diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2d04ec9..d34ba93 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "bitsy-parser"
-version = "0.65.1"
+version = "0.65.2"
 authors = ["Max Bradbury <max@tinybird.info>"]
 edition = "2018"
 description = "A parser for Bitsy game data"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0033c43..8ecd9da 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,10 +6,9 @@ the version number follows Bitsy itself, so version 0.65.* targets Bitsy 6.5.
 
 ## todo
 
-### handle fancy exits
+### failing tests
 
-* bidirectional?
-* fancy animations 
+test_room_from_string shows an unexpected ordering for the items in the output of room::to_string
 
 ### tidy up
 
diff --git a/src/exit.rs b/src/exit.rs
index ce477d6..9de25a9 100644
--- a/src/exit.rs
+++ b/src/exit.rs
@@ -1,26 +1,79 @@
 use crate::Position;
+use std::iter::Enumerate;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub(crate) enum Transition {
+    None,
+    FadeToWhite,
+    FadeToBlack,
+    Wave,
+    Tunnel,
+    SlideUp,
+    SlideDown,
+    SlideLeft,
+    SlideRight,
+}
+
+impl From<&str> for Transition {
+    fn from(str: &str) -> Transition {
+        match str {
+            "fade_w"  => Transition::FadeToWhite,
+            "fade_b"  => Transition::FadeToBlack,
+            "wave"    => Transition::Wave,
+            "tunnel"  => Transition::Tunnel,
+            "slide_u" => Transition::SlideUp,
+            "slide_d" => Transition::SlideDown,
+            "slide_l" => Transition::SlideLeft,
+            "slide_r" => Transition::SlideRight,
+            _         => Transition::None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl ToString for Transition {
+    fn to_string(&self) -> String {
+        match &self {
+            Transition::FadeToWhite => " FX fade_w",
+            Transition::FadeToBlack => " FX fade_b",
+            Transition::Wave        => " FX wave",
+            Transition::Tunnel      => " FX tunnel",
+            Transition::SlideUp     => " FX slide_u",
+            Transition::SlideDown   => " FX slide_d",
+            Transition::SlideLeft   => " FX slide_l",
+            Transition::SlideRight  => " FX slide_r",
+            Transition::None        => "",
+        }.to_string()
+    }
+}
 
 #[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
 pub struct Exit {
     /// destination
     pub(crate) room: String,  /// id
     pub(crate) position: Position,
+    pub(crate) effect: Transition,
 }
 
 impl From<String> for Exit {
     fn from(string: String) -> Exit {
-        // e.g. "4 3,3"
-        let room_position: Vec<&str> = string.split(' ').collect();
-        let room = room_position[0].to_string();
-        let position = Position::from(room_position[1].to_string());
+        // e.g. "EXT 6,4 0 10,12 FX fade_w"
+        let room_position_effect: Vec<&str> = string.split_whitespace().collect();
+        let room = room_position_effect[0].to_string();
+        let position = Position::from(room_position_effect[1].to_string());
 
-        Exit { room, position }
+        let effect = if room_position_effect.len() == 4 {
+            Transition::from(room_position_effect[3])
+        } else {
+            Transition::None
+        };
+
+        Exit { room, position, effect }
     }
 }
 
 impl ToString for Exit {
     fn to_string(&self) -> String {
-        format!("{} {}", self.room, self.position.to_string())
+        format!("{} {}{}", self.room, self.position.to_string(), self.effect.to_string())
     }
 }
 
@@ -28,14 +81,38 @@ impl ToString for Exit {
 fn test_exit_from_string() {
     assert_eq!(
         Exit::from("a 12,13".to_string()),
-        Exit { room: "a".to_string(), position: Position { x: 12, y: 13 } }
+        Exit { room: "a".to_string(), position: Position { x: 12, y: 13 }, effect: Transition::None }
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_exit_from_string_with_fx() {
+    assert_eq!(
+        Exit::from("a 12,13 FX slide_u".to_string()),
+        Exit { room: "a".to_string(), position: Position { x: 12, y: 13 }, effect: Transition::SlideUp }
     );
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn test_exit_to_string() {
     assert_eq!(
-        Exit { room: "8".to_string(), position: Position { x: 5, y: 6 } }.to_string(),
+        Exit {
+            room: "8".to_string(),
+            position: Position { x: 5, y: 6 },
+            effect: Transition::None
+        }.to_string(),
         "8 5,6".to_string()
     );
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_exit_to_string_with_fx() {
+    assert_eq!(
+        Exit {
+            room: "8".to_string(),
+            position: Position { x: 5, y: 6 },
+            effect: Transition::FadeToWhite
+        }.to_string(),
+        "8 5,6 FX fade_w".to_string()
+    );
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 47672b1..9d8e143 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use avatar::Avatar;
 use colour::Colour;
 use dialogue::Dialogue;
 use ending::Ending;
-use exit::Exit;
+use exit::{Transition, Exit};
 use game::Game;
 use palette::Palette;
 use image::Image;
diff --git a/src/mock.rs b/src/mock.rs
index e158b0c..f082eab 100644
--- a/src/mock.rs
+++ b/src/mock.rs
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ pub fn room() -> Room {
         exits: vec![
             ExitInstance {
                 position: Position { x: 3, y: 3},
-                exit: Exit { room: "3".to_string(), position: Position { x: 10, y: 6}}
+                exit: Exit { room: "3".to_string(), position: Position { x: 10, y: 6}, effect: Transition::None}
             },
         ],
         endings: vec![