diff --git a/examples/block.zn b/examples/block.zn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43a4cc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/block.zn
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+($ a 2)
+(assert= 2 a)
+
+(:
+  ($ a 9)
+  (assert= 9 a)
+
+  (:
+    ($ a 42)
+    (assert= 42 a)
+  )
+
+  (assert= 9 a)
+)
+
+(assert= 2 a)
+
+(:($ b 43))
+
+(assert-fail b)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/vardecl.zn b/examples/vardecl.zn
index efc0dd0..1f4bbbf 100644
--- a/examples/vardecl.zn
+++ b/examples/vardecl.zn
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 
 ($ b ($ c 9))
 (assert= 9 b)
-(assert= 9 c)
\ No newline at end of file
+(assert= 9 c)
diff --git a/libstd/macro.cpp b/libstd/macro.cpp
index c7c30ac..0e788f1 100644
--- a/libstd/macro.cpp
+++ b/libstd/macro.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ void assert_fail(Node const& node, Module& mod)
     {
       mod.static_pass().execute(*node.child_at(1));
       mod.compiler().compile(*node.child_at(1), mod.program());
+
       Loc loc = node.loc();
 
       std::cerr << loc.file_path().string() << ":" << loc.line();
@@ -29,6 +30,25 @@ void declare(Node const& node, Module &mod)
   assert(entry);
   size_t addr = mod.sym().gen_addr();
 
-  mod.sym().declare(ident, addr);
+  mod.sym().declare(ident, addr, entry->scope);
   mod.program().append(OPCODE_STORE_LOCAL, addr);
 }
+
+void block(Node const& node, Module& mod)
+{
+  mod.sym().enter_scope();
+
+  for (size_t i=1; i<node.size(); i++)
+    {
+      mod.static_pass().execute(*node.child_at(i));
+      mod.compiler().compile(*node.child_at(i), mod.program());
+
+      if (i != node.size() - 1)
+        {
+          mod.program().append(OPCODE_POP);
+        }
+    }
+
+  mod.sym().leave_scope();
+
+}
diff --git a/libstd/macro.hpp b/libstd/macro.hpp
index 37a3a11..32bfbfe 100644
--- a/libstd/macro.hpp
+++ b/libstd/macro.hpp
@@ -7,4 +7,6 @@ void assert_fail(Node const& node, Module& mod);
 
 void declare(Node const& node, Module& mod);
 
+void block(Node const& node, Module& mod);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/libstd/std.cpp b/libstd/std.cpp
index 8db3752..4a78c9a 100644
--- a/libstd/std.cpp
+++ b/libstd/std.cpp
@@ -21,4 +21,5 @@ extern "C" void lib(Zarn& zarn)
 
   zarn.register_macro("assert-fail", assert_fail);
   zarn.register_macro("$", declare);
+  zarn.register_macro(":", block);
 }
diff --git a/src/Constant.cpp b/src/Constant.cpp
index f91a516..f5b481b 100644
--- a/src/Constant.cpp
+++ b/src/Constant.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ namespace zn
       {
       case TYPE_NIL: return "<nil>";
       case TYPE_INT: return std::to_string(std::get<int>(*m_value));
+      case TYPE_REF: {
+        return "<ref " + std::to_string(std::get<int>(*m_value)) + ">";
+      } break;
+
       default: {
         std::cerr << "cannot stringify "
                   << (TypeStr[m_type] + strlen("TYPE_"))
diff --git a/src/StaticPass.cpp b/src/StaticPass.cpp
index 3eb9b97..f4fb74e 100644
--- a/src/StaticPass.cpp
+++ b/src/StaticPass.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ namespace zn
       case NODE_IDENT: {
         std::string ident = node.repr();
         auto sym = m_sym.find_any(ident);
-
+        if (sym) assert(sym->scope <= m_sym.scope());
         if (sym == std::nullopt)
           {
             std::stringstream ss;
diff --git a/src/SymTable.cpp b/src/SymTable.cpp
index ef003de..6e6c9cb 100644
--- a/src/SymTable.cpp
+++ b/src/SymTable.cpp
@@ -12,15 +12,18 @@ namespace zn
 
   void SymTable::prepare(std::string const& name, Type type)
   {
-    m_syms.push_back(Sym {name, std::nullopt, type});
+    m_syms.push_back(Sym {name, std::nullopt, type, nullptr, m_scope});
   }
 
-  void SymTable::declare(std::string const& name, size_t addr)
+  void SymTable::declare(std::string const& name,
+                         size_t addr,
+                         int scope)
   {
     auto itr = std::find_if(std::begin(m_syms),
                             std::end(m_syms),
-                            [name](auto const& sym){
-                              return sym.name == name;
+                            [name, scope](auto const& sym){
+                              return sym.name == name
+                                && sym.scope == scope;
                             });
 
     if (itr == std::end(m_syms))
@@ -28,39 +31,61 @@ namespace zn
         abort();
       }
 
-    itr->addr = addr;
+      itr->addr = addr;
   }
 
   void SymTable::declare_function(std::string const& name,
                                   size_t addr,
                                   std::shared_ptr<Prototype> prototype)
   {
-    m_syms.push_back(Sym {name, addr, TYPE_FUNCTION, prototype});
+    m_syms.push_back(Sym {name, addr, TYPE_FUNCTION, prototype, m_scope});
   }
 
   std::optional<Sym> SymTable::find(std::string const& name)
   {
+    std::optional<size_t> best;
+
     for (size_t i=0; i<m_syms.size(); i++)
       {
-        if (name == m_syms[i].name && m_syms[i].addr != std::nullopt)
+        if (name == m_syms[i].name
+            && m_syms[i].addr
+            && (best == std::nullopt ||
+                (m_syms[i].scope > m_syms[*best].scope
+                 && m_syms[*best].scope < m_scope)))
           {
-            return m_syms[i];
+            best = i;
           }
       }
 
+    if (best)
+      {
+        return m_syms[*best];
+      }
+
     return std::nullopt;
   }
 
   std::optional<Sym> SymTable::find_any(std::string const& name)
   {
+    std::optional<size_t> best;
+
     for (size_t i=0; i<m_syms.size(); i++)
       {
-        if (name == m_syms[i].name)
+        if (name == m_syms[i].name
+            && m_syms[i].scope <= m_scope
+            && (best == std::nullopt ||
+                (m_syms[i].scope > m_syms[*best].scope
+                 && m_syms[*best].scope <= m_scope)))
           {
-            return m_syms[i];
+            best = i;
           }
       }
 
+    if (best)
+      {
+        return m_syms[*best];
+      }
+
     return std::nullopt;
   }
 
@@ -70,4 +95,30 @@ namespace zn
     addr++;
     return addr;
   }
+
+  void SymTable::enter_scope()
+  {
+    m_scope++;
+  }
+
+  void SymTable::leave_scope()
+  {
+    m_scope--;
+  }
+
+  std::string SymTable::string() const
+  {
+    std::stringstream ss;
+
+    ss << "======== " << m_scope << " ========\n";
+
+    for (auto sym: m_syms)
+      {
+        ss << sym.scope << "\t" << sym.name << " "
+           << (sym.addr ? "[" + std::to_string(*sym.addr) + "]" : "[nil]")
+           << "\n";
+      }
+
+    return ss.str();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/SymTable.hpp b/src/SymTable.hpp
index 3fad32d..3550b5e 100644
--- a/src/SymTable.hpp
+++ b/src/SymTable.hpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include "common.hpp"
 #include "Prototype.hpp"
+#include "Node.hpp"
 
 namespace zn
 {
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ namespace zn
     std::optional<size_t> addr;
     Type type;
     std::shared_ptr<Prototype> prototype = nullptr;
+    int scope = 0;
   };
 
   class SymTable
@@ -19,10 +21,13 @@ namespace zn
     explicit SymTable();
     virtual ~SymTable();
 
+    int scope() const { return m_scope; }
     size_t size() const { return m_syms.size(); }
 
     void prepare(std::string const& name, Type type);
-    void declare(std::string const& name, size_t addr);
+    void declare(std::string const& name,
+                 size_t addr,
+                 int scope);
 
     void declare_function(std::string const& name,
                           size_t addr,
@@ -33,8 +38,13 @@ namespace zn
 
     size_t gen_addr();
 
+    void enter_scope();
+    void leave_scope();
+
+    std::string string() const;
   private:
     std::vector<Sym> m_syms;
+    int m_scope = 0;
   };
 }