diff --git a/lib/start_game/widgets/start_game_listener.dart b/lib/start_game/widgets/start_game_listener.dart
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+// ignore_for_file: public_member_api_docs
+
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_bloc/flutter_bloc.dart';
+import 'package:pinball/game/game.dart';
+import 'package:pinball/select_character/select_character.dart';
+import 'package:pinball/start_game/start_game.dart';
+import 'package:pinball/theme/theme.dart';
+
+class StartGameListener extends StatelessWidget {
+  const StartGameListener({
+    Key? key,
+    required Widget child,
+    required PinballGame game,
+  })  : _child = child,
+        _game = game,
+        super(key: key);
+
+  final Widget _child;
+  final PinballGame _game;
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    return BlocListener<StartGameBloc, StartGameState>(
+      listener: (context, state) {
+        switch (state.status) {
+          case StartGameStatus.selectCharacter:
+            _onSelectCharacter(context);
+            break;
+          case StartGameStatus.howToPlay:
+            _handleHowToPlay(context);
+            break;
+          case StartGameStatus.play:
+            _game.gameFlowController.start();
+            break;
+          case StartGameStatus.initial:
+            break;
+        }
+      },
+      child: _child,
+    );
+  }
+
+  void _onSelectCharacter(
+    BuildContext context,
+  ) {
+    showDialog<void>(
+      context: context,
+      builder: (_) {
+        // TODO(arturplaczek): remove that when PR with PinballLayout will be
+        // merged
+        final height = MediaQuery.of(context).size.height * 0.5;
+
+        return Center(
+          child: SizedBox(
+            height: height,
+            width: height * 1.2,
+            child: const CharacterSelectionDialog(),
+          ),
+        );
+      },
+      barrierDismissible: false,
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+Future<void> _handleHowToPlay(
+  BuildContext context,
+) async {
+  final startGameBloc = context.read<StartGameBloc>();
+
+  await showDialog<void>(
+    context: context,
+    barrierColor: AppColors.transparent,
+    builder: (_) {
+      return Center(
+        child: HowToPlayDialog(
+          onDismissCallback: () {
+            startGameBloc.add(const HowToPlayFinished());
+          },
+        ),
+      );
+    },
+  );
+}
diff --git a/test/start_game/widgets/start_game_listener_test.dart b/test/start_game/widgets/start_game_listener_test.dart
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+import 'package:bloc_test/bloc_test.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:mocktail/mocktail.dart';
+import 'package:pinball/game/game.dart';
+import 'package:pinball/select_character/select_character.dart';
+import 'package:pinball/start_game/start_game.dart';
+
+import '../../helpers/helpers.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  late StartGameBloc startGameBloc;
+  late PinballGame pinballGame;
+
+  group('StartGameListener', () {
+    setUp(() {
+      startGameBloc = MockStartGameBloc();
+      pinballGame = MockPinballGame();
+    });
+
+    testWidgets(
+      'on selectCharacter status shows SelectCharacter dialog',
+      (tester) async {
+        whenListen(
+          startGameBloc,
+          Stream.value(
+            const StartGameState(status: StartGameStatus.selectCharacter),
+          ),
+          initialState: const StartGameState.initial(),
+        );
+
+        await tester.pumpApp(
+          StartGameListener(
+            game: pinballGame,
+            child: const SizedBox.shrink(),
+          ),
+          startGameBloc: startGameBloc,
+        );
+
+        await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+
+        expect(
+          find.byType(CharacterSelectionDialog),
+          findsOneWidget,
+        );
+      },
+    );
+
+    testWidgets(
+      'on howToPlay status shows HowToPlay dialog',
+      (tester) async {
+        whenListen(
+          startGameBloc,
+          Stream.value(
+            const StartGameState(status: StartGameStatus.howToPlay),
+          ),
+          initialState: const StartGameState.initial(),
+        );
+
+        await tester.pumpApp(
+          StartGameListener(
+            game: pinballGame,
+            child: const SizedBox.shrink(),
+          ),
+          startGameBloc: startGameBloc,
+        );
+
+        await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+
+        expect(
+          find.byType(HowToPlayDialog),
+          findsOneWidget,
+        );
+      },
+    );
+
+    testWidgets(
+      'on play status call start on game controller',
+      (tester) async {
+        whenListen(
+          startGameBloc,
+          Stream.value(
+            const StartGameState(status: StartGameStatus.play),
+          ),
+          initialState: const StartGameState.initial(),
+        );
+
+        final gameController = MockGameFlowController();
+        when(() => pinballGame.gameFlowController)
+            .thenAnswer((invocation) => gameController);
+
+        await tester.pumpApp(
+          StartGameListener(
+            game: pinballGame,
+            child: const SizedBox.shrink(),
+          ),
+          startGameBloc: startGameBloc,
+        );
+
+        await tester.pumpAndSettle(kThemeAnimationDuration);
+        await tester.pumpAndSettle(kThemeAnimationDuration);
+
+        verify(gameController.start).called(1);
+      },
+    );
+
+    testWidgets(
+      'do nothing on initial status',
+      (tester) async {
+        whenListen(
+          startGameBloc,
+          Stream.value(
+            const StartGameState(status: StartGameStatus.initial),
+          ),
+          initialState: const StartGameState.initial(),
+        );
+
+        await tester.pumpApp(
+          StartGameListener(
+            game: pinballGame,
+            child: const SizedBox.shrink(),
+          ),
+          startGameBloc: startGameBloc,
+        );
+
+        await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+
+        expect(
+          find.byType(HowToPlayDialog),
+          findsNothing,
+        );
+        expect(
+          find.byType(CharacterSelectionDialog),
+          findsNothing,
+        );
+      },
+    );
+
+    testWidgets(
+      'calls HowToPlayFinished event after HowToPlayDialog is closed',
+      (tester) async {
+        whenListen(
+          startGameBloc,
+          Stream.value(
+            const StartGameState(status: StartGameStatus.howToPlay),
+          ),
+          initialState: const StartGameState.initial(),
+        );
+
+        await tester.pumpApp(
+          StartGameListener(
+            game: pinballGame,
+            child: const SizedBox.shrink(),
+          ),
+          startGameBloc: startGameBloc,
+        );
+        await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+
+        expect(
+          find.byType(HowToPlayDialog),
+          findsOneWidget,
+        );
+        await tester.tapAt(const Offset(1, 1));
+        await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+
+        expect(
+          find.byType(HowToPlayDialog),
+          findsNothing,
+        );
+        await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+
+        verify(
+          () => startGameBloc.add(const HowToPlayFinished()),
+        ).called(1);
+      },
+    );
+  });
+}