diff --git a/components/room.html b/components/room.html
index 696e429..0e20c35 100644
--- a/components/room.html
+++ b/components/room.html
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 {{define "room"}}
 <div id="hello-user">
   <p>Hello {{.State.Username}};</p>
+  <p>Room created by {{.Room.CreatorName}};</p>
+  <p>Game is running: {{.Room.IsRunning}}</p>
+  <p>
+    {{if eq .State.Username .Room.CreatorName}}
+      <button hx-get="/start-game" hx-target="#room" class="bg-amber-100 text-black px-4 py-2 rounded">Start Game</button>
+    {{end}}
+  </p>
   <p>Turn of the {{.Room.TeamTurn}} team</p>
   <p>
     {{if eq .State.Team ""}}
diff --git a/handlers/auth.go b/handlers/auth.go
index 0a3ac6d..bc4f2ae 100644
--- a/handlers/auth.go
+++ b/handlers/auth.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func HandleFrontLogin(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		abortWithError(w, err.Error())
 		return
 	}
-	state := models.MakeTestState()
+	state := models.MakeTestState(cleanName)
 	state.State.Username = cleanName
 	// save state to cache
 	// if err := saveState(cleanName, state.State); err != nil {
diff --git a/models/main.go b/models/main.go
index 8185330..4cae2e3 100644
--- a/models/main.go
+++ b/models/main.go
@@ -47,16 +47,17 @@ type Room struct {
 	TeamTurn    string
 	RedTeam     Team
 	BlueTeam    Team
-	// RedMime      string
-	// BlueMime     string
-	// RedGuessers  []string
-	// BlueGuessers []string
-	Cards        []WordCard
-	GameSettings *GameSettings `json:"settings"`
-	Result       uint8         // 0 for unknown; 1 is win for red; 2 if for blue;
-	BlueCounter  uint8
-	RedCounter   uint8
-	RedTurn      bool // false is blue turn
+	Cards       []WordCard
+	Result      uint8 // 0 for unknown; 1 is win for red; 2 if for blue;
+	BlueCounter uint8
+	RedCounter  uint8
+	RedTurn     bool // false is blue turn
+	// GameSettings *GameSettings `json:"settings"`
+	IsRunning bool   `json:"is_running"`
+	Language  string `json:"language" example:"en" form:"language"`
+	RoundTime int32  `json:"round_time"`
+	// ProgressPct uint32 `json:"progress_pct"`
+	IsOver bool
 }
 
 func (r *Room) ChangeTurn() {
diff --git a/models/state.go b/models/state.go
index f455675..4c4bc5c 100644
--- a/models/state.go
+++ b/models/state.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ type UserState struct {
 	Role     UserRole
 }
 
-func MakeTestState() *FullInfo {
+func MakeTestState(creatorName string) *FullInfo {
 	cards := []WordCard{
 		{Word: "hamster", Color: "blue"},
 		{Word: "child", Color: "red"},
@@ -80,14 +80,14 @@ func MakeTestState() *FullInfo {
 	room := &Room{
 		ID:          "test-id",
 		CreatedAt:   time.Now(),
-		CreatorName: "test-name",
+		CreatorName: creatorName,
 		Cards:       cards,
 		RedTeam:     redTeam,
 		BlueTeam:    blueTeam,
 		TeamTurn:    "blue",
 	}
 	us := &UserState{
-		Username: "test-name",
+		Username: creatorName,
 		Team:     UserTeamNone,
 		Role:     UserRoleNone,
 		RoomID:   "test-id",
diff --git a/todos.md b/todos.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db60698
--- /dev/null
+++ b/todos.md
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+### feats
+- game state (running/not);
+- start game: btn, endpoint;
+- mime: clue + number;
+- game log: what clues were given, who opened what cards;
+- end game: who won.
+- end game: two reasons (black word; all words);
+
+#### sse points
+- clue sse update;
+- join team;
+- start game;
+- end turn;
+- open card;
+- game over;
+- timer per turn (when added);
+
+
+### issues
+- new client login rewrites room creator (test room issue);