diff --git a/Board.cpp b/Board.cpp
index 8051c3c..a64bc7a 100755
--- a/Board.cpp
+++ b/Board.cpp
@@ -5,21 +5,42 @@
 using namespace std;
 
 Board::Board() {
+	Piece* temp; 
 	for (int i = 0; i < 2; ++i) {	
 		for (int j = 0; j < 8; ++j) {
-			xpieces.push_back(new Piece(i, j, 'X'));
-			pieces.push_back(new Piece(i, j, 'X'));
+			temp = new Piece(i, j, 'X');
+			xpieces.push_back(temp);
+			pieces.push_back(temp);
 		}
 	}
 	
 	for (int i = 6; i < 8; ++i) {	
 		for (int j = 0; j < 8; ++j) {
-			opieces.push_back(new Piece(i, j, 'O'));
-			pieces.push_back(new Piece(i, j, 'O'));
+			temp = new Piece(i, j, 'O');
+			opieces.push_back(temp);
+			pieces.push_back(temp);
 		}
 	}
 }
 
+Board::Board(const Board& b) {
+	vector<Piece*> xp = b.getXPieces();
+	vector<Piece*> op = b.getOPieces();
+	Piece* temp;
+	
+	for (int i = 0; i < xp.size(); ++i) {
+		temp = new Piece(xp[i]->getX(), xp[i]->getY(), 'X');
+		xpieces.push_back(temp);
+		pieces.push_back(temp);
+	}
+	
+	for (int i = 0; i < op.size(); ++i) {
+		temp = new Piece(op[i]->getX(), op[i]->getY(), 'O');
+		opieces.push_back(temp);
+		pieces.push_back(temp);
+	}
+}
+
 //make this efficient!
 bool Board::isPiece(int r, int c){
 	for (int i = 0; i < pieces.size(); ++i){
@@ -92,7 +113,7 @@ void Board::changeTurns(){
 	if (turn == 'O') turn = 'X';
 	else turn = 'O';
 }	
-	
+
 void Board::displayBoard(){
 	cout << ";    A B C D E F G H"<<endl;
 	for (int i = 0; i < 8; ++i) {
diff --git a/Board.h b/Board.h
index 69bfe68..2c5a890 100755
--- a/Board.h
+++ b/Board.h
@@ -19,17 +19,18 @@ struct moves {
 };
 
 class Board {
-	//vector<vector<char>> boardArray;
 	vector<Piece*> xpieces;
 	vector<Piece*> opieces;
 	vector<Piece*> pieces;
-	//char boardArray [8][8];
 	char turn = 'O'; 
 	
 public:
 	Board();
+	Board(const Board& b);
 	bool isPiece(int r, int c);
 	Piece* getPiece(int r, int c);
+	vector<Piece*> getXPieces() const { return xpieces; }
+	vector<Piece*> getOPieces() const { return opieces; }
 	moves parse(string input);
 	char getTurn() { return turn; }
 	bool isGameOver();
diff --git a/Engine.cpp b/Engine.cpp
index 4a83431..23a3161 100755
--- a/Engine.cpp
+++ b/Engine.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ void Engine::startGame(){
 		
 		while(b->getTurn() == 'X' )
 		{
-			easyAI();
+			AI();
 		}
 		
 		gameOver = b->isGameOver();
@@ -67,12 +67,12 @@ void Engine::easyAI()
 void Engine::AI(){
 	cout << "----------------------BEGIN AI FUNCTION----------------------\n";
 	vector<moves> listOfMoves = b->viewPossibleMoves();
-	Board temp = *b;
+	Board* temp = new Board(*b);
 	
 	//probably not needed, check later
-	if (temp.getTurn() != 'X'){
+	if (temp->getTurn() != 'X'){
 		cout << "a changing of turns is needed. \n";
-		temp.changeTurns();
+		temp->changeTurns();
 	}
 
 	//only doing 1 branch right now because testing
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ void Engine::AI(){
 		minMax(temp, listOfMoves[i]);
 	}*/
 	
-	//b->moveWOPrint(minMax(temp, listOfMoves[0], 0));
+	b->move(minMax(temp, listOfMoves[0], 0));
+	b->changeTurns();
 	
 	//verification of correct turn
 	if (b->getTurn() != 'O'){
@@ -91,30 +92,32 @@ void Engine::AI(){
 	cout << "----------------------END AI FUNCTION----------------------\n";
 }
 
-moves Engine::minMax(Board temp, moves m, int c){
+moves Engine::minMax(Board* temp, moves m, int c){
 	//testing purposes only
-	if (c > 5){
+	if (c > 5){		
 		return m;
 	}
 	
-	if (temp.isGameOver() == true){
+	if (temp->isGameOver() == true){
 		cout << "END OF PATH REACHED\n";
 		return m;
 	}
 
 	else {
-		if(temp.isThisMovePossible(8 - m.row, temp.charToIntColumn(m.column), m.moveType)){
+		if(temp->isThisMovePossible(8 - m.row, temp->charToIntColumn(m.column), m.moveType)){
 			cout << "piece has been moved in minMax\n";
-			//temp.moveWOPrint(m);
+			temp->move(m);
+			temp->changeTurns();
 		}
 		cout << "c: " << c << "\n\n";
-		cout << "current turn: " << temp.getTurn() << "\n";
-		vector<moves> listOfMoves = temp.viewPossibleMoves();
+		cout << "current turn: " << temp->getTurn() << "\n";
+		vector<moves> listOfMoves = temp->viewPossibleMoves();
 		
 		for (int i = 0; i < listOfMoves.size(); ++i){
 			//return minMax(temp, listOfMoves[i]);
 		}
 		
+		temp->displayBoard();
 		//limited recursion
 		return minMax(temp, listOfMoves[0], ++c);
 		
diff --git a/Engine.h b/Engine.h
index 463d05c..97efbf8 100755
--- a/Engine.h
+++ b/Engine.h
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ public:
 	void startGame();
 	void easyAI();
 	void AI();
-	moves minMax(Board temp, moves m, int c);
+	moves minMax(Board* temp, moves m, int c);
 };
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diff --git a/a.out b/a.out
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7410dc4
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diff --git a/test.cpp b/test.cpp
index 2851e14..993ed73 100755
--- a/test.cpp
+++ b/test.cpp
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ using namespace std;
 int main()
 {
 	//board testing
-	Board b;
-	cout << b.boardToString();
+	//Board b;
 	
 	//engine testing
 	Engine e;