diff --git a/config/server.json b/config/server.json
index 4404a1d..586f541 100644
--- a/config/server.json
+++ b/config/server.json
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 {
 	"tick": 66,
 	"timescale": 1.0,
-	"width": 1600,
-	"height": 1100,
-	"obstacle": 20
+	"width": 1000,
+	"height": 500,
+	"obstacles": [
+        [100, 300, 200, 400],
+        [100, 100, 200, 200],
+        [400, 150, 600, 350],
+        [800, 300, 900, 400],
+        [800, 100, 900, 200]
+    ]
 }
diff --git a/control.go b/control.go
index cab3452..322fe61 100644
--- a/control.go
+++ b/control.go
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ func (c *Controller) StartGame(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	requested_game_name := c.Idg.Hash()
 	width, height := float64(c.Conf.Width), float64(c.Conf.Height)
 	obstacleCount := 0
+	obstacles := []Obstacle{}
 	maxPoints := c.Conf.MaxPoints
 	mode := "deathmatch"
 
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ func (c *Controller) StartGame(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 		width = float64(cfg.Width)
 		height = float64(cfg.Height)
 		obstacleCount = cfg.ObstacleCount
+		obstacles = cfg.Obstacles
 		maxPoints = cfg.MaxPoints
 		mode = cfg.Mode
 	}
@@ -98,7 +100,27 @@ func (c *Controller) StartGame(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	if g == nil {
 		log.Printf("Game '%s' non-existant; making it now", requested_game_name)
 		var err error
-		g, err = NewGame(requested_game_name, width, height, obstacleCount, c.Conf.Tick, maxPoints, mode)
+		g, err = NewGame(
+			requested_game_name,
+			width,
+			height,
+			c.Conf.Tick,
+			maxPoints,
+			mode,
+		)
+		g.obstacleCount = obstacleCount
+		g.obstacles = obstacles
+		g.defaultObstacles = obstacles
+		if len(g.defaultObstacles) == 0 {
+			g.obstacles = GenerateObstacles(
+				g.obstacleCount,
+				g.width,
+				g.height,
+			)
+		} else {
+			g.obstacles = c.Conf.Obstacles
+		}
+
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Printf("problem creating game: %s: %s", requested_game_name, err)
 			b, _ := json.Marshal(NewFailure("game creation failure"))
diff --git a/deathmatch.go b/deathmatch.go
index af27f46..60d2ba5 100644
--- a/deathmatch.go
+++ b/deathmatch.go
@@ -17,7 +17,13 @@ func (g *deathmatch) gameOver(gg *Game) (bool, *GameOver) {
 	var stats *GameOver
 
 	if gg.players_remaining <= 1 && len(gg.players) > 1 {
-		gg.obstacles = GenerateObstacles(gg.obstacle_count, gg.width, gg.height)
+		if len(gg.defaultObstacles) == 0 {
+			gg.obstacles = GenerateObstacles(
+				gg.obstacleCount,
+				gg.width,
+				gg.height,
+			)
+		}
 		log.Printf("game %s: game over", gg.id)
 		stats = NewGameOver()
 
diff --git a/game.go b/game.go
index 2f20cb6..2c73fc4 100644
--- a/game.go
+++ b/game.go
@@ -59,8 +59,9 @@ type Game struct {
 	players           map[*Player]bool
 	projectiles       map[*Projectile]bool
 	splosions         map[*Splosion]bool
+	defaultObstacles  []Obstacle
 	obstacles         []Obstacle
-	obstacle_count    int
+	obstacleCount     int
 	register          chan *Player
 	unregister        chan *Player
 	turn              int
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ type GameMode interface {
 }
 
 // NewGame Poplulates a Game struct and starts the bandwidth calculator.
-func NewGame(id string, width, height float64, obstacles, tick, maxPoints int, mode string) (*Game, error) {
+func NewGame(id string, width, height float64, tick, maxPoints int, mode string) (*Game, error) {
 	bw, err := bandwidth.NewBandwidth(
 		[]int{1, 10, 60},
 		1*time.Second,
@@ -102,8 +103,6 @@ func NewGame(id string, width, height float64, obstacles, tick, maxPoints int, m
 		unregister:        make(chan *Player, maxPlayer),
 		projectiles:       make(map[*Projectile]bool),
 		splosions:         make(map[*Splosion]bool),
-		obstacles:         GenerateObstacles(obstacles, width, height),
-		obstacle_count:    obstacles,
 		players:           make(map[*Player]bool),
 		turn:              0,
 		width:             width,
diff --git a/protocol.go b/protocol.go
index 39c6817..5131e3c 100644
--- a/protocol.go
+++ b/protocol.go
@@ -177,11 +177,22 @@ func (c *Controller) AddPlayer(ws *websocket.Conn) {
 			gid.Id,
 			float64(c.Conf.Width),
 			float64(c.Conf.Height),
-			c.Conf.ObstacleCount,
 			c.Conf.Tick,
 			c.Conf.MaxPoints,
 			"",
 		)
+		game.defaultObstacles = c.Conf.Obstacles
+		game.obstacleCount = c.Conf.ObstacleCount
+		log.Printf("%t", len(game.defaultObstacles) == 0)
+		if len(game.defaultObstacles) == 0 {
+			game.obstacles = GenerateObstacles(
+				game.obstacleCount,
+				game.width,
+				game.height,
+			)
+		} else {
+			game.obstacles = c.Conf.Obstacles
+		}
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Printf("problem creating game: %s", gid.Id)
 			websocket.JSON.Send(ws, NewFailure("game creation error"))