diff --git a/BearOnline/game/_player.py b/BearOnline/game/_player.py
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+from collections.abc import Iterable
+from functools import singledispatch
+
+from ..cards.collections import Hand
+from ..cards import Card
+
+class Player(object):
+
+    valid_roles = {"dealer","host","guest"}
+
+    def __init__(self, name, roles={}):
+        self._name = name
+        self._hand = Hand()
+        self._score = 0
+        if not roles:
+            roles = {}
+        elif isinstance(roles, str):
+            if roles in self.valid_roles:
+                roles = {roles}
+            else:
+                raise ValueError(f"{roles} is not a valid role.")
+        elif isinstance(roles, Iterable):
+            if all([role in self.valid_roles for role in roles]):
+                self._roles = set(roles)
+            else:
+                raise ValueError(f"{', '.join(set(roles) - self.valid_roles)} are not valid roles")
+        else:
+            raise TypeError("Role should be a string or iterable")
+
+    @singledispatch
+    def __add__(self, other):
+        pass
+
+    @__add__.register
+    def _(self, other: int):
+        self.score += other
+
+    @__add__.register
+    def _(self, other: Card):
+        self._hand.append(other)
+    
+    @property
+    def hand(self):
+        return self._hand
+
+    @property
+    def name(self):
+        return self._name
+
+    @name.setter
+    def name(self, value):
+        self._name = value
+
+    @property
+    def score(self):
+        return self._score
+
+    @score.setter
+    def score(self, value):
+        self._score = value
+
+    @property
+    def roles(self):
+        return self._roles
+
+    @roles.setter
+    def roles(self, value):
+        if not value in self.valid_roles:
+            raise ValueError(f"Invalid Player role {value}")
+
+        if (value == "host" or "host" in value) and "host" in self._roles:
+            raise RuntimeError("Once a player is the host, they are the host forever")
+
+        if isinstance(value, str):
+            self._roles ^= set((value,))
+        elif isinstance(Iterable, value):
+            self._roles ^= set(value)
+        else:
+            raise TypeError("Invalid role type")
+
+    @property
+    def cards_in_hand(self):
+        return len(self._hand)
+
+