diff --git a/app/controllers/games_controller.rb b/app/controllers/games_controller.rb
index 8e355b36..41989e2f 100644
--- a/app/controllers/games_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/games_controller.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,29 @@ class GamesController < ApplicationController
 
   def start
     @game = Game.find(params[:game_id])
-    @status = 'Game Started' if @game.is_startable?
+
+    # If game is already started, simply return
+    if @game.status == 'Game Started'
+      flash[:notice] = "Game already started..."
+      return redirect_to(@game) 
+    end
+
+    @game.status = 'Game Started' if @game.startable?
+    @game.save
+
+    # Create a deck
+    d = Deck.new
+    # Shuffle the deck
+    d.cards.shuffle!
+    # Deal the cards
+    @game.players.each do |player|
+      13.times do 
+        card = d.cards.shift
+        player.player_cards.new(card.instance_values)
+      end
+      player.save
+    end
+
     redirect_to(@game)
   end
 
diff --git a/app/models/game.rb b/app/models/game.rb
index e3789704..1897fede 100644
--- a/app/models/game.rb
+++ b/app/models/game.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ class Game < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   def startable?
     @player_count = players.size
-    @player_count.between?(2, 4)
+    bool = @player_count.between?(2, 4)
+    bool = status != 'Game Started'
   end
 
   def add_player_from_user(user)
diff --git a/app/views/games/show.html.haml b/app/views/games/show.html.haml
index 03ed576c..bc97983a 100644
--- a/app/views/games/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/games/show.html.haml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 - if @game.can_accomodate(current_user)
   = link_to 'Join', game_join_path(@game)
 
-- if @game.is_startable? && @game.already_has?(current_user)
+- if @game.startable? && @game.already_has?(current_user)
   = link_to 'Start', game_start_path(@game)
 
 %p