diff --git a/MultiversalDiplomacy/Script/GameScriptHandler.cs b/MultiversalDiplomacy/Script/GameScriptHandler.cs
index 7db394c..79c86fc 100644
--- a/MultiversalDiplomacy/Script/GameScriptHandler.cs
+++ b/MultiversalDiplomacy/Script/GameScriptHandler.cs
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+
 using MultiversalDiplomacy.Model;
+using MultiversalDiplomacy.Orders;
 
 namespace MultiversalDiplomacy.Script;
 
 public class GameScriptHandler(World world, bool strict = false) : IScriptHandler
 {
-    public string Prompt => "game> ";
+    public string Prompt => "orders> ";
 
     public World World { get; private set; } = world;
 
@@ -22,7 +25,7 @@ public class GameScriptHandler(World world, bool strict = false) : IScriptHandle
             return this;
         }
 
-        // --- submits the orders for validation to allow for assertions about it
+        // "---" submits the orders for validation to allow for assertions about it
         if (input == "---") {
             // TODO submit orders
             // TODO return a new handler that handles asserts
@@ -34,10 +37,41 @@ public class GameScriptHandler(World world, bool strict = false) : IScriptHandle
             return this;
         }
 
-        // TODO parse order, including "{power} {order}" for one-offs
+        if (TryParseOrder(input, out Order? order)) {
+            Console.WriteLine($"Parsed order \"{input}\" but doing anything with it isn't implemented yet");
+        } else if (Strict) {
+            return null;
+        }
 
         Console.WriteLine($"{CurrentPower}: {input}");
 
         return this;
     }
+
+    private bool TryParseOrder(string input, out Order? order) {
+        order = null;
+        OrderRegex re = new(World);
+        Match match;
+        if ((match = re.Hold.Match(input)).Success) {
+            var hold = OrderRegex.ParseHold(match);
+            string power = hold.power.Length > 0 ? hold.power : CurrentPower ?? hold.power;
+            Unit unit = World.Units.First(unit
+                => World.Map.GetLocation(unit.Location).ProvinceName == hold.province
+                && unit.Season.Timeline == (hold.timeline.Length > 0 ? hold.timeline : "a")
+                && unit.Season.Turn.ToString() == (hold.turn.Length > 0 ? hold.turn : "0"));
+            order = new HoldOrder(power, unit);
+            return true;
+        } else if ((match = re.Move.Match(input)).Success) {
+            var move = OrderRegex.ParseMove(match);
+            Unit unit = World.Units.First(unit
+                => World.Map.GetLocation(unit.Location).ProvinceName == move.province
+                && unit.Season.Timeline == (move.timeline.Length > 0 ? move.timeline : "a")
+                && unit.Season.Turn.ToString() == (move.turn.Length > 0 ? move.turn : "0"));
+            order = new MoveOrder(move.power, unit, Season.First, "l");
+            return true;
+        }       
+
+        Console.WriteLine($"Failed to parse \"{input}\"");
+        return false;
+    }
 }