diff --git a/canvasgo.html b/canvasgo.html
index cf3463d..1ca6726 100644
--- a/canvasgo.html
+++ b/canvasgo.html
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     <script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
     <script src="goui.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
     <script src="goboard.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
+    <script src="gameStateStorage.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="go.css" type="text/css"></link>
     <title>Play Go!</title>
 </head>
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@
       <input class="command-options" type="radio" name="status" value="white">White</input><br />
       <input class="command-options" type="radio" name="status" value="cap">Capture</input><br />
       <input type="button" value="Pass" name="passBtn" onClick="on_pass()"> 
+      <input type="button" value="Save" name="saveBtn" onClick="saveGame()"> 
     </form>
   </div>
   <canvas id="gocanvas" width="700" height="700"></canvas>
diff --git a/gameStateStorage.js b/gameStateStorage.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e798644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gameStateStorage.js
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+var dataBase;
+function setupDataBase(){
+    // Create a database open request, named "dataBase", version 1
+    var request = indexedDB.open("dataBase", 1);
+    // Database did NOT already exist, but now created
+    request.onupgradeneeded = function() {
+        console.log("Database needs update");
+        // Save database reference
+        dataBase = request.result;
+        // Check database to see if objectStore exists. if not, create one
+        if (!dataBase.objectStoreNames.contains("gameStateObjectStore")) {
+            console.log("Creating ObjectStore")
+            dataBase.createObjectStore("gameStateObjectStore",{autoIncrement:true});
+        } ;
+    };
+    request.onsuccess = function() {
+        console.log("Successfully opened database")
+        // Save database reference
+        dataBase = request.result;
+    };
+    request.onerror = function(){
+        console.log("ERROR: could not open database")
+    };
+};
+
+function saveGame(){
+    // Make a transaction object that has "read and write" access to the gameStateObjectStore
+    let transaction = dataBase.transaction("gameStateObjectStore", "readwrite");
+    // Make a reference to the tokenObjectStore
+    let gameStateObjectStore = transaction.objectStore("gameStateObjectStore");
+    // Store the token in objectStore for long term storage, with key 1
+    gameStateObjectStore.put(board, 1).onsuccess = (event) => {
+        console.log("successfully saved game state");
+    };
+};
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diff --git a/goboard.js b/goboard.js
index bce3a07..3523622 100644
--- a/goboard.js
+++ b/goboard.js
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ function draw() {
   window.addEventListener("mouseup", on_mouseup, false);
 
   clearBoard();
+  setupDataBase();
 }
 
 function gup( name )