diff --git a/requirements.dev.txt b/requirements.dev.txt
index 7911e5b..cf6269b 100644
--- a/requirements.dev.txt
+++ b/requirements.dev.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ asgiref==3.11.0
 attrs==25.4.0
 certifi==2025.11.12
 cffi==2.0.0
+channels
+channels-redis
 charset-normalizer==3.4.4
 coverage
 cssselect==1.3.0
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ pycparser==2.23
 PySocks==1.7.1
 python-dotenv
 requests==2.32.5
+scipy
 selenium==4.39.0
 sniffio==1.3.1
 sortedcontainers==2.4.0
@@ -34,6 +37,7 @@ types-PyYAML==6.0.12.20250915
 typing_extensions==4.15.0
 tzdata==2025.3
 urllib3==2.6.2
+uvicorn[standard]
 websocket-client==1.9.0
 whitenoise==6.11.0
 wsproto==1.3.2
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index c975982..423d5da 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 celery
+channels
+channels-redis
 cssselect==1.3.0
 Django==6.0
 dj-database-url
@@ -13,5 +15,7 @@ lxml==6.0.2
 psycopg2-binary
 redis
 requests==2.31.0
+scipy
 stripe
 whitenoise==6.11.0
+uvicorn[standard]
diff --git a/src/apps/epic/__init__.py b/src/apps/epic/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/apps/epic/admin.py b/src/apps/epic/admin.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c38f3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/epic/admin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from django.contrib import admin
+
+# Register your models here.
diff --git a/src/apps/epic/apps.py b/src/apps/epic/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8ecac6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/epic/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class EpicConfig(AppConfig):
+    name = 'apps.epic'
diff --git a/src/apps/epic/consumers.py b/src/apps/epic/consumers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60defaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/epic/consumers.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# RoomConsumer goes here
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/apps/epic/forms.py b/src/apps/epic/forms.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/apps/epic/migrations/__init__.py b/src/apps/epic/migrations/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/apps/epic/models.py b/src/apps/epic/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71a8362
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/epic/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from django.db import models
+
+# Create your models here.
diff --git a/src/apps/epic/routing.py b/src/apps/epic/routing.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3600a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/epic/routing.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+websocket_urlpatterns = []
diff --git a/src/apps/epic/tests/__init__.py b/src/apps/epic/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/apps/epic/tests/integrated/__init__.py b/src/apps/epic/tests/integrated/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/apps/epic/tests/unit/__init__.py b/src/apps/epic/tests/unit/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/apps/epic/urls.py b/src/apps/epic/urls.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/apps/epic/views.py b/src/apps/epic/views.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91ea44a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/epic/views.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from django.shortcuts import render
+
+# Create your views here.
diff --git a/src/apps/epic/voronoi.py b/src/apps/epic/voronoi.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..582a356
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/epic/voronoi.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# TODO: toroidal topology (tile seeds across boundary before computing)
diff --git a/src/core/asgi.py b/src/core/asgi.py
index cf099bf..7efe506 100644
--- a/src/core/asgi.py
+++ b/src/core/asgi.py
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
-"""
-ASGI config for core project.
-
-It exposes the ASGI callable as a module-level variable named ``application``.
-
-For more information on this file, see
-https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.0/howto/deployment/asgi/
-"""
-
 import os
 
 from django.core.asgi import get_asgi_application
+from channels.routing import ProtocolTypeRouter, URLRouter
+from channels.auth import AuthMiddlewareStack
+
+import apps.epic.routing
+
 
 os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'core.settings')
 
-application = get_asgi_application()
+application = ProtocolTypeRouter({
+    'http': get_asgi_application(),
+    'websocket': AuthMiddlewareStack(
+        URLRouter(
+            apps.epic.routing.websocket_urlpatterns
+        )
+    ),
+})
diff --git a/src/core/settings.py b/src/core/settings.py
index 09c2e46..7c772b7 100644
--- a/src/core/settings.py
+++ b/src/core/settings.py
@@ -59,11 +59,13 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     'apps.gameboard',
     # Gamer apps
     'apps.lyric',
+    'apps.epic',
     # Custom apps
     'apps.api',
     'apps.applets',
     'functional_tests',
     # Depend apps
+    'channels',
     'compressor',
     'rest_framework',
 ]
@@ -119,7 +121,7 @@ else:
         }
     }
 
-# Celery & Redis
+# Celery & Redis & Channels (oh my)
 CELERY_BROKER_URL = os.environ.get('CELERY_BROKER_URL', 'redis://localhost:6379/0')
 REDIS_URL = os.environ.get('REDIS_URL')
 if REDIS_URL:
@@ -130,6 +132,14 @@ if REDIS_URL:
         }
     }
     SESSION_ENGINE = 'django.contrib.sessions.backends.cached_db'
+CHANNEL_LAYERS = {
+    'default': {
+        'BACKEND': 'channels_redis.core.RedisChannelLayer',
+        'CONFIG': {
+            'hosts': [os.environ.get('REDIS_URL', 'redis://localhost:6379/1')],
+        },
+    }
+}
 
 # Password validation
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.0/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators