diff --git a/render.sh b/render.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+file=$1
+
+height=$(lib/json.sh -s height $file)
+width=$(lib/json.sh -s width $file)
+heighti=0
+
+while [ $heighti -ne $height ]
+do
+	heighti=$((heighti+1))
+	widthi=0
+	while [ $widthi -ne $width ]
+	do
+		widthi=$((widthi+1))
+		piece=$(lib/json.sh -s ${widthi},${heighti}/piece $file)
+		team=$(lib/json.sh -s ${widthi},${heighti}/team $file)
+		text=$(lib/json.sh -s ${team}/pieces/${piece}/text $file)
+		if [ -z $text ]
+		then
+			text=" "
+		fi
+		if [ $(echo "$heighti % 2" | bc) -eq 1 ]
+		then 
+			if [ $(echo "$widthi % 2" | bc) -eq 1 ]
+			then
+				printf "$(tput setab 7) $text"
+			else
+				printf "$(tput setab 0) $text"
+			fi
+		else
+			if [ $(echo "$widthi % 2" | bc) -eq 0 ]
+			then
+				printf "$(tput setab 7) $text"
+			else
+				printf "$(tput setab 0) $text"
+			fi
+		fi
+	done
+	printf "\033[m\n"
+done
+
+printf '\033[m\n'