diff --git a/src/controller/client.py b/src/controller/client.py
index 5a8cd87..117b71b 100644
--- a/src/controller/client.py
+++ b/src/controller/client.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 from pydantic import ValidationError
 
-from controller import GameController
 from websockets.server import WebSocketServerProtocol
-from netcode.models import Message, LoginMessage, MessageData
+from controller import GameController
+
+from netcode.models import Message, LoginMessage
 
 from game import Player
 
@@ -40,7 +41,13 @@ class ClientController:
 
     async def listen(self):
         """Initializes the client controller"""
-        await self.send(Message(type="context", data=MessageData(message="login")))
+        await self.send(
+            Message(
+                type="context",
+                data_type="game_context_id",
+                data="login",
+            )
+        )
 
         async for message in self.websocket:
             await self.on_message(message)
@@ -49,7 +56,7 @@ class ClientController:
         await self.websocket.send(message.model_dump_json())
 
     async def send_error(self, error: str):
-        await self.send(Message(type="error", data=MessageData(message=error)))
+        await self.send(Message(type="error", data_type="error", data=error))
 
     @vibe_check(Message)
     async def game_context(self, message: Message):
@@ -59,8 +66,8 @@ class ClientController:
     @vibe_check(LoginMessage)
     async def login_context(self, message: LoginMessage):
         """Handles messages when the client isn't logged in"""
+        username = message.data
         if message.type == "register":
-            username = message.data.username
 
             if len(username) < 3:
                 await self.send_error("username must be longer than 3 characters")
@@ -70,9 +77,8 @@ class ClientController:
                 await self.send_error("username already exists")
                 return
 
-            player = self.game_controller.create_player(username)
+            player = await self.game_controller.create_player(username)
         elif message.type == "login":
-            username = message.data.username
             player = self.game_controller.get_player(username)
 
             if player is None:
@@ -86,4 +92,6 @@ class ClientController:
         self.player = player
         self.on_message = self.game_context
         print("user logged in : " + username)
-        await self.send(Message(type="context", data=MessageData(message="game")))
+        await self.send(
+            Message(type="context", data_type="game_context_id", data="game")
+        )
diff --git a/src/controller/game.py b/src/controller/game.py
index 6208d82..0535c15 100644
--- a/src/controller/game.py
+++ b/src/controller/game.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-from typing import Optional
+import json
 from netcode import WSServer
-from game import Game, Player
+from netcode.models import Message
+from game import Game, Player, Team
 
 
 class GameController:
@@ -11,14 +12,35 @@ class GameController:
         self.server = server
         self.game = game
 
-    def get_player(self, username: str) -> Optional[Player]:
+    async def broadcast(self, message: Message):
+        await self.server.broadcast(message.model_dump_json())
+
+    def get_player(self, username: str) -> Player | None:
         players = [p for p in self.game.players if p.username == username]
         if players and len(players) > 0:
             return players[0]
         return None
 
-    def create_player(self, username: str) -> Player:
-        return self.game.create_player(username)
+    async def create_player(self, username: str, team: Team | None = None) -> Player:
+        if team is None:
+            team = await self.create_team()
+        player = self.game.create_player(username, team)
+
+        await self.broadcast(
+            Message(
+                type="create",
+                data_type="player",
+                data=player.serialize_limited(),
+            )
+        )
+        return player
+
+    async def create_team(self):
+        team = self.game.create_team()
+        await self.broadcast(
+            Message(type="create", data_type="team", data=team.serialize())
+        )
+        return team
 
     def start_game(self):
         pass
diff --git a/src/game/__init__.py b/src/game/__init__.py
index 777a568..009ad0d 100644
--- a/src/game/__init__.py
+++ b/src/game/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from game.serializable import Serializable
 from game.card import Card
 from game.team import Team
 from game.player import Player
diff --git a/src/game/card.py b/src/game/card.py
index 71c1af6..57e33f5 100644
--- a/src/game/card.py
+++ b/src/game/card.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from enum import Enum
+from game import Serializable
 
 
 class CardType(str, Enum):
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ class CardFaction(str, Enum):
     YELLOW = "yellow"
 
 
-class Card:
+class Card(Serializable):
     """Represents any playable card"""
 
     sprite: str
@@ -34,6 +35,9 @@ class Card:
     def __init__(self):
         pass
 
+    def serialize(self) -> dict:
+        return self.__dict__
+
 
 class CardChampion(Card):
     """Represents any champion card"""
diff --git a/src/game/game.py b/src/game/game.py
index 88a9361..6ddc78f 100644
--- a/src/game/game.py
+++ b/src/game/game.py
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 from typing import List
 
-from game import Card, Player, Team
+from game import Card, Player, Team, Serializable
 
 
-class Game:
+class Game(Serializable):
     """Instance of the game, with players and a market"""
 
     market_stack: List[Card]
     market: List[Card]
     gem_stack: List[Card]
-    players: List[Player]
+    _players: List[Player]
 
     started: bool
 
@@ -26,7 +26,13 @@ class Game:
     def start_game(self):
         pass
 
-    def create_player(self, username: str, team=Team()) -> Player:
+    def create_player(self, username: str, team: Team) -> Player:
         player = Player(username, team)
         self.players.append(player)
         return player
+
+    def create_team(self) -> Team:
+        return Team()
+
+    def serialize():
+        return super().serialize()
diff --git a/src/game/player.py b/src/game/player.py
index 1bb6ec6..2306dab 100644
--- a/src/game/player.py
+++ b/src/game/player.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 from typing import List
-from game import Card, Team
+from game import Card, Team, Serializable
 
 
-class Player:
+class Player(Serializable):
     """Game player, controller by a Client"""
 
     username: str
@@ -21,3 +21,13 @@ class Player:
         self.board = []
         self.team = team
         self.username = username
+
+    def serialize_limited(self) -> dict:
+        return {
+            "username": self.username,
+            "stack_pile_amount": len(self.stack_pile),
+            "discard_pile": [card.serialize() for card in self.discard_pile],
+            "team": self.team.id,
+            "hand_amount": len(self.hand),
+            "board": [card.serialize() for card in self.board],
+        }
diff --git a/src/game/serializable.py b/src/game/serializable.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e1bd0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/game/serializable.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+class Serializable:
+    def serialize(self):
+        return self.__dict__
diff --git a/src/game/team.py b/src/game/team.py
index ddccd9b..b192007 100644
--- a/src/game/team.py
+++ b/src/game/team.py
@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@
-class Team:
+from game import Serializable
+
+
+class Team(Serializable):
     """Shared object for health storage"""
 
-    _team_id = 1
+    id = 1
 
     health: int
     color: str
     name: str
 
-    def __init__(self, health=80, color="red", name="Team " + str(_team_id)):
-        self._team_id = Team._team_id
-        Team._team_id += 1
+    def __init__(self, health=80, color="red", name="Team " + str(id)):
+        self.id = Team.id
+        print(self.id, Team.id)
+        Team.id += 1
+        print(self.id, Team.id)
         self.health = health
         self.color = color
         self.name = name
diff --git a/src/netcode/models.py b/src/netcode/models.py
index dfec94a..518d090 100644
--- a/src/netcode/models.py
+++ b/src/netcode/models.py
@@ -1,19 +1,12 @@
-from typing import Optional, Any
+from typing import Any
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 
-class MessageData(BaseModel):
-    message: Optional[Any] = None
-
-
 class Message(BaseModel):
     type: str
-    data: MessageData
-
-
-class LoginData(MessageData):
-    username: str
+    data: Any | str | int | None = None
+    data_type: str
 
 
 class LoginMessage(Message):
-    data: LoginData
+    data: str
diff --git a/src/netcode/ws_server.py b/src/netcode/ws_server.py
index cd2cd4d..7d36366 100644
--- a/src/netcode/ws_server.py
+++ b/src/netcode/ws_server.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import asyncio
 from typing import Set, Callable, Any, List
 from websockets.server import serve, WebSocketServerProtocol
 from websockets import broadcast
+import time
 
 
 class WSServer:
@@ -11,6 +12,8 @@ class WSServer:
 
     message_callbacks: List[Callable[[WebSocketServerProtocol], Any]]
 
+    port: 0
+
     def __init__(self):
         self.connections = set()
         self.message_callbacks = []
@@ -27,7 +30,7 @@ class WSServer:
 
     async def track_connection(self, websocket: WebSocketServerProtocol):
         """Keeps track of connected clients in the connections property"""
-
+        self.connections.add(websocket)
         try:
             await websocket.wait_closed()
         finally:
@@ -36,6 +39,8 @@ class WSServer:
     async def serve(self, address="0.0.0.0", port=8765):
         """Call to start the websocket"""
 
+        self.port = port
+
         async with serve(self.handler, address, port):
             print("Started server on ws://" + address + ":" + str(port))
             await asyncio.Future()  # run forever