diff --git a/modules/games/battleship_vid.py b/modules/games/battleship_vid.py
index ce7713b..92ceba3 100644
--- a/modules/games/battleship_vid.py
+++ b/modules/games/battleship_vid.py
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ CELL_SIZE = 40
 BOARD_MARGIN = 50
 STATUS_WIDTH = 320
 
+latest_battleship_board = None
+latest_battleship_meta = None
+
 def draw_board(screen, board, top_left, cell_size, show_ships=False):
     font = pygame.font.Font(None, 28)
     x0, y0 = top_left
@@ -92,6 +95,11 @@ def battleship_visual_main(game):
     pygame.quit()
     sys.exit()
 
+def parse_battleship_message(msg):
+    # Expected payload:
+    # MBSP|label|timestamp|nodeID|deviceID|sessionID|status|shotsFired|boardType|shipsStatus|boardString
+    print("Parsing Battleship message:", msg)
+
 # if __name__ == "__main__":
 #     # Example: create a new game and show the boards
 #     game = Battleship(vs_ai=True)