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-Gameplay API endpoints (within a current game)
-==============================================
+Empires Game Protocol
+=====================
+Version: 0.5
+
+For a specific game the following API endpoints are defined.
+(Note: Only the trailing portion of the API URI is provided here.
+ The preceding portions of the path must be determined externally.)
+
 /events
 
     This is a server-sent events stream that allows the server to push
@@ -43,6 +49,35 @@ Gameplay API endpoints (within a current game)
 		event: player-leave
 		data: {"id":3}
 
+	TYPE: game-state
+
+	WHEN: When client first connects and whenever game state changes
+
+	VALUES: Event gives both the old and new state. Game state
+	        Each will be one of the following:
+
+		none: Pseudo-state used as old_state when game is started
+		join: Players are choosing characters and joining the game
+                reveal: Character names are being revealed to players
+                capture: Players are guessing characters in capture attempts
+
+	EXAMPLES:
+
+		event: game-state
+                data: {"old_state":"none","new_state":"join"}
+
+		event: game-state
+                data: {"old_state":"join","new_state":"reveal"}
+
+	TYPE: character-reveal
+
+	WHEN: Periodically during the "reveal" state of the game
+
+	EXAMPLE:
+
+		event: character-reveal
+                data: {"character":"Albert Einstein"}
+
 	TYPE: capture
 
 	WHEN: When one player captures another
@@ -66,6 +101,22 @@ Gameplay API endpoints (within a current game)
 
     Behavior: Removes an existing player with the given ID
 
+/reveal
+
+    Method: POST
+
+    When: Only valid when in game state of JOIN
+
+    Behavior: Change state to REVEAL; reveal character names to all clienta
+
+/start
+
+    Method: POST
+
+    When: Only valid when in game state of REVEAL
+
+    Behavior: Change game state to CAPTURE
+
 /reset
 
     Method: POST