diff --git a/server/routes/games.js b/server/routes/games.js
index 9b627d6..7dc3922 100755
--- a/server/routes/games.js
+++ b/server/routes/games.js
@@ -103,10 +103,7 @@ router.get("/:id", (req, res/*, next*/) => {
   console.log("GET games/" + req.params.id);
   if (req.params.id in games) {
     const game = games[req.params.id];
-    return res.status(200).send(Object.assign({}, game, {
-      timestamp: Date.now(),
-      activePlayer: req.session.activePlayer
-    }));
+    return sendGame(res, req, game)
   } else {
     const error = `Game not found: ${req.params.id}`;
     return res.status(404).send(error);
@@ -119,6 +116,7 @@ router.put("/:id", (req, res/*, next*/) => {
     const game = games[req.params.id],
       changes = req.body;
 
+    console.log(req.session.id, req.session.activePlayer);
     console.log(JSON.stringify(changes, null, 2));
 
     for (let change in changes) {
@@ -152,16 +150,21 @@ router.put("/:id", (req, res/*, next*/) => {
         break;
       }
     }
-    return res.status(200).send(Object.assign({}, game, {
-      timestamp: Date.now(),
-      activePlayer: req.session.activePlayer
-    }));
+    return sendGame(res, req, game);
   } else {
     const error = `Game not found: ${req.params.id}`;
     return res.status(404).send(error);
   }
 });
 
+const sendGame = (res, req, game) => {
+  return res.status(200).send(Object.assign({}, game, {
+    timestamp: Date.now(),
+    activePlayer: (req.session && req.session.activePlayer) ?
+      req.session.activePlayer : null
+  }));
+}
+
 router.post("/", (req, res/*, next*/) => {
   console.log("POST games/");
   const game = {
@@ -186,8 +189,8 @@ router.post("/", (req, res/*, next*/) => {
     wheat: 19,
     longestRoad: null,
     largestArmy: null,
-    chat: [ { from: "R", date: Date.now(), message: "Hello, world!" } ],
-    id: crypto.randomBytes(20).toString('hex')
+    chat: [ { from: "R", date: Date.now(), message: "Server initialized!" } ],
+    id: crypto.randomBytes(8).toString('hex')
   };
 
   [ "tiles", "pips", "borders" ].forEach((field) => {
@@ -208,10 +211,7 @@ router.post("/", (req, res/*, next*/) => {
   games[game.id] = game;
 
   console.log(`New game created: ${game.id}`);
-  return res.status(200).send(Object.assign({}, game, {
-    timestamp: Date.now(),
-    activePlayer: req.session.activePlayer
-  }));
+  return sendGame(res, req, game);
 });
 
 
diff --git a/sessions.db b/sessions.db
index 8dd904d..e646316 100644
Binary files a/sessions.db and b/sessions.db differ
diff --git a/src/Board.css b/src/Board.css
index 02c8e00..c7050ba 100755
--- a/src/Board.css
+++ b/src/Board.css
@@ -42,11 +42,21 @@
   filter: brightness(150%);
 }
 
+.Game {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  width: 20em;
+  opacity: 0.7;
+  z-index: 100;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.Game > *:not(:last-child) {
+  margin-bottom: 0.5em;
+}
+
 .Chat {
   padding: 0.5em;
-  width: 30vmax;
-  display: inline-block;
-  opacity: 0.7;
 }
 
 .Chat > * {
@@ -54,15 +64,12 @@
 }
 
 .Chat > :first-child {
-  height: 10vh;
+  max-height: 30vh;
   overflow-y: scroll;
 } 
 
 .Players {
   padding: 0.5em;
-  width: 30vmax;
-  display: inline-block;
-  opacity: 0.7;
 }
 
 #ChatList {
diff --git a/src/Board.js b/src/Board.js
index 4c600bf..51ea891 100755
--- a/src/Board.js
+++ b/src/Board.js
@@ -210,13 +210,17 @@ class Resource extends React.Component {
 
 const Chat = ({ game, promoteGameState }) => {
   const chatInput = (event) => {
-    console.log(event.target.value);
   };
 
   const chatKeyPress = (event) => {
     if (event.key == "Enter") {
       console.log(`Send: ${event.target.value}`);
-      promoteGameState({ chat: { player: game.activePlayer, message: event.target.value }});
+      promoteGameState({ 
+        chat: {
+          player: game.activePlayer,
+          message: event.target.value
+        }
+      });
       event.target.value = "";
     }
   };
@@ -227,8 +231,7 @@ const Chat = ({ game, promoteGameState }) => {
     const chatList = document.getElementById("ChatList");
     chatList.scrollTop = chatList.scrollHeight - chatList.offsetHeight;
   })
-  console.log(JSON.stringify(game, null, 2));
-
+  
   const timeDelta = game.timestamp - Date.now();
 
   const messages = game.chat.map((item, index) => {
@@ -242,7 +245,11 @@ const Chat = ({ game, promoteGameState }) => {
       </ListItem>
     );
   });
-  
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    document.querySelector(".chatInput").focus();
+  });
+
   return (
     <Paper className="Chat">
       <List id="ChatList">
@@ -250,6 +257,7 @@ const Chat = ({ game, promoteGameState }) => {
       </List>
       <TextField className="chatInput"
         disabled={!game.activePlayer}
+        inputRef={input => input && input.focus()}
         onChange={chatInput}
         onKeyPress={chatKeyPress}
         label={(<Moment format="h:mm:ss" interval={1000}/>)} variant="outlined"/>
@@ -278,25 +286,27 @@ const Players = ({ game, promoteGameState }) => {
     const change = { players: {} };
 
     /* Joining: selected != "", activePlayer == "", and name != "" */
-    if (selected && !game.activePlayer && name != "") {
+    if (selected && !game.activePlayer && name) {
       change.players[selected] = {  name: name }
       promoteGameState(change)
       return;
     }
     
     /* Leaving: selected = "", name = "", activePlayer != "" */
-    if (!selected && game.activePlayer != "") {
+    if (!selected && game.activePlayer) {
       change.players[game.activePlayer] = {  name: "" }
       promoteGameState(change)
+      return;
     }
     
     /* Updating name: selected != "", activePlayer != "", name != "", name != activePlayer.name*/
-    if (selected != "" &&
-        game.activePlayer != "" &&
-        name != "" &&
+    if (selected &&
+        game.activePlayer &&
+        name  &&
         game.players[game.activePlayer].name != name) {
       change.players[game.activePlayer] = {  name: name }
       promoteGameState(change)
+      return;
     }
   });
 
@@ -325,7 +335,7 @@ const Players = ({ game, promoteGameState }) => {
               onChange={nameInput}
               onKeyPress={nameKeyPress}
               inputRef={input => input && input.focus()}
-              disabled={name != item.name}
+              disabled={(name != item.name) ? true: false}
               label="Name"
               variant="outlined" autoFocus/>
           }
@@ -334,7 +344,7 @@ const Players = ({ game, promoteGameState }) => {
           }
         </>
         <Switch edge="end"
-          disabled={selected && selected != key} checked={selected == key}
+          disabled={(selected && selected != key) ? true : false} checked={selected == key}
           onChange={() => toggleSelected(key)}/>
       </ListItem>
     ));
@@ -372,10 +382,13 @@ class Board extends React.Component {
     this.randomize = this.randomize.bind(this);
     this.throwDice = this.throwDice.bind(this);
     this.promoteGameState = this.promoteGameState.bind(this);
+    this.loadGame = this.loadGame.bind(this);
 
     this.mouse = { x: 0, y: 0 };
     this.radius = 0.317;
 
+    this.loadTimer = null;
+
     this.game = null;
     this.pips = [];
     this.tiles = [];
@@ -433,15 +446,56 @@ class Board extends React.Component {
       this.borders = this.game.borders.map((file) => {
         return Border(this, file);
       });
+
+      this.loadTimer = window.setTimeout(this.loadGame, 1000);
     }).catch((error) => {
       console.error(error);
       alert(error);
+    })
+  }
+
+  loadGame() {    
+    if (this.loadTimer) {
+      window.clearTimeout(this.loadTimer);
+      this.loadTimer = null;
+    }
+
+    if (!this.state.game) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    window.fetch(`api/v1/games/${this.state.game.id}`, {
+      method: "GET",
+      cache: 'no-cache',
+      credentials: 'same-origin',
+      headers: {
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+      }
+    }).then((res) => {
+      if (res.status > 400) {
+        console.log(res);
+        throw `Unable to load state`;
+      }
+      return res.json();
+    }).then((game) => {
+      console.log (`Game state loaded.`);
+      this.setState({ game: game });
+    }).catch((error) => {
+      console.error(error);
+      alert(error);
+    }).then(() => {
+      this.loadTimer = window.setTimeout(this.loadGame, 1000);
     });
   }
 
   promoteGameState(change) {
     console.log("Requesting state change: ", change);
 
+    if (this.loadTimer) {
+      window.clearTimeout(this.loadTimer);
+      this.loadTimer = null;
+    }
+
     window.fetch(`api/v1/games/${this.state.game.id}`, {
       method: "PUT",
       cache: 'no-cache',
@@ -453,14 +507,19 @@ class Board extends React.Component {
     }).then((res) => {
       if (res.status > 400) {
         console.error(res);
-        alert(`Unable to change state`);
+        throw `Unable to change state`;
       }
       return res.json();
     }).then((game) => {
       console.log (`Game state changed.`);
       this.setState({ game: game });
-    });    
-  }
+    }).catch((error) => {
+      console.error(error);
+      alert(error);
+    }).then(() => {
+      this.loadTimer = window.setTimeout(this.loadGame, 1000);
+    });
+}
   
   randomize() {
     //this.borders = shuffle(this.borders);
@@ -1013,10 +1072,10 @@ class Board extends React.Component {
         <canvas className="Display" ref={el => this.canvas = el}></canvas>
         <div className="Cards" ref={el => this.cards = el}>
           { game && 
-            <>
-              <Chat game={game} promoteGameState={this.promoteGameState}/>
+            <div className="Game">
               <Players game={game} promoteGameState={this.promoteGameState}/>
-            </>
+              <Chat game={game} promoteGameState={this.promoteGameState}/>
+            </div>
           }
           <div>In hand</div>
           <div className="Hand">