diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index 1c62f32..c68a4d3 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   :jvm-opts ["-Djava.library.path=native"]
   :dependencies [[org.clojure/clojure "1.5.0"]
                  [ns-tracker "0.2.1"]
+                 [org.clojure/tools.nrepl "0.2.2"]
                  [org.clojars.jyaan/slick "247.1"]
                  [org.clojars.jyaan/slick-native "247.1"]
                  [org.clojars.jyaan/slick-lwjgl "247.1"]])
diff --git a/src/hottub/core.clj b/src/hottub/core.clj
index 1466f80..4a6cbaa 100644
--- a/src/hottub/core.clj
+++ b/src/hottub/core.clj
@@ -3,3 +3,9 @@
 
 (defn -main [& args]
   (slick/start-game "test-game" :game))
+
+(defmethod slick/update-game :game [state delta])
+(def ^:dynamic g nil)
+(def ^:dynamic s nil)
+(defmethod slick/eval-with-bindings :game [state game f]
+  (binding [g game s state] (f)))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/hottub/slick.clj b/src/hottub/slick.clj
index e885fcf..4fa43ab 100644
--- a/src/hottub/slick.clj
+++ b/src/hottub/slick.clj
@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
 (ns hottub.slick
   (:import [org.newdawn.slick AppGameContainer])
-  (:use ns-tracker.core))
+  (:use ns-tracker.core)
+  (:require (clojure.tools.nrepl [server :as server]
+                                 [middleware :as middleware])
+            (clojure.tools.nrepl.middleware interruptible-eval
+                                            pr-values
+                                            session
+                                            load-file)))
 
 (defmulti update-game (fn [state delta] (:state state)))
 (defmulti render-game (fn [state graphics] (:state state)))
+(defmulti eval-with-bindings (fn [state game f] (:state state)))
 
 (def modified-namespaces (ns-tracker ["src" "test"]))
 
@@ -16,24 +23,65 @@
  :extends org.newdawn.slick.BasicGame)
 
 (defn game-create [title startstate value] 
-  [[title] (ref (assoc (or value {}) :state startstate))])
+  [[title] 
+   (let [evalqueueatom (atom [])
+         executor (reify java.util.concurrent.Executor
+                    (execute [this f] (swap! evalqueueatom #(conj % f))))
+         server (server/start-server :handler
+                                   (-> server/unknown-op
+                                       clojure.tools.nrepl.middleware/wrap-describe
+                                       (clojure.tools.nrepl.middleware.interruptible-eval/interruptible-eval :executor executor)
+                                       clojure.tools.nrepl.middleware.load-file/wrap-load-file
+                                       clojure.tools.nrepl.middleware.pr-values/pr-values
+                                       clojure.tools.nrepl.middleware.session/add-stdin
+                                       clojure.tools.nrepl.middleware.session/session
+                              ;         ((fn [h] (fn [val] (prn val) (h val))))))]
+                                       ))]
+     (prn "nrepl started on port " (:port server) server)
+     {:state (ref (assoc (or value {}) :state startstate))
+      :evalqueue evalqueueatom
+      :server server})])
 
+(defn game-state-ref [this] (:state (.state this)))
+    
 (defn game-init [this container])
 
+(defn clear-and-get-evalqueue [this]
+  (let [evalqueueatom (:evalqueue (.state this))]
+    (loop [evalqueue @evalqueueatom]
+      (if (compare-and-set! evalqueueatom evalqueue [])
+        evalqueue
+        (recur @evalqueueatom)))))
+  
 (defn game-update [this container delta]
   (doseq [ns-sym (modified-namespaces)]
-    (require ns-sym :reload))
+    (try
+      (require ns-sym :reload)
+      (catch Exception e (prn "Couldn't load" ns-sym (.getMessage e)))))
+  (doseq [f (clear-and-get-evalqueue this)] 
+    (try
+      (eval-with-bindings @(game-state-ref this) this f)
+      (catch Exception e (prn "couldn't eval" f (.getMessage e)))))
   (dosync
-    (if-let [statenew (update-game @(.state this) delta)]
-      (ref-set (.state this) (assoc @(.state this) :state statenew)))))
+    (try
+      (if-let [statenew (update-game @(game-state-ref this) delta)]
+        (ref-set (game-state-ref this) statenew))
+      (catch Exception e (prn "Couldn't update" (:state @(game-state-ref this)) (.getMessage e))))))
 
 (defn game-render [this container graphics]
-  (render-game @(.state this) graphics))
+  (try
+    (render-game @(game-state-ref this) graphics)
+    (catch Exception e (prn "Couldn't render" (:state @(game-state-ref this)) (.getMessage e)))))
+
+(defn game-setstate [this statenew]
+  (dosync (ref-set (game-state-ref this) statenew)))
 
 (defmethod update-game :default [state delta])
 (defmethod render-game :default [state graphics])
+(defmethod eval-with-bindings :default [state game f] (f))
 
 (defn start-game [title startstate & [value]]
   (let [game (hottub.slick.Game. title startstate value)
         container (AppGameContainer. game 640 480 false)]
-    (.start container)))
+    (.start container)
+    game))