diff --git a/pac-man-board-game/ClientApp/package-lock.json b/pac-man-board-game/ClientApp/package-lock.json
index b172d48..4c4148f 100644
--- a/pac-man-board-game/ClientApp/package-lock.json
+++ b/pac-man-board-game/ClientApp/package-lock.json
@@ -16,14 +16,12 @@
         "react": "^18.2.0",
         "react-dom": "^18.2.0",
         "react-router-dom": "^6.9.0",
-        "web-vitals": "^2.1.4",
-        "ws": "^8.13.0"
+        "web-vitals": "^2.1.4"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/jest": "^29.5.1",
         "@types/react": "^18.2.6",
         "@types/react-dom": "^18.2.4",
-        "@types/ws": "^8.5.4",
         "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^4.0.0",
         "ajv": "^8.12.0",
         "autoprefixer": "^10.4.14",
@@ -3065,15 +3063,6 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
-    "node_modules/@types/ws": {
-      "version": "8.5.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/ws/-/ws-8.5.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-zdQDHKUgcX/zBc4GrwsE/7dVdAD8JR4EuiAXiiUhhfyIJXXb2+PrGshFyeXWQPMmmZ2XxgaqclgpIC7eTXc1mg==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "dependencies": {
-        "@types/node": "*"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/@types/yargs": {
       "version": "17.0.24",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/yargs/-/yargs-17.0.24.tgz",
@@ -8109,26 +8098,6 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-l4Sp/DRseor9wL6EvV2+TuQn63dMkPjZ/sp9XkghTEbV9KlPS1xUsZ3u7/IQO4wxtcFB4bgpQPRcR3QCvezPcQ==",
       "dev": true
     },
-    "node_modules/ws": {
-      "version": "8.13.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-8.13.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-x9vcZYTrFPC7aSIbj7sRCYo7L/Xb8Iy+pW0ng0wt2vCJv7M9HOMy0UoN3rr+IFC7hb7vXoqS+P9ktyLLLhO+LA==",
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=10.0.0"
-      },
-      "peerDependencies": {
-        "bufferutil": "^4.0.1",
-        "utf-8-validate": ">=5.0.2"
-      },
-      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
-        "bufferutil": {
-          "optional": true
-        },
-        "utf-8-validate": {
-          "optional": true
-        }
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/yallist": {
       "version": "3.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yallist/-/yallist-3.1.1.tgz",
diff --git a/pac-man-board-game/ClientApp/package.json b/pac-man-board-game/ClientApp/package.json
index 06841fa..9fe7021 100644
--- a/pac-man-board-game/ClientApp/package.json
+++ b/pac-man-board-game/ClientApp/package.json
@@ -11,14 +11,12 @@
     "react": "^18.2.0",
     "react-dom": "^18.2.0",
     "react-router-dom": "^6.9.0",
-    "web-vitals": "^2.1.4",
-    "ws": "^8.13.0"
+    "web-vitals": "^2.1.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/jest": "^29.5.1",
     "@types/react": "^18.2.6",
     "@types/react-dom": "^18.2.4",
-    "@types/ws": "^8.5.4",
     "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^4.0.0",
     "ajv": "^8.12.0",
     "autoprefixer": "^10.4.14",
diff --git a/pac-man-board-game/ClientApp/src/hooks/useWebSocket.ts b/pac-man-board-game/ClientApp/src/hooks/useWebSocket.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/pac-man-board-game/ClientApp/src/pages/Counter.tsx b/pac-man-board-game/ClientApp/src/pages/Counter.tsx
index 35d5280..4adca61 100644
--- a/pac-man-board-game/ClientApp/src/pages/Counter.tsx
+++ b/pac-man-board-game/ClientApp/src/pages/Counter.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,26 @@
 import React from "react";
 
+const ws = new WebSocket("wss://localhost:3000/api/");
+
+let isWsOpen = false;
+
+ws.onopen = () => {
+  isWsOpen = true;
+  console.log("WebSocket Client Connected");
+};
+
+ws.onmessage = (data) => {
+  console.log(`Received message: ${data}`);
+};
+
+ws.onerror = (err) => {
+  console.error(err);
+};
+
+ws.onclose = () => {
+  console.log("WebSocket Client Disconnected");
+};
+
 export const Counter: Component = () => {
 
   const [currentCount, setCurrentCount] = React.useState(0);
@@ -8,6 +29,13 @@ export const Counter: Component = () => {
     setCurrentCount(currentCount + 1);
   }
 
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+
+    if (isWsOpen) {
+      ws.send(`Current count: ${currentCount}`);
+    }
+  }, [currentCount]);
+
   return (
     <div>
       <h1>Counter</h1>
diff --git a/pac-man-board-game/ClientApp/vite.config.ts b/pac-man-board-game/ClientApp/vite.config.ts
index 64ffa17..9d7a275 100644
--- a/pac-man-board-game/ClientApp/vite.config.ts
+++ b/pac-man-board-game/ClientApp/vite.config.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import react from "@vitejs/plugin-react";
-import { defineConfig } from "vite";
+import {defineConfig} from "vite";
 
 // @ts-ignore
 import fs from "fs";
 // @ts-ignore
 import path from "path";
-import { execSync } from "child_process";
+import {execSync} from "child_process";
 
 export default defineConfig({
   plugins: [react()],
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
       "/api": {
         changeOrigin: true,
         secure: false,
+        ws: true,
         rewrite: (path) => path.replace(/^\/api/, "/api"),
         // target taken from src/setupProxy.js in ASP.NET React template
         target: process.env.ASPNETCORE_HTTPS_PORT
diff --git a/pac-man-board-game/Controllers/WsController.cs b/pac-man-board-game/Controllers/WsController.cs
index 1a6c854..819a1b7 100644
--- a/pac-man-board-game/Controllers/WsController.cs
+++ b/pac-man-board-game/Controllers/WsController.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+using System.Net.WebSockets;
+using System.Text;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
 
 namespace pacMan.Controllers;
@@ -6,9 +8,64 @@ namespace pacMan.Controllers;
 [Route("api/[controller]")]
 public class WsController : ControllerBase
 {
+    private readonly ILogger<WsController> _logger;
+
+    public WsController(ILogger<WsController> logger)
+    {
+        _logger = logger;
+    }
+
     [HttpGet]
-    public void TestGet()
+    public async void TestWebSocket()
     {
         // TODO test websocket https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/fundamentals/websockets?view=aspnetcore-7.0
+        if (HttpContext.WebSockets.IsWebSocketRequest)
+        {
+            var webSocket = await HttpContext.WebSockets.AcceptWebSocketAsync();
+            _logger.Log(LogLevel.Information, "Accepted WebSocket connection from {ConnectionId}",
+                HttpContext.Connection.Id);
+            await Echo(webSocket);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            HttpContext.Response.StatusCode = StatusCodes.Status400BadRequest;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private async Task Echo(WebSocket webSocket)
+    {
+        var buffer = new byte[1024 * 4];
+        WebSocketReceiveResult? receiveResult;
+
+        // While the WebSocket connection remains open run a simple loop that receives data and sends it back.
+        do
+        {
+            // Receive the request and store it in a buffer
+            receiveResult = await webSocket.ReceiveAsync(
+                new ArraySegment<byte>(buffer), CancellationToken.None);
+
+            _logger.Log(LogLevel.Information, "Received {Count} bytes", receiveResult.Count);
+
+            if (receiveResult.CloseStatus.HasValue) break;
+            var msg = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(buffer);
+            _logger.Log(LogLevel.Information, "Received {Message}", msg);
+
+            // Send the request back to the client
+            await webSocket.SendAsync(
+                new ArraySegment<byte>(buffer, 0, receiveResult.Count),
+                receiveResult.MessageType,
+                receiveResult.EndOfMessage,
+                CancellationToken.None);
+
+            _logger.Log(LogLevel.Information, "Sent {Count} bytes", receiveResult.Count);
+        } while (true);
+
+        // Close the WebSocket connection
+        await webSocket.CloseAsync(
+            receiveResult.CloseStatus.Value,
+            receiveResult.CloseStatusDescription,
+            CancellationToken.None);
+        _logger.Log(LogLevel.Information, "Closed WebSocket connection {ConnectionId}",
+            HttpContext.Connection.Id);
     }
 }
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