diff --git a/src/main/java/inf112/fiasko/roborally/abstractions/Direction.java b/src/main/java/inf112/fiasko/roborally/abstractions/Direction.java
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+package inf112.fiasko.roborally.abstractions;
+
+/**
+ * This enum represents all possible directions for an element on the board
+ */
+public enum Direction {
+    NORTH (1),
+    NORTH_EAST (2),
+    EAST (3),
+    SOUTH_EAST (4),
+    SOUTH (5),
+    SOUTH_WEST (6),
+    WEST (7),
+    NORTH_WEST (8);
+
+    private final int directionID;
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor to let a direction to be represented by a numerical identifier
+     * @param directionID <p>The numerical identifier assigned to the direction</p>
+     */
+    Direction(int directionID) {
+        this.directionID = directionID;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the numerical identifier used for alternate identification of a direction
+     * @return <p>The numerical id of the direction</p>
+     */
+    public int getDirectionID() {
+        return this.directionID;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets a direction from its numerical id
+     * @param directionID <p>The numerical representation of a direction</p>
+     * @return <p>The enum value representing the direction, or null if the id is invalid</p>
+     */
+    public static Direction getDirectionFromID(int directionID) {
+        for (Direction direction : Direction.values()) {
+            if (direction.directionID == directionID) {
+                return direction;
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/test/java/inf112/fiasko/roborally/DirectionTest.java b/src/test/java/inf112/fiasko/roborally/DirectionTest.java
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+package inf112.fiasko.roborally;
+
+import inf112.fiasko.roborally.abstractions.Direction;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
+
+public class DirectionTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void getDirectionIdForNorth() {
+        assertEquals(1, Direction.NORTH.getDirectionID());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void getDirectionFromNorthID() {
+        assertEquals(Direction.NORTH, Direction.getDirectionFromID(1));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void getDirectionIdForSouthWest() {
+        assertEquals(6, Direction.SOUTH_WEST.getDirectionID());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void getDirectionFromSouthWestID() {
+        assertEquals(Direction.SOUTH_WEST, Direction.getDirectionFromID(6));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void allDirectionsIDConversionToIDAndBack() {
+        for (Direction direction : Direction.values()) {
+            assertEquals(direction, Direction.getDirectionFromID(direction.getDirectionID()));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void invalidDirectionIDReturnsNull() {
+        assertNull(Direction.getDirectionFromID(-1));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void allDirectionsHaveUniqueId() {
+        /* This test is also done implicitly by the allDirectionsIDConversionToIDAndBack test, but that test may fail
+           even if this test passes, so this test is needed for clarity. */
+        Set<Integer> set = new HashSet<>();
+        List<Integer> list = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (Direction direction : Direction.values()) {
+            set.add(direction.getDirectionID());
+            list.add(direction.getDirectionID());
+        }
+        assertEquals(list.size(), set.size());
+    }
+}