title: [Java game]: how to implement a game board
body: <p>For an exam we are developing a distribuited game (using Java RMI) with shared global status which is a game board containing the position of all pawns. Now we have to start to implement the board game which would be the one showed in the following picture:
  <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/srMsb.jpg" alt=""></p>
  
  <p>The problem is that we have no idea about how to begin. Shall we usa Swing? We have really little experience with Swing...just buttons, labels, textarea and little else...
  Can you please give us some adivice about what to use and how to start? Is there any specific library? Thank you</p>