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diff --git a/Networking/INetworkMessage.cs b/Networking/INetworkMessage.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Chess.Networking
+{
+    internal interface INetworkMessage
+    {
+        string Message { get; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Networking/NetworkManager.cs b/Networking/NetworkManager.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Net;
+using System.Net.Sockets;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Chess.Networking
+{
+    public static class NetworkManager
+    {
+        private static int udpPort = 42069;
+        private static UdpClient client;
+        private static Thread networkingThread;
+
+        public static void Initialize()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                client = new UdpClient(udpPort, AddressFamily.InterNetwork);
+                client.EnableBroadcast = true;
+            }
+            catch(Exception ex)
+            {
+                client = null;
+            }
+
+            networkingThread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(StartNetworkingThread));
+            networkingThread.Start();
+        }
+
+        private static void StartNetworkingThread()
+        {
+            if (client == null) return;
+
+            //client.Send(RequestData, new IPEndPoint(IPAddress.Broadcast, udpPort));
+            DateTime timestamp = DateTime.UtcNow;
+
+            while (true)
+            {
+                var senderEndpoint = new IPEndPoint(IPAddress.Any, 0);
+                var rawData = client.Receive(ref senderEndpoint);
+
+                var parsedData = Encoding.ASCII.GetString(rawData);
+
+                // handle message here
+
+                // client.Send(RequestData, RequestData.Length, new IPEndPoint(IPAddress.Broadcast, udpPort));
+
+                // client.Send(RequestData, RequestData.Length, new IPEndPoint(IPAddress.Broadcast, udpPort));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}