diff --git a/MerchantRPGCSE2102/src/controller/RPGame.java b/MerchantRPGCSE2102/src/controller/RPGame.java
index 9711281..0f484ac 100644
--- a/MerchantRPGCSE2102/src/controller/RPGame.java
+++ b/MerchantRPGCSE2102/src/controller/RPGame.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 import javax.swing.JFrame;
 
+import model.Map;
 import model.Merchant;
 import model.Player;
 import view.MapUI;
@@ -266,6 +267,46 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException
 		playerInventory.addAll(_rpg.getMerchantInventoryList(3));
 		_rpg.buildPlayer("test", 500, playerInventory);
 		_rpg.getPlayer().getItem("armor").increaseQuantity(15);
-		_rpg.createTransaction(_rpg.getPlayer(), _rpg.getMerchant(1));
+
+	
+	// SETTING UP PLAYER AND MERCHANT
+			Player player = new Player("Player", 0, null);
+			Merchant merch1 = new Merchant("Bill", 0, null); 
+			Merchant merch2 = new Merchant("Joe", 0, null); 
+			Merchant merch3 = new Merchant("Sam", 0, null); 
+			
+			// CREATING MAP AND INITIALIZE PLAYER AND MERCHANTS
+			Map map = new Map(30, 40);
+			map.initializePlayer(player, 15, 20);
+			map.initializeMerchant(merch1, 15, 0);
+			map.initializeMerchant(merch2, 29, 20);
+			map.initializeMerchant(merch3, 15, 39);
+			
+			// CREATING JFRAME WINDOW
+			JFrame frame = new JFrame("Merchant RPG");
+			
+			// CREATING MAPUI AND SPRITES
+			MapUI mapui = new MapUI(map, _rpg);
+			mapui.createPlayerSprite(15, 20);
+			mapui.addMerchantSprite(15, 0);
+			mapui.addMerchantSprite(29, 20);
+			mapui.addMerchantSprite(15, 39);
+			
+			// ADDING MAPUI TO JFRAME
+			frame.add(mapui);
+			
+			// SETTING PROPERTIES OF JFRAME
+			frame.setSize(RPGame.WIDTH, RPGame.HEIGHT);
+			frame.setResizable(false);
+			frame.setVisible(true);
+			frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
+			frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null); 	
+			
+			// MAIN GAME LOOP
+			while (true) {
+				mapui.move();
+				mapui.repaint();
+				Thread.sleep(100/12); // Controls the speed of the game (currently 120 frames/second)
+			}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/MerchantRPGCSE2102/src/model/Map.java b/MerchantRPGCSE2102/src/model/Map.java
index bff4432..f410d11 100644
--- a/MerchantRPGCSE2102/src/model/Map.java
+++ b/MerchantRPGCSE2102/src/model/Map.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ public class Map {
 
 	private Graph _mapGraph;	// Graph representation of the map	
 	private int _rows, _cols;	// The n*n dimension of the map
+	private int[] initialPlayerLocation = new int[2];
 	private Player _player;
 
 	public Map(int rows, int cols) {
@@ -22,7 +23,9 @@ public Map(int rows, int cols) {
 	 * @param column		The column of the player's location
 	 */
 	public void initializePlayer(Player player, int row, int col) {
-		_player = player;
+		_player = player;
+		initialPlayerLocation[0] = row;
+		initialPlayerLocation[1] = col;
 		int vertexNum = row*_cols + col;
 		player.setCol(col);
 		player.setRow(row);
@@ -134,6 +137,11 @@ public boolean collisionTo(String direction) {
 		return false;
 	}
 	
+	public void resetPlayerLocation() {
+		_player.setCol(initialPlayerLocation[1]);
+		_player.setRow(initialPlayerLocation[0]);
+	}
+	
 	public Player getPlayer() {
 		return _player;
 	}
diff --git a/MerchantRPGCSE2102/src/sprites/PlayerSprite.java b/MerchantRPGCSE2102/src/sprites/PlayerSprite.java
index 220e65a..0eaf106 100644
--- a/MerchantRPGCSE2102/src/sprites/PlayerSprite.java
+++ b/MerchantRPGCSE2102/src/sprites/PlayerSprite.java
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ public class PlayerSprite {
 	private int dx, dy = 0;		// Velocity of the sprite
 	private int changeInX = 15;	// Counts the number of pixels moved between vertices (in reference to the center of the sprite)
 	private int changeInY = 15;
+	private int initialX;
+	private int initialY;
 
 	// Keep track of which keys are currently being pressed
 	private boolean leftBeingPressed = false;
@@ -24,7 +26,9 @@ public class PlayerSprite {
 
 	public PlayerSprite(MapUI mapui, int row, int col) {
 		this.x = col*WIDTH;
+		initialX = x;
 		this.y = row*WIDTH;
+		initialY = y;
 		this.mapui = mapui;
 	}
 
@@ -57,6 +61,12 @@ public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
 	 * @param e	The KeyEvent detected by the system
 	 */
 	public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e) {
+		
+		if(e.getKeyChar()=='n') {
+			mapui.nextDay();
+			resetLocation();
+		}
+		
 		if (e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_LEFT) {
 			leftBeingPressed = false;
 			if (rightBeingPressed == false)	// Sprite will stop only when the RIGHT key is not being pressed 
@@ -163,6 +173,11 @@ public void move() {
 		}
 
 	}
+	
+	public void resetLocation() {
+		x = initialX;
+		y = initialY;
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Paints the sprite at its current location
diff --git a/MerchantRPGCSE2102/src/tests/MockGame.java b/MerchantRPGCSE2102/src/tests/MockGame.java
index f4b2692..237ec45 100644
--- a/MerchantRPGCSE2102/src/tests/MockGame.java
+++ b/MerchantRPGCSE2102/src/tests/MockGame.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ public class MockGame {
 	
 	public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException {
 		
+		RPGame rpg = new RPGame();
 		// SETTING UP PLAYER AND MERCHANT
 		Player player = new Player("Player", 0, null);
 		Merchant merch1 = new Merchant("Bill", 0, null); 
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException {
 		JFrame frame = new JFrame("Merchant RPG");
 		
 		// CREATING MAPUI AND SPRITES
-		MapUI mapui = new MapUI(map);
+		MapUI mapui = new MapUI(map, rpg);
 		mapui.createPlayerSprite(15, 20);
 		mapui.addMerchantSprite(15, 0);
 		mapui.addMerchantSprite(29, 20);
diff --git a/MerchantRPGCSE2102/src/view/MapUI.java b/MerchantRPGCSE2102/src/view/MapUI.java
index 044fec6..e2f597f 100644
--- a/MerchantRPGCSE2102/src/view/MapUI.java
+++ b/MerchantRPGCSE2102/src/view/MapUI.java
@@ -14,17 +14,21 @@
 import model.Map;
 import sprites.MerchantSprite;
 import sprites.PlayerSprite;
+import controller.RPGame;
 
 @SuppressWarnings("serial")
 public class MapUI extends JPanel {
 
+	private RPGame game;
 	private Map map;
 	private PlayerSprite player;	
 	private ArrayList<MerchantSprite> merchants = new ArrayList<MerchantSprite>();
+	private boolean transactionAvailable = false;
 
 
-	public MapUI(Map map) {
+	public MapUI(Map map, RPGame game) {
 		this.map = map;
+		this.game = game;
 		addKeyListener(new KeyListener() {
 
 			@Override
@@ -76,6 +80,11 @@ public void paint(Graphics g) {
 		g2d.drawString("x: " + player.getX() + " y : " + player.getY(), 10, 20);
 		g2d.drawString("delta X: " + player.getChangeInX() +" delta Y: " + player.getChangeInY(), 10, 50);
 		g2d.drawString("Vertex: (" + map.getPlayer().getRow() + ", " + map.getPlayer().getCol() + ")", 1000, 20);
+		
+		if (transactionAvailable) {
+			g2d.setFont(new Font("Verdana", Font.BOLD, 18));
+			g2d.drawString("Would you like to trade with merchant?", 800, 60);
+		}
 	}
 	
 	/**
@@ -124,6 +133,22 @@ public void move() {
 			map.movePlayer("south");
 			player.setChangeInY(1);
 		}
+		
+		// Checking if a Merchant is nearby
+		if (map.collisionTo("north")||map.collisionTo("south")||map.collisionTo("east")||map.collisionTo("west")||map.collisionTo("southeast")||map.collisionTo("southwest")||map.collisionTo("northeast")||map.collisionTo("northwest")) {
+			transactionAvailable = true;
+		} else {
+			transactionAvailable = false;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Calls the method for advancing the day in the instance of RPGame
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public void nextDay() {
+		game.advanceDailyCycle();
+		map.resetPlayerLocation();
 	}
 	
 	public Map getMap() {