diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/gatech/justiceleague/mule/model/GamePlay.java b/src/main/java/edu/gatech/justiceleague/mule/model/GamePlay.java
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
  * Contains the main game logic
  */
 public class GamePlay {
-    public static GameConfig gameConfig;
-    public static int round = 0;
-    public static Player currentPlayer;
+    private static GameConfig gameConfig;
+    private static int round = 0;
+    private static Player currentPlayer;
     private static Queue<Player> playerOrder = new PriorityQueue<>();
-    public static int turnSeconds = 0;
+    private static int turnSeconds = 0;
 
     /**
      * Start the regular gameplay. Should be called at the end of land selection phase
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ private static boolean curPlayerHasLowScore() {
         int lowScore = currentPlayer.getScore();
 
         //Determine which player has the lowest score
-        for (int i = 0; i < GamePlay.gameConfig.getNumPlayers(); i++) {
-            if (GamePlay.gameConfig.players[i].getScore() < lowScore) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < gameConfig.getNumPlayers(); i++) {
+            if (gameConfig.getPlayers()[i].getScore() < lowScore) {
                 return false;
             }
         }
@@ -170,4 +170,32 @@ private static void calculateProduction() {
     private static void initializePlayerOrder() {
         playerOrder.addAll(Arrays.asList(gameConfig.getPlayers()).subList(0, gameConfig.getNumPlayers()));
     }
+
+    public static GameConfig getGameConfig() {
+        return gameConfig;
+    }
+
+    public static void setGameConfig(GameConfig game) {
+        gameConfig = game;
+    }
+
+    public static int getRound() {
+        return round;
+    }
+
+    public static Player getCurrentPlayer() {
+        return currentPlayer;
+    }
+
+    public static void setCurrentPlayer(Player current) {
+        currentPlayer = current;
+    }
+
+    public static int getTurnSeconds() {
+        return turnSeconds;
+    }
+
+    public static void setTurnSeconds(int seconds) {
+        turnSeconds = seconds;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/gatech/justiceleague/mule/model/Player.java b/src/main/java/edu/gatech/justiceleague/mule/model/Player.java
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public enum Color {
     private int smithoreMule;
     private int crystiteMule;
     private int numLand;
-    public PlayerTimer timer;
+    private PlayerTimer timer;
     private int score;
     /**
      * Initialization of players. Sets race, color (which cannot
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public Player(String name, Race race, Color color, int number) {
         }
 
         //initial resources amounts
-        if (GamePlay.gameConfig.getDifficulty() == GameConfig.Difficulty.BEGINNER) {
+        if (GamePlay.getGameConfig().getDifficulty() == GameConfig.Difficulty.BEGINNER) {
             this.food = 8;
             this.energy = 4;
             this.smithore = 0;
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public Player(String name, Race race, Color color, int number) {
             this.energyMule = 0;
             this.smithoreMule = 0;
             this.crystiteMule = 0;
-        } else if (GamePlay.gameConfig.getDifficulty() == GameConfig.Difficulty.INTERMEDIATE) {
+        } else if (GamePlay.getGameConfig().getDifficulty() == GameConfig.Difficulty.INTERMEDIATE) {
             this.food = 4;
             this.energy = 2;
             this.smithore = 0;
@@ -383,6 +383,10 @@ public int getScore() {
         return this.score = money + 500*numLand + energy + food + smithore + crystite;
     }
 
+    public PlayerTimer getTimer() {
+        return timer;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Compares one player to another
      * @param other player to compare

diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/gatech/justiceleague/mule/model/PlayerTimer.java b/src/main/java/edu/gatech/justiceleague/mule/model/PlayerTimer.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public class PlayerTimer {
     public PlayerTimer(Player current) {
         this.current = current;
         int food = current.getFood();
-        int round = GamePlay.round;
+        int round = GamePlay.getRound();
         int time;
         if (round > 0 && round < 5) {
             if (food > 3) {
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public PlayerTimer(Player current) {
                 time = 30;
             }
         }
-        GamePlay.turnSeconds = time;
+        GamePlay.setTurnSeconds(time);
         ticker = new Timeline(new KeyFrame(Duration.seconds(1), ae -> increment()));
         ticker.setCycleCount(Animation.INDEFINITE);
     }
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ public PlayerTimer(Player current) {
      */
     private void increment() {
         elapsedTime++;
-        System.err.println("Time remaining: " + (GamePlay.turnSeconds - elapsedTime));
+        System.err.println("Time remaining: " + (GamePlay.getTurnSeconds() - elapsedTime));
         // TODO: show remaining time on the game screen
-        if (elapsedTime >= GamePlay.turnSeconds) {
+        if (elapsedTime >= GamePlay.getTurnSeconds()) {
             // TODO: Alert that player change is happening
             ticker.stop();
             GamePlay.nextPlayer();
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ private void increment() {
      * @return time remaining in turn
      */
     public int getRemainingTime() {
-        return GamePlay.turnSeconds - elapsedTime;
+        return GamePlay.getTurnSeconds() - elapsedTime;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -85,6 +85,6 @@ public void startTime() {
      */
     public int stopTime() {
         ticker.stop();
-        return GamePlay.turnSeconds - elapsedTime;
+        return GamePlay.getTurnSeconds() - elapsedTime;
     }
 }