diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 47bcc7c..feaa2a7 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1147,6 +1147,12 @@ version = "1.5.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a2bd12c1caf447e69cd4528f47f94d203fd2582878ecb9e9465484c4148a8223"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "cassowary"
+version = "0.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "df8670b8c7b9dae1793364eafadf7239c40d669904660c5960d74cfd80b46a53"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cc"
 version = "1.0.83"
@@ -1230,6 +1236,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "libloading 0.7.4",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "client_tui"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "bincode",
+ "crossterm",
+ "ratatui",
+ "renet",
+ "store",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "codespan-reporting"
 version = "0.11.1"
@@ -1424,6 +1442,31 @@ dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "crossterm"
+version = "0.27.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f476fe445d41c9e991fd07515a6f463074b782242ccf4a5b7b1d1012e70824df"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 2.4.1",
+ "crossterm_winapi",
+ "libc",
+ "mio",
+ "parking_lot",
+ "signal-hook",
+ "signal-hook-mio",
+ "winapi",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "crossterm_winapi"
+version = "0.9.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "acdd7c62a3665c7f6830a51635d9ac9b23ed385797f70a83bb8bafe9c572ab2b"
+dependencies = [
+ "winapi",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "crypto-common"
 version = "0.1.6"
@@ -1470,6 +1513,12 @@ version = "1.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9ea835d29036a4087793836fa931b08837ad5e957da9e23886b29586fb9b6650"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "either"
+version = "1.9.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a26ae43d7bcc3b814de94796a5e736d4029efb0ee900c12e2d54c993ad1a1e07"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "encase"
 version = "0.6.1"
@@ -1900,6 +1949,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "heck"
+version = "0.4.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "95505c38b4572b2d910cecb0281560f54b440a19336cbbcb27bf6ce6adc6f5a8"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "hermit-abi"
 version = "0.3.3"
@@ -1962,6 +2017,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "hashbrown 0.14.2",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "indoc"
+version = "2.0.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1e186cfbae8084e513daff4240b4797e342f988cecda4fb6c939150f96315fd8"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "inflections"
 version = "1.1.1"
@@ -2030,6 +2091,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.48.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "itertools"
+version = "0.11.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b1c173a5686ce8bfa551b3563d0c2170bf24ca44da99c7ca4bfdab5418c3fe57"
+dependencies = [
+ "either",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "itoa"
 version = "1.0.9"
@@ -2209,6 +2279,15 @@ version = "0.4.20"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b5e6163cb8c49088c2c36f57875e58ccd8c87c7427f7fbd50ea6710b2f3f2e8f"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "lru"
+version = "0.12.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1efa59af2ddfad1854ae27d75009d538d0998b4b2fd47083e743ac1a10e46c60"
+dependencies = [
+ "hashbrown 0.14.2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "mach2"
 version = "0.4.1"
@@ -2825,6 +2904,24 @@ version = "0.1.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9c8a99fddc9f0ba0a85884b8d14e3592853e787d581ca1816c91349b10e4eeab"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ratatui"
+version = "0.24.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0ebc917cfb527a566c37ecb94c7e3fd098353516fb4eb6bea17015ade0182425"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 2.4.1",
+ "cassowary",
+ "crossterm",
+ "indoc",
+ "itertools",
+ "lru",
+ "paste",
+ "strum",
+ "unicode-segmentation",
+ "unicode-width",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "raw-window-handle"
 version = "0.5.2"
@@ -2975,6 +3072,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.48.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rustversion"
+version = "1.0.14"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7ffc183a10b4478d04cbbbfc96d0873219d962dd5accaff2ffbd4ceb7df837f4"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ruzstd"
 version = "0.4.0"
@@ -3053,6 +3156,36 @@ version = "1.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a7cee0529a6d40f580e7a5e6c495c8fbfe21b7b52795ed4bb5e62cdf92bc6380"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "signal-hook"
+version = "0.3.17"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8621587d4798caf8eb44879d42e56b9a93ea5dcd315a6487c357130095b62801"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "signal-hook-registry",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "signal-hook-mio"
+version = "0.2.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "29ad2e15f37ec9a6cc544097b78a1ec90001e9f71b81338ca39f430adaca99af"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "mio",
+ "signal-hook",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "signal-hook-registry"
+version = "1.4.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d8229b473baa5980ac72ef434c4415e70c4b5e71b423043adb4ba059f89c99a1"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "simd-adler32"
 version = "0.3.7"
@@ -3120,6 +3253,28 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "strum"
+version = "0.25.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "290d54ea6f91c969195bdbcd7442c8c2a2ba87da8bf60a7ee86a235d4bc1e125"
+dependencies = [
+ "strum_macros",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "strum_macros"
+version = "0.25.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "23dc1fa9ac9c169a78ba62f0b841814b7abae11bdd047b9c58f893439e309ea0"
+dependencies = [
+ "heck",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "rustversion",
+ "syn 2.0.38",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "subtle"
 version = "2.5.0"
@@ -3395,6 +3550,12 @@ version = "1.0.12"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3354b9ac3fae1ff6755cb6db53683adb661634f67557942dea4facebec0fee4b"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "unicode-segmentation"
+version = "1.10.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1dd624098567895118886609431a7c3b8f516e41d30e0643f03d94592a147e36"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "unicode-width"
 version = "0.1.11"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7bc67b4..4bc64ce 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ resolver="2"
 
 members = [
   "client",
+  "client_tui",
   "server",
   "store"
 ]
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 684f370..457653a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,4 +6,6 @@ startserver:
 startclient1:
 	RUST_LOG=trictrac_client cargo run --bin=trictrac-client Titi
 startclient2:
-	RUST_LOG=trictrac_client cargo run --bin=trictrac-client Tutu
+	RUST_LOG=trictrac_client cargo run --bin=trictrac-client Titu
+startclienttui:
+	RUST_LOG=trictrac_client cargo run --bin=client_tui Tutu
diff --git a/client_tui/src/app.rs b/client_tui/src/app.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c598fe0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client_tui/src/app.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+// Application.
+#[derive(Debug, Default)]
+pub struct App {
+    // should the application exit?
+    pub should_quit: bool,
+    // counter
+    pub counter: u8,
+}
+
+impl App {
+    // Constructs a new instance of [`App`].
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self::default()
+    }
+
+    // Handles the tick event of the terminal.
+    pub fn tick(&self) {}
+
+    // Set running to false to quit the application.
+    pub fn quit(&mut self) {
+        self.should_quit = true;
+    }
+
+    pub fn increment_counter(&mut self) {
+        if let Some(res) = self.counter.checked_add(1) {
+            self.counter = res;
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn decrement_counter(&mut self) {
+        if let Some(res) = self.counter.checked_sub(1) {
+            self.counter = res;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    #[test]
+    fn test_app_increment_counter() {
+        let mut app = App::default();
+        app.increment_counter();
+        assert_eq!(app.counter, 1);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_app_decrement_counter() {
+        let mut app = App::default();
+        app.decrement_counter();
+        assert_eq!(app.counter, 0);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/client_tui/src/event.rs b/client_tui/src/event.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6dae20f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client_tui/src/event.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+use std::{
+    sync::mpsc,
+    thread,
+    time::{Duration, Instant},
+};
+
+use anyhow::Result;
+use crossterm::event::{self, Event as CrosstermEvent, KeyEvent, MouseEvent};
+
+// Terminal events.
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+pub enum Event {
+    // Terminal tick.
+    Tick,
+    // Key press.
+    Key(KeyEvent),
+    // Mouse click/scroll.
+    Mouse(MouseEvent),
+    // Terminal resize.
+    Resize(u16, u16),
+}
+
+// Terminal event handler.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct EventHandler {
+    // Event sender channel.
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    sender: mpsc::Sender<Event>,
+    // Event receiver channel.
+    receiver: mpsc::Receiver<Event>,
+    // Event handler thread.
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    handler: thread::JoinHandle<()>,
+}
+
+impl EventHandler {
+    // Constructs a new instance of [`EventHandler`].
+    pub fn new(tick_rate: u64) -> Self {
+        let tick_rate = Duration::from_millis(tick_rate);
+        let (sender, receiver) = mpsc::channel();
+        let handler = {
+            let sender = sender.clone();
+            thread::spawn(move || {
+                let mut last_tick = Instant::now();
+                loop {
+                    let timeout = tick_rate
+                        .checked_sub(last_tick.elapsed())
+                        .unwrap_or(tick_rate);
+
+                    if event::poll(timeout).expect("no events available") {
+                        match event::read().expect("unable to read event") {
+                            CrosstermEvent::Key(e) => {
+                                if e.kind == event::KeyEventKind::Press {
+                                    sender.send(Event::Key(e))
+                                } else {
+                                    Ok(()) // ignore KeyEventKind::Release on windows
+                                }
+                            }
+                            CrosstermEvent::Mouse(e) => sender.send(Event::Mouse(e)),
+                            CrosstermEvent::Resize(w, h) => sender.send(Event::Resize(w, h)),
+                            _ => unimplemented!(),
+                        }
+                        .expect("failed to send terminal event")
+                    }
+
+                    if last_tick.elapsed() >= tick_rate {
+                        sender.send(Event::Tick).expect("failed to send tick event");
+                        last_tick = Instant::now();
+                    }
+                }
+            })
+        };
+        Self {
+            sender,
+            receiver,
+            handler,
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Receive the next event from the handler thread.
+    //
+    // This function will always block the current thread if
+    // there is no data available and it's possible for more data to be sent.
+    pub fn next(&self) -> Result<Event> {
+        Ok(self.receiver.recv()?)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/client_tui/src/main.rs b/client_tui/src/main.rs
index 51748ad..2658579 100644
--- a/client_tui/src/main.rs
+++ b/client_tui/src/main.rs
@@ -1,41 +1,50 @@
-use crossterm::{
-    event::{self, KeyCode, KeyEventKind},
-    terminal::{disable_raw_mode, enable_raw_mode, EnterAlternateScreen, LeaveAlternateScreen},
-    ExecutableCommand,
-};
-use ratatui::{
-    prelude::{CrosstermBackend, Stylize, Terminal},
-    widgets::Paragraph,
-};
-use std::io::{stdout, Result};
+// Application.
+pub mod app;
+
+// Terminal events handler.
+pub mod event;
+
+// Widget renderer.
+pub mod ui;
+
+// Terminal user interface.
+pub mod tui;
+
+// Application updater.
+pub mod update;
+
+use anyhow::Result;
+use app::App;
+use event::{Event, EventHandler};
+use ratatui::{backend::CrosstermBackend, Terminal};
+use tui::Tui;
+use update::update;
 
 fn main() -> Result<()> {
-    stdout().execute(EnterAlternateScreen)?;
-    enable_raw_mode()?;
-    let mut terminal = Terminal::new(CrosstermBackend::new(stdout()))?;
-    terminal.clear()?;
+    // Create an application.
+    let mut app = App::new();
 
-    loop {
-        terminal.draw(|frame| {
-            let area = frame.size();
-            frame.render_widget(
-                Paragraph::new("Hello Ratatui! (press 'q' to quit)")
-                .white()
-                .on_blue(),
-                area,
-                );
-        })?;
+    // Initialize the terminal user interface.
+    let backend = CrosstermBackend::new(std::io::stderr());
+    let terminal = Terminal::new(backend)?;
+    let events = EventHandler::new(250);
+    let mut tui = Tui::new(terminal, events);
+    tui.enter()?;
 
-        if event::poll(std::time::Duration::from_millis(16))? {
-            if let event::Event::Key(key) = event::read()? {
-                if key.kind == KeyEventKind::Press && key.code == KeyCode::Char('q') {
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-        }
+    // Start the main loop.
+    while !app.should_quit {
+        // Render the user interface.
+        tui.draw(&mut app)?;
+        // Handle events.
+        match tui.events.next()? {
+            Event::Tick => {}
+            Event::Key(key_event) => update(&mut app, key_event),
+            Event::Mouse(_) => {}
+            Event::Resize(_, _) => {}
+        };
     }
 
-    stdout().execute(LeaveAlternateScreen)?;
-    disable_raw_mode()?;
+    // Exit the user interface.
+    tui.exit()?;
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/client_tui/src/tui.rs b/client_tui/src/tui.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..177751e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client_tui/src/tui.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+use std::{io, panic};
+
+use anyhow::Result;
+use crossterm::{
+    event::{DisableMouseCapture, EnableMouseCapture},
+    terminal::{self, EnterAlternateScreen, LeaveAlternateScreen},
+};
+
+pub type CrosstermTerminal = ratatui::Terminal<ratatui::backend::CrosstermBackend<std::io::Stderr>>;
+
+use crate::{app::App, event::EventHandler, ui};
+
+// Representation of a terminal user interface.
+//
+// It is responsible for setting up the terminal,
+// initializing the interface and handling the draw events.
+pub struct Tui {
+    // Interface to the Terminal.
+    terminal: CrosstermTerminal,
+    // Terminal event handler.
+    pub events: EventHandler,
+}
+
+impl Tui {
+    // Constructs a new instance of [`Tui`].
+    pub fn new(terminal: CrosstermTerminal, events: EventHandler) -> Self {
+        Self { terminal, events }
+    }
+
+    // Initializes the terminal interface.
+    //
+    // It enables the raw mode and sets terminal properties.
+    pub fn enter(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        terminal::enable_raw_mode()?;
+        crossterm::execute!(io::stderr(), EnterAlternateScreen, EnableMouseCapture)?;
+
+        // Define a custom panic hook to reset the terminal properties.
+        // This way, you won't have your terminal messed up if an unexpected error happens.
+        let panic_hook = panic::take_hook();
+        panic::set_hook(Box::new(move |panic| {
+            Self::reset().expect("failed to reset the terminal");
+            panic_hook(panic);
+        }));
+
+        self.terminal.hide_cursor()?;
+        self.terminal.clear()?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    // [`Draw`] the terminal interface by [`rendering`] the widgets.
+    //
+    // [`Draw`]: tui::Terminal::draw
+    // [`rendering`]: crate::ui:render
+    pub fn draw(&mut self, app: &mut App) -> Result<()> {
+        self.terminal.draw(|frame| ui::render(app, frame))?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    // Resets the terminal interface.
+    //
+    // This function is also used for the panic hook to revert
+    // the terminal properties if unexpected errors occur.
+    fn reset() -> Result<()> {
+        terminal::disable_raw_mode()?;
+        crossterm::execute!(io::stderr(), LeaveAlternateScreen, DisableMouseCapture)?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    // Exits the terminal interface.
+    //
+    // It disables the raw mode and reverts back the terminal properties.
+    pub fn exit(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        Self::reset()?;
+        self.terminal.show_cursor()?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/client_tui/src/ui.rs b/client_tui/src/ui.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8995a46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client_tui/src/ui.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+use ratatui::{
+    prelude::{Alignment, Frame},
+    style::{Color, Style},
+    widgets::{Block, BorderType, Borders, Paragraph},
+};
+
+use crate::app::App;
+
+pub fn render(app: &mut App, f: &mut Frame) {
+    f.render_widget(
+        Paragraph::new(format!(
+            "
+        Press `Esc`, `Ctrl-C` or `q` to stop running.\n\
+        Press `j` and `k` to increment and decrement the counter respectively.\n\
+        Counter: {}
+      ",
+            app.counter
+        ))
+        .block(
+            Block::default()
+                .title("Counter App")
+                .title_alignment(Alignment::Center)
+                .borders(Borders::ALL)
+                .border_type(BorderType::Rounded),
+        )
+        .style(Style::default().fg(Color::Yellow))
+        .alignment(Alignment::Center),
+        f.size(),
+    )
+}
diff --git a/client_tui/src/update.rs b/client_tui/src/update.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36c859e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client_tui/src/update.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+use crossterm::event::{KeyCode, KeyEvent, KeyModifiers};
+
+use crate::app::App;
+
+pub fn update(app: &mut App, key_event: KeyEvent) {
+    match key_event.code {
+        KeyCode::Esc | KeyCode::Char('q') => app.quit(),
+        KeyCode::Char('c') | KeyCode::Char('C') => {
+            if key_event.modifiers == KeyModifiers::CONTROL {
+                app.quit()
+            }
+        }
+        KeyCode::Right | KeyCode::Char('j') => app.increment_counter(),
+        KeyCode::Left | KeyCode::Char('k') => app.decrement_counter(),
+        _ => {}
+    };
+}