diff --git a/backend/.gitignore b/backend/.gitignore
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+++ b/backend/.gitignore
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+target/
+Cargo.lock
diff --git a/backend/Cargo.toml b/backend/Cargo.toml
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+++ b/backend/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "backend"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["ajuvercr <arthur.vercruysse@ugent.be>"]
+edition = "2018"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
+mozaic = { git = "https://github.com/ajuvercr/MOZAIC" }
+tokio = "0.1.22"
+rand = { version = "0.6.5", default-features = true }
+futures = "0.1.28"
diff --git a/backend/README.md b/backend/README.md
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+# Planetwars backend
+
+The main planetwars server that instanciates planetwars matches etc...
diff --git a/backend/log.log b/backend/log.log
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diff --git a/backend/src/main.rs b/backend/src/main.rs
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+++ b/backend/src/main.rs
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+
+extern crate tokio;
+extern crate futures;
+extern crate mozaic;
+extern crate rand;
+
+use std::env;
+use std::net::SocketAddr;
+use mozaic::messaging::types::*;
+use mozaic::errors;
+
+use mozaic::modules::{Aggregator, Steplock, game};
+
+// Load the config and start the game.
+fn main() {
+    run(env::args().collect());
+}
+
+use std::str;
+struct Server;
+impl game::GameController for Server {
+    fn step<'a>(&mut self, turns: Vec<game::PlayerTurn<'a>>) -> Vec<game::Update> {
+        let mut out = Vec::new();
+
+        for (id, turn) in turns.iter() {
+            let postfix = match turn {
+                game::Turn::Action(bytes) => str::from_utf8(bytes).unwrap(),
+                game::Turn::Timeout => "Timed out",
+            };
+
+            let msg = format!("{}: {}", **id, postfix);
+
+            out.push(game::Update::Global(msg.as_bytes().to_vec()));
+        }
+
+        return out;
+    }
+}
+
+use mozaic::server::runtime::{Broker};
+use rand::Rng;
+use errors::Consumable;
+use mozaic::modules::ConnectionManager;
+use mozaic::modules::util;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+pub fn run(args : Vec<String>) {
+
+    let addr = "127.0.0.1:9142".parse::<SocketAddr>().unwrap();
+
+    let manager_id: ReactorId = rand::thread_rng().gen();
+    let welcomer_id: ReactorId = rand::thread_rng().gen();
+    let aggregator_id: ReactorId = rand::thread_rng().gen();
+    let steplock_id: ReactorId = rand::thread_rng().gen();
+
+    let number_of_clients = args.get(1).map(|x| x.parse().unwrap_or(1)).unwrap_or(1);
+
+    let ids: HashMap<_, util::PlayerId> = (0..number_of_clients).map(|x| (x.into(), (10 - x).into())).collect();
+
+    println!("Ids: {:?}", ids);
+
+    tokio::run(futures::lazy(move || {
+        let mut broker = Broker::new().unwrap();
+
+        broker.spawn(welcomer_id.clone(), game::GameReactor::params(steplock_id.clone(), Box::new(Server)), "Main").display();
+        broker.spawn(steplock_id.clone(), Steplock::new(broker.clone(), ids.values().cloned().collect(), welcomer_id.clone(), aggregator_id.clone()).with_timeout(5000).params(), "Steplock").display();
+        broker.spawn(aggregator_id.clone(), Aggregator::params(manager_id.clone(), steplock_id.clone()), "Aggregator").display();
+        broker.spawn(
+            manager_id.clone(),
+            ConnectionManager::params(broker.clone(), ids, aggregator_id.clone(), addr),
+            "Connection Manager"
+        ).display();
+
+        Ok(())
+    }));
+}
diff --git a/client/.gitignore b/client/.gitignore
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+++ b/client/.gitignore
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+target/
+Cargo.lock
diff --git a/client/Cargo.toml b/client/Cargo.toml
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+++ b/client/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "client"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["ajuvercr <arthur.vercruysse@ugent.be>"]
+edition = "2018"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/client/README.md b/client/README.md
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+++ b/client/README.md
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+# Planetwars client
+
+This client is used to drive bots who want to participate in a planetwars match.
+Planetwars matches are hosted using ../backend.
+It is required to use a client like this because the backend uses the MOZAIC framework that sends and receives messages in a specific format.
+
diff --git a/client/src/main.rs b/client/src/main.rs
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+++ b/client/src/main.rs
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+fn main() {
+    println!("Hello, world!");
+}