diff --git a/game/CMakeLists.txt b/game/CMakeLists.txt
index f9b861e..13b4d89 100644
--- a/game/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/game/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ set( SOURCES
 	board.cpp
 	unitv.cpp
 	unit.cpp
+	orders.cpp
 )
 
 add_library( game ${SOURCES} )
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diff --git a/game/orders.cpp b/game/orders.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4cae3d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/game/orders.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#include "orders.h"
+
+// Convert an order to a string
+std::string GetStringFromOrder( COrder& order )
+{
+	std::string ret;
+	ret += std::to_string(order.unit);
+	ret += ORDER_DELIMITER;
+	ret += order.order;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+// Convert a string to an order
+COrder GetOrderFromString( std::string order )
+{
+	COrder ret;
+
+	int pos = order.find(ORDER_DELIMITER);
+	if( pos != std::string::npos )
+	{
+		const std::string order_unit = order.substr(0, pos);
+
+		ret.unit = atoi( order_unit.c_str() );
+
+		// Erase everything up to and including the delimiter
+		order.erase(0, pos + 1);
+
+		// Next single char is the order
+		ret.order = order[0];
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
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diff --git a/game/orders.h b/game/orders.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d737935
--- /dev/null
+++ b/game/orders.h
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#ifndef _ORDERS_H_
+#define _ORDERS_H_
+
+#include <vector>
+#include <string>
+
+#include "gametypes.h"
+
+#define ORDER_DELIMITER ' '
+
+// Type for all orders ( as a char )
+typedef char order_c;
+
+// Container for an order
+struct COrder
+{
+	// Unit order is for
+	unit_id_t unit;
+
+	// Order command issued
+	order_c order;
+
+	inline bool operator==( const COrder& rhs ) const;
+	inline bool operator!=( const COrder& rhs ) const { return !(*this==rhs); }
+};
+
+inline bool COrder::operator== ( const COrder& rhs ) const
+{
+	return ( unit == rhs.unit ) && ( order == rhs.order );
+}
+
+// Typedef a vector of orders
+typedef std::vector<COrder> COrderVector;
+
+// Order strings stored as simply "[unit id] [order char]"
+
+// string <--> order conversion functions
+std::string GetStringFromOrder( COrder& order );
+COrder GetOrderFromString( std::string order );
+
+
+#endif //_ORDERS_H_
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