diff --git a/game/rack.cpp b/game/rack.cpp
index 5cee9fd..5296c96 100644
--- a/game/rack.cpp
+++ b/game/rack.cpp
@@ -79,3 +79,11 @@ wstring Rack::toString() const
     return rs;
 }
 
+
+bool Rack::operator==(const Rack &iOther) const
+{
+    return m_tiles == iOther.m_tiles
+        && m_ntiles == iOther.m_ntiles;
+}
+
+
diff --git a/game/rack.h b/game/rack.h
index 5c54136..0fa280b 100644
--- a/game/rack.h
+++ b/game/rack.h
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ public:
 
     wstring toString() const;
 
+    bool operator==(const Rack &iOther) const;
+
 private:
     /// Vector indexed by tile codes, containing the number of tiles
     vector<unsigned int> m_tiles;