diff --git a/server/src/game.rs b/server/src/game.rs
index 8235ed8..7afded3 100644
--- a/server/src/game.rs
+++ b/server/src/game.rs
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ pub struct Game {
     pub white_discard: Vec<Arc<CardWhiteWithID>>,
     /// Black draw pile
     pub black: Vec<Arc<CardBlackWithID>>,
+
+    // TODO: do this better
+    rotation: Vec<String>,
+    rotation_index: usize,
 }
 
 impl Game {
@@ -129,6 +133,8 @@ impl Game {
             judge_pile_meta: HashMap::new(),
             judge_pile: HashMap::new(),
             white_discard: vec![],
+            rotation: vec![], // this gets set in create_user()
+            rotation_index: 0,
         }
     }
 
@@ -233,6 +239,23 @@ impl Game {
                 .map(|pair| pair.1)
                 .collect::<Vec<Arc<CardWhiteWithID>>>(),
         );
+
+        tracing::debug!("{:#?}", self.rotation);
+        tracing::debug!("{:#?}", self.rotation_index);
+        // Choose new czar
+        if self.rotation_index == self.rotation.len() {
+            self.rotation_index = 0;
+        } else {
+            self.rotation_index += 1;
+        }
+        tracing::debug!("{:#?}", self.rotation);
+        tracing::debug!("{:#?}", self.rotation_index);
+        self.czar = self
+            .players
+            .get(&self.rotation[self.rotation_index])
+            .unwrap()
+            .user
+            .clone();
     }
 
     /// Draw one black card at random from play deck.
@@ -279,5 +302,8 @@ impl Game {
         // Add player to game
         self.players
             .insert(user.read().unwrap().uuid.clone(), new_player);
+
+        // Add player to rotation
+        self.rotation.push(user.read().unwrap().uuid.to_string());
     }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/game_handler.rs b/server/src/game_handler.rs
index 4ca4807..b870fd6 100644
--- a/server/src/game_handler.rs
+++ b/server/src/game_handler.rs
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ impl GameHandler {
                 name: this_game.read().unwrap().name.clone(),
                 host: this_game.read().unwrap().host.read().unwrap().name.clone(),
                 players: players.clone(),
-                czar: this_game.read().unwrap().host.read().unwrap().name.clone(),
+                czar: this_game.read().unwrap().czar.read().unwrap().name.clone(),
                 black: (
                     this_game.read().unwrap().current_black.text.clone(),
                     this_game.read().unwrap().current_black.pick,