diff --git a/Server/src/main/java/uulm/teamname/marvelous/server/lobbymanager/LobbyConnection.java b/Server/src/main/java/uulm/teamname/marvelous/server/lobbymanager/LobbyConnection.java
index 93873e0..975699c 100644
--- a/Server/src/main/java/uulm/teamname/marvelous/server/lobbymanager/LobbyConnection.java
+++ b/Server/src/main/java/uulm/teamname/marvelous/server/lobbymanager/LobbyConnection.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.BlockingQueue;
 import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 /**
  * A class that handles the connection to the lobby. It contains the participants inside of the lobby. The class
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ public class LobbyConnection implements Runnable {
                 Logger.info("Lobby '{}' is terminating. Exiting...", gameID);
                 return;
             } else if (currentMessage == null) {
-                Logger.trace("Message was null, continuing"); // TODO: remove for production
+                // Logger.trace("Message was null, continuing"); // TODO: remove for production
                 continue;
             } else if (currentMessage.item2 instanceof CharacterSelectionMessage) {
                 var origin = currentMessage.item1;
@@ -115,10 +116,6 @@ public class LobbyConnection implements Runnable {
                         origin.name);
                 characterSelectionActive = receiveCharacterSelection(origin, message);
 
-                Logger.trace("Sending confirmSelectionMessage to player1");
-                var replyMessage = new ConfirmSelectionMessage();
-                replyMessage.selectionComplete = !characterSelectionActive;
-                sendMessage(origin, replyMessage);
             } else if (currentMessage.item2 instanceof RequestMessage) {
                 var origin = currentMessage.item1;
                 // var message = (RequestMessage) currentMessage.item2; this is ignored here
@@ -131,8 +128,7 @@ public class LobbyConnection implements Runnable {
             } else {
                 Logger.warn("Message that isn't of type RequestMessage or CharacacterSelectionMessage" +
                         "received in Lobby. This is probably a bug.");
-                sendError(
-                        currentMessage.item1,
+                sendError(currentMessage.item1,
                         "Message couldn't be processed by the lobby, as its type was invalid");
             }
         }
@@ -227,7 +223,7 @@ public class LobbyConnection implements Runnable {
     }
 
     private void receiveRequests(Participant origin, RequestMessage message) {
-        System.out.println("REMOVE THIS PRINTLN: received request message " + message.toString());
+        // TODO: implement
     }
 
     /**
@@ -237,8 +233,8 @@ public class LobbyConnection implements Runnable {
      *
      * @param origin  is the participant that sent the message
      * @param message is the message triggering the CharacterSelection method
-     * @return true if CharacterSelection is now completed, and false otherwise. If the method is called outside of the
-     * CharacterSelection phase, true is returned, as the characterSelection is after all done
+     * @return false if CharacterSelection is now completed, and true otherwise. If the method is called outside of the
+     * CharacterSelection phase, false is returned, as the characterSelection is after all done
      */
     private boolean receiveCharacterSelection(Participant origin, CharacterSelectionMessage message) {
         if (this.characterSelectionActive) {
@@ -253,6 +249,12 @@ public class LobbyConnection implements Runnable {
                                     selectionPossibilities.item1,
                                     message.characters);
                             Logger.info("Player 1 has selected their characters");
+                            Logger.trace("Sending selection confirmation message to Player1");
+
+                            Logger.trace("Sending confirmSelectionMessage to player1");
+                            var replyMessage = new ConfirmSelectionMessage();
+                            replyMessage.selectionComplete = !characterSelectionActive;
+                            sendMessage(origin, replyMessage);
                         } else {
                             Logger.debug("Player 1 tried to select characters twice, sending error");
                             sendError(origin,
@@ -262,13 +264,17 @@ public class LobbyConnection implements Runnable {
                     }
                     case PlayerTwo -> {
                         if (playerTwoSelection == null) {
-                            Logger.trace("Checking whether there are actually 6 choices");
                             playerTwoSelection = getChosenCharacters(
                                     selectionPossibilities.item1,
                                     message.characters);
-                            Logger.info("Player 1 has selected their characters");
+                            Logger.info("Player 2 has selected their characters");
+
+                            Logger.trace("Sending confirmSelectionMessage to player2");
+                            var replyMessage = new ConfirmSelectionMessage();
+                            replyMessage.selectionComplete = !characterSelectionActive;
+                            sendMessage(origin, replyMessage);
                         } else {
-                            Logger.debug("Player 1 tried to select characters twice, sending error");
+                            Logger.debug("Player 2 tried to select characters twice, sending error");
                             sendError(origin,
                                     "Cannot select characters as characters were already selected");
                         }
@@ -284,7 +290,7 @@ public class LobbyConnection implements Runnable {
                     "the CharacterSelectionPhase, sending error", origin.name);
             sendError(origin, "The character selection phase is already over");
         }
-        return !characterSelectionActive || (playerOneSelection != null && playerTwoSelection != null);
+        return (playerOneSelection == null || playerTwoSelection == null) && characterSelectionActive;
     }
 
     private CharacterProperties[] getChosenCharacters(CharacterProperties[] possibleChoices, Boolean[] choices) {
@@ -309,13 +315,24 @@ public class LobbyConnection implements Runnable {
     }
 
     private void initializeLobby() {
-        Logger.trace("Initializing lobby...");
+        Logger.trace("Transforming chosen characters into integer array of IDs");
+        var player1CharacterChoiceIDs = Arrays.stream(playerOneSelection)
+                .map(properties -> properties.characterID)
+                .collect(Collectors.toList());
+
+        var player2CharacterChoiceIDs = Arrays.stream(playerOneSelection)
+                .map(properties -> properties.characterID)
+                .collect(Collectors.toList());
+
+        Logger.info("Initializing lobby...");
         this.lobby = new Lobby(
                 gameID,
                 this,
                 Server.getPartyConfig(),
                 Server.getCharacterConfig(),
-                Server.getScenarioConfig());
+                Server.getScenarioConfig(),
+                player1CharacterChoiceIDs,
+                player2CharacterChoiceIDs);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -466,6 +483,10 @@ public class LobbyConnection implements Runnable {
         broadcast(message);
     }
 
+    public void broadcastEvents(List<Event> events) {
+        broadcastEvents(events.toArray(new Event[0]));
+    }
+
     public void broadcastToAllExcept(Participant except, Event... events) {
         var message = new EventMessage();
         message.messages = events;