diff --git a/frontend/src/clientDispatch.ts b/frontend/src/clientDispatch.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3562aa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/clientDispatch.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+import { GameEvent, GameEventTypes } from '../../backend/src/types';
+import { GameState } from './contexts/GameContext';
+import assert from 'assert';
+
+export const clientDispatch = (
+    gameState: GameState,
+    event: GameEvent
+): GameState => {
+    let newGameState: GameState;
+
+    switch (event.type) {
+        case GameEventTypes.JOIN_GAME:
+            newGameState = handleJoinGame(gameState, event);
+            break;
+        case GameEventTypes.LEAVE_GAME:
+            newGameState = handleLeaveGame(gameState, event);
+            break;
+        case GameEventTypes.DRAW_CARD:
+            newGameState = handleDrawCard(gameState, event);
+            break;
+        case GameEventTypes.THROW_CARD:
+            newGameState = handleThrowCard(gameState, event);
+            break;
+        case GameEventTypes.STATE_SYNC:
+            newGameState = handleStateSync(gameState, event);
+            break;
+        default:
+            throw new Error(`Unhandled event type: ${event}`);
+    }
+    return newGameState;
+};
+
+const handleJoinGame = (gameState: GameState, event: GameEvent): GameState => {
+    if (event.type !== GameEventTypes.JOIN_GAME) {
+        throw new Error(`Invalid event type for handleJoinGame: ${event.type}`);
+    }
+    assert(event.data !== undefined, 'Unknown Player');
+    const { playerId, data } = event;
+    const playerName = data.joinedPlayer.name;
+
+    return {
+        ...gameState,
+        players: [
+            ...gameState.players,
+            { id: playerId, name: playerName, cards: [] },
+        ],
+    };
+};
+const handleLeaveGame = (gameState: GameState, event: GameEvent): GameState => {
+    if (event.type !== GameEventTypes.LEAVE_GAME) {
+        throw new Error(
+            `Invalid event type for handleLeaveGame: ${event.type}`
+        );
+    }
+    const { playerId } = event;
+    return {
+        ...gameState,
+        players: gameState.players.filter((player) => player.id !== playerId),
+    };
+};
+
+const handleDrawCard = (gameState: GameState, event: GameEvent): GameState => {
+    if (event.type !== GameEventTypes.DRAW_CARD) {
+        throw new Error(`Invalid event type for handleDrawCard: ${event.type}`);
+    }
+    const { playerId } = event;
+
+    // Find the player who drew the card
+    const updatedPlayers = gameState.players.map((player) => {
+        if (player.id === playerId) {
+            const updatedCards = [...player.cards];
+            return { ...player, cards: updatedCards };
+        }
+        return player;
+    });
+
+    return {
+        ...gameState,
+        players: updatedPlayers,
+    };
+};
+
+const handleThrowCard = (gameState: GameState, event: GameEvent): GameState => {
+    if (event.type !== GameEventTypes.THROW_CARD) {
+        throw new Error(
+            `Invalid event type for handleThrowCard: ${event.type}`
+        );
+    }
+    const { playerId } = event;
+    const { cardId } = event.data;
+    return {
+        ...gameState,
+        players: gameState.players.map((player) =>
+            player.id === playerId
+                ? { ...player, cards: player.cards.filter((c) => c !== cardId) }
+                : player
+        ),
+        lastThrownCard:
+            gameState.cardDeck.find((card) => card.id === cardId) || null,
+    };
+};
+
+const handleStateSync = (gameState: GameState, event: GameEvent): GameState => {
+    if (event.type !== GameEventTypes.STATE_SYNC) {
+        throw new Error(
+            `Invalid event type for handleStateSync: ${event.type}`
+        );
+    }
+    const { data } = event;
+    const mappedPlayers = data.players.map((player) => ({
+        id: player.id,
+        name: player.name,
+        cards: player.cards,
+    }));
+
+    return {
+        ...gameState,
+        players: mappedPlayers,
+        cardDeck: data.cardDeck,
+        thrownCards: data.thrownCards,
+        currentPlayerIndex: data.currentPlayerIndex,
+        lastThrownCard: data.lastThrownCard,
+        direction: data.direction,
+        status: data.status,
+        runningEvents: data.runningEvents,
+    };
+};
diff --git a/frontend/src/contexts/GameContext.tsx b/frontend/src/contexts/GameContext.tsx
index 42c0627..7adce8f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/contexts/GameContext.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/contexts/GameContext.tsx
@@ -5,14 +5,18 @@ import { useLocation, useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { useAuth } from './AuthContext';
 import { useToast } from '../library/toast/toast-context';
 import * as channel from '../channel';
+import { clientDispatch } from '../clientDispatch';
 import {
     APIPlayer,
     GameStatus,
     RunningEvents,
     UNOCard,
+    AppEvent,
+    GameEvent,
+    GameEventTypes,
 } from '../../../backend/src/types';
 
-interface GameState {
+export interface GameState {
     id: string;
     cardDeck: UNOCard[];
     thrownCards: UNOCard[];
@@ -56,7 +60,14 @@ export const GameProvider = () => {
     const toast = useToast();
     const auth = useAuth();
     const backendUrl = process.env.REACT_APP_BACKEND_URL;
-
+    const dispatchGameEvent = (event: AppEvent) => {
+        if (event.type in GameEventTypes) {
+            setGameState((prevState) =>
+                clientDispatch(prevState as GameState, event as GameEvent)
+            );
+        }
+        // Handle ChatEvents
+    };
     useEffect(() => {
         if (!auth.isLoggedIn()) {
             navigate('/login' + location.search);
@@ -125,12 +136,7 @@ export const GameProvider = () => {
     useEffect(() => {
         // add event listener to listen for the game state changes
         channel.setGameEventsDispatcher((event) => {
-            // todo: this callback will be replaced by the event dispatcher
-            console.log('Handling event:', event);
-            if (event.type === 'STATE_SYNC') {
-                console.log(event.data);
-                setGameState(event.data);
-            }
+            dispatchGameEvent(event);
         });
     }, [gameState]);