diff --git a/game.go b/game.go
index 8e3bd52..30a96fa 100644
--- a/game.go
+++ b/game.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ type Game struct {
 func gamesTable() {
 	stmnt := `create table if not exists games (
         id integer not null primary key autoincrement,
-        start text,
+        start text not null,
         end text,
         winner text,
         win_method text
@@ -23,3 +23,23 @@ func gamesTable() {
 		log_error("couldn't create games table: %v", err)
 	}
 }
+
+func NewGame() *Game {
+	game := &Game{
+		start: time.Now(),
+	}
+	if err := game.Create(); err != nil {
+		log_error("%v", err)
+	}
+	return game
+}
+
+func (g *Game) Create() error {
+	_, err := db.Exec(`
+        insert into games
+        (start)
+        values
+        (?)
+    ;`, g.start)
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 92096c5..6f26e4c 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	dataPath  = "/projects/exo/expl.speck"
-	info_log  *log.Logger
-	error_log *log.Logger
+	dataPath    = "/projects/exo/expl.speck"
+	info_log    *log.Logger
+	error_log   *log.Logger
+	currentGame *Game
 )
 
 func log_error(template string, args ...interface{}) {
@@ -97,6 +98,9 @@ func main() {
 		bail(E_No_Port, "unable to start server: %v", err)
 	}
 	go RunQueue()
+
+	currentGame = NewGame()
+
 	for {
 		conn, err := listener.Accept()
 		if err != nil {