diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+build/
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
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+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
+project(snake)
+include_directories(include)
+set(SOURCES
+    src/main.cpp
+    src/snake.cpp
+)
+add_executable(snake ${SOURCES})
+set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
+set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 23)
+set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+
+# find_package(SDL3 CONFIG REQUIRED) # An example of how to import libraries from vcpkg
+# target_link_libraries(Game PRIVATE SDL3::SDL3)
diff --git a/include/snake.hpp b/include/snake.hpp
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+++ b/include/snake.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#ifndef SNAKE_HPP
+#define SNAKE_HPP
+
+void create_snake();
+void draw_snake();
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
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+++ b/src/main.cpp
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+#include <iostream>
+#include <termios.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include "snake.hpp"
+
+const int ROW = 10;
+const int COL = 10;
+
+char getch();
+void create_board();
+void draw_board();
+
+struct {
+    char board[ROW][COL]; 
+} window;
+
+char (*g_pboard)[ROW][COL] = &window.board;
+
+char getch() {
+    termios oldt, newt;
+    char ch;
+    tcgetattr(STDIN_FILENO, &oldt);           // get current terminal attributes
+    newt = oldt;
+    newt.c_lflag &= ~(ICANON | ECHO);         // disable canonical mode and echo
+    tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSANOW, &newt);  // apply new settings
+    read(STDIN_FILENO, &ch, 1);               // read one char
+    tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSANOW, &oldt);  // restore original settings
+    return ch;
+}
+
+void create_board() {
+    for(int i = 0; i < ROW; i++) {
+	for(int a = 0; a < COL; a++) {
+	    (*g_pboard)[i][a] = '.';
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+void draw_board() {
+    for(int i = 0; i < ROW; i++) {
+	for(int a = 0; a < COL; a++) {
+	    std::cout << (*g_pboard)[i][a] << " ";
+	}
+	std::cout << "\n";
+    }
+}
+
+int main() {
+    create_board();
+    draw_board();
+    draw_snake();
+	//    int count = 0;
+	//    std::cout << "Press any key other than space or esc: " << std::endl;
+	//    while(count < 10) {
+	// char ch = getch();
+	// std::cout << "\nYou pressed: " << ch << '\n';
+	// ++count;
+	//    }
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/snake.cpp b/src/snake.cpp
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+++ b/src/snake.cpp
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+#include "snake.hpp"
+#include <iostream>
+
+void create_snake() {
+    std::cout << "Create Snake Test" << std::endl;
+}
+void draw_snake() {
+    std::cout << "Draw Snake Test" << std::endl;
+}
+
+/* snake head for instance is (3, 0)
+ * the direct body to the head when going down would be (snake_head_x, snake_head_y - 1)
+ * the next and so on would be (previous_body_segment_x - 1, previous_body_segment_y - 1)
+ * so save the head and body positions as previous and then do the math until the segment hits a point at direction changes.
+ * so if I change direction at (0, 0) from north to west then at (0, 0) there is a postion change saved and once a body hits that
+ * switch direction
+*/