diff --git a/src/client.odin b/src/client.odin
index c30d8d3..4e7d1f3 100644
--- a/src/client.odin
+++ b/src/client.odin
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ import "core:fmt"
 import "core:net"
 import "core:os"
 
-main :: proc() {
-	if (len(os.args) == 1 || len(os.args) > 2) {
-		panic("usage: <addr:ip>")
-	}
-
-	sock, dial_err := net.dial_tcp(os.args[1])
+client_connect :: proc(addr: net.Endpoint) -> net.TCP_Socket {
+	sock, dial_err := net.dial_tcp(addr)
 	if dial_err != nil do panic(fmt.tprintln("failed to dial", os.args[1]))
+	return sock
+}
+
+run_client :: proc(host: net.Endpoint) {
+	fmt.println("hello from client")
+	fmt.println(host)
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main.odin b/src/main.odin
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55738dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main.odin
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package hanabi
+
+import "core:fmt"
+import "core:net"
+import "core:os"
+
+USAGE :: `usage: hanabi (-c[onnect]:<server-ip:port> | -h[ost]:<p1> <p2> [p3] [p4] [p5])
+
+example host: \
+  $ hanabi -h 127.0.0.1:42069 127.0.0.1:42070
+
+example player: \
+  $ hanabi -c 127.0.0.1:42069`
+
+
+main :: proc() {
+	n := len(os.args) - 2
+	switch os.args[1] {
+	case "-c", "-connect", "--connect":
+		assert(n == 1)
+		addr, ok := net.parse_endpoint(os.args[2])
+		if !ok do panic(fmt.tprintln("failed to parse host endpoint:", os.args[2]))
+		run_client(addr)
+	case "-H", "-host", "--host":
+		assert(2 <= n && n <= 5)
+		addrs: [dynamic]net.Endpoint
+		defer delete(addrs)
+		for addr_str in os.args[2:] {
+			addr, ok := net.parse_endpoint(os.args[2])
+			if !ok do panic(fmt.tprintln("failed to parse player endpoint:", addr_str))
+			append(&addrs, addr)
+		}
+		run_server(addrs[:])
+	case:
+		fmt.println(USAGE)
+		return
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/src/server.odin b/src/server.odin
index ac7cbed..b7a745b 100644
--- a/src/server.odin
+++ b/src/server.odin
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package hanabi
 
 import "core:fmt"
 import "core:net"
-import "core:os"
 
 Comm_World :: struct {
 	sockets: [dynamic]net.TCP_Socket,
@@ -31,13 +30,10 @@ create_comm_world :: proc(addresses: []string) -> (comm: Comm_World) {
 	return
 }
 
-main :: proc() {
-	if len(os.args) == 1 {
-		panic(fmt.tprintln("usage: <player 1 addr:port> <p2> [p3] [p4] [p5]"))
+run_server :: proc(players: []net.Endpoint) {
+	fmt.println("hello from server")
+	for p in players {
+		fmt.println(p)
 	}
-	game := create_game(8, 3, u8(len(os.args) - 1))
-	print_game(game)
-	comm := create_comm_world(os.args[1:])
-	fmt.println(comm.sockets)
 }