diff --git a/TrueSkillWrapper.py b/TrueSkillWrapper.py
index eaed010..9dc2f9b 100644
--- a/TrueSkillWrapper.py
+++ b/TrueSkillWrapper.py
@@ -49,6 +49,38 @@ def rate_teams_simple(winner_team, loser_team, weights=None):
         clean_rounds += 1
         return True
 
+def rate_ffa(players):
+        '''Takes a list of players in reverse finishing order (meaning best first)
+            perform a truskill evaluation and write it to database'''
+
+        # one player doesnt make sense #
+        if len(players) <= 1:
+            return False
+
+        # create list of dicts for trueskill-library #
+        playerRatingTupelDicts = []
+        for p in players:
+            playerRatingTupelDicts += [{p:p.rating}]
+
+        # generate ranks
+        ranks = [ i for i in range(0, len(playerRatingTupelDicts))]
+
+        # rate and safe to database #
+        rated = env.rate(playerRatingTupelDicts)
+
+        # create sync dict #
+        # first player is handled seperately #
+        allPlayer = dict()
+        for playerRatingDict in rated[1:]:
+            allPlayer.update(playerRatingDict)
+
+        # only first player gets win #
+        StorrageBackend.sync_to_database(rated[0], True)
+        StorrageBackend.sync_to_database(allPlayer, False)
+
+        for p in allPlayer.keys():
+            print(p)
+
 #####################################################
 ################### LOCK/GETTER ####################
 #####################################################
diff --git a/startInsurgency.py b/startInsurgency.py
index 0436531..abf36de 100755
--- a/startInsurgency.py
+++ b/startInsurgency.py
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ import NetworkListener
 import httpAPI
 from threading import Thread
 
+import backends.genericFFA  as ffaParser
+import insurgencyParsing    as iparser
+
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Insurgency rating python backend server')
 parser.add_argument('files', metavar='FILE', type=str, nargs='+',\
                 help='one or more logfiles to parse')
@@ -24,16 +27,26 @@ parser.add_argument('--one-thread', dest='oneThread', action='store_const',\
                 help="run everything in main thread (implies no-follow)")
 parser.add_argument('--cache-file', dest='cacheFile',\
                 help="A cache file which makes restarting the system fast")
+parser.add_argument('--ffa', action='store_const', default=False, const=True, \
+                help="Use the free-for-all parser")
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
         args = parser.parse_args()
         if args.cacheFile:
             open(args.cacheFile, "a").close()
+
+        if args.ffa:
+            parser = ffaParser
+        else:
+            parser = iparser
+
         FileReader.readfiles( args.files ,\
                               start_at_end=args.start_at_end,\
                               nofollow=args.nofollow, \
                               oneThread=args.oneThread, \
-                              cacheFile=args.cacheFile)
+                              cacheFile=args.cacheFile, \
+                              parsingBackend=parser)
+
         if not args.parse_only:
             print("Starting network-listener(s)")
             Thread(target=httpAPI.app.run).start()