diff --git a/.DS_Store b/.DS_Store
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89794c5
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diff --git a/client/package-lock.json b/client/package-lock.json
index 65ca609..08bec6e 100644
--- a/client/package-lock.json
+++ b/client/package-lock.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
         "react-dom": "^17.0.0",
         "react-router-dom": "^6.2.2",
         "react-scripts": "5.0.0",
+        "sass": "^1.51.0",
         "uuid": "^8.3.2",
         "web-vitals": "^2.1.4"
       }
@@ -8276,6 +8277,11 @@
         "url": "https://opencollective.com/immer"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/immutable": {
+      "version": "4.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/immutable/-/immutable-4.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-zIE9hX70qew5qTUjSS7wi1iwj/l7+m54KWU247nhM3v806UdGj1yDndXj+IOYxxtW9zyLI+xqFNZjTuDaLUqFw=="
+    },
     "node_modules/import-fresh": {
       "version": "3.3.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/import-fresh/-/import-fresh-3.3.0.tgz",
@@ -13830,6 +13836,22 @@
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       "integrity": "sha512-ZRwKbh/eQ6w9vmTjkuG0Ioi3HBwPFce0O+v//ve+aOq1oeCy7jMV2qzzAlpsNuqpqCBjjriM1lbtZbF/Q8jVyA=="
     },
+    "node_modules/sass": {
+      "version": "1.51.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sass/-/sass-1.51.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-haGdpTgywJTvHC2b91GSq+clTKGbtkkZmVAb82jZQN/wTy6qs8DdFm2lhEQbEwrY0QDRgSQ3xDurqM977C3noA==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "chokidar": ">=3.0.0 <4.0.0",
+        "immutable": "^4.0.0",
+        "source-map-js": ">=0.6.2 <2.0.0"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "sass": "sass.js"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/sass-loader": {
       "version": "12.6.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sass-loader/-/sass-loader-12.6.0.tgz",
@@ -22080,6 +22102,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/immer/-/immer-9.0.12.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-lk7UNmSbAukB5B6dh9fnh5D0bJTOFKxVg2cyJWTYrWRfhLrLMBquONcUs3aFq507hNoIZEDDh8lb8UtOizSMhA=="
     },
+    "immutable": {
+      "version": "4.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/immutable/-/immutable-4.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-zIE9hX70qew5qTUjSS7wi1iwj/l7+m54KWU247nhM3v806UdGj1yDndXj+IOYxxtW9zyLI+xqFNZjTuDaLUqFw=="
+    },
     "import-fresh": {
       "version": "3.3.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/import-fresh/-/import-fresh-3.3.0.tgz",
@@ -25943,6 +25970,16 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sanitize.css/-/sanitize.css-13.0.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-ZRwKbh/eQ6w9vmTjkuG0Ioi3HBwPFce0O+v//ve+aOq1oeCy7jMV2qzzAlpsNuqpqCBjjriM1lbtZbF/Q8jVyA=="
     },
+    "sass": {
+      "version": "1.51.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sass/-/sass-1.51.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-haGdpTgywJTvHC2b91GSq+clTKGbtkkZmVAb82jZQN/wTy6qs8DdFm2lhEQbEwrY0QDRgSQ3xDurqM977C3noA==",
+      "requires": {
+        "chokidar": ">=3.0.0 <4.0.0",
+        "immutable": "^4.0.0",
+        "source-map-js": ">=0.6.2 <2.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "sass-loader": {
       "version": "12.6.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sass-loader/-/sass-loader-12.6.0.tgz",
diff --git a/client/package.json b/client/package.json
index d5367e0..9d7da77 100644
--- a/client/package.json
+++ b/client/package.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     "react-dom": "^17.0.0",
     "react-router-dom": "^6.2.2",
     "react-scripts": "5.0.0",
+    "sass": "^1.51.0",
     "uuid": "^8.3.2",
     "web-vitals": "^2.1.4"
   },
diff --git a/client/src/App.js b/client/src/App.js
index ce93ea7..fccfba9 100644
--- a/client/src/App.js
+++ b/client/src/App.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import './App.css';
+import './styles/App.css';
 import { Routes, Route, BrowserRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import Welcome from './components/Welcome';
diff --git a/client/src/components/Cards/Card.js b/client/src/components/Cards/Card.js
index 0e0b5b0..fa0739d 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Cards/Card.js
+++ b/client/src/components/Cards/Card.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import '../../styles/Card.css';
+import '../../styles/Card.scss';
 
-export default function Card({ state }) {
-    const { tier, points, isWorth, cost } = state;
+export default function Card({ tier, props }) {
+    const { points, isWorth, cost } = props;
 
     const mapCosts = () => {
         let allCosts = [];
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export default function Card({ state }) {
     }
 
     return (
-        <div className="card">
+        <div className={`card ${isWorth}`}>
             <div className="card-row">
                 <div className="value">{isWorth}</div>
                 <div className="points">{points} points</div>
diff --git a/client/src/components/Cards/DeckCard.js b/client/src/components/Cards/DeckCard.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3636eab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/components/Cards/DeckCard.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+
+export function DeckCard({ tier }) {
+    const [tierDots, setTierDots] = useState(null);
+    
+    useEffect(() => {
+        const singleDot = <div className="tier-dot"></div>
+        const mapDots = () => {
+            let iter = 0;
+            let newState = [];
+            while (iter < tier) {
+                iter++;
+                newState.push(singleDot);
+            }
+            setTierDots(newState);
+        }
+        
+        mapDots();
+    }, [])
+
+    return (
+        <div className={`deck-card-${tier} card`}>
+            <div className="card-logo">SPLINTER</div>
+            <div className="tier-row">
+                {tierDots}
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    )
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/src/components/Game/GameBoard.js b/client/src/components/Game/GameBoard.js
index 5b46e8c..5c970a2 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Game/GameBoard.js
+++ b/client/src/components/Game/GameBoard.js
@@ -2,46 +2,44 @@ import { useContext, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { Context } from '../../store/Store';
 import '../../styles/GameBoard.css';
 import Card from '../Cards/Card';
-import { TierOneDeck } from '../../store/TierOneDeck';
-import { TierTwoDeck } from '../../store/TierTwoDeck';
-import { TierThreeDeck } from '../../store/TierThreeDeck';
+import { DeckCard } from '../Cards/DeckCard';
 
-import {v4} from 'uuid';
+import jsonCards from '../../store/cards.json';
 
 export default function GameBoard() {
     const [state, dispatch] = useContext(Context);
 
     const [trigger, setTrigger] = useState(true);
-    const [tierThree, setTierThree] = useState(null);
-    const [tierTwo, setTierTwo] = useState(null);
-    const [tierOne, setTierOne] = useState(null);
+    const [rowThree, setRowThree] = useState(null);
+    const [rowTwo, setRowTwo] = useState(null);
+    const [rowOne, setRowOne] = useState(null);
+
+    const { tierOne, tierTwo, tierThree } = jsonCards;
     
     useEffect(() => {
-        const AllDecks = [TierOneDeck, TierTwoDeck, TierThreeDeck];
-        
-        // param limit sets limit on number of cards rendered
-        // param tier filters by card tier
-        const buildGameBoardRow = (limit, tier) => {
-            let newBoard = [];
-            let iter = 0;
-            while (iter < limit) {
-                iter++;
+        const AllDecks = [tierOne, tierTwo, tierThree];
 
-                if (!AllDecks[tier-1][iter-1]) continue;
-                newBoard.push(<Card key={`card-${v4()}`}state={AllDecks[tier-1][iter-1]} />);
+        // param limit sets limit on number of cards rendered
+        const buildGameBoardRow = (limit, tier) => {
+            let newBoard = [<DeckCard tier={tier} />];
+            let i = 0;
+            while (i < limit) {
+                i++;
+                if (!AllDecks[tier-1][i-1]) continue;
+                newBoard.push(<Card tier={tier} props={AllDecks[tier-1][i-1]} />);
             }
 
             switch (tier) {
                 case 1:
-                    setTierOne(newBoard);
+                    setRowOne(newBoard);
                     setTrigger(false);
                     break;
                 case 2:
-                    setTierTwo(newBoard);
+                    setRowTwo(newBoard);
                     setTrigger(false);
                     break;
                 case 3:
-                    setTierThree(newBoard);
+                    setRowThree(newBoard);
                     setTrigger(false);
                     break;
                 default:
@@ -74,20 +72,18 @@ export default function GameBoard() {
             </div>
 
             <div className="gameboard-row">
-                {tierThree || 'Loading'}
+                {rowThree || 'Loading'}
             </div>
 
             <div className="gameboard-row">
-                {tierTwo || 'Loading'}
+                {rowTwo || 'Loading'}
             </div>
 
             <div className="gameboard-row">
-                {tierOne || 'Loading'}
+                {rowOne || 'Loading'}
             </div>
 
-            <h2>Tier one length: {TierOneDeck.length} / 40</h2>
-            <h2>Tier two length: {TierTwoDeck.length} / 30</h2>
-            <h2>Tier three length: {TierThreeDeck.length} / 20</h2>
+            <div className="section-border"></div>
         </div>
     )
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/src/components/InitialCards.json b/client/src/components/InitialCards.json
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/client/src/index.js b/client/src/index.js
index ef2edf8..0dda601 100644
--- a/client/src/index.js
+++ b/client/src/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
-import './index.css';
+import './styles/index.css';
 import App from './App';
 import reportWebVitals from './reportWebVitals';
 
diff --git a/client/src/logo.svg b/client/src/logo.svg
deleted file mode 100644
index 9dfc1c0..0000000
--- a/client/src/logo.svg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
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diff --git a/client/src/store/cards.json b/client/src/store/cards.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80b84e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/store/cards.json
@@ -0,0 +1,998 @@
+{
+    "tierOne": [
+        {
+            "cost": {
+                "cherry": 1,
+                "walnut": 1,
+                "cedar": 1,
+                "mahogany": 1,
+                "aspen": 0
+            },
+            "isWorth": "aspen",
+            "points": 0
+        },
+        {
+            "cost": {
+                "cherry": 1,
+                "walnut": 1,
+                "cedar": 0,
+                "mahogany": 1,
+                "aspen": 1
+            },
+            "isWorth": "cedar",
+            "points": 0
+        },
+        {
+            "cost": {
+                "cherry": 1,
+                "walnut": 1,
+                "cedar": 1,
+                "mahogany": 0,
+                "aspen": 1
+            },
+            "isWorth": "mahogany",
+            "points": 0
+        },
+        {
+            "cost": {
+                "cherry": 1,
+                "walnut": 0,
+                "cedar": 1,
+                "mahogany": 1,
+                "aspen": 1
+            },
+            "isWorth": "walnut",
+            "points": 0
+        },
+        {
+            "cost": {
+                "cherry": 0,
+                "walnut": 1,
+                "cedar": 1,
+                "mahogany": 1,
+                "aspen": 1
+            },
+            "isWorth": "cherry",
+            "points": 0
+        },
+        {
+            "cost": {
+                "cherry": 1,
+                "walnut": 2,
+                "cedar": 0,
+                "mahogany": 0,
+                "aspen": 2
+            },
+            "isWorth": "mahogany",
+            "points": 0
+        },
+        {
+            "cost": {
+                "cherry": 1,
+                "walnut": 0,
+                "cedar": 2,
+                "mahogany": 0,
+                "aspen": 0
+            },
+            "isWorth": "mahogany",
+            "points": 0
+        },
+        {
+            "cost": {
+                "cherry": 0,
+                "walnut": 3,
+                "cedar": 1,
+                "mahogany": 0,
+                "aspen": 1
+            },
+            "isWorth": "cedar",
+            "points": 0
+        },
+        {
+            "cost": {
+                "cherry": 1,
+                "walnut": 1,
+                "cedar": 3,
+                "mahogany": 0,
+                "aspen": 0
+            },
+            "isWorth": "walnut",
+            "points": 0
+        },
+        {
+            "cost": {
+                "cherry": 0,
+                "walnut": 0,
+                "cedar": 0,
+                "mahogany": 2,
+                "aspen": 1
+            },
+            "isWorth": "walnut",
+            "points": 0
+        },
+        {
+            "cost": {
+                "cherry": 1,
+                "walnut": 1,
+                "cedar": 2,
+                "mahogany": 1,
+                "aspen": 0
+            },
+            "isWorth": "aspen",
+            "points": 0
+        },
+        {
+            "cost": {
+                "cherry": 0,
+                "walnut": 1,
+                "cedar": 1,
+                "mahogany": 1,
+                "aspen": 2
+            },
+            "isWorth": "cherry",
+            "points": 0
+        },
+        {
+            "cost": {
+                "cherry": 0,
+                "walnut": 0,
+                "cedar": 1,
+                "mahogany": 1,
+                "aspen": 2
+            },
+            "isWorth": "cherry",
+            "points": 0
+        },
+        {
+            "cost": {
+                "cherry": 2,
+                "walnut": 0,
+                "cedar": 1,
+                "mahogany": 1,
+                "aspen": 1
+            },
+            "isWorth": "walnut",
+            "points": 0
+        },
+        {
+            "cost": {
+                "cherry": 0,
+                "walnut": 2,
+                "cedar": 2,
+                "mahogany": 1,
+                "aspen": 0
+            },
+            "isWorth": "aspen",
+            "points": 0
+        },
+        {
+            "cost": {
+                "cherry": 1,
+                "walnut": 2,
+                "cedar": 1,
+                "mahogany": 0,
+                "aspen": 1
+            },
+            "isWorth": "mahogany",
+            "points": 0
+        },
+        {
+            "cost": {
+                "cherry": 0,
+                "walnut": 2,
+                "cedar": 1,
+                "mahogany": 0,
+                "aspen": 0
+            },
+            "isWorth": "cherry",
+            "points": 0
+        },
+        {
+            "cost": {
+                "cherry": 1,
+                "walnut": 0,
+                "cedar": 0,
+                "mahogany": 3,
+                "aspen": 1
+            },
+            "isWorth": "cherry",
+            "points": 0
+        },
+        {
+            "cost": {
+                "cherry": 0,
+                "walnut": 1,
+                "cedar": 0,
+                "mahogany": 1,
+                "aspen": 3
+            },
+            "isWorth": "aspen",
+            "points": 0
+        },
+        {
+            "cost": {
+                "cherry": 2,
+                "walnut": 0,
+                "cedar": 0,
+                "mahogany": 1,
+                "aspen": 0
+            },
+            "isWorth": "aspen",
+            "points": 0
+        },
+        {
+            "cost": {
+                "cherry": 0,
+                "walnut": 1,
+                "cedar": 0,
+                "mahogany": 0,
+                "aspen": 2
+            },
+            "isWorth": "cedar",
+            "points": 0
+        },
+        {
+            "cost": {
+                "cherry": 1,
+                "walnut": 1,
+                "cedar": 0,
+                "mahogany": 2,
+                "aspen": 1
+            },
+            "isWorth": "cedar",
+            "points": 0
+        },
+        {
+            "cost": {
+                "cherry": 2,
+                "walnut": 1,
+                "cedar": 0,
+                "mahogany": 1,
+                "aspen": 0
+            },
+            "isWorth": "cedar",
+            "points": 0
+        },
+        {
+            "cost": {
+                "cherry": 3,
+                "walnut": 0,
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diff --git a/client/src/store/spirits.json b/client/src/store/spirits.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a1635b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/store/spirits.json
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+{
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+            "cedar": 0,
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+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/src/App.css b/client/src/styles/App.css
similarity index 82%
rename from client/src/App.css
rename to client/src/styles/App.css
index 5f1e545..cf6d6e3 100644
--- a/client/src/App.css
+++ b/client/src/styles/App.css
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 .App {
   background-color: purple;
-  height: 100vh;
+  height: 175vh;
   text-align: center;
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
   align-items: center;
-  justify-content: center;
 }
 
 .gameboard {
+  margin-top: 5rem;
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
   width: 95vw;
diff --git a/client/src/styles/Card.css b/client/src/styles/Card.css
deleted file mode 100644
index 713b98a..0000000
--- a/client/src/styles/Card.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-.card {
-    display: flex;
-    flex-direction: column;
-    border: 1px solid black;
-    width: 20vw;
-    height: 30vh;
-}
-
-.card-row {
-    display: inline-flex;
-    flex-direction: row;
-    justify-content: space-between;
-    padding: 0.7rem;
-    height: 50%;
-}
-
-.bottom-row {
-    align-items: flex-end;
-}
-
-.tier {
-    display: inline-block;
-    height: 2rem;
-    width: 2rem;
-}
-
-.tier-3 {
-    background-color: blue;
-}
-
-.tier-2 {
-    background-color: yellow;
-}
-
-.tier-1 {
-    background-color: green;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/src/styles/Card.scss b/client/src/styles/Card.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10afdc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/styles/Card.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+// universal card style
+.card {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    border: 1px solid black;
+    width: 15vw;
+    height: 30vh;
+    // styling for face-up (in-play) cards
+    .card-row {
+        display: inline-flex;
+        flex-direction: row;
+        justify-content: space-between;
+        padding: 0.7rem;
+        height: 50%;
+        .tier {
+            display: inline-block;
+            height: 2rem;
+            width: 2rem;
+            border-radius: 50%;
+            &-3 {
+                background-color: blue;
+            }
+            &-2 {
+                background-color: yellow;
+            }
+            &-1 {
+                background-color: green;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    .bottom-row {
+        align-items: flex-end;
+    }
+}
+
+// style for individual card "suits"
+.cedar {
+    background-color: limegreen;
+}
+
+.mahogany {
+    background-color: rgb(143, 75, 75);
+    color: white;
+}
+
+.aspen {
+    background-color: wheat;
+}
+
+.walnut {
+    background-color: rgb(79, 28, 28);
+    color: white;
+}
+
+.cherry {
+    background-color: brown;
+}
+
+// for first-row deck cards
+.deck-card {
+    &-1 {
+        background-color: green;
+    }
+    &-2 {
+        background-color: yellow;
+    }
+    &-3 {
+        background-color: blue;
+    }
+}
+
+.tier-dot {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    background-color: white;
+    border: 2px solid black;
+    height: 1.5rem;
+    width: 1.5rem;
+    margin: 0.25rem;
+    border-radius: 50%;
+}
diff --git a/client/src/styles/GameBoard.css b/client/src/styles/GameBoard.css
index 68e68da..2395b11 100644
--- a/client/src/styles/GameBoard.css
+++ b/client/src/styles/GameBoard.css
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 .gameboard-title {
     text-decoration: none;
+    color: white;
     font-size: 2rem;
     font-weight: bold;
 }
@@ -9,4 +10,11 @@
     flex-flow: row wrap;
     width: 90vw;
     justify-content: center;
+}
+
+.section-border {
+    display: block;
+    background-color: black;
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 2rem;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/src/index.css b/client/src/styles/index.css
similarity index 100%
rename from client/src/index.css
rename to client/src/styles/index.css