diff --git a/src/server.odin b/src/server.odin
index 53dd50b..42d701e 100644
--- a/src/server.odin
+++ b/src/server.odin
@@ -58,6 +58,29 @@ send_payload :: proc(sock: net.TCP_Socket, pl: Payload) -> net.Network_Error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+poke_player :: proc(player: int) -> bool {
+	unimplemented()
+}
+
+Play_Action :: distinct Card
+Discard_Action :: distinct Card
+Hint_Action :: distinct Card
+
+Action :: union {
+	Play_Action,
+	Discard_Action,
+	Hint_Action,
+}
+
+receive_action :: proc(player: int) -> (action: Action, is_valid: bool) {
+	unimplemented()
+}
+
+perform_action :: proc(game: ^Game, action: Action) {
+	unimplemented()
+}
+
+
 run_server :: proc(listen_addr: net.Endpoint, num_players: int, num_hints: int, num_lives: int) {
 	listener, list_err := net.listen_tcp(listen_addr)
 	if list_err != nil do panic(fmt.tprintln("failed to listen:", net.to_string(listen_addr)))
@@ -84,15 +107,22 @@ run_server :: proc(listen_addr: net.Endpoint, num_players: int, num_hints: int,
 
 		fmt.printfln("player %d's turn!", current_player)
 
-		for p in g.players {
-			fmt.println()
-			for c in p.hand {
-				fmt.println(c.value, c.color)
-			}
+		// for p in g.players {
+		// 	fmt.println()
+		// 	for c in p.hand {
+		// 		fmt.println(c.value, c.color)
+		// 	}
+		// }
+
+		action: Action
+		POKE: for {
+			poke_ok := poke_player(current_player)
+			if !poke_ok do panic(fmt.tprintln("failed to poke player", current_player))
+			action, is_valid := receive_action(current_player)
+			if is_valid do break POKE
+			fmt.println("invalid action received. try again.")
 		}
-
-		// body
-
+		perform_action(&g, action)
 		current_player = (current_player + 1) % num_players
 		free_all(context.temp_allocator)
 		break GAME_LOOP
diff --git a/src/test.nu b/src/test.nu
index fb05c3a..894afc9 100755
--- a/src/test.nu
+++ b/src/test.nu
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 (interleave
     { odin run . -- h localhost:42069 2 | lines | each { "HOST     | " ++ $in } }
-    { sleep 300ms
-      odin run . -- c localhost:42069 | lines | each { "PLAYER 1 | " ++ $in } }
-    { sleep 300ms
-      odin run . -- c localhost:42069 | lines | each { "PLAYER 2 | " ++ $in } })
+    { sleep 500ms
+      odin run . -- c localhost:42069 | lines | each { "PLAYER 0 | " ++ $in } }
+    { sleep 500ms
+      odin run . -- c localhost:42069 | lines | each { "PLAYER 1 | " ++ $in } })
 | each { print $in } | ignore