diff --git a/src/events/StartGame.ts b/src/events/StartGame.ts
index 10e45f1..5d8932a 100644
--- a/src/events/StartGame.ts
+++ b/src/events/StartGame.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,25 @@
 import { Server, Socket } from 'socket.io';
+import { active_games, log } from '../main';
 export const StartGame = (io: Server, socket: Socket, data: StartGame) => {
-	console.log(`Game starting`);
+	try {
+		let gc = data.game_code;
+
+		// Ensure game is active
+		if (active_games[gc] == null) {
+			log.error(`Cannot start an unknown game. (code: ${gc})`);
+			socket.emit(`GameStartError`, {
+				success: false,
+				message: `Cannot start game with an unknown game code.`,
+			});
+			return;
+		};
+
+
+	} catch (err) {
+		log.prettyError(err);
+		socket.emit(`GameStartError`, {
+			success: false,
+			message: `${err.name}: ${err.message}`,
+		});
+	}
 };
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