diff --git a/cli/commands/play.go b/cli/commands/play.go
index 32209f9..5456cfa 100644
--- a/cli/commands/play.go
+++ b/cli/commands/play.go
@@ -27,15 +27,7 @@ import (
 	log "github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman"
 )
 
-type Frame struct {
-	Turn  int
-	State string
-}
-
-type GameMetadata struct {
-	BoardSize int
-	Winner    string
-}
+var frames []board.GameEvent
 
 // Used to store state for each SnakeState while running a local game
 type SnakeState struct {
@@ -228,7 +220,9 @@ func (gameState *GameState) Run() error {
 	boardServer := board.NewBoardServer(boardGame)
 
 	if gameState.outputFile != nil {
+		// insert initial game start into database
 		bytes, err := json.Marshal(boardGame)
+
 		if err != nil {
 			log.WARN.Printf("Failed to serialize frame event for turn%v", err)
 		} else {
@@ -367,6 +361,8 @@ func (gameState *GameState) Run() error {
 		boardServer.SendEvent(endEvent)
 
 		if gameState.outputFile != nil {
+			// write frames array to db
+			// insert game end into database
 			bytes, err := json.Marshal(endEvent)
 			if err != nil {
 				// 			log.WARN.Printf("Unable to serialize game end event: %v", err)
@@ -838,6 +834,9 @@ func (gameState *GameState) buildFrameEvent(boardState *rules.BoardState) board.
 
 	// === New: Write frame event to output file if set ===
 	if gameState.outputFile != nil {
+		// add frame event to array for now, will write to db at end of game
+		frames = append(frames, gameEvent)
+
 		bytes, err := json.Marshal(gameEvent)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.WARN.Printf("Failed to serialize frame event for turn %d: %v", boardState.Turn, err)