diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 12091fb..9c317bd 100755
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ pybricks==3.2.0
 pycparser==2.21
 pygame==2.5.2
 Pygments==2.16.1
+pynput==1.7.6
 pyparsing==3.1.1
 python-dateutil==2.8.2
 python-json-logger==2.0.7
diff --git a/src/game/TetrisGameManager.py b/src/game/TetrisGameManager.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8588a34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/game/TetrisGameManager.py
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+from pynput.keyboard import Key, Listener
+import time as t
+
+baseScore = 100
+DOWN = (0, 1)
+LEFT = (-1, 0)
+RIGHT = (1, 0)
+
+""" TODO:   Timer for piece drop 
+            keyboard input for piece movement
+            keyboard input for piece rotation
+            keyboard input for piece drop
+            keyboard input for game start
+            soft drop and hard drop implementation
+            """
+
+
+class TetrisGameManager:
+
+    currentPiece = None
+    nextPiece = None
+    score = 0
+    updateTimer = 1
+    streak = 1
+    currentTime = None
+
+    def __init__(self, board):
+        self.board = board
+        self.score = 0
+        self.currentTime = int(round(t.time() * 1000))
+
+        # while True:
+        #     with Listener(on_press=self.on_press, on_release=self.on_release) as listener:
+        #         listener.join()
+
+        
+    def onPress(self, key):
+        switcher = {
+    
+        }
+    
+    def onRelease(self, key):
+        pass
+
+
+    def rotatePiece(self, direction):
+        self.currentPiece.rotate(direction)
+
+
+    def movePiece(self, direction):
+
+        if self.legalMove(direction):
+            self.currentPiece.move(direction)
+
+    def dropPiece(self, newPiece):
+        self.movePiece(DOWN)
+
+    def isGameOver(self):
+        return self.board.isGameOver()
+
+    def startGame(self):
+        self.currentPiece = self.newPiece()
+        self.nextPiece = self.newPiece()
+        
+        while not self.isGameOver():
+            action = input("Enter action: ") ## valid commands: [moveLeft, moveRight, moveDown, softDrop, hardDrop, quitGame, rotateLeft, rotateRight, rotate180]
+            if action == "moveLeft" and self.legalMove(LEFT):
+                self.movePiece(LEFT)
+            elif action == "moveRight" and self.legalMove(RIGHT):
+                self.movePiece(RIGHT)
+            elif action == "moveDown" and self.legalMove(DOWN):
+                self.dropPiece(DOWN)
+            elif action == "softDrop":
+                self.softDrop()
+            elif action == "h":
+                self.hardDrop()
+            elif action == "rotateLeft":
+                self.rotatePiece(-1)
+            elif action == "rotateRight":
+                self.rotatePiece(1)
+            elif action == "rotate180":
+                self.rotatePiece(2)
+            elif action == "q":
+                self.stopGame()
+                break
+            else:
+                self.moveDown()
+
+
+        
+
+    def newPiece(self):
+        return self.pieces.getNewPiece()
+
+    def legalMove(self, x, y):
+        return self.board.legalMove(x, y)
+
+    # def clearLines(self):
+    #     linesCleared = self.board.checkGameState()
+    #     if linesCleared == 4:
+    #         self.streak += 1
+    #     else:
+    #         self.streak = 1
+              
+
+    def updateScore(self, linesCleared):
+        self.score += self.streak*(baseScore**linesCleared)
+
+    def softDrop(self):
+        if self.legalMove(DOWN):
+            self.dropPiece()
+        else:
+            self.placePiece(DOWN)
+
+    def hardDrop(self):
+        while self.legalMove(DOWN):
+            self.dropPiece()
+        self.placePiece(DOWN)
+
+    def placePiece(self, direction):
+        x = direction[0]
+        y = direction[1]
+        if not self.legalMove(x, y):
+            self.board.placePiece(x, y, self.currentPiece)
+            self.currentPiece = self.nextPiece
+            self.next_piece = self.nextPiece()
+        else:
+            self.movePiece(DOWN)
+            return False
+        if self.isGameOver():
+            self.stopGame()
+            return True
+        clearLines = self.board.checkGameState()
+        if clearLines:
+            self.board.clearLines(clearLines)
+            self.updateScore(clearLines)
+        return True
+        
+    
+    def checkTimer(self):
+        checkTime = self.currentTime + 1000
+        newTime = int(round(t.time() * 1000))
+        if (checkTime > newTime):
+            self.movePiece(DOWN)
+
+        
+        return True
+        
+    def stopGame(self):
+        self.board.stop_game()
+
+
+    if __name__ == "__main__":
+        millisec = int(round(t.time() * 1000))
+        print(millisec)
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