diff --git a/server/src/game/changeGameState.go b/server/src/game/changeGameState.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b793f9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/game/changeGameState.go
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package game
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+func (gm *Game) changeGameState(expectedState, newState, newPhase string) error {
+	gm.mu.Lock()
+	defer gm.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if gm.state != expectedState {
+		return fmt.Errorf("game state \"%s\" != expected state \"%s\"", gm.state, expectedState)
+	}
+	gm.state = newState
+	gm.phase = newPhase
+	gm.eng.Update()
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (gm *Game) changeGamePhase(expectedState, expectedPhase, newPhase string) error {
+	gm.mu.Lock()
+	defer gm.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if gm.state != expectedState {
+		return fmt.Errorf("game state \"%s\" != expected state \"%s\"", gm.state, expectedState)
+	}
+	if gm.phase != expectedPhase {
+		return fmt.Errorf("game phase \"%s\" != expected phase \"%s\"", gm.phase, expectedPhase)
+	}
+	gm.phase = newPhase
+	gm.eng.Update()
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/server/src/game/populateSyncDataCb.go b/server/src/game/populateSyncDataCb.go
index 044b632..1bcfda8 100644
--- a/server/src/game/populateSyncDataCb.go
+++ b/server/src/game/populateSyncDataCb.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ func (gm *Game) populateGameInfo() syncdata.GameInfo {
 	return syncdata.GameInfo{
 		GameId:  gm.id,
 		State:   gm.state,
+		Phase:   gm.phase,
 		Players: gm.getPlayers(),
 	}
 }
diff --git a/server/src/game/startGame.go b/server/src/game/startGame.go
index 8a38e03..b71f56c 100644
--- a/server/src/game/startGame.go
+++ b/server/src/game/startGame.go
@@ -1,9 +1,41 @@
 package game
 
-func (gm *Game) StartGame() {
-	gm.mu.Lock()
-	defer gm.mu.Unlock()
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+)
 
-	gm.state = STATE_PLAY
-	gm.eng.Update()
+func (gm *Game) StartGame() {
+	go gm.startGameSub()
+}
+
+func (gm *Game) startGameSub() {
+	phases := []string{
+		"ready",
+		"3",
+		"2",
+		"1",
+		"go",
+	}
+
+	err := gm.changeGameState(STATE_IDLE, STATE_READY_SET, phases[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	for i := 1; i < len(phases); i++ {
+		time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
+		err = gm.changeGamePhase(STATE_READY_SET, phases[i-1], phases[i])
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println(err)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
+	err = gm.changeGameState(STATE_READY_SET, STATE_PLAY, "")
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+		return
+	}
 }
diff --git a/server/src/game/struct.go b/server/src/game/struct.go
index cdf1f00..e263c73 100644
--- a/server/src/game/struct.go
+++ b/server/src/game/struct.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 const (
 	STATE_IDLE             = "idle"
 	STATE_ENTER_STATEMENTS = "enter-quotes"
-	STATE_READY_SET_PLAY   = "ready-set-play"
+	STATE_READY_SET        = "ready-set"
 	STATE_PLAY             = "play"
 )
 
diff --git a/server/src/syncdata/syncdata.go b/server/src/syncdata/syncdata.go
index d19fbf8..72a36fe 100644
--- a/server/src/syncdata/syncdata.go
+++ b/server/src/syncdata/syncdata.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ type PlayerInfo struct {
 type GameInfo struct {
 	GameId  string       `json:"id"`
 	State   string       `json:"state"`
+	Phase   string       `json:"phase"`
 	Players []PlayerInfo `json:"players"`
 }