diff --git a/client/src/App.js b/client/src/App.js
index 6e4a2a1..839b692 100755
--- a/client/src/App.js
+++ b/client/src/App.js
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ const Table = () => {
       break;
     }
   };
+  
   const sendUpdate = (update) => {
     ws.send(JSON.stringify(update));
   };
@@ -366,7 +367,7 @@ const Table = () => {
         audioEffects.volcano.hasPlayed = false;
       }
     }
-  }, [state]);
+  }, [state, volume]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (turn && turn.color === color) {
diff --git a/server/ai/app.js b/server/ai/app.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da5bbff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/ai/app.js
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+const fetch = require('node-fetch');
+const WebSocket = require('ws');
+
+const version = '0.0.1';
+
+if (process.argv.length < 5) {
+  console.error(`
+usage: npm start SERVER GAME-ID USER
+
+For example:
+
+  npm start https://nuc.ketrenos.com:3000/ketr.ketran robot-wars ai-1
+
+`);
+  process.exit(-1);
+}
+
+const server = process.argv[2];
+const gameId = process.argv[3];
+let session = undefined;
+const user = process.argv[4];
+
+const game = {};
+
+process.env["NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED"] = 0;
+
+const error = (e) => {
+  console.log(`ws - error`, e);
+}
+
+const connect = async () => {
+  let loc = new URL(server), new_uri;
+  const res = await fetch(`${server}/api/v1/games`, {
+    method: 'GET',
+    cache: 'no-cache',
+    credentials: 'same-origin', /* include cookies */
+    headers: {
+      'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+    }
+  });
+  if (!res) {
+    throw new Error(`Unable to connect to ${server}`);
+  }
+
+  const { player } = JSON.parse(await res.text());
+  console.log(`Connecting to ${server} as ${player}`);
+
+  if (loc.protocol === "https:") {
+    new_uri = "wss";
+  } else {
+    new_uri = "ws";
+  }
+  new_uri = `${new_uri}://${loc.host}/ketr.ketran/api/v1/games/ws/${gameId}`;
+  const ws = new WebSocket(new_uri,
+    [],
+    {
+      'headers': {
+        'Cookie': `player=${player}`
+      }
+    });
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const headers = (e) => {
+      console.log(`ws - headers`);
+    };
+
+    const open = (e) => {
+      console.log(`ws - open`);
+      resolve(ws);
+    };
+
+    const close = (e) => {
+      console.log(`ws - close`);
+    };
+
+    ws.on('open', open);
+    ws.on('headers', headers);
+    ws.on('close', close);
+    ws.on('error', error);
+    ws.on('message', (data) => { message(ws, data) });
+  });
+};
+
+const message = (ws, data) => {
+  data = JSON.parse(data);
+  switch (data.type) {
+  case 'game-update':
+    Object.assign(game, data.update);
+    if (game.name === '') {
+      ws.send(JSON.stringify({ type: 'player-name', name: user }));
+    }
+    if (game.state === 'lobby' && game.unselected.indexOf(user) !== -1) {
+      const slots = [];
+      for (let color in game.players) {
+        if (game.players[color].status === 'Not active') {
+          slots.push(color);
+        }
+      }
+      if (slots.length !== 0) {
+        const index = Math.floor(Math.random() * slots.length);
+        console.log(`Requesting to play as ${slots[index]}.`);
+        game.unselected = game.unselected.filter(
+          color => color === slots[index]);
+        ws.send(JSON.stringify({
+          type: 'set',
+          field: 'color',
+          value: slots[index]
+        }));
+        ws.send(JSON.stringify({
+          type: 'chat', 
+          message: `Woohoo! Robot AI ${version} is alive!`
+        }));
+      }
+    }
+    break;
+ 
+  case 'ping':
+    break;
+
+  default:
+    console.log(data);
+    break;
+  }
+}
+
+const ai = async (ws) => {
+  ws.send(JSON.stringify({
+    type: 'game-update'
+  }));
+}
+
+connect().then((ws) => {
+  ai(ws).then(() => {
+  })
+  .catch((error) => {
+    console.error(error);
+    ws.close();
+  });
+})
+.catch((error) => {
+  console.error(error);
+});
diff --git a/server/ai/package.json b/server/ai/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2fe57e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/ai/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{
+  "name": "peddlers-of-ketran-ai-bot",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "main": "app.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "start": "export $(cat ../../.env | xargs) && node app.js"
+  },
+  "author": "James Ketrenos <james_settlers@ketrenos.com>",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "private": true,
+  "dependencies": {
+    "bluebird": "^3.5.5",
+    "body-parser": "^1.19.2",
+    "config": "^3.1.0",
+    "cookie-parser": "^1.4.6",
+    "core-js": "^3.21.1",
+    "fast-deep-equal": "^3.1.3",
+    "moment": "^2.24.0",
+    "node-fetch": "^2.6.0",
+    "node-gzip": "^1.1.2",
+    "ws": "^8.5.0"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git@git.ketrenos.com:jketreno/peddlers-of-ketran"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/routes/games.js b/server/routes/games.js
index 18c1b17..8ec7834 100755
--- a/server/routes/games.js
+++ b/server/routes/games.js
@@ -3843,7 +3843,7 @@ const gotoLobby = (game, session) => {
 
 router.ws("/ws/:id", async (ws, req) => {
   if (!req.cookies || !req.cookies.player) {
-    ws.send({ type: 'error', error: `Unable to find session cookie` });
+    ws.send(JSON.stringify({ type: 'error', error: `Unable to find session cookie` }));
     return;
   }