diff --git a/card_stack.gd b/card_stack.gd
index 6d141aa..4f1ca8e 100644
--- a/card_stack.gd
+++ b/card_stack.gd
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 class_name CardStack
 extends Node3D
 
-var _card_height: float = 0.06
+var _card_height: float = 0.02
 
 @export var playing_card_scene: PackedScene
 
 func add_card(card: PlayingCard) -> void:
 	var height = self.get_child_count() * _card_height
 	self.add_child(card)
-	card.translate(Vector3(0, height, 0))
+	card.rotate(Vector3.FORWARD, randf_range(-0.3, 0.3))
+	card.translate(Vector3.BACK * height)
 
 func add_card_by_id(card_id: int) -> void:
 	var playing_card: PlayingCard = playing_card_scene.instantiate()
diff --git a/components/web_client_tcp.gd b/components/web_client_tcp.gd
index 5859ccf..f540fc0 100644
--- a/components/web_client_tcp.gd
+++ b/components/web_client_tcp.gd
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ signal received_expected_bet(client_id: String, expected_bet: int)
 signal new_round_started()
 signal cards_received(cards: Dictionary)
 signal trump_received(trump_id: int)
-signal received_bet_request(disallowed_bet: int)
+signal received_bet_request(disallowed_bet: int, current_round: int)
 signal received_win()
 signal received_winning_client(client_id: String)
 signal notify_play_card_request()
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func _handle_response(response: String) -> void:
 				data["bet"],
 			)
 		"request_bet":
-			received_bet_request.emit.call_deferred(data["disallowed_bet"])
+			received_bet_request.emit.call_deferred(data["disallowed_bet"], data["round"])
 		"begin_playing_cards":
 			# all players know it's time to play
 			print(data)
diff --git a/game.tscn b/game.tscn
index 8995bf5..47285a6 100644
--- a/game.tscn
+++ b/game.tscn
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ size_flags_horizontal = 3
 layout_mode = 2
 text = "Send"
 
-[node name="GameUI" type="Control" parent="HBoxContainer" node_paths=PackedStringArray("web_client", "start_game_button", "play_card_button", "bet_container", "bet_input")]
+[node name="GameUI" type="Control" parent="HBoxContainer" node_paths=PackedStringArray("web_client", "start_game_button", "play_card_button", "bet_container", "bet_input", "round_label")]
 layout_mode = 2
 size_flags_horizontal = 3
 mouse_filter = 2
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ start_game_button = NodePath("StartGameButton")
 play_card_button = NodePath("PlayCardButton")
 bet_container = NodePath("BetContainer")
 bet_input = NodePath("BetContainer/BetInput")
+round_label = NodePath("RoundLabel")
 
 [node name="StartGameButton" type="Button" parent="HBoxContainer/GameUI"]
 visible = false
@@ -186,6 +187,7 @@ disabled = true
 text = "Play Card"
 
 [node name="BetContainer" type="VBoxContainer" parent="HBoxContainer/GameUI"]
+visible = false
 layout_mode = 1
 anchors_preset = 2
 anchor_top = 1.0
@@ -247,6 +249,17 @@ offset_bottom = 373.0
 grow_horizontal = 2
 text = "YOU WON!!!!!!"
 
+[node name="RoundLabel" type="Label" parent="HBoxContainer/GameUI"]
+layout_mode = 1
+anchors_preset = 1
+anchor_left = 1.0
+anchor_right = 1.0
+offset_left = -100.0
+offset_top = 60.0
+offset_right = -60.0
+offset_bottom = 83.0
+grow_horizontal = 0
+
 [node name="EnvironmentManager" type="Node3D" parent="." node_paths=PackedStringArray("web_client", "card_stack", "own_player_hand", "hand_markers_3", "hand_markers_4", "hand_markers_5", "hand_markers_6")]
 script = ExtResource("4_7jktm")
 web_client = NodePath("../WebClientTCP")
@@ -292,7 +305,7 @@ transform = Transform3D(-0.5, 0.836516, 0.224144, 0, 0.258819, -0.965925, -0.866
 transform = Transform3D(0.7, 0, 0, 0, 0.7, 0, 0, 0, 0.7, 0, 0, 0.704226)
 
 [node name="CardStack" type="Marker3D" parent="EnvironmentManager"]
-transform = Transform3D(0.957037, -0.289967, -1.26749e-08, 1.48302e-15, -4.37114e-08, 1, -0.289967, -0.957036, -4.18334e-08, -0.0775449, 0.372575, 0.973012)
+transform = Transform3D(1, 0, 0, 0, -4.37114e-08, 1, 0, -0.999999, -4.37114e-08, -0.0775449, 0.372575, 0.973012)
 script = ExtResource("8_j5wjh")
 playing_card_scene = ExtResource("6_eow3j")
 
diff --git a/game_client.gd b/game_client.gd
index 4f08ec5..9687f57 100644
--- a/game_client.gd
+++ b/game_client.gd
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ extends Node
 @export var play_card_button: Button
 @export var bet_container: Control
 @export var bet_input: LineEdit
+@export var round_label: Label
 
 var _is_host: bool = false
 var _current_player_count: int = 0
@@ -63,6 +64,10 @@ func _update_player_count(player_count: int) -> void:
 	else:
 		start_game_button.hide()
 
+func _set_current_round(round: int) -> void:
+	_current_round = round
+	round_label.text = str(_current_round)
+
 func _on_web_client_tcp_client_joined_lobby(client_name: String, connected_client_names: Array[String]) -> void:
 	_update_player_count(connected_client_names.size())
 
@@ -74,11 +79,13 @@ func _on_player_hand_card_selected(card_id: int) -> void:
 
 func _on_submit_bet_button_pressed() -> void:
 	bet_container.hide()
+	print("current round! " + str(_current_round))
 	web_client.submit_bet(int(bet_input.text.strip_edges()), _current_round)
 
-func _on_web_client_tcp_received_bet_request(disallowed_bet: int) -> void:
+func _on_web_client_tcp_received_bet_request(disallowed_bet: int, current_round: int) -> void:
 	bet_input.text = ""
 	bet_container.show()
+	_set_current_round(current_round)
 
 func _on_web_client_tcp_request_next_round() -> void:
 	_start_next_round()
diff --git a/number_input.gd b/number_input.gd
index 735cd77..3d063c5 100644
--- a/number_input.gd
+++ b/number_input.gd
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func _on_text_changed(new_text: String) -> void:
 		submit_button.disabled = false
 		error_label.text = ""
 
-func _on_web_client_tcp_received_bet_request(disallowed_bet: int) -> void:
+func _on_web_client_tcp_received_bet_request(disallowed_bet: int, current_round: int) -> void:
 	set_disallowed_bet(disallowed_bet)
 	if disallowed_bet == -1:
 		disallowed_bet_label.text = "Bet anything"
diff --git a/server_tcp.py b/server_tcp.py
index abe3093..8a6f6c7 100644
--- a/server_tcp.py
+++ b/server_tcp.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class Lobby:
         self.client_playing_order = []
         self.client_bets = {} # client_id: bet
         # self.currently_playing_client = 0 # index of client_playing_order
+        self.current_round = 0
 
 class Client:
 
@@ -201,6 +202,7 @@ class LobbyManager:
             json.dumps({
                 "response": "request_bet",
                 "disallowed_bet": disallowed_bet,
+                "round": self.get_lobby(lobby_id).current_round,
             })
         )
 
@@ -409,6 +411,8 @@ async def process_input(message: str, websocket) -> None:
             data_object["cards"],
             lobby.client_playing_order,
         )
+
+        lobby_manager.get_lobby(data_object["lobby_id"]).current_round = 1
     
         print(f"Lobby {lobby_id} is starting the game, playing order is: {lobby.client_playing_order}")
 
@@ -434,6 +438,7 @@ async def process_input(message: str, websocket) -> None:
 
         # Reset bets
         lobby_manager.get_lobby(lobby_id).client_bets = {}
+        lobby_manager.get_lobby(data_object["lobby_id"]).current_round += 1
 
         await lobby_manager.spread_cards(
             lobby_id,
@@ -482,6 +487,7 @@ async def process_input(message: str, websocket) -> None:
                 playing_client_id,
                 json.dumps({
                     "response": "request_card",
+                    "round": lobby_manager.get_lobby(lobby_id).current_round
                 }),
             )
 
@@ -492,7 +498,10 @@ async def process_input(message: str, websocket) -> None:
             if last_client_index == (player_count - 2):
                 # last client to bet; limit bet options
                 total_bet = sum(lobby_manager.get_lobby(lobby_id).client_bets.values())
-                disallowed_bet = total_bet - data_object["round"]
+                disallowed_bet = data_object["round"] - total_bet
+                print(f"bets: {data_object["round"]} / {total_bet}")
+                if disallowed_bet < 0:
+                    disallowed_bet = -1
 
             await lobby_manager.request_bet(
                 lobby_id,