diff --git a/server/src/events/StartGame.ts b/server/src/events/StartGame.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..719037b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/events/StartGame.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import { Server, Socket } from 'socket.io';
+import { conf, games, log } from '../main';
+
+export default (io: Server, socket: Socket, data: StartGame) => {
+	try {
+
+		// Assert game exists
+		if (!games[data.game_code]) {
+			log.debug(`Could not find a game with ID ${data.game_code} to start`);
+			socket.emit(`GameJoined`, {
+				status: 404,
+				message: `Game with code "${data.game_code}" could not be found`,
+				source: `StartGame`,
+			});
+			return;
+		};
+		let game = games[data.game_code];
+
+		// Make sure we can't start a game that is already started
+		if (game.ingame) {
+			socket.emit(`GameStarted`, {
+				status: 405,
+				message: `Can't start a game that is already started`,
+				source: `StartGame`
+			});
+			return;
+		};
+
+		// Ensure the questions deck got populated
+		if (game.questions.size <= 0) {
+			game.log.error(`Questions deck has no cards before the game started.`);
+			socket.emit(`GameStarted`, {
+				status: 507,
+				message: `Questions deck failed to parse, try again in a few seconds or start a new game.`,
+				source: `StartGame`
+			});
+			return;
+		};
+
+		for (var team of game.teams) {
+			if (team.writer == null) {
+				game.log.info(`No writer on team ${team.id}, aborting start.`);
+				socket.emit(`GameStarted`, {
+					status: 418,
+					message: `A team doesn't have a ${conf.game.writer_name}.`,
+					source: `StartGame`
+				});
+				return;
+			} else if (team.guessers.length <= 0) {
+				game.log.info(`No guessers on team ${team.id}, aborting start.`);
+				socket.emit(`GameStarted`, {
+					status: 418,
+					message: `A team does not have any ${conf.game.guesser_name}s.`,
+					source: `StartGame`
+				});
+				return;
+			};
+		};
+
+		// Start the game
+		game.ingame = true;
+		game.teams[0].addCardsToHand(game.questions.draw(conf.game.hand_size));
+		game.teams[1].addCardsToHand(game.questions.draw(conf.game.hand_size));
+
+		io.to(game.id).emit(`GameStarted`, { status: 200 });
+	}
+	catch (err) {
+		socket.emit(`GameStarted`, {
+			status: 500,
+			message: `${err.name}: ${err.message}`,
+			source: ``,
+		});
+	}
+};
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diff --git a/server/src/types/data.d.ts b/server/src/types/data.d.ts
index 9619d2b..693786f 100644
--- a/server/src/types/data.d.ts
+++ b/server/src/types/data.d.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ interface LeaveGame {
 interface GameLeft extends response {}
 
 
+interface StartGame {
+	game_code: string;
+}
+interface GameStarted extends response {}
+
+
 interface GetPastQuestions {
 	game_code: string;
 	team: team;
diff --git a/server/src/websocket.ts b/server/src/websocket.ts
index faa9b8b..6a0cd76 100644
--- a/server/src/websocket.ts
+++ b/server/src/websocket.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { Server, Socket } from "socket.io";
 
 import JoinGame from "./events/JoinGame";
 import LeaveGame from "./events/LeaveGame";
+import StartGame from "./events/StartGame";
 import CreateGame from "./events/CreateGame";
 import DeleteGame from "./events/DeleteGame";
 import UpdatePlayer from "./events/UpdatePlayer";
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ export default async (conf: config) => {
 
 		// Game Management
 		socket.on(`CreateGame`, (data: CreateGame) => CreateGame(io, socket, data));
+		socket.on(`StartGame`, (data: StartGame) => StartGame(io, socket, data));
 		socket.on(`DeleteGame`, (data: DeleteGame) => DeleteGame(io, socket, data));