diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/gamelogic/ServerGameInfoHandler.java b/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/gamelogic/ServerGameInfoHandler.java
index 2edb598..4347775 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/gamelogic/ServerGameInfoHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/gamelogic/ServerGameInfoHandler.java
@@ -31,9 +31,11 @@ public class ServerGameInfoHandler {
     switch (msg) {
       case ClientGameInfoHandler.ghostVoteRequest:
         msg = Protocol.serverRequestsGhostVote + "$" + passenger.getPosition() + "$";
+        passenger.getClientHandler().sendMsgToClient(Protocol.printToClientConsole + "$" + ClientGameInfoHandler.ghostVoteRequest);
         break;
       case ClientGameInfoHandler.humanVoteRequest:
         msg = Protocol.serverRequestsHumanVote + "$" + passenger.getPosition() + "$";
+        passenger.getClientHandler().sendMsgToClient(Protocol.printToClientConsole + "$" + ClientGameInfoHandler.humanVoteRequest);
         break;
       default:
         if(!msg.contains("$")) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/ChatApp.java b/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/ChatApp.java
index 9413cc1..1725a05 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/ChatApp.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/ChatApp.java
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ public class ChatApp extends Application {
   public void start(Stage primaryStage) throws Exception {
     this.setcModel(clientModel);
     this.setGameC(gameController);
-
     gameC.setClient(cModel);
     gameC.setGameStateModel(GameController.getGameStateModel());
     try {
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/lounge/LoungeSceneViewController.java b/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/lounge/LoungeSceneViewController.java
index 545c66c..85f9641 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/lounge/LoungeSceneViewController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/lounge/LoungeSceneViewController.java
@@ -9,22 +9,27 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.ResourceBundle;
+import javafx.application.Application;
 import javafx.application.Platform;
 import javafx.beans.property.SimpleBooleanProperty;
 import javafx.beans.property.SimpleIntegerProperty;
 import javafx.beans.property.SimpleStringProperty;
+import javafx.beans.property.StringProperty;
 import javafx.collections.FXCollections;
+import javafx.collections.ListChangeListener;
 import javafx.collections.ObservableList;
 import javafx.collections.ObservableMap;
 import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
 import javafx.event.EventHandler;
 import javafx.fxml.FXML;
+import javafx.fxml.FXMLLoader;
 import javafx.fxml.Initializable;
 import javafx.geometry.Pos;
 import javafx.scene.control.Button;
 import javafx.scene.control.Label;
 import javafx.scene.control.ListCell;
 import javafx.scene.control.ListView;
+import javafx.scene.control.SplitPane;
 import javafx.scene.control.TextField;
 import javafx.scene.control.TitledPane;
 import javafx.scene.control.ToolBar;
@@ -42,6 +47,13 @@ public class LoungeSceneViewController implements Initializable {
   public static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger(LoungeSceneViewController.class);
   public static final BudaLogConfig l = new BudaLogConfig(LOGGER);
 
+  @FXML
+  private SplitPane chatSplitPane;
+  @FXML
+  private AnchorPane chatAnchorPane;
+  @FXML
+  private AnchorPane otherNotificationAnchorPane;
+
   @FXML
   private Button leaveLobbyButton;
   @FXML
@@ -61,8 +73,6 @@ public class LoungeSceneViewController implements Initializable {
   @FXML
   private AnchorPane ChatArea;
   @FXML
-  private HBox ChatAreaHBox;
-  @FXML
   private BorderPane LoungeSceneBorderPane;
   @FXML
   private ToolBar NTtBToolBar;
@@ -104,6 +114,10 @@ public class LoungeSceneViewController implements Initializable {
     ChangeNameButton.setOnAction(event -> changeName());
     LeaveServerButton.setOnAction(event -> leaveServer());
     newGameButton.setOnAction(event -> newGame());
+    LobbyListView.setVisible(true);
+    ClientListView.setVisible(true);
+    ClientListView.setItems(clients);
+    addChatView();
 
     ClientListView.setItems(clients);
     ClientListView.setCellFactory(param -> {
@@ -278,8 +292,8 @@ public class LoungeSceneViewController implements Initializable {
     LobbyListView.setVisible(true);
   }
 
-  public void addGameView(){
-    Platform.runLater(new Runnable(){
+  public void addGameView() {
+    Platform.runLater(new Runnable() {
       @Override
       public void run() {
         try {
@@ -293,7 +307,7 @@ public class LoungeSceneViewController implements Initializable {
     });
   }
 
-  public void removeGameView(){
+  public void removeGameView() {
     Platform.runLater(new Runnable() {
       @Override
       public void run() {
@@ -308,6 +322,27 @@ public class LoungeSceneViewController implements Initializable {
     });
   }
 
+  public void addChatView() {
+    Platform.runLater(new Runnable() {
+      @Override
+      public void run() {
+        try {
+          chatAnchorPane.getChildren().add(chatApp.chat);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+          LOGGER.debug("Not yet initialized: chatAnchorPane");
+        }
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  public void updateClientListView(ObservableList<SimpleStringProperty> names) {
+    ObservableList<ClientListItem> clientsLeft = ClientListView.getItems();
+    clientsLeft.removeAll(names);
+    this.ClientListView.setItems(names);
+    for (ClientListItem gone : clientsLeft) {
+      //TODO
+    }
+  }
 
   /**
    * Adds players to a lobby
@@ -366,6 +401,7 @@ public class LoungeSceneViewController implements Initializable {
 
   public void leaveLobby() {
     client.getClient().sendMsgToServer(Protocol.leaveLobby);
+    removeGameView();
   }
 
   public void leaveServer() {
@@ -427,12 +463,5 @@ public class LoungeSceneViewController implements Initializable {
   public static void setClient(ClientModel client) {
     LoungeSceneViewController.client = client;
   }
-
-  public HBox getChatAreaHBox() {
-    return ChatAreaHBox;
-  }
-
-  public void setChatAreaHBox(HBox chatAreaHBox) {
-    ChatAreaHBox = chatAreaHBox;
-  }
 }
+
diff --git a/src/main/resources/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/chat/ChatView.fxml b/src/main/resources/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/chat/ChatView.fxml
index 52b6d92..1565d1a 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/chat/ChatView.fxml
+++ b/src/main/resources/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/chat/ChatView.fxml
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
 <?import javafx.scene.layout.VBox?>
 <?import javafx.scene.text.Font?>
 
-<AnchorPane fx:id="chatPaneRoot" prefHeight="251.0" prefWidth="343.0" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/18" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" fx:controller="ch.unibas.dmi.dbis.cs108.multiplayer.client.gui.chat.ChatController">
+<AnchorPane fx:id="chatPaneRoot" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/18" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" fx:controller="ch.unibas.dmi.dbis.cs108.multiplayer.client.gui.chat.ChatController">
    <children>
-      <GridPane alignment="CENTER" layoutY="149.0" maxHeight="1.7976931348623157E308" maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" prefHeight="251.0" prefWidth="343.0" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="0.0">
+      <GridPane alignment="CENTER" layoutY="149.0" maxHeight="1.7976931348623157E308" maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" prefHeight="273.5" prefWidth="2072.0" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="0.0">
          <columnConstraints>
             <ColumnConstraints hgrow="SOMETIMES" minWidth="10.0" percentWidth="100.0" />
          </columnConstraints>
@@ -34,19 +34,19 @@
             </AnchorPane>
             <AnchorPane maxHeight="1.7976931348623157E308" maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" GridPane.rowIndex="1">
                <children>
-                  <GridPane alignment="CENTER" layoutX="10.0" layoutY="20.0" maxHeight="1.7976931348623157E308" maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" prefHeight="75.0" prefWidth="343.0" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="0.0">
+                  <GridPane alignment="CENTER" layoutX="10.0" layoutY="20.0" maxHeight="1.7976931348623157E308" maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" prefHeight="82.0" prefWidth="2072.0" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="0.0">
                      <columnConstraints>
-                        <ColumnConstraints hgrow="SOMETIMES" minWidth="10.0" percentWidth="7.0" />
-                        <ColumnConstraints hgrow="SOMETIMES" minWidth="10.0" />
-                        <ColumnConstraints hgrow="SOMETIMES" minWidth="10.0" percentWidth="67.0" />
+                        <ColumnConstraints hgrow="SOMETIMES" percentWidth="3.0" />
+                        <ColumnConstraints hgrow="SOMETIMES" percentWidth="10.0" />
+                        <ColumnConstraints hgrow="SOMETIMES" minWidth="20.0" percentWidth="87.0" />
                      </columnConstraints>
                      <rowConstraints>
                         <RowConstraints minHeight="10.0" percentHeight="90.0" vgrow="SOMETIMES" />
                      </rowConstraints>
                      <children>
-                        <AnchorPane maxHeight="1.7976931348623157E308" maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" prefHeight="92.0" prefWidth="98.0" GridPane.halignment="CENTER" GridPane.hgrow="ALWAYS" GridPane.valignment="CENTER" GridPane.vgrow="ALWAYS">
+                        <AnchorPane maxHeight="1.7976931348623157E308" maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" prefHeight="56.0" prefWidth="125.0" GridPane.halignment="CENTER" GridPane.hgrow="ALWAYS" GridPane.valignment="CENTER" GridPane.vgrow="ALWAYS">
                            <children>
-                              <Button fx:id="sendButton" maxHeight="1.7976931348623157E308" maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" mnemonicParsing="false" prefHeight="157.0" prefWidth="223.5" text="Send" textOverrun="CENTER_WORD_ELLIPSIS" wrapText="true" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="0.0">
+                              <Button fx:id="sendButton" maxHeight="1.7976931348623157E308" maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" mnemonicParsing="false" prefHeight="56.0" prefWidth="178.0" text="Send" textOverrun="CENTER_WORD_ELLIPSIS" wrapText="true" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="0.0">
                                  <font>
                                     <Font size="10.0" />
                                  </font></Button>
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
                         </AnchorPane>
                         <AnchorPane maxHeight="1.7976931348623157E308" maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" prefHeight="92.0" prefWidth="85.0" GridPane.columnIndex="1" GridPane.halignment="CENTER" GridPane.hgrow="ALWAYS" GridPane.valignment="CENTER" GridPane.vgrow="ALWAYS">
                            <children>
-                              <TextField fx:id="whisperTargetSelectField" maxHeight="1.7976931348623157E308" maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" prefHeight="50.0" prefWidth="79.0" promptText="whisper..." AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="0.0" />
+                              <TextField fx:id="whisperTargetSelectField" maxHeight="1.7976931348623157E308" maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" prefHeight="56.0" prefWidth="488.0" promptText="whisper..." AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="0.0" />
                            </children>
                            <GridPane.margin>
                               <Insets bottom="3.0" left="3.0" right="3.0" top="3.0" />
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
                         </AnchorPane>
                         <AnchorPane maxHeight="1.7976931348623157E308" maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" prefHeight="92.0" prefWidth="366.0" GridPane.columnIndex="2" GridPane.halignment="CENTER" GridPane.hgrow="ALWAYS" GridPane.valignment="CENTER" GridPane.vgrow="ALWAYS">
                            <children>
-                              <TextField fx:id="chatMsgField" maxHeight="1.7976931348623157E308" maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" prefHeight="50.0" prefWidth="213.0" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="0.0" />
+                              <TextField fx:id="chatMsgField" layoutX="-420.0" maxHeight="1.7976931348623157E308" maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" prefHeight="56.0" prefWidth="1372.0" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="0.0" />
                            </children>
                            <GridPane.margin>
                               <Insets bottom="3.0" left="3.0" right="3.0" top="3.0" />
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
             </AnchorPane>
          </children>
       </GridPane>
-      <GridPane fx:id="vBoxGridPane" alignment="CENTER" disable="true" layoutX="-14.0" layoutY="-235.0" maxHeight="1.7976931348623157E308" maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" prefHeight="167.0" prefWidth="331.0">
+      <GridPane fx:id="vBoxGridPane" alignment="CENTER" disable="true" layoutX="-14.0" layoutY="-235.0" maxHeight="1.7976931348623157E308" maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308">
         <columnConstraints>
           <ColumnConstraints hgrow="ALWAYS" maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" minWidth="10.0" percentWidth="73.0" prefWidth="100.0" />
           <ColumnConstraints hgrow="ALWAYS" maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" minWidth="10.0" percentWidth="66.0" prefWidth="100.0" />
diff --git a/src/main/resources/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/lounge/LoungeSceneView.fxml b/src/main/resources/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/lounge/LoungeSceneView.fxml
index 24670cd..81237cc 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/lounge/LoungeSceneView.fxml
+++ b/src/main/resources/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/lounge/LoungeSceneView.fxml
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 <?import javafx.scene.control.Button?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.ListView?>
+<?import javafx.scene.control.SplitPane?>
 <?import javafx.scene.control.ToolBar?>
 <?import javafx.scene.layout.AnchorPane?>
 <?import javafx.scene.layout.BorderPane?>
-<?import javafx.scene.layout.HBox?>
 
 <AnchorPane maxHeight="-Infinity" maxWidth="-Infinity" minHeight="-Infinity" minWidth="-Infinity" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/18" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" fx:controller="ch.unibas.dmi.dbis.cs108.multiplayer.client.gui.lounge.LoungeSceneViewController">
    <children>
@@ -22,16 +22,21 @@
          <center>
             <AnchorPane BorderPane.alignment="CENTER">
                <children>
-                  <Button fx:id="newGameButton" layoutX="136.0" layoutY="105.0" mnemonicParsing="false" text="New Lobby" />
+                  <Button fx:id="newGameButton" layoutX="68.0" layoutY="101.0" mnemonicParsing="false" text="New Lobby" />
                   <AnchorPane fx:id="gameAnchorPane" />
-                  <Button fx:id="startGame" layoutX="136.0" layoutY="141.0" mnemonicParsing="false" onAction="#startGame" text="Start Game" />
+                  <Button fx:id="startGame" layoutX="68.0" layoutY="156.0" mnemonicParsing="false" onAction="#startGame" text="Start Game" />
                </children>
             </AnchorPane>
          </center>
          <bottom>
-            <AnchorPane fx:id="ChatArea" BorderPane.alignment="CENTER">
+            <AnchorPane fx:id="ChatArea" minHeight="100.0" BorderPane.alignment="CENTER">
                <children>
-                  <HBox fx:id="ChatAreaHBox" layoutX="394.0" layoutY="-33.0" prefWidth="842.0" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="-33.0" />
+                  <SplitPane fx:id="chatSplitPane" dividerPositions="0.5" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="0.0">
+                    <items>
+                      <AnchorPane fx:id="chatAnchorPane" minHeight="0.0" minWidth="0.0" />
+                      <AnchorPane fx:id="otherNotificationAnchorPane" minHeight="0.0" minWidth="0.0" />
+                    </items>
+                  </SplitPane>
                </children>
             </AnchorPane>
          </bottom>