diff --git a/env.lisp b/env.lisp
index fd26c55..0727a17 100644
--- a/env.lisp
+++ b/env.lisp
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 (defparameter *src-root* "/home/dan/src/my/gobot/")
 
 (load (compile-file (concatenate 'string *src-root* "packages.lisp")))
+(load (compile-file (concatenate 'string *src-root* "gobot.lisp")))
 (load (compile-file (concatenate 'string *src-root* "gtp.lisp")))
-(load (compile-file (concatenate 'string *src-root* "gobot.lisp")))
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diff --git a/gobot.lisp b/gobot.lisp
index 54c3579..fe4501c 100644
--- a/gobot.lisp
+++ b/gobot.lisp
@@ -3,7 +3,40 @@
 (defparameter *name* "gobot")
 (defparameter *version* "0.01")
 (defparameter *author* "Dan Ballard")
+(defparameter *default-komi* 5.5)
+(defparameter *komi* *default-komi*)
+(defparameter *default-boardsize* 19)
+(defparameter *boardsize* *default-boardsize*)
+
+(defparameter *board* nil)
 
 (defun make-board (size)
-  (make-array size :initial-element (make-array size :initial-element nil)))
+  (let ((array (make-array size)))
+    (dotimes (i size)
+      (setf (aref array i) (make-array size :initial-element nil)))
+    array))
 
+(defun set-komi (new-komi)
+  (setf *komi* new-komi))
+
+(defun set-boardsize (newsize)
+  (setf *boardsize* newsize))
+
+(defun init-board ()
+  (setf *board* (make-board *boardsize*)))
+
+(defun init ()
+  ;(init other game specific stuff)
+  (init-board))
+
+(defun str-to-coord (str)
+  `( ,(- (char-code (char (string-upcase str) 0)) 65) ,(- (parse-integer (subseq str 1)) 1)))
+
+(defun get-board (board coord)
+  (aref (aref board (first coord)) (second coord)))
+
+(defun set-board (board coord val)
+  (setf (aref (aref board (first coord)) (second coord)) val))
+  
+
+(defun play (player coord-str)
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diff --git a/gtp.lisp b/gtp.lisp
index 4686b5c..e8f8ae7 100644
--- a/gtp.lisp
+++ b/gtp.lisp
@@ -22,19 +22,20 @@
 (defun dispatch-gtp-command (command-string)
   (let* ((commands (cl-ppcre:split "\\s+" (string-upcase command-string)))
 	 (command (intern (first commands))))
-    (progn (format t "'~a'~%" command)
     (case command
       (name go-bot:*name*)
       (version go-bot:*version*)
-      ;(boardsize (progn 
-		  ; (go-bot:set-boardsize (parse-integer (second commands)))
-		  ; (go-bot:init-board)))
-      ;(komi (go-bot:set-komi (parse-integer (second commands))))
-      ;(clearboard (go-bot:init)
-      ;(play (go-bot:play (second commands) (third commands)))
+      (boardsize (go-bot:set-boardsize (parse-integer (second commands)))
+		 (go-bot:init-board)
+		 "")
+      ; warning: read-from-string pulls full reader. not safe
+      (komi (go-bot:set-komi (read-from-string (second commands))) 
+	    "")
+      (clearboard (go-bot:init) "")
+      (play (go-bot:play (char (second commands) 0) (third commands)))
       ;(genmove (go-bot:genmove (char (second commands) 0)))
       ;(known_command)
       ;(list_commands
-      (quit (progn (setf *quit?* t)) "")
-      (otherwise (concatenate 'string "Unkown command '" (first commands) "'"))))))
+      (quit (setf *quit?* t) "")
+      (otherwise (concatenate 'string "Unkown command '" (first commands) "'")))))
   
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diff --git a/packages.lisp b/packages.lisp
index dfca0be..59a1cab 100644
--- a/packages.lisp
+++ b/packages.lisp
@@ -10,4 +10,9 @@
   (:use :common-lisp)
   (:export :*name*
 	    :*version*
-	    :*author*))
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+	    :*author*
+	    :set-komi
+	    :set-boardsize
+	    :init-board
+	    :init
+	    ))
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