diff --git a/cmd/server/games.go b/cmd/server/games.go
index d9328ae..c7ac6f1 100644
--- a/cmd/server/games.go
+++ b/cmd/server/games.go
@@ -18,23 +18,23 @@ func NewGames(ctx context.Context, db DB) (Games, error) {
 	err := db.Exec(ctx, `
 		CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users (
 			uuid TEXT,
-         updated DATETIME,
+			updated DATETIME,
 			name TEXT
 		);
 		CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS games (
 			uuid TEXT,
-         updated DATETIME,
+			updated DATETIME,
 			name TEXT,
-         completed DATETIME
+			completed DATETIME
 		);
 		CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS players (
 			user_uuid TEXT,
 			game_uuid TEXT,
-         updated DATETIME
+			updated DATETIME
 		);
 		CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS events (
 			game_uuid TEXT,
-			updated DATETIME,
+			timestamp DATETIME,
 			payload TEXT
 		);
 	`)
@@ -181,10 +181,6 @@ func (games Games) GameState(ctx context.Context, id string) (GameState, error)
 				player.KillWords = v
 				result.Players[k] = player
 			}
-			// TODO gather current assignees
-			// TODO get victim's target
-			// TODO assign victim's target to killer
-			// TODO randomize everyone else so not the same as before AND not self
 			return nil
 		default:
 			return fmt.Errorf("unknown event type %d: %s", peek.Type, payload)
@@ -194,24 +190,44 @@ func (games Games) GameState(ctx context.Context, id string) (GameState, error)
 	}, `
 		SELECT timestamp, payload
 		FROM events
-      WHERE game_uuid=?
+		WHERE game_uuid=?
 	`, id)
 
 	return result, err
 }
 
-func (games Games) CreateEventPlayerJoin(ctx context.Context, id string, playerJoin EventPlayerJoin) error {
-	return io.EOF
+func (games Games) CreateEventPlayerJoin(ctx context.Context, id string, player string) error {
+	return games.createEvent(ctx, id, EventPlayerJoin{ID: player})
 }
 
-func (games Games) CreateEventPlayerLeave(ctx context.Context, id string, playerLeave EventPlayerLeave) error {
-	return io.EOF
+func (games Games) CreateEventPlayerLeave(ctx context.Context, id string, player string) error {
+	return games.createEvent(ctx, id, EventPlayerLeave{ID: player})
 }
 
 func (games Games) CreateEventGameComplete(ctx context.Context, id string) error {
-	return io.EOF
+	return games.createEvent(ctx, id, EventGameComplete{})
 }
 
 func (games Games) CreateEventAssignmentRotation(ctx context.Context, id string, killer, killed, killWord string) error {
+	// TODO gather current assignees
+	// TODO get victim's target
+	// TODO assign victim's target to killer
+	// TODO randomize everyone else so not the same as before AND not self
 	return io.EOF
+	return games.createEvent(ctx, id, v)
+}
+
+func (games Games) createEvent(ctx context.Context, id string, v any) error {
+	payload, err := json.Marshal(any)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	return games.db.Exec(ctx, `
+		INSERT INTO events (
+			game_uuid, 
+			timestamp,
+			payload
+		) VALUES (?, ?, ?)
+	`, id, time.Now(), payload)
 }