diff --git a/client/public/scrabble/game.js b/client/public/scrabble/game.js
index 98611ca..9a25e83 100644
--- a/client/public/scrabble/game.js
+++ b/client/public/scrabble/game.js
@@ -9,14 +9,16 @@ function computeTurn()
 GAMEUSERS OBJECT
 {
     uid: uid,
-    username: name,
-    turn: bool,
-    
+    name: name,
+    score: int,
+    me: bool,
+    turn: bool
 }
 NOTES
     - In play order
 */
-let Users = {};
+let Users = [];
+// just shorthand, so long as i remember to keep it updated lmao
 let MyTurn = false;
 
 function initGame(boardstate, tileset, myplayer, players)
@@ -49,12 +51,27 @@ function initGame(boardstate, tileset, myplayer, players)
     }
     addPiecesToDrawer(drawerStructure);
 
+    // populate Users
+    for (player of players)
+    {
+        Users.push({
+            uid: player.uid,
+            name: player.name,
+            score: player.score,
+            me: myplayer.uid === player.uid,
+            turn: false
+        });
+    }
+    Users[0].turn = true;
+    if (Users[0].me)
+        MyTurn = true;
+
+    console.log(Users, MyTurn);
+
     // construct UI
     initUI();
-    
-    console.log(players);
+    setupUsersUI(Users, 0);
 
-    setupUsersUI(players, 0);
 
     return true;
 }
@@ -64,11 +81,16 @@ function startMyTurn()
 
 }
 
-function 
+function startOthersTurn(useruid)
+{
+
+}
 
 function playMyTurn(stagedpieces)
 {
-    if (!MyTurn) return;
+    if (!MyTurn) return false;
+
+    return true;
 }
 
 function processOthersTurn()
diff --git a/client/public/scrabble/index.html b/client/public/scrabble/index.html
index bf8ed16..6fa0392 100644
--- a/client/public/scrabble/index.html
+++ b/client/public/scrabble/index.html
@@ -342,11 +342,11 @@
 
         <script src="index.js"></script>
         <script src="network.js"></script>
+        <script src="ui.js"></script>
         <script src="dragable.js"></script>
         <script src="board.js"></script>
         <script src="pieces.js"></script>
         <script src="game.js"></script>
-        <script src="ui.js"></script>
         <script src="events.js"></script>
     </body>
 </html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/public/scrabble/network.js b/client/public/scrabble/network.js
index 4b115a5..97ba789 100644
--- a/client/public/scrabble/network.js
+++ b/client/public/scrabble/network.js
@@ -210,7 +210,8 @@ function onGameBegin(socket, args)
     {
         ConnectionState.forEach(e => {
             e.innerHTML = localeString('error-game-begin');
-        });        return;
+        });        
+        return;
     }
 
     const status = initGame(boardstate, tileset, myplayer, players);
diff --git a/client/public/scrabble/ui.js b/client/public/scrabble/ui.js
index a3607e1..d752b0b 100644
--- a/client/public/scrabble/ui.js
+++ b/client/public/scrabble/ui.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ function initUI()
     ChatBox.value = '';
 }
 
-const UserUIReplacer = (p, n, s) => `<div class="p${p} player">
+const UserUIReplacer = (p, u, n, s) => `<div class="p${p} player${u} player">
 <div class="p${0}-name player-name">${n}</div>
 Score:<div class="p${p}-score player-score">${s}</div>
 </div>`;
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ function setupUsersUI(users, turn)
     let elements = [];
     for (const user in users)
     {
-        elements.push(UserUIReplacer(user, users[user].name, users[user].score));
+        elements.push(UserUIReplacer(user, users[user].uid, users[user].name, users[user].score));
     }
     IPlayerScores.forEach(e => {
         e.innerHTML += elements.join('');
@@ -39,28 +39,35 @@ function setupUsersUI(users, turn)
 
     console.log(users[turn].uid, JSON.parse(sessionStorage.getItem('user')).uid)
 
-    if (MyTurn)
-    {
-        document.querySelectorAll(`.p${turn}`).forEach(e => {
-            e.classList.toggle('myturn');
-        });
-    } else 
-    {
-        document.querySelectorAll(`.p${turn}`).forEach(e => {
-            e.classList.toggle('theirturn');
-        });
-    }
+    updateUsersUI();
 }
 
-function updateUsersUI(users, turn)
+// takes users object from 
+function updateUsersUI(users)
 {
-
-}
-
-function changeTurn()
-{
-    if (MyTurn) {
-        
+    for (const user of Users)
+    {
+        if (user.turn && user.me)
+        {
+            document.querySelectorAll(`.player${user.uid}`).forEach(e => {
+                e.classList.add('myturn');
+            });
+        } else if (user.turn)
+        {
+            document.querySelectorAll(`.player${user.uid}`).forEach(e => {
+                e.classList.add('theirturn');
+            });
+        } else 
+        {
+            document.querySelectorAll(`.player${user.uid}`).forEach(e => {
+                if (e.classList.contains('myturn'))
+                    e.classList.remove('myturn');
+                if (e.classList.contains('myturnprocess'))
+                    e.classList.remove('myturnprocess');
+                if (e.classList.contains('theirturn'))
+                    e.classList.remove('theirturn');
+            });
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -95,7 +102,15 @@ function onPlayTurn()
 {
     // get all staged pieces
     const stagedPieces = getAllStagedPieces();
-    playMyTurn(stagedPieces);
+    const status = playMyTurn(stagedPieces);
+
+    if (!status)
+    {
+        alert('Invalid turn!')
+    } else 
+    {
+        // switch state to processing
+    }
 }
 
 function onMessageSend()