diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/Client.java b/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/Client.java
index 03274f1..0ba19f9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/Client.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/Client.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import ch.unibas.dmi.dbis.cs108.multiplayer.client.gui.game.GameController;
 import ch.unibas.dmi.dbis.cs108.multiplayer.helpers.ClientPinger;
 
 
+import ch.unibas.dmi.dbis.cs108.multiplayer.helpers.GuiParameters;
 import ch.unibas.dmi.dbis.cs108.multiplayer.helpers.Protocol;
 
 import java.net.InetAddress;
@@ -309,30 +310,31 @@ public class Client {
   }
 
   /**
-   * funnels a message to the gui, where depending on the message different functions/controls/methods
-   * of the gui are targeted. The message contains information on what to do, which are extracted
-   * @param msg a message of the form {@code parameter$msg}
-   *
+   * funnels a message to the gui, where depending on the parameter different functions/controls/methods
+   * of the gui are targeted. The data contains more information the gui needs
+   * @param parameter a string according to {@link GuiParameters} and {@link ClientGameInfoHandler} can be empty
+   * @param data some information in a string, separators can be $ or :
+   *TODO(Seraina&Sebi): evtl. auslagern?
    */
-  public void sendToGUI(String msg) {
-    int indexFirstDollar = msg.indexOf('$');
-    String header = "";
-    try {
-      header = msg.substring(0,indexFirstDollar);
-    } catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
-      LOGGER.info(e.getMessage());
-    }
-
-    switch (header) {
-      case ClientGameInfoHandler.itsNightTime:
+  public void sendToGUI(String parameter, String data) {
+    switch (parameter) {
+      case ClientGameInfoHandler.itsNightTime: //ClientGameInfoHandler
         gameStateModel.setDayClone(false);
         break;
-      case ClientGameInfoHandler.itsDayTime:
+      case ClientGameInfoHandler.itsDayTime: //ClientGameInfoHandler
         gameStateModel.setDayClone(true);
         break;
-
+      case GuiParameters.updateGameState:
+        gameStateModel.setGSFromString(data);
+        break;
+      case GuiParameters.noiseHeardAtPosition:
+        break;
+      case GuiParameters.listOfLobbies:
+        break;
+      case GuiParameters.listOfPLayers:
+        break;
       default:
-        gameController.addMessageToNotificationText(msg); //TODO(Sebi,Seraina): should the gameController be in the Application just like the ChatController?
+        gameController.addMessageToNotificationText(data); //TODO(Sebi,Seraina): should the gameController be in the Application just like the ChatController?
 
 
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/JClientProtocolParser.java b/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/JClientProtocolParser.java
index 6d5782a..a91a555 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/JClientProtocolParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/JClientProtocolParser.java
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ public class JClientProtocolParser {
         break;
       case Protocol.serverRequestsGhostVote:
         LOGGER.debug("Ghost received Vote request");
-        //c.sendToGUI(ClientGameInfoHandler.ghostVoteRequest);
         c.positionSetter(msg.substring(6));
         break;
       case Protocol.serverRequestsHumanVote:
@@ -63,8 +62,8 @@ public class JClientProtocolParser {
       case Protocol.printToGUI:
         String substring = msg.substring(6);
         int index = msg.indexOf("$");
-        String parameter;
-        String data;
+        String parameter = "";
+        String data = substring;
         try {
           parameter = msg.substring(0,index);
           data = msg.substring(index+1);
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/GameStateModel.java b/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/GameStateModel.java
index b140d25..dfa3d03 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/GameStateModel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/unibas/dmi/dbis/cs108/multiplayer/client/gui/GameStateModel.java
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
 package ch.unibas.dmi.dbis.cs108.multiplayer.client.gui;
 
+import ch.unibas.dmi.dbis.cs108.BudaLogConfig;
+import ch.unibas.dmi.dbis.cs108.gamelogic.ServerGameInfoHandler;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+
 /**
  * A Class that saves the current game State of the Game the client is in. Should get updated regularly
  * The gui gets its game information from here
  */
 public class GameStateModel {
+  public static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger(GameStateModel.class);
+  public static final BudaLogConfig l = new BudaLogConfig(LOGGER);
+
   private int nrOfPlayers; //sets the length of the train
   /**
    * true if it is the day
@@ -79,4 +87,42 @@ public class GameStateModel {
   public boolean getDayClone() {
     return isDayClone;
   }
+
+  public void setKickedOff(boolean[] kickedOff) {
+    this.kickedOff = kickedOff;
+  }
+
+  public boolean[] getKickedOff() {
+    return kickedOff;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Extracts information of a String and fills the information into the passengerTrainClone and
+   * kickedOff fields of this gameState
+   * @param data the data in the form: {@code name:role:kickedOff$name:role:kickedOff$}..usw.
+   */
+  public void setGSFromString(String data) {
+    try {
+      String[] names = new String[6];
+      String[] roles = new String[6];
+      boolean[] kickedOff = new boolean[6];
+      int i = 0;
+      while (!data.isEmpty()) {
+        int index = data.indexOf('$');
+        String left = data.substring(0, index);
+        data = data.substring(index + 1);
+        int j = left.indexOf(':');
+        names[i] = left.substring(0, j);
+        String right = left.substring(j + 1);
+        j = right.indexOf(':');
+        roles[i] = right.substring(0, j);
+        kickedOff[i] = Boolean.parseBoolean(right.substring(j + 1));
+        i++;
+      }
+      setPassengerTrainClone(names, roles);
+      setKickedOff(kickedOff);
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      LOGGER.warn("data has wrong format");
+    }
+  }
 }