diff --git a/protocol.go b/protocol.go
index 18da165..7ba6803 100644
--- a/protocol.go
+++ b/protocol.go
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ type GameParam struct {
 	// TODO: should have information about max points in here
 	BoardSize BoardSize `json:"boardsize"`
 	MaxPoints int       `json:"max_points"`
+	Encoding  string    `json:"encoding"`
 	Type      string    `json:"type"`
 }