diff --git a/src/components/Game.js b/src/components/Game.js
index 45bb018..7db9c36 100644
--- a/src/components/Game.js
+++ b/src/components/Game.js
@@ -1,12 +1,40 @@
 import React from 'react'
+import { connect } from 'react-redux'
 
-const Game = () => {
+const Game = (props) => {
     return (
         <div>
             <h1>Game</h1>
-            
+            <div className='player1Deck'>
+                {props.player1Deck.map((item) => {
+                    return <h6>{item}</h6>
+                })}
+            </div>
+            <hr />
+            <div>
+                <h1>Current Card: {props.playedCardsPile[0]}</h1>
+            </div>
+            <hr />
+            <div className='player2Deck'>
+                {props.player2Deck.map((item) => {
+                    return <h6>{item}</h6>
+                })}
+            </div>
         </div>
     )
 }
 
-export default Game
+const mapStateToProps = (state) => {
+    return {
+        gameOver: state.gameOver,
+        turn: state.turn,
+        player1Deck: state.player1Deck,
+        player2Deck: state.player2Deck,
+        currentColor: state.currentColor,
+        currentNumber: state.currentNumber,
+        playedCardsPile: state.playedCardsPile,
+        drawCardPile: state.drawCardPile
+    }
+}
+
+export default connect(mapStateToProps)(Game)
diff --git a/src/components/Homepage.js b/src/components/Homepage.js
index bb89455..ad841bb 100644
--- a/src/components/Homepage.js
+++ b/src/components/Homepage.js
@@ -1,11 +1,21 @@
 import React from 'react'
+import { Link } from 'react-router-dom'
+import { START_GAME } from '../store/actions'
+import { connect } from 'react-redux'
 
-const Homepage = () => {
+const Homepage = (props) => {
     return (
         <div>
             <h1>Homepage</h1>
+            <Link to='/play'><button onClick={props.onStartGame}>START GAME</button></Link>
         </div>
     )
 }
 
-export default Homepage
+const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch) => {
+    return {
+        onStartGame: () => dispatch({type: START_GAME})
+    }
+}
+
+export default connect(null, mapDispatchToProps)(Homepage)
diff --git a/src/store/actions.js b/src/store/actions.js
index e69de29..09addcb 100644
--- a/src/store/actions.js
+++ b/src/store/actions.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const START_GAME = 'START_GAME'
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diff --git a/src/store/reducer.js b/src/store/reducer.js
index 1f07e8c..64c4e4b 100644
--- a/src/store/reducer.js
+++ b/src/store/reducer.js
@@ -1,6 +1,81 @@
-const initialState = {}
+import { START_GAME } from "./actions";
+
+//pack of 108 cards
+const CARDS = [
+    '0R', '1R', '1R', '2R', '2R', '3R', '3R', '4R', '4R', '5R', '5R', '6R', '6R', '7R', '7R', '8R', '8R', '9R', '9R', 'skipR', 'skipR', 'revR', 'revR', 'D2R', 'D2R',
+    '0G', '1G', '1G', '2G', '2G', '3G', '3G', '4G', '4G', '5G', '5G', '6G', '6G', '7G', '7G', '8G', '8G', '9G', '9G', 'skipG', 'skipG', 'revG', 'revG', 'D2G', 'D2G',
+    '0B', '1B', '1B', '2B', '2B', '3B', '3B', '4B', '4B', '5B', '5B', '6B', '6B', '7B', '7B', '8B', '8B', '9B', '9B', 'skipB', 'skipB', 'revB', 'revB', 'D2B', 'D2B',
+    '0Y', '1Y', '1Y', '2Y', '2Y', '3Y', '3Y', '4Y', '4Y', '5Y', '5Y', '6Y', '6Y', '7Y', '7Y', '8Y', '8Y', '9Y', '9Y', 'skipY', 'skipY', 'revY', 'revY', 'D2Y', 'D2Y',
+    'W', 'W', 'W', 'W', 'D4W', 'D4W', 'D4W', 'D4W'
+]
+
+const initialState = {
+    gameOver: true,
+    turn: '',
+    player1Deck: [],
+    player2Deck: [],
+    currentColor: '',
+    currentNumber: '',
+    playedCardsPile: [],
+    drawCardPile: []
+}
 
 const reducer = (state = initialState, action) => {
+    switch(action.type) {
+        case START_GAME: {
+            //shuffle array function
+            function shuffleArray(array) { 
+                for (var i = array.length - 1; i > 0; i--) {
+                    var j = Math.floor(Math.random() * (i + 1))
+                    var temp = array[i]
+                    array[i] = array[j]
+                    array[j] = temp;
+                }   
+                return array
+            }
+
+            //shuffle CARDS array
+            const shuffledCards = shuffleArray(CARDS)
+
+            //extract first 7 elements to player1Deck
+            const player1Deck = shuffledCards.splice(0, 7)
+
+            //extract first 7 elements to player2Deck
+            const player2Deck = shuffledCards.splice(0, 7)
+
+            //extract random card from shuffledCards and check if its not an action card
+            let startingCardIndex = Math.floor(Math.random() * 94)
+            while(true) {
+                startingCardIndex = Math.floor(Math.random() * 94)
+                if(shuffledCards[startingCardIndex]==='skipR' || shuffledCards[startingCardIndex]==='revR' || shuffledCards[startingCardIndex]==='D2R' ||
+                shuffledCards[startingCardIndex]==='skipG' || shuffledCards[startingCardIndex]==='revG' || shuffledCards[startingCardIndex]==='D2G' ||
+                shuffledCards[startingCardIndex]==='skipB' || shuffledCards[startingCardIndex]==='revB' || shuffledCards[startingCardIndex]==='D2B' ||
+                shuffledCards[startingCardIndex]==='skipY' || shuffledCards[startingCardIndex]==='revY' || shuffledCards[startingCardIndex]==='D2Y' ||
+                shuffledCards[startingCardIndex]==='W' || shuffledCards[startingCardIndex]==='D4W') {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                else
+                    break;
+            }
+
+            //extract the card from that startingCardIndex into the playedCardsPile
+            const playedCardsPile = shuffledCards.splice(startingCardIndex, 1)
+
+            //store all remaining cards into drawCardPile
+            const drawCardPile = shuffledCards
+
+            return {
+                gameOver: false,
+                turn: 'Player 1',
+                player1Deck: [...player1Deck],
+                player2Deck: [...player2Deck],
+                currentColor: playedCardsPile[0].charAt(1),
+                currentNumber: playedCardsPile[0].charAt(0),
+                playedCardsPile: [...playedCardsPile],
+                drawCardPile: [...drawCardPile],
+            }
+        }
+    }
     return state
 }