diff --git a/draftbot/draftbot.go b/draftbot/draftbot.go
index 22f778c..783b9ae 100644
--- a/draftbot/draftbot.go
+++ b/draftbot/draftbot.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ type DraftBot struct {
 	API      BotInterface
 	Name     string
 	Rooms    map[string]roomInfo
-	Sessions map[string]session
+	Sessions map[string]*session
 }
 
 type roomInfo struct {
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func NewDraftBot(botAPI BotInterface, name string) *DraftBot {
 	return &DraftBot{
 		API:      botAPI,
 		Name:     name,
-		Sessions: make(map[string]session),
+		Sessions: make(map[string]*session),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ func (d *DraftBot) handleMessage(roomid string, msg room.Message) {
 		d.commands(commandMap{
 			// Player wants to join the session
 			"join": d.cmdJoinSession,
+			// Owner wants to start the session (but not partecipate)
+			"start": d.cmdfnOnlyOwner(d.cmdStartSession),
 		})(roomid, msg)
 		return
 	}
@@ -93,7 +95,6 @@ func (d *DraftBot) handleMessage(roomid string, msg room.Message) {
 	d.commands(commandMap{
 		// Player has picked a card
 		"pick": d.cmdPickCard,
-
 		// Owner wants to start the session
 		"start": d.cmdfnOnlyOwner(d.cmdStartSession),
 	})(roomid, msg)
@@ -124,3 +125,9 @@ func (d *DraftBot) handleEvent(roomid string, evt room.Event) {
 		delete(d.Rooms, roomid)
 	}
 }
+
+func (d *DraftBot) handleSessionMessages(roomid string, s *session) {
+	for msg := range s.messages {
+		d.sendMessage(roomid, msg)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/draftbot/draftbot.messages.go b/draftbot/draftbot.messages.go
index d3d8ea8..541ccae 100644
--- a/draftbot/draftbot.messages.go
+++ b/draftbot/draftbot.messages.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package main
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure"
+
 	room "git.fromouter.space/mcg/cardgage/room/api"
 	"git.fromouter.space/mcg/draft"
 )
@@ -100,11 +102,70 @@ func (d *DraftBot) cmdPickCard(roomid string, msg room.Message) {
 }
 
 func (d *DraftBot) cmdCreateSession(roomid string, msg room.Message) {
-	//TODO
+	// Get session options from data
+	type sessionOptions struct {
+		players int
+		options draftOptions
+	}
+	var opt sessionOptions
+	err := mapstructure.Decode(msg.Data, &opt)
+	if err != nil {
+		d.sendMessage(roomid, room.Message{
+			To:      msg.From,
+			Type:    "invalid-data",
+			Message: "Error parsing session options: " + err.Error(),
+		})
+		return
+	}
+
+	sess, err := newSession(opt.players, opt.options)
+	if err != nil {
+		d.sendMessage(roomid, room.Message{
+			To:      msg.From,
+			Type:    "session-create-error",
+			Data:    err.Error(),
+			Message: "Error creating session: " + err.Error(),
+		})
+		return
+	}
+
+	// All ok, assign session
+	d.Sessions[roomid] = sess
+
+	// Start handling messages for the session
+	go d.handleSessionMessages(roomid, sess)
+
+	// Tell everyone about the new session
+	d.sendMessage(roomid, room.Message{
+		Channel: "draft",
+		Type:    "session-open",
+		Data:    opt,
+		Message: fmt.Sprintf("Created a new draft session for %d players, type: %s", opt.players, opt.options.Type),
+	})
 }
 
 func (d *DraftBot) cmdStartSession(roomid string, msg room.Message) {
-	//TODO
+	// Get session
+	session, _ := d.Sessions[roomid]
+
+	// Try starting the session
+	err := session.Start()
+	if err != nil {
+		d.sendMessage(roomid, room.Message{
+			To:      msg.From,
+			Type:    "session-start-error",
+			Data:    err.Error(),
+			Message: "Could not start session: " + err.Error(),
+		})
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Tell everyone about the new session
+	d.sendMessage(roomid, room.Message{
+		Channel: "draft",
+		Type:    "session-start",
+		Message: "Session started, get drafting!",
+	})
 }
 
 func (d *DraftBot) cmdfnOnlyOwner(wrapped commandHandler) commandHandler {
@@ -121,8 +182,8 @@ func (d *DraftBot) cmdfnOnlyOwner(wrapped commandHandler) commandHandler {
 		if msg.From != roomData.Owner {
 			d.sendMessage(roomid, room.Message{
 				To:      msg.From,
-				Type:    "no-session",
-				Message: "Sorry, only the owner can speak to me when no session is active",
+				Type:    "must-be-owner",
+				Message: "Sorry, only the room's owner can tell me to do that",
 			})
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/draftbot/go.mod b/draftbot/go.mod
index 512528f..7e88dad 100644
--- a/draftbot/go.mod
+++ b/draftbot/go.mod
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ require (
 	git.fromouter.space/mcg/cardgage v0.0.4
 	git.fromouter.space/mcg/draft v0.0.3
 	github.com/go-kit/kit v0.8.0
+	github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.1.2
 )
diff --git a/draftbot/session.go b/draftbot/session.go
index 47a0ae9..6f86304 100644
--- a/draftbot/session.go
+++ b/draftbot/session.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ type session struct {
 	started bool // Has the draft started already?
 
 	// Channels for communication while the session is running
-	messages chan<- room.Message
+	messages chan room.Message
 	exit     chan bool
 }
 
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ type draftOptions struct {
 
 	// Shared
 	PackCount int `json:"pack_count,omitempty"` // Set and Cube
-
 }
 
 func (do draftOptions) getProvider() (draft.PackProvider, error) {
@@ -108,9 +107,10 @@ func newSession(playerCount int, opt draftOptions) (*session, error) {
 	}
 
 	return &session{
-		Options: opt,
-		Pod:     draft.MakePod(playerCount, provider),
-		exit:    make(chan bool),
+		Options:  opt,
+		Pod:      draft.MakePod(playerCount, provider),
+		messages: make(chan room.Message),
+		exit:     make(chan bool),
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -250,6 +250,8 @@ func (s *session) handlePicks() {
 				break
 			case <-s.exit:
 				// Room closed, exit early
+				close(s.messages)
+				close(s.exit)
 				return
 			}
 		}