diff --git a/Board.cpp b/Board.cpp
index a64bc7a..d01b709 100755
--- a/Board.cpp
+++ b/Board.cpp
@@ -201,13 +201,13 @@ char Board::intToCharColumn(int input){
 }
 
 void Board::move(string inputMove){
-	moves jugada = parse(inputMove);
-	move(jugada);
+	moves m = parse(inputMove);
+	move(m);
 }
 
-void Board::move(moves jugada){
-	int row = 8 - (jugada.row);
-	int column = charToIntColumn(jugada.column);
+void Board::move(moves m){
+	int row = 8 - (m.row);
+	int column = charToIntColumn(m.column);
 	
 	if (row > 8 || row < 0 || column > 8 || column < 0) {
 		cout<<"ERROR: index out of bound."<<endl;
@@ -227,16 +227,22 @@ void Board::move(moves jugada){
 	}
 	
 	else {
-		if (jugada.moveType == "FWD") {
+		if (!(isThisMovePossible(row, column, m.moveType))){
+			cout << "Unable to move: impossible move.\n";
+			//add a try again
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (m.moveType == "FWD") {
 			piece->moveFwd();
 		}
 		
-		else if (jugada.moveType == "LEFT") {
+		else if (m.moveType == "LEFT") {
 			//add error checking
 			piece->moveLeft();	
 		}
 		
-		else if (jugada.moveType == "RIGHT") {
+		else if (m.moveType == "RIGHT") {
 			//add error checking
 			piece->moveRight();
 		}
@@ -262,21 +268,21 @@ bool Board::isThisMovePossible(int r, int c, string moveType){
 			reflector *= -1;
 		
 		if (moveType == "FWD"){
-			if (isPiece(r+reflector, c)) 
+			if (!isPiece(r + reflector, c)) 
 				return true;
 			else 
 				return false;
 		}
 		
 		else if (moveType == "RIGHT"){				
-			if (isPiece(r+reflector, c+1) && (r+reflector >= 0) && (r+reflector <= 7) && (c+1 <= 7)) 
+			if (!isPiece(r+reflector, c+1) && (r+reflector >= 0) && (r+reflector <= 7) && (c+1 <= 7))
 				return true;
 			else 
 				return false;
 		}
 		
 		else if (moveType == "LEFT"){
-			if (isPiece(r+reflector, c+1) && (r+reflector >= 0) && (r+reflector <= 7) && (c+1 >= 0))
+			if (!isPiece(r+reflector, c+1) && (r+reflector >= 0) && (r+reflector <= 7) && (c+1 >= 0))
 				return true;
 			else 
 				return false;
@@ -314,7 +320,7 @@ vector<moves> Board::viewPossibleMoves(){
 		}
 	}
 	
-	else {
+	else if (turn == 'X') {
 		for (int i = 0; i < opieces.size(); ++i){
 			r = opieces[i]->getX();
 			c = opieces[i]->getY();
diff --git a/Engine.cpp b/Engine.cpp
index 23a3161..45c2229 100755
--- a/Engine.cpp
+++ b/Engine.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ void Engine::easyAI()
 	int randomChoice = rand() % (listOfMoves.size()-1) - 0;
 	
 	int temp = randomChoice;
+	cout << "easy AI  move: " << listOfMoves[randomChoice].row << listOfMoves[randomChoice].column << listOfMoves[randomChoice].moveType << "\n";
 	b->move(listOfMoves[randomChoice]);
 	b->changeTurns();
 }
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ void Engine::AI(){
 }
 
 moves Engine::minMax(Board* temp, moves m, int c){
-	//testing purposes only
+	//testing purposes only, c = finite depth
 	if (c > 5){		
 		return m;
 	}
diff --git a/test.cpp b/test.cpp
index 993ed73..88d7f86 100755
--- a/test.cpp
+++ b/test.cpp
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ using namespace std;
 int main()
 {
 	//board testing
-	//Board b;
-	
+	Board b;
+
 	//engine testing
 	Engine e;
 	e.startGame();