Quick gist of a checkerboard.

justcheckers/app.py

@@ -10,8 +10,11 @@ import logging
 import os
 import sys
 
+from kivy import properties
 from kivy.app import App
 from kivy.logger import Logger
+from kivy.uix.image import Image
+from kivy.uix.gridlayout import GridLayout
 
 import justcheckers
 
@@ -49,6 +52,22 @@ class JustCheckersApp(App):
         settings.add_json_panel("justCheckers Settings", self.config, data=json.dumps(game_settings))
 
 
+class GameBoard(GridLayout):
+    rows = properties.NumericProperty(8)
+    cols = properties.NumericProperty(8)
+
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        super(GameBoard, self).__init__(**kwargs)
+        for row in range(self.rows):
+            for col in range(self.cols):
+                source = 'play'
+                if row % 2 == 0 and col % 2 == 0:
+                    source = 'non_play'
+                elif row % 2 == 1 and col % 2 == 1:
+                    source = 'non_play'
+                self.add_widget(Image(source='images/{}.png'.format(source), allow_stretch=True))
+
+
 def log_system_and_game_info():
     """Logs information about the game and system running the game."""
     Logger.info('justCheckers -- v{}'.format(justcheckers.__version__))

justcheckers/justcheckers.kv

@@ -76,12 +76,36 @@ ScreenManager:
     BoxLayout:
         orientation: "vertical"
         Label:
-            text: "Game"
+            size_hint_y: 0.1
+        BoxLayout:
+            orientation: "horizontal"
+            size_hint_x: 0.9
+            pos_hint: {'center_x': 0.5}
+            GameBoard:
+                id: game_board
+                size_hint_x: 0.75
+            BoxLayout:
+                id: player_stats
+                size_hint_x: 0.25
+                orientation: "vertical"
+                Button:
+                    text: "Player 1"
+                Button:
+                    text: "Player 2"
+        Label:
+            size_hint_y: 0.1
+        BoxLayout:
+            orientation: "horizontal"
+            size_hint_x: 0.9
+            size_hint_y: 0.1
+            pos_hint: {'center_x': 0.5}
             Button:
                 text: "Back to Menu"
                 on_press:
                     root.manager.transition.direction = 'right'
                     root.manager.current = 'menu'
+        Label:
+            size_hint_y: 0.1
 
 <InfoScreen@Screen>:
     name: 'info'
@@ -126,3 +150,8 @@ ScreenManager:
                     if self.state == 'down': root.documentation = 'license'
         Label:
             size_hint_y: 0.1
+
+
+<GameBoard@GridLayout>:
+    rows: 8
+    cols: 8