diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index e7a11a9..b33e79a 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,173 @@
+use bevy::prelude::*;
+use bevy_fmod::prelude::*;
+
 fn main() {
-    println!("Hello, world!");
+    App::new()
+        .add_plugins((
+            DefaultPlugins,
+            FmodPlugin {
+                audio_banks_paths: &[
+                    "./assets/audio/Martian Chess/Build/Desktop/Master.bank",
+                    "./assets/audio/Martian Chess/Build/Desktop/Master.strings.bank",
+                    "./assets/audio/Martian Chess/Build/Desktop/Music.bank",
+                    "./assets/audio/Martian Chess/Build/Desktop/SFX.bank",
+                ],
+            },
+        ))
+        .add_systems(Startup, setup_board)
+        .add_systems(PostStartup, display_board)
+        .run();
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Component)]
+enum Piece {
+    Pawn,
+    Drone,
+    Queen,
+}
+
+// manually for the type.
+impl std::fmt::Display for Piece {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Piece::Queen => write!(f, "@"),
+            Piece::Drone => write!(f, "^"),
+            Piece::Pawn => write!(f, "*"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// The board is setup like this:
+/// ```text
+///       0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7
+///     +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
+/// a   |  |  |  |  I  | d| Q| Q|
+///     +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
+/// b   |d |p |p |  I  | p| d| Q|
+///     +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
+/// c   |Q |d |p |  I  | p| p| d|
+///     +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
+/// d   |Q |Q |d |  I  |  |  |  |
+///     +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
+/// ````
+#[derive(Debug, Resource)]
+struct Board {
+    inner: Vec<Vec<Option<Entity>>>,
+}
+
+fn setup_board(mut commands: Commands) {
+    let a5d = commands
+        .spawn((SpatialBundle { ..default() }, Piece::Drone))
+        .id();
+    let a6q = commands
+        .spawn((SpatialBundle { ..default() }, Piece::Queen))
+        .id();
+    let a7q = commands
+        .spawn((SpatialBundle { ..default() }, Piece::Queen))
+        .id();
+    let b0d = commands
+        .spawn((SpatialBundle { ..default() }, Piece::Drone))
+        .id();
+    let b1p = commands
+        .spawn((SpatialBundle { ..default() }, Piece::Pawn))
+        .id();
+    let b2p = commands
+        .spawn((SpatialBundle { ..default() }, Piece::Pawn))
+        .id();
+    let c5p = commands
+        .spawn((SpatialBundle { ..default() }, Piece::Pawn))
+        .id();
+    let b5p = commands
+        .spawn((SpatialBundle { ..default() }, Piece::Pawn))
+        .id();
+    let b6d = commands
+        .spawn((SpatialBundle { ..default() }, Piece::Drone))
+        .id();
+    let b7q = commands
+        .spawn((SpatialBundle { ..default() }, Piece::Queen))
+        .id();
+    let c0q = commands
+        .spawn((SpatialBundle { ..default() }, Piece::Queen))
+        .id();
+    let c1d = commands
+        .spawn((SpatialBundle { ..default() }, Piece::Drone))
+        .id();
+    let c2p = commands
+        .spawn((SpatialBundle { ..default() }, Piece::Pawn))
+        .id();
+    let c6p = commands
+        .spawn((SpatialBundle { ..default() }, Piece::Pawn))
+        .id();
+    let c7d = commands
+        .spawn((SpatialBundle { ..default() }, Piece::Drone))
+        .id();
+    let d0q = commands
+        .spawn((SpatialBundle { ..default() }, Piece::Queen))
+        .id();
+    let d1q = commands
+        .spawn((SpatialBundle { ..default() }, Piece::Queen))
+        .id();
+    let d2d = commands
+        .spawn((SpatialBundle { ..default() }, Piece::Drone))
+        .id();
+
+    commands.insert_resource(Board {
+        inner: vec![
+            vec![
+                None,
+                None,
+                None,
+                None,
+                None,
+                Some(a5d),
+                Some(a6q),
+                Some(a7q),
+            ],
+            vec![
+                Some(b0d),
+                Some(b1p),
+                Some(b2p),
+                None,
+                None,
+                Some(b5p),
+                Some(b6d),
+                Some(b7q),
+            ],
+            vec![
+                Some(c0q),
+                Some(c1d),
+                Some(c2p),
+                None,
+                None,
+                Some(c5p),
+                Some(c6p),
+                Some(c7d),
+            ],
+            vec![
+                Some(d0q),
+                Some(d1q),
+                Some(d2d),
+                None,
+                None,
+                None,
+                None,
+                None,
+            ],
+        ],
+    });
+}
+
+fn display_board(board: Res<Board>, pieces: Query<&Piece>) {
+    board.inner.iter().for_each(|row| {
+        print!("+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+\n");
+        print!("|");
+        row.iter()
+            .map(|piece| piece.and_then(|p| pieces.get(p).ok()))
+            .for_each(|piece| match piece {
+                Some(p) => print!("{} |", p),
+                None => print!("  |"),
+            });
+        print!("\n");
+    });
+    print!("+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+\n");
 }