diff --git a/Code/Communication/APIRequests.py b/Code/Communication/APIRequests.py
index 3c27918..7bd0e27 100644
--- a/Code/Communication/APIRequests.py
+++ b/Code/Communication/APIRequests.py
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ from Code.Communication.Member import Member
 
 class APIRequests:
 
-	def connectToMember(self, own_process: Member, ip, port, direction: Direction) -> Member:
+	def connectToMember(self, own_process: Member, ip, port, direction: Direction) -> (Member,int):
 		body = asdict(own_process)
 		response = requests.post(f"http://{ip}:{port}/connect/{direction.name}", json=body,allow_redirects=True)
 		jsonValue = response.json()
-		return Member(jsonValue["ip"], jsonValue["port"])
+		return Member(jsonValue["ip"], jsonValue["port"]),int(jsonValue["counter"])
 
 	def get_edge(self, target: Member, direction: Direction,counter:int):
 		print(f"Getting {direction} edge from {target} with url http://{target.ip}:{target.port}/border/{direction.name}")
diff --git a/Code/Communication/Neighbours.py b/Code/Communication/Neighbours.py
index a0cc020..ef49af7 100644
--- a/Code/Communication/Neighbours.py
+++ b/Code/Communication/Neighbours.py
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ class Neighbours:
 		self.own_process = own_process
 		self.api = APIRequests()
 
-	def connect(self, direction, ip, port):
+	def connect(self, direction, ip, port) -> int:
 		print(f"connecting to {ip}:{port} on  {direction} side")
-		new_neighbour = self.api.connectToMember(self.own_process, ip, port, mirror(direction))
+		new_neighbour,counter = self.api.connectToMember(self.own_process, ip, port, mirror(direction))
 		self.neighbours[direction] = new_neighbour
+		return counter
 
 	def accept_connection(self, direction: Direction, ip, port) -> tuple[Member, bool]:
 		if direction in self.neighbours:
diff --git a/Code/Communication/RequestHandler.py b/Code/Communication/RequestHandler.py
index 0e0b484..b5d5269 100644
--- a/Code/Communication/RequestHandler.py
+++ b/Code/Communication/RequestHandler.py
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ class RequestHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
 			self.end_headers()
 			return
 
-	"""
-	/connect/right
-	/connect/left
-	
-	with body : {ip:"string",port:number}
-	"""
 
 	def do_POST(self):
+		"""
+		/connect/right
+		/connect/left
+
+		with body : {ip:"string",port:number}
+		"""
 		if self.path.startswith("/connect/"):
 			direction = re.findall("/connect/(left|right)", self.path, flags=re.IGNORECASE)[0]
 			data_string = self.rfile.read(int(self.headers['Content-Length']))
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ class RequestHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
 				self.send_response(200)
 				self.send_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
 				self.end_headers()
-				self.wfile.write(json.dumps(asdict(neighbour)).encode('utf8'))
+				body = asdict(neighbour)
+				body["counter"]= self.game_state.counter
+				self.wfile.write(json.dumps(body).encode('utf8'))
 				return
 			else:
 				self.send_response(307)
diff --git a/Code/Main.py b/Code/Main.py
index b477a7b..ec6ba36 100644
--- a/Code/Main.py
+++ b/Code/Main.py
@@ -33,16 +33,18 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 		own_port = 8080
 
 	neighbours = Neighbours(own_process=Member(own_ip, own_port))
-	game_state = GameState(neighbours)
-	server = Server(neighbours, game_state)
 
+	counter = 0
 	n_direction = Direction.LEFT
 	if len(args) > 5:
 		n_direction = args[5]
 	if len(args) >= 5:
 		n_ip = args[3]
 		n_port = int(args[4])
-		neighbours.connect(Direction[n_direction], n_ip, n_port)
+		counter= neighbours.connect(Direction[n_direction], n_ip, n_port)
+
+	game_state = GameState(neighbours,counter)
+	server = Server(neighbours, game_state)
 
 	serverThread = threading.Thread(target=server.start)
 	serverThread.start()
diff --git a/Code/UI/PlayingField.py b/Code/UI/PlayingField.py
index 6d6e83f..9c29468 100644
--- a/Code/UI/PlayingField.py
+++ b/Code/UI/PlayingField.py
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ from Code.UI.Shape import Shape
 
 
 class GameState:
-	def __init__(self, neighbours: Neighbours):
+	def __init__(self, neighbours: Neighbours,counter):
 
 		self.neighbours = neighbours
-		self.counter = 0
+		self.counter = counter
 		self.run = True
 		self.is_evolving = False
 		self.field = Field()
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class GameState:
 		self.counter_old = self.counter
 
 
-def run_game(game_state: GameState):
+def run_game(game_state: GameState,counter = 0):
 	pygame.init()
 	pygame.display.set_caption(GeneralConfig.window_caption)
 	window = pygame.display.set_mode((GeneralConfig.width, GeneralConfig.height))