diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1cb3bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Protocol
+
+## Board
+`BOARD <you> <width> <height> <board>`
+- `<you>` The character that was assigned to you
+- `<width>` The width of the board
+- `<height>` The height of the board
+- `<board>` The encoded board. Each character is a filed in the board. You can use the formula `x = index / width` and `y = index % height`
diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
index eb92611..d4acf69 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -1,55 +1,54 @@
 import { Board } from "Board"
+import { GameStateContext, GameStateProvider, parseMsg } from "lib/game";
+import { WebSocketProvider, } from "lib/ws";
 import { QRCodeSVG } from "qrcode.react"
-import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
-
-const PLAYERS = [
-    {
-        x: 0,
-        y: 0,
-        color: "red"
-    },
-    {
-        x: 1,
-        y: 2,
-        color: "white"
-    },
-    {
-        x: 2,
-        y: 2,
-        color: "green"
-    },
-];
-
-const formatNumber = (n: number) => (n = Math.floor(n)) && Math.abs(n) > 9 ? n.toString() : '0' + n
+import { useContext } from "react";
 
 export function App() {
-    const [time, setTime] = useState(0);
-    const [timerStart, _] = useState(new Date());
-
-    const [[w, h], setDim] = useState([10, 10]);
-
-    useEffect(() => { setInterval(() => setTime((new Date().getTime() - timerStart.getTime()) / 1000), 100); }, [timerStart])
-
-
-    return <div className="flex justify-center items-center w-dvw h-dvh">
-        <div className="flex flex-row h-dvh py-10">
-            <Board width={w} height={h} players={PLAYERS} />
-            <div className="px-5 flex">
-                <div className="h-full whitespace-nowrap font-mono font-bold text-xl flex flex-col leading-5">
-                    <span>TURN: 2</span>
-                    <span>SIZE: {w}x{h}</span>
-                    <span>ROUND: 20</span>
-                    <span>PLAYERS: 20</span>
-                    <span>RUNNING: {formatNumber(time / 60)}:{formatNumber(time % 60)}</span>
-                    <hr className="bg-black h-[3px] py-2 mb-4" />
-                    <a href="https://github.com/Lila-Kuhlt/mmgo" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" >
-                        <QRCodeSVG value="https://github.com/Lila-Kuhlt/mmgo" />
-                    </a>
-                    <hr className="bg-black h-[3px] py-2 my-4" />
-                    <input type="range" min="3" value={w} onChange={(e) => setDim([parseInt(e.target.value), h])} />
-                    <input type="range" min="3" value={h} onChange={(e) => setDim([w, parseInt(e.target.value)])} />
-                </div>
-            </div>
+
+
+    return (<GameStateProvider>
+
+        <GameStateContext.Consumer>
+            {gameState =>
+                <WebSocketProvider url="ws://localhost:1213" onMsg={(msg) => gameState?.setState({ ...gameState, ...parseMsg(msg) })}>
+
+                    <div className="flex justify-center items-center w-dvw h-dvh">
+                        <div className="flex flex-row h-dvh py-10">
+                            <BoardWrapper />
+                            <Sidebar />
+                        </div >
+                    </div>
+
+                </WebSocketProvider>
+            }
+        </GameStateContext.Consumer>
+    </GameStateProvider>)
+
+}
+
+function BoardWrapper() {
+    const gameState = useContext(GameStateContext);
+
+    const width = gameState?.width || 3;
+    const height = gameState?.height || 3;
+
+    return <Board width={width} height={height} board={gameState?.board || undefined} />
+}
+
+
+function Sidebar() {
+    const gameState = useContext(GameStateContext);
+
+    return <div className="px-5 flex">
+        <div className="h-full whitespace-nowrap font-mono font-bold text-xl flex flex-col leading-5">
+            <span>TURN: {gameState?.turn || 0}</span>
+            <span>SIZE: {gameState?.width || 3}x{gameState?.height || 3}</span>
+            <hr className="bg-black h-[3px] py-2 mb-4" />
+            <a href="https://github.com/Lila-Kuhlt/mmgo" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" >
+                <QRCodeSVG value="https://github.com/Lila-Kuhlt/mmgo" />
+            </a>
+            <hr className="bg-black h-[3px] py-2 my-4" />
         </div>
     </div>
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/Board.tsx b/frontend/src/Board.tsx
index 5036170..db64693 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Board.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/Board.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { Player } from "lib/game"
+
 type LineProps = {
     x: number,
     y: number,
@@ -11,19 +13,14 @@ function Line({ x, y, len, dir }: LineProps) {
     />
 }
 
-type Player = {
-    x: number,
-    y: number,
-    color: string
-}
-
 type BoardProps = {
     width: number,
     height: number,
-    players?: Player[]
+    board?: Player[]
 }
 
 export function Board(props: React.PropsWithChildren<BoardProps>) {
+
     const padding = 3;
     const border = padding * 2;
 
@@ -70,7 +67,7 @@ export function Board(props: React.PropsWithChildren<BoardProps>) {
                 len={viewboxHeight}
             />)}
 
-        {props.players?.map(p =>
+        {props.board?.map(p =>
             <circle
                 key={p.y * height + p.x}
                 cx={p.x * spaceH + padding}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/game.tsx b/frontend/src/lib/game.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2891170
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/game.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import { PropsWithChildren, createContext, useState } from "react";
+
+export type Player = {
+    x: number,
+    y: number,
+    color: string
+}
+
+export interface GameState {
+    board: Player[],
+    width: number,
+    height: number,
+    turn: number,
+}
+
+export type GameStateExt = GameState & { setState: (state: GameState) => void };
+
+export const GameStateContext = createContext<GameStateExt | null>(null);
+
+export function GameStateProvider(props: PropsWithChildren) {
+    const [gameState, setState] = useState(() => ({ width: 3, height: 3, turn: 0, board: parseBoard('.........', 3) }));
+    const stateExt: GameStateExt = { ...gameState, setState: (game: GameState) => setState(game) };
+
+    return <GameStateContext.Provider value={stateExt}>
+        {props.children}
+    </GameStateContext.Provider>
+}
+
+
+export function parseMsg(msg: string): { board: Player[], width: number, height: number } {
+    const [_, widthStr, heightStr, pieces] = msg.split(" ");
+
+    const width = parseInt(widthStr)
+    const height = parseInt(heightStr)
+
+    const board = parseBoard(pieces, width);
+
+    return { width, height, board }
+}
+
+export function parseBoard(encBoard: string, width: number): Player[] {
+    return encBoard.split('')
+        .map((color, index) => ({
+                x: index % width,
+                y: Math.ceil(index / width),
+                color
+            })
+        )
+        .filter(piece => piece.color !== '.')
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/ws.tsx b/frontend/src/lib/ws.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3db19f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/ws.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import { createContext, useState, useEffect, useRef, PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
+
+export interface WebSocketState {
+    ws: WebSocket | null;
+    isConnected: boolean;
+}
+
+export interface WebsocketProviderProps {
+    url: string,
+    onMsg: (msg: string) => void
+}
+
+export const WebSocketContext = createContext<WebSocketState | null>(null);
+
+export function WebSocketProvider(props: PropsWithChildren<WebsocketProviderProps>) {
+    const [ws, setWs] = useState<WebSocket | null>(null);
+    const [isConnected, setIsConnected] = useState<boolean>(false);
+    const reconnectInterval = useRef<number | null>(null);
+
+    const connect = () => {
+        const newWs = new WebSocket(props.url);
+        setWs(newWs);
+    };
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (!ws) return;
+
+        ws.onopen = () => setIsConnected(true);
+        ws.onmessage = (event: MessageEvent) => props.onMsg?.(event.data);
+
+        ws.onclose = () => {
+            setIsConnected(false);
+            reconnectInterval.current && clearTimeout(reconnectInterval.current);
+            reconnectInterval.current = setTimeout(connect, 5000);
+        };
+
+        return () => {
+            ws.close();
+            reconnectInterval.current && clearTimeout(reconnectInterval.current);
+        };
+
+    }, [ws]);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (!isConnected) {
+            connect();
+        }
+    }, [isConnected]);
+
+    return <WebSocketContext.Provider value={{ ws, isConnected }}>
+        {props.children}
+    </WebSocketContext.Provider>
+};