diff --git a/src/game/mod.rs b/src/game/mod.rs
index 09bf4e6..e1eec8b 100644
--- a/src/game/mod.rs
+++ b/src/game/mod.rs
@@ -6,10 +6,9 @@ use crate::tiles::{self, *};
 pub mod player;
 pub mod wall;
 
-#[derive(States, Default, Hash, Clone, Eq, Debug, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(States, Default, Hash, Clone, Eq, Debug, PartialEq, Copy)]
 pub enum GameState {
     #[default]
-    None,
     Setup,
     // Deal,
     Play,
diff --git a/src/tui/console.rs b/src/tui/console.rs
index 0b1ceab..0d4ac88 100644
--- a/src/tui/console.rs
+++ b/src/tui/console.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 use bevy::input::keyboard::Key;
 use bevy::prelude::*;
 use bevy_ratatui::RatatuiContext;
+use bevy_ratatui::event::KeyMessage;
+use ratatui::crossterm::event::KeyCode;
 use ratatui::widgets::Block;
 use tui_logger::TuiLoggerWidget;
 
@@ -23,12 +25,18 @@ impl std::ops::Not for ConsoleState {
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn toggle_console(
-    input: Res<ButtonInput<Key>>,
+    // input: Res<ButtonInput<Key>>,
+    mut messages: MessageReader<KeyMessage>,
     curr_state: Res<State<ConsoleState>>,
     mut next_state: ResMut<NextState<ConsoleState>>,
 ) {
-    if input.just_pressed(Key::Character("`".into())) {
-        next_state.set(!*curr_state.get());
+    // if input.just_pressed(Key::Character("`".into())) {
+    //     next_state.set(!*curr_state.get());
+    // }
+    for message in messages.read() {
+        if let KeyCode::Char('`') = message.code {
+            next_state.set(!*curr_state.get());
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/tui/input.rs b/src/tui/input.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d0d6e4..0000000
--- a/src/tui/input.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-// use bevy::ecs::message::MessageReader;
-use bevy::app::AppExit;
-use bevy::input::keyboard::{Key, KeyboardInput};
-use bevy::prelude::*;
-
-use crate::tui::console::ConsoleState;
-
-pub(crate) fn keyboard_input_system(
-    // keycode_input: Option<Res<ButtonInput<KeyCode>>>,
-    // key_input: Option<Res<ButtonInput<Key>>>,
-    // mut next_state: ResMut<State<TuiState>>,
-    mut keyboard_events: MessageReader<KeyboardInput>,
-) {
-    // if let Some(keycode_input) = keycode_input {
-    // if keycode_input.just_pressed(KeyCode::Backquote) {
-    //     // console_state.set;
-    // }
-    // }
-    for keyboard_input in keyboard_events.read() {
-        trace!("{:?}", keyboard_input);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/tui/menu.rs b/src/tui/menu.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72e0301
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tui/menu.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+use bevy::prelude::*;
+use bevy_ratatui::RatatuiContext;
+use bevy_ratatui::event::KeyMessage;
+use ratatui::crossterm::event::KeyCode;
+use ratatui::layout::Constraint;
+use ratatui::layout::Layout;
+
+use jong::game::GameState;
+
+use crate::tui::TuiState;
+
+const MAINMENU_OPTIONS: [&str; 2] = ["(p)lay", "(q)uit"];
+// const MAINMENU_INPUTS: [char;2] = ['p', 'q'];
+
+pub(crate) fn draw_mainmenu(
+    mut tui_ctx: ResMut<RatatuiContext>,
+    // mut tui_state: ResMut<NextState<TuiState>>,
+    // mut game_state: ResMut<NextState<GameState>>,
+) {
+    let options = MAINMENU_OPTIONS;
+    let layout = Layout::vertical(vec![Constraint::Min(1); options.len()]);
+
+    tui_ctx.draw(|frame| {
+        let areas = layout.split(frame.area());
+        for (opt, area) in options.into_iter().zip(areas.iter()) {
+            frame.render_widget(opt, *area)
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn mainmenu_input(
+    // input: Res<ButtonInput<Key>>,
+    mut messages: MessageReader<KeyMessage>,
+    mut next_tuistate: ResMut<NextState<(TuiState)>>,
+    mut next_gamestate: ResMut<NextState<(GameState)>>,
+    mut exit: MessageWriter<AppExit>,
+) {
+    for message in messages.read() {
+        match message.code {
+            KeyCode::Char('p') => {
+                next_tuistate.set(TuiState::InGame);
+                next_gamestate.set(GameState::default());
+            }
+            KeyCode::Char('q') => {
+                exit.write_default();
+            }
+            _ => {}
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/tui/mod.rs b/src/tui/mod.rs
index 1c3e510..35b0c94 100644
--- a/src/tui/mod.rs
+++ b/src/tui/mod.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use jong::game::GameState;
 use jong::game::wall::InWall;
 
 mod console;
-mod input;
+mod menu;
 mod render;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, States, Default)]
@@ -31,27 +31,39 @@ impl Plugin for RiichiTui {
             ))),
             RatatuiPlugins {
                 // enable_kitty_protocol: todo!(),
-                // enable_mouse_capture: todo!(),
-                enable_input_forwarding: true,
+                enable_mouse_capture: true,
+                // enable_input_forwarding: false,
                 ..Default::default()
             },
         ))
         .add_plugins(StatesPlugin)
-
         // setup console
         .init_state::<console::ConsoleState>()
         .add_systems(Update, console::toggle_console)
         .add_systems(Update, console::draw_console.run_if(in_state(console::ConsoleState::Open)))
-
+        // other setup
         .init_state::<TuiState>()
-        .add_systems(Update, render::draw_mainmenu.run_if(in_state(TuiState::MainMenu)))
-        // .add_systems(Update, input::keyboard_input_system)
-        // .add_systems()
+        .add_computed_state::<InGame>()
+        // main menu
+        .add_systems(Update, (menu::draw_mainmenu,menu::mainmenu_input).run_if(in_state(TuiState::MainMenu)))
+        // gaming
         .add_systems(Update, render::ingame::draw_ingame.run_if(in_state(TuiState::InGame)))
-        .add_systems(Update, render::hand::render_changed_hand.run_if(in_state(GameState::Play)))
+        .add_systems(Update, render::hand::render_changed_hand.run_if(in_state(InGame).and(in_state(GameState::Play))))
         // semicolon stopper
         ;
     }
 }
 
-// fn prompt_names() {}
+#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Debug)]
+struct InGame;
+
+impl ComputedStates for InGame {
+    type SourceStates = TuiState;
+
+    fn compute(sources: Self::SourceStates) -> Option<Self> {
+        match sources {
+            TuiState::MainMenu => None,
+            TuiState::InGame => Some(Self),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/tui/render/mod.rs b/src/tui/render/mod.rs
index fc30799..1c8b3e4 100644
--- a/src/tui/render/mod.rs
+++ b/src/tui/render/mod.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 use bevy::ecs::system::SystemParam;
 use bevy::prelude::*;
 use bevy_ratatui::RatatuiContext;
-use ratatui::widgets::Paragraph;
+use ratatui::{
+    layout::{},
+    widgets::Paragraph,
+};
 
 use jong::{
     game::{
-        GameState,
         player::Hand,
         wall::{Wall, WallTiles},
     },
@@ -18,10 +20,3 @@ pub(crate) mod hand;
 pub(crate) mod ingame;
 mod tiles;
 
-pub(crate) fn draw_mainmenu(
-    mut tui_ctx: ResMut<RatatuiContext>,
-    mut tui_state: ResMut<NextState<TuiState>>,
-    mut game_state: ResMut<NextState<GameState>>,
-) {
-    tui_ctx.draw(|frame| {});
-}