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diff --git a/card_stuffs/Cargo.toml b/card_stuffs/Cargo.toml
index 0b792d8..e7ba2db 100644
--- a/card_stuffs/Cargo.toml
+++ b/card_stuffs/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0.96"
+rand = "0.9.0"
+ratatui = { version = "0.29.0", features = ["all-widgets"] }
+crossterm = "0.28.1"
 strum = "0.27.1"
 strum_macros = "0.27.1"
 thiserror = "2.0.11"
diff --git a/card_stuffs/src/main.rs b/card_stuffs/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8faae0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/card_stuffs/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+use std::io;
+use card_stuffs;
+
+use crossterm::event::{self, Event, KeyCode, KeyEvent, KeyEventKind};
+use ratatui::{
+    buffer::Buffer,
+    layout::{Constraint, Layout, Rect},
+    style::Stylize,
+    symbols::border,
+    text::{Line, Text},
+    widgets::{block::title, Block, BorderType, Borders, Paragraph, Widget, Padding},
+    DefaultTerminal, Frame,
+};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Default)]
+pub struct App {
+    cards: card_stuffs::Klondike,
+    exit: bool,
+}
+
+const CARD_HEIGHT: u16 = 12;
+const CARD_WIDTH: u16 = 10;
+
+impl App {
+
+    /// runs the application's main loop until the user quits
+    pub fn run(&mut self, terminal: &mut DefaultTerminal) -> io::Result<()> {
+        while !self.exit {
+            terminal.draw(|frame| self.draw(frame))?;
+            self.handle_events()?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn draw(&self, frame: &mut Frame) {
+        let vertical = Layout::vertical([
+            Constraint::Length(1),
+            Constraint::Min(0),
+            Constraint::Length(1),
+        ]);
+        let [title_bar, main_area, status_bar] = vertical.areas(frame.area());
+
+        frame.render_widget(
+            Block::new()
+                .borders(Borders::TOP)
+                .border_type(BorderType::Thick)
+                .title(Line::from("Legends of Soltar").bold()),
+            title_bar
+        );
+
+        let vertical = Layout::vertical([
+            Constraint::Length(CARD_HEIGHT + 2), // for padding
+            Constraint::Min(0)
+        ]);
+        let [dwf_area, piles_area] = vertical.areas(main_area);
+
+        frame.render_widget(
+            Block::new().borders(Borders::ALL).title("dwf_area"),
+            dwf_area
+        );
+        frame.render_widget(
+            Block::new().borders(Borders::ALL).title("piles_area"),
+            piles_area
+        );
+        let horizontal = Layout::horizontal([
+            Constraint::Length(CARD_WIDTH),
+            Constraint::Length(2),
+            Constraint::Length(CARD_WIDTH),
+            Constraint::Length(2),
+            Constraint::Length(CARD_WIDTH),
+            Constraint::Length(2),
+            Constraint::Length(CARD_WIDTH),
+            Constraint::Length(2),
+            Constraint::Length(CARD_WIDTH),
+            Constraint::Length(2),
+            Constraint::Length(CARD_WIDTH),
+            Constraint::Length(2),
+            Constraint::Length(CARD_WIDTH),
+            Constraint::Length(2),
+        ]);
+        let piles_and_spacers: [Rect; 14] = horizontal.areas(piles_area);
+        for pile in 0..card_stuffs::NUM_PILES_KLONDIKE {
+            frame.render_widget(
+                Block::new().borders(Borders::ALL).title(format!("pile {}", pile)),
+                piles_and_spacers[pile*2]
+            )
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn handle_events(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
+        match event::read()? {
+            // it's important to check that the event is a key press event as
+            // crossterm also emits key release and repeat events on Windows.
+            Event::Key(key_event) if key_event.kind == KeyEventKind::Press => {
+                self.handle_key_event(key_event)
+            }
+            _ => {}
+        };
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn handle_key_event(&mut self, key_event: KeyEvent) {
+        match key_event.code {
+            KeyCode::Char('q') => self.exit(),
+            _ => {}
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn exit(&mut self) {
+        self.exit = true;
+    }
+}
+
+fn main() -> io::Result<()> {
+    let mut terminal = ratatui::init();
+    let app_result = App::default().run(&mut terminal);
+    ratatui::restore();
+    app_result
+}