diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 984aaaa..6af4543 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .idea
 node_modules/*
-./client/certs/
+client/certs/
 .vscode/launch.json
 package-lock.json
diff --git a/client/config/globals.js b/client/config/globals.js
index 6a16d74..9133683 100644
--- a/client/config/globals.js
+++ b/client/config/globals.js
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ export const globals = {
     COMMANDS: {
         FETCH_GAME_STATE: 'fetchGameState',
         GET_ENVIRONMENT: 'getEnvironment',
-        START_GAME: 'startGame'
+        START_GAME: 'startGame',
+        PAUSE_TIMER: 'pauseTimer',
+        RESUME_TIMER: 'resumeTimer'
     },
     STATUS: {
         LOBBY: "lobby",
diff --git a/client/modules/GameStateRenderer.js b/client/modules/GameStateRenderer.js
index caa2860..95af8c0 100644
--- a/client/modules/GameStateRenderer.js
+++ b/client/modules/GameStateRenderer.js
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ export class GameStateRenderer {
     }
 
     renderGameHeader() {
-        let title = document.createElement("h1");
-        title.innerText = "Game";
-        document.querySelector('#game-title h1')?.remove();
-        document.getElementById("game-title").appendChild(title);
+        // let title = document.createElement("h1");
+        // title.innerText = "Game";
+        // document.querySelector('#game-title h1')?.remove();
+        // document.getElementById("game-title").appendChild(title);
     }
 
     renderPlayerRole() {
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ export class GameStateRenderer {
             document.getElementById("game-role").style.display = 'none';
         });
     }
+
+    renderModeratorView() {
+
+    }
 }
 
 function renderClient(client, container) {
diff --git a/client/modules/Templates.js b/client/modules/Templates.js
index bc9d995..87f44b0 100644
--- a/client/modules/Templates.js
+++ b/client/modules/Templates.js
@@ -45,5 +45,24 @@ export const templates = {
     "<div id='game-role-back'>" +
         "<h4>Click to reveal your role</h4>" +
         "<p>(click again to hide)</p>" +
-    "</div>"
+    "</div>",
+    MODERATOR_GAME_VIEW:
+    "<div id='person-name'></div>" +
+    "<h2 class='user-type user-type-moderator'>Moderator</h2>" +
+    "<div id='game-header'>" +
+        "<div class='timer-container-moderator'>" +
+            "<label for='game-timer'>Time Remaining</label>" +
+            "<div id='game-timer'></div>" +
+        "</div>" +
+        "<div id='play-pause'>" +
+            "<button id='pause-button'>Pause</button>" +
+            "<button id='play-button'>Play</button>" +
+        "</div>" +
+        "<div>" +
+            "<label for='alive-count'>Players Left</label>" +
+            "<div id='alive-count'></div>" +
+        "</div>" +
+    "</div>" +
+    "<div id='player-list-moderator'></div>" +
+    "<button id='end-game-button'>End Game</button>"
 }
diff --git a/client/scripts/game.js b/client/scripts/game.js
index 67bd9ad..a739c5b 100644
--- a/client/scripts/game.js
+++ b/client/scripts/game.js
@@ -27,13 +27,12 @@ function prepareGamePage(environment, socket, reconnect=false) {
             } else {
                 toast('You are connected.', 'success', true);
                 console.log(gameState);
-                gameState.accessCode = accessCode;
                 userId = gameState.client.id;
                 UserUtility.setAnonymousUserId(userId, environment);
                 let gameStateRenderer = new GameStateRenderer(gameState);
                 const timerWorker = new Worker('../modules/Timer.js');
                 setClientSocketHandlers(gameStateRenderer, socket, timerWorker);
-                processGameState(gameState, userId, socket, gameStateRenderer, timerWorker, reconnect); // this socket is initialized via a script tag in the game page HTML.
+                processGameState(gameState, userId, socket, gameStateRenderer, timerWorker);
             }
         });
     } else {
@@ -54,15 +53,28 @@ function processGameState (gameState, userId, socket, gameStateRenderer, timerWo
                     || gameState.userType === globals.USER_TYPES.TEMPORARY_MODERATOR
                 )
             ) {
-               displayStartGamePromptForModerators(gameStateRenderer);
+               displayStartGamePromptForModerators(gameStateRenderer, socket);
             }
             break;
         case globals.STATUS.IN_PROGRESS:
             document.querySelector("#start-game-prompt")?.remove();
             gameStateRenderer.gameState = gameState;
-            document.getElementById("game-state-container").innerHTML = templates.GAME;
             gameStateRenderer.renderGameHeader();
-            gameStateRenderer.renderPlayerRole();
+            if (gameState.userType === globals.USER_TYPES.PLAYER || gameState.userType === globals.USER_TYPES.TEMPORARY_MODERATOR) {
+                document.getElementById("game-state-container").innerHTML = templates.GAME;
+                gameStateRenderer.renderPlayerRole();
+            } else if (gameState.userType === globals.USER_TYPES.MODERATOR) {
+                document.getElementById("game-state-container").innerHTML = templates.MODERATOR_GAME_VIEW;
+                gameStateRenderer.renderModeratorView();
+                console.log(gameState);
+                console.log(gameState.accessCode);
+                document.getElementById("pause-button").addEventListener('click', () => {
+                    socket.emit(globals.COMMANDS.PAUSE_TIMER, gameState.accessCode);
+                });
+                document.getElementById("play-button").addEventListener('click', () => {
+                    socket.emit(globals.COMMANDS.RESUME_TIMER, gameState.accessCode);
+                })
+            }
             break;
         default:
             break;
@@ -110,6 +122,18 @@ function setClientSocketHandlers(gameStateRenderer, socket, timerWorker) {
             )
         });
     }
+
+    if(!socket.hasListeners(globals.COMMANDS.PAUSE_TIMER)) {
+        socket.on(globals.COMMANDS.PAUSE_TIMER, (timeRemaining) => {
+            console.log(timeRemaining);
+        });
+    }
+
+    if(!socket.hasListeners(globals.COMMANDS.RESUME_TIMER)) {
+        socket.on(globals.COMMANDS.RESUME_TIMER, (timeRemaining) => {
+            console.log(timeRemaining);
+        });
+    }
 }
 
 function displayStartGamePromptForModerators(gameStateRenderer, socket) {
diff --git a/server/config/globals.js b/server/config/globals.js
index 947f9bb..30d8721 100644
--- a/server/config/globals.js
+++ b/server/config/globals.js
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ const globals = {
     CLIENT_COMMANDS: {
         FETCH_GAME_STATE: 'fetchGameState',
         GET_ENVIRONMENT: 'getEnvironment',
-        START_GAME: 'startGame'
+        START_GAME: 'startGame',
+        PAUSE_TIMER: 'pauseTimer',
+        RESUME_TIMER: 'resumeTimer'
     },
     STATUS: {
         LOBBY: "lobby",
@@ -39,7 +41,9 @@ const globals = {
     GAME_PROCESS_COMMANDS: {
         END_GAME: "endGame",
         START_GAME: "startGame",
-        START_TIMER: "startTimer"
+        START_TIMER: "startTimer",
+        PAUSE_TIMER: "pauseTimer",
+        RESUME_TIMER: "resumeTimer"
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/server/model/Game.js b/server/model/Game.js
index 7c71fa7..9768b1f 100644
--- a/server/model/Game.js
+++ b/server/model/Game.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 class Game {
     constructor(accessCode, status, people, deck, hasTimer, moderator, timerParams=null) {
-        this.accessCode = accessCode
+        this.accessCode = accessCode;
         this.status = status;
         this.moderator = moderator;
         this.people = people;
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ class Game {
         this.hasTimer = hasTimer;
         this.timerParams = timerParams;
         this.isFull = false;
+        this.timeRemaining = null;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/server/modules/ActiveGameRunner.js b/server/modules/ActiveGameRunner.js
index dc5adb1..23c2d91 100644
--- a/server/modules/ActiveGameRunner.js
+++ b/server/modules/ActiveGameRunner.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const globals = require('../config/globals');
 class ActiveGameRunner {
     constructor (logger) {
         this.activeGames = {};
+        this.timerThreads = {};
         this.logger = logger;
     }
 
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ class ActiveGameRunner {
     runGame = (game, namespace) => {
         this.logger.debug('running game ' + game.accessCode);
         const gameProcess = fork(path.join(__dirname, '/GameProcess.js'));
+        this.timerThreads[game.accessCode] = gameProcess;
         gameProcess.on('message', (msg) => {
             switch (msg.command) {
                 case globals.GAME_PROCESS_COMMANDS.END_GAME:
@@ -21,11 +23,26 @@ class ActiveGameRunner {
                     this.logger.debug('PARENT: END GAME');
                     namespace.in(game.accessCode).emit(globals.GAME_PROCESS_COMMANDS.END_GAME, game.accessCode);
                     break;
+                case globals.GAME_PROCESS_COMMANDS.PAUSE_TIMER:
+                    game.timerParams.paused = true;
+                    this.logger.trace(msg);
+                    game.timeRemaining = msg.timeRemaining;
+                    this.logger.debug('PARENT: PAUSE TIMER');
+                    namespace.in(game.accessCode).emit(globals.GAME_PROCESS_COMMANDS.PAUSE_TIMER, game.timeRemaining);
+                    break;
+                case globals.GAME_PROCESS_COMMANDS.RESUME_TIMER:
+                    game.timerParams.paused = false;
+                    this.logger.trace(msg);
+                    game.timeRemaining = msg.timeRemaining;
+                    this.logger.debug('PARENT: RESUME TIMER');
+                    namespace.in(game.accessCode).emit(globals.GAME_PROCESS_COMMANDS.RESUME_TIMER, game.timeRemaining);
+                    break;
             }
         });
 
         gameProcess.on('exit', () => {
-            this.logger.debug('Game ' + game.accessCode + ' has ended. Elapsed: ' + (new Date() - game.startTime) + 'ms');
+            this.logger.debug('Game ' + game.accessCode + ' has ended.');
+            delete this.timerThreads[game.accessCode];
         });
         gameProcess.send({
             command: globals.GAME_PROCESS_COMMANDS.START_TIMER,
diff --git a/server/modules/GameManager.js b/server/modules/GameManager.js
index bc0b0d5..190b8e3 100644
--- a/server/modules/GameManager.js
+++ b/server/modules/GameManager.js
@@ -43,6 +43,38 @@ class GameManager {
                 }
             }
         });
+
+        socket.on(globals.CLIENT_COMMANDS.PAUSE_TIMER, (accessCode) => {
+            this.logger.trace(accessCode);
+            let game = this.activeGameRunner.activeGames[accessCode];
+            if (game) {
+                let thread = this.activeGameRunner.timerThreads[accessCode];
+                if (thread) {
+                    this.logger.debug('Timer thread found for game ' + accessCode);
+                    thread.send({
+                        command: globals.GAME_PROCESS_COMMANDS.PAUSE_TIMER,
+                        accessCode: game.accessCode,
+                        logLevel: this.logger.logLevel
+                    });
+                }
+            }
+        })
+
+        socket.on(globals.CLIENT_COMMANDS.RESUME_TIMER, (accessCode) => {
+            this.logger.trace(accessCode);
+            let game = this.activeGameRunner.activeGames[accessCode];
+            if (game) {
+                let thread = this.activeGameRunner.timerThreads[accessCode];
+                if (thread) {
+                    this.logger.debug('Timer thread found for game ' + accessCode);
+                    thread.send({
+                        command: globals.GAME_PROCESS_COMMANDS.RESUME_TIMER,
+                        accessCode: game.accessCode,
+                        logLevel: this.logger.logLevel
+                    });
+                }
+            }
+        })
     }
 
 
@@ -54,6 +86,9 @@ class GameManager {
         } else {
             const newAccessCode = this.generateAccessCode();
             let moderator = initializeModerator(gameParams.moderatorName, gameParams.hasDedicatedModerator);
+            if (gameParams.timerParams !== null) {
+                gameParams.timerParams.paused = false;
+            }
             this.activeGameRunner.activeGames[newAccessCode] = new Game(
                 newAccessCode,
                 globals.STATUS.LOBBY,
diff --git a/server/modules/GameProcess.js b/server/modules/GameProcess.js
index c170a72..e4cb8dd 100644
--- a/server/modules/GameProcess.js
+++ b/server/modules/GameProcess.js
@@ -1,26 +1,43 @@
 const globals = require('../config/globals.js');
 const ServerTimer = require('./ServerTimer.js');
 
+let timer;
+
 process.on('message', (msg) => {
     const logger = require('./Logger')(msg.logLevel);
     switch (msg.command) {
         case globals.GAME_PROCESS_COMMANDS.START_TIMER:
             logger.debug('CHILD PROCESS ' + msg.accessCode + ': START TIMER');
-            runGameTimer(msg.hours, msg.minutes, logger).then(() => {
+            timer = new ServerTimer(
+                msg.hours,
+                msg.minutes,
+                globals.CLOCK_TICK_INTERVAL_MILLIS,
+                logger
+            );
+            timer.runTimer().then(() => {
                 logger.debug('Timer finished for ' + msg.accessCode);
                 process.send({ command: globals.GAME_PROCESS_COMMANDS.END_GAME });
                 process.exit(0);
             });
+
+            break;
+        case globals.GAME_PROCESS_COMMANDS.PAUSE_TIMER:
+            timer.stopTimer();
+            logger.debug('CHILD PROCESS ' + msg.accessCode + ': PAUSE TIMER');
+            process.send({ command: globals.GAME_PROCESS_COMMANDS.PAUSE_TIMER, timeRemaining: timer.currentTimeInMillis});
+
+            break;
+
+        case globals.GAME_PROCESS_COMMANDS.RESUME_TIMER:
+            timer.resumeTimer().then(() => {
+                logger.debug('Timer finished for ' + msg.accessCode);
+                process.send({ command: globals.GAME_PROCESS_COMMANDS.END_GAME });
+                process.exit(0);
+            });
+            logger.debug('CHILD PROCESS ' + msg.accessCode + ': RESUME TIMER');
+            process.send({ command: globals.GAME_PROCESS_COMMANDS.RESUME_TIMER, timeRemaining: timer.currentTimeInMillis});
+
             break;
     }
 });
 
-function runGameTimer (hours, minutes, logger) {
-    const cycleTimer = new ServerTimer(
-        hours,
-        minutes,
-        globals.CLOCK_TICK_INTERVAL_MILLIS,
-        logger
-    );
-    return cycleTimer.runTimer();
-}
diff --git a/server/modules/GameStateCurator.js b/server/modules/GameStateCurator.js
index 9ed1320..9680be0 100644
--- a/server/modules/GameStateCurator.js
+++ b/server/modules/GameStateCurator.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ function getGameStateBasedOnPermissions(game, person) {
     switch (person.userType) {
         case globals.USER_TYPES.PLAYER:
             return {
+                accessCode: game.accessCode,
                 status: game.status,
                 moderator: mapPerson(game.moderator),
                 userType: globals.USER_TYPES.PLAYER,
@@ -30,10 +31,11 @@ function getGameStateBasedOnPermissions(game, person) {
                     })
                     .map((filteredPerson) => ({ name: filteredPerson.name, userType: filteredPerson.userType })),
                 timerParams: game.timerParams,
-                isFull: game.isFull
+                isFull: game.isFull,
             }
         case globals.USER_TYPES.MODERATOR:
             return {
+                accessCode: game.accessCode,
                 status: game.status,
                 moderator: mapPerson(game.moderator),
                 userType: globals.USER_TYPES.MODERATOR,
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ function getGameStateBasedOnPermissions(game, person) {
             }
         case globals.USER_TYPES.TEMPORARY_MODERATOR:
             return {
+                accessCode: game.accessCode,
                 status: game.status,
                 moderator: mapPerson(game.moderator),
                 userType: globals.USER_TYPES.TEMPORARY_MODERATOR,
diff --git a/server/modules/ServerTimer.js b/server/modules/ServerTimer.js
index 8cb439b..48379c7 100644
--- a/server/modules/ServerTimer.js
+++ b/server/modules/ServerTimer.js
@@ -1,60 +1,83 @@
-/* ALL TIMES ARE IN MILLIS */
 
-function stepFn (expected, interval, start, totalTime, ticking, timesUpResolver, logger) {
+function stepFn (serverTimerInstance, expected) {
     const now = Date.now();
-    if (now - start >= totalTime) {
-        clearTimeout(ticking);
-        logger.debug('ELAPSED: ' + (now - start) + 'ms (~' + (Math.abs(totalTime - (now - start)) / totalTime).toFixed(3) + '% error).');
-        timesUpResolver(); // this is a reference to the callback defined in the construction of the promise in runTimer()
+    serverTimerInstance.currentTimeInMillis = serverTimerInstance.totalTime - (now - serverTimerInstance.start);
+    if (now - serverTimerInstance.start >= serverTimerInstance.totalTime) {
+        clearTimeout(serverTimerInstance.ticking);
+        serverTimerInstance.logger.debug(
+            'ELAPSED: ' + (now - serverTimerInstance.start) + 'ms (~'
+            + (Math.abs(serverTimerInstance.totalTime - (now - serverTimerInstance.start)) / serverTimerInstance.totalTime).toFixed(3) + '% error).'
+        );
+        serverTimerInstance.timesUpResolver(); // this is a reference to the callback defined in the construction of the promise in runTimer()
         return;
     }
     const delta = now - expected;
-    expected += interval;
-    ticking = setTimeout(function () {
+    expected += serverTimerInstance.interval;
+    serverTimerInstance.ticking = setTimeout(function () {
         stepFn(
-            expected,
-            interval,
-            start,
-            totalTime,
-            ticking,
-            timesUpResolver,
-            logger
+            serverTimerInstance,
+            expected
         );
-    }, Math.max(0, interval - delta)); // take into account drift
+    }, Math.max(0, serverTimerInstance.interval - delta)); // take into account drift
 }
 
 class ServerTimer {
+
     constructor (hours, minutes, tickInterval, logger) {
         this.hours = hours;
         this.minutes = minutes;
         this.tickInterval = tickInterval;
         this.logger = logger;
+        this.currentTimeInMillis = null;
+        this.ticking = null;
+        this.timesUpPromise = null;
+        this.timesUpResolver = null;
+        this.start = null;
+        this.totalTime = null;
     }
 
     runTimer () {
-        const interval = this.tickInterval;
-        const totalTime = convertFromHoursToMilliseconds(this.hours) + convertFromMinutesToMilliseconds(this.minutes);
-        const logger = this.logger;
-        logger.debug('STARTING TIMER FOR ' + totalTime + 'ms');
-        const start = Date.now();
+        this.totalTime = convertFromHoursToMilliseconds(this.hours) + convertFromMinutesToMilliseconds(this.minutes);
+        this.logger.debug('STARTING TIMER FOR ' + this.totalTime + 'ms');
+        this.start = Date.now();
         const expected = Date.now() + this.tickInterval;
-        let timesUpResolver;
-        const timesUpPromise = new Promise((resolve) => {
-            timesUpResolver = resolve;
+        this.timesUpPromise = new Promise((resolve) => {
+            this.timesUpResolver = resolve;
         });
-        const ticking = setTimeout(function () {
+        const instance = this;
+        this.ticking = setTimeout(function () {
             stepFn(
-                expected,
-                interval,
-                start,
-                totalTime,
-                ticking,
-                timesUpResolver,
-                logger
+                instance,
+                expected
             );
         }, this.tickInterval);
 
-        return timesUpPromise;
+        return this.timesUpPromise;
+    }
+
+    stopTimer() {
+        clearTimeout(this.ticking);
+        let now = Date.now();
+        this.logger.debug(
+            'ELAPSED (PAUSE): ' + (now - this.start) + 'ms (~'
+            + (Math.abs(this.totalTime - (now - this.start)) / this.totalTime).toFixed(3) + '% error).'
+        );
+    }
+
+    resumeTimer() {
+        this.logger.debug('RESUMING TIMER FOR ' + this.currentTimeInMillis + 'ms');
+        this.start = Date.now();
+        this.totalTime = this.currentTimeInMillis;
+        const expected = Date.now() + this.tickInterval;
+        const instance = this;
+        this.ticking = setTimeout(function () {
+            stepFn(
+                instance,
+                expected
+            );
+        }, this.tickInterval);
+
+        return this.timesUpPromise;
     }
 }