diff --git a/src/CheckersAI.java b/src/CheckersAI.java
index 4515132..e728930 100644
--- a/src/CheckersAI.java
+++ b/src/CheckersAI.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public class CheckersAI{
         double v = Double.NEGATIVE_INFINITY;
         double check;
         Move max = null;
-        System.out.println(s.actions().size());
+        // System.out.println(s.actions().size());
         for(Move a: s.actions()){
             check = minValue(s.result(a), alpha, beta, ply, depth + 1);
             if(check > v){
diff --git a/src/CheckersGameState3.java b/src/CheckersGameState3.java
index 840198f..f078075 100644
--- a/src/CheckersGameState3.java
+++ b/src/CheckersGameState3.java
@@ -11,6 +11,20 @@ public class CheckersGameState3 implements CheckersGameState{
         this.board = board;
     }
 
+    public CheckersGameState3() {
+      this.player = 1;
+      this.board = new int[]{
+        1,1,1,1,
+        1,1,1,1,0,
+        1,1,1,1,
+        0,0,0,0,0,
+        0,0,0,0,
+        2,2,2,2,0,
+        2,2,2,2,
+        2,2,2,2
+      };
+    }
+
     public CheckersGameState3(int player, String[] board){
         this.player = player;
         this.board = to_array(board);
diff --git a/src/RmCheckersClient.java b/src/RmCheckersClient.java
index a51a583..30dfec1 100644
--- a/src/RmCheckersClient.java
+++ b/src/RmCheckersClient.java
@@ -46,8 +46,14 @@ public class RmCheckersClient {
   protected String _gameID;
   protected String _myColor;
 
+  public Evaluator e;
+  public CheckersAI ai;
+  public CheckersGameState currentState;
+
   public RmCheckersClient(){
     _socket = openSocket();
+    e = new Evaluator00();
+    currentState = new CheckersGameState3();
   }
 
   public Socket getSocket(){
@@ -95,23 +101,27 @@ public class RmCheckersClient {
 
       myClient.setGameID(myClient.readAndEcho()); // game
       myClient.setColor(myClient.readAndEcho().substring(6,11));  // color
-      System.out.println("I am playing as "+myClient.getColor()+ " in game number "+ myClient.getGameID());
-      readMessage = myClient.readAndEcho();
+      System.out.println("I am playing as "+myClient.getColor()+ " in "+ myClient.getGameID());
+      // readMessage = myClient.readAndEcho();
       // depends on color--a black move if i am white, Move:Black:i:j
       // otherwise a query to move, ?Move(time):
       if (myClient.getColor().equals("White")) {
-        readMessage = myClient.readAndEcho();  // move query
-        myClient.writeMessageAndEcho("(2:4):(3:5)");
-        readMessage = myClient.readAndEcho();  // white move
-        readMessage = myClient.readAndEcho();  // black move
-        readMessage = myClient.readAndEcho();  // move query
+        myClient.ai = new CheckersAI(myClient.e, 2);
+        myClient.playGame(2);
+        // readMessage = myClient.readAndEcho();  // move query
+        // myClient.writeMessageAndEcho("(2:4):(3:5)");
+        // readMessage = myClient.readAndEcho();  // white move
+        // readMessage = myClient.readAndEcho();  // black move
+        // readMessage = myClient.readAndEcho();  // move query
         // here you would need to move again
       }
       else {
-        myClient.writeMessageAndEcho("(5:3):(4:4)");
-        readMessage = myClient.readAndEcho();  // black move
-        readMessage = myClient.readAndEcho();  // white move
-        readMessage = myClient.readAndEcho();  // move query
+        myClient.ai = new CheckersAI(myClient.e, 1);
+        myClient.playGame(1);
+        // myClient.writeMessageAndEcho("(5:3):(4:4)");
+        // readMessage = myClient.readAndEcho();  // move query
+        // readMessage = myClient.readAndEcho();  // black move
+        // readMessage = myClient.readAndEcho();  // white move
         // here you would need to move again
       }
 
@@ -122,6 +132,54 @@ public class RmCheckersClient {
     }
   }
 
+  public void playGame(int player) {
+    try {
+      String msg = readAndEcho(); // initial message
+      if(player == 1) { // black
+        // dont do anything cause it was a move query
+      }
+      else if(player == 2) { // white
+        // first apply blacks move then read move query
+        applyMove(parseMove(msg));
+        readAndEcho(); // move query
+      }
+      while(currentState.actions().size()>0){
+        Move myMove = ai.minimax(currentState, 3);
+        writeMessageAndEcho(myMove.toString());
+        if(!applyMove(myMove.toString())) {
+          System.out.println("couldn't apply my move");
+          break;
+        }
+        msg = readAndEcho(); // my move
+        msg = readAndEcho(); // their move
+        boolean success = applyMove(parseMove(msg)); // apply their move
+        if(!success){
+          System.out.println("couldn't apply their move");
+          break;
+        }
+        msg = readAndEcho(); // move query
+      }
+    } catch  (IOException e) {
+      System.out.println("Failed in read/close");
+      System.exit(1);
+    }
+  }
+
+  public String parseMove(String msg) {
+    return msg.substring(11,msg.length());
+  }
+
+  public boolean applyMove(String move) {
+    for(Move m : currentState.actions()) {
+      System.out.println(move+" equals? "+m.toString());
+      if(move.equals(m.toString())) {
+        currentState = currentState.result(m);
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
   public String readAndEcho() throws IOException
   {
     String readMessage = _in.readLine();