diff --git a/client/public/scrabble/game.css b/client/public/scrabble/game.css
index 7c06583..bdc3c5a 100644
--- a/client/public/scrabble/game.css
+++ b/client/public/scrabble/game.css
@@ -121,10 +121,18 @@ score {
     flex-grow: 2;
 }
 
-.theirturn {
+.myturn {
     background-color: aquamarine;
 }
 
+.myturnprocessing {
+    background-color: lightcoral;
+}
+
+.theirturn {
+    background-color: lightblue;
+}
+
 
 #game-controls {
     border: 1px dotted black;
diff --git a/client/public/scrabble/game.js b/client/public/scrabble/game.js
index 50f5b6f..98611ca 100644
--- a/client/public/scrabble/game.js
+++ b/client/public/scrabble/game.js
@@ -2,11 +2,23 @@
 function computeTurn()
 {
     if (!isSingleplayer) return;
-
-    
 }
 
 
+/*
+GAMEUSERS OBJECT
+{
+    uid: uid,
+    username: name,
+    turn: bool,
+    
+}
+NOTES
+    - In play order
+*/
+let Users = {};
+let MyTurn = false;
+
 function initGame(boardstate, tileset, myplayer, players)
 {
     // construct piece array
@@ -46,3 +58,20 @@ function initGame(boardstate, tileset, myplayer, players)
 
     return true;
 }
+
+function startMyTurn()
+{
+
+}
+
+function 
+
+function playMyTurn(stagedpieces)
+{
+    if (!MyTurn) return;
+}
+
+function processOthersTurn()
+{
+
+}
diff --git a/client/public/scrabble/network.js b/client/public/scrabble/network.js
index c4eeafa..4b115a5 100644
--- a/client/public/scrabble/network.js
+++ b/client/public/scrabble/network.js
@@ -28,9 +28,10 @@ function initMultiplayer()
     socket.on('identify-error', args => onIdentifyError(socket, args));
     
     socket.on('game-begin', args => onGameBegin(socket, args));
-    socket.on('game-your-turn', args => onStartTurn(socket, args));
+    socket.on('game-your-turn', args => onStartTurn(socket, args)); // my turn
+    socket.on('game-turn-start', args => onTurnStart(socket, args)); // others turn
     
-    console.log('multiplayer ready')
+    console.log('multiplayer ready');
 }    
 
 
@@ -150,6 +151,8 @@ GAMESTATE OBJECT
     // UID of the player that played the turn
     playeruid: uid,
     turn: int,
+    // SKIP, PLACE, EXCHANGE
+    turntype: 'SKIP',
     // Generated after turn is processed
     outcome: {
         valid: bool,
@@ -223,9 +226,14 @@ function onGameBegin(socket, args)
 
 function onStartTurn(socket, args)
 {
-    console.log('my turn')
+    console.log('my turn');
+    startMyTurn();
 }
 
+function onTurnStart(socket, args)
+{
+
+}
 
 // is game singleplayer?
 let isSingleplayer = false;
diff --git a/client/public/scrabble/ui.js b/client/public/scrabble/ui.js
index 234d3be..a3607e1 100644
--- a/client/public/scrabble/ui.js
+++ b/client/public/scrabble/ui.js
@@ -37,9 +37,19 @@ function setupUsersUI(users, turn)
         e.innerHTML += elements.join('');
     });
 
-    document.querySelectorAll(`.p${turn}`).forEach(e => {
-        e.classList.toggle('theirturn');
-    });
+    console.log(users[turn].uid, JSON.parse(sessionStorage.getItem('user')).uid)
+
+    if (MyTurn)
+    {
+        document.querySelectorAll(`.p${turn}`).forEach(e => {
+            e.classList.toggle('myturn');
+        });
+    } else 
+    {
+        document.querySelectorAll(`.p${turn}`).forEach(e => {
+            e.classList.toggle('theirturn');
+        });
+    }
 }
 
 function updateUsersUI(users, turn)
@@ -47,13 +57,33 @@ function updateUsersUI(users, turn)
 
 }
 
+function changeTurn()
+{
+    if (MyTurn) {
+        
+    }
+}
 
 function onExchangeTiles()
 {
     let tiles = prompt('Enter the tiles you would like to exchange seperated by commas (this will use your turn)')
-    tiles = tiles.split(',');
-    console.log(tiles);
     
+    // no error, user escaped do not change state
+    if (tiles === null)
+        return;
+    
+    try {
+        tiles = tiles.split(',');
+        // remove null entries
+        tiles = tiles.filter(x => x);
+    } catch (e) {
+        alert('Incorrect usage, remember tiles need to be split with a comma (,)');
+        onExchangeTiles();
+        return;
+    }
+
+
+    console.log(tiles);
 }
 
 function onSkipTurn()
@@ -63,7 +93,9 @@ function onSkipTurn()
 
 function onPlayTurn()
 {
-
+    // get all staged pieces
+    const stagedPieces = getAllStagedPieces();
+    playMyTurn(stagedPieces);
 }
 
 function onMessageSend()
diff --git a/server/src/game-logic.js b/server/src/game-logic.js
index b3617a2..bdd97c6 100644
--- a/server/src/game-logic.js
+++ b/server/src/game-logic.js
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ GAMESTATE OBJECT
     // UID of the player that played the turn
     playeruid: uid,
     turn: int,
+    // SKIP, PLACE, EXCHANGE
+    turntype: 'SKIP',
     // Generated after turn is processed
     outcome: {
         valid: bool,
@@ -120,6 +122,7 @@ function BeginGame(lobby)
     const gamestate = {
         playeruid: -1,
         turn: 0,
+        turntype: '',
         outcome: {
             valid: false
         },
@@ -146,6 +149,8 @@ TURN OBJECT - Un-filled in GAMESTATE object
     // UID of the player that played the turn
     playeruid: uid,
     turn: int,
+    // SKIP, PLACE, EXCHANGE
+    turntype: 'SKIP',
     // Generated after turn is processed
     outcome: {
         valid: bool,
@@ -180,10 +185,12 @@ NOTES
         returning an error or a validation object including the next players
         turn
 */
+// Does not trust client's oldboardtiles
 function PlayTurn(gameuid, playeruid, newstate)
 {
     const game = ActiveGames[gameuid];
 
+
 }
 
 // returns tuple ([newtileset], [newusertiles])