diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/club/mcscrims/speedhg/game/GameManager.kt b/src/main/kotlin/club/mcscrims/speedhg/game/GameManager.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7674d68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/club/mcscrims/speedhg/game/GameManager.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package club.mcscrims.speedhg.game
+
+import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin
+
+class GameManager(private val plugin: JavaPlugin) {
+
+    private var currentState: GameState? = null
+
+    fun transitionTo(nextState: GameState) {
+        val previousState = currentState
+
+        try {
+            currentState?.onExit(nextState)
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            plugin.logger.severe("Error during onExit for state ${currentState?.name}: ${e.message}")
+            e.printStackTrace()
+        }
+
+        currentState = nextState
+
+        try {
+            nextState.onEnter(previousState)
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            plugin.logger.severe("Error during onEnter for state ${nextState.name}: ${e.message}")
+            e.printStackTrace()
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun getCurrentState(): GameState? = currentState
+
+    fun shutdown() {
+        currentState?.onExit(null)
+        currentState = null
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/club/mcscrims/speedhg/game/GameState.kt b/src/main/kotlin/club/mcscrims/speedhg/game/GameState.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04d75ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/club/mcscrims/speedhg/game/GameState.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+package club.mcscrims.speedhg.game
+
+import org.bukkit.Bukkit
+import org.bukkit.entity.Player
+import org.bukkit.event.HandlerList
+import org.bukkit.event.Listener
+import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin
+import org.bukkit.scheduler.BukkitTask
+
+open class GameState(
+    val name: String,
+    protected val gameManager: GameManager,
+    protected val plugin: JavaPlugin,
+    protected val durationSeconds: Int? = null
+) {
+
+    private val listeners = mutableListOf<Listener>()
+    private var tickTask: BukkitTask? = null
+    private var remainingSeconds: Int = durationSeconds ?: 0
+    private var isActive: Boolean = false
+
+    open fun onEnter(previous: GameState?) {
+        isActive = true
+        remainingSeconds = durationSeconds ?: 0
+
+        if (durationSeconds != null && durationSeconds > 0) {
+            startTicking()
+        }
+    }
+
+    open fun onTick() {
+    }
+
+    open fun onEndOfDuration() {
+    }
+
+    open fun onExit(next: GameState?) {
+        isActive = false
+        stopTicking()
+        unregisterAllListeners()
+    }
+
+    private fun startTicking() {
+        tickTask = Bukkit.getScheduler().runTaskTimer(plugin, Runnable {
+            if (!isActive) {
+                stopTicking()
+                return@Runnable
+            }
+
+            try {
+                onTick()
+            } catch (e: Exception) {
+                plugin.logger.severe("Error during onTick for state $name: ${e.message}")
+                e.printStackTrace()
+            }
+
+            if (durationSeconds != null && remainingSeconds > 0) {
+                remainingSeconds--
+
+                if (remainingSeconds <= 0) {
+                    try {
+                        onEndOfDuration()
+                    } catch (e: Exception) {
+                        plugin.logger.severe("Error during onEndOfDuration for state $name: ${e.message}")
+                        e.printStackTrace()
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }, 20L, 20L)
+    }
+
+    private fun stopTicking() {
+        tickTask?.cancel()
+        tickTask = null
+    }
+
+    protected fun registerListener(listener: Listener) {
+        listeners.add(listener)
+        Bukkit.getPluginManager().registerEvents(listener, plugin)
+    }
+
+    private fun unregisterAllListeners() {
+        listeners.forEach { listener ->
+            HandlerList.unregisterAll(listener)
+        }
+        listeners.clear()
+    }
+
+    protected fun transitionTo(next: GameState) {
+        gameManager.transitionTo(next)
+    }
+
+    protected fun broadcast(message: String) {
+        Bukkit.broadcastMessage(message)
+    }
+
+    protected fun forAlivePlayers(action: (Player) -> Unit) {
+        Bukkit.getOnlinePlayers()
+            .filter { !it.isDead }
+            .forEach { player ->
+                try {
+                    action(player)
+                } catch (e: Exception) {
+                    plugin.logger.warning("Error executing action for player ${player.name}: ${e.message}")
+                }
+            }
+    }
+
+    fun getRemainingSeconds(): Int = remainingSeconds
+}