diff --git a/gib-gab-gob/actors.scm b/gib-gab-gob/actors.scm
index bb93e43..804b3de 100644
--- a/gib-gab-gob/actors.scm
+++ b/gib-gab-gob/actors.scm
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 (define-module (gib-gab-gob actors)
   #:use-module (gib-gab-gob rps)
+  #:use-module (gib-gab-gob lib) ;; to go into goblins eventually!
   #:use-module (goblins)
   #:use-module (goblins actor-lib methods)
   #:use-module (goblins actor-lib sealers)
@@ -37,15 +38,21 @@
   (methods
    [(do-move coords) #f]))
 
-(define (^peer-board bcom)
+(define (^peer-board bcom self)
   ;; Define the array with unspecified values, then fill
   (define arr (make-array *unspecified* ggg-size ggg-size))
   (array-map! arr (lambda () (spawn ^mark)))
 
-  (define (_ref x y) (array-ref arr x y))
-  (define (_chosen? x y) ($ (_ref x y) 'chosen?))
-
-  (define (_display)
+  (methods
+   [(ref x y) (array-ref arr x y)]
+   [(chosen? x y) ($ ($ self 'ref x y) 'chosen?)]
+   [(choose! x y)
+    (if ($ self 'chosen? x y)
+        (error "coords already chosen:" x y)
+        (begin
+          ($ ($ self 'ref x y) 'choose!)
+          ($ self 'display)))]
+   [(display)
     (define (print-mark mark)
       (if ($ mark 'chosen?) "x" " "))
     ;; this is .. probably messy?
@@ -54,18 +61,7 @@
      (lambda (x)
        (map (lambda (i) (format #t "[~a]" (print-mark i)))
             (array->list x))
-       (format #t "\n")) arr))
-
-  (methods
-   [(ref x y) (_ref x y)]
-   [(chosen? x y) (_chosen? x y)]
-   [(choose! x y)
-    (if (_chosen? x y)
-        (error "coords already chosen:" x y)
-        (begin
-          ($ (_ref x y) 'choose!)
-          (_display)))]
-   [(display) (_display)]))
+       (format #t "\n")) arr)]))
 
 (define* (^mark bcom #:optional [chosen #f])
   (methods
diff --git a/gib-gab-gob/lib.scm b/gib-gab-gob/lib.scm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e82d99e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gib-gab-gob/lib.scm
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+(define-module (gib-gab-gob lib)
+  #:use-module (goblins)
+  #:export (selfish-spawn))
+
+(define (selfish-spawn constructor . args)
+
+  (define (^selfish bcom)
+    (lambda (self)
+      (bcom (apply constructor bcom self args))))
+
+  (let ((name (procedure-property constructor 'name)))
+    (set-procedure-property! ^selfish 'name name))
+
+  (let ((self (spawn ^selfish)))
+    (pk self)
+    ;; now transition to the version with self
+    ($ self self)
+    self))