diff --git a/src/cogs/basic_game.py b/src/cogs/basic_game.py
index 41864af..30a52fd 100644
--- a/src/cogs/basic_game.py
+++ b/src/cogs/basic_game.py
@@ -6,7 +6,13 @@ from discord.ext import commands
 
 class Cog(commands.Cog):
 	"""A base game cog that has a collection of basic game commands and checkers"""
-	pass
+
+	def __init__(self, bot, session_cls=None):
+		self.bot = bot
+		self.sessions = {}
+		self.session_cls = Session if session_cls is None else session_cls
+		self.group = next(c for c in self.get_commands() if c.name == 'group')
+		self.group.name = self.qualified_name.lower()
 
 
 class Session: