diff --git a/client/in_game.cpp b/client/in_game.cpp
index d1caff7..37f3f43 100644
--- a/client/in_game.cpp
+++ b/client/in_game.cpp
@@ -15,11 +15,16 @@ InGame::InGame() {
 	surfaceMgr.Load("player", "rsc/graphics/sprites/elliot2.bmp");
 	surfaceMgr.Load("flower", "rsc/graphics/sprites/aniflower.bmp");
 
-	player = new Player(surfaceMgr.Get("player"), 32, 48);
+	playerCounter = currentPlayer = 0;
+
+	playerMgr.New(playerCounter++, surfaceMgr["player"]);
+	playerMgr.New(playerCounter++, surfaceMgr["player"]);
+	playerMgr.New(playerCounter++, surfaceMgr["player"]);
+	playerMgr.New(playerCounter++, surfaceMgr["player"]);
 }
 
 InGame::~InGame() {
-	delete player;
+	playerMgr.DeleteAll();
 	surfaceMgr.FreeAll();
 #ifdef DEBUG
 	cout << "leaving InGame" << endl;
@@ -40,12 +45,12 @@ void InGame::FrameEnd() {
 
 void InGame::Update() {
 	delta.Calculate();
-	player->Update(delta.GetDelta());
+	playerMgr.UpdateAll(delta.GetDelta());
 }
 
 void InGame::Render(SDL_Surface* const screen) {
 	SDL_FillRect(screen, 0, 0);
-	player->DrawTo(screen);
+	playerMgr.DrawAllTo(screen);
 }
 
 //-------------------------
@@ -69,17 +74,31 @@ void InGame::KeyDown(SDL_KeyboardEvent const& key) {
 		case SDLK_ESCAPE:
 			QuitEvent();
 		break;
+
 		case SDLK_w:
-			player->WalkInDirection(Direction::NORTH);
+			playerMgr[currentPlayer]->WalkInDirection(Direction::NORTH);
 		break;
 		case SDLK_s:
-			player->WalkInDirection(Direction::SOUTH);
+			playerMgr[currentPlayer]->WalkInDirection(Direction::SOUTH);
 		break;
 		case SDLK_a:
-			player->WalkInDirection(Direction::WEST);
+			playerMgr[currentPlayer]->WalkInDirection(Direction::WEST);
 		break;
 		case SDLK_d:
-			player->WalkInDirection(Direction::EAST);
+			playerMgr[currentPlayer]->WalkInDirection(Direction::EAST);
+		break;
+
+		case SDLK_1:
+			currentPlayer = 0;
+		break;
+		case SDLK_2:
+			currentPlayer = 1;
+		break;
+		case SDLK_3:
+			currentPlayer = 2;
+		break;
+		case SDLK_4:
+			currentPlayer = 3;
 		break;
 	}
 }
@@ -87,16 +106,16 @@ void InGame::KeyDown(SDL_KeyboardEvent const& key) {
 void InGame::KeyUp(SDL_KeyboardEvent const& key) {
 	switch(key.keysym.sym) {
 		case SDLK_w:
-			player->WalkInDirection(Direction::SOUTH);
+			playerMgr[currentPlayer]->WalkInDirection(Direction::SOUTH);
 		break;
 		case SDLK_s:
-			player->WalkInDirection(Direction::NORTH);
+			playerMgr[currentPlayer]->WalkInDirection(Direction::NORTH);
 		break;
 		case SDLK_a:
-			player->WalkInDirection(Direction::EAST);
+			playerMgr[currentPlayer]->WalkInDirection(Direction::EAST);
 		break;
 		case SDLK_d:
-			player->WalkInDirection(Direction::WEST);
+			playerMgr[currentPlayer]->WalkInDirection(Direction::WEST);
 		break;
 	}
 }
@@ -106,5 +125,6 @@ void InGame::KeyUp(SDL_KeyboardEvent const& key) {
 //-------------------------
 
 void InGame::NewPlayer(int index, std::string avatarName, int x, int y) {
-	//
+	Player* p = playerMgr.New(index, surfaceMgr[avatarName]);
+	p->SetPosition(Vector2(x, y));
 }
diff --git a/client/in_game.hpp b/client/in_game.hpp
index 5ef9a95..cf83ab7 100644
--- a/client/in_game.hpp
+++ b/client/in_game.hpp
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ protected:
 	SurfaceManager surfaceMgr;
 	PlayerManager playerMgr;
 
-	Player* player;
+	int playerCounter;
+	int currentPlayer;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/client/player_manager.cpp b/client/player_manager.cpp
index 616c934..e217bdf 100644
--- a/client/player_manager.cpp
+++ b/client/player_manager.cpp
@@ -1,2 +1,53 @@
 #include "player_manager.hpp"
 
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+PlayerManager::PlayerManager() {
+	//
+}
+
+PlayerManager::~PlayerManager() {
+	DeleteAll();
+}
+
+Player* PlayerManager::New(int index, SDL_Surface* avatarSheet) {
+	if (playerMap.find(index) != playerMap.end()) {
+		throw(std::runtime_error("This player's index is already taken"));
+	}
+
+	return playerMap[index] = new Player(avatarSheet, avatarSheet->w/4, avatarSheet->h/4);
+}
+
+Player* PlayerManager::Get(int index) {
+	std::map<int, Player*>::iterator it = playerMap.find(index);
+	if(it == playerMap.end()) {
+		throw(std::runtime_error("Failed to find a player with that index"));
+	}
+
+	return it->second;
+}
+
+void PlayerManager::Delete(int index) {
+	std::map<int, Player*>::iterator it = playerMap.find(index);
+	delete it->second;
+	playerMap.erase(it);
+}
+
+void PlayerManager::UpdateAll(int delta) {
+	for (auto it : playerMap) {
+		it.second->Update(delta);
+	}
+}
+
+void PlayerManager::DrawAllTo(SDL_Surface* dest) {
+	for (auto it : playerMap) {
+		it.second->DrawTo(dest);
+	}
+}
+
+void PlayerManager::DeleteAll() {
+	for (auto it : playerMap) {
+		delete it.second;
+	}
+	playerMap.clear();
+}
diff --git a/client/player_manager.hpp b/client/player_manager.hpp
index 59db6f9..9d5e3cf 100644
--- a/client/player_manager.hpp
+++ b/client/player_manager.hpp
@@ -3,9 +3,24 @@
 
 #include "player.hpp"
 
+#include <map>
+
 class PlayerManager {
 public:
+	PlayerManager();
+	~PlayerManager();
+
+	Player* New(int index, SDL_Surface* avatarSheet);
+	Player* Get(int index);
+	void Delete(int index);
+
+	void UpdateAll(int delta);
+	void DrawAllTo(SDL_Surface* dest);
+	void DeleteAll();
+
+	Player* operator[](int i) { return Get(i); }
 private:
+	std::map<int, Player*> playerMap;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/client/surface_manager.hpp b/client/surface_manager.hpp
index 71768b9..d441f96 100644
--- a/client/surface_manager.hpp
+++ b/client/surface_manager.hpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ public:
 	SDL_Surface* Set(std::string key, SDL_Surface* ptr);
 	void Free(std::string key);
 	void FreeAll();
+
+	SDL_Surface* operator[](std::string key) { return Get(key); };
 private:
 	SDL_Surface* LoadSurface(std::string key, std::string fname);
 	typedef std::map<std::string, SDL_Surface*> mapType;
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