diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index bb5dfbc..f9eb096 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1222,7 +1222,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "rocket_codegen",
  "rocket_http",
  "serde",
- "serde_json",
  "state",
  "tempfile",
  "time",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e7339df..171e42a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-rocket = {version = "0.5.0-rc.1", features= ["json"]}
+rocket = "0.5.0-rc.1"
 lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 clap = { version = "3.0.6", features = ["derive"] }
 rocket_dyn_templates = {version="0.1.0-rc.1", features= ["handlebars"] }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index d5ba36e..7e33826 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -4,16 +4,14 @@ extern crate rocket;
 extern crate lazy_static;
 
 use clap::Parser;
-
 use rocket::fs::{relative, FileServer};
-use rocket::response::stream::{Event, EventStream};
+use rocket::{State, Shutdown};
+use rocket::serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
 use rocket_dyn_templates::Template;
-
-use std::{
-    collections::HashMap,
-    mem::drop,
-    sync::{mpsc, Mutex, RwLock},
-};
+use rocket::form::Form;
+use rocket::tokio::sync::broadcast::{channel, Sender, error::RecvError};
+use rocket::response::stream::{EventStream, Event, TextStream};
+use std::{collections::HashMap, mem::drop, sync::Mutex};
 
 mod names;
 mod rooms;
@@ -22,8 +20,16 @@ mod templates;
 lazy_static! {
     static ref ARGS: Args = Args::parse();
     static ref ROOMS: Mutex<HashMap<String, rooms::Room>> = Mutex::new(HashMap::new());
-    /// String is the room list
-    static ref PLAYS: Mutex<HashMap<String, Vec<rooms::Board>>> = Mutex::new(HashMap::new());
+}
+
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, FromForm, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[cfg_attr(test, derive(PartialEq, UriDisplayQuery))]
+#[serde(crate = "rocket::serde")]
+struct Play {
+    pub roomname: String,
+    pub position: String,
+    pub player1: bool,
 }
 
 /*
@@ -48,7 +54,7 @@ fn rocket() -> _ {
     rocket::custom(config)
         .attach(Template::fairing())
         .mount("/", FileServer::from(relative!("static")))
-        .mount("/", routes![index, room, stream, play])
+        .mount("/", routes![index, room, stream, post])
 }
 
 /*
@@ -102,6 +108,7 @@ async fn room(roomname: &str, token: usize, player1: bool) -> Template {
         // the room is real and the token is correct
         if room.token == token {
             drop(rooms);
+            //TODO: placeholder
             templates::get_room(roomname, token, player1)
         }
         // the room is real but the token is incorrect
@@ -117,47 +124,20 @@ async fn room(roomname: &str, token: usize, player1: bool) -> Template {
     }
 }
 
-//*
-//sends new board if there have been updates
-//*
-#[get("/stream/<roomname>/<token>")]
-async fn stream(roomname: String, token: usize) -> EventStream![] {
-    let roomlist = ROOMS.lock().unwrap();
-    drop(roomlist);
-    EventStream! {
+#[get("/stream")]
+async fn stream(queue: &State<Sender<Play>>, mut end: Shutdown) -> TextStream![String]{
+        let mut rx = queue.subscribe();
+    TextStream! {
         loop {
-            // TODO
-            // check if there are any new events, and then if the room token is correct
-            // if that's the case send the current playing board
-            // otherwise don't do anything
-            yield Event::json(&"oof".to_string());
+            yield "hello!".to_string();
         }
     }
 }
 
-//*
-// adds new boards to the send queue after calculating move
-//*
-#[post("/play?<roomname>&<token>&<player1>&<x>&<y>")]
-fn play(roomname: &str, token: usize, player1: bool, x: u8, y: u8) {
-    // get room mutex
-    let mut roomlist = ROOMS.lock().unwrap();
-    // check if room is legal
-    if rooms::room_and_token_correct(&roomlist, &roomname, &token) {
-        let board = &roomlist.get_mut(roomname).unwrap().board;
-        if board.play_is_legal(&x, &y, &player1) {
-            // change the board by making a new play
-            board.make_play(&x, &y);
-            let mut playlist = PLAYS.lock().unwrap();
-            // if the board doesn't exist yet, make a new one
-            if !(playlist.contains_key(roomname)) {
-                let rn = roomname.to_string();
-                playlist.insert(rn, vec![]);
-            }
-            // add new board to the play queue
-            playlist.get_mut(roomname).unwrap().push(board.clone());
-            drop(playlist);
-        }
-    }
-    drop(roomlist);
+/// Receive a message from a form submission and broadcast it to any receivers.
+#[post("/message", data = "<form>")]
+fn post(form: Form<Play>, queue: &State<Sender<Play>>) {
+    // A send 'fails' if there are no active subscribers. That's okay.
+    let _res = queue.send(form.into_inner());
 }
+
diff --git a/src/rooms.rs b/src/rooms.rs
index 641f165..0c611c0 100644
--- a/src/rooms.rs
+++ b/src/rooms.rs
@@ -1,100 +1,21 @@
 use rand::{thread_rng, Rng};
-use rocket::serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Room {
     pub token: usize,
     pub full: bool,
     pub play_queue: Vec<String>,
-    pub board: Board,
 }
 
 impl Room {
     pub fn new() -> Room {
         // generate room token
-        let token: usize = thread_rng().gen();
+        let tok: usize = thread_rng().gen();
+        // flip coin to see who starts
         Room {
             full: false,
-            token,
+            token: tok,
             play_queue: vec![],
-            board: Board::new(),
         }
     }
 }
-
-pub fn room_and_token_correct(
-    rooms: &HashMap<String, Room>,
-    roomname: &str,
-    token: &usize,
-) -> bool {
-    if rooms.contains_key(roomname) {
-        if &rooms.get(roomname).unwrap().token == token {
-            return true;
-        }
-    }
-    false
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, FromForm, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-#[cfg_attr(test, derive(PartialEq, UriDisplayQuery))]
-#[serde(crate = "rocket::serde")]
-pub struct Play {
-    pub roomname: String,
-    #[field(validate = len(2...2))]
-    pub position: String,
-    pub player1: bool,
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-#[cfg_attr(test, derive(PartialEq))]
-#[serde(crate = "rocket::serde")]
-pub struct Board {
-    pub position: String,
-    pub player1: bool,
-    pub fields: Vec<Vec<Field>>,
-}
-
-impl Board {
-    pub fn new() -> Board {
-        let mut rng = thread_rng();
-        let mut fields: Vec<Vec<Field>> = vec![];
-        let mut i: u8 = 0;
-        while i <= 8 {
-            let mut inner: Vec<Field> = vec![];
-            let mut i_inner: u8 = 0;
-            while i_inner <= 8 {
-                inner.push(Field::new());
-                i_inner += 1;
-            }
-            fields.push(inner);
-            i += 1;
-        }
-        Board {
-            player1: rng.gen_bool(1.0 / 2.0),
-            // TODO change this!!! this doesn't make sense! i just put this here for testing
-            position: "".to_string(),
-            fields,
-        }
-    }
-    pub fn make_play(&self, x: &u8, y: &u8) {
-        //TODO
-    }
-    pub fn play_is_legal(&self, x: &u8, y: &u8, player1: &bool) -> bool {
-        true
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, FromForm, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-#[cfg_attr(test, derive(PartialEq, UriDisplayQuery))]
-#[serde(crate = "rocket::serde")]
-pub struct Field {
-    owner: u8,
-}
-
-
-impl Field {
-    fn new() -> Field {
-        Field { owner: 0 }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/static/join.js b/static/script.js
similarity index 100%
rename from static/join.js
rename to static/script.js