diff --git a/client/config/globals.js b/client/config/globals.js
index 901ecf9..52f6f4b 100644
--- a/client/config/globals.js
+++ b/client/config/globals.js
@@ -5,17 +5,20 @@ export const globals = {
     ACCESS_CODE_CHAR_POOL: 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789',
     COMMANDS: {
         FETCH_GAME_STATE: 'fetchGameState',
-        GET_ENVIRONMENT: 'getEnvironment'
+        GET_ENVIRONMENT: 'getEnvironment',
+        START_GAME: 'startGame'
     },
-    GAME_STATE: {
-        LOBBY: 'lobby'
+    STATUS: {
+        LOBBY: "lobby",
+        IN_PROGRESS: "in progress"
     },
     ALIGNMENT: {
         GOOD: "good",
         EVIL: "evil"
     },
     EVENTS: {
-        PLAYER_JOINED: "playerJoined"
+        PLAYER_JOINED: "playerJoined",
+        SYNC_GAME_STATE: "syncGameState"
     },
     USER_TYPES: {
         MODERATOR: "moderator",
diff --git a/client/model/Game.js b/client/model/Game.js
index 763a34f..d901851 100644
--- a/client/model/Game.js
+++ b/client/model/Game.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export class Game {
         this.hasTimer = hasTimer;
         this.moderatorName = moderatorName;
         this.timerParams = timerParams;
-        this.hasDedicatedModerator = hasDedicatedModerator
+        this.hasDedicatedModerator = hasDedicatedModerator;
+        this.accessCode = null;
     }
 }
diff --git a/client/modules/GameStateRenderer.js b/client/modules/GameStateRenderer.js
index 3c22239..b7cc8e4 100644
--- a/client/modules/GameStateRenderer.js
+++ b/client/modules/GameStateRenderer.js
@@ -61,6 +61,25 @@ export class GameStateRenderer {
             cardEl.classList.add('lobby-card')
         }
     }
+
+    renderGameHeader() {
+        let title = document.createElement("h1");
+        title.innerText = "Game";
+        document.querySelector('#game-title h1')?.remove();
+        document.getElementById("game-title").appendChild(title);
+    }
+
+    renderPlayerRole() {
+        let name = document.querySelector('#role-name');
+        name.innerText = this.gameState.client.gameRole;
+        if (this.gameState.client.alignment === globals.ALIGNMENT.GOOD) {
+            name.classList.add('good');
+        } else {
+            name.classList.add('evil');
+        }
+        name.setAttribute("title", this.gameState.client.gameRole);
+        document.querySelector('#role-description').innerText = this.gameState.client.gameRoleDescription;
+    }
 }
 
 function renderClient(client, container) {
diff --git a/client/modules/Templates.js b/client/modules/Templates.js
index ca547d6..51ad6fd 100644
--- a/client/modules/Templates.js
+++ b/client/modules/Templates.js
@@ -24,5 +24,22 @@ export const templates = {
     START_GAME_PROMPT:
     "<div id='start-game-prompt'>" +
         "<button id='start-game-button'>Start Game</button>" +
+    "</div>",
+    GAME:
+    "<div id='person-name'></div>" +
+    "<div id='game-header'>" +
+        "<div>" +
+            "<label for='game-timer'>Timer</label>" +
+            "<div id='game-timer'></div>" +
+        "</div>" +
+        "<div>" +
+            "<label for='alive-count'>Players Left</label>" +
+            "<div id='alive-count'></div>" +
+        "</div>" +
+    "</div>" +
+    "<div id='game-role'>" +
+        "<h4 id='role-name'></h4>" +
+        "<img alt='role' id='role-image'/>" +
+        "<p id='role-description'></p>" +
     "</div>"
 }
diff --git a/client/scripts/game.js b/client/scripts/game.js
index f4426ad..f9a5c52 100644
--- a/client/scripts/game.js
+++ b/client/scripts/game.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { UserUtility } from "../modules/UserUtility.js";
 import { globals } from "../config/globals.js";
 import {templates} from "../modules/Templates.js";
 import {GameStateRenderer} from "../modules/GameStateRenderer.js";
-import {toast} from "../modules/Toast.js";
+import {cancelCurrentToast, toast} from "../modules/Toast.js";
 
 export const game = () => {
     socket.emit(globals.COMMANDS.GET_ENVIRONMENT, function(environment) {
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const game = () => {
                     window.location.replace('/not-found');
                 } else {
                     console.log(gameState);
+                    gameState.accessCode = accessCode;
                     userId = gameState.client.id;
                     UserUtility.setAnonymousUserId(userId, environment);
                     let gameStateRenderer = new GameStateRenderer(gameState);
@@ -29,8 +30,9 @@ export const game = () => {
 };
 
 function processGameState (gameState, userId, socket, gameStateRenderer) {
+    cancelCurrentToast();
     switch (gameState.status) {
-        case globals.GAME_STATE.LOBBY:
+        case globals.STATUS.LOBBY:
             document.getElementById("game-state-container").innerHTML = templates.LOBBY;
             gameStateRenderer.renderLobbyHeader();
             gameStateRenderer.renderLobbyPlayers();
@@ -41,9 +43,16 @@ function processGameState (gameState, userId, socket, gameStateRenderer) {
                     || gameState.userType === globals.USER_TYPES.TEMPORARY_MODERATOR
                 )
             ) {
-               displayStartGamePromptForModerators();
+               displayStartGamePromptForModerators(gameStateRenderer);
             }
             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();
+            break;
         default:
             break;
     }
@@ -61,14 +70,32 @@ function setClientSocketHandlers(gameStateRenderer, socket) {
                 || gameStateRenderer.gameState.userType === globals.USER_TYPES.TEMPORARY_MODERATOR
             )
         ) {
-           displayStartGamePromptForModerators();
+           displayStartGamePromptForModerators(gameStateRenderer);
         }
+    });
+
+    socket.on(globals.EVENTS.SYNC_GAME_STATE, () => {
+        socket.emit(
+            globals.COMMANDS.FETCH_GAME_STATE,
+            gameStateRenderer.gameState.accessCode,
+            gameStateRenderer.gameState.client.id,
+            function (gameState) {
+                processGameState(gameState, gameState.client.id, socket, gameStateRenderer);
+            }
+        );
     })
 }
 
-function displayStartGamePromptForModerators() {
+function displayStartGamePromptForModerators(gameStateRenderer) {
     document.getElementById("lobby-players").setAttribute("style", 'margin-bottom: 130px');
     let div = document.createElement("div");
     div.innerHTML = templates.START_GAME_PROMPT;
     document.body.appendChild(div);
+    document.getElementById("start-game-button").addEventListener('click', (e) => {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        if (confirm("Start the game and deal roles?")) {
+            socket.emit(globals.COMMANDS.START_GAME, gameStateRenderer.gameState.accessCode, gameStateRenderer.gameState.client.id);
+        }
+
+    });
 }
diff --git a/client/styles/game.css b/client/styles/game.css
index ecdddc9..62c8ef3 100644
--- a/client/styles/game.css
+++ b/client/styles/game.css
@@ -62,6 +62,61 @@ h1 {
     font-size: 25px;
 }
 
+#game-role {
+    position: relative;
+    border-bottom: 2px solid gray;
+    background-color: #e7e7e7;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    max-width: 17em;
+    border-radius: 3px;
+    height: 23em;
+    margin: 0 auto 2em auto;
+    width: 100%;
+    box-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.11),
+    0 2px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.11),
+    0 4px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.11),
+    0 8px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.11),
+    0 16px 16px rgba(0,0,0,0.11),
+    0 32px 32px rgba(0,0,0,0.11);
+    /*perspective: 1000px;*/
+    /*transform-style: preserve-3d;*/
+}
+
+#role-name {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 6%;
+    left: 50%;
+    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
+    font-size: 20px;
+    font-family: 'diavlo', sans-serif;
+    width: 95%;
+    text-align: center;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+    overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+#role-image {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 34%;
+    left: 50%;
+    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
+}
+
+#role-description {
+    overflow: auto;
+    position: absolute;
+    bottom: 8%;
+    left: 50%;
+    transform: translate(-50%, 0);
+    font-size: 16px;
+    width: 78%;
+    max-height: 7em;
+}
+
 #game-link img {
     width: 20px;
     margin-left: 0.5em;
diff --git a/server/config/globals.js b/server/config/globals.js
index a943580..15fa0cc 100644
--- a/server/config/globals.js
+++ b/server/config/globals.js
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ const globals = {
     ACCESS_CODE_LENGTH: 6,
     CLIENT_COMMANDS: {
         FETCH_GAME_STATE: 'fetchGameState',
-        GET_ENVIRONMENT: 'getEnvironment'
+        GET_ENVIRONMENT: 'getEnvironment',
+        START_GAME: 'startGame'
     },
     STATUS: {
         LOBBY: "lobby",
@@ -19,7 +20,8 @@ const globals = {
         GAME_IS_FULL: "This game is full"
     },
     EVENTS: {
-        PLAYER_JOINED: "playerJoined"
+        PLAYER_JOINED: "playerJoined",
+        SYNC_GAME_STATE: "syncGameState"
     },
     ENVIRONMENT: {
         LOCAL: "local",
diff --git a/server/model/Person.js b/server/model/Person.js
index 1df969e..1886e3d 100644
--- a/server/model/Person.js
+++ b/server/model/Person.js
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
+// noinspection DuplicatedCode
 class Person {
-    constructor(id, name, userType, gameRole=null, gameRoleDescription=null, assigned=false) {
+    constructor(id, name, userType, gameRole=null, gameRoleDescription=null, alignment=null, assigned=false) {
         this.id = id;
         this.socketId = null;
         this.name = name;
         this.userType = userType;
         this.gameRole = gameRole;
         this.gameRoleDescription = gameRoleDescription;
+        this.alignment = alignment;
         this.assigned = assigned;
         this.out = false;
     }
diff --git a/server/modules/GameManager.js b/server/modules/GameManager.js
index 348fbab..42e2d1c 100644
--- a/server/modules/GameManager.js
+++ b/server/modules/GameManager.js
@@ -30,7 +30,15 @@ class GameManager {
 
         socket.on(globals.CLIENT_COMMANDS.GET_ENVIRONMENT, (ackFn) => {
             ackFn(this.environment);
-        })
+        });
+
+        socket.on(globals.CLIENT_COMMANDS.START_GAME, (accessCode, personId) => {
+            let game = this.activeGameRunner.activeGames[accessCode];
+            if (game) {
+                game.status = globals.STATUS.IN_PROGRESS;
+                namespace.in(accessCode).emit(globals.EVENTS.SYNC_GAME_STATE);
+            }
+        });
     }
 
 
@@ -44,15 +52,12 @@ class GameManager {
             let moderator = initializeModerator(gameParams.moderatorName, gameParams.hasDedicatedModerator);
             this.activeGameRunner.activeGames[newAccessCode] = new Game(
                 globals.STATUS.LOBBY,
-                initializePeopleForGame(gameParams.deck),
+                initializePeopleForGame(gameParams.deck, moderator),
                 gameParams.deck,
                 gameParams.hasTimer,
                 moderator,
                 gameParams.timerParams
             );
-            if (!gameParams.hasDedicatedModerator) {
-                this.activeGameRunner.activeGames[newAccessCode].people.push(moderator);
-            }
             return Promise.resolve(newAccessCode);
         }
     }
@@ -96,7 +101,7 @@ function initializeModerator(name, hasDedicatedModerator) {
     return new Person(createRandomUserId(), name, userType)
 }
 
-function initializePeopleForGame(uniqueCards) {
+function initializePeopleForGame(uniqueCards, moderator) {
     let people = [];
     let cards = []; // this will contain copies of each card equal to the quantity.
     let numberOfRoles = 0;
@@ -109,8 +114,18 @@ function initializePeopleForGame(uniqueCards) {
 
     cards = shuffleArray(cards); // The deck should probably be shuffled, ey?.
 
-    for(let j = 0; j < numberOfRoles; j ++) {
-        people.push(new Person(createRandomUserId(), UsernameGenerator.generate(), globals.USER_TYPES.PLAYER, cards[j].role, cards[j].description))
+    let j = 0;
+    if (moderator.userType === globals.USER_TYPES.TEMPORARY_MODERATOR) { // temporary moderators should be dealt in.
+        moderator.gameRole = cards[j].role;
+        moderator.gameRoleDescription = cards[j].description;
+        moderator.alignment = cards[j].team;
+        people.push(moderator);
+        j ++;
+    }
+
+    while (j < numberOfRoles) {
+        people.push(new Person(createRandomUserId(), UsernameGenerator.generate(), globals.USER_TYPES.PLAYER, cards[j].role, cards[j].description, cards[j].team))
+        j ++;
     }
 
     return people;
diff --git a/server/modules/GameStateCurator.js b/server/modules/GameStateCurator.js
index 27e32a7..9ed1320 100644
--- a/server/modules/GameStateCurator.js
+++ b/server/modules/GameStateCurator.js
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ function getGameStateBasedOnPermissions(game, person) {
             name: person.name,
             id: person.id,
             gameRole: person.gameRole,
-            roleDescription: person.roleDescription
+            gameRoleDescription: person.gameRoleDescription,
+            alignment: person.alignment
         }
     switch (person.userType) {
         case globals.USER_TYPES.PLAYER:
@@ -66,7 +67,8 @@ function mapPeopleForModerator(people, client) {
         .map((person) => ({
         name: person.name,
         gameRole: person.gameRole,
-        gameRoleDescription: person.gameRoleDescription
+        gameRoleDescription: person.gameRoleDescription,
+        alignment: person.alignment
     }));
 }