diff --git a/common/src/types/PlayerData.ts b/common/src/types/PlayerData.ts
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@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { IColour } from "./Colour";
+import { ISpaceship } from "./Spaceship";
+
+/**
+ * The data structure that represents a Player in the game
+ */
+export interface PlayerData {
+
+	/** The name the player chose while joining the lobby */
+	name: string;
+
+	/**
+	 * The colour that the player's spaceship will be in the game. This must be
+	 * unique among all players, this uniqueness is enforced by the server.
+	 */
+	colour: IColour;
+
+	/** The spaceship icon that the player will appear as in-game. */
+	ship: ISpaceship;
+}
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diff --git a/common/src/types/events/game_create.ts b/common/src/types/events/game_create.ts
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@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { ServerResponse } from "../ServerResponse";
+import { PlayerData } from "../PlayerData";
+
+/**
+ * The data that must be supplied to the server in order to create a game.
+ */
+export interface IGameCreateRequest {
+	username: string;
+}
+
+/** The data that is given to the client when they attempt to join a lobby. */
+export interface IGameCreateResponse extends ServerResponse {
+
+	/**
+	 * The ID of the lobby, this is used so that other players may join the
+	 * game lobby.
+	 */
+	game_id?: string;
+
+	/**
+	 * The data for all of the players currently in the lobby. When this event
+	 * is sent out, it will only contain the player who created the lobby since
+	 * no other players have had a chance to connect to the lobby yet.
+	 */
+	players?: PlayerData[];
+}
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diff --git a/docs/events.md b/docs/events.md
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@@ -26,4 +26,17 @@ Request Payload: N/A
 
 Response Payload: `IServerInfoResponse`
 
----
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+---
+
+## `game.create`
+Creates a new game lobby for players to be able to join.
+
+### Supported Event Types
+| Request | Response | Broadcasted
+| ------- | -------- | -----------
+| Yes     | Yes      | No
+
+### Payload Types:
+Request Payload: `IGameCreateRequest`
+
+Response Payload: `IGameCreateResponse`
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