diff --git a/CheckersClient/.idea/caches/build_file_checksums.ser b/CheckersClient/.idea/caches/build_file_checksums.ser
index 13675fdaaed4926c89b045bb8c396fb86f523650..ff2c783aa53bb9b4f4b5276e8b692f30a5ec539a 100644
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diff --git a/CheckersClient/.idea/libraries/Gradle__org_javatuples_javatuples_1_2.xml b/CheckersClient/.idea/libraries/Gradle__org_javatuples_javatuples_1_2.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..791ccad4fc6da6b6e176aa2a55444318bfcaf3dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CheckersClient/.idea/libraries/Gradle__org_javatuples_javatuples_1_2.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<component name="libraryTable">
+  <library name="Gradle: org.javatuples:javatuples:1.2">
+    <CLASSES>
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.javatuples/javatuples/1.2/507312ac4b601204a72a83380badbca82683dd36/javatuples-1.2.jar!/" />
+    </CLASSES>
+    <JAVADOC />
+    <SOURCES>
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.javatuples/javatuples/1.2/a7495f5370bdfcf46c6f3c6ed0badf52877aa467/javatuples-1.2-sources.jar!/" />
+    </SOURCES>
+  </library>
+</component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CheckersClient/android/assets/Menu/1x/PlayerReady.png b/CheckersClient/android/assets/Menu/1x/PlayerReady.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4cba8dc27d25bb4393a58b1f401141977f44b434
Binary files /dev/null and b/CheckersClient/android/assets/Menu/1x/PlayerReady.png differ
diff --git a/CheckersClient/android/assets/Menu/1x/PlayerReadyCheck.png b/CheckersClient/android/assets/Menu/1x/PlayerReadyCheck.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7b34127c2981fd699b19bfc0c757400edbf0904f
Binary files /dev/null and b/CheckersClient/android/assets/Menu/1x/PlayerReadyCheck.png differ
diff --git a/CheckersClient/build.gradle b/CheckersClient/build.gradle
index 9d029760e9c300472e88cde54c412a341f3f91e4..dfc747b21022807316a09656376034b42935c0f6 100644
--- a/CheckersClient/build.gradle
+++ b/CheckersClient/build.gradle
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ buildscript {
         classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.5.4'
         classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlinVersion"
 
-
-
     }
 }
 
@@ -53,6 +51,7 @@ project(":desktop") {
         api "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:$kotlinVersion"
 
         implementation group: "com.esotericsoftware", name: 'kryonet', version: "2.22.0-RC1"
+        implementation group: "org.javatuples", name: 'javatuples', version: "1.2"
     }
 }
 
@@ -79,6 +78,7 @@ project(":android") {
         api "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:$kotlinVersion"
 
         implementation group: "com.esotericsoftware", name: 'kryonet', version: "2.22.0-RC1"
+        implementation group: "org.javatuples", name: 'javatuples', version: "1.2"
     }
 }
 
@@ -92,5 +92,6 @@ project(":core") {
         api "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:$kotlinVersion"
 
         implementation group: "com.esotericsoftware", name: 'kryonet', version: "2.22.0-RC1"
+        implementation group: "org.javatuples", name: 'javatuples', version: "1.2"
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CheckersClient/core/src/com/mygdx/game/controllers/NetworkController.java b/CheckersClient/core/src/com/mygdx/game/controllers/NetworkController.java
index bb21226cdc36dc61932a35a3cea510bd8a1024ed..9ab85c7bdec457d989a89ab098272e89584d5d56 100644
--- a/CheckersClient/core/src/com/mygdx/game/controllers/NetworkController.java
+++ b/CheckersClient/core/src/com/mygdx/game/controllers/NetworkController.java
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ import com.mygdx.game.model.Lobby;
 import com.mygdx.game.model.Player;
 import com.mygdx.game.views.tokens.PlayerAvatar;
 
+import org.javatuples.Pair;
+import org.javatuples.Tuple;
+
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
@@ -27,7 +30,7 @@ public class NetworkController {
         client.start();
         try {
             //192.168.87.34
-            String IP4_LAN_ADDRESS = "192.168.10.154";
+            String IP4_LAN_ADDRESS = "192.168.87.23";
             client.connect(10000, IP4_LAN_ADDRESS, 54555, 54777);
         } catch (IOException e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
@@ -53,6 +56,8 @@ public class NetworkController {
         kryo.register(cLobbyDelete.class, 23);
         kryo.register(cLobbyGetList.class, 24);
         kryo.register(cSetIndexAvatar.class, 25);
+        kryo.register(cSetPlayerReady.class, 26);
+        kryo.register(cSetPlayerName.class, 27);
     }
 
     public Client getClient() { return client; }
diff --git a/CheckersClient/core/src/com/mygdx/game/controllers/PlayerController.java b/CheckersClient/core/src/com/mygdx/game/controllers/PlayerController.java
index f2410d9f55c4789cd07dd4b50ee042961cf2bcbb..14b1461a79cbb67cc6d2b741d293cd0f02132497 100644
--- a/CheckersClient/core/src/com/mygdx/game/controllers/PlayerController.java
+++ b/CheckersClient/core/src/com/mygdx/game/controllers/PlayerController.java
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 package com.mygdx.game.controllers;
 
+import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.Null;
 import com.esotericsoftware.kryonet.Connection;
 import com.esotericsoftware.kryonet.Listener;
 import com.mygdx.game.controllers.commands.*;
 import com.mygdx.game.model.Lobby;
 import com.mygdx.game.model.Player;
 
+import org.javatuples.Pair;
+
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 
+
 public class PlayerController {
 
     private NetworkController net;
@@ -45,12 +49,20 @@ public class PlayerController {
 
     public void lobbyGetList(){ sendCommand(new cLobbyGetList()); }
 
+    public void setLobbyPlayerReady(boolean isPlayerReady){
+        sendCommand(new cSetPlayerReady(isPlayerReady, lobby.getID(), player.getID()));
+    }
+
     public void connectPlayer(int avatarIndex){ sendCommand(new cPlayerJoin(avatarIndex));}
 
     public void createLobby(String name, int MAX_PLAYERS){ sendCommand(new cLobbyCreate(name, MAX_PLAYERS)); }
 
     public void updateIndexAvatar(int indexAvatar){ sendCommand(new cSetIndexAvatar(indexAvatar)); }
 
+    public void playerSetName(String name) {
+        sendCommand(new cSetPlayerName(name));
+    }
+
     public void deleteLobby(int id){ sendCommand(new cLobbyDelete(id)); }
 
     public void joinLobby(int id){ sendCommand(new cLobbyJoin(id)); }
@@ -69,6 +81,22 @@ public class PlayerController {
 
     public void setLobbies(ArrayList<Lobby> lobbies){ this.lobbies = lobbies; }
 
+    public boolean isOwningPlayerInLobby(){
+        try{
+            if(lobby==null){
+                return false;
+            }
+            else if(lobby.getID() == -1){
+                return false;
+            }
+            else{
+                return true;
+            }
+        }catch (NullPointerException e){
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
     public PlayerController getPlayerController(){ return this; }
 
     public NetworkController getNetWorkController() { return net; }
@@ -76,6 +104,4 @@ public class PlayerController {
     public Command getLastCommand(){ return receivedCommands.getFirst(); }
 
 
-
-
 }
diff --git a/CheckersClient/core/src/com/mygdx/game/controllers/commands/cSetPlayerName.java b/CheckersClient/core/src/com/mygdx/game/controllers/commands/cSetPlayerName.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6866c7b2fa5597470045f081182c17d2abc8f393
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CheckersClient/core/src/com/mygdx/game/controllers/commands/cSetPlayerName.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package com.mygdx.game.controllers.commands;
+
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryonet.Connection;
+import com.mygdx.game.controllers.PlayerController;
+import com.mygdx.game.model.Lobby;
+import com.mygdx.game.model.Player;
+
+import org.javatuples.Pair;
+
+
+public class cSetPlayerName extends Command{
+
+    public cSetPlayerName() { super("cLobbyJoin"); }
+
+    public cSetPlayerName(String name) {
+        super("cLobbyJoin", name);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void execute(PlayerController playerController, Connection connection){
+        if(data instanceof String){
+            String name = (String) data;
+            playerController.getPlayer().setPlayerName(name);
+            System.out.printf("Player name is updated on server. %s \n", name);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/CheckersClient/core/src/com/mygdx/game/controllers/commands/cSetPlayerReady.java b/CheckersClient/core/src/com/mygdx/game/controllers/commands/cSetPlayerReady.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..24e7acfd66007e36c743b7412525770e18fbbbf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CheckersClient/core/src/com/mygdx/game/controllers/commands/cSetPlayerReady.java
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package com.mygdx.game.controllers.commands;
+
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryonet.Connection;
+import com.mygdx.game.controllers.PlayerController;
+import com.mygdx.game.model.Lobby;
+import com.mygdx.game.model.Player;
+
+import org.javatuples.Pair;
+
+
+public class cSetPlayerReady extends Command{
+
+    public cSetPlayerReady() { super("cLobbyJoin"); }
+
+    private int lobbyID;
+    private int playerID;
+
+    public cSetPlayerReady(boolean isPlayerReady, int lobbyID) {
+        super("cSetPlayerReady", isPlayerReady);
+        this.lobbyID = lobbyID;
+        this.playerID = playerID;
+    }
+
+    public cSetPlayerReady(boolean isPlayerReady, int lobbyID, int playerID) {
+        super("cSetPlayerReady", isPlayerReady);
+        this.lobbyID = lobbyID;
+        this.playerID = playerID;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void execute(PlayerController playerController, Connection connection){
+        if(data instanceof Boolean){
+            boolean isPlayerReady = (Boolean) data;
+            if(playerID == playerController.getPlayer().getID()) playerController.getPlayer().setIsPlayerReady(isPlayerReady);
+            playerController.getLobby().getPlayerByID(playerID).setIsPlayerReady(isPlayerReady);
+            //System.out.println("value of playerID" + playerID);
+            System.out.printf("Player status updated. Is player %d currently ready? %b \n", playerID, isPlayerReady);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/CheckersClient/core/src/com/mygdx/game/model/Lobby.java b/CheckersClient/core/src/com/mygdx/game/model/Lobby.java
index 4b170d62e45db0a338fdfcf35fa115da11220114..70d1e057fcdb21c00439b3e860542d53d8aed5eb 100644
--- a/CheckersClient/core/src/com/mygdx/game/model/Lobby.java
+++ b/CheckersClient/core/src/com/mygdx/game/model/Lobby.java
@@ -34,6 +34,17 @@ public class Lobby {
         return name;
     }
 
+    public Player getPlayerByID(int playerID){
+
+        Player returnPlayer = null;
+
+        for (Player player : players){
+            if (player.getID() == playerID) returnPlayer = player;
+        }
+
+        return returnPlayer;
+    }
+
     public int getMaxPlayers(){
         return MAX_PLAYERS;
     }
diff --git a/CheckersClient/core/src/com/mygdx/game/model/Player.java b/CheckersClient/core/src/com/mygdx/game/model/Player.java
index e8200a4ff01d3bb3bbc6a2d8f71d9417ff93fdc4..1a3a7c9799d7ae0c34ea13715a652ca6d86a787b 100644
--- a/CheckersClient/core/src/com/mygdx/game/model/Player.java
+++ b/CheckersClient/core/src/com/mygdx/game/model/Player.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ public class Player {
     private int ID;
     private int indexAvatar;
     private String playerName;
+    private boolean isPlayerReady;
 
     public Player(){}
 
@@ -43,4 +44,16 @@ public class Player {
     public void setPlayerName(String playerName) {
         this.playerName = playerName;
     }
+
+    public String getPlayerName(){
+        return this.playerName;
+    }
+
+    public void setIsPlayerReady(boolean isPlayerReady) {
+        this.isPlayerReady = isPlayerReady;
+    }
+
+    public boolean getIsPlayerReady(){
+        return this.isPlayerReady;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/CheckersClient/core/src/com/mygdx/game/views/LobbyView.java b/CheckersClient/core/src/com/mygdx/game/views/LobbyView.java
index dce43f98a4004339ec4f20133bce4cf821e354b2..5b5464dce8e0ccf68159ac1a1dbdc00c31b45d34 100644
--- a/CheckersClient/core/src/com/mygdx/game/views/LobbyView.java
+++ b/CheckersClient/core/src/com/mygdx/game/views/LobbyView.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.InputListener;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.Stage;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.ui.Button;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.ui.Image;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.ui.ImageButton;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.ui.Label;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.ui.List;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.ui.ScrollPane;
@@ -44,12 +45,13 @@ public class LobbyView extends View{
     private boolean startRocketTransition;
 
     private Button createLobbyButton;
-    private Button lobbyListBackButton;
+    private Button findLobbyButton;
     private Button joinLobbyButton;
     private Button lobbyBackButton;
     private Button lobbyListRefreshButton;
     private Button lobbyRefreshButton;
-    private Button findLobbyButton;
+    private Button lobbyListBackButton;
+    private Button playerReadyButton;
     private Button setUserNameButton;
     private Button startLobbyButton;
 
@@ -73,11 +75,12 @@ public class LobbyView extends View{
 
     private TextField lobbyCreateTextField;
 
-    private SelectBox<Integer> lobbyCreateSizeSelectBox;
+    private Image playerReady;
+    private ImageButton playerReadyCheckButton;
 
+    private SelectBox<Integer> lobbyCreateSizeSelectBox;
     private ShapeRenderer shapeRenderer;
 
-
     public LobbyView(GameViewManager gvm, final PlayerController playerController, AssetManager assetManager, final Stage stage, Skin skin, ArrayList<PlayerAvatar> availableAvatars) {
         super(gvm, playerController, assetManager, stage, skin);
 
@@ -96,16 +99,22 @@ public class LobbyView extends View{
         buttonClickAudio = (Sound) assetManager.get(MenuAssets.BUTTON_CLICK_AUDIO.path, MenuAssets.BUTTON_CLICK_AUDIO.classType);
         Texture lobbyListTexture = (Texture) assetManager.get(LobbyAssets.LOBBYLIST.path, LobbyAssets.LOBBYLIST.classType);
 
+        Image playerReady = new Image(assetManager.get(LobbyAssets.PLAYER_READY.path, Texture.class));
+        final Image playerReadyCheck = new Image((Texture) assetManager.get(LobbyAssets.PLAYER_READY_CHECK.path, Texture.class));
+
+        playerReadyCheckButton = new ImageButton(playerReadyCheck.getDrawable());
+        playerReadyCheckButton.setPosition(col_width*6, row_height*2);
+
+        backgroundImage = new Image(background);
         rocketImage = new Image(rocketTexture);
-        exhaustImage = new Image(exhaustTexture);
         rocketImage.setPosition(col_width*8.5f, row_height*4f);
         rocketImage.setSize(col_width*1, row_height*2.5f);
+        exhaustImage = new Image(exhaustTexture);
         exhaustImage.setSize(col_width*0.6f, row_height*2f);
         exhaustImage.setPosition(rocketImage.getX()+rocketImage.getWidth()/2-exhaustImage.getWidth()/2, rocketImage.getY()-exhaustImage.getHeight());
 
         lobbyListBubbleImage = new Image(lobbyListTexture);
         lobbyListBubbleImage.setPosition(col_width*0.25f, row_height*5.5f);
-        backgroundImage = new Image(background);
 
         outputLabel = new Label("Press a Button",skin,"black");
         outputLabel.setSize(Gdx.graphics.getWidth(),row_height);
@@ -135,6 +144,10 @@ public class LobbyView extends View{
         lobbyRefreshButton.setSize(col_width*1f,(float)(row_height*0.65));
         lobbyRefreshButton.setPosition(lobbyListBubbleImage.getX()+lobbyListBubbleImage.getWidth()*0.1f,lobbyListBubbleImage.getY()+lobbyListBubbleImage.getHeight()*0.125f+row_height*1);
 
+        playerReadyButton = new TextButton("Refresh",skin,"small");
+        playerReadyButton.setSize(col_width*1f,(float)(row_height*0.65));
+        playerReadyButton.setPosition(lobbyListBubbleImage.getX()+lobbyListBubbleImage.getWidth()*0.1f,lobbyListBubbleImage.getY()+lobbyListBubbleImage.getHeight()*0.125f+row_height*-1);
+
         lobbyBackButton = new TextButton("Back",skin,"small");
         lobbyBackButton.setSize(col_width*1f,(float)(row_height*0.65));
         lobbyBackButton.setPosition(lobbyListBubbleImage.getX()+lobbyListBubbleImage.getWidth()*0.6f,lobbyListBubbleImage.getY()+lobbyListBubbleImage.getHeight()*0.125f+row_height*1);
@@ -203,6 +216,23 @@ public class LobbyView extends View{
                 outputLabel.setText("createLobbyButton");
             }
         });
+        playerReadyCheckButton.addListener(new InputListener(){
+            @Override
+            public boolean touchDown (InputEvent event, float x, float y, int pointer, int button) {
+                return true;
+            }
+            @Override
+            public void touchUp (InputEvent event, float x, float y, int pointer, int button) {
+                buttonClickAudio.play(0.8f);
+                outputLabel.setText("Player Ready");
+                playerController.setLobbyPlayerReady(true);
+            }
+            @Override
+            public void enter(InputEvent event, float x, float y, int pointer, Actor fromActor) {
+                outputLabel.setText("playerReadyCheckButton");
+            }
+        });
+
         findLobbyButton.addListener(new InputListener(){
             @Override
             public boolean touchDown (InputEvent event, float x, float y, int pointer, int button) {
@@ -351,6 +381,23 @@ public class LobbyView extends View{
             }
         });
 
+        playerReadyButton.addListener(new InputListener(){
+            @Override
+            public boolean touchDown (InputEvent event, float x, float y, int pointer, int button) {
+                return true;
+            }
+            @Override
+            public void touchUp (InputEvent event, float x, float y, int pointer, int button) {
+                buttonClickAudio.play(0.8f);
+                outputLabel.setText("Lobby refreshed!");
+                lobbyRefresh();
+            }
+            @Override
+            public void enter(InputEvent event, float x, float y, int pointer, Actor fromActor) {
+                outputLabel.setText("lobbyRefreshButton");
+            }
+        });
+
         lobbyCreateTextField.addListener(new InputListener(){
             @Override
             public boolean touchDown (InputEvent event, float x, float y, int pointer, int button) {
@@ -507,6 +554,7 @@ public class LobbyView extends View{
         lobbyListRefresh();
     }
 
+
     float[] player1Pos = {col_width*3.75f, row_height*2};
     float[] player2Pos = {col_width*3.5f, row_height*1.5f};
 
@@ -516,13 +564,32 @@ public class LobbyView extends View{
     float[] player5Pos = {col_width*5, row_height*2};
     float[] player6Pos = {col_width*4.8f, row_height*1.5f};
 
+    float[] player7Pos = {col_width*5.7f, row_height*2};
+    float[] player8Pos = {col_width*5.5f, row_height*1.5f};
+
+    float[] player1LabelPos = {col_width*0.5f, row_height*9.8f};
+    float[] player2LabelPos = {col_width*0.5f, row_height*9.3f};
+
+    float[] player3LabelPos = {col_width*0.5f, row_height*8.8f};
+    float[] player4LabelPos = {col_width*0.5f, row_height*8.3f};
+
+    float[] player5LabelPos = {col_width*0.5f, row_height*7.8f};
+    float[] player6LabelPos = {col_width*0.5f, row_height*7.3f};
+
+    float[] player7LabelPos = {col_width*0.5f, row_height*6.8f};
+    float[] player8LabelPos = {col_width*0.5f, row_height*6.3f};
+
     private Lobby lobby;
     private ArrayList<Player> playersInLobby;
-    ArrayList<float[]> playerPositions= new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(player1Pos, player2Pos, player3Pos, player4Pos, player5Pos, player6Pos));;
+    ArrayList<float[]> playerPositions= new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(player1Pos, player2Pos, player3Pos, player4Pos, player5Pos, player6Pos, player7Pos, player8Pos));;
+    ArrayList<float[]> playerLabelPositions= new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(player1LabelPos, player2LabelPos, player3LabelPos, player4LabelPos, player5LabelPos, player6LabelPos, player7LabelPos, player8LabelPos));;
 
     private final ArrayList<PlayerAvatar> availableAvatars;
     private ArrayList<PlayerAvatar> lobbyAvatars = new ArrayList<>();
 
+    private ArrayList<Image> playerReadyImages = new ArrayList<>();
+    private ArrayList<Label> lobbyLabels= new ArrayList<>();
+
     private void lobbyRefresh(){
         if(playerController.getLobby() == null) {
             System.out.println("Error during lobby refresh: not in a lobby");
@@ -531,20 +598,53 @@ public class LobbyView extends View{
             lobbyAvatars.clear();
             lobby = playerController.getLobby();
             playersInLobby = lobby.getPlayers();
+
+            if(!playerController.isOwningPlayerInLobby() && !playerController.getPlayer().getIsPlayerReady()) playerReadyCheckButton.remove();
+            else stage.addActor(playerReadyCheckButton);
+
+            for (Label label : lobbyLabels) label.remove();
+            for (Image image : playerReadyImages) image.remove();
             //System.out.println("My avatar Index: "+ playerController.getPlayer().getIndexAvatar());
             //System.out.println("Number of players in lobby: "+ lobby.getPlayers().size());
-
+            System.out.printf(">Current Lobby Size:\t%d\n", lobby.getPlayers().size());
             for(int i = 0; i<playersInLobby.size(); i++){
-                //System.out.println("This players ID: "+ playersInLobby.get(i).getID() + " avatarIndex: "+ playersInLobby.get(i).getIndexAvatar());
-                PlayerAvatar pa = availableAvatars.get(playersInLobby.get(i).getIndexAvatar());
-                pa.setScale(0.3f, 0.3f);
-                pa.setOrigin(0, 0);
-                pa.setPosition(playerPositions.get(i)[0], playerPositions.get(i)[1]);
-                lobbyAvatars.add(pa);
+                Player player = playersInLobby.get(i);
+                System.out.printf("   >PlayerName:%s\tID:%d\n", player.getPlayerName(), player.getID());
+                PlayerAvatar playerAvatar =availableAvatars.get(player.getIndexAvatar());
+
+                playerAvatar.setScale(0.3f, 0.3f);
+                playerAvatar.setOrigin(0, 0);
+                playerAvatar.setPosition(playerPositions.get(i)[0], playerPositions.get(i)[1]);
+                lobbyAvatars.add(playerAvatar);
+
+                Label label = new Label("Player"+i+":\t%d" + player.getPlayerName() + "\t", skin, "black");
+                label.setColor(1, 0, 0, 1);
+                label.scaleBy(1.5f);
+                label.setPosition(playerLabelPositions.get(i)[0], playerLabelPositions.get(i)[1]);
+
+                lobbyLabels.add(label);
+
+                if(player.getIsPlayerReady()) {
+                    Image image = new Image(assetManager.get(LobbyAssets.PLAYER_READY.path, Texture.class));
+                    image.setPosition(label.getX()+image.getWidth()+col_width*1f, label.getY()-image.getHeight()/2+label.getHeight()/2);
+                    playerReadyImages.add(image);
+
+                    System.out.println("ready???");
+                }
+                else{
+                    System.out.println("Player is not ready..");
+                }
+
+                stage.addActor(lobbyLabels.get(i));
+            }
+            for (Image image : playerReadyImages){
+                stage.addActor(image);
             }
         }
     }
 
+
+
     private void showLobbyWindow(){
         clearActors();
         mainUIActors.add(lobbyBackButton);
@@ -554,6 +654,7 @@ public class LobbyView extends View{
             stage.addActor(actor);
         }
     }
+
     private void showMainLobbyWindow(){
         clearActors();
         mainUIActors.add(createLobbyButton);
@@ -573,6 +674,7 @@ public class LobbyView extends View{
         sound.dispose();
          */
     }
+
     @Override
     public void handleInput() {
         if(Gdx.input.isTouched()) {
@@ -581,13 +683,31 @@ public class LobbyView extends View{
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void render(float dt) {
+        Gdx.gl.glClearColor(1, 1, 1, 1);
+
+        stage.draw();
+        stage.getBatch().begin();
+        for(PlayerAvatar playerAvatar : lobbyAvatars){
+            if(updateAvatarTimer>= updateAvatarFrequency){
+                playerAvatar.updateTexture();
+            }
+            playerAvatar.draw(stage.getBatch());
+        }
+        if(updateAvatarTimer>= updateAvatarFrequency){
+            updateAvatarTimer=0;
+        }
+        stage.getBatch().end();
+        drawGrid();
+    }
+
     float updateAvatarTimer = 0;
     float updateAvatarFrequency = 0.120f; //update every 250ms
     float refreshLobbyTimer = 1;
 
     @Override
-    public void render(float dt) {
-        Gdx.gl.glClearColor(1, 1, 1, 1);
+    public void update(float dt) {
 
         updateAvatarTimer+= dt;
 
@@ -610,23 +730,9 @@ public class LobbyView extends View{
         else if(startRocketTransition){
 
         }
-        stage.draw();
-        stage.getBatch().begin();
-        for(PlayerAvatar playerAvatar : lobbyAvatars){
-            if(updateAvatarTimer>= updateAvatarFrequency){
-                playerAvatar.updateTexture();
-            }
-            playerAvatar.draw(stage.getBatch());
-        }
-        if(updateAvatarTimer>= updateAvatarFrequency){
-            updateAvatarTimer=0;
-        }
-        stage.getBatch().end();
-        drawGrid();
-    }
 
-    @Override
-    public void update(float dt) {
+
+
         stage.act(dt);
         handleInput();
     }
diff --git a/CheckersClient/core/src/com/mygdx/game/views/MenuView.java b/CheckersClient/core/src/com/mygdx/game/views/MenuView.java
index 3051fb3e375e2b59fb2341ae3cf61b583c60efa6..11608a9ba9f651eb332cfe49663b8862950e6dca 100644
--- a/CheckersClient/core/src/com/mygdx/game/views/MenuView.java
+++ b/CheckersClient/core/src/com/mygdx/game/views/MenuView.java
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ public class MenuView extends View{
                     transitionAudio.play(0.50f);
                     startFadeFromBlankToWhite = true;
                     whiteImage.setZIndex(stage.getActors().size);
+                    playerController.playerSetName(usernameTextField.getText());
                     playerController.updateIndexAvatar(currentIndexAvatar);
                 }
                 return true;
@@ -254,8 +255,7 @@ public class MenuView extends View{
             public void enter(InputEvent event, float x, float y, int pointer, Actor fromActor) {
                 buttonClickAudio.play(0.8f);
                 if(usernameTextField.getText().isEmpty()){
-                    playerController.getPlayer().setPlayerName(usernameTextField.getText());
-                    outputLabel.setText("");
+                    outputLabel.setText(usernameTextField.getText());
                 }
             }
         });
diff --git a/CheckersClient/core/src/com/mygdx/game/views/enums/LobbyAssets.java b/CheckersClient/core/src/com/mygdx/game/views/enums/LobbyAssets.java
index b57ecc40aaef0f875cee6bee3121418c80356f26..43ae7de5d4385ccea1438fe7a89c13076992efbf 100644
--- a/CheckersClient/core/src/com/mygdx/game/views/enums/LobbyAssets.java
+++ b/CheckersClient/core/src/com/mygdx/game/views/enums/LobbyAssets.java
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ public enum LobbyAssets {
     LOBBYLIST("Menu/1x/LobbyList.png", Texture.class),
     BACKGROUND("Menu/1x/LobbyMenu@1x.png", Texture.class),
     ROCKET("Menu/1x/Rocket_Main@1x.png", Texture.class),
-    ROCKETEXHAUST("Menu/1x/Rocket_Exhaust@1x.png", Texture.class);
+    ROCKETEXHAUST("Menu/1x/Rocket_Exhaust@1x.png", Texture.class),
+    PLAYER_READY_CHECK("Menu/1x/PlayerReadyCheck.png", Texture.class),
+    PLAYER_READY("Menu/1x/PlayerReady.png", Texture.class);
 
     public final String path;
     public final Class classType;
diff --git a/CheckersServer/.idea/caches/build_file_checksums.ser b/CheckersServer/.idea/caches/build_file_checksums.ser
index 480a5d2f508b4aad98032d39a6cb4fff257b0c33..47d0d86c7d85efaa967a18f7352fc5005063ac72 100644
Binary files a/CheckersServer/.idea/caches/build_file_checksums.ser and b/CheckersServer/.idea/caches/build_file_checksums.ser differ
diff --git a/CheckersServer/.idea/libraries/Gradle__CheckersServer_desktop_desktop_1_0.xml b/CheckersServer/.idea/libraries/Gradle__CheckersServer_desktop_desktop_1_0.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 369215da594e454a7837187b554b3dc8ecc711ec..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/CheckersServer/.idea/libraries/Gradle__CheckersServer_desktop_desktop_1_0.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-<component name="libraryTable">
-  <library name="Gradle: CheckersServer.desktop.desktop-1.0">
-    <CLASSES>
-      <root url="jar://$PROJECT_DIR$/desktop/build/libs/desktop-1.0.jar!/" />
-    </CLASSES>
-    <JAVADOC />
-    <SOURCES />
-  </library>
-</component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CheckersServer/.idea/libraries/Gradle__org_javatuples_javatuples_1_2.xml b/CheckersServer/.idea/libraries/Gradle__org_javatuples_javatuples_1_2.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..791ccad4fc6da6b6e176aa2a55444318bfcaf3dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CheckersServer/.idea/libraries/Gradle__org_javatuples_javatuples_1_2.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<component name="libraryTable">
+  <library name="Gradle: org.javatuples:javatuples:1.2">
+    <CLASSES>
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.javatuples/javatuples/1.2/507312ac4b601204a72a83380badbca82683dd36/javatuples-1.2.jar!/" />
+    </CLASSES>
+    <JAVADOC />
+    <SOURCES>
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.javatuples/javatuples/1.2/a7495f5370bdfcf46c6f3c6ed0badf52877aa467/javatuples-1.2-sources.jar!/" />
+    </SOURCES>
+  </library>
+</component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CheckersServer/build.gradle b/CheckersServer/build.gradle
index 5c2215da91e6b1acf38c9b87f66c340d43d3d0f7..d8825f555768b1081e122ce6ce88fda6c4bd8591 100644
--- a/CheckersServer/build.gradle
+++ b/CheckersServer/build.gradle
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ buildscript {
     dependencies {
         classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.1.3'
         classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlinVersion"
-
-
-
     }
 }
 
@@ -53,6 +50,7 @@ project(":desktop") {
         api "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:$kotlinVersion"
 
         implementation group: "com.esotericsoftware", name: 'kryonet', version: "2.22.0-RC1"
+        implementation group: "org.javatuples", name: 'javatuples', version: "1.2"
     }
 }
 
@@ -79,6 +77,7 @@ project(":android") {
         api "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:$kotlinVersion"
 
         implementation group: "com.esotericsoftware", name: 'kryonet', version: "2.22.0-RC1"
+        implementation group: "org.javatuples", name: 'javatuples', version: "1.2"
     }
 }
 
@@ -92,5 +91,6 @@ project(":core") {
         api "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:$kotlinVersion"
 
         implementation group: "com.esotericsoftware", name: 'kryonet', version: "2.22.0-RC1"
+        implementation group: "org.javatuples", name: 'javatuples', version: "1.2"
     }
 }
diff --git a/CheckersServer/core/src/com/mygdx/game/controller/NetworkController.java b/CheckersServer/core/src/com/mygdx/game/controller/NetworkController.java
index 7174984c8e015d874b989531b7d3c32cfd258eed..eaac707b1c59c2ae4601bf9b9920974df2584aa3 100644
--- a/CheckersServer/core/src/com/mygdx/game/controller/NetworkController.java
+++ b/CheckersServer/core/src/com/mygdx/game/controller/NetworkController.java
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ public class NetworkController {
         kryo.register(cLobbyDelete.class, 23);
         kryo.register(cLobbyGetList.class, 24);
         kryo.register(cSetIndexAvatar.class, 25);
+        kryo.register(cSetPlayerReady.class, 26);
+        kryo.register(cSetPlayerName.class, 27);
     }
 
     public NetworkController getNetworkController() { return this; }
diff --git a/CheckersServer/core/src/com/mygdx/game/controller/commands/cSetPlayerName.java b/CheckersServer/core/src/com/mygdx/game/controller/commands/cSetPlayerName.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..323be48847559289ea56bd005f016e208f8dbd27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CheckersServer/core/src/com/mygdx/game/controller/commands/cSetPlayerName.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package com.mygdx.game.controller.commands;
+
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryonet.Connection;
+import com.mygdx.game.controller.NetworkController;
+import com.mygdx.game.model.Lobby;
+import com.mygdx.game.model.Player;
+
+import org.javatuples.Pair;
+
+public class cSetPlayerName extends Command{
+
+    public cSetPlayerName() { super("cLobbyJoin"); }
+
+    public cSetPlayerName(String name) {
+        super("cLobbyJoin", name);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void execute(NetworkController net, Connection connection){
+        if(data instanceof String){
+            String name = (String) data;
+            net.getPlayer(connection.getID()).setPlayerName(name);
+            connection.sendTCP(this);
+            System.out.printf("Player name is updated. %s \n", name);
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CheckersServer/core/src/com/mygdx/game/controller/commands/cSetPlayerReady.java b/CheckersServer/core/src/com/mygdx/game/controller/commands/cSetPlayerReady.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..46535d89e54ad23a4a160b0ff03f1bd4087883ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CheckersServer/core/src/com/mygdx/game/controller/commands/cSetPlayerReady.java
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package com.mygdx.game.controller.commands;
+
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryonet.Connection;
+import com.mygdx.game.controller.NetworkController;
+import com.mygdx.game.model.Lobby;
+import com.mygdx.game.model.Player;
+
+import org.javatuples.Pair;
+
+public class cSetPlayerReady extends Command{
+
+    public cSetPlayerReady() { super("cLobbyJoin"); }
+
+    private int lobbyID;
+    private int playerID;
+
+    public cSetPlayerReady(boolean isPlayerReady, int lobbyID) {
+        super("cSetPlayerReady", isPlayerReady);
+        this.lobbyID = lobbyID;
+        this.playerID = playerID;
+    }
+
+    public cSetPlayerReady(boolean isPlayerReady, int lobbyID, int playerID) {
+        super("cSetPlayerReady", isPlayerReady);
+        this.lobbyID = lobbyID;
+        this.playerID = playerID;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void execute(NetworkController net, Connection connection){
+        if(data instanceof Boolean){
+            boolean isPlayerReady = (Boolean) data;
+
+            for (Connection c : net.getConnections(net.getLobby(lobbyID))) {
+                c.sendTCP(new cSetPlayerReady(isPlayerReady, lobbyID, connection.getID()));
+            }
+            System.out.printf("Player status updated. Is player %d currently ready? %b \n", playerID, isPlayerReady);
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CheckersServer/core/src/com/mygdx/game/model/Lobby.java b/CheckersServer/core/src/com/mygdx/game/model/Lobby.java
index 57eb0c96655bf2236e828692b88130fc4000b314..1d3463b000e7ebf708390e6eb4e117855803fb4e 100644
--- a/CheckersServer/core/src/com/mygdx/game/model/Lobby.java
+++ b/CheckersServer/core/src/com/mygdx/game/model/Lobby.java
@@ -50,6 +50,21 @@ public class Lobby {
         return set;
     }
 
+    public Player getPlayerByID(int playerID){
+
+        Player returnPlayer = null;
+
+        for (Player player : players){
+            if (player.getID() == playerID) returnPlayer = player;
+        }
+
+        return returnPlayer;
+    }
+
+    public ArrayList<Player> getPlayers(){
+        return players;
+    }
+
     public int getPlayersCount(){ return players.size(); }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/CheckersServer/core/src/com/mygdx/game/model/Player.java b/CheckersServer/core/src/com/mygdx/game/model/Player.java
index 2797bc0136acc153b84b08f80ef547ddf9e8b8fe..4d983c30a153da076fdf5657e701a2152c556863 100644
--- a/CheckersServer/core/src/com/mygdx/game/model/Player.java
+++ b/CheckersServer/core/src/com/mygdx/game/model/Player.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ public class Player {
     private int ID;
     private int indexAvatar;
     private String playerName;
+    private boolean isPlayerReady;
 
     public Player(){}
 
@@ -43,4 +44,16 @@ public class Player {
     public void setPlayerName(String playerName) {
         this.playerName = playerName;
     }
+
+    public String getPlayerName(){
+        return this.playerName;
+    }
+
+    public void setIsPlayerReady(boolean isPlayerReady) {
+        this.isPlayerReady = isPlayerReady;
+    }
+
+    public boolean getIsPlayerReady(){
+        return this.isPlayerReady;
+    }
 }