diff --git a/src/gui/__init__.py b/src/gui/__init__.py
--- a/src/gui/__init__.py
+++ b/src/gui/__init__.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ class MainWindow(tk.Frame):
 
 		self.currentFrame=None
 		self._boardGrid=None
-		self.gameState=None
 
 		self.img=None
 		self._imgSizeCoef=1
@@ -43,13 +42,6 @@ class MainWindow(tk.Frame):
 		# shift compensates possible horizontal or vertical empty margins from unmatching aspect ratios
 		self._imgShift=EPoint(wo-w*self._imgSizeCoef,ho-h*self._imgSizeCoef)/2
 
-	def setGameState(self,gameState):
-		pass
-
-	def setCallbacks(self,setCorners,setTresholds):
-		self.cornersCallback=setCorners
-		self.tresholdsCallback=setTresholds
-
 	def _createWidgets(self):
 		# a captured frame with overlay graphics
 		self.imgView=tk.Canvas(self)
@@ -83,9 +75,7 @@ class MainWindow(tk.Frame):
 			self._boardGrid=Grid(self.corners.corners)
 			corners=[(c*self._imgSizeCoef+self._imgShift) for c in self.corners.corners]
 			self.parent.sendMsg("setCorners",(corners,))
-		# 	self.boardGrid=Grid(self.corners)
-		# 	self.boardView.setBoardGrid(self.boardGrid)
-		#
+
 		self.redrawImgView()
 
 	## Redraws the current image and its overlay.
@@ -128,8 +118,6 @@ class MainWindow(tk.Frame):
 ## Handles and presents the game state as detected by the program.
 class BoardView(tk.Canvas):
 	def __init__(self, master=None):
-		# self.detector=ImageAnalyzer()
-
 		tk.Canvas.__init__(self, master)
 		self.configure(width=360,height=360,background="#ffcc00")
 
@@ -138,25 +126,13 @@ class BoardView(tk.Canvas):
 		self.grid()
 
 	def redrawState(self,gameState):
+		# !! will need to remove old stones or redraw the element completely
 		for r,row in enumerate(gameState):
 			for c,point in enumerate(row):
 				self.drawStone(r,c,point)
 
 		self.grid()
 
-	## Redraws and reananalyzes the board view.
-	# def redrawState(self,img,sizeCoef,shift):
-	# 	self.create_rectangle(0,0,360,360,fill="#ffcc00")
-	# 	self.drawGrid()
-	#
-	# 	self.detector.analyze(img,sizeCoef,shift)
-	#
-	# 	for r,row in enumerate(self.detector.board):
-	# 		for c,point in enumerate(row):
-	# 			self.drawStone(r,c,point)
-	#
-	# 	self.grid()
-
 	def drawGrid(self):
 		for i in range(19):
 			self.create_line(18,18*(i+1),360-18,18*(i+1),fill="#000000") # rows
@@ -190,38 +166,26 @@ class GUI:
 		self.root = tk.Tk()
 		self.root.title("OneEye {0}.{1}.{2}".format(*config.misc.version))
 
-		self.outcomingQueue=None
-		self.outcomingEvent=None
+		self._coreMessages=None
 
 		self.mainWindow = MainWindow(self,master=self.root)
 
 		self.root.bind("<<redrawImgView>>", lambda e: self.mainWindow.redrawImgView())
 		self.root.bind("<<receiveState>>", lambda e: print("fired receiveState"))
 
-	def __call__(self,incomingQueue,incomingEvent,outcomingQueue,outcomingEvent):
-		self.outcomingQueue=outcomingQueue
-		self.outcomingEvent=outcomingEvent
+	def __call__(self,ownMessages,coreMessages):
+		self._coreMessages=coreMessages
 
-		self.listenerThread=threading.Thread(target=lambda: self._listen(incomingQueue,incomingEvent))
+		self.listenerThread=threading.Thread(target=lambda: ownMessages.listen(self._handleEvent))
 		self.listenerThread.start()
 
 		self.mainWindow.mainloop()
 
-	def sendMsg(self,actionName,args=tuple(),kwargs=dict()):
-		self.outcomingQueue.put((actionName,args,kwargs))
-		self.outcomingEvent.set()
-
-	def _listen(self,incomingQueue,incomingEvent):
-		while True:
-			incomingEvent.wait()
-			msg=incomingQueue.get()
-			if incomingQueue.empty():
-				incomingEvent.clear()
-			log.info(msg)
-			self._handleEvent(msg)
+	def sendMsg(self,actionName,args=tuple(),kwargs=None):
+		self._coreMessages.send(actionName,args,kwargs)
 
 	def _handleEvent(self,e):
-		actions={"setCurrentFrame":self._frameHandler}
+		actions={"setCurrentFrame":self._frameHandler, "setGameState":self._stateHandler}
 		(actionName,args,kwargs)=e
 
 		return actions[actionName](*args,**kwargs)
@@ -230,7 +194,7 @@ class GUI:
 		self.mainWindow.setCurrentFrame(newFrame)
 		self.root.event_generate("<<redrawImgView>>")
 
-	def _stateHandler(self,e):
-		pass
+	def _stateHandler(self,gameState):
+		self.mainWindow.boardView.redrawState(gameState)
 
 gui=GUI()