diff --git a/BluntDx.dll b/BluntDx.dll
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cf1f0d1ce2
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diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/MainWindow.cs b/OpenRa.Game/MainWindow.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4dc7d61195
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/MainWindow.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Windows.Forms;
+using System.Drawing;
+using BluntDirectX.Direct3D;
+
+namespace OpenRa.Game
+{
+	class MainWindow : Form
+	{
+		GraphicsDevice device;
+
+		public MainWindow()
+		{
+			Text = "OpenRA";
+			ClientSize = new Size(640, 480);
+
+			Visible = true;
+
+			device = GraphicsDevice.Create(this, ClientSize.Width, ClientSize.Height, true, false);
+		}
+
+		internal void Run()
+		{
+			while (Created && Visible)
+			{
+				Frame();
+				Application.DoEvents();
+			}
+		}
+
+		void Frame()
+		{
+			device.Begin();
+			device.Clear(0);
+
+			device.End();
+			device.Present();
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj b/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e1b307f99c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+<Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
+    <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
+    <ProductVersion>8.0.50727</ProductVersion>
+    <SchemaVersion>2.0</SchemaVersion>
+    <ProjectGuid>{0DFB103F-2962-400F-8C6D-E2C28CCBA633}</ProjectGuid>
+    <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
+    <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
+    <RootNamespace>OpenRa.Game</RootNamespace>
+    <AssemblyName>OpenRa.Game</AssemblyName>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
+    <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
+    <DebugType>full</DebugType>
+    <Optimize>false</Optimize>
+    <OutputPath>bin\Debug\</OutputPath>
+    <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE</DefineConstants>
+    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
+    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
+    <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
+    <Optimize>true</Optimize>
+    <OutputPath>bin\Release\</OutputPath>
+    <DefineConstants>TRACE</DefineConstants>
+    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
+    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Reference Include="BluntDx, Version=1.0.2743.19723, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=x86">
+      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+      <HintPath>..\BluntDx.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Data" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Windows.Forms" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="MainWindow.cs">
+      <SubType>Form</SubType>
+    </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="Program.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
+  <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
+       Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
+  <Target Name="BeforeBuild">
+  </Target>
+  <Target Name="AfterBuild">
+  </Target>
+  -->
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Program.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Program.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b09eca57aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Program.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Windows.Forms;
+
+namespace OpenRa.Game
+{
+	static class Program
+	{
+		[STAThread]
+		static void Main()
+		{
+			Application.EnableVisualStyles();
+			Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
+
+			new MainWindow().Run();
+		}
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dca63d92a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+
+[assembly: AssemblyTitle("OpenRa.Game")]
+[assembly: AssemblyDescription("")]
+[assembly: AssemblyConfiguration("")]
+[assembly: AssemblyCompany("")]
+[assembly: AssemblyProduct("OpenRa.Game")]
+[assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Copyright ©  2007")]
+[assembly: AssemblyTrademark("")]
+[assembly: AssemblyCulture("")]
+
+[assembly: ComVisible(false)]
+
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.0.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.0.0")]
diff --git a/OpenRa.sln b/OpenRa.sln
index a7f66a1eb9..ad1b47e60c 100644
--- a/OpenRa.sln
+++ b/OpenRa.sln
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "OpenRa.FileFormats", "OpenR
 EndProject
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "OpenRa.Core", "OpenRa.Core\OpenRa.Core.csproj", "{1B60782F-B2DD-43F1-B51D-B798485F317C}"
 EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "OpenRa.Game", "OpenRa.Game\OpenRa.Game.csproj", "{0DFB103F-2962-400F-8C6D-E2C28CCBA633}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
@@ -59,6 +61,16 @@ Global
 		{1B60782F-B2DD-43F1-B51D-B798485F317C}.Release|Mixed Platforms.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
 		{1B60782F-B2DD-43F1-B51D-B798485F317C}.Release|Mixed Platforms.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 		{1B60782F-B2DD-43F1-B51D-B798485F317C}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{0DFB103F-2962-400F-8C6D-E2C28CCBA633}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{0DFB103F-2962-400F-8C6D-E2C28CCBA633}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{0DFB103F-2962-400F-8C6D-E2C28CCBA633}.Debug|Mixed Platforms.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{0DFB103F-2962-400F-8C6D-E2C28CCBA633}.Debug|Mixed Platforms.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{0DFB103F-2962-400F-8C6D-E2C28CCBA633}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{0DFB103F-2962-400F-8C6D-E2C28CCBA633}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{0DFB103F-2962-400F-8C6D-E2C28CCBA633}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{0DFB103F-2962-400F-8C6D-E2C28CCBA633}.Release|Mixed Platforms.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{0DFB103F-2962-400F-8C6D-E2C28CCBA633}.Release|Mixed Platforms.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{0DFB103F-2962-400F-8C6D-E2C28CCBA633}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE