diff --git a/src/game/Game.test.ts b/src/game/Game.test.ts
index dcdd322..8a0c7fb 100644
--- a/src/game/Game.test.ts
+++ b/src/game/Game.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import "jest"
-import {Game, SelectionMode} from "./Game"
+import {EndState, Game, SelectionMode} from "./Game"
 
 describe("GameState", () => {
     const threeByThreeMatrix = [
@@ -8,28 +8,30 @@ describe("GameState", () => {
         "02", "12", "22",
     ]
 
+    const unrestrictedBuffer = 999
+    const unlimitedTime = 999 * 1000
+
     test("getting size works", () => {
-        expect((new Game([])).size).toEqual(0)
-        expect((new Game(["00"])).size).toEqual(1)
+        expect((new Game(["00"], [["AA"]], unrestrictedBuffer, unlimitedTime)).size).toEqual(1)
         expect((new Game([
                             "00", "01",
                             "10", "11",
-                         ])).size).toEqual(2)
+                         ], [], unrestrictedBuffer, unlimitedTime)).size).toEqual(2)
     });
 
     test("getting cell works", () => {
-        const game = new Game(threeByThreeMatrix);
+        const game = new Game(threeByThreeMatrix, [["AA"]], unrestrictedBuffer, unlimitedTime);
         expect(game.getCell(0, 2)).toEqual("02")
     });
-    
+
     describe("picking", () => {
         test("starts with free pick", () => {
-            const game = new Game([]);
+            const game = new Game([], [["AA"]], 1, unlimitedTime);
             expect(game.state).toEqual({selectionMode: SelectionMode.FreePick})
         });
-    
+
         test("picking cells works", () => {
-            const game = new Game(threeByThreeMatrix);
+            const game = new Game(threeByThreeMatrix, [["AA"]], unrestrictedBuffer, unlimitedTime);
             game.pick(0, 0);
             expect(game.state).toEqual({selectionMode: SelectionMode.RowPick, column: 0});
             expect(() => game.pick(0, 2)).toThrow();
@@ -38,11 +40,115 @@ describe("GameState", () => {
         });
 
         test("picking outside of range fails", () => {
-            const game = new Game(threeByThreeMatrix);
+            const game = new Game(threeByThreeMatrix, [], unrestrictedBuffer, unlimitedTime);
             expect(() => game.pick(-1, 0)).toThrow();
             expect(() => game.pick(0, -1)).toThrow();
             expect(() => game.pick(3, 0)).toThrow();
             expect(() => game.pick(0, 3)).toThrow();
         });
+
+        test("picking fills buffer, fulfills sequence", () => {
+            const simpleSequence = ["00", "10", "20"]
+            const game = new Game(threeByThreeMatrix, [simpleSequence], unrestrictedBuffer, unlimitedTime);
+            expect(game.getSequences()).toEqual([{sequence: simpleSequence, numberOfFulfilled: 0}])
+            game.pick(0, 0);
+            expect(game.buffer).toEqual(["00"]);
+            expect(game.getSequences()).toEqual([{sequence: simpleSequence, numberOfFulfilled: 1}])
+        });
+
+        test("picking fulfills second sequence occurence", () => {
+            const sequence = ["AA", "BB", "CC"]
+            const game = new Game([
+                    "AA", "AA", "BB",
+                    "BB", "CC", "AA",
+                    "CC", "CC", "CC",
+                ], [sequence], unrestrictedBuffer, unlimitedTime);
+            expect(game.getSequences()).toEqual([{sequence: sequence, numberOfFulfilled: 0}])
+            game.pick(0, 0);
+            expect(game.getSequences()).toEqual([{sequence: sequence, numberOfFulfilled: 1}])
+            game.pick(2, 0);
+            expect(game.getSequences()).toEqual([{sequence: sequence, numberOfFulfilled: 2}])
+            game.pick(2, 1);
+            expect(game.getSequences()).toEqual([{sequence: sequence, numberOfFulfilled: 1}])
+            game.pick(0, 1);
+            expect(game.getSequences()).toEqual([{sequence: sequence, numberOfFulfilled: 2}])
+            game.pick(0, 2);
+            expect(game.getSequences()).toEqual([{sequence: sequence, numberOfFulfilled: 3}])
+        });
     });
+
+    describe("game end conditions", () => {
+        test("game won", () => {
+            const game = new Game([
+                    "AA", "AA", "BB",
+                    "BB", "CC", "AA",
+                    "CC", "CC", "CC",
+                ], [["AA", "BB", "CC"]], 3, unlimitedTime)
+            game.pick(0, 0)
+            game.pick(2, 0)
+            game.pick(2, 2)
+            expect(game.state).toEqual(EndState.Won)
+            expect(() => game.pick(0, 2)).toThrow();
+        })
+
+        test("game loose", () => {
+            const game = new Game([
+                    "AA", "AA", "BB",
+                    "BB", "CC", "AA",
+                    "CC", "CC", "CC",
+                ], [["AA", "BB", "CC"]], 3, unlimitedTime)
+            game.pick(0, 0)
+            game.pick(1, 0)
+            game.pick(1, 2)
+            expect(game.state).toEqual(EndState.Lost)
+            expect(() => game.pick(2, 2)).toThrow();
+        })
+    });
+
+    describe("time management", () => {
+        let currentTimeProgress: number
+
+        beforeEach(() => {
+            jest.useFakeTimers()
+            currentTimeProgress = 0
+            Date.now = jest.fn(() => {
+                return currentTimeProgress
+            })
+        })
+
+        function fakeTimeProgress(ms: number) {
+            currentTimeProgress += ms
+            jest.advanceTimersByTime(ms)
+        }
+
+        test("loosing through timeout works", () => {
+            const game = new Game([
+                "AA", "AA", "BB",
+                "BB", "CC", "AA",
+                "CC", "CC", "CC",
+            ], [["AA"]], 3, 10_000)
+            fakeTimeProgress(1_000)
+            expect(game.remainingMilliseconds).toEqual(9_000)
+            fakeTimeProgress(1_000)
+            expect(game.remainingMilliseconds).toEqual(8_000)
+            fakeTimeProgress(8_000)
+            expect(game.state).toEqual(EndState.Lost)
+            expect(game.remainingMilliseconds).toEqual(0)
+            fakeTimeProgress(1_000)
+            expect(game.remainingMilliseconds).toEqual(0)
+        })
+
+        test("clock stops when game is won", () => {
+            const game = new Game([
+                "AA", "AA", "BB",
+                "BB", "CC", "AA",
+                "CC", "CC", "CC",
+            ], [["AA"]], 3, 10_000)
+            fakeTimeProgress(1_000)
+            game.pick(0, 0)
+            expect(game.remainingMilliseconds).toEqual(9_000)
+            fakeTimeProgress(1_000)
+            expect(game.remainingMilliseconds).toEqual(9_000)
+        })
+    })
 });
diff --git a/src/game/Game.ts b/src/game/Game.ts
index 7c62e3b..f6fda32 100644
--- a/src/game/Game.ts
+++ b/src/game/Game.ts
@@ -71,18 +71,86 @@ class IllegalMoveError extends Error {
     }
 }
 
+interface Sequence {
+    sequence: string[]
+    numberOfFulfilled: number
+}
+
 export class Game {
     state: State = {selectionMode: SelectionMode.FreePick}
     public readonly size: number
+    public readonly buffer: string[] = []
+    private readonly timeoutInterval: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>
+    private readonly startTimeTimeStamp: number
+    private endTimestamp: number | null = null
 
-    constructor(public readonly matrix: string[]) {
+    constructor(
+        public readonly matrix: string[],
+        private readonly sequences: string[][],
+        public readonly maxBufferLength: number,
+        public readonly timeout: number,
+    ) {
         this.size = Math.sqrt(matrix.length)
+        this.timeoutInterval = setTimeout(() => {
+                this.state = EndState.Lost
+                this.stopClock()
+            },
+            this.timeout)
+        this.startTimeTimeStamp = Date.now()
     }
 
-    getCell(row: number, column: number) {
+    get remainingMilliseconds(): number {
+        if (this.endTimestamp) {
+            return this.timeout - (this.endTimestamp - this.startTimeTimeStamp)
+        }
+        return this.timeout - (Date.now() - this.startTimeTimeStamp)
+    }
+
+    getCell(row: number, column: number): string {
         return this.matrix[row + column * this.size]
     }
 
+    getSequences(): Sequence[] {
+        return this.sequences.map(sequence => {
+            let longestPrefixLength = 0
+            for (let i = 0; i < this.buffer.length; ++i) {
+                let prefixLength = 0;
+                for (let j = 0; j < Math.min(sequence.length, this.buffer.length - i); ++j) {
+                    if (this.buffer[i + j] != sequence[j]) {
+                        // abort sequence
+                        prefixLength = 0
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    ++prefixLength;
+                }
+                longestPrefixLength = Math.max(longestPrefixLength, prefixLength);
+            }
+
+            return {
+                sequence: sequence,
+                numberOfFulfilled: longestPrefixLength,
+            }
+        })
+    }
+
+    private stopClock(): void {
+        clearTimeout(this.timeoutInterval)
+        this.endTimestamp = Date.now()
+    }
+
+    private checkEndGame(): void {
+        const isSequenceFulfilled = (sequence: Sequence) => sequence.sequence.length === sequence.numberOfFulfilled
+        if (this.getSequences().every(isSequenceFulfilled)) {
+            this.stopClock()
+            this.state = EndState.Won
+        } else {
+            this.stopClock()
+            if (this.buffer.length >= this.maxBufferLength) {
+                this.state = EndState.Lost
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     pick(row: number, column: number): void {
         if (row < 0 || column < 0 || row >= this.size || column >= this.size) {
             throw new IllegalMoveError()
@@ -91,7 +159,9 @@ export class Game {
         matchState({
             Won: () => {throw new IllegalMoveError()},
             Lost: () => {throw new IllegalMoveError()},
-            InProgress: (selectionMode) =>
+            InProgress: (selectionMode) => {
+                this.buffer.push(this.getCell(row, column))
+
                 matchSelectionState({
                     Free: () => {
                         this.state = {
@@ -119,7 +189,10 @@ export class Game {
                             throw new IllegalMoveError()
                         }
                     },
-                })(selectionMode),
+                })(selectionMode)
+            }
         })(this.state)
+
+        this.checkEndGame();
     }
 }