diff --git a/src/tile.rs b/src/tile.rs
index 40879fe..c0941d4 100644
--- a/src/tile.rs
+++ b/src/tile.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use bevy::{ecs::entity::MapEntities, prelude::*};
 use strum::FromRepr;
 
-#[derive(Component, Debug)]
+#[derive(Component, Debug, Clone, Copy)]
 pub struct Tile {
     pub suit: Suit,
 }
diff --git a/src/tui/console.rs b/src/tui/console.rs
index f668331..2390c5e 100644
--- a/src/tui/console.rs
+++ b/src/tui/console.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use bevy::prelude::*;
 use bevy_ratatui::RatatuiContext;
-use ratatui::widgets::Block;
+use ratatui::{layout::Margin, widgets::Block};
 use tui_logger::TuiLoggerWidget;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Debug, Default, States)]
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ impl std::ops::Not for ConsoleState {
 pub(crate) fn draw_console(mut tui_ctx: ResMut<RatatuiContext>) -> Result {
     tui_ctx.draw(|frame| {
         let block = Block::bordered().title("console");
-        frame.render_widget(TuiLoggerWidget::default().block(block), frame.area());
+        frame.render_widget(
+            TuiLoggerWidget::default().block(block),
+            frame.area(), /* .inner(Margin { horizontal: 8, vertical: 8 }) */
+        );
     })?;
 
     Ok(())
diff --git a/src/tui/input/keyboard.rs b/src/tui/input/keyboard.rs
index ee77c1a..2a5e760 100644
--- a/src/tui/input/keyboard.rs
+++ b/src/tui/input/keyboard.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use bevy_ratatui::event::KeyMessage;
 
 use jong::game::GameState;
 
-use crate::tui::{TuiState, console::ConsoleState};
+use crate::tui::{TuiState, ZenState, console::ConsoleState};
 
 // TODO change this to handle console open request, esc for menu, etc, then
 // route other messages to other systems
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@ pub(crate) fn input_system(
     curr_tuistate: Res<State<TuiState>>,
     curr_consolestate: Res<State<ConsoleState>>,
     curr_gamestate: Res<State<GameState>>,
+    curr_zenstate: Res<State<ZenState>>,
 
     mut next_tuistate: ResMut<NextState<TuiState>>,
     mut next_consolestate: ResMut<NextState<ConsoleState>>,
     mut next_gamestate: ResMut<NextState<GameState>>,
+    mut next_zenstate: ResMut<NextState<ZenState>>,
 
     mut exit: MessageWriter<AppExit>,
 ) {
@@ -58,6 +60,10 @@ pub(crate) fn input_system(
                     next_tuistate.set(TuiState::InGame);
                     next_gamestate.set(GameState::Setup);
                 }
+                KeyCode::Char('z') => match curr_zenstate.get() {
+                    ZenState::Menu => next_zenstate.set(ZenState::Zen),
+                    ZenState::Zen => next_zenstate.set(ZenState::Menu),
+                },
                 KeyCode::Char('q') => {
                     exit.write_default();
                 }
diff --git a/src/tui/menu.rs b/src/tui/menu.rs
index f004f41..c1c455c 100644
--- a/src/tui/menu.rs
+++ b/src/tui/menu.rs
@@ -1,20 +1,78 @@
 use bevy::prelude::*;
 use bevy_ratatui::RatatuiContext;
 use ratatui::layout::Constraint;
+use ratatui::layout::Flex;
 use ratatui::layout::Layout;
+use ratatui::layout::Margin;
+use ratatui::widgets::Paragraph;
+use ratatui::widgets::{Block, Clear};
 
-const MAINMENU_OPTIONS: [&str; 2] = ["(p)lay", "(q)uit"];
+use jong::tile::Tile;
+
+use crate::tui::render::tile;
+
+const MAINMENU_OPTIONS: [&str; 2] = [
+    " ██╗██████╗ ██╗ ██╗      █████╗ ██╗   ██╗██╗
+██╔╝██╔══██╗╚██╗██║     ██╔══██╗╚██╗ ██╔╝██║
+██║ ██████╔╝ ██║██║     ███████║ ╚████╔╝ ██║
+██║ ██╔═══╝  ██║██║     ██╔══██║  ╚██╔╝  ╚═╝
+╚██╗██║     ██╔╝███████╗██║  ██║   ██║   ██╗
+ ╚═╝╚═╝     ╚═╝ ╚══════╝╚═╝  ╚═╝   ╚═╝   ╚═╝
+",
+    " ██╗ ██████╗ ██╗ ██╗   ██╗██╗████████╗    ██╗
+██╔╝██╔═══██╗╚██╗██║   ██║██║╚══██╔══╝██╗██╔╝
+██║ ██║   ██║ ██║██║   ██║██║   ██║   ╚═╝██║ 
+██║ ██║▄▄ ██║ ██║██║   ██║██║   ██║   ██╗██║ 
+╚██╗╚██████╔╝██╔╝╚██████╔╝██║   ██║   ╚═╝╚██╗
+ ╚═╝ ╚══▀▀═╝ ╚═╝  ╚═════╝ ╚═╝   ╚═╝       ╚═╝
+",
+];
 
 pub(crate) fn draw_mainmenu(mut tui_ctx: ResMut<RatatuiContext>) -> Result {
     let options = MAINMENU_OPTIONS;
-    let layout = Layout::vertical(vec![Constraint::Min(1); options.len()]);
+    let layout =
+        Layout::vertical(vec![Constraint::Fill(1); options.len()]).flex(Flex::SpaceBetween);
+    let block = Block::bordered();
 
     tui_ctx.draw(|frame| {
-        let areas = layout.split(frame.area());
+        let area = frame
+            .area()
+            .centered(Constraint::Max(55), Constraint::Max(19));
+        frame.render_widget(Clear, area);
+        frame.render_widget(block, area);
+        let areas = layout.split(area.centered(Constraint::Max(45), Constraint::Max(14)));
         for (opt, area) in options.into_iter().zip(areas.iter()) {
-            frame.render_widget(opt, *area)
+            let para = Paragraph::new(opt);
+            frame.render_widget(para, *area)
         }
     })?;
 
     Ok(())
 }
+
+pub(crate) fn draw_splash(mut tui_ctx: ResMut<RatatuiContext>, tiles: Populated<&Tile>) -> Result {
+    let mut tile_it = tiles.into_iter().cycle();
+
+    tui_ctx.draw(|frame| {
+        let area = frame.area().outer(Margin {
+            horizontal: 1,
+            vertical: 1,
+        });
+        let layout = Layout::horizontal(vec![Constraint::Max(5); (area.width / 5) as usize]);
+        let areas = layout.split(area);
+        for area in areas.iter() {
+            let layout = Layout::vertical(vec![Constraint::Max(4); (area.height / 4) as usize]);
+            let areas = layout.split(*area);
+            let tiles: Vec<_> = tile_it
+                .clone()
+                .take((area.height / 4 + 1) as usize)
+                .cloned()
+                .map(|t| tile::draw_tile(&t))
+                .collect();
+            for (tile, area) in tiles.iter().zip(areas.into_iter()) {
+                frame.render_widget(tile, *area);
+            }
+        }
+    })?;
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/src/tui/mod.rs b/src/tui/mod.rs
index 69c182a..f3d95e8 100644
--- a/src/tui/mod.rs
+++ b/src/tui/mod.rs
@@ -27,12 +27,20 @@ impl ComputedStates for InGame {
 
     fn compute(sources: Self::SourceStates) -> Option<Self> {
         match sources {
-            TuiState::MainMenu => None,
             TuiState::InGame => Some(Self),
+            _ => None,
         }
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(SubStates, Default, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Debug,)]
+#[source(TuiState = TuiState::MainMenu)]
+pub(crate) enum ZenState {
+    #[default]
+    Menu,
+    Zen,
+}
+
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct RiichiTui;
 impl Plugin for RiichiTui {
@@ -61,7 +69,9 @@ impl Plugin for RiichiTui {
         .add_systems(PreUpdate, input::mouse::input_system.chain())
 
         // main menu
-        .add_systems(Update, menu::draw_mainmenu.run_if(in_state(TuiState::MainMenu)))
+        .add_sub_state::<ZenState>()
+        .add_systems(Update, menu::draw_splash.run_if(in_state(TuiState::MainMenu)))
+        .add_systems(Update, menu::draw_mainmenu.after(menu::draw_splash).run_if(in_state(TuiState::MainMenu).and(in_state(ZenState::Menu))))
 
         // gaming
         .init_resource::<render::hand::RenderedHand>()