diff --git a/Sources/App/Infos/CardInfo.swift b/Sources/App/Infos/CardInfo.swift
index d6bb463..44b36b4 100644
--- a/Sources/App/Infos/CardInfo.swift
+++ b/Sources/App/Infos/CardInfo.swift
@@ -1,10 +1,19 @@
 import Foundation
 
-struct CardInfo: Codable {
+struct CardInfo: ClientMessage {
+    
+    static let type: ClientMessageType = .cardInfo
+    
+    struct HandCard: Codable {
+        
+        let card: CardId
+        
+        let playable: Bool
+    }
     
     /// The cards for a player
-    let cards: [CardId]
+    let cards: [HandCard]
     
-    /// Indicates if the card can be played
-    let playable: [Bool]
+    // The cards on the table, as seen from the players perspective
+    let tableCards: [CardId]
 }
diff --git a/Sources/App/Infos/GameType.swift b/Sources/App/Infos/GameType.swift
index 1aa50d5..b3df7a6 100644
--- a/Sources/App/Infos/GameType.swift
+++ b/Sources/App/Infos/GameType.swift
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import Foundation
 
-enum GameType {
+enum GameType: Codable {
     
     case rufEichel
     case rufBlatt
@@ -52,5 +52,37 @@ enum GameType {
             return 20
         }
     }
+    
+    var sortingType: CardSortingStrategy {
+        switch self {
+        case .wenz:
+            return .wenz
+        case .geier:
+            return .geier
+        case .soloEichel:
+            return .soloEichel
+        case .soloBlatt:
+            return .soloBlatt
+        case .soloSchelln:
+            return .soloSchelln
+        default:
+            return .normal
+        }
+    }
 }
 
+enum CardSortingStrategy {
+    
+    /// The sorting for most games, where heart is trump
+    case normal
+    
+    case wenz
+    
+    case geier
+    
+    case soloEichel
+    
+    case soloBlatt
+    
+    case soloSchelln
+}
diff --git a/Sources/App/Infos/TableInfo.swift b/Sources/App/Infos/TableInfo.swift
index f396f82..ab61c06 100644
--- a/Sources/App/Infos/TableInfo.swift
+++ b/Sources/App/Infos/TableInfo.swift
@@ -1,14 +1,28 @@
 import Foundation
 
-struct TableInfo: Codable {
+struct TableInfo: ClientMessage {
+    
+    static let type: ClientMessageType = .tableInfo
 
     let id: String
 
     let name: String
 
-    var players: [PlayerName]
+    let players: [PlayerState]
     
-    var connected: [Bool]
+    let tableIsFull: Bool
+    
+    struct PlayerState: Codable, Equatable {
+        
+        let name: PlayerName
+        
+        let connected: Bool
+        
+        init(name: PlayerName, connected: Bool) {
+            self.name = name
+            self.connected = connected
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 extension TableInfo: Comparable {
diff --git a/Sources/App/Model/Game.swift b/Sources/App/Model/Game.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba9e42e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/App/Model/Game.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import Foundation
+
+typealias Hand = [Card]
+
+/// The number of tricks ("Stich") per game
+let tricksPerGame = 8
+
+struct Game: Codable {
+    
+    let type: GameType
+    
+    let numberOfDoubles: Int
+    
+    /// The player(s) leading the game, i.e. they lose on 60-60
+    let leaders: [Int]
+    
+    /// The remaining cards for all players
+    var cards: [Hand]
+    
+    /// The total number of consecutive trump cards for one party (starts counting at 3)
+    let consecutiveTrumps: Int
+    
+    var lastTrickWinner: Int
+    
+    var currentActor: Int
+    
+    /// The finished tricks, with each trick sorted according to the player order of the table
+    var completedTricks: [Trick]
+    
+    init(type: GameType, doubles: Int, cards: [Hand], leaders: [Int], starter: Int) {
+        self.type = type
+        self.numberOfDoubles = doubles
+        self.cards = cards
+        self.leaders = leaders
+        self.consecutiveTrumps = Dealer.consecutiveTrumps(
+            in: leaders.map { cards[$0] }.joined(),
+            for: type)
+        self.currentActor = starter
+        self.lastTrickWinner = starter
+        self.completedTricks = []
+    }
+    
+    var isAtEnd: Bool {
+        completedTricks.count == tricksPerGame
+    }
+    
+    var hasNotStarted: Bool {
+        !cards.contains { !$0.isEmpty }
+    }
+    
+    var pointsOfLeaders: Int {
+        leaders.map(pointsOfPlayer).reduce(0, +)
+    }
+    
+    func pointsOfPlayer(index: Int) -> Int {
+        completedTricks
+            .filter { $0.winnerIndex(forGameType: type) == index }
+            .map { $0.points }
+            .reduce(0, +)
+    }
+    
+    /// The cost of the game, in cents
+    var cost: Int {
+        // TODO: Add läufer and schwarz, schneider
+        type.basicCost * costMultiplier
+    }
+    
+    var costMultiplier: Int {
+        2 ^^ numberOfDoubles
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Sources/App/Model/GamePhase.swift b/Sources/App/Model/GamePhase.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82eb620
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/App/Model/GamePhase.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import Foundation
+
+/**
+ The phase of a table
+ */
+enum GamePhase: String, Codable {
+    
+    /// The table is not yet full, so no game can be started
+    case waitingForPlayers = "waiting"
+    
+    /// The players are specifying if they want to double ("legen")
+    case collectingDoubles = "doubles"
+    
+    /// The game negotiation is ongoing
+    case bidding = "bidding"
+    
+    /// The game is in progress
+    case playing = "play"
+    
+    /// The game is over
+    case gameFinished = "done"
+}
diff --git a/Sources/App/Model/Trick.swift b/Sources/App/Model/Trick.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07a5147
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/App/Model/Trick.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import Foundation
+
+typealias Trick = [Card]
+
+extension Trick {
+    
+    func winnerIndex(forGameType type: GameType) -> Int {
+        let highCard = Dealer.sort(cards: self, using: type.sortingType).first!
+        return firstIndex(of: highCard)!
+    }
+    
+    var points: Int {
+        map { $0.points }
+        .reduce(0, +)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Sources/App/Results/DealCardsResult.swift b/Sources/App/Results/DealCardsResult.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca12d1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/App/Results/DealCardsResult.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import Foundation
+
+
+enum DealCardResult {
+    
+    case success
+    
+    case invalidToken
+    
+    case noTableJoined
+    
+    case tableNotFull
+    
+    case tableStateInvalid
+}
diff --git a/Sources/App/Infos/JoinTableResult.swift b/Sources/App/Results/JoinTableResult.swift
similarity index 100%
rename from Sources/App/Infos/JoinTableResult.swift
rename to Sources/App/Results/JoinTableResult.swift
diff --git a/Sources/App/Sorting/Dealer.swift b/Sources/App/Sorting/Dealer.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e251519
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/App/Sorting/Dealer.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,298 @@
+import Foundation
+
+struct Dealer {
+    
+    private static let normalCardOrder = [
+        Card(.eichel, .ober),
+        Card(.blatt, .ober),
+        Card(.herz, .ober),
+        Card(.schelln, .ober),
+        Card(.eichel, .unter),
+        Card(.blatt, .unter),
+        Card(.herz, .unter),
+        Card(.schelln, .unter),
+        Card(.herz, .ass),
+        Card(.herz, .zehn),
+        Card(.herz, .könig),
+        Card(.herz, .neun),
+        Card(.herz, .acht),
+        Card(.herz, .sieben),
+        Card(.eichel, .ass),
+        Card(.eichel, .zehn),
+        Card(.eichel, .könig),
+        Card(.eichel, .neun),
+        Card(.eichel, .acht),
+        Card(.eichel, .sieben),
+        Card(.blatt, .ass),
+        Card(.blatt, .zehn),
+        Card(.blatt, .könig),
+        Card(.blatt, .neun),
+        Card(.blatt, .acht),
+        Card(.blatt, .sieben),
+        Card(.schelln, .ass),
+        Card(.schelln, .zehn),
+        Card(.schelln, .könig),
+        Card(.schelln, .neun),
+        Card(.schelln, .acht),
+        Card(.schelln, .sieben),
+    ]
+    
+    private static let wenzCardOder = [
+        Card(.eichel, .unter),
+        Card(.blatt, .unter),
+        Card(.herz, .unter),
+        Card(.schelln, .unter),
+        Card(.herz, .ass),
+        Card(.herz, .zehn),
+        Card(.herz, .könig),
+        Card(.herz, .ober),
+        Card(.herz, .neun),
+        Card(.herz, .acht),
+        Card(.herz, .sieben),
+        Card(.eichel, .ass),
+        Card(.eichel, .zehn),
+        Card(.eichel, .könig),
+        Card(.eichel, .ober),
+        Card(.eichel, .neun),
+        Card(.eichel, .acht),
+        Card(.eichel, .sieben),
+        Card(.blatt, .ass),
+        Card(.blatt, .zehn),
+        Card(.blatt, .könig),
+        Card(.blatt, .ober),
+        Card(.blatt, .neun),
+        Card(.blatt, .acht),
+        Card(.blatt, .sieben),
+        Card(.schelln, .ass),
+        Card(.schelln, .zehn),
+        Card(.schelln, .könig),
+        Card(.schelln, .ober),
+        Card(.schelln, .neun),
+        Card(.schelln, .acht),
+        Card(.schelln, .sieben),
+    ]
+    
+    private static let geierCardOrder = [
+        Card(.eichel, .ober),
+        Card(.blatt, .ober),
+        Card(.herz, .ober),
+        Card(.schelln, .ober),
+        Card(.herz, .ass),
+        Card(.herz, .zehn),
+        Card(.herz, .könig),
+        Card(.herz, .unter),
+        Card(.herz, .neun),
+        Card(.herz, .acht),
+        Card(.herz, .sieben),
+        Card(.eichel, .ass),
+        Card(.eichel, .zehn),
+        Card(.eichel, .könig),
+        Card(.eichel, .unter),
+        Card(.eichel, .neun),
+        Card(.eichel, .acht),
+        Card(.eichel, .sieben),
+        Card(.blatt, .ass),
+        Card(.blatt, .zehn),
+        Card(.blatt, .könig),
+        Card(.blatt, .unter),
+        Card(.blatt, .neun),
+        Card(.blatt, .acht),
+        Card(.blatt, .sieben),
+        Card(.schelln, .ass),
+        Card(.schelln, .zehn),
+        Card(.schelln, .könig),
+        Card(.schelln, .unter),
+        Card(.schelln, .neun),
+        Card(.schelln, .acht),
+        Card(.schelln, .sieben),
+    ]
+    
+    private static let eichelCardOrder = [
+        Card(.eichel, .ober),
+        Card(.blatt, .ober),
+        Card(.herz, .ober),
+        Card(.schelln, .ober),
+        Card(.eichel, .unter),
+        Card(.blatt, .unter),
+        Card(.herz, .unter),
+        Card(.schelln, .unter),
+        Card(.eichel, .ass),
+        Card(.eichel, .zehn),
+        Card(.eichel, .könig),
+        Card(.eichel, .neun),
+        Card(.eichel, .acht),
+        Card(.eichel, .sieben),
+        Card(.blatt, .ass),
+        Card(.blatt, .zehn),
+        Card(.blatt, .könig),
+        Card(.blatt, .neun),
+        Card(.blatt, .acht),
+        Card(.blatt, .sieben),
+        Card(.herz, .ass),
+        Card(.herz, .zehn),
+        Card(.herz, .könig),
+        Card(.herz, .neun),
+        Card(.herz, .acht),
+        Card(.herz, .sieben),
+        Card(.schelln, .ass),
+        Card(.schelln, .zehn),
+        Card(.schelln, .könig),
+        Card(.schelln, .neun),
+        Card(.schelln, .acht),
+        Card(.schelln, .sieben),
+    ]
+    
+    private static let blattCardOrder = [
+        Card(.eichel, .ober),
+        Card(.blatt, .ober),
+        Card(.herz, .ober),
+        Card(.schelln, .ober),
+        Card(.eichel, .unter),
+        Card(.blatt, .unter),
+        Card(.herz, .unter),
+        Card(.schelln, .unter),
+        Card(.blatt, .ass),
+        Card(.blatt, .zehn),
+        Card(.blatt, .könig),
+        Card(.blatt, .neun),
+        Card(.blatt, .acht),
+        Card(.blatt, .sieben),
+        Card(.eichel, .ass),
+        Card(.eichel, .zehn),
+        Card(.eichel, .könig),
+        Card(.eichel, .neun),
+        Card(.eichel, .acht),
+        Card(.eichel, .sieben),
+        Card(.herz, .ass),
+        Card(.herz, .zehn),
+        Card(.herz, .könig),
+        Card(.herz, .neun),
+        Card(.herz, .acht),
+        Card(.herz, .sieben),
+        Card(.schelln, .ass),
+        Card(.schelln, .zehn),
+        Card(.schelln, .könig),
+        Card(.schelln, .neun),
+        Card(.schelln, .acht),
+        Card(.schelln, .sieben),
+    ]
+    
+    private static let schellnCardOrder = [
+        Card(.eichel, .ober),
+        Card(.blatt, .ober),
+        Card(.herz, .ober),
+        Card(.schelln, .ober),
+        Card(.eichel, .unter),
+        Card(.blatt, .unter),
+        Card(.herz, .unter),
+        Card(.schelln, .unter),
+        Card(.schelln, .ass),
+        Card(.schelln, .zehn),
+        Card(.schelln, .könig),
+        Card(.schelln, .neun),
+        Card(.schelln, .acht),
+        Card(.schelln, .sieben),
+        Card(.eichel, .ass),
+        Card(.eichel, .zehn),
+        Card(.eichel, .könig),
+        Card(.eichel, .neun),
+        Card(.eichel, .acht),
+        Card(.eichel, .sieben),
+        Card(.blatt, .ass),
+        Card(.blatt, .zehn),
+        Card(.blatt, .könig),
+        Card(.blatt, .neun),
+        Card(.blatt, .acht),
+        Card(.blatt, .sieben),
+        Card(.herz, .ass),
+        Card(.herz, .zehn),
+        Card(.herz, .könig),
+        Card(.herz, .neun),
+        Card(.herz, .acht),
+        Card(.herz, .sieben),
+    ]
+    
+    private static let normalSortIndex: [Card : Int] =  {
+        normalCardOrder.enumerated().reduce(into: [:]) { $0[$1.element] = $1.offset }
+    }()
+    
+    private static let wenzSortIndex: [Card : Int] =  {
+        wenzCardOder.enumerated().reduce(into: [:]) { $0[$1.element] = $1.offset }
+    }()
+    
+    private static let geierSortIndex: [Card : Int] =  {
+        geierCardOrder.enumerated().reduce(into: [:]) { $0[$1.element] = $1.offset }
+    }()
+    
+    private static let eichelSortIndex: [Card : Int] =  {
+        eichelCardOrder.enumerated().reduce(into: [:]) { $0[$1.element] = $1.offset }
+    }()
+    
+    private static let blattSortIndex: [Card : Int] =  {
+        blattCardOrder.enumerated().reduce(into: [:]) { $0[$1.element] = $1.offset }
+    }()
+    
+    private static let schellnSortIndex: [Card : Int] =  {
+        schellnCardOrder.enumerated().reduce(into: [:]) { $0[$1.element] = $1.offset }
+    }()
+    
+    static func sort<T>(cards: T, using strategy: CardSortingStrategy = .normal) -> [Card] where T: Sequence, T.Element == Card {
+        switch strategy {
+        case .normal:
+            return cards.sorted { normalSortIndex[$0]! < normalSortIndex[$1]! }
+        case .wenz:
+            return cards.sorted { wenzSortIndex[$0]! < wenzSortIndex[$1]! }
+        case .geier:
+            return cards.sorted { geierSortIndex[$0]! < geierSortIndex[$1]! }
+        case .soloEichel:
+            return cards.sorted { eichelSortIndex[$0]! < eichelSortIndex[$1]! }
+        case .soloBlatt:
+            return cards.sorted { blattSortIndex[$0]! < blattSortIndex[$1]! }
+        case .soloSchelln:
+            return cards.sorted { schellnSortIndex[$0]! < schellnSortIndex[$1]! }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     Creates a random assignment of 8 cards per 4 players.
+     */
+    static func deal() -> [[Card]] {
+        let deck = Card.Suit.allCases.map { suit in
+            Card.Symbol.allCases.map { symbol in
+                Card(suit: suit, symbol: symbol)
+            }
+        }.joined()
+        let random = Array(deck).shuffled()
+        return (0..<4).map { part -> Array<Card>.SubSequence in
+            let start = part * 8
+            let end = start + 8
+            return random[start..<end]
+        }.map { sort(cards: $0) }
+    }
+    
+    static func consecutiveTrumps<T>(in cards: T, for game: GameType) -> Int where T: Sequence, T.Element == Card {
+        var count = 0
+        let trumpsInOrder: Array<Card>.SubSequence
+        switch game.sortingType {
+        case .normal:
+            trumpsInOrder = normalCardOrder[0..<8]
+        case .wenz:
+            trumpsInOrder = wenzCardOder[0..<4]
+        case .geier:
+            trumpsInOrder = geierCardOrder[0..<4]
+        case .soloEichel:
+            trumpsInOrder = eichelCardOrder[0..<8]
+        case .soloBlatt:
+            trumpsInOrder = blattCardOrder[0..<8]
+        case .soloSchelln:
+            trumpsInOrder = schellnCardOrder[0..<8]
+        }
+        while cards.contains(trumpsInOrder[count]) {
+            count += 1
+        }
+        guard count >= 3 else {
+            return 0
+        }
+        return count
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Sources/App/routes.swift b/Sources/App/routes.swift
index 72f2aad..eb0341a 100644
--- a/Sources/App/routes.swift
+++ b/Sources/App/routes.swift
@@ -264,4 +264,18 @@ func routes(_ app: Application) throws {
         }
         return ""
     }
+    
+    app.post("deal") { req -> String in
+        guard let token = req.body.string else {
+            throw Abort(.badRequest)
+        }
+        switch database.dealCards(playerToken: token) {
+        case .success:
+            return ""
+        case .invalidToken:
+            throw Abort(.unauthorized) // 401
+        default:
+            throw Abort(.preconditionFailed) // 412
+        }
+    }
 }