diff --git a/src/main/java/solitaer/SolitaerGamePanel.java b/src/main/java/solitaer/SolitaerGamePanel.java
index 3fa1888..520ae04 100644
--- a/src/main/java/solitaer/SolitaerGamePanel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/solitaer/SolitaerGamePanel.java
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ public class SolitaerGamePanel extends JPanel {
 	
 	public SolitaerGamePanel() {
 		setLayout(null);
+		StartStack a = new StartStack(25,25);
+		this.add(a);
 	}
 	
 	
diff --git a/src/main/java/solitaer/StartStack.java b/src/main/java/solitaer/StartStack.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79b3242
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/solitaer/StartStack.java
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package solitaer;
+
+import java.awt.Graphics;
+import java.awt.Image;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+
+import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
+import javax.swing.JPanel;
+
+public class StartStack extends JPanel {
+
+	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+	private Image im;
+	private ArrayList<Card> Stack = new ArrayList<Card>();
+	
+	
+
+	public StartStack(int _x, int _y) {
+		super.setLocation(_x, _y);
+		super.setSize(72,450);
+		super.setOpaque(false);
+		super.setLayout(null);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
+		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
+		super.paintComponent(g);
+		ImageIcon ii = new ImageIcon(getClass().getResource("images/back.png"));
+		im = ii.getImage();
+		g.drawImage(im, 0, 0, this.getWidth(), 96, this);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/solitaer/images/back.png b/src/main/java/solitaer/images/back.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9457b30
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