diff --git a/backend/uno-game-engine/deck.ts b/backend/uno-game-engine/deck.ts
index a83ebcd..f1c62ca 100644
--- a/backend/uno-game-engine/deck.ts
+++ b/backend/uno-game-engine/deck.ts
@@ -84,6 +84,13 @@ export function makeCard(
     if (!sameCardCount[id]) sameCardCount[id] = 0;
     sameCardCount[id]++; // increment the count of same cards to assign unique id
 
+    const uid = `${id}-${sameCardCount[id]}`;
+    return { type, color, value, id: uid };
+    const id = `card-${type}-${color}-${value}`;
+
+    if (!sameCardCount[id]) sameCardCount[id] = 0;
+    sameCardCount[id]++; // increment the count of same cards to assign unique id
+
     const uid = `${id}-${sameCardCount[id]}`;
     return { type, color, value, id: uid };
 }
@@ -98,4 +105,10 @@ export function shuffle(deck: Array<UNOCard>) {
         const j = Math.floor(Math.random() * i);
         [deck[i], deck[j]] = [deck[j], deck[i]];
     }
+export function shuffle(deck: Array<UNOCard>) {
+    // Fisher-Yates shuffle algorithm to shuffle card deck
+    for (let i = deck.length - 1; i > 0; i--) {
+        const j = Math.floor(Math.random() * i);
+        [deck[i], deck[j]] = [deck[j], deck[i]];
+    }
 }