diff --git a/Engine.cpp b/Engine.cpp
index 17079f0..947b583 100644
--- a/Engine.cpp
+++ b/Engine.cpp
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ void Engine::startGame(){
 		}
 		
 		while(b->getTurn() == 'X' ){
-			easyAI();
-			//AI(3);
+			//easyAI();
+			AI(3);
 		}
 		
 		gameOver = b->isGameOver();
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ void Engine::AI(int depth){
 	Board* temp = new Board(*b);
 	moves empty;
 	MNode* root = new MNode(*temp, empty, 0);
+	root = createMMTree(root, depth);
+	//printTree(0, root); CURRENTLY PRODUCES SEG FAULT
 	
 	//only doing 1 branch right now because testing
 	/*for (int i = 0; i < listOfMoves.size(); ++i){
@@ -75,15 +77,29 @@ void Engine::AI(int depth){
 	}*/
 	
 	//remove this soon
-	//b->move(minMax(temp, listOfMoves[0], 0, 0));
-	
-	b->changeTurns();	
+	//b->move(minMax(temp, listOfMoves[0], 0, 0;
+
+	vector<moves> listOfMoves = b->viewPossibleMoves();
+	b->move(listOfMoves[0]);
+
+	b->changeTurns();
 	b->displayBoard();
 }
 
-moves Engine::minMax(MNode* node, int depth){
+MNode* Engine::createMMTree(MNode* node, int depth){
 	Board current = node->getState();
 	vector<moves> listOfMoves = current.viewPossibleMoves();
+	vector<MNode*> children = node->getChildren();
+
+	if (depth >= 0){
+		for (int i = 0; i < children.size(); ++i){
+			cout << "i: " << i << "\n";
+			node->addChild(createMMTree(children[i], --depth));
+		}
+	}
+
+	else return node;
+
 	/*
 	if (current.isGameOver() == true){
 		cout << "END OF PATH REACHED\n\n";
@@ -106,3 +122,29 @@ moves Engine::minMax(MNode* node, int depth){
 	}
 	*/
 }
+
+moves Engine::evaluateMMTree(MNode* node){
+	//returns the move from children that maximizes evaluate()
+	moves m;
+	vector<MNode*> children = node->getChildren();
+	
+	for (auto &c : children){
+		cout << "c: " << c->getMMVal();
+	}
+
+	return m;
+}
+/*
+//return sum of eval values
+//pass in each child of root and 0
+int Engine::evaluateMMBranch(Node* node, int sum){
+	sum += node->getMMVal();
+	vector<MNode*> children = node->getChildren();
+	
+	for (auto &c : children){
+		sum += evaluateMMBranch(c, sum);
+	}
+	
+	return sum;
+}
+*/
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diff --git a/Engine.h b/Engine.h
index 89f3327..104284b 100644
--- a/Engine.h
+++ b/Engine.h
@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@ public:
 	void startGame();
 	void easyAI();
 	void AI(int depth);
-	moves minMax(MNode* node, int depth);
+	MNode* createMMTree(MNode* node, int depth);
+	moves evaluateMMTree(MNode* node);
 };
diff --git a/MNode.cpp b/MNode.cpp
index 8f4c410..ca4c548 100755
--- a/MNode.cpp
+++ b/MNode.cpp
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ bool MNode::hasChildren(){
 		return false;
 }
 
-void printTree(int depth, const MNode& n){
+void printTree(int depth, MNode* n){
 	vector<MNode*> children;
-	cout << "depth " << depth << " :" << n.getMMVal() << " ";
-	children = n.getChildren();
+	cout << "depth " << depth << " : " << n->getMMVal() << " | ";
+	children = n->getChildren();
 
 	//print out root
 	for (int i = 0; i < children.size(); ++i){
-		printTree(++depth, *children[i]);
+		printTree(++depth, children[i]);
 	}
 }
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diff --git a/MNode.h b/MNode.h
index 1afe963..a35de3d 100755
--- a/MNode.h
+++ b/MNode.h
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ public:
 	void addChild(MNode* n) { children.push_back(n); }
 	int getMMVal() const { return minimax_val; }
 	void setMMVal(int mmval);
-	Board getState() { return state; }
+	Board getState() const { return state; }
 	void setState(Board s) { state = s; }
-	moves getMove() { return mvs; }
+	moves getMove() const { return mvs; }
 	void setMove(moves m) { mvs = m; }
 	bool hasChildren();
 };
 
-void printTree(int depth, const MNode& n);
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+void printTree(int depth, MNode* n);
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diff --git a/test.cpp b/test.cpp
index c26c406..ec8eb3e 100644
--- a/test.cpp
+++ b/test.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,30 @@ using namespace std;
 
 int main()
 {
+	MNode* a = new MNode();
+	MNode* b = new MNode();
+	MNode* c = new MNode();
+	MNode* d = new MNode();
+	
+	a->setMMVal(1);
+	b->setMMVal(3);
+	c->setMMVal(87);
+	d->setMMVal(-1);
+	
+	a->addChild(b);
+	a->addChild(c);
+	b->addChild(d);
+	
+	printTree(0, a);
+	cout << "\n";
+	printTree(0, b);
+	cout << "\n";
+	printTree(0, c);
+	cout << "\n";
+	printTree(0, d);
+	cout << "\n";
+	
 	//Board b;
-	Engine e;
-	e.startGame();
+	//Engine e;
+	//e.startGame();
 }