diff --git a/client/.gitignore b/client/.gitignore
index 2c96eb1..c409813 100644
--- a/client/.gitignore
+++ b/client/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 target/
 Cargo.lock
+bots/
diff --git a/client/game_start.json b/client/game_start.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f768030
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/game_start.json
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+
+{"nop":2,"name":"Dick But","map":"maps/hex.json","max_turns":2000}
diff --git a/client/run.sh b/client/run.sh
index ef34c29..761b1b1 100755
--- a/client/run.sh
+++ b/client/run.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-python bot.py -p 9142 -i $1 python simple.py
+echo "Using token $1"
+python runner.py --host ${HOST:-localhost} -p 9142 -i $1 python simple.py
diff --git a/client/run_all.py b/client/run_all.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f02fbeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/run_all.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import requests, json, subprocess, os
+
+host = os.getenv("HOST") or "localhost:8000"
+headers = {'content-type': 'application/json'}
+
+r = requests.post(f"http://{host}/lobby", data=open('game_start.json').read(), headers=headers)
+data = r.json()
+processes = []
+
+for player in data["players"]:
+    processes.append(
+        subprocess.Popen(["./run.sh", str(player)])
+    )
+
+for p in processes:
+    p.wait()
diff --git a/client/bot.py b/client/runner.py
similarity index 86%
rename from client/bot.py
rename to client/runner.py
index 3fb2cde..ae578f4 100755
--- a/client/bot.py
+++ b/client/runner.py
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ def execute(cmd):
         raise subprocess.CalledProcessError(return_code, cmd)
 
 def connect(host, port, id):
+    print(host, port)
     s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
     s.connect((host, port))
-    s.sendall(f"{id}\n".encode("utf8"))
+    s.sendall(f"{id.strip()}\n".encode("utf8"))
     return s
 
 def handle_input(it, socket):
@@ -51,6 +52,10 @@ def main():
         if content["type"] == "game_state":
             stdin.write(json.dumps(content["content"])+"\n")
             stdin.flush()
+        if content["type"] == "player_action":
+            if content["content"]["type"] == "parse_error":
+                sys.stderr.write(content["content"]["value"] + '\n')
+                sys.stderr.flush()
         line = f.readline()
 
     print(content)
diff --git a/client/simple.py b/client/simple.py
index 02d6fc4..7f4afd5 100644
--- a/client/simple.py
+++ b/client/simple.py
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@ import sys, json, random
 
 def move(command):
     record = { 'moves': [command] }
+    f.write(json.dumps(record) + '\n')
+    f.flush()
     print(json.dumps(record))
     sys.stdout.flush()
 
-f_name = f"bot{random.randint(0, 10)}.txt"
+f_name = f"bots/bot{random.randint(0, 10)}.txt"
 f = open(f_name,"w+")
-f.write("start")
 f.flush()
+
 for line in sys.stdin:
-    f.write(line)
-    f.flush()
     state = json.loads(line)
     # find planet with most ships
     my_planets = [p for p in state['planets'] if p['owner'] == 1]
diff --git a/client/start.sh b/client/start.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5c9fc86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d @game_start.json ${HOST:-localhost:8000}/lobby | \
+	python3 -c "import sys, json; print('\n'.join(str(x) for x in json.load(sys.stdin)['players']))"