diff --git a/commands.go b/commands.go
index 905c676..d80d0d2 100644
--- a/commands.go
+++ b/commands.go
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ var infoCommand = &Command{
 	help: "gives you some info about your current position",
 	handler: func(conn *Connection, args ...string) {
 		fmt.Fprintf(conn, "current planet: %s\n", conn.System().name)
+		fmt.Fprintf(conn, "bombs: %d\n", conn.bombs)
+		fmt.Fprintf(conn, "money: %d space duckets\n", conn.money)
 	},
 }
 
@@ -236,6 +238,11 @@ var bombCommand = &Command{
 	name: "bomb",
 	help: "bombs a system, with a big space bomb",
 	handler: func(conn *Connection, args ...string) {
+		if conn.bombs < 1 {
+			fmt.Fprintf(conn, "no more bombs left! build more bombs!\n")
+			return
+		}
+
 		dest_name := strings.Join(args, " ")
 		to, ok := nameIndex[dest_name]
 		if ok {
@@ -262,7 +269,24 @@ var bombCommand = &Command{
 	},
 }
 
+var mkBombCommand = &Command{
+	name: "mkbomb",
+	help: "make a bomb.  Costs 800 space duckets",
+	handler: func(conn *Connection, args ...string) {
+		if conn.money < 800 {
+			fmt.Fprintf(conn, "not enough money!  Bombs cost 800 space duckets to build, you only have %d in the bank.\n", conn.money)
+			return
+		}
+		conn.money -= 800
+		conn.bombs += 1
+		fmt.Fprintf(conn, "built a bomb!\n")
+		fmt.Fprintf(conn, "bombs: %d\n", conn.bombs)
+		fmt.Fprintf(conn, "money: %d space duckets\n", conn.money)
+	},
+}
+
 func bomb(conn *Connection, to *System) {
+	conn.bombs -= 1
 	delay := conn.System().TimeTo(to)
 	delay = time.Duration(int64(float64(delay/time.Nanosecond) * 1.1))
 	After(delay, func() {
diff --git a/session.go b/session.go
index 0216e21..2bf0c20 100644
--- a/session.go
+++ b/session.go
@@ -23,12 +23,14 @@ type Connection struct {
 	money    int64
 	mining   bool
 	colonies []*System
+	bombs    int
 }
 
 func NewConnection(conn net.Conn) *Connection {
 	c := &Connection{
 		Conn:   conn,
 		Reader: bufio.NewReader(conn),
+		bombs:  1,
 	}
 	connected[c] = true
 	return c
diff --git a/system.go b/system.go
index 770f706..88ee3a4 100644
--- a/system.go
+++ b/system.go
@@ -78,7 +78,10 @@ func (s *System) Bombed(bomber *Connection) {
 		conn.Die()
 		bomber.MadeKill(conn)
 	})
-	s.colonizedBy = nil
+	if s.colonizedBy != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(s.colonizedBy, "your mining colony on %s has been destroyed!\n", s.name)
+		s.colonizedBy = nil
+	}
 
 	for id, _ := range index {
 		if id == s.id {