diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index fd37327..3147929 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -169,8 +169,10 @@ io.on('connection', function(socket) {
         if (game) {
             let player = game.players.find((player) => player.id === id);
             game.players.find((player) => player.id === id).dead = true;
-            game.killedPlayer = player;
+            game.killedPlayer = player.name;
+            game.lastKilled = player.id;
             game.killedRole = player.card.role;
+            game.message = player.name + ", a " + player.card.role + " was killed!"
             const winCheck = teamWon(game);
             if (winCheck === "wolf") {
                 game.winningTeam = "wolf";
diff --git a/static/game.js b/static/game.js
index 7a349a0..86fc933 100644
--- a/static/game.js
+++ b/static/game.js
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@ let clock;
 let currentGame = null;
 let cardFlippedOver = false;
 let cardRendered = false;
+let lastKilled = null;
 
 // respond to the game state received from the server
 socket.on('state', function(game) {
     currentGame = game;
-    if (game.killedPlayer && game.killedRole) {
+    if (game.killedPlayer && game.killedRole && game.lastKilled !== lastKilled) { // a new player has been killed
+        lastKilled = game.lastKilled;
         playKilledAnimation();
         document.getElementById("message-box").innerText = game.message;
     }
@@ -34,8 +36,40 @@ function buildGameBasedOnState() {
     }
 }
 
+function hideAfterExit(e) {
+    e.target.style.display = 'none'
+    e.target.removeEventListener('animationend', triggerExitAnimation);
+    e.target.removeEventListener('animationend', hideAfterExit);
+}
+
+function triggerExitAnimation(e) {
+    e.target.classList.remove(e.target.entranceClass);
+    e.target.classList.remove(e.target.exitClass);
+    e.target.offsetWidth;
+    e.target.classList.add(e.target.exitClass);
+    window.setTimeout(()=>{
+        e.target.addEventListener('animationend', hideAfterExit);
+    },0);
+}
+
+function triggerEntranceAnimation(selector, entranceClass, exitClass, image) {
+        let transitionEl = document.querySelector(selector);
+        transitionEl.style.display = 'block';
+        transitionEl.addEventListener('animationend', triggerExitAnimation);
+        transitionEl.classList.remove(entranceClass);
+        transitionEl.entranceClass = entranceClass;
+        transitionEl.exitClass = exitClass;
+        transitionEl.offsetWidth;
+        if (image) {
+            transitionEl.setAttribute("src", "../assets/images/roles/" + currentGame.killedRole + ".png");
+        }
+        transitionEl.classList.add(entranceClass);
+}
+
 function playKilledAnimation() {
-    
+    triggerEntranceAnimation('#overlay', 'animate-overlay-in', 'animate-overlay-out', false);
+    triggerEntranceAnimation('#killed-role', 'animate-role-in', 'animate-role-out', true);
+    triggerEntranceAnimation('#killed-name', 'animate-name-in', 'animate-name-out', false);
 }
 
 function launchGame() {
diff --git a/static/styles.css b/static/styles.css
index b85c6b5..32fcd4e 100644
--- a/static/styles.css
+++ b/static/styles.css
@@ -220,55 +220,6 @@ html, body {
     }
 }
 
-@keyframes slide-fade-top {
-    0% {
-        opacity: 0;
-        transform: translateY(-150px)
-
-    }
-    50% {
-        opacity: 1;
-        transform: translateY(0);
-    }
-
-    100% {
-        opacity: 0;
-        transform: translateY(-150px)
-
-    }
-}
-
-@keyframes slide-fade-bottom {
-    0% {
-        opacity: 0;
-        transform: translateY(150px)
-
-    }
-    50% {
-        opacity: 1;
-        transform: translateY(0);
-    }
-
-    100% {
-        opacity: 0;
-        transform: translateY(150px)
-
-    }
-}
-
-@keyframes fade-overlay {
-    0% {
-        background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.0);
-    }
-    50% {
-        background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.9);
-    }
-
-    100% {
-        background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.0);
-    }
-}
-
 #app-content {
     text-align: center;
     margin: 0 auto;
@@ -1081,8 +1032,10 @@ label {
     color: #7d0b0b;
 }
 
-.overlay {
+#overlay {
     position: fixed;
+    user-select: none;
+    display: none;
     width: 100%;
     height: 100%;
     top: 0;
@@ -1091,42 +1044,139 @@ label {
     bottom: 0;
     background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.9);
     z-index: 3;
-    animation: fade-overlay 5s;
-    animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.39, 0.575, 0.565, 1);
 }
 
 #killed-name {
+    display: none;
     color: white;
     padding-top: 2em;
     font-size: 2.5em;
     margin: 0;
-    animation: slide-fade-top 5s;
-    animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.39, 0.575, 0.565, 1);
 }
 
 #killed-role {
-    animation: slide-fade-bottom 5s;
-    animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.39, 0.575, 0.565, 1);
+    display: none;
+    margin: 0 auto;
 }
 
+@keyframes slide-fade-in-top {
+    0% {
+        opacity: 0;
+        transform: translateY(-150px)
 
-.killed-card {
-    width: 50px;
-    height: 200px;
-    background-color: white;
-    position: absolute;
-    top: 19%;
-    left: 14%;
-    background-color: transparent;
-    cursor: pointer;
-    justify-content: space-between;
-    max-width: 17em;
-    border-radius: 3px;
-    height: 23em;
-    width: 72%;
-    box-shadow: 0 13px 17px rgba(0,0,0,0.6);
-    perspective: 1000px;
-    transform-style: preserve-3d;
+    }
+    100% {
+        opacity: 1;
+        transform: translateY(0);
+    }
+}
+
+@keyframes slide-fade-out-top {
+    0% {
+        opacity: 1;
+        transform: translateY(0px)
+
+    }
+    100% {
+        opacity: 0;
+        transform: translateY(-150px);
+    }
+}
+
+@keyframes slide-fade-in-bottom {
+    0% {
+        opacity: 0;
+        transform: translateY(150px)
+
+    }
+    100% {
+        opacity: 1;
+        transform: translateY(0);
+    }
+}
+
+@keyframes slide-fade-out-bottom {
+    0% {
+        opacity: 1;
+        transform: translateY(0);
+    }
+    100% {
+        opacity: 0;
+        transform: translateY(150px)
+
+    }
+}
+
+@keyframes fade-overlay-in {
+    0% {
+        opacity: 0;
+    }
+    100% {
+        opacity: 1;
+    }
+}
+
+@keyframes fade-overlay-out {
+    0% {
+        opacity: 1;
+    }
+    100% {
+        opacity: 0;
+    }
+}
+
+.animate-overlay-in {
+    animation: fade-overlay-in 5s;
+    animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.19, 1, 0.22, 1);
+    animation-fill-mode: forwards;
+    -webkit-animation: fade-overlay-in 5s;
+    -webkit-animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.19, 1, 0.22, 1);
+    -webkit-animation-fill-mode: forwards;
+}
+
+.animate-overlay-out {
+    animation: fade-overlay-out 1s;
+    animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.95, 0.05, 0.795, 0.035);
+    animation-fill-mode: forwards;
+    -webkit-animation: fade-overlay-out 1s;
+    -webkit-animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.95, 0.05, 0.795, 0.035);
+    -webkit-animation-fill-mode: forwards;
+}
+
+.animate-name-in {
+    animation: slide-fade-in-top 5s;
+    animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.19, 1, 0.22, 1);
+    animation-fill-mode: forwards;
+    -webkit-animation: slide-fade-in-top 5s;
+    -webkit-animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.19, 1, 0.22, 1);
+    -webkit-animation-fill-mode: forwards;
+}
+
+.animate-name-out {
+    animation: slide-fade-out-top 1s;
+    animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.95, 0.05, 0.795, 0.035);
+    animation-fill-mode: forwards;
+    -webkit-animation: slide-fade-out-top 1s;
+    -webkit-animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.95, 0.05, 0.795, 0.035);
+    -webkit-animation-fill-mode: forwards;
+}
+
+.animate-role-in {
+    animation: slide-fade-in-bottom 5s;
+    animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.19, 1, 0.22, 1);
+    animation-fill-mode: forwards;
+    -webkit-animation: slide-fade-in-bottom 5s;
+    -webkit-animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.19, 1, 0.22, 1);
+    -webkit-animation-fill-mode: forwards;
+}
+
+.animate-role-out {
+    animation: slide-fade-out-bottom 1s;
+    animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.95, 0.05, 0.795, 0.035);
+    animation-fill-mode: forwards;
+    -webkit-animation: slide-fade-out-bottom 1s;
+    -webkit-animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.95, 0.05, 0.795, 0.035);
+    -webkit-animation-fill-mode: forwards;
 }
 
 @keyframes animatetop {
diff --git a/views/game.html b/views/game.html
index 0c801a2..0bffed2 100644
--- a/views/game.html
+++ b/views/game.html
@@ -9,11 +9,9 @@
 </head>
 <body>
 <div id="app-content">
-    <div id="killed-animation">
-        <div class='overlay'>
-            <h2 id="killed-name">Test was a role!</h2>
-            <img id="killed-role" alt="Werewolf" src="../assets/images/roles/Werewolf.png">
-        </div>
+    <div id='overlay'>
+        <h2 id="killed-name">Test was a role!</h2>
+        <img id="killed-role" src="data:," alt>
     </div>
     <div id="message-box"></div>
     <div id="lobby-container"></div>