diff --git a/WebContent/js/cah.app.js b/WebContent/js/cah.app.js
index 11801b9..723ab32 100644
--- a/WebContent/js/cah.app.js
+++ b/WebContent/js/cah.app.js
@@ -163,6 +163,17 @@ function chatsubmit_click(game_id, parent_element) {
         // this could also be an IP address
         ajax = cah.Ajax.build(cah.$.AjaxOperation.BAN).withNickname(text.split(' ')[0]);
         break;
+      case 'hand':
+    	if (game_id !== null) {
+    	  var game = cah.currentGames[game_id];
+    	  if (game) { 
+    		game.removeAllCards();
+    	  }
+    	  ajax = cah.Ajax.build(cah.$.AjaxOperation.GET_CARDS).withGameId(game_id);
+    	} else {
+    	  cah.log.error("This command only works in a game.");
+    	}
+    	break;
       case 'names':
         ajax = cah.Ajax.build(cah.$.AjaxOperation.NAMES);
         break;
diff --git a/WebContent/js/cah.game.js b/WebContent/js/cah.game.js
index f3c4d8d..2e46ce5 100644
--- a/WebContent/js/cah.game.js
+++ b/WebContent/js/cah.game.js
@@ -472,6 +472,24 @@ cah.Game.prototype.removeCardFromHand = function(card) {
   this.resizeHandCards_();
 };
 
+/**
+ * Remove all cards from the screen.
+ */
+cah.Game.prototype.removeAllCards = function() {
+  var handCount = this.hand_.length;
+  for ( var i = 0; i < handCount; i++) {
+    this.removeCardFromHand(this.hand_[0]);
+  }
+  this.handSelectedCard_ = null;
+  $(".confirm_card", this.element_).attr("disabled", "disabled");
+  $(".game_black_card", this.element_).empty();
+  for ( var index in this.roundCards_) {
+    $(this.roundCards_[index]).off(".round");
+  }
+  this.roundCards_ = {};
+  $(".game_white_cards", this.element_).empty();
+};
+
 /**
  * Set the round white cards.
  * 
@@ -1245,19 +1263,8 @@ cah.Game.prototype.stateChange = function(data) {
 
   switch (this.state_) {
     case cah.$.GameState.LOBBY:
-      var handCount = this.hand_.length;
-      for ( var i = 0; i < handCount; i++) {
-        this.removeCardFromHand(this.hand_[0]);
-      }
-      this.handSelectedCard_ = null;
+      this.removeAllCards();
       this.judge_ = null;
-      $(".confirm_card", this.element_).attr("disabled", "disabled");
-      $(".game_black_card", this.element_).empty();
-      for ( var index in this.roundCards_) {
-        $(this.roundCards_[index]).off(".round");
-      }
-      this.roundCards_ = {};
-      $(".game_white_cards", this.element_).empty();
 
       this.showOptions_();