diff --git a/libpike/log/log.odin b/libpike/log/log.odin
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60140c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libpike/log/log.odin
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifer: MIT
+/* log.odin
+ *
+ * Routines for logging
+ *
+ * Written by vx-clutch
+ */
+package log
+
+import "core:fmt"
+import "core:time"
+
+import "../util"
+
+RESET :: "\x1B[0m"
+TIME :: "\x1B[0;32m"
+LOCATION :: "\x1B[0;33m"
+
+current_time :: proc() -> string {
+	t := time.now()
+	year, month, day := time.date(t)
+	hour, minute, second := time.clock(t)
+	return fmt.tprintf("%04d-%02d-%02d %02d:%02d:%02d", year, month, day, hour, minute, second)
+}
+
+printl :: proc(msg: string, args: ..any, here := #caller_location) {
+	buf := current_time()
+
+	fmt.printf(
+		"%s[%12s]%s: %s:%d (%s)%s: ",
+		TIME,
+		buf,
+		LOCATION,
+		util.basename(here.file_path),
+		here.line,
+		here.procedure,
+		RESET,
+	)
+	fmt.printfln(msg, ..args)
+}
diff --git a/libpike/poker/poker.odin b/libpike/poker/poker.odin
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e0f3ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libpike/poker/poker.odin
@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifer: MIT
+/* poker.odin
+ *
+ * Routines for handling poker related features
+ *
+ * Written by vx-clutch
+*/
+package poker
+
+import "core:fmt"
+import "core:math/rand"
+
+import "../log"
+
+/*
+Type represeting a suit
+*/
+Suit :: enum {
+	CRUBS,
+	DIAMONDS,
+	HEARTS,
+	SPADES,
+}
+
+/*
+Type represeting a hand's rank
+*/
+HandRank :: enum {
+	HIGH,
+	PAIR,
+	TWOPAIR,
+	THREE,
+	STRAIGHT,
+	FLUSH,
+	HOUSE,
+	FOUR,
+	SFLUSH,
+	ROYAL,
+}
+
+/*
+Type represeting a card
+*/
+Card :: struct {
+	rank: int,
+	suit: Suit,
+}
+
+/*
+Type represeting a poker hand
+*/
+Hand :: struct {
+	_: [5]Card,
+}
+
+/*
+Type represeting a deck of cards
+*/
+Deck :: struct {
+	cards:     [52]Card,
+	top_index: int,
+}
+
+/*
+Creates a well-ordered deck
+*/
+create_deck :: proc() -> Deck {
+	deck: Deck
+	deck.top_index = 0
+	for suit in Suit {
+		for rank in 1 ..= 13 {
+			deck.cards[deck.top_index] = Card{rank, suit}
+			deck.top_index += 1
+		}
+	}
+	deck.top_index = 0
+	return deck
+}
+
+CRUB :: "♣"
+DIAMOND :: "♦"
+HEART :: "♥️"
+SPADE :: "♠"
+
+/*
+Pretty print a card
+*/
+print_card :: proc(card: Card) {
+	switch card.suit {
+	case .CRUBS:
+		switch card.rank {
+		case 1:
+			fmt.printf("A%s", CRUB)
+		case 11:
+			fmt.printf("J%s", CRUB)
+		case 12:
+			fmt.printf("Q%s", CRUB)
+		case 13:
+			fmt.printf("K%s", CRUB)
+		case:
+			fmt.printf("%d%s", card.rank, CRUB)
+		}
+	case .DIAMONDS:
+		switch card.rank {
+		case 1:
+			fmt.printf("A%s", DIAMOND)
+		case 11:
+			fmt.printf("J%s", DIAMOND)
+		case 12:
+			fmt.printf("Q%s", DIAMOND)
+		case 13:
+			fmt.printf("K%s", DIAMOND)
+		case:
+			fmt.printf("%d%s", card.rank, DIAMOND)
+		}
+	case .HEARTS:
+		switch card.rank {
+		case 1:
+			fmt.printf("A%s", HEART)
+		case 11:
+			fmt.printf("J%s", HEART)
+		case 12:
+			fmt.printf("Q%s", HEART)
+		case 13:
+			fmt.printf("K%s", HEART)
+		case:
+			fmt.printf("%d%s", card.rank, HEART)
+		}
+	case .SPADES:
+		switch card.rank {
+		case 1:
+			fmt.printf("A%s", SPADE)
+		case 11:
+			fmt.printf("J%s", SPADE)
+		case 12:
+			fmt.printf("Q%s", SPADE)
+		case 13:
+			fmt.printf("K%s", SPADE)
+		case:
+			fmt.printf("%d%s", card.rank, SPADE)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+Pretty print out the deck
+*/
+print_deck :: proc(deck: Deck) {
+	i := 0
+	for card in deck.cards {
+		if i >= 13 {
+			fmt.println("")
+			i = 0
+		}
+		print_card(card)
+		fmt.print(" ")
+		i += 1
+	}
+	fmt.println("")
+}
+
+/*
+Shuffles the deck
+*/
+shuffle :: proc(deck: ^Deck) {
+	rand.shuffle(deck^.cards[:])
+}
+
+/*
+Deal one card from the top of the deck
+*/
+deal_card :: proc(deck: ^Deck) -> Card {
+	return deck^.cards[deck^.top_index]
+}
+
+/*
+Deal a hand of size n
+*/
+deal_hand :: proc(d: Deck, n: int) -> Card {
+	log.printl("%s is NOT implemented", #procedure)
+	return Card{}
+}
+
+/*
+Determine the rank of the hand
+*/
+evaluate_hand :: proc(hand: Hand) -> HandRank {
+	log.printl("%s is NOT implemented", #procedure)
+	return HandRank{}
+}
+
+/*
+Compare two hands and return true if the
+first one is better than the second one
+*/
+compare_hands :: proc(this: Hand, other: Hand) -> bool {
+	log.printl("%s is NOT implemented", #procedure)
+	return true
+}
diff --git a/libpike/util/util.odin b/libpike/util/util.odin
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0f2e1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libpike/util/util.odin
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package util
+
+import "core:strings"
+
+basename :: proc(path: string) -> string {
+	idx := strings.last_index_byte(path, '/')
+	if idx < 0 {
+		return path
+	}
+	return path[idx+1:]
+}
diff --git a/main.odin b/main.odin
index 2e440f6..c4e72f2 100644
--- a/main.odin
+++ b/main.odin
@@ -15,6 +15,15 @@ package main
 
 import "core:fmt"
 
+import "libpike/log"
+import "libpike/poker"
+
 main :: proc() {
-	fmt.println("pike init")
+	log.printl("pike init")
+
+	deck := poker.create_deck()
+
+	// poker.shuffle(&deck)
+
+	poker.print_deck(deck)
 }