diff --git a/GoldWars/GoldWars/GameViewController.swift b/GoldWars/GoldWars/GameViewController.swift
index 4eed433..e4a2f43 100644
--- a/GoldWars/GoldWars/GameViewController.swift
+++ b/GoldWars/GoldWars/GameViewController.swift
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class GameViewController: UIViewController {
             view.showsNodeCount = true
 
         GameCenterHelper.helper.viewController = self
+        MatchmakingHelper.sharedInstance.viewController = self
     }
     }
 
diff --git a/GoldWars/GoldWars/MatchmakingHelper.swift b/GoldWars/GoldWars/MatchmakingHelper.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e38cc92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/GoldWars/GoldWars/MatchmakingHelper.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+//
+//  MatchmakingHelper.swift
+//  GoldWars
+//
+//  Created by Chauntalle Schüle on 03.05.20.
+//  Copyright © 2020 SP2. All rights reserved.
+//
+
+import GameKit
+
+protocol GameKitHelperDelegate {
+    func matchStarted()
+    func matchEnded()
+    func matchReceivedData(match: GKMatch, data: NSData,
+    fromPlayer player: String)
+    
+}
+
+class MatchmakingHelper: NSObject, GKMatchmakerViewControllerDelegate, GKMatchDelegate {
+   
+    var delegate: GameKitHelperDelegate? //will receive all multiplayer events
+    var mpMatch: GKMatch? //represents network
+    var viewController: UIViewController?
+    var mpMatchStarted: Bool
+    let localPlayer: GKLocalPlayer = GKLocalPlayer.local
+    
+    static let sharedInstance = MatchmakingHelper()
+    
+    
+    static var isAuthenticated: Bool{
+        return GKLocalPlayer.local.isAuthenticated
+    }
+    
+    override init() {
+        mpMatchStarted = false
+        super.init()
+    }
+    
+    func presentMatchmaker() {
+      // 1
+      guard GKLocalPlayer.local.isAuthenticated else {
+        print("Player ist nicht authentifiziert")
+        return
+      }
+      
+      // 2
+      let request = GKMatchRequest()
+      
+      request.minPlayers = 2
+      request.maxPlayers = 2
+      // 3
+      request.inviteMessage = "Willst du GoldWars spielen?"
+      
+      // 4
+        let vc = GKMatchmakerViewController.init(matchRequest: request)
+      viewController?.present(vc!, animated: true, completion: nil)
+    }
+    
+    func findMatchWithMinPlayers(minPlayers: Int, maxPlayers: Int, viewController: UIViewController, delegate: GameKitHelperDelegate){
+        
+        guard GKLocalPlayer.local.isAuthenticated else {
+            print("Player ist nicht authentifiziert")
+            return
+        }
+        
+        let request = GKMatchRequest.init()
+        request.minPlayers = minPlayers
+        request.maxPlayers = maxPlayers
+        
+        let matchmakerVC = GKMatchmakerViewController.init(matchRequest: request)
+        matchmakerVC!.matchmakerDelegate = self
+        
+        viewController.present(matchmakerVC!, animated: true, completion: nil)
+    }
+    
+    //The user has cancelled matchmaking
+    func matchmakerViewControllerWasCancelled(_ viewController: GKMatchmakerViewController) {
+        viewController.dismiss(animated: true, completion: nil)
+        delegate?.matchEnded()
+    }
+    
+    //Matchmaking has failed with an error
+    func matchmakerViewController(_ viewController: GKMatchmakerViewController, didFailWithError error: Error) {
+        viewController.dismiss(animated: true, completion: nil)
+        print("Error finding match", error.localizedDescription)
+        delegate?.matchEnded()
+    }
+    
+    // A peer-to-peer match has been found, the game should start
+    func matchmakerViewController(_ viewController: GKMatchmakerViewController, didFind match: GKMatch) {
+        viewController.dismiss(animated: true, completion: nil)
+        mpMatch = match
+        match.delegate = self
+        //expectedPlayerCount : The remaining number of players who have not yet connected to the match
+        if !mpMatchStarted && match.expectedPlayerCount == 0 {
+            print("Bereit das Spiel zu starten!")
+            //startMatch()
+        }
+    }
+    private func match(match: GKMatch!, didReceiveData data: NSData!,fromPlayer playerID: String!) {
+        if mpMatch != match { return }
+        delegate?.matchReceivedData(match: match, data: data, fromPlayer:
+            playerID)
+    }
+   
+    private func match(match: GKMatch!, didFailWithError error: NSError!) {
+        if mpMatch != match {
+            return
+        }
+        mpMatchStarted = false
+        delegate?.matchEnded()
+    }
+    
+    func startMatch(){
+        
+    }
+}
diff --git a/GoldWars/GoldWars/Scenes/MenuScene.swift b/GoldWars/GoldWars/Scenes/MenuScene.swift
index 8164439..b4ff9db 100644
--- a/GoldWars/GoldWars/Scenes/MenuScene.swift
+++ b/GoldWars/GoldWars/Scenes/MenuScene.swift
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ class MenuScene: SKScene {
                                  text: "Start Game",
                                  position: CGPoint(x: midX, y: midY),
                                  onButtonPress: {
-                                    self.loadScene(scene: GameScene(size: self.size))
+                                    MatchmakingHelper.sharedInstance.presentMatchmaker()
+                                  //  self.loadScene(scene: GameScene(size: self.size))
+                                    
                                  }))
         entityManager.add(Button(name: "settingsButton",
                                  iconName: "",
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ class MenuScene: SKScene {
                                  position: CGPoint(x: midX, y: midY - 80 ),
                                  onButtonPress: {
                                     //TODO: create Settings Scene
+                                     MatchmakingHelper.sharedInstance.presentMatchmaker()
                                  }))
         entityManager.add(Background(size: self.size))
     }