diff --git a/src/CheckersGameState.java b/src/CheckersGameState.java
index 8d9f4b7..0a636ac 100644
--- a/src/CheckersGameState.java
+++ b/src/CheckersGameState.java
@@ -7,4 +7,6 @@ boolean isTerminal();
 int winner();
 void printState ();
 public double[] getFeatures(int player);
+public boolean isEndGame();
+public double[] getEndGameFeatures(int player);
 }
diff --git a/src/CheckersGameState3.java b/src/CheckersGameState3.java
index 64864d7..0b77de1 100644
--- a/src/CheckersGameState3.java
+++ b/src/CheckersGameState3.java
@@ -388,9 +388,9 @@ public class CheckersGameState3 implements CheckersGameState{
 
    /* computes feature vector:
       [0: piece-ratio,
-       1: loners,
-       2: safes,
-       3: 1*#pawns+ 2*#kings
+       1: loners, //toss?
+       2: safes,  /toss?
+       3: 1*#pawns+ 2*#kings //toss?
        4: # of moveable pawns + 2*#of moveable kings
        5: aggregate distance of all pawns to promotion line
        6: promotion line opening
@@ -399,6 +399,9 @@ public class CheckersGameState3 implements CheckersGameState{
        9: central pieces
        10: # pawns on diagonal + 2 * # kings on diagonal
        11: ^ same but for the two smaller diagonals
+       12: bridge pattern   TODO!!!
+       13: triangle pattern TODO
+       14: dog pattern      TODO
        ]
    */
    private boolean king(int piece){
@@ -452,18 +455,13 @@ public class CheckersGameState3 implements CheckersGameState{
 
    /* computes feature vector:
       [0: piece-ratio,
-       1: # of moveable pawns + 2*#of moveable kings
-       2: num attacking pieces
-       3: central pieces
-       4: # pawns on diagonal + 2 * # kings on diagonal
-       5: bridge pattern
-       6: triangle pattern
-       7: dog pattern
-       8: opponents kings are on the side.
+       1: num attacking pieces
+       2: central pieces
+       4: opponents kings are on the side.
        ]
    */
    public double[] getEndGameFeatures(int player){
-     double[] features = new double[9];
+     double[] features = new double[4];
      double total = 0.0;
      double mypieces = 0.0;
      for(int i = 0; i<this.board.length; i++){
@@ -474,28 +472,22 @@ public class CheckersGameState3 implements CheckersGameState{
            mypieces+=1.0;
           /*****pawns features****/
            if(this.board[i] == player){
-              if(pawn_can_move(i)) features[1] += 1.0;  //moveable pawns
               if(i == 10 || i == 11 || i == 14 || i == 15 || i == 19 || i == 20 || i == 23 || i ==24){
-                features[3] +=1.0;  //central pawns
+                features[2] +=1.0;  //central pawns
               }
            }
            /****kings features****/
            else if(this.board[i] == player+2){
-             if(king_can_move(i)) features[1] += 2.0;   //add to aggregate distance of the kings
                if(i == 10 || i == 11 || i == 14 || i == 15 || i == 19 || i == 20 || i == 23 || i ==24){
-               features[3] +=2.0;                //central kings
+               features[2] +=2.0;                //central kings
              }
          }
        }
      }
    }
      features[0] = mypieces/total; //piece ratio
-     features[2] = numAttacking(player);
-     features[4] = numOnDiag1(player) + numOnDiag2(player);
-     features[5] = bridge(player);
-     features[6] = triangle(player);
-     features[7] = dog(player);
-     features[8] = opponKingsOnSide(player);
+     features[1] = numAttacking(player);
+     features[3] = opponKingsOnSide(player);
      return features;
    }
 
@@ -626,7 +618,7 @@ public class CheckersGameState3 implements CheckersGameState{
 	   }
 	   return 0.0;
    }
-   /* feature: triangle patter*/
+   /* feature: triangle pattern*/
    public double triangle(int player){
 	   if(player==2){
 		   if((this.board[33]==2 || this.board[33]==4)
@@ -682,7 +674,19 @@ public class CheckersGameState3 implements CheckersGameState{
         return tot;
     }
 
-
+    public boolean isEndGame(){
+        int mypieces = 0, others = 0, maxPieces =4;
+        for(int i=0; i<board.length; i++){
+          if(board[i]!=0){
+            if(myPiece(board[i],player)) mypieces+=1;
+            else others+=1;
+          }
+        }
+        if(mypieces <= maxPieces || others <= maxPieces){
+          return true;
+        }
+        else return false;
+    }
 
    public void printState(){
         boolean leading = false;
diff --git a/src/Learn.java b/src/Learn.java
index 37a7e76..4ec968d 100644
--- a/src/Learn.java
+++ b/src/Learn.java
@@ -1,14 +1,24 @@
 import java.util.Random;
 
 public class Learn{
+    CheckersAI alpha;
+    CheckersAI beta;
+    LearningEvaluator le;
+    LearningEvaluator endle;
+    BaseEvaluator be;
+    BaseEvaluator endbe;
 
     public static void main(String[] args){
-        LearningEvaluator le =  new LearningEvaluator("../src/weights/alpha.csv");
-        BaseEvaluator be = new BaseEvaluator("../src/weights/beta.csv");
-        CheckersAI alpha = new CheckersAI(le, 1);
-        CheckersAI beta = new CheckersAI(be, 2);
-        learn(alpha, beta, le, be);
-
+        Learn learn = new Learn();
+        learn.learn();
+    }
+    public Learn(){
+      alpha = new CheckersAI(le, 1);
+      beta = new CheckersAI(be, 2);
+      le =  new LearningEvaluator("../src/weights/alpha.csv");
+      be = new BaseEvaluator("../src/weights/beta.csv");
+      endle = new LearningEvaluator("../src/weights/endalpha.csv");
+      endbe = new BaseEvaluator("../src/weights/endbeta.csv");
     }
 
     // need to decide what to do if we are going on the wrong track
@@ -18,20 +28,23 @@ public class Learn{
     // for draws, make function called is_improved that checks if piece count is greater than 4 (king is worth 2)
     // for learning rate, first 30 with .1, next 30 with .05, then final 30 with .01 and see what happens
 
-    public static void learn(CheckersAI alpha, CheckersAI beta, LearningEvaluator le, BaseEvaluator be){
+    public void learn(){
         final int num_games = 30;
         final int iterations = 7;
 
         Random rand = new Random();
         for(int j = 0; j < iterations; j++){
             for(int i = 1; i <= num_games; i++){ // play num_games amount of games
+                alpha.eval = le;
+                beta.eval = be;
                 System.out.println("playing game " + i);
                 int player = rand.nextInt(2) + 1; // choose which player alpha plays as
-                play(alpha, beta, le, player, true); // alpha and beta play a game
+                play(player, true); // alpha and beta play a game
                 le.updateWeights(learningParameter(i, num_games)); // get new weights using data from game
+                endle.updateWeights(learningParameter(i, num_games)); // get new weights using data from game
                 //le.updateWeights(.1); // get new weights using data from game
             }
-            faceBeta(alpha, beta, le, be);
+            faceBeta();
         }
     }
 
@@ -46,33 +59,38 @@ public class Learn{
         }
     }
 
-    public static void faceBeta(CheckersAI alpha, CheckersAI beta, LearningEvaluator le, BaseEvaluator be){
+    public void faceBeta(){
         boolean w1;
         boolean w2;
         CheckersGameState s;
         System.out.println("facing beta");
         s = new CheckersGameState3();
-        w1 = play(alpha, beta, le, 1, false);
-        w2 = play(alpha, beta, le, 2, false);
+        w1 = play(1, false);
+        w2 = play(2, false);
 
         System.out.println("alpha won " + w1 + " " + w2);
         if(w1 && w2){
             System.out.println("updating beta");
             le.commitWeights("../src/weights/beta.csv");
+            endle.commitWeights("../src/weights/endbeta.csv");
             be.refreshWeights();
+            endbe.refreshWeights();
         }
         else{
             be.commitWeights("../src/weights/alpha.csv");
             le.refreshWeights();
+            endbe.commitWeights("../src/weights/endalpha.csv");
+            endle.refreshWeights();
         }
 
 
 
     }
 
-
-
-    public static boolean play(CheckersAI alpha, CheckersAI beta, LearningEvaluator le, int player, boolean learning){
+    public boolean play(int player, boolean learning){
+        int min_ply = 7;
+        int incr_ply = 0;
+        boolean switchedToEndGame = false;
         CheckersGameState current = new CheckersGameState3();
         int other = 1 - (player - 1)  + 1;
         alpha.setPlayer(player);
@@ -86,23 +104,32 @@ public class Learn{
         Move lastmove = null;
         Move secondlast = null;
         while(!current.isTerminal() && same_moves <= 3 && moves <= 200){
-            Move next = alpha.minimax(current, 7); // get alpha's move
+            if(current.isEndGame() && !switchedToEndGame){
+              switchedToEndGame = true;
+              alpha.eval = endle;
+              beta.eval = endbe;
+              min_ply += incr_ply;
+            }
+            Move next = alpha.minimax(current, min_ply); // get alpha's move
             moves++;
             if(secondlast != null && next.toString().equals(secondlast.toString())){
                 same_moves++;
             }
             secondlast = lastmove;
             lastmove = next;
-            if(learning){
+            if(learning && !switchedToEndGame){
                 le.addData(current.getFeatures(alpha.getPlayer()), next.getValue()); // add this moves data to the data set (the value of the state is stored in the move. there is probably a better way to do this)
             }
+            else if(switchedToEndGame){
+              endle.addData(current.getEndGameFeatures(alpha.getPlayer()), next.getValue());
+            }
             current = current.result(next); // make the move
             moves++;
             //current.printState();
             if(current.isTerminal()){ // if alpha won, then break
                 break;
             }
-            current = current.result(beta.minimax(current, 7)); // beta's move
+            current = current.result(beta.minimax(current, min_ply)); // beta's move
 
         }
         current.printState();
diff --git a/src/RmCheckersClient.java b/src/RmCheckersClient.java
index f592ca8..ca033bc 100644
--- a/src/RmCheckersClient.java
+++ b/src/RmCheckersClient.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class RmCheckersClient {
 
   public Evaluator e;
   public CheckersAI ai;
-  public CheckersGameState currentState;
+  public CheckersGameState3 currentState;
 
   public RmCheckersClient(){
     _socket = openSocket();
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ public class RmCheckersClient {
 
   public void playGame(int player) {
     int minPly = 8;
+    int maxPly = 12;
+    int incPly = 7;
     try {
       String msg = readAndEcho(); // initial message
       if(player == 1) { // black
@@ -161,6 +163,9 @@ public class RmCheckersClient {
         readAndEcho(); // move query
       }
       while(currentState.actions().size()>0){
+        if(currentState.isEndGame() && minPly < maxPly){
+          minPly+=incPly;
+        }
         currentState.printState();
         Move myMove = ai.minimax(currentState, minPly);
         writeMessageAndEcho(myMove.toString());
diff --git a/src/weights/alpha.csv b/src/weights/alpha.csv
index 7b73f51..e82b8bf 100644
--- a/src/weights/alpha.csv
+++ b/src/weights/alpha.csv
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diff --git a/src/weights/beta.csv b/src/weights/beta.csv
index b531046..b031447 100644
--- a/src/weights/beta.csv
+++ b/src/weights/beta.csv
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
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diff --git a/src/weights/endalpha.csv b/src/weights/endalpha.csv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60f2e9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/weights/endalpha.csv
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