diff --git a/games/peasant/Makefile b/games/peasant/Makefile
index c6f3a408..9449b70f 100644
--- a/games/peasant/Makefile
+++ b/games/peasant/Makefile
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ PEASANT:	peasant.o
 	ld65 -o PEASANT peasant.o -C $(LINKER_SCRIPTS)/apple2_6000.inc
 
 peasant.o:	peasant.s graphics/graphics.inc \
+		draw_box.s hgr_rectangle.s hgr_font.s \
 		title.s directions.s \
 		cottage.s lake_w.s lake_e.s river.s knight.s \
 		ending.s
diff --git a/games/peasant/cottage.s b/games/peasant/cottage.s
index 272779cb..fd12be12 100644
--- a/games/peasant/cottage.s
+++ b/games/peasant/cottage.s
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ cottage:
 	jsr	hgr_put_string
 
 
+	jsr	draw_box
+	jsr	hgr_put_string
+	jsr	hgr_put_string
+	jsr	hgr_put_string
+	jsr	hgr_put_string
+
+
 	jsr	wait_until_keypress
 
 	rts
@@ -33,10 +40,10 @@ peasant_text:
 
 
 cottage_text1:
-	.byte 0,0,"YOU are Rather Dashing, a",0
-	.byte 0,0,"humble peasant living in",0
-	.byte 0,0,"the peasant kingdom of",0
-	.byte 0,0,"Peasantry.",0
+	.byte 9,35,"YOU are Rather Dashing, a",0
+	.byte 9,44,"humble peasant living in",0
+	.byte 9,53,"the peasant kingdom of",0
+	.byte 9,62,"Peasantry.",0
 
 ; wait a few seconds
 
diff --git a/games/peasant/draw_box.s b/games/peasant/draw_box.s
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..093d437d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/games/peasant/draw_box.s
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+
+	;========================
+	; draw dialog box
+	;========================
+
+draw_box:
+
+	; draw rectangle
+
+	lda	#$33
+	sta	VGI_RCOLOR
+
+	lda	#53
+	sta	VGI_RX1
+	lda	#24
+	sta	VGI_RY1
+	lda	#200
+	sta	VGI_RXRUN
+	lda	#58
+	sta	VGI_RYRUN
+
+	jsr	vgi_simple_rectangle
+
+	; draw lines
+
+	ldx	#2			; purple
+	lda     COLORTBL,X
+        sta     HGR_COLOR
+
+	ldy	#0
+	ldx	#59
+	lda	#29
+	jsr     HPLOT0          ; plot at (Y,X), (A)
+
+	ldx	#0
+	lda	#59
+	ldy	#78
+	jsr     HGLIN           ; line to (X,A),(Y)
+
+	ldy	#0
+	ldx	#247
+	lda	#29
+	jsr     HPLOT0          ; plot at (Y,X), (A)
+
+	ldx	#0
+	lda	#247
+	ldy	#78
+	jsr     HGLIN           ; line to (X,A),(Y)
+
+
+
+	ldy	#0
+	ldx	#57
+	lda	#29
+	jsr     HPLOT0          ; plot at (Y,X), (A)
+
+	ldx	#0
+	lda	#249
+	ldy	#29
+	jsr     HGLIN           ; line to (X,A),(Y)
+
+	ldx	#0
+	lda	#249
+	ldy	#78
+	jsr     HGLIN           ; line to (X,A),(Y)
+
+	ldx	#0
+	lda	#57
+	ldy	#78
+	jsr     HGLIN           ; line to (X,A),(Y)
+
+	ldx	#0
+	lda	#57
+	ldy	#29
+	jsr     HGLIN           ; line to (X,A),(Y)
+
+
+
+	ldy	#0
+	ldx	#58
+	lda	#30
+	jsr     HPLOT0          ; plot at (Y,X), (A)
+
+	ldx	#0
+	lda	#248
+	ldy	#30
+	jsr     HGLIN           ; line to (X,A),(Y)
+
+	ldx	#0
+	lda	#248
+	ldy	#77
+	jsr     HGLIN           ; line to (X,A),(Y)
+
+	ldx	#0
+	lda	#58
+	ldy	#77
+	jsr     HGLIN           ; line to (X,A),(Y)
+
+	ldx	#0
+	lda	#58
+	ldy	#30
+	jsr     HGLIN           ; line to (X,A),(Y)
+
+
+	rts
diff --git a/games/peasant/hgr_rectangle.s b/games/peasant/hgr_rectangle.s
index 09439f13..0a50f088 100644
--- a/games/peasant/hgr_rectangle.s
+++ b/games/peasant/hgr_rectangle.s
@@ -254,9 +254,7 @@ swap_done:
 	; make /7 %7 tables
 	;=====================
 
-vgi_init:
-
-vgi_make_tables:
+hgr_make_tables:
 
 	ldy	#0
 	lda	#0
diff --git a/games/peasant/peasant.s b/games/peasant/peasant.s
index 06e46cae..a2745651 100644
--- a/games/peasant/peasant.s
+++ b/games/peasant/peasant.s
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 
 peasant_quest:
 
+	jsr	hgr_make_tables
+
 	jsr	HGR2		; Hi-res graphics, no text at bottom
 				; Y=0, A=0 after this called
 
@@ -22,7 +24,6 @@ peasant_quest:
 
 	jsr	cottage
 
-
 	;************************
 	; Lake West
 	;************************
@@ -69,5 +70,7 @@ forever:
 .include "ending.s"
 
 .include "hgr_font.s"
+.include "draw_box.s"
+.include "hgr_rectangle.s"
 
 .include "graphics/graphics.inc"
diff --git a/games/peasant/zp.inc b/games/peasant/zp.inc
index b791139d..9448abda 100644
--- a/games/peasant/zp.inc
+++ b/games/peasant/zp.inc
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 NIBCOUNT	= $09
 
+TEMP0   = $10
+TEMP1   = $11
+TEMP2   = $12
+TEMP3   = $13
+TEMP4   = $14
+TEMP5   = $15
+
+HGR_BITS	= $1C
+
 GBASL		= $26
 GBASH		= $27
 
@@ -30,3 +39,11 @@ LOAD_TITLE      = 1
 LOAD_PEASANT    = 2
 LOAD_ENDING     = 3
 
+
+VGI_RCOLOR      = P0
+VGI_RX1         = P1
+VGI_RY1         = P2
+VGI_RXRUN       = P3
+VGI_RYRUN       = P4
+VGI_RCOLOR2     = P5    ; only for dither
+COUNT		= TEMP5