diff --git a/source/toy_array.c b/source/toy_array.c
index 01ed16d..64c7f1f 100644
--- a/source/toy_array.c
+++ b/source/toy_array.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Toy_Array* Toy_resizeArray(Toy_Array* paramArray, unsigned int capacity) {
 
 	if (array == NULL) {
 		fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: Failed to allocate a 'Toy_Array' of %d capacity\n" TOY_CC_RESET, (int)capacity);
-		exit(1);
+		exit(-1);
 	}
 
 	array->capacity = capacity;
diff --git a/source/toy_table.c b/source/toy_table.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5049112
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/toy_table.c
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+#include "toy_table.h"
+#include "toy_console_colors.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+//'count' actually tracks the number of values
+#define MIN_CAPACITY 16
+
+//utils
+static Toy_Table* adjustTableCapacity(Toy_Table* oldTable, unsigned int newCapacity) {
+	//allocate and zero a new table in memory
+	Toy_Table* newTable = malloc(newCapacity * sizeof(Toy_TableEntry) + sizeof(Toy_Table));
+
+	newTable->capacity = newCapacity;
+	newTable->count = 0;
+	newTable->minPsl = 0;
+	newTable->maxPsl = 0;
+
+	//unlike other structures, the empty space in a table needs to be null
+	memset(newTable + 1, 0, newTable->capacity * sizeof(Toy_TableEntry));
+
+	if (oldTable == NULL) { //for initial allocations
+		return newTable;
+	}
+
+	//for each entry in the old table, copy it into the new table
+	for (int i = 0; i < oldTable->capacity; i++) {
+		Toy_insertTable(&newTable, oldTable->data[i].key, oldTable->data[i].value);
+	}
+
+	//clean up and return
+	free(oldTable);
+	return newTable;
+}
+
+//exposed functions
+Toy_Table* Toy_allocateTable() {
+	return adjustTableCapacity(NULL, MIN_CAPACITY);
+}
+
+void Toy_freeTable(Toy_Table* table) {
+	//TODO: slip in a call to free the complex values here
+
+	free(table);
+}
+
+void Toy_insertTable(Toy_Table** table, Toy_Value key, Toy_Value value) {
+	if (TOY_VALUE_IS_NULL(key) || TOY_VALUE_IS_BOOLEAN(key)) { //TODO: disallow functions and opaques
+		fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: Bad table key\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
+		exit(-1); //TODO: #127
+	}
+
+	//expand the capacity
+	if ((*table)->capacity < (*table)->count * (1 / 0.75f)) {
+		(*table) = adjustTableCapacity(*table, (*table)->capacity * 2);
+	}
+
+	//insert
+	unsigned int probe = Toy_hashValue(key) % (*table)->capacity;
+	Toy_TableEntry entry = (Toy_TableEntry){ .key = key, .value = value, .psl = 0 };
+
+	while (true) {
+		//if this spot is free, insert and return
+		if (TOY_VALUE_IS_NULL((*table)->data[probe].key)) {
+			(*table)->data[probe] = entry;
+
+			(*table)->count++;
+
+			//TODO: benchmark the psl optimisation
+			(*table)->minPsl = entry.psl < (*table)->minPsl ? entry.psl : (*table)->minPsl;
+			(*table)->maxPsl = entry.psl > (*table)->maxPsl ? entry.psl : (*table)->maxPsl;
+
+			return;
+		}
+
+		//if the new entry is "poorer", insert it and shift the old one
+		if ((*table)->data[probe].psl < entry.psl) {
+			Toy_TableEntry tmp = (*table)->data[probe];
+			(*table)->data[probe] = entry;
+			entry = tmp;
+		}
+
+		//adjust and continue
+		probe = (probe + 1) % (*table)->capacity;
+		entry.psl++;
+	}
+}
+
+Toy_Value Toy_lookupTableValue(Toy_Table** table, Toy_Value key) {
+	if (TOY_VALUE_IS_NULL(key) || TOY_VALUE_IS_BOOLEAN(key)) { //TODO: disallow functions and opaques
+		fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: Bad table key\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
+		exit(-1); //TODO: #127
+	}
+
+	//lookup
+	unsigned int probe = Toy_hashValue(key) % (*table)->capacity;
+	unsigned int counter = 0;
+
+	while (true) {
+		//found the entry
+		if (TOY_VALUE_IS_EQUAL((*table)->data[probe].key, key)) {
+			return (*table)->data[probe].value;
+		}
+
+		//if the psl is too big, or empty slot
+		if ((*table)->data[probe].psl > counter || TOY_VALUE_IS_NULL((*table)->data[probe].key)) {
+			return TOY_VALUE_TO_NULL();
+		}
+
+		//adjust and continue
+		probe = (probe + 1) % (*table)->capacity;
+		counter++;
+	}
+}
+
+void Toy_removeTableEntry(Toy_Table** table, Toy_Value key) {
+	if (TOY_VALUE_IS_NULL(key) || TOY_VALUE_IS_BOOLEAN(key)) { //TODO: disallow functions and opaques
+		fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: Bad table key\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
+		exit(-1); //TODO: #127
+	}
+
+	//lookup
+	unsigned int probe = Toy_hashValue(key) % (*table)->capacity;
+	unsigned int counter = 0;
+	unsigned int wipe = probe; //wiped at the end
+
+	while (true) {
+		//found the entry
+		if (TOY_VALUE_IS_EQUAL((*table)->data[probe].key, key)) {
+			break;
+		}
+
+		//if the psl is too big, or empty slot
+		if ((*table)->data[probe].psl > counter || TOY_VALUE_IS_NULL((*table)->data[probe].key)) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		//adjust and continue
+		probe = (probe + 1) % (*table)->capacity;
+		counter++;
+	}
+
+	//shift down the later entries (past the probing point)
+	for (unsigned int i = (*table)->minPsl; i < (*table)->maxPsl; i++) {
+		unsigned int p = (probe + i + 0) % (*table)->capacity; //prev
+		unsigned int u = (probe + i + 1) % (*table)->capacity; //current
+
+		//if the psl is too big, or an empty slot, stop
+		if ((*table)->data[u].psl > (counter + i) || TOY_VALUE_IS_NULL((*table)->data[u].key)) {
+			break;
+		}
+
+		(*table)->data[p] = (*table)->data[u];
+		(*table)->data[p].psl--;
+		wipe = wipe % (*table)->capacity;
+	}
+
+	//finally, wipe the removed entry
+	(*table)->data[wipe] = (Toy_TableEntry){ .key = TOY_VALUE_TO_NULL(), .value = TOY_VALUE_TO_NULL(), .psl = 0 };
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/toy_table.h b/source/toy_table.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..500718d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/toy_table.h
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "toy_common.h"
+
+#include "toy_value.h"
+
+//key-value entry, and probe sequence length - https://programming.guide/robin-hood-hashing.html
+typedef struct Toy_TableEntry { //32 | 64 BITNESS
+	Toy_Value key;              //8  | 8
+	Toy_Value value;            //8  | 8
+	unsigned int psl;			//4  | 4
+} Toy_TableEntry;               //20 | 20
+
+//key-value table (contains = count + tombstones)
+typedef struct Toy_Table { //32 | 64 BITNESS
+	unsigned int capacity; //4  | 4
+	unsigned int count;    //4  | 4
+	unsigned int minPsl;   //4  | 4
+	unsigned int maxPsl;   //4  | 4
+	Toy_TableEntry data[]; //-  | -
+} Toy_Table;               //16 | 16
+
+TOY_API Toy_Table* Toy_allocateTable();
+TOY_API void Toy_freeTable(Toy_Table* table);
+TOY_API void Toy_insertTable(Toy_Table** table, Toy_Value key, Toy_Value value);
+TOY_API Toy_Value Toy_lookupTableValue(Toy_Table** table, Toy_Value key);
+TOY_API void Toy_removeTableEntry(Toy_Table** table, Toy_Value key);
diff --git a/source/toy_value.c b/source/toy_value.c
index d8fcae1..ba2d451 100644
--- a/source/toy_value.c
+++ b/source/toy_value.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ bool Toy_private_isTruthy(Toy_Value value) {
 	//null is an error
 	if (TOY_VALUE_IS_NULL(value)) {
 		fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: 'null' is neither true nor false\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
-		exit(-1); //TODO: return false or exit()?
+		exit(-1); //TODO: #127
 	}
 
 	//only 'false' is falsy
@@ -62,3 +62,48 @@ bool Toy_private_isEqual(Toy_Value left, Toy_Value right) {
 			exit(-1);
 	}
 }
+
+//hash utils
+static unsigned int hashCString(const char* string) {
+	unsigned int hash = 2166136261u;
+
+	for (unsigned int i = 0; string[i]; i++) {
+		hash *= string[i];
+		hash ^= 16777619;
+	}
+
+	return hash;
+}
+
+static unsigned int hashUInt(unsigned int x) {
+    x = ((x >> 16) ^ x) * 0x45d9f3b;
+    x = ((x >> 16) ^ x) * 0x45d9f3b;
+    x = (x >> 16) ^ x;
+    return x;
+}
+
+
+unsigned int Toy_hashValue(Toy_Value value) {
+	switch(value.type) {
+		case TOY_VALUE_NULL:
+			return 0;
+
+		case TOY_VALUE_BOOLEAN:
+			return TOY_VALUE_AS_BOOLEAN(value) ? 1 : 0;
+
+		case TOY_VALUE_INTEGER:
+			return hashUInt(TOY_VALUE_AS_INTEGER(value));
+
+		case TOY_VALUE_FLOAT:
+			return hashUInt( *((int*)(&TOY_VALUE_AS_FLOAT(value))) );
+
+		case TOY_VALUE_STRING:
+		case TOY_VALUE_ARRAY:
+		case TOY_VALUE_DICTIONARY:
+		case TOY_VALUE_FUNCTION:
+		case TOY_VALUE_OPAQUE:
+		default:
+			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: Can't hash an unknown type %d\n" TOY_CC_RESET, value.type);
+			exit(-1);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/source/toy_value.h b/source/toy_value.h
index ecd39b0..bc7cc8d 100644
--- a/source/toy_value.h
+++ b/source/toy_value.h
@@ -56,3 +56,6 @@ TOY_API bool Toy_private_isTruthy(Toy_Value value);
 
 #define TOY_VALUE_IS_EQUAL(left, right) Toy_private_isEqual(left, right)
 TOY_API bool Toy_private_isEqual(Toy_Value left, Toy_Value right);
+
+unsigned int Toy_hashValue(Toy_Value value);
+
diff --git a/tests/cases/test_table.c b/tests/cases/test_table.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3221196
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/test_table.c
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#include "toy_table.h"
+#include "toy_console_colors.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int test_table_allocation() {
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int main() {
+	//not finished yet
+	fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_WARN "'Toy_Table' is not yet tested\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
+	return 0;
+
+	//run each test set, returning the total errors given
+	int total = 0, res = 0;
+
+	{
+		res = test_table_allocation();
+		if (res == 0) {
+			printf(TOY_CC_NOTICE "All good\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
+		}
+		total += res;
+	}
+
+	return total;
+}