diff --git a/quartett.py b/quartett.py
index b5aa1ab..2473250 100644
--- a/quartett.py
+++ b/quartett.py
@@ -7,19 +7,25 @@ __email__ = ""
 import random
 import clean_input
 import itertools
-
+import copy
 
 # Game
 
 def central_function():
-    ''' does everything, keeps order'''
+    '''
+    does everything, keeps order
+    '''
 
     active = 0  # contains index of the active player
 
     switch = True
 
     card_stack, players_with_cards, players = initialize()
-    print(players)
+    print("players",players) # debug
+    print("card stack", card_stack) # debug
+    for i in range(len(players)): # debug
+        pretty_print_deck(players_with_cards, i) # debug
+    print("active", active) # debug
     drop_cards(players_with_cards)
     while switch:
         round(card_stack, players_with_cards, players, active)
@@ -27,8 +33,8 @@ def central_function():
         for i in range(len(players)):  # check if any card deck is empty
             switch = bool(players_with_cards[i]['cards_on_hand'])
 
-        for i in itertools.cycle(range(len(players))):  # rotate active player
-            active = i
+        #for i in itertools.cycle(range(len(players))):  # rotate active player
+          #  active = i
     # the_winner_is()
 
 
@@ -42,37 +48,50 @@ def round(card_stack, players_with_cards, players, active):
     switch = True
 
     while switch:
-        players_without_active = players
-        players_without_active.remove(active)
+        players_without_active = copy.copy(players)
+        players_without_active.pop(active)
         print('Folgende Spieler stehen zur Verfügung:')
         print(players_without_active)
-        # needs clean.io, chosen_player enthält den index in der players liste
-        chosen_player = clean_input.io_str('Welchen Spieler möchtest du befragen?',
-                                           players_without_active)
-        player_request = clean_input.io_card_selection('Welche Karte möchtest du haben?')
+        # chosen_player enthält den index in der players liste
+        chosen_player = players.index(clean_input.io_str(
+                       'Welchen Spieler möchtest du befragen? ', players_without_active))
+        print("chosen player", chosen_player)
+        player_request = clean_input.io_card_selection('Welche Karte möchtest du haben? ')
 
         if player_request in players_with_cards[chosen_player]['cards_on_hand']:
             steal(active, chosen_player, players_with_cards, player_request)
             drop_cards(players_with_cards, active)
 
         else:
+            print("Diese Karte hat der Spieler nicht, Ende der Runde")
             # end of round
-            # except if stack is not empty, which is only the case with two players
+            # except if stack is not empty, which is not only the case with two players
             if card_stack == True:
                 # last card from the stack gets added to active player's hand
                 players_with_cards[active]['cards_on_hand'].append(card_stack.pop())
 
             switch = False
 
+def pretty_print_deck(players_with_cards, player):
+    """
+    prints the cards in a players deck in a readable format
+    """
+
+    pretty_deck = []
+    for card in players_with_cards[player]['cards_on_hand']:
+        pretty_deck.append(card['number'] + card['letter'])
+    print("Dein Deck: ", pretty_deck)
 
 def steal(active, chosen_player, players_with_cards, player_request):
     """
     defines how the active players steals cards from chosen player
     :return: None
     """
-
+    print("player", chosen_player, "hat die Karte, die du haben möchtest und sie wandert in dein Deck.")
+    card_index = players_with_cards[chosen_player]['cards_on_hand'].index(player_request)
     players_with_cards[active]['cards_on_hand'].append(
-        players_with_cards[chosen_player]['cards_on_hand'].pop(player_request))
+        players_with_cards[chosen_player]['cards_on_hand'].pop(card_index))
+    pretty_print_deck(players_with_cards, active)
 
 
 def drop_cards(players_with_cards, active=None):
@@ -173,7 +192,9 @@ def the_winner_is():
 
 # Call central_function() only if quartett.py is the main module
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    p = {'player': 'player1', 'cards_on_hand': [{'id': '27', 'number': '3', 'letter': 'd'},
+    central_function()
+    
+"""p = {'player': 'player1', 'cards_on_hand': [{'id': '27', 'number': '3', 'letter': 'd'},
                                                 {'id': '3', 'number': '0', 'letter': 'd'},
                                                 {'id': '25', 'number': '3', 'letter': 'd'},
                                                 {'id': '19', 'number': '2', 'letter': 'd'},
@@ -184,8 +205,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
                                                 {'id': '9', 'number': '1', 'letter': 'b'},
                                                 {'id': '7', 'number': '0', 'letter': 'h'}],
          'quartet': 0}
-    drop_cards_help(p)
-    # central_function()
+    drop_cards_help(p)"""
+
 
 '''
 players_with_cards = [