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--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+open_circle_white.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+shaded_circle_green.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+shaded_circle_purple.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+filled_circle_white.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+open_circle_green.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+shaded_squiggle_white.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+filled_diamond_green.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+open_squiggle_purple.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+filled_squiggle_red.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+open_circle_red.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+open_circle_purple.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+open_squiggle_white.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+shaded_squiggle_red.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+filled_circle_green.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+filled_squiggle_green.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+shaded_diamond_purple.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+shaded_diamond_white.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+shaded_squiggle_purple.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+filled_diamond_purple.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+shaded_circle_red.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+filled_circle_purple.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+shaded_squiggle_green.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+open_diamond_purple.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+open_diamond_white.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+open_squiggle_red.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+shaded_circle_white.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+shaded_diamond_green.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+filled_squiggle_purple.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+open_diamond_green.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+filled_diamond_white.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+filled_squiggle_white.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+open_diamond_red.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+open_squiggle_green.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+shaded_diamond_red.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+filled_circle_red.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+filled_diamond_red.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
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diff --git a/src/boot.rs b/src/boot.rs
index 5f8cb2c..ec23e13 100644
--- a/src/boot.rs
+++ b/src/boot.rs
@@ -11,11 +11,21 @@ impl Plugin for BootPlugin {
 }
 
 /// loads assets for the game
-pub(crate) fn load(mut commands: Commands, server: Res<AssetServer>) {
+pub(crate) fn load(
+    mut commands: Commands,
+    server: Res<AssetServer>,
+    mut texture_atlases: ResMut<Assets<TextureAtlasLayout>>,
+) {
     let cards: HashMap<Card, Sprite> = Deck::iter_cards()
         .map(|card| {
+            let sprite_info = card.sprite();
+            let texture_atlas = TextureAtlas {
+                layout: texture_atlases.add(sprite_info.1),
+                index: sprite_info.2 as usize,
+            };
             let sprite = Sprite {
-                image: server.load(card.sprite()),
+                image: server.load(sprite_info.0),
+                texture_atlas: Some(texture_atlas),
                 ..default()
             };
 
diff --git a/src/deck.rs b/src/deck.rs
index 7739f1f..6f2676c 100644
--- a/src/deck.rs
+++ b/src/deck.rs
@@ -57,28 +57,33 @@ pub(crate) struct Card {
 }
 
 impl Card {
-    pub(crate) fn sprite(&self) -> String {
-        let col = match self.color {
-            ItemColor::Red => "cr",
-            ItemColor::Green => "cg",
-            ItemColor::Purple => "cp",
+    pub(crate) fn sprite(&self) -> (String, TextureAtlasLayout, u8) {
+        let fname = {
+            let col = match self.color {
+                ItemColor::Red => "red",
+                ItemColor::Green => "green",
+                ItemColor::Purple => "purple",
+            };
+            let pat = match self.pattern {
+                ItemPattern::Solid => "filled",
+                ItemPattern::Striped => "shaded",
+                ItemPattern::Open => "open",
+            };
+            let shape = match self.shape {
+                ItemShape::Oval => "circle",
+                ItemShape::Diamond => "diamond",
+                ItemShape::Squiggle => "squiggle",
+            };
+            format!("{}_{}_{}.png", pat, shape, col)
         };
         let num = match self.number {
-            ItemNumber::One => "n1",
-            ItemNumber::Two => "n2",
-            ItemNumber::Three => "n3",
+            ItemNumber::One => 0,
+            ItemNumber::Two => 1,
+            ItemNumber::Three => 2,
         };
-        let pat = match self.pattern {
-            ItemPattern::Solid => "pso",
-            ItemPattern::Striped => "pst",
-            ItemPattern::Open => "pop",
-        };
-        let shape = match self.shape {
-            ItemShape::Oval => "so",
-            ItemShape::Diamond => "sd",
-            ItemShape::Squiggle => "ss",
-        };
-        format!("{}_{}_{}_{}.png", col, num, pat, shape)
+        let layout = TextureAtlasLayout::from_grid(UVec2 { x: 20, y: 32 }, 3, 1, None, None);
+
+        (fname, layout, num)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 86a3451..f8887da 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use bevy::prelude::*;
 
 fn main() {
     App::new()
-        .add_plugins(DefaultPlugins)
+        .add_plugins(DefaultPlugins.set(ImagePlugin::default_nearest()))
         .add_plugins((
             deck::DeckPlugin,
             debug::DebugPlugin,