diff --git a/src/main/java/uulm/teamname/marvelous/gamelibrary/gamelogic/GameLogic.java b/src/main/java/uulm/teamname/marvelous/gamelibrary/gamelogic/GameLogic.java
index aa81646..c4801f8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/uulm/teamname/marvelous/gamelibrary/gamelogic/GameLogic.java
+++ b/src/main/java/uulm/teamname/marvelous/gamelibrary/gamelogic/GameLogic.java
@@ -768,13 +768,10 @@ public class GameLogic {
      * @param state The game state to work on
      * @param selectedCharacters1 The characters selected by player 1
      * @param selectedCharacters2 The characters selected by player 2
-     * @return The list of resulting {@link Event Events}
      */
-    protected static ArrayList<Event> startGame(GameState state, List<Integer> selectedCharacters1, List<Integer> selectedCharacters2) {
+    protected static void startGame(GameState state, List<Integer> selectedCharacters1, List<Integer> selectedCharacters2) {
         Logger.trace("Starting game");
 
-        ArrayList<Event> result = new ArrayList<>();
-
         ArrayList<IntVector2> free = new ArrayList<>();
 
         int rockIndex = 0;
@@ -818,8 +815,6 @@ public class GameLogic {
 
             state.turnOrder.add(id);
         }
-
-        return result;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/uulm/teamname/marvelous/gamelibrary/gamelogic/GameStateManager.java b/src/main/java/uulm/teamname/marvelous/gamelibrary/gamelogic/GameStateManager.java
index 2770e3f..861fb34 100644
--- a/src/main/java/uulm/teamname/marvelous/gamelibrary/gamelogic/GameStateManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/uulm/teamname/marvelous/gamelibrary/gamelogic/GameStateManager.java
@@ -115,16 +115,16 @@ class GameStateManager {
     public List<Event> startGame(List<Integer> selectedCharacters1, List<Integer> selectedCharacters2) {
         GameState snapshot = state.snapshot();
 
-        ArrayList<Event> result = GameLogic.startGame(snapshot, selectedCharacters1, selectedCharacters2);
-        result.add(GameLogic.buildGameStateEvent(state));
-        applyEvents(result);
+        GameLogic.startGame(snapshot, selectedCharacters1, selectedCharacters2);
+        applyEvent(GameLogic.buildGameStateEvent(snapshot));
 
         snapshot = state.snapshot();
 
         ArrayList<Event> result2 = GameLogic.startRound(snapshot);
-        result.add(GameLogic.buildGameStateEvent(state));
         applyEvents(result2);
 
+        ArrayList<Event> result = new ArrayList<>();
+        result.add(GameLogic.buildGameStateEvent(snapshot));
         result.addAll(result2);
 
         return result;