diff --git a/assets/loader-fonts.go b/assets/loader-fonts.go
index 6b9bc60..e8e8ae4 100644
--- a/assets/loader-fonts.go
+++ b/assets/loader-fonts.go
@@ -11,13 +11,17 @@ import (
 var FontRenderer = LoadFonts("fonts")
 
 const (
-	GameFont string = "x12y20pxScanLine"
-	FontSize int    = 16
+	GameFont       string = "x12y20pxScanLine"
+	FontSizeNormal int    = 16
+	FontSizeBig    int    = 48
+	FontSizeSmall  int    = 8
 )
 
 type Texter struct {
-	Renderer *etxt.Renderer
-	Font     *font.Face
+	Renderer   *etxt.Renderer
+	FontNormal *font.Face
+	FontBig    *font.Face
+	FontSmall  *font.Face
 }
 
 func LoadFonts(dir string) *Texter {
@@ -32,7 +36,19 @@ func LoadFonts(dir string) *Texter {
 	}
 
 	gameface := truetype.NewFace(gamefont, &truetype.Options{
-		Size:    float64(FontSize),
+		Size:    float64(FontSizeNormal),
+		DPI:     72,
+		Hinting: font.HintingFull,
+	})
+
+	biggameface := truetype.NewFace(gamefont, &truetype.Options{
+		Size:    float64(FontSizeBig),
+		DPI:     72,
+		Hinting: font.HintingFull,
+	})
+
+	smallgameface := truetype.NewFace(gamefont, &truetype.Options{
+		Size:    float64(FontSizeSmall),
 		DPI:     72,
 		Hinting: font.HintingFull,
 	})
@@ -58,7 +74,7 @@ func LoadFonts(dir string) *Texter {
 	renderer.SetCacheHandler(glyphsCache.NewHandler())
 	renderer.SetFont(fontlib.GetFont(GameFont))
 
-	return &Texter{Renderer: renderer, Font: &gameface}
+	return &Texter{Renderer: renderer, FontNormal: &gameface, FontBig: &biggameface, FontSmall: &smallgameface}
 }
 
 // helper function used with FontLibrary.EachFont to make sure
diff --git a/game/select_scene.go b/game/select_scene.go
index 338f794..34c1db5 100644
--- a/game/select_scene.go
+++ b/game/select_scene.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (scene *SelectScene) SetupUI() {
 
 		widget.ButtonOpts.Image(buttonImage),
 
-		widget.ButtonOpts.Text("Start new Game", *assets.FontRenderer.Font, &widget.ButtonTextColor{
+		widget.ButtonOpts.Text("Start new Game", *assets.FontRenderer.FontNormal, &widget.ButtonTextColor{
 			Idle: color.NRGBA{0xdf, 0xf4, 0xff, 0xff},
 		}),
 
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ func (scene *SelectScene) SetupUI() {
 
 	rootContainer := widget.NewContainer(
 		widget.ContainerOpts.BackgroundImage(
-			// FIXME: see https://github.com/ebitenui/ebitenui/issues/118
 			image.NewNineSlice(assets.Assets["background-transparent"], [3]int{0, 1, 639}, [3]int{0, 1, 479})),
 		//widget.ContainerOpts.BackgroundImage(image.NewNineSliceColor(color.NRGBA{0x13, 0x1a, 0x22, 0xff})),
 		//widget.ContainerOpts.BackgroundImage(image.NewNineSliceColor(color.NRGBA{0xff, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00})),
diff --git a/game/welcome_scene.go b/game/welcome_scene.go
index 42f3e78..2521d0f 100644
--- a/game/welcome_scene.go
+++ b/game/welcome_scene.go
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ package game
 
 import (
 	"image/color"
-	"log/slog"
 	"openquell/assets"
 
+	"github.com/ebitenui/ebitenui"
+	"github.com/ebitenui/ebitenui/image"
+	"github.com/ebitenui/ebitenui/widget"
 	"github.com/hajimehoshi/ebiten/v2"
-	"github.com/tinne26/etxt"
 )
 
 type WelcomeScene struct {
@@ -14,10 +15,12 @@ type WelcomeScene struct {
 	Next     SceneName
 	Whoami   SceneName
 	UseCache bool
+	Ui       *ebitenui.UI
 }
 
 func NewWelcomeScene(game *Game) Scene {
 	scene := &WelcomeScene{Whoami: Welcome, Game: game, Next: Welcome}
+	scene.SetupUI()
 	return scene
 }
 
@@ -32,31 +35,102 @@ func (scene *WelcomeScene) GetNext() SceneName {
 func (scene *WelcomeScene) Update() error {
 	switch {
 	case ebiten.IsKeyPressed(ebiten.KeyEnter):
-		slog.Debug("welcome.Update() next")
 		scene.SetNext(Select)
 	}
 
+	scene.Ui.Update()
+
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (scene *WelcomeScene) Draw(screen *ebiten.Image) {
 	screen.Clear()
 
-	op := &ebiten.DrawImageOptions{}
+	scene.Ui.Draw(screen)
+	/*
+		op := &ebiten.DrawImageOptions{}
 
+		background := assets.Assets["background-lila"]
+		screen.DrawImage(background, op)
+
+		blue := color.RGBA{0, 255, 128, 255}
+
+		assets.FontRenderer.Renderer.SetTarget(screen)
+		assets.FontRenderer.Renderer.SetColor(blue)
+		assets.FontRenderer.Renderer.SetAlign(etxt.YCenter, etxt.XCenter)
+		assets.FontRenderer.Renderer.SetSizePx(45)
+		assets.FontRenderer.Renderer.Draw("Welcome to Open Quell!", 320, 200)
+
+		assets.FontRenderer.Renderer.SetAlign(etxt.Top, etxt.Left)
+		assets.FontRenderer.Renderer.SetSizePx(32)
+		assets.FontRenderer.Renderer.Draw("[press enter to start]", 100, 300)
+	*/
+}
+
+func (scene *WelcomeScene) SetupUI() {
+	buttonImage, _ := loadButtonImage()
 	background := assets.Assets["background-lila"]
-	screen.DrawImage(background, op)
-
 	blue := color.RGBA{0, 255, 128, 255}
 
-	assets.FontRenderer.Renderer.SetTarget(screen)
-	assets.FontRenderer.Renderer.SetColor(blue)
-	assets.FontRenderer.Renderer.SetAlign(etxt.YCenter, etxt.XCenter)
-	assets.FontRenderer.Renderer.SetSizePx(45)
-	assets.FontRenderer.Renderer.Draw("Welcome to Open Quell!", 320, 200)
+	uiContainer := widget.NewContainer(
+		widget.ContainerOpts.BackgroundImage(
+			image.NewNineSlice(background, [3]int{0, 1, 639}, [3]int{0, 1, 479})),
+		widget.ContainerOpts.Layout(widget.NewAnchorLayout()),
+	)
 
-	assets.FontRenderer.Renderer.SetAlign(etxt.Top, etxt.Left)
-	assets.FontRenderer.Renderer.SetSizePx(32)
-	assets.FontRenderer.Renderer.Draw("[press enter to start]", 100, 300)
+	rowContainer := widget.NewContainer(
+		widget.ContainerOpts.WidgetOpts(
+			widget.WidgetOpts.LayoutData(widget.AnchorLayoutData{
+				HorizontalPosition: widget.AnchorLayoutPositionCenter,
+				VerticalPosition:   widget.AnchorLayoutPositionCenter,
+			}),
+		),
+		widget.ContainerOpts.Layout(widget.NewRowLayout(
+			widget.RowLayoutOpts.Direction(widget.DirectionVertical),
+			widget.RowLayoutOpts.Padding(widget.NewInsetsSimple(20)),
+			widget.RowLayoutOpts.Spacing(20),
+		)),
+	)
 
+	button := widget.NewButton(
+		widget.ButtonOpts.WidgetOpts(
+			widget.WidgetOpts.LayoutData(widget.RowLayoutData{
+				Position:  widget.RowLayoutPositionCenter,
+				Stretch:   false,
+				MaxWidth:  200,
+				MaxHeight: 100,
+			}),
+		),
+
+		widget.ButtonOpts.Image(buttonImage),
+
+		widget.ButtonOpts.Text("Start", *assets.FontRenderer.FontNormal, &widget.ButtonTextColor{
+			Idle: color.NRGBA{0xdf, 0xf4, 0xff, 0xff},
+		}),
+
+		widget.ButtonOpts.TextPadding(widget.Insets{
+			Left:   30,
+			Right:  30,
+			Top:    5,
+			Bottom: 5,
+		}),
+
+		widget.ButtonOpts.ClickedHandler(func(args *widget.ButtonClickedEventArgs) {
+			scene.SetNext(Play)
+		}),
+	)
+
+	label := widget.NewText(
+		widget.TextOpts.Text("Welcome to OpenQuell", *assets.FontRenderer.FontBig, blue),
+		widget.TextOpts.Position(widget.TextPositionCenter, widget.TextPositionCenter),
+	)
+
+	rowContainer.AddChild(label)
+	rowContainer.AddChild(button)
+
+	uiContainer.AddChild(rowContainer)
+
+	scene.Ui = &ebitenui.UI{
+		Container: uiContainer,
+	}
 }