added initEncode method to game.py handler so that an initial state is encoded and passed to the javascript model. TODO: the json object is htmlescaped twice, so i must find a way around that
fixed merge conflict in game.html between ethan and my versions
added animation to the player's cards on initial state to show the player their cards in a nice fancy way. Need to work on delaying transition between states. Need to work on renderState as well for the case where old and new state are defined