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+-- Name --> Type --> Default --> Nullability --> Constraint
+
+CREATE TABLE lobby
+(
+    lobby_code  VARCHAR(5)                      PRIMARY KEY,
+    created_at  TIMESTAMP WITHOUT TIME ZONE     DEFAULT NOW() NOT NULL -- plan is to use this to delete stale lobbies
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE player
+(
+    id          BIGINT          GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
+    lobby_code  VARCHAR(5)      NOT NULL REFERENCES lobby (lobby_code) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    username    VARCHAR(20)     NOT NULL,
+    is_host     BOOLEAN         DEFAULT FALSE NOT NULL,
+    team        VARCHAR(4)      NOT NULL,
+    role        VARCHAR(9)      NOT NULL,
+
+    CONSTRAINT check_player_team
+        CHECK (team IN ('RED', 'BLUE')),
+    CONSTRAINT check_player_role
+        CHECK (role IN ('OPERATIVE', 'SPYMASTER')),
+    CONSTRAINT unique_player_per_lobby -- ask team if username in lobby has to be unique or not
+        UNIQUE (lobby_code, username)
+);
+
+
+CREATE TABLE game_state
+(
+    lobby_code          VARCHAR(5)      PRIMARY KEY REFERENCES lobby (lobby_code) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    current_turn        VARCHAR(4)      NOT NULL,
+    current_phase       VARCHAR(9)      NOT NULL,
+    clue_word           VARCHAR(20),
+    clue_guess_amount   INT             DEFAULT 0,
+    remaining_guesses   INT             DEFAULT 0,
+
+    CONSTRAINT check_game_turn
+        CHECK (current_turn IN ('RED', 'BLUE')),
+    CONSTRAINT check_game_phase
+        CHECK (current_phase IN ('SPYMASTER', 'OPERATIVE'))
+);
+
+-- each lobby will have 25 entries in the card table
+CREATE TABLE card
+(
+    id              BIGINT          GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
+    lobby_code      VARCHAR(5)      NOT NULL REFERENCES lobby (lobby_code) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    position        INT             NOT NULL,
+    word            VARCHAR(11)     NOT NULL,
+    color           VARCHAR(8)      NOT NULL,
+    is_guessed      BOOLEAN         DEFAULT FALSE NOT NULL,
+
+    CONSTRAINT check_card_position
+        CHECK (position BETWEEN 0 AND 24),
+    CONSTRAINT check_card_color
+        CHECK (color IN ('RED', 'BLUE', 'NEUTRAL', 'ASSASSIN')),
+    CONSTRAINT unique_card_position_per_game
+        UNIQUE (lobby_code, position)
+);
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