diff --git a/haskellscrabble.cabal b/haskellscrabble.cabal
--- a/haskellscrabble.cabal
+++ b/haskellscrabble.cabal
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 -- documentation, see http://haskell.org/cabal/users-guide/
 
 name:                haskellscrabble
-version:             1.1
+version:             1.2
 synopsis:            A scrabble library capturing the core game logic of scrabble.
 description:         A scrabble library which enforces legal transitions between moves. Intended to facilitate the development of a playable game.
 homepage:            http://www.github.com/happy0/haskellscrabble
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
   other-modules:       Wordify.Rules.Game.Internal
 
   build-depends:       base < 5, containers, array, random, mtl, transformers, QuickCheck, 
-                       parsec, unordered-containers, semigroups, errors < 2.0, safe, split, arrows
+                       parsec, unordered-containers, semigroups, errors < 2.0, listsafe, safe, split, arrows
   hs-source-dirs:      src
   
 test-suite tests
diff --git a/src/Wordify/Rules/Game.hs b/src/Wordify/Rules/Game.hs
--- a/src/Wordify/Rules/Game.hs
+++ b/src/Wordify/Rules/Game.hs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
                           player2,
                           optionalPlayers,
                           currentPlayer,
+                          getPlayer,
                           playerNumber,
                           GameStatus(InProgress, Finished),
                           players,
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@
   import Safe
   import Control.Monad
   import Control.Applicative
+  import qualified Data.List.Safe as LS
 
   {- |
     Starts a new game. 
@@ -97,6 +99,9 @@
 
   players :: Game -> [Player]
   players game = [player1 game, player2 game] ++ optionalsToPlayers (optionalPlayers game)
+
+  getPlayer :: Game -> Int -> Maybe Player
+  getPlayer game playerNumber = (players game) LS.!! playerNumber
 
   numberOfPlayers :: Game -> Int
   numberOfPlayers game = 2 + maybe 0 (\(_, maybePlayer4) -> if isJust maybePlayer4 then 2 else 1) (optionalPlayers game)