diff --git a/api.go b/api.go
index 3412246..3783311 100644
--- a/api.go
+++ b/api.go
@@ -22,8 +22,27 @@ func NewAPI() *API {
 	}
 }
 
-//NewGame takes a POST and creates a new game
+//NewGame takes a POST and creates a new game or returns an open one
 func (a *API) NewGame(res http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+	for i, g := range a.games {
+		if !g.redPlayer.Ready {
+			g.redPlayer.Ready = true
+			if g.bluePlayer.Ready {
+				g.simulator.Setup()
+				initDummy(g.simulator)
+			}
+			respondWithJSON(res, http.StatusOK, newGameResp{i, "red"})
+		}
+		if !g.bluePlayer.Ready {
+			g.bluePlayer.Ready = true
+			if g.redPlayer.Ready {
+				g.simulator.Setup()
+				initDummy(g.simulator)
+			}
+			respondWithJSON(res, http.StatusOK, newGameResp{i, "blue"})
+			return
+		}
+	}
 	a.games[a.nextInt] = NewSession()
 	respondWithJSON(res, http.StatusOK, newGameResp{a.nextInt, "red"})
 	a.nextInt = a.nextInt + 1
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a8bdfe4..af7a33d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ module git.saintnet.tech/freego_api
 go 1.17
 
 require (
-	git.saintnet.tech/stryan/freego v0.0.0-20220307180035-64bab97c38d6 // indirect
+	git.saintnet.tech/stryan/freego v0.0.0-20220307194514-b5fc90339454 // indirect
 	github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index b23cdb3..ab08d89 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 git.saintnet.tech/stryan/freego v0.0.0-20220307180035-64bab97c38d6 h1:0GzkfU8R4Rj7SVxTpkOf9oZN4YpW2xe/IjYbNP5Zxjs=
 git.saintnet.tech/stryan/freego v0.0.0-20220307180035-64bab97c38d6/go.mod h1:NXXisQVSPklkvs2Qg6Iv3LqXNaJwwEtho/2WmzhvAZc=
+git.saintnet.tech/stryan/freego v0.0.0-20220307194514-b5fc90339454 h1:KK8YuhJYMjbmyREbCDX+DshFaarrzxhjRTyPDIDhzDs=
+git.saintnet.tech/stryan/freego v0.0.0-20220307194514-b5fc90339454/go.mod h1:NXXisQVSPklkvs2Qg6Iv3LqXNaJwwEtho/2WmzhvAZc=
 github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.0 h1:i40aqfkR1h2SlN9hojwV5ZA91wcXFOvkdNIeFDP5koI=
 github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.0/go.mod h1:DVbg23sWSpFRCP0SfiEN6jmj59UnW/n46BH5rLB71So=
diff --git a/session.go b/session.go
index 69b2f45..b972e66 100644
--- a/session.go
+++ b/session.go
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ func (p *Player) Colour() freego.Colour {
 
 //NewSession creates a new game session
 func NewSession() *Session {
+	sim := freego.NewGame()
 	return &Session{
-		simulator:  freego.NewGame(),
+		simulator:  sim,
 		redPlayer:  &Player{false, freego.Red},
 		bluePlayer: &Player{false, freego.Blue},
 		moveNum:    0,
diff --git a/util.go b/util.go
index 1528156..78a0023 100644
--- a/util.go
+++ b/util.go
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+
+	"git.saintnet.tech/stryan/freego"
 )
 
 func respondWithError(res http.ResponseWriter, code int, message string) {
@@ -16,3 +20,49 @@ func respondWithJSON(res http.ResponseWriter, code int, payload interface{}) {
 	res.WriteHeader(code)
 	res.Write(response)
 }
+
+//TODO remove this when you can actually setup a game
+func initDummy(g *freego.Game) {
+	//Setup terrain
+	terrain := []struct {
+		x, y, t int
+	}{
+		{1, 1, 1},
+		{2, 2, 1},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range terrain {
+		res, err := g.Board.AddTerrain(tt.x, tt.y, tt.t)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		if !res {
+			panic(errors.New("Error creating terrain"))
+		}
+	}
+	pieces := []struct {
+		x, y int
+		p    *freego.Piece
+	}{
+		{0, 0, freego.NewPiece(freego.Flag, freego.Blue)},
+		{3, 0, freego.NewPiece(freego.Spy, freego.Blue)},
+		{2, 0, freego.NewPiece(freego.Captain, freego.Blue)},
+		{3, 1, freego.NewPiece(freego.Marshal, freego.Blue)},
+		{0, 1, freego.NewPiece(freego.Bomb, freego.Blue)},
+
+		{1, 6, freego.NewPiece(freego.Flag, freego.Red)},
+		{3, 6, freego.NewPiece(freego.Spy, freego.Red)},
+		{2, 7, freego.NewPiece(freego.Captain, freego.Red)},
+		{0, 6, freego.NewPiece(freego.Marshal, freego.Red)},
+		{0, 7, freego.NewPiece(freego.Bomb, freego.Red)},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range pieces {
+		res, err := g.SetupPiece(tt.x, tt.y, tt.p)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(fmt.Errorf("Piece %v,%v:%v", tt.x, tt.y, err))
+		}
+		if !res {
+			panic(errors.New("error placing dummy piece"))
+		}
+	}
+	g.Start()
+}