diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a0ebaca1fe25187a3da1e23d19cb44538d58fe4a..0bb2a8ed256ad0c1fbd2fc9f049f2dc7a2d5cdaf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ cmake-build-debug/
 sockpp/cmake-build-debug/
 *.DS_Store
 .idea/
+build-tests/
diff --git a/unit-tests/CMakeLists.txt b/unit-tests/CMakeLists.txt
index c014bfbed47819146715b648a4a25cfc8827eb5a..c071e50aff83a2e7050c9106b4adfb17a772beeb 100644
--- a/unit-tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/unit-tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ add_executable(Wizard-tests ${TEST_SOURCE_FILES})
 
 target_compile_definitions(Wizard-tests PRIVATE WIZARD_SERVER=1 RAPIDJSON_HAS_STDSTRING=1)
 
-target_link_libraries(Wizard-tests gtest gtest_main Wizard-lib)
\ No newline at end of file
+target_link_libraries(Wizard-tests gtest gtest_main Wizard-lib)
+
diff --git a/unit-tests/card.cpp b/unit-tests/card.cpp
index 39d9a90f5a4fb888b515fe527486ad178d487989..72e2cd66783896b100caf5762cfa6c185eb5cd35 100644
--- a/unit-tests/card.cpp
+++ b/unit-tests/card.cpp
@@ -8,37 +8,37 @@
 #include "../src/common/serialization/json_utils.h"
 
 
-// A card can be played on another card if and only if the new card has the
-// same value or the same value plus one than the previous card or the previous card
-// has value 7 and the new card has value 1.
-TEST(CardTest, PlayCardsOn1) {
-    card c_1(1);
-    card c_2(2);
-    card c_3(3);
-    card c_4(4);
-    card c_5(5);
-    card c_6(6);
-    card c_7(7);
-    EXPECT_TRUE(c_1.can_be_played_on((&c_1)));
-    EXPECT_TRUE(c_2.can_be_played_on((&c_1)));
-    EXPECT_TRUE(c_1.can_be_played_on((&c_7)));
-
-    EXPECT_FALSE(c_3.can_be_played_on((&c_1)));
-    EXPECT_FALSE(c_4.can_be_played_on((&c_1)));
-    EXPECT_FALSE(c_5.can_be_played_on((&c_1)));
-    EXPECT_FALSE(c_6.can_be_played_on((&c_1)));
-    EXPECT_FALSE(c_7.can_be_played_on((&c_1)));
-
-    EXPECT_FALSE(c_2.can_be_played_on((&c_7)));
-    EXPECT_FALSE(c_3.can_be_played_on((&c_7)));
-    EXPECT_FALSE(c_4.can_be_played_on((&c_7)));
-    EXPECT_FALSE(c_5.can_be_played_on((&c_7)));
-    EXPECT_FALSE(c_6.can_be_played_on((&c_7)));
+// check proper initialization and getters
+TEST(CardTest, MakeCardGetMembers) {
+    card c_1(0,0);
+    card c_2(14,0);
+    card c_3(1,2);
+    card c_4(4,3);
+    card c_5(5,4);
+    card c_6(6,3);
+    card c_7(7,2);
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(c_1.get_color(), 0);
+    EXPECT_EQ(c_2.get_color(), 0);
+    EXPECT_EQ(c_3.get_color(), 2);
+    EXPECT_EQ(c_4.get_color(), 3);
+    EXPECT_EQ(c_5.get_color(), 4);
+    EXPECT_EQ(c_6.get_color(), 3);
+    EXPECT_EQ(c_7.get_color(), 2);
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(c_1.get_value(), 0);
+    EXPECT_EQ(c_2.get_value(), 14);
+    EXPECT_EQ(c_3.get_value(), 1);
+    EXPECT_EQ(c_4.get_value(), 4);
+    EXPECT_EQ(c_5.get_value(), 5);
+    EXPECT_EQ(c_6.get_value(), 6);
+    EXPECT_EQ(c_7.get_value(), 7);
+
 }
 
 // Serialization and subsequent deserialization must yield the same object
 TEST(CardTest, SerializationEquality) {
-    card card_send(1);
+    card card_send(1,1);
     rapidjson::Document* json_send = card_send.to_json();
     std::string message = json_utils::to_string(json_send);
     delete json_send;
@@ -46,8 +46,10 @@ TEST(CardTest, SerializationEquality) {
     rapidjson::Document json_recv = rapidjson::Document(rapidjson::kObjectType);
     json_recv.Parse(message.c_str());
     card* card_recv = card::from_json(json_recv);
+
     EXPECT_EQ(card_send.get_id(), card_recv->get_id());
     EXPECT_EQ(card_send.get_value(), card_recv->get_value());
+    EXPECT_EQ(card_send.get_color(), card_recv->get_color());
     delete card_recv;
 }