diff --git a/common/src/main/java/io/github/gaming32/bingo/game/BingoGame.java b/common/src/main/java/io/github/gaming32/bingo/game/BingoGame.java
index b0d9f40d..a9c64203 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/io/github/gaming32/bingo/game/BingoGame.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/io/github/gaming32/bingo/game/BingoGame.java
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public void addPlayer(ServerPlayer player) {
         final BingoBoard.Teams team = getTeam(player);
         new SyncTeamPacket(team).sendTo(player);
 
-        new InitBoardPacket(this, obfuscateTeam(team, player)).sendTo(player);
+        InitBoardPacket.create(this, obfuscateTeam(team, player)).sendTo(player);
         player.connection.send(new ClientboundUpdateAdvancementsPacket(
             false,
             VanillaNetworking.generateAdvancements(board.getSize(), board.getGoals()),
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/io/github/gaming32/bingo/network/messages/s2c/InitBoardPacket.java b/common/src/main/java/io/github/gaming32/bingo/network/messages/s2c/InitBoardPacket.java
index f4e04234..1fdb5310 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/io/github/gaming32/bingo/network/messages/s2c/InitBoardPacket.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/io/github/gaming32/bingo/network/messages/s2c/InitBoardPacket.java
@@ -20,7 +20,13 @@
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
 
-public final class InitBoardPacket implements AbstractCustomPayload {
+public record InitBoardPacket(
+    int size,
+    ClientGoal[] goals,
+    BingoBoard.Teams[] states,
+    String[] teams,
+    BingoGameMode.RenderMode renderMode
+) implements AbstractCustomPayload {
     public static final Type<InitBoardPacket> TYPE = AbstractCustomPayload.type("init_board");
     public static final StreamCodec<RegistryFriendlyByteBuf, InitBoardPacket> CODEC = StreamCodec.composite(
         ByteBufCodecs.VAR_INT, p -> p.size,
@@ -31,33 +37,20 @@ public final class InitBoardPacket implements AbstractCustomPayload {
         InitBoardPacket::new
     );
 
-    private final int size;
-    private final ClientGoal[] goals;
-    private final BingoBoard.Teams[] states;
-    private final String[] teams;
-    private final BingoGameMode.RenderMode renderMode;
-
-    public InitBoardPacket(BingoGame game, BingoBoard.Teams[] states) {
+    public static InitBoardPacket create(BingoGame game, BingoBoard.Teams[] states) {
         final BingoBoard board = game.getBoard();
 
-        this.size = board.getSize();
-        this.goals = new ClientGoal[board.getGoals().length];
-        this.states = states; // Obfuscated states
+        final int size = board.getSize();
+        final ClientGoal[] goals = new ClientGoal[board.getGoals().length];
 
         for (int i = 0; i < goals.length; i++) {
-            this.goals[i] = new ClientGoal(board.getGoals()[i]);
+            goals[i] = new ClientGoal(board.getGoals()[i]);
         }
 
-        this.teams = Arrays.stream(game.getTeams()).map(PlayerTeam::getName).toArray(String[]::new);
-        this.renderMode = game.getGameMode().getRenderMode();
-    }
+        final String[] teams = Arrays.stream(game.getTeams()).map(PlayerTeam::getName).toArray(String[]::new);
+        final var renderMode = game.getGameMode().getRenderMode();
 
-    private InitBoardPacket(int size, ClientGoal[] goals, BingoBoard.Teams[] states, String[] teams, BingoGameMode.RenderMode renderMode) {
-        this.size = size;
-        this.goals = goals;
-        this.states = states;
-        this.teams = teams;
-        this.renderMode = renderMode;
+        return new InitBoardPacket(size, goals, states, teams, renderMode);
     }
 
     @NotNull