diff --git a/Hearts/base_engine.h b/Hearts/base_engine.h
index fe1b29d..7a50f22 100644
--- a/Hearts/base_engine.h
+++ b/Hearts/base_engine.h
@@ -103,16 +103,4 @@ namespace KAGE {
 	};
 }
 
-#ifndef START
-/* Creates SDL_main(). Place this after the derived engine's
- * declaration, and pass it the name of the derived engine.
-*/
-#define START(ENGINE)			\
-int SDL_main(int,char**) {		\
-	ENGINE app;					\
-	app.Start(true);			\
-	return 0;					\
-}
-#endif
-
-#endif
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Hearts/button.cpp b/Hearts/button.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3c3833
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Hearts/button.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+/* Copyright: (c) Kayne Ruse 2013
+ * 
+ * This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
+ * warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
+ * arising from the use of this software.
+ * 
+ * Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
+ * including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
+ * freely, subject to the following restrictions:
+ * 
+ * 1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
+ * claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
+ * in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
+ * appreciated but is not required.
+ * 
+ * 2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
+ * misrepresented as being the original software.
+ * 
+ * 3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source
+ * distribution.
+*/
+#include "button.hpp"
+
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+Button::Button(std::string bgname, std::string fname, std::string t, Sint16 _x, Sint16 _y) {
+	LoadSurface(bgname);
+	LoadFontSurface(fname);
+	SetText(t);
+	SetX(x);
+	SetY(y);
+}
+
+Button::Button(SDL_Surface* bg, SDL_Surface* f, std::string t, Sint16 _x, Sint16 _y) {
+	SetSurface(bg);
+	SetFontSurface(f);
+	SetText(t);
+	SetX(x);
+	SetY(y);
+}
+
+SDL_Surface* Button::LoadSurface(std::string s) {
+	image.LoadSurface(s);
+	image.SetClipH(image.GetClipH()/3); //3 phases, vertical storage
+	SetText(text); //reset textX & textY
+	return image.GetSurface();
+}
+
+SDL_Surface* Button::LoadFontSurface(std::string s) {
+	font.LoadSurface(s);
+	SetText(text); //reset textX & textY
+	return font.GetSurface();
+}
+
+SDL_Surface* Button::SetSurface(SDL_Surface* p) {
+	image.SetSurface(p);
+	image.SetClipH(image.GetClipH()/3); //3 phases, vertical storage
+	SetText(text); //reset textX & textY
+	return image.GetSurface();
+}
+
+SDL_Surface* Button::SetFontSurface(SDL_Surface* p) {
+	font.SetSurface(p);
+	SetText(text); //reset textX & textY
+	return font.GetSurface();
+}
+
+Button::State Button::MouseMotion(SDL_MouseMotionEvent const& motion) {
+	return CalcState(motion.x, motion.y, motion.state & SDL_BUTTON_LMASK);
+}
+
+Button::State Button::MouseButtonDown(SDL_MouseButtonEvent const& button) {
+	if (button.button == SDL_BUTTON_LEFT) {
+		return CalcState(button.x, button.y, true);
+	}
+	return state;
+}
+
+Button::State Button::MouseButtonUp(SDL_MouseButtonEvent const& button) {
+	if (button.button == SDL_BUTTON_LEFT) {
+		return CalcState(button.x, button.y, false);
+	}
+	return state;
+}
+
+void Button::DrawTo(SDL_Surface* const dest) {
+	image.DrawTo(dest, x, y);
+	font.DrawStringTo(text, dest, textX + x, textY + y);
+}
+
+std::string Button::SetText(std::string t) {
+	//one line, cache the position
+	text = t;
+	textX = (image.GetClipW() / 2) - (font.GetCharW() * text.size() / 2);
+	textY = (image.GetClipH() / 2) - (font.GetCharH() / 2);
+	return text;
+}
+
+Button::State Button::CalcState(Sint16 i, Sint16 j, bool leftPressed) {
+	if (i < x || i > (x + image.GetClipW()) ||
+		j < y || j > (y + image.GetClipH())
+		) {
+		image.SetClipY(0);
+		return state = State::NORMAL;
+	}
+	if (leftPressed) {
+		image.SetClipY(image.GetClipH()*2);
+		return state = State::PRESSED;
+	}
+	else {
+		image.SetClipY(image.GetClipH());
+		return state = State::HOVER;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/Hearts/button.hpp b/Hearts/button.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1bbda0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Hearts/button.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+/* Copyright: (c) Kayne Ruse 2013
+ * 
+ * This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
+ * warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
+ * arising from the use of this software.
+ * 
+ * Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
+ * including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
+ * freely, subject to the following restrictions:
+ * 
+ * 1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
+ * claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
+ * in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
+ * appreciated but is not required.
+ * 
+ * 2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
+ * misrepresented as being the original software.
+ * 
+ * 3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source
+ * distribution.
+*/
+#ifndef BUTTON_HPP_
+#define BUTTON_HPP_
+
+#include "image.hpp"
+#include "raster_font.hpp"
+
+#include <string>
+
+//3-phases, no toggle, centred text
+class Button {
+public:
+	enum class State {
+		NORMAL, HOVER, PRESSED
+	};
+
+	Button() = default;
+	Button(std::string bgname, std::string fontname, std::string t = "", Sint16 x = 0, Sint16 y = 0);
+	Button(SDL_Surface* background, SDL_Surface* font, std::string t = "", Sint16 x = 0, Sint16 y = 0);
+	~Button() = default;
+
+	//graphics
+	SDL_Surface* LoadSurface(std::string);
+	SDL_Surface* LoadFontSurface(std::string);
+	SDL_Surface* SetSurface(SDL_Surface*);
+	SDL_Surface* SetFontSurface(SDL_Surface*);
+	SDL_Surface* GetSurface() const { return image.GetSurface(); }
+	SDL_Surface* GetFontSurface() const { return font.GetSurface(); }
+	void FreeSurface() { image.FreeSurface(); }
+	void FreeFontSurface() { font.FreeSurface(); }
+
+	//handle input
+	State MouseMotion(SDL_MouseMotionEvent const&);
+	State MouseButtonDown(SDL_MouseButtonEvent const&);
+	State MouseButtonUp(SDL_MouseButtonEvent const&);
+	State SetState(State s) { return state = s; }
+	State GetState() const { return state; }
+
+	//yet another draw function
+	void DrawTo(SDL_Surface* const);
+
+	//text string
+	std::string SetText(std::string);
+	std::string GetText() const { return text; }
+
+	//position
+	Sint16 SetX(Sint16 i) { return x = i; }
+	Sint16 SetY(Sint16 i) { return y = i; }
+	Sint16 GetX() const { return x; }
+	Sint16 GetY() const { return y; }
+
+	//OO Breakers
+	Image* GetImage() { return &image; }
+	RasterFont* GetFont() { return &font; }
+
+	Sint16 SetTextX(Sint16 i) { return textX = i; }
+	Sint16 SetTextY(Sint16 i) { return textY = i; }
+	Sint16 GetTextX() const { return textX; }
+	Sint16 GetTextY() const { return textY; }
+private:
+	State CalcState(Sint16 x, Sint16 y, bool leftPressed);
+
+	Sint16 x = 0, y = 0;
+	Sint16 textX = 0, textY = 0; //prevent recalc every loop
+	Image image;
+	RasterFont font; //TODO: cache this?
+	State state = State::NORMAL;
+	std::string text;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/Hearts/hearts_engine.cpp b/Hearts/hearts_engine.cpp
index 5a45b14..76c557b 100644
--- a/Hearts/hearts_engine.cpp
+++ b/Hearts/hearts_engine.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@ HeartsEngine::HeartsEngine() {
 
 	deck.Init("rsc\\cards.bmp","rsc\\back.bmp");
 
+	button.LoadSurface("rsc\\button.bmp");
+	button.LoadFontSurface("rsc\\pk_white_8.bmp");
+	font.LoadSurface("rsc\\pk_white_8.bmp");
+
+//	button.SetX();
+//	button.SetY();
+
 	player[0] = new PlayerUser();
 	player[1] = new PlayerAI();
 	player[2] = new PlayerAI();
diff --git a/Hearts/hearts_engine.h b/Hearts/hearts_engine.h
index d07ab95..7c2752c 100644
--- a/Hearts/hearts_engine.h
+++ b/Hearts/hearts_engine.h
@@ -27,12 +27,16 @@
 */
 #ifndef KR_HEARTSENGINE_H_
 #define KR_HEARTSENGINE_H_
+
 #include "base_engine.h"
+
 #include "image.hpp"
 #include "deck.h"
 #include "player_ai.h"
 #include "player_user.h"
 #include "table.h"
+#include "button.hpp"
+#include "raster_font.hpp"
 
 class HeartsEngine : public KAGE::BaseEngine {
 public:
@@ -72,6 +76,9 @@ private:
 	}rotation;
 
 	/* Game members */
+	Button button;
+	RasterFont font;
+
 	Deck deck;
 	Player *player[4];
 	Table table;
@@ -88,6 +95,4 @@ private:
 	void CalcScores();
 };
 
-START(HeartsEngine)
-
 #endif
diff --git a/Hearts/main.cpp b/Hearts/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a800ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Hearts/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/* Copyright: (c) Kayne Ruse 2013
+ * 
+ * This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
+ * warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
+ * arising from the use of this software.
+ * 
+ * Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
+ * including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
+ * freely, subject to the following restrictions:
+ * 
+ * 1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
+ * claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
+ * in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
+ * appreciated but is not required.
+ * 
+ * 2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
+ * misrepresented as being the original software.
+ * 
+ * 3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source
+ * distribution.
+*/
+#include "hearts_engine.h"
+
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <iostream>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+int main(int, char**) {
+#ifdef DEBUG
+	cout << "Beginning program" << endl;
+#endif
+	try {
+		HeartsEngine app;
+		app.Start(true);
+	}
+	catch(exception& e) {
+		cerr << "Fatal exception thrown: " << e.what() << endl;
+		return 1;
+	}
+#ifdef DEBUG
+	cout << "Clean exit" << endl;
+#endif
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/Hearts/raster_font.cpp b/Hearts/raster_font.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bde074d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Hearts/raster_font.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/* Copyright: (c) Kayne Ruse 2013
+ * 
+ * This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
+ * warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
+ * arising from the use of this software.
+ * 
+ * Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
+ * including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
+ * freely, subject to the following restrictions:
+ * 
+ * 1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
+ * claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
+ * in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
+ * appreciated but is not required.
+ * 
+ * 2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
+ * misrepresented as being the original software.
+ * 
+ * 3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source
+ * distribution.
+*/
+#include "raster_font.hpp"
+
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+/* It might be more efficient to render to a different surface (like an Image)
+ * rather than calling this function with all of it's '%' and '/'.
+*/
+
+void RasterFont::DrawStringTo(std::string s, SDL_Surface* const dest, Sint16 x, Sint16 y) {
+	if (!image.GetSurface()) {
+		throw(std::runtime_error("RasterFont not loaded"));
+	}
+	const Uint16 w = image.GetClipW();
+	const Uint16 h = image.GetClipH();
+	for (int i = 0; i < s.size(); i++) {
+		image.SetClipX(s[i] % 16 * w);
+		image.SetClipY(s[i] / 16 * h);
+		image.DrawTo(dest, x + i * w, y);
+	}
+}
+
+/* Note: This class can only take a raster font with 16*16 characters, and the
+ * indevidual characters must have the same dimensions. Overall this class is too
+ * restrictive; I suggest using a 3rd party library.
+*/
+
+SDL_Surface* RasterFont::LoadSurface(std::string fname) {
+	image.LoadSurface(fname);
+	image.SetClipW(image.GetSurface()->w/16);
+	image.SetClipH(image.GetSurface()->h/16);
+	return image.GetSurface();
+}
+
+SDL_Surface* RasterFont::SetSurface(SDL_Surface* p) {
+	image.SetSurface(p);
+	image.SetClipW(image.GetSurface()->w/16);
+	image.SetClipH(image.GetSurface()->h/16);
+	return image.GetSurface();
+}
diff --git a/Hearts/raster_font.hpp b/Hearts/raster_font.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4e157e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Hearts/raster_font.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/* Copyright: (c) Kayne Ruse 2013
+ * 
+ * This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
+ * warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
+ * arising from the use of this software.
+ * 
+ * Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
+ * including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
+ * freely, subject to the following restrictions:
+ * 
+ * 1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
+ * claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
+ * in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
+ * appreciated but is not required.
+ * 
+ * 2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
+ * misrepresented as being the original software.
+ * 
+ * 3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source
+ * distribution.
+*/
+#ifndef RASTERFONT_HPP_
+#define RASTERFONT_HPP_
+
+#include "image.hpp"
+
+class RasterFont {
+public:
+	RasterFont() = default;
+	RasterFont(std::string fname) { LoadSurface(fname); }
+	RasterFont(SDL_Surface* p) { SetSurface(p); }
+	~RasterFont() = default;
+
+	void DrawStringTo(std::string, SDL_Surface* const, Sint16 x, Sint16 y);
+
+	//Accessors and Mutators
+	SDL_Surface* LoadSurface(std::string);
+	SDL_Surface* SetSurface(SDL_Surface*);
+	SDL_Surface* GetSurface() const { return image.GetSurface(); }
+	void FreeSurface() { image.FreeSurface(); }
+
+	Uint16 GetCharW() const { return image.GetClipW(); }
+	Uint16 GetCharH() const { return image.GetClipH(); }
+
+private:
+	Image image;
+};
+
+#endif
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diff --git a/rsc/pk_white_8.bmp b/rsc/pk_white_8.bmp
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