diff --git a/cpp/res/arial.ttf b/cpp/res/arial.ttf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ff88f2
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diff --git a/cpp/src/view/gui.hpp b/cpp/src/view/gui.hpp
index 748b967..ad96e4d 100644
--- a/cpp/src/view/gui.hpp
+++ b/cpp/src/view/gui.hpp
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ class GUI : public View {
     sf::RenderWindow window;
     sf::Texture textures[6][2];
     sf::Sprite pieces[64];
+    sf::Color colours[2] = {
+        sf::Color(0xB88762FF), sf::Color(0xEDD6B0FF)
+    }; // Light and dark squares
 
     void load_textures();
     void handle_events();