diff --git a/BuGS/game.s b/BuGS/game.s
index 7c21daa..ff2ecb6 100644
--- a/BuGS/game.s
+++ b/BuGS/game.s
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ gameLoop anop
 		lda #1
 		sta shouldPreloadSound
 gameLoop_skipPreload anop
+		lda gameState
+		bne gameLoop_skipNetwork
+		jsl pollNetwork
+gameLoop_skipNetwork anop
+		
         jsl checkKeyboard
         
         jsl waitForVbl
diff --git a/BuGS/globalScores.c b/BuGS/globalScores.c
index 173bac8..82adc67 100644
--- a/BuGS/globalScores.c
+++ b/BuGS/globalScores.c
@@ -6,13 +6,18 @@
  * Copyright © 2021 Jeremy Rand. All rights reserved.
  */
 
+#include <Hash.h>
+#include <locator.h>
 #include <misctool.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <tcpip.h>
 #include <types.h>
 
 #include "globalScores.h"
 
 
+// Defines
+
 #define REQUEST_TYPE_GET_HIGH_SCORES 0
 #define REQUEST_TYPE_SET_SCORE 1
 
@@ -21,6 +26,8 @@
 #define RESPONSE_TYPE_STATUS 2
 
 
+// Types
+
 typedef struct tSessionSecrets {
     uint32_t secret;
     uint32_t nonce;
@@ -70,6 +77,22 @@ typedef struct tStatusResponse {
 } tStatusResponse;
 
 
+typedef enum tGameNetworkState {
+    GAME_NETWORK_CONNECT_FAILED = 0,
+    GAME_NETWORK_UNCONNECTED,
+    GAME_NETWORK_CONNECTED,
+} tGameNetworkState;
+
+
+// Globals
+
+Boolean networkToolsStarted = FALSE;
+Boolean networkStartedConnected = FALSE;
+tGameNetworkState gameNetworkState = GAME_NETWORK_UNCONNECTED;
+
+
+// Implementation
+
 #if 0
 Word blah(void)
 {
@@ -79,3 +102,86 @@ Word blah(void)
     return ReadBParam(hrtz50or60);
 }
 #endif
+
+
+void initNetwork(void)
+{
+    networkToolsStarted = FALSE;
+    LoadOneTool(54, 0x200);     // Load Marinetti
+    if (toolerror())
+        return;
+    
+    LoadOneTool(128, 0x103);    // Load the Hash toolset
+    if (toolerror()) {
+        UnloadOneTool(54);
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    TCPIPStartUp();
+    if (toolerror()) {
+        UnloadOneTool(128);
+        UnloadOneTool(54);
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    hashStartUp();
+    if (toolerror()) {
+        TCPIPShutDown();
+        UnloadOneTool(128);
+        UnloadOneTool(54);
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    networkToolsStarted = TRUE;
+    
+    networkStartedConnected = TCPIPGetConnectStatus();
+    if (networkStartedConnected) {
+        gameNetworkState = GAME_NETWORK_CONNECTED;
+    } else {
+        gameNetworkState = GAME_NETWORK_UNCONNECTED;
+    }
+}
+
+
+void shutdownNetwork(void)
+{
+    if (!networkToolsStarted)
+        return;
+ 
+    if ((!networkStartedConnected) &&
+        (gameNetworkState > GAME_NETWORK_UNCONNECTED)) {
+        TCPIPDisconnect(TRUE, NULL);
+    }
+    
+    hashShutDown();
+    TCPIPShutDown();
+    UnloadOneTool(128);     // Unload the Hash toolset
+    UnloadOneTool(54);      // Unload Marinetti
+}
+
+
+void pollNetwork(void)
+{
+    if (!networkToolsStarted)
+        return;
+    
+    switch (gameNetworkState) {
+        case GAME_NETWORK_CONNECT_FAILED:
+            // If Marinetti cannot connect to the network, then nothing more to do...
+            break;
+            
+        case GAME_NETWORK_UNCONNECTED:
+            TCPIPConnect(NULL);     // TODO - Perhaps no feedback here is not a good user experience and I should provide some kind of display function.
+            if ((!toolerror()) &&
+                (TCPIPGetConnectStatus())) {
+                gameNetworkState = GAME_NETWORK_CONNECTED;
+            } else {
+                gameNetworkState = GAME_NETWORK_CONNECT_FAILED;
+            }
+            break;
+            
+        case GAME_NETWORK_CONNECTED:
+            // TODO - Write more code to make network requests.
+            break;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/BuGS/globalScores.h b/BuGS/globalScores.h
index 2134a91..34f1440 100644
--- a/BuGS/globalScores.h
+++ b/BuGS/globalScores.h
@@ -18,4 +18,9 @@ typedef struct tHighScore
 } tHighScore;
 
 
+extern void initNetwork(void);
+extern void pollNetwork(void);
+extern void shutdownNetwork(void);
+
+
 #endif /* define _GUARD_PROJECTBuGS_FILEglobalScores_ */
diff --git a/BuGS/main.c b/BuGS/main.c
index b43cabc..ee2f972 100644
--- a/BuGS/main.c
+++ b/BuGS/main.c
@@ -347,11 +347,15 @@ int main(void)
     InitMouse(0);
     SetMouse(transparent);
     
+    initNetwork();
+    
     if (!loadSettings())
         saveSettings();
 
     game();
     
+    shutdownNetwork();
+    
     ShutDownTools(refIsHandle, toolStartupRef);
     TOOLFAIL("Unable to shutdown tools");