diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/J0hnL0cke/egghunt/Controller/MiscListener.java b/src/main/java/io/github/J0hnL0cke/egghunt/Controller/MiscListener.java
index 2291128..0b80f45 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/J0hnL0cke/egghunt/Controller/MiscListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/J0hnL0cke/egghunt/Controller/MiscListener.java
@@ -29,12 +29,14 @@ public class MiscListener implements Listener {
     private LogHandler logger;
     private Configuration config;
     private Data data;
+    private ScoreboardHandler scoreboardHandler;
 
 
-    public MiscListener(LogHandler logger, Configuration config, Data data) {
+    public MiscListener(LogHandler logger, Configuration config, Data data, ScoreboardHandler scoreboardHandler) {
         this.logger = logger;
         this.config = config;
         this.data = data;
+        this.scoreboardHandler = scoreboardHandler;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ public class MiscListener implements Listener {
      */
     @EventHandler(priority = EventPriority.MONITOR, ignoreCancelled = true)
     public void onAutosave(WorldSaveEvent event) {
+        scoreboardHandler.updateScores();
         data.saveData();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/J0hnL0cke/egghunt/Controller/ScoreboardHandler.java b/src/main/java/io/github/J0hnL0cke/egghunt/Controller/ScoreboardHandler.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..140fc97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/J0hnL0cke/egghunt/Controller/ScoreboardHandler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+package io.github.J0hnL0cke.egghunt.Controller;
+
+import java.time.LocalDateTime;
+import java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit;
+import java.time.temporal.TemporalUnit;
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.time.temporal.TemporalUnit;
+
+import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
+import org.bukkit.OfflinePlayer;
+import org.bukkit.Statistic;
+import org.bukkit.entity.Entity;
+import org.bukkit.scoreboard.Criteria;
+import org.bukkit.scoreboard.Objective;
+import org.bukkit.scoreboard.RenderType;
+import org.bukkit.scoreboard.Score;
+import org.bukkit.scoreboard.Scoreboard;
+import org.bukkit.scoreboard.ScoreboardManager;
+
+import io.github.J0hnL0cke.egghunt.Model.Configuration;
+import io.github.J0hnL0cke.egghunt.Model.Data;
+import io.github.J0hnL0cke.egghunt.Model.LogHandler;
+
+/**
+ * Handles interactions with the scoreboard
+ */
+public class ScoreboardHandler {
+
+    private Data data;
+    private Configuration config;
+    private LogHandler logger;
+    private ScoreboardManager manager;
+    private Scoreboard board;
+    private Objective eggObjective;
+    private Instant lastUpdate;
+    private static final String OBJECTIVE_KEY = "eggy";
+
+    public ScoreboardHandler(Data data, Configuration config, LogHandler logger) {
+        this.data = data;
+        this.config = config;
+        this.logger = logger;
+        manager = Bukkit.getScoreboardManager();
+        board = manager.getMainScoreboard(); //possibly switch to new board? would need to save/load independently of server
+
+
+        eggObjective = board.getObjective(OBJECTIVE_KEY);
+        if (eggObjective == null) {
+            //TODO
+            logger.info("No scoreboard objective for owning egg found, creating new objective");
+            logger.log("TODO");
+        }
+
+        lastUpdate = Instant.now();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Updates the score for the current egg owner
+     * 
+     * For accurate scoring, this should be updated at least every time egg ownership changes, and
+     * every time the plugin is enabled/disabled
+     * @param data
+     */
+    public void updateScores() {
+
+        OfflinePlayer owner = data.getEggOwner();
+
+        if (owner != null) {
+            
+            if (data.getEggEntity() != null) {
+                //TODO remove later, this is just for testing
+                addScore(data.getEggEntity(), 0); 
+            }
+
+            Instant newUpdate = Instant.now(); //when writing tests, switch this to using an injected Clock instance        
+
+            //YOU WILL REMEMBER ME! REMEMBER ME FOR
+            //ChronoUnit.CENTURIES
+
+            long mins = ChronoUnit.MINUTES.between(lastUpdate, newUpdate); //this is the floored duration in minutes
+
+            int minInt = Long.valueOf(mins).intValue();
+
+            addScore(data.getEggOwner(), minInt);
+
+            lastUpdate = newUpdate;
+
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    public void makeScoreboard() {
+
+        
+        Objective newObj = board.registerNewObjective(OBJECTIVE_KEY, Criteria.DUMMY, "Minutes owning egg",
+                RenderType.INTEGER);
+
+        //newObj.isModifiable();
+
+        //setScore(null, 0);
+
+        //manager.
+
+        //Criteria c = Criteria.statistic(Statistic.);
+
+        //Criteria d = Criteria.create("MinsHeldEgg");
+
+    }
+    
+    private void addScore(OfflinePlayer p, int score) {
+        setScore(p, getScore(p) + score); //maybe do this more efficiently
+    }
+
+    private void addScore(Entity e, int score) { //TODO testing method, remove
+        String key = e.getUniqueId().toString();
+        if (e.getCustomName() != null) {
+            key = e.getCustomName();
+        }
+
+        Score s = eggObjective.getScore(key);
+        
+        s.setScore(s.getScore() + 1);
+    }
+
+    private void setScore(OfflinePlayer p, int score) {
+        Score s = eggObjective.getScore(p.getName());
+        s.setScore(score);
+    }
+
+    private int getScore(OfflinePlayer p) {
+        Score s = eggObjective.getScore(p.getName());
+        return s.getScore();
+    }
+    
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/J0hnL0cke/egghunt/egghunt.java b/src/main/java/io/github/J0hnL0cke/egghunt/egghunt.java
index 31d6005..01bcac0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/J0hnL0cke/egghunt/egghunt.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/J0hnL0cke/egghunt/egghunt.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import io.github.J0hnL0cke.egghunt.Controller.CommandHandler;
 import io.github.J0hnL0cke.egghunt.Controller.EggController;
 import io.github.J0hnL0cke.egghunt.Controller.EggDestroyListener;
 import io.github.J0hnL0cke.egghunt.Controller.MiscListener;
+import io.github.J0hnL0cke.egghunt.Controller.ScoreboardHandler;
 import io.github.J0hnL0cke.egghunt.Controller.EventScheduler;
 import io.github.J0hnL0cke.egghunt.Controller.InventoryListener;
 import io.github.J0hnL0cke.egghunt.Model.Configuration;
@@ -45,7 +46,8 @@ public final class egghunt extends JavaPlugin {
         logger.setDebug(config.getDebugEnabled());
 
         //create controller instances
-        MiscListener miscListener = new MiscListener(logger, config, data);
+        ScoreboardHandler scoreboardHandler = new ScoreboardHandler(data, config, logger);
+        MiscListener miscListener = new MiscListener(logger, config, data, scoreboardHandler);
         InventoryListener inventoryListener = new InventoryListener(logger, config, data);
         EggDestroyListener destroyListener = new EggDestroyListener(logger, config, data);
         EventScheduler scheduler = new EventScheduler(config, data, logger);