diff --git a/packages/server/play-node-go/src/io.js b/packages/server/play-node-go/src/io.js
index 9be38ab..223386b 100644
--- a/packages/server/play-node-go/src/io.js
+++ b/packages/server/play-node-go/src/io.js
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ const launch = (nsp, dispatch) => {
     dispatch({ type: 'ROOMS', message: 'NEW_USER', body: data })
   })
 
+  socket.on('game_connected', (data) => {
+    console.log(data)
+    console.log('game_connected received')
+  })
+
   return socket;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/server/play-node-go/src/pages/Game/Game.js b/packages/server/play-node-go/src/pages/Game/Game.js
index b63eb52..87dc882 100644
--- a/packages/server/play-node-go/src/pages/Game/Game.js
+++ b/packages/server/play-node-go/src/pages/Game/Game.js
@@ -10,12 +10,9 @@ import Development from '../../components/Display/Development/Development';
 const Game = (props) => {
   const { state, dispatch } = props;
   const gameId = parseInt(useParams().id) || 0;
-  const [ socket, setSocket ] = useState(false)
 
   const fetchGameAPI = async () => {
-    console.log(gameId)
     const response = await gamesServices.getGameService(gameId);
-    console.log(response)
     if (response) {
       const action = {
         type: 'GAMES',
@@ -32,36 +29,20 @@ const Game = (props) => {
 
   // ! [start] gameSocket
 
-  const roomSocketConnect = (roomSocket) => {
-    roomSocket.on('connect', socket => {
-      roomSocket.emit('joined game', gameId)
-      roomSocket.on('success', () => setSocket(true))
-    });
-    roomSocket.on('connect_error', err => {
-      setSocket(false)
-      console.log(err);
-    });
-    roomSocket.on('error', err => {
-      setSocket(false)
-      console.log(err);
-    });
+  const roomSocketConnect = () => {
+    const game = state.active.game;
+    const user = state.user;
+    const action = {
+      type: 'SOCKET',
+      message: 'CONNECT_GAME',
+      body: { game, user, dispatch }
+    }
+    return dispatch(action);
   }
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!state.active) return;
-    const roomSocket = socketIOClient(`${config.socketAddress}/${state.active.game.room}`)
-    roomSocketConnect(roomSocket);
-  }, [state.active])
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const data = {
-      user: state.user,
-      game: state.joinGame
-    };
-    console.log('emitting request')
-    console.log(data)
-    // socket.emit('join_game_request', data)
-  }, [state.joinGame])
+    roomSocketConnect();
+  }, [state.active] )
 
   // ! [end]
 
@@ -74,7 +55,7 @@ const Game = (props) => {
       
       <span 
         className="Game__socket-flag"
-      >{socket ? '✓' : ' ⃠'}</span>
+      >{state.socket ? '✓' : ' ⃠'}</span>
       
       <Development />
     
diff --git a/packages/server/play-node-go/src/pages/Game/Game.test.js b/packages/server/play-node-go/src/pages/Game/Game.test.js
index ca0b821..a3ef0d7 100644
--- a/packages/server/play-node-go/src/pages/Game/Game.test.js
+++ b/packages/server/play-node-go/src/pages/Game/Game.test.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const state = initState();
 test('renders Game without crashing', () => {
   const { getByTestId } = render(
     <Router>
-      <Game state={state} />
+      <Game state={state} dispatch={()=>{}}/>
     </Router>
   );
   const GameDiv = getByTestId('Game');
diff --git a/packages/server/play-node-go/src/reducers/init/reducer.init.js b/packages/server/play-node-go/src/reducers/init/reducer.init.js
index 6346cdc..51cd2ac 100644
--- a/packages/server/play-node-go/src/reducers/init/reducer.init.js
+++ b/packages/server/play-node-go/src/reducers/init/reducer.init.js
@@ -5,22 +5,44 @@ const socket = require('../../io');
 
 export const initState = (): state => {
   return {
-    user: { username: '', email: '', id: 0 },
+    active: {
+      game: {
+        id: 0, room: 0, 
+        mainTime: '', timePeriod: 0, periodLength: 0, overtime: '', overtimePeriod: 0, overtimeLength: 0,
+        application: '', applicationVersion: '', open: false, description: null,
+        event: null, round: null, name: null, 
+        winType: null, capturesBlack: null, capturesWhite: null, score: null,
+        boardSize: 0, komi: 0.0, handicap: 0,
+        playerBlack: '', playerBlackRank: '', playerWhite: '', playerWhiteRank: '',
+      },
+      record: []
+    },
+    
+    connect: { location: '', type: '' },
+    
+    currentRoom: { 
+      description: '', id: 0, language: '', name: '' 
+    },
+    
     errors: {},
-    currentRoom: { description: '', id: 0, language: '', name: '' },
-    messages: [ { 
-      admin: false, content: '', username: ''
-    } ],
+    
     games: [ { 
       boardSize: 0, handicap: 0, id: 0, komi: 0.0, open: false, 
       playerBlack: '', playerBlackRank: '', playerWhite: '',
       playerWhiteRank: '', winType: null
     } ],
+    
     joinGame: {},
+    
+    messages: [ { 
+      admin: false, content: '', username: ''
+    } ],
+    
     socket: {
       connected: false,
       nsp: ''
     },
-    connect: { location: '', type: '' }
+    
+    user: { username: '', email: '', id: 0 }
   };
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/server/play-node-go/src/reducers/socket/reducer.socket.js b/packages/server/play-node-go/src/reducers/socket/reducer.socket.js
index b3c3b6d..74568b7 100644
--- a/packages/server/play-node-go/src/reducers/socket/reducer.socket.js
+++ b/packages/server/play-node-go/src/reducers/socket/reducer.socket.js
@@ -29,8 +29,31 @@ export const socketReducer = (state: state, action: action):state => {
       const socket = io.launch(room, dispatch);
       return {...state, socket}
     }
-    
+
+    case 'CONNECT_GAME': {
+      return connectGame(state, action);
+    }
+
     default:
       return state;
   }
+}
+
+function connectGame (state, action) {
+  const { user, game, dispatch } = action.body;
+  const priorSocket = state.socket;
+  let updatedState;
+  if ( !priorSocket.nsp || priorSocket.nsp !== `/${game.room}` ) {
+    const connectRoomAction = {
+      type: 'SOCKET',
+      message: 'CONNECT_ROOM',
+      body: { user, room: game.room, dispatch}
+    }
+    updatedState = stateReducer(state, connectRoomAction);
+    
+  }
+  if (!updatedState) updatedState = {...state};
+  const socket = updatedState.socket;
+  socket.emit('connect_game', {user, game});
+  return {...updatedState};
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/server/play-node-go/src/services/api/gamesServices.js b/packages/server/play-node-go/src/services/api/gamesServices.js
index 537ee81..8c9fd37 100644
--- a/packages/server/play-node-go/src/services/api/gamesServices.js
+++ b/packages/server/play-node-go/src/services/api/gamesServices.js
@@ -14,6 +14,25 @@ const getGameService = async (gameIndex) => {
   )
   .then(res => res.text())
   .then(text => JSON.parse(text))
+  .then(obj => {
+    // Reformat from SQL coluumn name convention to JS
+    delete Object.assign(obj.game, {applicationVersion: obj.game.application_version }).application_version;
+    delete Object.assign(obj.game, {boardSize: obj.game.board_size }).board_size;
+    delete Object.assign(obj.game, {playerBlack: obj.game.player_black }).player_black;
+    delete Object.assign(obj.game, {playerBlackRank: obj.game.player_black_rank }).player_black_rank;
+    delete Object.assign(obj.game, {playerWhite: obj.game.player_white }).player_white;
+    delete Object.assign(obj.game, {playerWhiteRank: obj.game.player_white_rank }).player_white_rank;
+    delete Object.assign(obj.game, {capturesWhite: obj.game.captures_white }).captures_white;
+    delete Object.assign(obj.game, {capturesBlack: obj.game.captures_black }).captures_black;
+    delete Object.assign(obj.game, {mainTime: obj.game.main_time }).main_time;
+    delete Object.assign(obj.game, {timePeriod: obj.game.time_period }).time_period;
+    delete Object.assign(obj.game, {periodLength: obj.game.period_length }).period_length;
+    delete Object.assign(obj.game, {overtimePeriod: obj.game.overtime_period }).overtime_period;
+    delete Object.assign(obj.game, {overtimeLength: obj.game.overtime_length }).overtime_length;
+    delete Object.assign(obj.game, {winType: obj.game.win_type }).win_type;
+
+    return obj;
+  })
   .catch(err => err);
 
   return response;