diff --git a/knockoutwhistweb/app/model/sessions/UserSession.scala b/knockoutwhistweb/app/model/sessions/UserSession.scala
index c8a09bd..0c1608f 100644
--- a/knockoutwhistweb/app/model/sessions/UserSession.scala
+++ b/knockoutwhistweb/app/model/sessions/UserSession.scala
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ class UserSession(val user: User, val host: Boolean, val gameLobby: GameLobby) e
         case "StartGame" =>
           gameLobby.startGame(user)
         case "PlayCard" =>
-          val maybeCardIndex: Option[Int] = (data \ "cardindex").asOpt[Int]
+          val maybeCardIndex: Option[String] = (data \ "cardindex").asOpt[String]
           maybeCardIndex match {
             case Some(index) =>
               val session = gameLobby.getUserSession(user.id)
-              gameLobby.playCard(session, index)
+              gameLobby.playCard(session, index.toInt)
             case None =>
               println("Card Index not found or is not a number.")
           }
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ class UserSession(val user: User, val host: Boolean, val gameLobby: GameLobby) e
     lock.unlock()
     if (result.isFailure) {
       val throwable = result.failed.get
-      throwable.printStackTrace()
       throw throwable
     }
   }
diff --git a/knockoutwhistweb/app/views/ingame/ingame.scala.html b/knockoutwhistweb/app/views/ingame/ingame.scala.html
index ddecd8a..45fe957 100644
--- a/knockoutwhistweb/app/views/ingame/ingame.scala.html
+++ b/knockoutwhistweb/app/views/ingame/ingame.scala.html
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
                     } else {
                         @for(i <- player.currentHand().get.cards.indices) {
                             <div class="col-auto handcard" style="border-radius: 6px">
-                                <div class="btn btn-outline-light p-0 border-0 shadow-none" id="@i" data-card-id="@i" style="border-radius: 6px" onclick="handlePlayCard(@i, '@player.isInDogLife')">
+                                <div class="btn btn-outline-light p-0 border-0 shadow-none" data-card-id="@i" style="border-radius: 6px" onclick="handlePlayCard(this, '@player.isInDogLife')">
                                     @util.WebUIUtils.cardtoImage(player.currentHand().get.cards(i)) width="120px" style="border-radius: 6px"/>
                                 </div>
                                 @if(player.isInDogLife) {
@@ -130,16 +130,17 @@
     </main>
 </div>
 <script>
-        function waitForFunction(name, checkInterval = 100) {
-            return new Promise(resolve => {
-                const timer = setInterval(() => {
-                    if (typeof window[name] === "function") {
-                        clearInterval(timer);
-                        resolve(window[name]);
-                    }
-                }, checkInterval);
-            });
-        }
-        waitForFunction("pollForUpdates").then(fn => fn('@gamelobby.id'));
+    function waitForFunction(name, checkInterval = 100) {
+        return new Promise(resolve => {
+            const timer = setInterval(() => {
+                if (typeof window[name] === "function") {
+                    clearInterval(timer);
+                    resolve(window[name]);
+                }
+            }, checkInterval);
+        });
+    }
+    waitForFunction("pollForUpdates").then(fn => fn('@gamelobby.id'));
     connectWebSocket()
+    canPlayCard = @gamelobby.logic.getCurrentPlayer.contains(player);
 </script>
diff --git a/knockoutwhistweb/public/javascripts/events.js b/knockoutwhistweb/public/javascripts/events.js
index 54c5ce8..ea88b70 100644
--- a/knockoutwhistweb/public/javascripts/events.js
+++ b/knockoutwhistweb/public/javascripts/events.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+var canPlayCard = false;
+
 function alertMessage(message) {
     let newHtml = '';
     const alertId = `alert-${Date.now()}`;
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ function receiveHandEvent(eventData) {
     //Build Hand Container
     hand.forEach((card) => {
         //Data
-        const idx = card.idx
+        const idx = card.idx;
         const cardS = card.card;
 
         const cardHtml = `
@@ -157,6 +159,7 @@ function requestCardEvent(eventData) {
     const player = eventData.player;
     const handElement = $('#card-slide')
     handElement.removeClass('inactive');
+    canPlayCard = true;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/knockoutwhistweb/public/javascripts/interact.js b/knockoutwhistweb/public/javascripts/interact.js
index e2052fc..16eb2b6 100644
--- a/knockoutwhistweb/public/javascripts/interact.js
+++ b/knockoutwhistweb/public/javascripts/interact.js
@@ -1,37 +1,57 @@
-function handlePlayCard(cardIndex, dog) {
+function handlePlayCard(card, dog) {
+
+    if(!canPlayCard) return
+    canPlayCard = false;
+
+    const cardId = card.dataset.cardId;
+
+    console.debug(`Playing card ${cardId} from hand`)
+
+    const wiggleKeyframes = [
+        { transform: 'translateX(0)' },
+        { transform: 'translateX(-5px)' },
+        { transform: 'translateX(5px)' },
+        { transform: 'translateX(-5px)' },
+        { transform: 'translateX(0)' }
+    ];
+
+    const wiggleTiming = {
+        duration: 400,
+        iterations: 1,
+        easing: 'ease-in-out',
+        fill: 'forwards'
+    };
+
+
     const cardslide = $('#card-slide')
-    cardslide.addClass("inactive")
 
     const payload = {
-        cardindex: cardIndex,
+        cardindex: cardId,
         isDog: dog
     }
     sendEventAndWait("PlayCard", payload).then(
         () => {
-            console.debug("play card successful")
-            const datacardid = $(`#${cardIndex}`)
-            datacardid.parent('.handcard').remove();
+            card.parentElement.remove();
             cardslide.find('.handcard').each(function(newIndex) {
 
                 const $innerButton = $(this).find('.btn');
-
-                $innerButton.attr('id', newIndex);
                 $innerButton.attr('data-card-id', newIndex);
 
                 const isInDogLife = $innerButton.attr('onclick').includes("'true'") ? 'true' : 'false';
-                $innerButton.attr('onclick', `handlePlayCard(${newIndex}, '${isInDogLife}')`);
+                $innerButton.attr('onclick', `handlePlayCard(this, '${isInDogLife}')`);
 
                 console.debug(`Re-indexed card: Old index was ${$innerButton.attr('data-card-id')}, New index is ${newIndex}`);
             });
+
+            cardslide.addClass("inactive")
         }
     ).catch(
         (err) => {
+            canPlayCard = true;
             const cardslide = $('#card-slide')
-            console.warn("play card was not successful")
-            if (err.message === "You can't play this card!") {
-                cardslide.removeClass("inactive")
-            }
-            alertMessage("You aren't allowed to play this card")
+            cardslide.removeClass("inactive")
+            card.parentElement.animate(wiggleKeyframes, wiggleTiming);
+            alertMessage(err.message)
         }
     )
 }