diff --git a/BackendTests/BackendTests.csproj b/BackendTests/BackendTests.csproj
index 3ad8c64..f95e2a7 100644
--- a/BackendTests/BackendTests.csproj
+++ b/BackendTests/BackendTests.csproj
@@ -6,25 +6,27 @@
         <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
 
         <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
+
+        <LangVersion>12</LangVersion>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.7.2" />
-        <PackageReference Include="NSubstitute" Version="5.1.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="NUnit" Version="3.13.3" />
-        <PackageReference Include="NUnit3TestAdapter" Version="4.5.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.8.0"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="NSubstitute" Version="5.1.0"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="NUnit" Version="3.14.0"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="NUnit3TestAdapter" Version="4.5.0"/>
         <PackageReference Include="NUnit.Analyzers" Version="3.9.0">
-          <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
-          <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
+            <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+            <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
         </PackageReference>
         <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector" Version="6.0.0">
-          <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
-          <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
+            <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+            <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
         </PackageReference>
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-      <ProjectReference Include="..\pac-man-board-game\pac-man-board-game.csproj" />
+        <ProjectReference Include="..\pac-man-board-game\pac-man-board-game.csproj"/>
     </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/BackendTests/Controllers/GameControllerTests.cs b/BackendTests/Controllers/GameControllerTests.cs
index 64b75e0..3e236cb 100644
--- a/BackendTests/Controllers/GameControllerTests.cs
+++ b/BackendTests/Controllers/GameControllerTests.cs
@@ -51,4 +51,26 @@ public class GameControllerTests
         else
             Assert.Fail("Result is not an ArraySegment<byte>");
     }
+
+    #region DoAction(ActionMessage message)
+
+    [Test]
+    public void DoAction_NegativeAction()
+    {
+        const string data = "Nothing happens";
+        var message = new ActionMessage { Action = (GameAction)(-1), Data = data };
+        _controller.DoAction(message);
+        Assert.That(message.Data, Is.EqualTo(data));
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void DoAction_OutOfBoundsAction()
+    {
+        const string data = "Nothing happens";
+        var message = new ActionMessage { Action = (GameAction)100, Data = data };
+        _controller.DoAction(message);
+        Assert.That(message.Data, Is.EqualTo(data));
+    }
+
+    #endregion
 }
diff --git a/BackendTests/Services/ActionServiceTests.cs b/BackendTests/Services/ActionServiceTests.cs
index 503fbd5..1c8a791 100644
--- a/BackendTests/Services/ActionServiceTests.cs
+++ b/BackendTests/Services/ActionServiceTests.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ using System.Text.Json;
 using BackendTests.TestUtils;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using NSubstitute;
+using pacMan.DTOs;
 using pacMan.Exceptions;
 using pacMan.GameStuff;
 using pacMan.GameStuff.Items;
@@ -99,28 +100,6 @@ public class ActionServiceTests
 
     #endregion
 
-    #region DoAction(ActionMessage message)
-
-    [Test]
-    public void DoAction_NegativeAction()
-    {
-        const string data = "Nothing happens";
-        var message = new ActionMessage { Action = (GameAction)(-1), Data = data };
-        _service.DoAction(message);
-        Assert.That(message.Data, Is.EqualTo(data));
-    }
-
-    [Test]
-    public void DoAction_OutOfBoundsAction()
-    {
-        const string data = "Nothing happens";
-        var message = new ActionMessage { Action = (GameAction)100, Data = data };
-        _service.DoAction(message);
-        Assert.That(message.Data, Is.EqualTo(data));
-    }
-
-    #endregion
-
     #region Ready()
 
     [Test]
diff --git a/BackendTests/Services/WebSocketServiceTests.cs b/BackendTests/Services/WebSocketServiceTests.cs
index 2c740f0..5a712f6 100644
--- a/BackendTests/Services/WebSocketServiceTests.cs
+++ b/BackendTests/Services/WebSocketServiceTests.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 using System.Net.WebSockets;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using NSubstitute;
-using pacMan.Interfaces;
 using pacMan.Services;
 using pacMan.Utils;
 
diff --git a/DataAccessLayer/DataAccessLayer.csproj b/DataAccessLayer/DataAccessLayer.csproj
index ae25253..dd09258 100644
--- a/DataAccessLayer/DataAccessLayer.csproj
+++ b/DataAccessLayer/DataAccessLayer.csproj
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
         <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
         <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
         <RootNamespace>DAL</RootNamespace>
+        <LangVersion>12</LangVersion>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/pac-man-board-game/ClientApp/package.json b/pac-man-board-game/ClientApp/package.json
index 55e979b..f24f8c8 100644
--- a/pac-man-board-game/ClientApp/package.json
+++ b/pac-man-board-game/ClientApp/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     "serve": "vite preview",
     "test": "cross-env CI=true vitest",
     "coverage": "vitest run --coverage",
-    "format": "prettier --write \"src/**/*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx,json,css,scss,md}\""
+    "format": "prettier --write \"src/**/*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx,json,css,md}\""
   },
   "browserslist": {
     "production": [
diff --git a/pac-man-board-game/Controllers/GameController.cs b/pac-man-board-game/Controllers/GameController.cs
index 4a289db..457700f 100644
--- a/pac-man-board-game/Controllers/GameController.cs
+++ b/pac-man-board-game/Controllers/GameController.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System.Net.WebSockets;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using pacMan.DTOs;
 using pacMan.Exceptions;
 using pacMan.GameStuff;
 using pacMan.GameStuff.Items;
@@ -10,35 +11,26 @@ namespace pacMan.Controllers;
 
 [ApiController]
 [Route("api/[controller]")]
-public class GameController : GenericController
+public class GameController(ILogger<GameController> logger, IGameService webSocketService, IActionService actionService)
+    : GenericController(logger, webSocketService)
 {
-    private readonly IActionService _actionService;
-    private readonly GameService _gameService;
+    [HttpGet("[action]")]
+    public override async Task Connect() => await base.Connect();
 
-    public GameController(ILogger<GameController> logger, GameService webSocketService, IActionService actionService) :
-        base(logger, webSocketService)
+    [HttpGet("[action]")]
+    public IEnumerable<Game> All()
     {
-        _gameService = webSocketService;
-        _actionService = actionService;
+        Logger.LogDebug("Returning all games");
+        return webSocketService.Games;
     }
 
-    [HttpGet("connect")]
-    public override async Task Accept() => await base.Accept();
-
-    [HttpGet("all")]
-    public IEnumerable<Game> GetAllGames()
+    [HttpPost("[action]/{gameId:guid}")]
+    public IActionResult Join(Guid gameId, [FromBody] Player player) // TODO what if player is in a game already?
     {
-        Logger.Log(LogLevel.Debug, "Returning all games");
-        return _gameService.Games;
-    }
-
-    [HttpPost("join/{gameId:guid}")]
-    public IActionResult JoinGame(Guid gameId, [FromBody] Player player) // TODO what if player is in a game already?
-    {
-        Logger.Log(LogLevel.Debug, "Joining game {}", gameId);
+        Logger.LogDebug("Joining game {}", gameId);
         try
         {
-            _gameService.JoinById(gameId, player);
+            webSocketService.JoinById(gameId, player);
             return Ok("Game joined successfully");
         }
         catch (GameNotFoundException e)
@@ -51,20 +43,20 @@ public class GameController : GenericController
         }
     }
 
-    [HttpGet("exists/{gameId:guid}")]
-    public IActionResult GameExists(Guid gameId)
+    [HttpGet("[action]/{gameId:guid}")]
+    public IActionResult Exists(Guid gameId)
     {
-        Logger.Log(LogLevel.Debug, "Checking if game {} exists", gameId);
-        return _gameService.Games.Any(game => game.Id == gameId) ? Ok() : NotFound();
+        Logger.LogDebug("Checking if game {} exists", gameId);
+        return webSocketService.Games.Any(game => game.Id == gameId) ? Ok() : NotFound();
     }
 
-    [HttpPost("create")]
-    public IActionResult CreateGame([FromBody] CreateGameData data)
+    [HttpPost("[action]")]
+    public IActionResult Create([FromBody] CreateGameData data)
     {
-        Logger.Log(LogLevel.Debug, "Creating game");
+        Logger.LogDebug("Creating game");
         try
         {
-            var game = _gameService.CreateAndJoin(data.Player, data.Spawns);
+            var game = webSocketService.CreateAndJoin(data.Player, data.Spawns);
             return Created($"/{game.Id}", game);
         }
         catch (Exception e)
@@ -75,7 +67,7 @@ public class GameController : GenericController
 
     protected override Task Echo()
     {
-        _actionService.WebSocket = WebSocket ?? throw new NullReferenceException("WebSocket is null");
+        actionService.WebSocket = WebSocket ?? throw new NullReferenceException("WebSocket is null");
         return base.Echo();
     }
 
@@ -83,16 +75,16 @@ public class GameController : GenericController
     {
         var stringResult = data.GetString(result.Count);
 
-        Logger.Log(LogLevel.Information, "Received: {}", stringResult);
+        Logger.LogInformation("Received: {}", stringResult);
         var action = ActionMessage.FromJson(stringResult);
 
         try
         {
-            _actionService.DoAction(action);
+            DoAction(action);
         }
         catch (Exception e)
         {
-            Logger.Log(LogLevel.Error, "{}", e.Message);
+            Logger.LogError("{}", e.Message);
             action = new ActionMessage { Action = GameAction.Error, Data = e.Message };
         }
 
@@ -101,15 +93,27 @@ public class GameController : GenericController
 
     protected override async void Send(ArraySegment<byte> segment)
     {
-        if (_actionService.Game is not null)
-            _actionService.SendToAll(segment);
+        if (actionService.Game is not null)
+            actionService.SendToAll(segment);
         else if (WebSocket is not null)
-            await _gameService.Send(WebSocket, segment);
+            await webSocketService.Send(WebSocket, segment);
     }
 
     protected override ArraySegment<byte>? Disconnect() =>
-        new ActionMessage { Action = GameAction.Disconnect, Data = _actionService.Disconnect() }
+        new ActionMessage { Action = GameAction.Disconnect, Data = actionService.Disconnect() }
             .ToArraySegment();
 
-    protected override void SendDisconnectMessage(ArraySegment<byte> segment) => _actionService.SendToAll(segment);
+    protected override void SendDisconnectMessage(ArraySegment<byte> segment) => actionService.SendToAll(segment);
+
+    public void DoAction(ActionMessage message) =>
+        message.Data = message.Action switch
+        {
+            GameAction.RollDice => actionService.RollDice(),
+            GameAction.MoveCharacter => actionService.HandleMoveCharacter(message.Data),
+            GameAction.JoinGame => actionService.FindGame(message.Data),
+            GameAction.Ready => actionService.Ready(),
+            GameAction.NextPlayer => actionService.FindNextPlayer(),
+            GameAction.Disconnect => actionService.LeaveGame(),
+            _ => message.Data
+        };
 }
diff --git a/pac-man-board-game/Controllers/GenericController.cs b/pac-man-board-game/Controllers/GenericController.cs
index 8fcee00..1a3f865 100644
--- a/pac-man-board-game/Controllers/GenericController.cs
+++ b/pac-man-board-game/Controllers/GenericController.cs
@@ -1,29 +1,22 @@
 using System.Net.WebSockets;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
-using pacMan.Interfaces;
+using pacMan.Services;
 
 namespace pacMan.Controllers;
 
-public abstract class GenericController : ControllerBase
+public abstract class GenericController(ILogger<GenericController> logger, IWebSocketService webSocketService)
+    : ControllerBase
 {
     private const int BufferSize = 1024 * 4;
-    private readonly IWebSocketService _webSocketService;
-    protected readonly ILogger<GenericController> Logger;
+    protected readonly ILogger<GenericController> Logger = logger;
     protected WebSocket? WebSocket;
 
-    protected GenericController(ILogger<GenericController> logger, IWebSocketService webSocketService)
-    {
-        Logger = logger;
-        _webSocketService = webSocketService;
-        Logger.Log(LogLevel.Debug, "WebSocket Controller created");
-    }
-
-    public virtual async Task Accept()
+    public virtual async Task Connect()
     {
         if (HttpContext.WebSockets.IsWebSocketRequest)
         {
             using var webSocket = await HttpContext.WebSockets.AcceptWebSocketAsync();
-            Logger.Log(LogLevel.Information, "WebSocket connection established to {}", HttpContext.Connection.Id);
+            Logger.LogInformation("WebSocket connection established to {}", HttpContext.Connection.Id);
             WebSocket = webSocket;
             await Echo();
         }
@@ -35,14 +28,14 @@ public abstract class GenericController : ControllerBase
 
     protected virtual async Task Echo()
     {
-        if (WebSocket == null) return;
+        if (WebSocket is null) return;
         try
         {
             WebSocketReceiveResult? result;
             do
             {
                 var buffer = new byte[BufferSize];
-                result = await _webSocketService.Receive(WebSocket, buffer);
+                result = await webSocketService.Receive(WebSocket, buffer);
 
                 if (result.CloseStatus.HasValue) break;
 
@@ -52,21 +45,21 @@ public abstract class GenericController : ControllerBase
             } while (true);
 
             var disconnectSegment = Disconnect();
-            if (disconnectSegment != null) 
+            if (disconnectSegment is not null)
                 SendDisconnectMessage((ArraySegment<byte>)disconnectSegment);
 
-            await _webSocketService.Close(WebSocket, result.CloseStatus.Value, result.CloseStatusDescription);
+            await webSocketService.Close(WebSocket, result.CloseStatus.Value, result.CloseStatusDescription);
         }
         catch (WebSocketException e)
         {
-            Logger.Log(LogLevel.Error, "{}", e.Message);
+            Logger.LogError("{}", e.Message);
         }
     }
 
     protected virtual async void Send(ArraySegment<byte> segment)
     {
-        if (WebSocket == null) return;
-        await _webSocketService.Send(WebSocket, segment);
+        if (WebSocket is null) return;
+        await webSocketService.Send(WebSocket, segment);
     }
 
     protected abstract ArraySegment<byte> Run(WebSocketReceiveResult result, byte[] data);
diff --git a/pac-man-board-game/Controllers/PlayerController.cs b/pac-man-board-game/Controllers/PlayerController.cs
index fa82298..dd8558a 100644
--- a/pac-man-board-game/Controllers/PlayerController.cs
+++ b/pac-man-board-game/Controllers/PlayerController.cs
@@ -6,21 +6,17 @@ using pacMan.GameStuff.Items;
 namespace pacMan.Controllers;
 
 [ApiController]
-[Route("api/[controller]")]
-public class PlayerController : ControllerBase
+[Route("api/[controller]/[action]")]
+public class PlayerController(UserService userService) : ControllerBase
 {
-    private readonly UserService _userService;
-
-    public PlayerController(UserService userService) => _userService = userService;
-
-    [HttpPost("login")]
+    [HttpPost]
     public async Task<IActionResult> Login([FromBody] User user)
     {
-        var result = await _userService.Login(user.Username, user.Password);
+        var result = await userService.Login(user.Username, user.Password);
         if (result is null) return Unauthorized("Invalid username or password");
         return Ok((Player)result);
     }
 
-    [HttpPost("register")]
+    [HttpPost]
     public async Task<IActionResult> Register([FromBody] User user) => throw new NotSupportedException();
 }
diff --git a/pac-man-board-game/Controllers/WsController.cs b/pac-man-board-game/Controllers/WsController.cs
index 9767421..b340214 100644
--- a/pac-man-board-game/Controllers/WsController.cs
+++ b/pac-man-board-game/Controllers/WsController.cs
@@ -6,12 +6,11 @@ namespace pacMan.Controllers;
 
 [ApiController]
 [Route("api/[controller]")]
-public class WsController : GenericController
+public class WsController(ILogger<WsController> logger, IWebSocketService gameService) :
+    GenericController(logger, gameService)
 {
-    public WsController(ILogger<WsController> logger, GameService gameService) : base(logger, gameService) { }
-
     [HttpGet]
-    public override async Task Accept() => await base.Accept();
+    public override async Task Connect() => await base.Connect();
 
     protected override ArraySegment<byte> Run(WebSocketReceiveResult result, byte[] data)
     {
diff --git a/pac-man-board-game/DTOs/DTO.cs b/pac-man-board-game/DTOs/DTO.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8cb82f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pac-man-board-game/DTOs/DTO.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using pacMan.GameStuff;
+using pacMan.GameStuff.Items;
+
+namespace pacMan.DTOs;
+
+public readonly record struct JoinGameData(
+    [property: JsonInclude]
+    [property: JsonPropertyName("username")]
+    string Username,
+    [property: JsonInclude]
+    [property: JsonPropertyName("gameId")]
+    Guid GameId
+)
+{
+    public void Deconstruct(out string username, out Guid gameId) => (username, gameId) = (Username, GameId);
+}
+
+public readonly record struct CreateGameData(
+    [property: JsonInclude]
+    [property: JsonPropertyName("player")]
+    Player Player,
+    [property: JsonInclude]
+    [property: JsonPropertyName("spawns")]
+    Queue<DirectionalPosition> Spawns
+);
+
+public readonly record struct ReadyData(
+    [property: JsonInclude]
+    [property: JsonPropertyName("allReady")]
+    bool AllReady,
+    [property: JsonInclude]
+    [property: JsonPropertyName("players")]
+    IEnumerable<Player> Players
+);
+
+public readonly record struct MovePlayerData(
+    [property: JsonInclude]
+    [property: JsonPropertyName("players")]
+    List<Player> Players,
+    [property: JsonInclude]
+    [property: JsonPropertyName("ghosts")]
+    List<Character> Ghosts,
+    [property: JsonInclude]
+    [property: JsonPropertyName("dice")]
+    List<int> Dice,
+    [property: JsonInclude]
+    [property: JsonPropertyName("eatenPellets")]
+    List<Position> EatenPellets
+);
diff --git a/pac-man-board-game/Exceptions/GameExceptions.cs b/pac-man-board-game/Exceptions/GameExceptions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2998ec2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pac-man-board-game/Exceptions/GameExceptions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+namespace pacMan.Exceptions;
+
+public class GameNotFoundException(string message = "Game not found") : Exception(message);
+
+public class GameNotPlayableException(string message = "Game is not allowed to be played") : Exception(message);
diff --git a/pac-man-board-game/Exceptions/GameNotFoundException.cs b/pac-man-board-game/Exceptions/GameNotFoundException.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 62b3cc2..0000000
--- a/pac-man-board-game/Exceptions/GameNotFoundException.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-namespace pacMan.Exceptions;
-
-public class GameNotFoundException : Exception
-{
-    public GameNotFoundException(string message = "Game not found") : base(message) { }
-}
diff --git a/pac-man-board-game/Exceptions/GameNotPlayableException.cs b/pac-man-board-game/Exceptions/GameNotPlayableException.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 6f4a840..0000000
--- a/pac-man-board-game/Exceptions/GameNotPlayableException.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-namespace pacMan.Exceptions;
-
-public class GameNotPlayableException : Exception
-{
-    public GameNotPlayableException(string message = "Game is not allowed to be played") : base(message) { }
-}
diff --git a/pac-man-board-game/Exceptions/PlayerExceptions.cs b/pac-man-board-game/Exceptions/PlayerExceptions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a3a52b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pac-man-board-game/Exceptions/PlayerExceptions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+namespace pacMan.Exceptions;
+
+public class PlayerNotFoundException(string? message = "Player not found") : Exception(message);
diff --git a/pac-man-board-game/Exceptions/PlayerNotFoundException.cs b/pac-man-board-game/Exceptions/PlayerNotFoundException.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index ababc79..0000000
--- a/pac-man-board-game/Exceptions/PlayerNotFoundException.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-namespace pacMan.Exceptions;
-
-public class PlayerNotFoundException : Exception
-{
-    public PlayerNotFoundException(string? message = "Player not found") : base(message) { }
-}
diff --git a/pac-man-board-game/GameStuff/Actions.cs b/pac-man-board-game/GameStuff/Actions.cs
index 2464e25..acfd6a3 100644
--- a/pac-man-board-game/GameStuff/Actions.cs
+++ b/pac-man-board-game/GameStuff/Actions.cs
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ public class ActionMessage<T>
     public static ActionMessage FromJson(string json) => JsonSerializer.Deserialize<ActionMessage>(json)!;
 }
 
-public class ActionMessage : ActionMessage<dynamic> { }
+public class ActionMessage : ActionMessage<dynamic>;
diff --git a/pac-man-board-game/GameStuff/Items/Box.cs b/pac-man-board-game/GameStuff/Items/Box.cs
index 4041e71..c0749ff 100644
--- a/pac-man-board-game/GameStuff/Items/Box.cs
+++ b/pac-man-board-game/GameStuff/Items/Box.cs
@@ -4,10 +4,17 @@ namespace pacMan.GameStuff.Items;
 
 public class Box : IEquatable<Box>
 {
-    [JsonPropertyName("pellets")] public int Pellets { get; init; }
-    [JsonPropertyName("powerPellets")] public int PowerPellet { get; init; }
+    [JsonInclude]
+    [JsonPropertyName("pellets")]
+    public int Pellets { get; init; }
 
-    [JsonPropertyName("colour")] public required string Colour { get; init; }
+    [JsonInclude]
+    [JsonPropertyName("powerPellets")]
+    public int PowerPellet { get; init; }
+
+    [JsonInclude]
+    [JsonPropertyName("colour")]
+    public required string Colour { get; init; }
 
     public bool Equals(Box? other)
     {
diff --git a/pac-man-board-game/GameStuff/Items/DiceCup.cs b/pac-man-board-game/GameStuff/Items/DiceCup.cs
index 1e624a0..40bdf99 100644
--- a/pac-man-board-game/GameStuff/Items/DiceCup.cs
+++ b/pac-man-board-game/GameStuff/Items/DiceCup.cs
@@ -4,14 +4,11 @@ namespace pacMan.GameStuff.Items;
 
 public class DiceCup
 {
-    private readonly List<Dice> _dices;
-
-    public DiceCup() =>
-        _dices = new List<Dice>
-        {
-            new(),
-            new()
-        };
+    private readonly List<Dice> _dices = new()
+    {
+        new Dice(),
+        new Dice()
+    };
 
     [JsonInclude] public List<int> Values => _dices.Select(dice => dice.Value).ToList();
 
diff --git a/pac-man-board-game/GameStuff/Rules.cs b/pac-man-board-game/GameStuff/Rules.cs
index 45d8154..5052cc4 100644
--- a/pac-man-board-game/GameStuff/Rules.cs
+++ b/pac-man-board-game/GameStuff/Rules.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 namespace pacMan.GameStuff;
 
-public class Rules
+public static class Rules
 {
     public const int MinPlayers = 2;
     public const int MaxPlayers = 4;
diff --git a/pac-man-board-game/Interfaces/IWebSocketService.cs b/pac-man-board-game/Interfaces/IWebSocketService.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 52cf1fc..0000000
--- a/pac-man-board-game/Interfaces/IWebSocketService.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-using System.Net.WebSockets;
-
-namespace pacMan.Interfaces;
-
-public interface IWebSocketService
-{
-    Task Send(WebSocket webSocket, ArraySegment<byte> segment);
-    Task<WebSocketReceiveResult> Receive(WebSocket webSocket, byte[] buffer);
-    Task Close(WebSocket webSocket, WebSocketCloseStatus closeStatus, string? closeStatusDescription);
-}
diff --git a/pac-man-board-game/Program.cs b/pac-man-board-game/Program.cs
index 07d04a5..4b4476e 100644
--- a/pac-man-board-game/Program.cs
+++ b/pac-man-board-game/Program.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 using DAL.Database.Service;
-using pacMan.Interfaces;
 using pacMan.Services;
 
 var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
@@ -8,6 +7,7 @@ var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
 
 builder.Services.AddControllersWithViews();
 builder.Services
+    .AddSingleton<IGameService, GameService>()
     .AddSingleton<IWebSocketService, WebSocketService>()
     .AddSingleton<GameService>()
     .AddScoped<UserService>()
diff --git a/pac-man-board-game/Services/ActionService.cs b/pac-man-board-game/Services/ActionService.cs
index 8f85c17..4ec6b5a 100644
--- a/pac-man-board-game/Services/ActionService.cs
+++ b/pac-man-board-game/Services/ActionService.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 using System.Net.WebSockets;
 using System.Text.Json;
-using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using pacMan.DTOs;
 using pacMan.Exceptions;
-using pacMan.GameStuff;
 using pacMan.GameStuff.Items;
 
 namespace pacMan.Services;
@@ -11,11 +10,10 @@ public interface IActionService
 {
     Player Player { set; }
     Game? Game { get; set; }
-    WebSocket? WebSocket { set; }
-    void DoAction(ActionMessage message);
+    WebSocket WebSocket { set; }
     List<int> RollDice();
     List<Player> FindGame(JsonElement? jsonElement);
-    object? HandleMoveCharacter(JsonElement? jsonElement);
+    MovePlayerData HandleMoveCharacter(JsonElement? jsonElement);
     ReadyData Ready();
     string FindNextPlayer();
     List<Player> LeaveGame();
@@ -23,68 +21,45 @@ public interface IActionService
     List<Player>? Disconnect();
 }
 
-public class ActionService : IActionService
+public class ActionService(ILogger logger, IGameService gameService) : IActionService
 {
-    private readonly GameService _gameService;
-    private readonly ILogger<ActionService> _logger;
-
-    public ActionService(ILogger<ActionService> logger, GameService gameService)
-    {
-        _logger = logger;
-        _gameService = gameService;
-    }
-
-    public WebSocket? WebSocket { private get; set; }
+    public WebSocket WebSocket { private get; set; } = null!;
 
     public Game? Game { get; set; }
 
     public Player? Player { get; set; }
 
-    public void DoAction(ActionMessage message)
-    {
-        message.Data = message.Action switch
-        {
-            GameAction.RollDice => RollDice(),
-            GameAction.MoveCharacter => HandleMoveCharacter(message.Data),
-            GameAction.JoinGame => FindGame(message.Data),
-            GameAction.Ready => Ready(),
-            GameAction.NextPlayer => FindNextPlayer(),
-            GameAction.Disconnect => LeaveGame(),
-            _ => message.Data
-        };
-    }
-
     public List<int> RollDice()
     {
         Game?.DiceCup.Roll();
         var rolls = Game?.DiceCup.Values ?? new List<int>();
-        _logger.Log(LogLevel.Information, "Rolled [{}]", string.Join(", ", rolls));
+        logger.LogInformation("Rolled [{}]", string.Join(", ", rolls));
 
         return rolls;
     }
 
-    public object? HandleMoveCharacter(JsonElement? jsonElement)
+    public MovePlayerData HandleMoveCharacter(JsonElement? jsonElement)
     {
-        if (Game != null && jsonElement.HasValue)
+        var data = jsonElement?.Deserialize<MovePlayerData>() ?? throw new NullReferenceException("Data is null");
+        if (Game is not null)
         {
-            Game.Ghosts = jsonElement.Value.GetProperty("ghosts").Deserialize<List<Character>>() ??
-                          throw new NullReferenceException("Ghosts is null");
-            Game.Players = jsonElement.Value.GetProperty("players").Deserialize<List<Player>>() ??
-                           throw new NullReferenceException("Players is null");
+            Game.Ghosts = data.Ghosts;
+            Game.Players = data.Players;
         }
 
-        return jsonElement;
+        return data;
     }
 
     public List<Player> FindGame(JsonElement? jsonElement)
     {
-        var data = jsonElement?.Deserialize<JoinGameData>() ?? throw new NullReferenceException("Data is null");
+        var (username, gameId) =
+            jsonElement?.Deserialize<JoinGameData>() ?? throw new NullReferenceException("Data is null");
 
-        var game = _gameService.Games.FirstOrDefault(game => game.Id == data.GameId) ??
-                   throw new GameNotFoundException($"Game was not found, id \"{data.GameId}\" does not exist");
+        var game = gameService.FindGameById(gameId) ??
+                   throw new GameNotFoundException($"Game was not found, id \"{gameId}\" does not exist");
 
-        var player = game.Players.Find(p => p.Username == data.Username)
-                     ?? throw new PlayerNotFoundException($"Player \"{data.Username}\" was not found in game");
+        var player = game.FindPlayerByUsername(username) ??
+                     throw new PlayerNotFoundException($"Player \"{username}\" was not found in game");
 
         player.State = game.IsGameStarted ? State.InGame : State.WaitingForPlayers; // TODO doesn't work anymore
         Player = player;
@@ -96,8 +71,10 @@ public class ActionService : IActionService
 
     public ReadyData Ready()
     {
-        if (Player == null || Game == null)
+        if (Player is null)
             throw new PlayerNotFoundException("Player not found, please create a new player");
+        if (Game is null)
+            throw new GameNotFoundException();
 
         var players = Game.SetReady(Player.Username).ToArray();
         // TODO roll to start
@@ -111,57 +88,21 @@ public class ActionService : IActionService
 
     public List<Player> LeaveGame()
     {
-        if (Game == null || Player == null) throw new NullReferenceException("Game or Player is null");
+        if (Game is null) throw new NullReferenceException("Game is null");
+        if (Player is null) throw new NullReferenceException("Player is null");
         Game.RemovePlayer(Player.Username);
         return Game.Players;
     }
 
     public List<Player>? Disconnect()
     {
-        if (Player == null) return null;
+        if (Player is null) return null;
         Player.State = State.Disconnected;
-        if (Game != null) Game.Connections -= SendSegment;
+        if (Game is not null) Game.Connections -= SendSegment;
         return Game?.Players;
     }
 
     public void SendToAll(ArraySegment<byte> segment) => Game?.SendToAll(segment);
 
-    private async Task SendSegment(ArraySegment<byte> segment)
-    {
-        if (WebSocket != null) await _gameService.Send(WebSocket, segment);
-        else await Task.FromCanceled(new CancellationToken(true));
-    }
-}
-
-public struct JoinGameData
-{
-    [JsonInclude]
-    [JsonPropertyName("username")]
-    public required string Username { get; init; }
-
-    [JsonInclude]
-    [JsonPropertyName("gameId")]
-    public required Guid GameId { get; init; }
-}
-
-public struct CreateGameData
-{
-    [JsonInclude]
-    [JsonPropertyName("player")]
-    public required Player Player { get; init; }
-
-    [JsonInclude]
-    [JsonPropertyName("spawns")]
-    public required Queue<DirectionalPosition> Spawns { get; init; }
-}
-
-public struct ReadyData
-{
-    [JsonInclude]
-    [JsonPropertyName("allReady")]
-    public required bool AllReady { get; init; }
-
-    [JsonInclude]
-    [JsonPropertyName("players")]
-    public required IEnumerable<Player> Players { get; set; }
+    private async Task SendSegment(ArraySegment<byte> segment) => await gameService.Send(WebSocket, segment);
 }
diff --git a/pac-man-board-game/Services/Game.cs b/pac-man-board-game/Services/Game.cs
index 08d88a7..f971448 100644
--- a/pac-man-board-game/Services/Game.cs
+++ b/pac-man-board-game/Services/Game.cs
@@ -5,14 +5,12 @@ using pacMan.GameStuff.Items;
 
 namespace pacMan.Services;
 
-public class Game
+public class Game(Queue<DirectionalPosition> spawns)
 {
     private readonly Random _random = new();
     private int _currentPlayerIndex;
     private List<Player> _players = new();
 
-    public Game(Queue<DirectionalPosition> spawns) => Spawns = spawns;
-
     [JsonInclude] public Guid Id { get; } = Guid.NewGuid();
 
     [JsonIgnore]
@@ -36,7 +34,7 @@ public class Game
 
     [JsonIgnore] public List<Character> Ghosts { get; set; } = new(); // TODO include
 
-    [JsonIgnore] private Queue<DirectionalPosition> Spawns { get; }
+    [JsonIgnore] private Queue<DirectionalPosition> Spawns { get; } = spawns;
 
     [JsonIgnore] public DiceCup DiceCup { get; } = new(); // TODO include
 
@@ -53,7 +51,7 @@ public class Game
         }
         catch (DivideByZeroException)
         {
-            throw new InvalidOperationException("There are no players in the game.");
+            throw new PlayerNotFoundException("There are no players in the game.");
         }
 
         return Players[_currentPlayerIndex];
@@ -107,9 +105,12 @@ public class Game
 
     public bool SetAllInGame()
     {
-        if (Players.Any(player => player.State != State.Ready)) return false;
+        if (Players.Any(player => player.State is not State.Ready)) return false;
 
         foreach (var player in Players) player.State = State.InGame;
         return true;
     }
+
+    public Player? FindPlayerByUsername(string username) =>
+        Players.FirstOrDefault(player => player.Username == username);
 }
diff --git a/pac-man-board-game/Services/GameService.cs b/pac-man-board-game/Services/GameService.cs
index 2eb1d8a..c4c6cf5 100644
--- a/pac-man-board-game/Services/GameService.cs
+++ b/pac-man-board-game/Services/GameService.cs
@@ -4,14 +4,21 @@ using pacMan.GameStuff.Items;
 
 namespace pacMan.Services;
 
+public interface IGameService : IWebSocketService
+{
+    SynchronizedCollection<Game> Games { get; }
+    Game JoinById(Guid id, Player player);
+    Game CreateAndJoin(Player player, Queue<DirectionalPosition> spawns);
+    Game? FindGameById(Guid id);
+    Game? FindGameByUsername(string username);
+}
+
 /// <summary>
 ///     The GameService class provides functionality for managing games in a WebSocket environment. It inherits from the
 ///     WebSocketService class.
 /// </summary>
-public class GameService : WebSocketService
+public class GameService(ILogger logger) : WebSocketService(logger), IGameService
 {
-    public GameService(ILogger<GameService> logger) : base(logger) { }
-
     /// <summary>
     ///     A thread-safe collection (SynchronizedCollection) of "Game" objects. Utilized for managing multiple game instances
     ///     simultaneously.
@@ -57,6 +64,11 @@ public class GameService : WebSocketService
         return game;
     }
 
+    public Game? FindGameById(Guid id)
+    {
+        return Games.FirstOrDefault(game => game.Id == id);
+    }
+
     public Game? FindGameByUsername(string username)
     {
         return Games.FirstOrDefault(game => game.Players.Exists(player => player.Username == username));
diff --git a/pac-man-board-game/Services/WebSocketService.cs b/pac-man-board-game/Services/WebSocketService.cs
index 79fbad2..e4a415c 100644
--- a/pac-man-board-game/Services/WebSocketService.cs
+++ b/pac-man-board-game/Services/WebSocketService.cs
@@ -1,20 +1,17 @@
 using System.Net.WebSockets;
-using pacMan.Interfaces;
 using pacMan.Utils;
 
 namespace pacMan.Services;
 
-
-public class WebSocketService : IWebSocketService
+public interface IWebSocketService
 {
-    protected readonly ILogger<WebSocketService> Logger;
-
-    public WebSocketService(ILogger<WebSocketService> logger)
-    {
-        Logger = logger;
-        logger.Log(LogLevel.Debug, "WebSocket Service created");
-    }
+    Task Send(WebSocket webSocket, ArraySegment<byte> segment);
+    Task<WebSocketReceiveResult> Receive(WebSocket webSocket, byte[] buffer);
+    Task Close(WebSocket webSocket, WebSocketCloseStatus closeStatus, string? closeStatusDescription);
+}
 
+public class WebSocketService(ILogger logger) : IWebSocketService
+{
     public async Task Send(WebSocket webSocket, ArraySegment<byte> segment)
     {
         await webSocket.SendAsync(
@@ -23,13 +20,13 @@ public class WebSocketService : IWebSocketService
             true,
             CancellationToken.None);
 
-        Logger.Log(LogLevel.Debug, "Message sent to WebSocket");
+        logger.LogDebug("Message sent through WebSocket");
     }
 
     public async Task<WebSocketReceiveResult> Receive(WebSocket webSocket, byte[] buffer)
     {
         var result = await webSocket.ReceiveAsync(new ArraySegment<byte>(buffer), CancellationToken.None);
-        Logger.Log(LogLevel.Debug,
+        logger.LogDebug(
             "Message \"{}\" received from WebSocket",
             buffer.GetString(result.Count));
         return result;
@@ -42,6 +39,6 @@ public class WebSocketService : IWebSocketService
             closeStatusDescription,
             CancellationToken.None);
 
-        Logger.Log(LogLevel.Information, "WebSocket connection closed");
+        logger.LogInformation("WebSocket connection closed");
     }
 }
diff --git a/pac-man-board-game/Utils/Extensions.cs b/pac-man-board-game/Utils/Extensions.cs
index 9cc7a59..fae9f58 100644
--- a/pac-man-board-game/Utils/Extensions.cs
+++ b/pac-man-board-game/Utils/Extensions.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ public static partial class Extensions
     {
         var s = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(bytes, 0, length);
         // Removes invalid characters from the string
-        return InvalidCharacters().Replace(s, "");
+        return InvalidCharacters().Replace(s, string.Empty);
     }
 
     public static ArraySegment<byte> ToArraySegment(this object obj)
diff --git a/pac-man-board-game/pac-man-board-game.csproj b/pac-man-board-game/pac-man-board-game.csproj
index 2b6af8c..dd6b581 100644
--- a/pac-man-board-game/pac-man-board-game.csproj
+++ b/pac-man-board-game/pac-man-board-game.csproj
@@ -13,70 +13,71 @@
         <RootNamespace>pacMan</RootNamespace>
         <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
         <DockerDefaultTargetOS>Linux</DockerDefaultTargetOS>
+        <LangVersion>12</LangVersion>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaProxy" Version="7.0.13" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaProxy" Version="8.0.0"/>
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.TypeScript.MSBuild" Version="5.2.2">
-          <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
-          <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
+            <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+            <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
         </PackageReference>
-        <PackageReference Include="System.ServiceModel.Primitives" Version="6.1.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="System.ServiceModel.Primitives" Version="6.2.0"/>
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
         <!-- Don't publish the SPA source files, but do show them in the project files list -->
-        <Content Remove="$(SpaRoot)**" />
+        <Content Remove="$(SpaRoot)**"/>
         <Content Include="..\.dockerignore">
-          <Link>.dockerignore</Link>
+            <Link>.dockerignore</Link>
         </Content>
-        <None Remove="$(SpaRoot)**" />
-        <None Include="$(SpaRoot)**" Exclude="$(SpaRoot)node_modules\**" />
+        <None Remove="$(SpaRoot)**"/>
+        <None Include="$(SpaRoot)**" Exclude="$(SpaRoot)node_modules\**"/>
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-      <TypeScriptCompile Remove="ClientApp\src\components\Counter.tsx" />
-      <TypeScriptCompile Remove="ClientApp\src\components\FetchData.tsx" />
-      <TypeScriptCompile Remove="ClientApp\src\components\Home.tsx" />
-      <TypeScriptCompile Remove="ClientApp\src\pages\FetchData.tsx" />
-      <TypeScriptCompile Remove="ClientApp\src\classes\tileMap.ts" />
-      <TypeScriptCompile Remove="ClientApp\src\game\tileMap.ts" />
-      <TypeScriptCompile Remove="ClientApp\src\components\gameCanvas.tsx" />
-      <TypeScriptCompile Remove="ClientApp\src\game\game.ts" />
-      <TypeScriptCompile Remove="ClientApp\src\App.test.tsx" />
-      <TypeScriptCompile Remove="ClientApp\src\game\playerStats.tsx" />
-      <TypeScriptCompile Remove="ClientApp\src\websockets\actions.ts" />
-      <TypeScriptCompile Remove="ClientApp\src\utils\colours.ts" />
-      <TypeScriptCompile Remove="ClientApp\src\utils\dom.ts" />
-      <TypeScriptCompile Remove="ClientApp\src\game\pellet.ts" />
+        <TypeScriptCompile Remove="ClientApp\src\components\Counter.tsx"/>
+        <TypeScriptCompile Remove="ClientApp\src\components\FetchData.tsx"/>
+        <TypeScriptCompile Remove="ClientApp\src\components\Home.tsx"/>
+        <TypeScriptCompile Remove="ClientApp\src\pages\FetchData.tsx"/>
+        <TypeScriptCompile Remove="ClientApp\src\classes\tileMap.ts"/>
+        <TypeScriptCompile Remove="ClientApp\src\game\tileMap.ts"/>
+        <TypeScriptCompile Remove="ClientApp\src\components\gameCanvas.tsx"/>
+        <TypeScriptCompile Remove="ClientApp\src\game\game.ts"/>
+        <TypeScriptCompile Remove="ClientApp\src\App.test.tsx"/>
+        <TypeScriptCompile Remove="ClientApp\src\game\playerStats.tsx"/>
+        <TypeScriptCompile Remove="ClientApp\src\websockets\actions.ts"/>
+        <TypeScriptCompile Remove="ClientApp\src\utils\colours.ts"/>
+        <TypeScriptCompile Remove="ClientApp\src\utils\dom.ts"/>
+        <TypeScriptCompile Remove="ClientApp\src\game\pellet.ts"/>
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-      <Folder Include="ClientApp\tests\utils\" />
+        <Folder Include="ClientApp\tests\utils\"/>
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-      <ProjectReference Include="..\DataAccessLayer\DataAccessLayer.csproj" />
+        <ProjectReference Include="..\DataAccessLayer\DataAccessLayer.csproj"/>
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <Target Name="DebugEnsureNodeEnv" BeforeTargets="Build" Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Debug' And !Exists('$(SpaRoot)node_modules') ">
         <!-- Ensure Node.js is installed -->
         <Exec Command="node --version" ContinueOnError="true">
-            <Output TaskParameter="ExitCode" PropertyName="ErrorCode" />
+            <Output TaskParameter="ExitCode" PropertyName="ErrorCode"/>
         </Exec>
-        <Error Condition="'$(ErrorCode)' != '0'" Text="Node.js is required to build and run this project. To continue, please install Node.js from https://nodejs.org/, and then restart your command prompt or IDE." />
-        <Message Importance="high" Text="Restoring dependencies using 'pnpm'. This may take several minutes..." />
-        <Exec WorkingDirectory="$(SpaRoot)" Command="pnpm install" />
+        <Error Condition="'$(ErrorCode)' != '0'" Text="Node.js is required to build and run this project. To continue, please install Node.js from https://nodejs.org/, and then restart your command prompt or IDE."/>
+        <Message Importance="high" Text="Restoring dependencies using 'pnpm'. This may take several minutes..."/>
+        <Exec WorkingDirectory="$(SpaRoot)" Command="pnpm install"/>
     </Target>
 
     <Target Name="PublishRunWebpack" AfterTargets="ComputeFilesToPublish">
         <!-- As part of publishing, ensure the JS resources are freshly built in production mode -->
-        <Exec WorkingDirectory="$(SpaRoot)" Command="pnpm install" />
-        <Exec WorkingDirectory="$(SpaRoot)" Command="pnpm build" />
+        <Exec WorkingDirectory="$(SpaRoot)" Command="pnpm install"/>
+        <Exec WorkingDirectory="$(SpaRoot)" Command="pnpm build"/>
 
         <!-- Include the newly-built files in the publish output -->
         <ItemGroup>
-            <DistFiles Include="$(SpaRoot)build\**" />
+            <DistFiles Include="$(SpaRoot)build\**"/>
             <ResolvedFileToPublish Include="@(DistFiles->'%(FullPath)')" Exclude="@(ResolvedFileToPublish)">
                 <RelativePath>wwwroot\%(RecursiveDir)%(FileName)%(Extension)</RelativePath>
                 <CopyToPublishDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToPublishDirectory>