diff --git a/electron/common/game/game.types.ts b/electron/common/game/game.types.ts
index 89cc6113..22f07b2d 100644
--- a/electron/common/game/game.types.ts
+++ b/electron/common/game/game.types.ts
@@ -354,3 +354,27 @@ export enum ExperienceMindState {
   NEARLY_LOCKED = 33,
   MIND_LOCK = 34,
 }
+
+export interface GameConnectMessage {
+  accountName: string;
+  characterName: string;
+  gameCode: string;
+}
+
+export interface GameDisconnectMessage {
+  accountName: string;
+  characterName: string;
+  gameCode: string;
+}
+
+export interface GameErrorMessage {
+  error: Error;
+}
+
+export interface GameEventMessage {
+  gameEvent: GameEvent;
+}
+
+export interface GameCommandMessage {
+  command: string;
+}
diff --git a/electron/main/app.ts b/electron/main/app.ts
index 31d69f98..aaa180f1 100644
--- a/electron/main/app.ts
+++ b/electron/main/app.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@ import { BrowserWindow, app, shell } from 'electron';
 import * as path from 'node:path';
 import serve from 'electron-serve';
 import { runInBackground } from '../common/async';
-import type { IpcController } from './ipc';
+import type { IpcController, IpcDispatcher } from './ipc';
 import { newIpcController } from './ipc';
 import { createLogger } from './logger';
 import { initializeMenu } from './menu';
 import { PreferenceKey, Preferences } from './preference';
-import type { Dispatcher } from './types';
 
 app.setName('Phoenix');
 app.setAppUserModelId('com.github.dragonrealms-phoenix.phoenix');
@@ -99,7 +98,7 @@ const createMainWindow = async (): Promise<void> => {
     mainWindow.show();
   });
 
-  const dispatch: Dispatcher = (channel, ...args): void => {
+  const dispatch: IpcDispatcher = (channel, ...args): void => {
     // When the window is closed or destroyed, we might still
     // receive async events from the ipc controller. Ignore them.
     // This usually happens when the app is quit while a game is being played.
diff --git a/electron/main/ipc/ipc.controller.ts b/electron/main/ipc/ipc.controller.ts
index 02bdd139..2c7c9988 100644
--- a/electron/main/ipc/ipc.controller.ts
+++ b/electron/main/ipc/ipc.controller.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import { Game } from '../game';
 import { createLogger } from '../logger';
 import type { SGEGameCode } from '../sge';
 import { SGEServiceImpl } from '../sge';
-import type { Dispatcher } from '../types';
 import type {
+  IpcDispatcher,
   IpcHandlerRegistry,
   IpcInvokableEvent,
   IpcInvokeHandler,
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ import type {
 const logger = createLogger('ipc:controller');
 
 export class IpcController {
-  private dispatch: Dispatcher;
+  private dispatch: IpcDispatcher;
   private accountService: AccountService;
   private ipcHandlerRegistry: IpcHandlerRegistry;
 
   constructor(options: {
-    dispatch: Dispatcher;
+    dispatch: IpcDispatcher;
     accountService: AccountService;
   }) {
     this.dispatch = options.dispatch;
@@ -177,11 +177,7 @@ export class IpcController {
     });
 
     const credentials = await sgeService.loginCharacter(characterName);
-
-    const gameInstance = await Game.newInstance({
-      credentials,
-    });
-
+    const gameInstance = await Game.newInstance({ credentials });
     const gameEvents$ = await gameInstance.connect();
 
     this.dispatch('game:connect', {
@@ -194,11 +190,11 @@ export class IpcController {
     gameEvents$.subscribe({
       next: (gameEvent) => {
         logger.debug('game service stream event', { gameEvent });
-        this.dispatch('game:event', gameEvent);
+        this.dispatch('game:event', { gameEvent });
       },
       error: (error) => {
         logger.error('game service stream error', { error });
-        this.dispatch('game:error', error);
+        this.dispatch('game:error', { error });
       },
       complete: () => {
         logger.debug('game service stream completed');
@@ -221,7 +217,7 @@ export class IpcController {
     const gameInstance = Game.getInstance();
 
     if (gameInstance) {
-      this.dispatch('game:command', command);
+      this.dispatch('game:command', { command });
       gameInstance.send(command);
     } else {
       throw new Error('[IPC:SEND_COMMAND:ERROR:GAME_INSTANCE_NOT_FOUND]');
diff --git a/electron/main/ipc/ipc.types.ts b/electron/main/ipc/ipc.types.ts
index fd14bd20..bd53adec 100644
--- a/electron/main/ipc/ipc.types.ts
+++ b/electron/main/ipc/ipc.types.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+import type {
+  GameCommandMessage,
+  GameConnectMessage,
+  GameDisconnectMessage,
+  GameErrorMessage,
+  GameEventMessage,
+} from '../../common/game';
+
 /**
  * Defines the IPC API exposed to the renderer process.
  * The main process must provide call-response handlers for this API.
@@ -21,3 +29,16 @@ export type IpcSgeCharacter = {
   accountName: string;
   characterName: string;
 };
+
+/**
+ * Defines the channels and message types that can be dispatched
+ * from the main process to the renderer process.
+ */
+export type IpcDispatcher = {
+  (channel: 'pong', message: 'pong'): void;
+  (channel: 'game:connect', message: GameConnectMessage): void;
+  (channel: 'game:disconnect', message: GameDisconnectMessage): void;
+  (channel: 'game:error', message: GameErrorMessage): void;
+  (channel: 'game:event', message: GameEventMessage): void;
+  (channel: 'game:command', message: GameCommandMessage): void;
+};
diff --git a/electron/main/ipc/ipc.utils.ts b/electron/main/ipc/ipc.utils.ts
index 9edd26bc..5825b651 100644
--- a/electron/main/ipc/ipc.utils.ts
+++ b/electron/main/ipc/ipc.utils.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import type { AccountService } from '../account';
 import { AccountServiceImpl } from '../account';
 import { Store } from '../store';
-import type { Dispatcher } from '../types';
 import { IpcController } from './ipc.controller';
+import type { IpcDispatcher } from './ipc.types';
 
 /**
  * I didn't like the app nor controller needing to know about
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { IpcController } from './ipc.controller';
  * use this method or use the IpController constructor directly.
  */
 export function newIpcController(options: {
-  dispatch: Dispatcher;
+  dispatch: IpcDispatcher;
   accountService?: AccountService;
 }): IpcController {
   const {
diff --git a/electron/main/types.ts b/electron/main/types.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a3913e8..00000000
--- a/electron/main/types.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Emit a message on a channel and pass arbitrary data.
- */
-export type Dispatcher = (channel: string, ...args: Array<unknown>) => void;