diff --git a/api.go b/api.go
index 60be099..c7fec7e 100644
--- a/api.go
+++ b/api.go
@@ -82,14 +82,17 @@ func (a *API) GetGame(res http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 
 	log.Println("sending game state")
 	rotatedBoard := s.getBoard(p)
-	i := 0
-	temp := rotatedBoard[0]
-	for ; i < len(rotatedBoard)-1; i++ {
-		rotatedBoard[i] = rotatedBoard[i+1]
-	}
+	rotate := req.Header.Get("Rotate")
+	if rotate == "true" {
+		i := 0
+		temp := rotatedBoard[0]
+		for ; i < len(rotatedBoard)-1; i++ {
+			rotatedBoard[i] = rotatedBoard[i+1]
+		}
 
-	rotatedBoard[i] = temp
-	respondWithJSON(res, http.StatusOK, rotatedBoard)
+		rotatedBoard[i] = temp
+	}
+	respondWithJSON(res, http.StatusOK, gameResp{rotatedBoard})
 	return
 }
 
diff --git a/api_test.go b/api_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b85cda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strconv"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
+)
+
+func TestNewAPI(t *testing.T) {
+	a := NewAPI()
+	if len(a.games) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("games list not empty")
+	}
+	if a.nextInt != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("nextInt somehow already implemented")
+	}
+}
+
+func dummyGame(a *API) int {
+	i := a.nextInt
+	a.games[i] = NewSession()
+	a.games[i].redPlayer.Ready = true
+	a.games[i].bluePlayer.Ready = true
+	a.games[i].simulator.Setup()
+	initDummy(a.games[i].simulator)
+	return i
+}
+
+func TestNewGame(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	a := NewAPI()
+	var tests = []struct {
+		gid int
+		pid string
+	}{
+		{1, "red"},
+		{1, "blue"},
+		{2, "red"},
+	}
+	for i, tt := range tests {
+		tname := fmt.Sprintf("/game %v", i)
+		t.Run(tname, func(t *testing.T) {
+			r, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "/game", nil)
+			w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+			a.NewGame(w, r)
+			resp := w.Result()
+			if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+				t.Fatal("failed to create new game")
+			}
+			_, ok := a.games[tt.gid]
+			if !ok {
+				t.Fatalf("API thinks it created a game but it didn't")
+			}
+			var respStruct newGameResp
+			err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&respStruct)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("/game returned bad response body: %v", err)
+			}
+			if respStruct.GameID != tt.gid {
+				t.Errorf("Expected game %v, got %v", tt.gid, respStruct.GameID)
+			}
+			if respStruct.PlayerID != tt.pid {
+				t.Errorf("wrong playerID returned")
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGetGame(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	a := NewAPI()
+	gid := dummyGame(a)
+	var tests = []struct {
+		pid  string
+		code int
+	}{
+		{"red", http.StatusOK},
+		{"blue", http.StatusOK},
+		{"green", http.StatusBadRequest},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		tname := fmt.Sprintf("/game from player %v", tt.pid)
+		t.Run(tname, func(t *testing.T) {
+			r, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "/game", nil)
+			w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+			r = mux.SetURLVars(r, map[string]string{"id": strconv.Itoa(gid)})
+			r.Header.Add("Player-id", tt.pid)
+			r.Header.Add("Rotate", "false")
+			a.GetGame(w, r)
+			resp := w.Result()
+			if resp.StatusCode != tt.code {
+				t.Fatalf("failed to get game: %v", resp.Status)
+			}
+			if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusOK {
+				var respStruct gameResp
+				err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&respStruct)
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("/game returned bad response body: %v", err)
+				}
+				if len(respStruct.GameBoard) == 0 {
+					t.Errorf("bad game board returned")
+				}
+				for j := range respStruct.GameBoard {
+					for i, vt := range respStruct.GameBoard[j] {
+						curr, err := a.games[gid].simulator.Board.GetPiece(j, i)
+						if err != nil {
+							t.Fatalf("Strange board position: %v", err)
+						}
+						if curr != nil && !vt.Hidden && curr.Owner.String() != tt.pid && curr.Hidden {
+							t.Errorf("/game returned a piece that should be hidden but isn't")
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}