diff --git a/examples/dieroll/main.cpp b/examples/dieroll/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff4ad4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/dieroll/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+#include "wrenpp/vm_fun.hpp"
+#include "wrenpp/def_configuration.hpp"
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <random>
+#include <chrono>
+#include <thread>
+
+namespace {
+	struct CustomData {
+		CustomData (std::random_device::result_type r) :
+			generator(r),
+			distrib(1, 6)
+		{
+		}
+
+		std::mt19937 generator;
+		std::uniform_int_distribution<int> distrib;
+	};
+
+	void user_input(wren::VM& vm) {
+		std::string retval;
+		std::cin >> retval;
+		set(vm, 0, retval);
+	}
+
+	void random_num(wren::VM& vm) {
+		auto* const cust_data = vm.user_data<CustomData>();
+		set(vm, 0, cust_data->distrib(cust_data->generator));
+	}
+
+	class MyConfig : public wren::DefConfiguration {
+	public:
+		wren::foreign_method_t foreign_method_fn (
+			wren::VM* vm,
+			const char* module_ptr,
+			const char* class_name_ptr,
+			bool is_static,
+			const char* signature_ptr
+		) {
+			std::string_view module(module_ptr);
+			std::string_view class_name(class_name_ptr);
+			std::string_view signature(signature_ptr);
+			//std::cout << "requested: \"" << module << "\" \"" <<
+			//	class_name << "\" \"" << signature << "\" static: " <<
+			//	std::boolalpha << is_static << '\n';
+
+			if ("main" == module) {
+				if ("Game" == class_name) {
+					if ("user_input()" == signature and is_static)
+						return &user_input;
+					else if ("random()" == signature and is_static)
+						return &random_num;
+				}
+			}
+			return nullptr;
+		}
+
+		//char* load_module_fn (wren::VM* vm, const char* name) {
+		//	std::cout << "asked to load module \"" << name << "\"\n";
+		//	return nullptr;
+		//}
+	};
+
+	std::string load_file (const std::string& path) {
+		std::ifstream ifs(path);
+		ifs >> std::noskipws;
+
+		return std::string(
+			std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(ifs),
+			std::istreambuf_iterator<char>()
+		);
+	}
+} //unnamed namespace
+
+int main() {
+	std::random_device rand_dev;
+	CustomData custom_data(rand_dev());
+
+	MyConfig config;
+	wren::VM vm(&config, &custom_data);
+	interpret(vm, "main", load_file("main.wren"));
+	wren::call<void>(vm, {"main", "the_game"}, "play_game");
+
+	std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(1000));
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/examples/dieroll/main.wren b/examples/dieroll/main.wren
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d5a3e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/dieroll/main.wren
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import "random" for Random
+
+class Game {
+	construct new() {
+		_player_money = 6
+		_my_money = 6
+	}
+
+	foreign static user_input()
+	//foreign static random()
+
+	play_game() {
+		System.print("Welcome to wrengame!")
+
+		while (true) {
+			System.print("/me rolls a die... *roll* *roll*")
+			System.print("Your balance is %(_player_money)€ and I have %(_my_money)€, pay 1€ and guess the number!")
+
+			var roll = Random.new().int(6) + 1
+			var guess = Num.fromString(Game.user_input())
+			_player_money = _player_money - 1
+			_my_money = _my_money - 2
+
+			if (roll == guess) {
+				System.print("I rolled %(roll)! You win 3€!")
+				_player_money = _player_money + 3
+			} else {
+				_my_money = _my_money + 3
+				System.print("I rolled %(roll), you lose!")
+			}
+
+			if (_my_money < 2 || _player_money < 1) {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (_my_money < _player_money) {
+			System.print("Game finished, you win!")
+		} else {
+			System.print("Game finished, I win!")
+		}
+		System.print("Final balance is %(_player_money)€ for you and %(_my_money)€ for me")
+		System.print("Let's play again soon!")
+	}
+}
+
+var the_game = Game.new()
diff --git a/examples/dieroll/meson.build b/examples/dieroll/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3098a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/dieroll/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+executable('dieroll',
+  'main.cpp',
+  dependencies: wrenpp_dep,
+  install: false,
+)
diff --git a/examples/meson.build b/examples/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9640f44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+subdir('dieroll')
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b0657e4..5bcb2d8 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -65,8 +65,12 @@ wrenpp_dep = declare_dependency(
   include_directories: public_incl,
 )
 
-executable(meson.project_name() + 'sample',
-  'src/main.cpp',
-  dependencies: wrenpp_dep,
-  install: false,
-)
+if get_option('build_examples')
+  executable(meson.project_name() + 'sample',
+	'src/main.cpp',
+	dependencies: wrenpp_dep,
+	install: false,
+  )
+
+  subdir('examples')
+endif
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index bb96719..9b314b6 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 option('build_testing', type: 'boolean', value: false)
+option('build_examples', type: 'boolean', value: false)
 option('wren_with_cli', type: 'boolean', value: true, yield: true)
 option('wren_with_rand', type: 'boolean', value: false, yield: true)
 option('wren_with_meta', type: 'boolean', value: false, yield: true)