diff --git a/bin/squib b/bin/squib
index 79b5f97..370c637 100755
--- a/bin/squib
+++ b/bin/squib
@@ -1,2 +1,19 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
 require 'squib'
+require 'mercenary'
+
+Mercenary.program(:squib) do |p|
+  p.version Squib::VERSION
+  p.description "A Ruby DSL for prototyping card games"
+  p.syntax "squib <subcommand> [options]"
+
+  p.command(:new) do |c|
+    c.syntax "new PATH"
+    c.description "Creates a new Squib project scaffolding in PATH. Must be a new directory or already empty." 
+
+    c.action do |args, options|
+      Squib::Commands::New.new.process(args)
+    end
+  end
+  
+end
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diff --git a/lib/squib.rb b/lib/squib.rb
index b0257da..86c9bd9 100644
--- a/lib/squib.rb
+++ b/lib/squib.rb
@@ -1,14 +1,4 @@
-require 'logger'
-
-module Squib
-
-  def logger
-    @logger ||= Logger.new(STDOUT)   
-  end
-  module_function :logger
-
-end
-
+require 'squib/version'
+require 'squib/commands/new'
 require 'squib/deck'
-require 'squib/card'
-
+require 'squib/card'
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diff --git a/lib/squib/commands/new.rb b/lib/squib/commands/new.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b8063e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/squib/commands/new.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+module Squib
+  module Commands
+    class New
+
+      def process(args)
+        raise ArgumentError.new('Please specify a path.') if args.empty?
+
+        new_project_path = File.expand_path(args.join(" "), Dir.pwd)
+        template_path = File.expand_path('../project_template', File.dirname(__FILE__))
+
+        FileUtils.mkdir_p new_project_path
+        if !Dir["#{new_project_path}/**/*"].empty?
+          $stderr.puts "#{new_project_path} exists and is not empty. Doing nothing and quitting."
+        else
+          Dir.chdir(new_project_path) do
+            FileUtils.cp_r template_path + '/.', new_project_path
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+    end
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/lib/squib/project_template/.gitignore b/lib/squib/project_template/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d63f0bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/squib/project_template/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+_output
+
diff --git a/lib/squib/project_template/ABOUT.md b/lib/squib/project_template/ABOUT.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c7b272
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/squib/project_template/ABOUT.md
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+My Awesome Game
+===============
+
+Check out my awesome game! 
+
+
+Objective
+---------
+
+
+
+Gameplay
+--------
+
+
+
+Ending the Game
+---------------
+
diff --git a/lib/squib/project_template/Gemfile b/lib/squib/project_template/Gemfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c59a6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/squib/project_template/Gemfile
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+source 'https://rubygems.org'
+
+gem 'squib'
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diff --git a/lib/squib/project_template/PNP NOTES.md b/lib/squib/project_template/PNP NOTES.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19c72c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/squib/project_template/PNP NOTES.md	
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Print and Play Notes
+====================
+
+Fill this out to give tips on how to play this with print and play.
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diff --git a/lib/squib/project_template/config.yml b/lib/squib/project_template/config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/lib/squib/project_template/deck.rb b/lib/squib/project_template/deck.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7267af3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/squib/project_template/deck.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+require 'squib'
+
+Squib::Deck.new(cards: 3) do 
+  text str: "Hello, World!"
+  save format: :png
+end
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diff --git a/lib/squib/project_template/layout.yml b/lib/squib/project_template/layout.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/squib.gemspec b/squib.gemspec
index 6d5aa28..059ce49 100644
--- a/squib.gemspec
+++ b/squib.gemspec
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_runtime_dependency 'pango', '~> 2.2.0'
   spec.add_runtime_dependency 'roo', '~> 1.13.2'
   spec.add_runtime_dependency 'rsvg2', '~> 2.2.0'
+  spec.add_runtime_dependency 'mercenary', '~> 0.3.4'
 
   spec.add_development_dependency "bundler", "~> 1.6"
   spec.add_development_dependency "rake"