diff --git a/src/blocks.c b/src/blocks.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c2f287
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blocks.c
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+#include "tetris.h"
+int generateNextBlock(){
+	int seed = rand();
+	srand(seed);
+	int nextBlock = rand() % (7 - 1 + 1);
+	return nextBlock;
+}
+
+void renderBlockSquare(GameInit *game){
+	static SDL_FRect BlockSquare[4];
+	int i = 0, gridPosX = 221, gridPosY = 100;
+
+	while(i < 4){
+		BlockSquare[i].x = gridPosX;
+		BlockSquare[i].y = gridPosY;
+		BlockSquare[i].w = BlockSquare[i].h = squareSize;
+
+		gridPosX = gridPosX + squareSize;
+		i++;
+
+		if(i == 2){
+			gridPosX = 221;
+			gridPosY = gridPosY + squareSize;
+		}
+
+	}
+	
+	SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(game->renderer, ColourSquare);
+	SDL_RenderFillRects(game->renderer, BlockSquare, 4);
+
+}
+
+void renderBlockRightL(GameInit *game){
+	static SDL_FRect BlockRightL[4];
+	int i = 0, gridPosX = 221, gridPosY = 100;
+
+	while(i < 4){
+		BlockRightL[i].x = gridPosX;
+		BlockRightL[i].y = gridPosY;
+		BlockRightL[i].w = BlockRightL[i].h = squareSize;
+
+		gridPosY = gridPosY + squareSize;
+		i++;
+
+		if(i == 3){
+			gridPosY = gridPosY - squareSize;
+			gridPosX = gridPosX - squareSize;
+		}
+
+	}
+	
+	SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(game->renderer, ColourRightL);
+	SDL_RenderFillRects(game->renderer, BlockRightL, 4);
+}
+
+void renderBlockLeftL(GameInit *game){
+ static	SDL_FRect BlockLeftL[4];
+	int i = 0, gridPosX = 221, gridPosY = 100;
+
+	while(i < 4){
+		BlockLeftL[i].x = gridPosX;
+		BlockLeftL[i].y = gridPosY;
+		BlockLeftL[i].w = BlockLeftL[i].h = squareSize;
+
+		gridPosY = gridPosY + squareSize;
+		i++;
+
+		if(i == 3){
+			gridPosY = gridPosY - squareSize;
+			gridPosX = gridPosX + squareSize;
+		}
+	}
+	SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(game->renderer, ColourLeftL);
+	SDL_RenderFillRects(game->renderer, BlockLeftL, 4);
+
+}
+
+void renderBlockT(GameInit *game){
+	static SDL_FRect BlockT[4];
+	int i = 0, gridPosX = 221, gridPosY = 130;
+
+	while(i < 4){
+		BlockT[i].x = gridPosX;
+		BlockT[i].y = gridPosY;
+		BlockT[i].w = BlockT[i].h = squareSize;
+
+		gridPosX = gridPosX + squareSize;
+		i++;
+		
+		if(i == 2){				
+			gridPosY = gridPosY - squareSize;
+			gridPosX = gridPosX - squareSize;
+		}
+		if(i == 3)
+			gridPosY = gridPosY + squareSize;
+		//	gridPosX = gridPosX - squareSize;
+		}
+	SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(game->renderer, ColourT);
+	SDL_RenderFillRects(game->renderer, BlockT, 4);
+}
+
+void renderBlockI(GameInit *game){
+	static SDL_FRect BlockI[4];
+	int i = 0, gridPosX = 221, gridPosY = 100;
+	
+		while(i < 4){
+			BlockI[i].x = gridPosX;
+			BlockI[i].y = gridPosY;
+			BlockI[i].w = BlockI[i].h = squareSize;
+
+			gridPosY = gridPosY + squareSize;
+			i++;
+	
+		}
+	SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(game->renderer, ColourI);
+	SDL_RenderFillRects(game->renderer, BlockI, 4);
+
+}
+
+void renderBlockLeftZ(GameInit *game){
+	static SDL_FRect BlockLeftZ[4];
+	int i = 0, gridPosX = 221, gridPosY = 130;
+
+	while(i < 4){
+		BlockLeftZ[i].x = gridPosX;
+		BlockLeftZ[i].y = gridPosY;
+		BlockLeftZ[i].w = BlockLeftZ[i].h = squareSize;
+
+		gridPosX = gridPosX + squareSize;
+		i++;
+		
+		if(i == 2){
+			gridPosX = gridPosX - squareSize;
+			gridPosY = gridPosY - squareSize;
+		}
+	}	
+	SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(game->renderer, ColourLeftZ);
+	SDL_RenderFillRects(game->renderer, BlockLeftZ, 4);
+}
+
+void renderBlockRightZ(GameInit *game){
+	static SDL_FRect BlockRightZ[4];
+	int i = 0, gridPosX = 221, gridPosY = 100;
+
+	while(i < 4){
+		BlockRightZ[i].x = gridPosX;
+		BlockRightZ[i].y = gridPosY;
+		BlockRightZ[i].w = BlockRightZ[i].h = squareSize;
+
+		gridPosX = gridPosX +  squareSize;
+		i++;
+		
+		if(i == 2){
+			gridPosX = gridPosX - squareSize;
+			gridPosY = gridPosY + squareSize;
+		}
+	}	
+	SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(game->renderer, ColourRightZ);
+	SDL_RenderFillRects(game->renderer, BlockRightZ, 4);
+}
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24bbacc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+#include "tetris.h"
+
+// initalize sdl
+void sdlGameInit(GameInit *game){
+	
+	// ensure sdl loads flags
+	if(!SDL_Init(SDL_FLAGS)){
+		safeError("error in sdl init\n");
+	}
+
+	// create window and check if it exists
+	game->window = SDL_CreateWindow(WindowTitle, width, height, 0);
+	if(!game->window){
+		safeError("error in creating window\n");
+	}
+
+	game->renderer = SDL_CreateRenderer(game->window, NULL);
+	if(!game->renderer){
+		safeError("error in creating renderer\n");
+	}
+	
+}
+
+// clean up and removal
+void sdlGameFree(GameInit **gameInit){
+	
+	// check to see if the pointer to gameinit exists
+	if(!*gameInit){
+		safeError("null pointer where value is expected\n");
+	}
+
+	// set the pointer for game from gameinit
+	GameInit *game = *gameInit;
+	
+	// kill prosseses
+	if(game->window){
+		SDL_DestroyWindow(game->window);
+		game->window = NULL;
+	}
+
+	if(game->renderer){
+		SDL_DestroyRenderer(game->renderer);
+		game->renderer = NULL;
+	}
+	
+	//quit the renderer and clean up pointers
+	SDL_Quit();
+	free(game);
+	game = NULL;
+	*gameInit = NULL;
+}
+
+// create game context
+void gameCreateContext(GameInit **gameInit){
+	
+	*gameInit = calloc(1, sizeof(GameInit));
+	if(*gameInit == NULL){
+		safeError("failed to allocate pointer\n");
+	}
+	GameInit *game = *gameInit;
+	sdlGameInit(game);
+
+	game->isRunning = true;
+
+}
+
+// get events from the game
+void gameEventCheck(GameInit *game){
+	while(SDL_PollEvent(&game->event)){
+		switch(game->event.type){
+
+			case SDL_EVENT_QUIT:
+				game->isRunning = false;
+				break;
+
+			default:
+				break;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// game loop handle logic and frames 
+void gameLoop(GameInit *game){
+	while(game->isRunning){
+		gameDrawContext(game);
+		gameEventCheck(game);
+	}
+}
+
+
+// entry point and declerations
+int main(void){
+	GameInit *gamePoint = NULL;
+
+	gameCreateContext(&gamePoint);	
+	gameLoop(gamePoint);
+	
+	sdlGameFree(&gamePoint);
+	
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/player.c b/src/player.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bed0975
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/player.c
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#include "tetris.h"
+
+//void tetrisPlayerSwitch(GameInit *game){
+
+	//switch(generateNextBlock()){
+	//	case 1:
+		//	playerBlock[i].x = BlockSquare[i].x;
+		//	playerBlock[i].y = BlockSquare[i].y;
+		//	playerBlock[i].w = 
+	//		playerBlock[i].h = 
+//	}
+//}
diff --git a/src/render.c b/src/render.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..091a661
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/render.c
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#include "tetris.h"
+
+void tetrisGridBoxes(GameInit *game){
+	SDL_FRect gridrect[200];
+	int i =  0, gridY = 100, gridX = 101, tmpX = 101;
+
+	while(i < 200 /*&& gridX < 501*/)	{
+		// declare the starting values for the grid
+		gridrect[i].x = gridX;
+		gridrect[i].y = gridY;
+		gridrect[i].w = gridrect[i].h = squareSize;
+		
+		// grid marcher
+		gridX = gridX + squareSize;
+		i++;
+
+		// chage Y on multiples of 10
+		if(i %10 == 0){
+			gridX = tmpX;
+			gridY = gridY + squareSize;
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(game->renderer, 128, 128, 128, SDL_ALPHA_OPAQUE);
+	SDL_RenderRects(game->renderer, gridrect, 200);
+	
+}
+
+void playerSquare(GameInit *game){
+	//SDL_FRect playerBlock[1];
+	//playerBlock[0].w = playerBlock[0].h = squareSize;
+	//playerBlock[0].x = 221;
+	//playerBlock[0].y = 100;
+
+	//SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(game->renderer, 255, 0, 0, SDL_ALPHA_OPAQUE);
+//	SDL_RenderFillRect(game->renderer, &playerBlock[0]);
+renderBlockRightZ(game);
+}
+
+// draws everything related to the grid
+void tetrisDrawGrid(GameInit *game){
+	SDL_FRect backrect[1];
+	backrect[0].x = backrect[0].y = 100;
+	backrect[0].w = 300;
+	backrect[0].h = 600;	
+	SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(game->renderer, 112, 128, 144, SDL_ALPHA_OPAQUE);
+	SDL_RenderRect(game->renderer, &backrect[0]);
+	tetrisGridBoxes(game);
+	}
+
+
+// the code for drawing shit to the screen
+void gameDrawContext(GameInit *game){
+	SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(game->renderer, 0, 0, 0, SDL_ALPHA_OPAQUE);
+	SDL_RenderClear(game->renderer);
+	tetrisDrawGrid(game);	
+	playerSquare(game);
+	SDL_RenderPresent(game->renderer);
+	SDL_Delay(16);
+}