diff --git a/elm-package.json b/elm-package.json
index 44108a9..e62db2b 100644
--- a/elm-package.json
+++ b/elm-package.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
         "test"
     ],
     "exposed-modules": [],
+    "native-modules": true,
     "dependencies": {
         "elm-lang/core": "2.0.1 <= v < 3.0.0",
         "deadfoxygrandpa/Elm-Test" : "1.0.4 <= v < 2.0.0",
diff --git a/src/Native/Now.js b/src/Native/Now.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..caf5978
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Native/Now.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+Elm.Native.Now = {};
+
+Elm.Native.Now.make = function(localRuntime) {
+
+  localRuntime.Native = localRuntime.Native || {};
+
+
+  localRuntime.Native.Now = localRuntime.Native.Now || {};
+
+  if (localRuntime.Native.Now.values) {
+    return localRuntime.Native.Now.values;
+  }
+
+  var Result = Elm.Result.make(localRuntime);
+
+  return localRuntime.Native.Now.values = {
+    loadTime: (new window.Date).getTime()
+  };
+
+};
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diff --git a/src/Now.elm b/src/Now.elm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..373c4ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Now.elm
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+module Now where
+
+import Native.Now
+
+loadTime : Float
+loadTime = Native.Now.loadTime
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diff --git a/src/Rogue/Model.elm b/src/Rogue/Model.elm
index 990139e..b2d0b64 100644
--- a/src/Rogue/Model.elm
+++ b/src/Rogue/Model.elm
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 module Rogue.Model where
 
-import List exposing (..)
+import Array exposing (..)
+import List exposing (member)
+import Maybe exposing (..)
+import Random exposing (..)
+
+import Now
 
 type alias Location = (Int, Int)
 
@@ -10,7 +15,7 @@ type alias GameMap =
   , currentPlayerLocation : Location
   }
 
-type alias Board = List (List Cell)
+type alias Board = Array (Array Cell)
 
 type Player = Player
 
@@ -19,22 +24,48 @@ type alias Game =
   , player : Player
   }
 
-type Cell = Open Location
+type Cell = Open Location | Barrier Location
 
-isAt : Location -> Cell -> Bool
-isAt queried (Open current) = queried == current
+isOpen : Cell -> Bool
+isOpen cell =
+  case cell of
+    (Open _) -> True
+    (Barrier _) -> False
+
+cellAt : Location -> Board -> Maybe Cell
+cellAt (rowNum,colNum) board =
+  get rowNum board `andThen` (\row -> get colNum row)
 
+isAt : Location -> Cell -> Bool
+isAt queried cell = queried == (loc cell)
+
+loc : Cell -> Location
+loc c =
+  case c of
+    Open l -> l
+    Barrier l -> l
+
+newBoardWithBarriersAt : Int -> List Location -> Board
+newBoardWithBarriersAt size barrierLocations =
+  initialize size (
+    \row -> initialize size (
+      \col -> if (row,col) `member` barrierLocations then Barrier (row, col) else Open (row, col)))
+        
 newBoard : Int -> Board
 newBoard size =
-  map (\row ->
-        map
-        (\col -> Open (row, col)
-        ) [0..(size - 1)]) [0..(size - 1)]
+  newBoardWithBarriersAt size []
+
+randomizeLocationsWithin : Int -> Int -> List Location
+randomizeLocationsWithin size numLocations =
+  let 
+    locationGenerator = list numLocations (pair (int 0 size) (int 0 size))
+  in
+    generate locationGenerator (initialSeed (round Now.loadTime)) |> fst
 
 gameMap : Int -> GameMap
-gameMap size =
+gameMap size  =
   let startLoc = (0,0) in
-  { board = newBoard size
+  { board = newBoardWithBarriersAt size (randomizeLocationsWithin size 11)
   , start = startLoc
   , currentPlayerLocation = startLoc
   }
diff --git a/src/Rogue/Update.elm b/src/Rogue/Update.elm
index 44c9772..1ec5b71 100644
--- a/src/Rogue/Update.elm
+++ b/src/Rogue/Update.elm
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 module Rogue.Update where
 
 import Rogue.Model exposing (..)
+import Maybe
 
 update : Input -> Game -> Game
 update i game =
@@ -10,10 +11,8 @@ updateGameMap : Input -> GameMap -> GameMap
 updateGameMap {dir} ({board,start,currentPlayerLocation} as gameMap) =
   let
     newLocation = translate currentPlayerLocation dir
+    newCell = cellAt newLocation board
+    openness = Maybe.withDefault False (Maybe.map isOpen newCell)
   in
-    if within board newLocation
-    then
-      { gameMap | currentPlayerLocation <- newLocation
-      }
-    else
-      gameMap
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+    if  | within board newLocation && openness -> { gameMap | currentPlayerLocation <- newLocation }
+        | otherwise -> gameMap
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diff --git a/src/Rogue/View.elm b/src/Rogue/View.elm
index 14f6a88..16fd9c6 100644
--- a/src/Rogue/View.elm
+++ b/src/Rogue/View.elm
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import Graphics.Collage exposing (..)
 import Graphics.Element exposing (..)
 import String exposing (join)
 import Text
-import List exposing (..)
+import Array exposing (..)
 
 import Rogue.Model exposing (..)
 
@@ -15,17 +15,19 @@ view g = leftAligned (Text.monospace (Text.fromString (toString g.gameMap)))
 toString : GameMap -> String
 toString {board,start,currentPlayerLocation} =
   let
-      rowifier =
-        (\row ->
-          map
-            (\cell ->
-              if  | isAt currentPlayerLocation cell -> "@"
-                  | isAt start cell -> "☐"
-                  | otherwise -> "."
-            )
-            row
-          |> join ""
-        )
+    rowifier =
+      (\row ->
+        Array.map
+          (\cell ->
+            if  | isAt currentPlayerLocation cell -> "@"
+                | not <| isOpen cell -> "#"
+                | otherwise -> "."
+          )
+          row
+        |> toList
+        |> join ""
+      )
   in
-    map rowifier board
+    Array.map rowifier board
+      |> toList
       |> join "\n"
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diff --git a/test/RogueTest.elm b/test/RogueTest.elm
index 9cb0a34..d3db317 100644
--- a/test/RogueTest.elm
+++ b/test/RogueTest.elm
@@ -7,10 +7,13 @@ import Rogue.Model exposing (..)
 import Rogue.Update exposing (..)
 import String
 
+
+
 tests : Test
 tests = suite "A Test Suite"
   [ test_updateGameMap_does_not_move_outside_of_bounds
   , test_update_moves_currentPlayerLocation
+  , test_updateGameMap_does_not_move_into_barriers
   ]
 
 test_update_moves_currentPlayerLocation : Test
@@ -50,4 +53,16 @@ test_updateGameMap_does_not_move_outside_of_bounds =
     , test "Down" (
         assertEqual gameMapAtBottomRight.currentPlayerLocation (updateGameMap down gameMapAtBottomRight).currentPlayerLocation
       )
-    ]
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+    ]
+
+test_updateGameMap_does_not_move_into_barriers : Test
+test_updateGameMap_does_not_move_into_barriers =
+  let 
+    board = newBoardWithBarriersAt 2 [(0,1)]
+    game_map = GameMap board (0,0) (0,0)
+    right = Input { x =1, y = 0 }
+  in
+    test "Update does not move into barriers" (
+        assertEqual game_map.currentPlayerLocation (updateGameMap right game_map).currentPlayerLocation
+      )
+    
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