
+            game.timerParams.timeRemaining = socketArgs.timeRemaining;
+        },
+        communicate: async (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
+            vars.gameManager.namespace.in(game.accessCode).emit(globals.GAME_PROCESS_COMMANDS.PAUSE_TIMER, game.timerParams.timeRemaining);
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        id: EVENT_IDS.RESUME_TIMER,
+        stateChange: async (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
+            game.timerParams.paused = false;
+            game.timerParams.timeRemaining = socketArgs.timeRemaining;
+        },
+        communicate: async (game, socketArgs, vars) => {
+            vars.gameManager.namespace.in(game.accessCode).emit(globals.GAME_PROCESS_COMMANDS.RESUME_TIMER, game.timerParams.timeRemaining);
+        }
     }
 ];
 
diff --git a/server/modules/singletons/ActiveGameRunner.js b/server/modules/singletons/ActiveGameRunner.js
index bf46d7b..77b2351 100644
--- a/server/modules/singletons/ActiveGameRunner.js
+++ b/server/modules/singletons/ActiveGameRunner.js
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ class ActiveGameRunner {
         this.timerThreads = {};
         this.logger = logger;
         this.client = redis.createClient();
-        this.publisher = null;
         this.subscriber = null;
         this.instanceId = instanceId;
         ActiveGameRunner.instance = this;
@@ -56,40 +55,48 @@ class ActiveGameRunner {
     /* We're only going to fork a child process for games with a timer. They will report back to the parent process whenever
         the timer is up.
      */
-    runGame = (game, namespace) => {
+    runGame = async (game, namespace, socketManager, gameManager) => {
         this.logger.debug('running game ' + game.accessCode);
         const gameProcess = fork(path.join(__dirname, '../GameProcess.js'));
         this.timerThreads[game.accessCode] = gameProcess;
+        console.log(this.timerThreads);
         this.logger.debug('game ' + game.accessCode + ' now associated with subProcess ' + gameProcess.pid);
-        gameProcess.on('message', (msg) => {
+        gameProcess.on('message', async (msg) => {
+            game = await this.getActiveGame(game.accessCode);
             switch (msg.command) {
                 case globals.GAME_PROCESS_COMMANDS.END_TIMER:
-                    game.timerParams.paused = false;
-                    game.timerParams.timeRemaining = 0;
-                    namespace.in(game.accessCode).emit(globals.GAME_PROCESS_COMMANDS.END_TIMER);
+                    await socketManager.handleEventById(globals.EVENT_IDS.END_TIMER, game, msg.socketId, game.accessCode, msg, null, false);
                     this.logger.trace('PARENT: END TIMER');
                     break;
                 case globals.GAME_PROCESS_COMMANDS.PAUSE_TIMER:
-                    game.timerParams.paused = true;
-                    this.logger.trace(msg);
-                    game.timerParams.timeRemaining = msg.timeRemaining;
-                    this.logger.trace('PARENT: PAUSE TIMER');
-                    namespace.in(game.accessCode).emit(globals.GAME_PROCESS_COMMANDS.PAUSE_TIMER, game.timerParams.timeRemaining);
+                    await socketManager.handleEventById(globals.EVENT_IDS.PAUSE_TIMER, game, msg.socketId, game.accessCode, msg, null, false);
                     break;
                 case globals.GAME_PROCESS_COMMANDS.RESUME_TIMER:
-                    game.timerParams.paused = false;
-                    this.logger.trace(msg);
-                    game.timerParams.timeRemaining = msg.timeRemaining;
-                    this.logger.trace('PARENT: RESUME TIMER');
-                    namespace.in(game.accessCode).emit(globals.GAME_PROCESS_COMMANDS.RESUME_TIMER, game.timerParams.timeRemaining);
+                    await socketManager.handleEventById(globals.EVENT_IDS.RESUME_TIMER, game, msg.socketId, game.accessCode, msg, null, false);
                     break;
                 case globals.GAME_PROCESS_COMMANDS.GET_TIME_REMAINING:
                     this.logger.trace(msg);
                     game.timerParams.timeRemaining = msg.timeRemaining;
                     this.logger.trace('PARENT: GET TIME REMAINING');
-                    namespace.to(msg.socketId).emit(globals.GAME_PROCESS_COMMANDS.GET_TIME_REMAINING, game.timerParams.timeRemaining, game.timerParams.paused);
+                    msg.paused = game.timerParams.paused;
+                    await socketManager.publisher.publish(
+                        globals.REDIS_CHANNELS.ACTIVE_GAME_STREAM,
+                        game.accessCode + ';' + globals.EVENT_IDS.SHARE_TIME_REMAINING + ';' + JSON.stringify(msg) + ';' + this.instanceId
+                    );
+                    const socket = namespace.sockets.get(msg.socketId);
+                    if (socket) {
+                        namespace.to(socket.id).emit(globals.GAME_PROCESS_COMMANDS.GET_TIME_REMAINING, game.timerParams.timeRemaining, game.timerParams.paused);
+                    }
                     break;
             }
+
+            if (globals.SYNCABLE_EVENTS().includes(msg.command)) {
+                await gameManager.refreshGame(game);
+                await socketManager.publisher.publish(
+                    globals.REDIS_CHANNELS.ACTIVE_GAME_STREAM,
+                    game.accessCode + ';' + msg.command + ';' + JSON.stringify(msg) + ';' + this.instanceId
+                );
+            }
         });
 
         gameProcess.on('exit', (code, signal) => {
diff --git a/server/modules/singletons/GameManager.js b/server/modules/singletons/GameManager.js
index 3b2045c..3157c63 100644
--- a/server/modules/singletons/GameManager.js
+++ b/server/modules/singletons/GameManager.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ const Person = require('../../model/Person');
 const GameStateCurator = require('../GameStateCurator');
 const UsernameGenerator = require('../UsernameGenerator');
 const GameCreationRequest = require('../../model/GameCreationRequest');
-const redis = require('redis');
 
 class GameManager {
     constructor (logger, environment, instanceId) {
@@ -17,17 +16,10 @@ class GameManager {
         this.activeGameRunner = null;
         this.socketManager = null;
         this.namespace = null;
-        this.publisher = null;
         this.instanceId = instanceId;
         GameManager.instance = this;
     }
 
-    createRedisPublisher = async () => {
-        this.publisher = redis.createClient();
-        await this.publisher.connect();
-        this.logger.info('GAME MANAGER - CREATED GAME SYNC PUBLISHER');
-    }
-
     setGameSocketNamespace = (namespace) => {
         this.namespace = namespace;
     };
@@ -164,7 +156,7 @@ class GameManager {
         ) {
             return Promise.reject({ status: 400, reason: 'There are too many people already spectating.' });
         } else if (joinAsSpectator) {
-            return await addSpectator(game, name, this.logger, this.namespace, this.publisher, this.instanceId, this.refreshGame);
+            return await addSpectator(game, name, this.logger, this.namespace, this.socketManager.publisher, this.instanceId, this.refreshGame);
         }
         const unassignedPerson = this.findPersonByField(game, 'id', game.currentModeratorId).assigned === false
             ? this.findPersonByField(game, 'id', game.currentModeratorId)
@@ -180,7 +172,7 @@ class GameManager {
                 GameStateCurator.mapPerson(unassignedPerson),
                 game.isFull
             );
-            await this.publisher?.publish(
+            await this.activeGameRunner.publisher?.publish(
                 globals.REDIS_CHANNELS.ACTIVE_GAME_STREAM,
                 game.accessCode + ';' + globals.EVENT_IDS.PLAYER_JOINED + ';' + JSON.stringify(unassignedPerson) + ';' + this.instanceId
             );
@@ -189,21 +181,21 @@ class GameManager {
             if (game.people.filter(person => person.userType === globals.USER_TYPES.SPECTATOR).length === globals.MAX_SPECTATORS) {
                 return Promise.reject({ status: 400, reason: 'This game has reached the maximum number of players and spectators.' });
             }
-            return await addSpectator(game, name, this.logger, this.namespace, this.publisher, this.instanceId, this.refreshGame);
+            return await addSpectator(game, name, this.logger, this.namespace, this.socketManager.publisher, this.instanceId, this.refreshGame);
         }
     };
 
     restartGame = async (game, namespace) => {
         // kill any outstanding timer threads
-        // const subProcess = this.activeGameRunner.timerThreads[game.accessCode];
-        // if (subProcess) {
-        //     if (!subProcess.killed) {
-        //         this.logger.info('Killing timer process ' + subProcess.pid + ' for: ' + game.accessCode);
-        //         this.activeGameRunner.timerThreads[game.accessCode].kill();
-        //     }
-        //     this.logger.debug('Deleting reference to subprocess ' + subProcess.pid);
-        //     delete this.activeGameRunner.timerThreads[game.accessCode];
-        // }
+        const subProcess = this.activeGameRunner.timerThreads[game.accessCode];
+        if (subProcess) {
+            if (!subProcess.killed) {
+                this.logger.info('Killing timer process ' + subProcess.pid + ' for: ' + game.accessCode);
+                this.activeGameRunner.timerThreads[game.accessCode].kill();
+            }
+            this.logger.debug('Deleting reference to subprocess ' + subProcess.pid);
+            delete this.activeGameRunner.timerThreads[game.accessCode];
+        }
 
         // re-shuffle the deck
         const cards = [];
@@ -238,11 +230,11 @@ class GameManager {
         game.status = globals.STATUS.IN_PROGRESS;
         if (game.hasTimer) {
             game.timerParams.paused = true;
-            this.activeGameRunner.runGame(game, namespace);
+            await this.activeGameRunner.runGame(game, namespace, this.socketManager, this);
         }
 
         await this.refreshGame(game);
-        await this.publisher?.publish(
+        await this.socketManager.publisher?.publish(
             globals.REDIS_CHANNELS.ACTIVE_GAME_STREAM,
             game.accessCode + ';' + globals.EVENT_IDS.RESTART_GAME + ';' + JSON.stringify({}) + ';' + this.instanceId
         );
diff --git a/server/modules/singletons/SocketManager.js b/server/modules/singletons/SocketManager.js
index 0584f54..4ec3ea9 100644
--- a/server/modules/singletons/SocketManager.js
+++ b/server/modules/singletons/SocketManager.js
@@ -65,14 +65,18 @@ class SocketManager {
         socket.on(globals.SOCKET_EVENTS.IN_GAME_MESSAGE, async (eventId, accessCode, args = null, ackFn = null) => {
             const game = await this.activeGameRunner.getActiveGame(accessCode);
             if (game) {
-                await this.handleAndSyncEvent(eventId, game, socket, args, ackFn);
+                if (globals.TIMER_EVENTS().includes(eventId)) {
+                    await this.handleAndSyncTimerEvent(eventId, game, socket, args, ackFn, false);
+                } else {
+                    await this.handleAndSyncSocketEvent(eventId, game, socket, args, ackFn, false);
+                }
             } else {
                 ackFn(null);
             }
         });
     };
 
-    handleAndSyncEvent = async (eventId, game, socket, socketArgs, ackFn) => {
+    handleAndSyncSocketEvent = async (eventId, game, socket, socketArgs, ackFn) => {
         await this.handleEventById(eventId, game, socket?.id, game.accessCode, socketArgs, ackFn, false);
         /* This server should publish events initiated by a connected socket to Redis for consumption by other instances. */
         if (globals.SYNCABLE_EVENTS().includes(eventId)) {
@@ -84,20 +88,7 @@ class SocketManager {
         }
     }
 
-    handleEventById = async (eventId, game, socketId, accessCode, socketArgs, ackFn, syncOnly) => {
-        this.logger.trace('ARGS TO HANDLER: ' + JSON.stringify(socketArgs));
-        const event = Events.find((event) => event.id === eventId);
-        const additionalVars = {
-            gameManager: this.gameManager,
-            socketId: socketId,
-            ackFn: ackFn
-        };
-        if (event) {
-            if (!syncOnly) {
-                event.stateChange(game, socketArgs, additionalVars);
-            }
-            event.communicate(game, socketArgs, additionalVars);
-        }
+    handleAndSyncTimerEvent = async (eventId, game, socketId, accessCode, socketArgs, ackFn, syncOnly) => {
         switch (eventId) {
             case EVENT_IDS.PAUSE_TIMER:
                 await this.gameManager.pauseTimer(game, this.logger);
@@ -105,13 +96,30 @@ class SocketManager {
             case EVENT_IDS.RESUME_TIMER:
                 await this.gameManager.resumeTimer(game, this.logger);
                 break;
-            case EVENT_IDS.GET_TIME_REMAINING:
-                await this.gameManager.getTimeRemaining(game, socketId);
-                break;
             default:
                 break;
         }
     }
+
+    handleEventById = async (eventId, game, socketId, accessCode, socketArgs, ackFn, syncOnly) => {
+        this.logger.trace('ARGS TO HANDLER: ' + JSON.stringify(socketArgs));
+        const event = Events.find((event) => event.id === eventId);
+        const additionalVars = {
+            gameManager: this.gameManager,
+            activeGameRunner: this.activeGameRunner,
+            socketManager: this,
+            socketId: socketId,
+            ackFn: ackFn,
+            logger: this.logger,
+            instanceId: this.instanceId
+        };
+        if (event) {
+            if (!syncOnly) {
+                await event.stateChange(game, socketArgs, additionalVars);
+            }
+            await event.communicate(game, socketArgs, additionalVars);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 function registerRateLimiter (server, logger) {