diff --git a/main.pyw b/main.pyw
index e9db8a2..0adb62a 100644
--- a/main.pyw
+++ b/main.pyw
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ window = Window(resizable=True, visible=False)
 button_normal_image = pyglet.image.load("./assets/test_button_normal.png")
 button_hover_image = pyglet.image.load("./assets/test_button_hover.png")
 
+# performance and button test
+
 hello_world_scene = HelloWorldScene()
 
-# performance and button test
 for x in range(10):
     for y in range(10):
         button = Button(
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ for x in range(10):
             font_size=10,
             on_release=lambda self, *a, **b: setattr(self, "width", self.width + 10),
             normal_image=button_normal_image,
-            hover_image=button_hover_image,
+            hover_image=button_hover_image
         )
         hello_world_scene.add_widget(button)
 
diff --git a/source/core/Board.py b/source/core/Board.py
index 3663822..f59b4c9 100644
--- a/source/core/Board.py
+++ b/source/core/Board.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import numpy as np
 
-from source.core import Boat
+from source.core.Boat import Boat
 from source.core.enums import Orientation, BombState
 from source.core.error import InvalidBoatPosition, PositionAlreadyShot
 from source.utils import copy_array_offset
@@ -9,11 +9,22 @@ from source.utils import copy_array_offset
 class Board:
     __slots__ = ("_width", "_height", "_boats", "_bombs")
 
-    def __init__(self, width: int, height: int = None) -> None:
+    def __init__(
+            self,
+            width: int,
+            height: int = None,
+            boats: dict[Boat, tuple[int, int]] = None,
+            bombs: np.array = None
+    ) -> None:
+
         self._width: int = width
         self._height: int = width if height is None else height
-        self._boats: dict[Boat, tuple[int, int]] = {}  # associate the boats to their position
-        self._bombs: np.array = np.ones((self._width, self._height), dtype=np.bool_)
+
+        # associate the boats to their position
+        self._boats: dict[Boat, tuple[int, int]] = {} if boats is None else boats
+
+        # position that have been shot by a bomb
+        self._bombs: np.array = np.ones((self._width, self._height), dtype=np.bool_) if bombs is None else bombs
 
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         return f"<{self.__class__.__name__} width={self._width}, height={self._height}>"
@@ -106,6 +117,23 @@ class Board:
 
         return board
 
+    def to_json(self) -> dict:
+        return {
+            "width": self._width,
+            "height": self._height,
+            "boats": [[boat.to_json(), position] for boat, position in self._boats.items()],
+            "bombs": self._bombs.tolist()
+        }
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_json(cls, json_: dict) -> "Board":
+        return Board(
+            width=json_["width"],
+            height=json_["height"],
+            boats={Boat.from_json(boat_json): tuple(position) for boat_json, position in json_["boats"]},
+            bombs=np.array(json_["bombs"], dtype=np.bool_)
+        )
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     board = Board(5)
diff --git a/source/core/Boat.py b/source/core/Boat.py
index 6c815f9..d576d90 100644
--- a/source/core/Boat.py
+++ b/source/core/Boat.py
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ class Boat:
         self.orientation = orientation
         self.length = length
 
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return f"<{self.__class__.__name__} orientation={self.orientation}, length={self.length}>"
+
     def get_matrice(self, value: int = 1) -> np.array:
         """
         :return: the boat represented as a matrice
@@ -21,8 +24,18 @@ class Boat:
             dtype=np.ushort
         )
 
-    def __repr__(self):
-        return f"<{self.__class__.__name__} orientation={self.orientation}, length={self.length}>"
+    def to_json(self) -> dict:
+        return {
+            "length": self.length,
+            "orientation": self.orientation.to_json(),
+        }
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_json(cls, json_: dict) -> "Boat":
+        return Boat(
+            length=json_["length"],
+            orientation=Orientation.from_json(json_["orientation"]),
+        )
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/source/core/enums/orientation.py b/source/core/enums/orientation.py
index d5a9fb1..46ca347 100644
--- a/source/core/enums/orientation.py
+++ b/source/core/enums/orientation.py
@@ -4,3 +4,10 @@ from enum import Enum
 class Orientation(Enum):
     HORIZONTAL = "H"
     VERTICAL = "V"
+
+    def to_json(self) -> str:
+        return str(self.value)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_json(cls, json_: str) -> "Orientation":
+        return cls(json_)
diff --git a/source/core/error/InvalidBoatPosition.py b/source/core/error/InvalidBoatPosition.py
index 8e31422..c93772a 100644
--- a/source/core/error/InvalidBoatPosition.py
+++ b/source/core/error/InvalidBoatPosition.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from source import Boat
+from source.core.Boat import Boat
 
 
 class InvalidBoatPosition(Exception):
diff --git a/source/gui/widget/Button.py b/source/gui/widget/Button.py
index 57f3c25..bf440bf 100644
--- a/source/gui/widget/Button.py
+++ b/source/gui/widget/Button.py
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ class Button(Widget):
                  normal_image: pyglet.image.AbstractImage = None,
                  hover_image: pyglet.image.AbstractImage = None,
 
-                 batch: pyglet.graphics.Batch = None,
-                 group: pyglet.graphics.Group = None,
+                 text_batch: pyglet.graphics.Batch = None,
+                 normal_batch: pyglet.graphics.Batch = None,
+                 hover_batch: pyglet.graphics.Batch = None,
 
                  *args, **kwargs
                  ):
@@ -38,21 +39,21 @@ class Button(Widget):
         # TODO: add an image when the mouse click ?
         # TODO: make x, y, width, height, font_size optionally function to allow dynamic sizing
 
-        # initialise the default value for the property
+        # initialise the value for the property
         self._x, self._y, self._width, self._height = x, y, width, height
 
         # the label used for the text
         self._label = pyglet.text.Label(
-            anchor_x="center",
-            anchor_y="center",
+            anchor_x="center", anchor_y="center",
+            batch=text_batch,
             *args, **kwargs
         )
 
         # hovering and background
         self._hovering = False
 
-        self._normal_sprite = Sprite(normal_image)
-        self._hover_sprite = Sprite(hover_image)
+        self._normal_sprite = Sprite(normal_image, batch=normal_batch)
+        self._hover_sprite = Sprite(hover_image, batch=hover_batch)
 
         # the event when the button is clicked
         self.on_press: Optional[Callable[["Self", "Window", "Scene", int, int, int, int], None]] = on_press
diff --git a/source/reseau_test/client.py b/source/reseau_test/client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bfe6ee4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/reseau_test/client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import json
+import socket
+
+from source.core.Board import Board
+from source.core.Boat import Boat
+from source.core.enums import Orientation
+
+
+board = Board(5)
+board.add_boat(Boat(3, Orientation.VERTICAL), (0, 4))
+board.add_boat(Boat(4, Orientation.HORIZONTAL), (4, 1))
+board.bomb((2, 2))
+
+board_json = json.dumps(board.to_json())
+
+
+with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as s:
+    s.connect(("127.0.0.1", 7878))
+
+    s.send(board_json.encode())
+
+    data = s.recv(1024)
+
+    print(data)
diff --git a/source/reseau_test/server.py b/source/reseau_test/server.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..138747c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/reseau_test/server.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import json
+import socket
+
+from source.core.Board import Board
+
+with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as s:
+    s.bind(("127.0.0.1", 7878))
+    s.listen()
+    conn, addr = s.accept()
+
+    message = conn.recv(1024)
+    conn.send(b"SALUT")
+
+    print(conn, addr, message)
+
+    board_json = json.loads(message)
+    print(Board.from_json(board_json))
+