diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 2fbcc90..2ec5b3f 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ class Game:
         self.comm_socket = socket.socket()  # socket for communicating with the program controlling the robots
         try:
             self.comm_socket.connect(('192.168.1.222', 1337))
+
+            pass
+            print("connected!")
         except socket.error:
             print("could not connect to robot control socket!")
 
@@ -50,17 +53,18 @@ class Game:
         # process the chosen commands and generate a list of robot commands to send to the controller program
         cmd_list = self.board.apply_actions(chosen_cards)
 
-        if False:
+        if True:
             # send movements to the controller program
             for c in cmd_list:
-                self.comm_socket.sendall(c.encode())
-                data = self.comm_socket.recv(32)
+                if not 'nop' in c:
+                    self.comm_socket.sendall((c + "\n").encode())
+                    data = self.comm_socket.recv(32)
 
-                if data != b'OK\n':
-                    print("an error occurred while processing the commands")
-                    self.processing_done = True
-                    self.action_stack = {}
-                    return
+                    if data != b'OK\n':
+                        print("an error occurred while processing the commands")
+                        self.processing_done = True
+                        self.action_stack = {}
+                        return
             # for c in current_actions:
             #     if c[0] == 0:
             #         print("{}, {}\n".format(c[1].action, 11))
diff --git a/roborally.py b/roborally.py
index c0b36ed..80b7bf7 100644
--- a/roborally.py
+++ b/roborally.py
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class Robot:
         # change the orientation of the robot
         self.orientation = Robot.resulting_orientation[self.orientation][type]
 
-        return "{}, {}".format(self.marker_id, type)
+        return "{}, {}".format(type, self.marker_id)
 
     def move(self, type):
         # move the robot forward or backward
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ class Robot:
             self.y = target_tile.y
 
             # return the move for sending to the controller
-            return "{}, forward".format(self.marker_id)
+            return "forward, {}".format(self.marker_id)
         elif type == 'backward':
             opposite_orientation = self.get_opposite_orientation()
             target_tile = self.get_adjecent_tile(opposite_orientation)
@@ -180,14 +180,14 @@ class Robot:
             self.y = target_tile.y
 
             # return the move for sending to the controller
-            return "{}, backward".format(self.marker_id)
+            return "backward, {}".format(self.marker_id)
         else:
             print("error: invalid move")
             sys.exit(1)
 
     def nop(self):
         # do nothing command
-        return "{}, nop".format(self.marker_id)
+        return "nop, {}".format(self.marker_id)
 
     def board_element_processable(self):
         # check if we can directly process the board element for the tile the current robot is located on
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ class Board:
             print(self)
 
             # apply the actions caused by board elements at the end of the phase
-            self.apply_board_element_actions()
+            cmd_list += self.apply_board_element_actions()
 
             print(self)