diff --git a/snippets/back_to_home.html b/snippets/back_to_home.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 605c874..0000000
--- a/snippets/back_to_home.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-<p>Sorry! This room is already full. Maybe try another one?</p>
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index a20b552..f333a03 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ struct Args {
     // Port number for server
     #[clap(short, long, default_value_t = 8000)]
     port: u16,
-    #[clap(short, long, default_value = "localhost")]
+    #[clap(short, long, default_value = "http://127.0.0.1:8000")]
     base_url: String,
 }
 
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ fn rocket() -> _ {
 
 #[get("/?<roomname>")]
 async fn index(mut roomname: String) -> Template {
+    // remove whitespace from roomname
+    roomname = roomname.split_whitespace().collect();
     // generate roomname if there is none yet
     if roomname.chars().count() == 0 {
         roomname = names::get_random_name().await;
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ async fn index(mut roomname: String) -> Template {
     }
 }
 
-#[get("/room?<roomname>&<token>")]
-async fn room(roomname: &str, token: usize) -> String{
+#[get("/room?<roomname>&<token>&<player1>")]
+async fn room(roomname: &str, token: usize, player1: bool) -> String{
     "hey gamer".to_string()
 }
diff --git a/src/rooms.rs b/src/rooms.rs
index e4621ee..c42203b 100644
--- a/src/rooms.rs
+++ b/src/rooms.rs
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@ pub struct Room {
 
 impl Room {
     pub fn new() -> Room {
-        let random: usize = thread_rng().gen();
+        // generate room token
+        let tok: usize = thread_rng().gen();
+        // flip coin to see who starts
         Room {
             full: false,
-            token: random,
+            token: tok,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/templates.rs b/src/templates.rs
index c9c2f10..fe13e81 100644
--- a/src/templates.rs
+++ b/src/templates.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 use rocket_dyn_templates::Template;
 use clap::Parser;
 
-
-
 lazy_static! {
     static ref ARGS: Args = Args::parse();
 }
@@ -11,7 +9,7 @@ lazy_static! {
 #[derive(Parser, Debug)]
 #[clap(about, version, author)]
 struct Args {
-    #[clap(short, long, default_value = "localhost")]
+    #[clap(short, long, default_value = "http://127.0.0.1:8000")]
     base_url: String,
 }
 
@@ -21,13 +19,13 @@ pub fn get_back_to_home(roomname: &str) -> Template {
 
 pub fn join_new_room(roomname: &str, token: usize) -> Template {
     let message = format!("your room is \"{}\"! copy your link and send it to a friend to let them join", roomname);
-    let link_url = link_url_from(roomname, token);
+    let link_url = link_url_from(roomname, token, true);
     join_template_from(&message, "let me in!", &link_url, "url_button", roomname)
 }
 
 pub fn join_room(roomname: &str, token: usize) -> Template {
     let message = format!("your room is \"{}\"! someone is already waiting in this room!", roomname);
-    let link_url = link_url_from(roomname, token);
+    let link_url = link_url_from(roomname, token, false);
     join_template_from(&message, "let me in!", &link_url, "hidden", roomname)
 }
 
@@ -42,6 +40,6 @@ fn join_template_from(message: &str, link: &str, link_url: &str, hide_url_button
     Template::render("join", context)
 }
 
-fn link_url_from(roomname: &str, token: usize) -> String{
-    format!("./room?roomname={}&token={}", roomname, token)
+fn link_url_from(roomname: &str, token: usize, player1: bool) -> String{
+    format!("./room?roomname={}&token={}&player1={}", roomname, token, player1)
 }
diff --git a/static/script.js b/static/script.js
index 2c953c5..d65ea62 100644
--- a/static/script.js
+++ b/static/script.js
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ function copyURI(evt) {
     evt.preventDefault();
     navigator.clipboard.writeText(evt.target.getAttribute('href')).then(() => {
       /* clipboard successfully set */
+    document.getElementById("urlForCopy").innerHTML = "copied";
     }, () => {
       /* clipboard write failed */
+        document.getElementById("urlForCopy").innerHTML = "failed to copy :\(";
     });
 }
 
diff --git a/static/style.css b/static/style.css
index 5dd81dc..65cc374 100644
--- a/static/style.css
+++ b/static/style.css
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
   --accent1: #accce4;
 }
 
+* {
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 0;
+   }
+
 body,
 html {
   color: var(--text);
@@ -19,8 +24,10 @@ html {
   justify-content: center;
   width: 100%;
   height: 100%;
+  size: 100%;
   margin: 0;
   padding: 0;
+  scrollbar-color: var(--accent1);
 }
 
 ::selection {
@@ -45,12 +52,12 @@ footer {
   overflow: visible;
   left: 0;
   display: flex;
-  height: 10%;
   bottom: 0;
   width: 100%;
-  font-size: 3em;
+  font-size: 16pt;
   justify-content: center;
   align-items: center;
+  height: 10%;
 }
 
 .contentdiv {
@@ -58,8 +65,9 @@ footer {
   flex-direction: column;
   align-items: center;
   align-self: center;
-  height: 90%;
+  min-height: 90%;
   justify-content: center;
+  width: 100%;
 }
 
 button,
@@ -68,8 +76,8 @@ a,
 p {
   line-height: 1.84em;
   border-radius: 0.48em;
-  font-size: 32pt;
-  margin: 0.5em;
+  font-size: 24pt;
+  margin-top: 0.5em;
   text-align: center;
   font-family: "Sen", sans-serif;
   line-break: anywhere;
@@ -79,10 +87,10 @@ a,
 button,
 input {
   outline: none;
-  padding: 2%;
   background-color: var(--background);
   color: var(--text);
   border: 0.12em solid var(--text);
+  width: 90%;
 }
 
 input {
diff --git a/templates/join.html.hbs b/templates/join.html.hbs
index e6ecb08..1eb1c2a 100644
--- a/templates/join.html.hbs
+++ b/templates/join.html.hbs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   <div class="contentdiv">
     <p>{{message}}</p><br />
     <a
+      title="copy to clipboard"
       onclick="copyURI(event)"
       id="urlForCopy"
       class="{{hide_url_button}}"