diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index babe069..f480383 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -8,16 +8,88 @@ app.secret_key = b'RoboRallyRolling'
 
 random.seed(0)
 
-moves = ['forward', 'backward', 'turn left', 'turn right', 'turn around']
+moves = ['forward', 'forward x2', 'forward x3', 'backward', 'turn left', 'turn right', 'turn around']
+probabilities = [0.21428571428571427, 0.14285714285714285, 0.07142857142857142, 0.07142857142857142, 0.21428571428571427, 0.21428571428571427, 0.07142857142857142]
+
+
+class Robot:
+    def __init__(self, x, y, orientation, id):
+        self.x = x
+        self.y = y
+        self.orientation = orientation
+        self.id = id
+
+    def move(self, type):
+        pass
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return str(self.id)
+
+class Tile:
+    # possible modifiers:
+    # conveyors: <, >, ^, v
+    # repair station: r
+    # flag: f<number>
+    def __init__(self, x, y, modifier=None):
+        self.modifier = modifier
+        self.occupant = None
+        self.x = x
+        self.y = y
+
+    def is_empty(self):
+        return self.occupant is None
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        if self.is_empty():
+            if self.modifier is None:
+                return ' '
+            else:
+                return self.modifier
+        else:
+            return str(self.occupant)
+
+class Board:
+    x_dims = 12 # number of tiles in x direction
+    y_dims = 6   # number of tiles in y direction
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.board = {}
+        for x in range(Board.x_dims):
+            for y in range(Board.y_dims):
+                if x == 0 and (y >= 1) and (y <= 4):
+                    self.board[(x,y)] = Tile(x,y,'v')
+                else:
+                    self.board[(x, y)] = Tile(x, y)
+
+        self.board[(0,0)].occupant = Robot(0,0,'>',1)
+        self.board[(2,0)].occupant = Robot(2,0,'v',2)
+        
+    def apply_actions(self, actions):
+        # apply the actions to the board and generate a list of movement commands
+        # sort actions by priority
+        sorted_actions = sorted(actions, key=lambda a: a[1].priority)
+        pass
+
+                
+    def __str__(self):
+        output = '#' * (Board.x_dims + 2) + '\n'
+        for y in range(Board.y_dims):
+            output += '#'
+            for x in range(Board.x_dims):
+                output += str(self.board[(x,y)])
+            output += '#\n'
+        output += '#' * (Board.x_dims + 2)
+        return output
 
 class Game:
     def __init__(self):
         self.action_stack = {}
         self.processing_done = False    # indicates whether all commands in the current round have been processed
 
+        self.board = Board()
+
         self.comm_socket = socket.socket()  # socket for communicating with the program controlling the robots
         try:
-            self.comm_socket.connect(('192.168.1.213', 1337))
+            self.comm_socket.connect(('192.168.1.222', 1337))
         except socket.error:
             print("could not connect to robot control socket!")
 
@@ -42,15 +114,29 @@ class Game:
             current_actions = []
             for p in self.action_stack.keys():
                 current_actions += [(p, self.action_stack[p][i])]
-            for c in current_actions:
+                
+            print("current actions = ", current_actions)
+            # generate list of movement commands to send to the control program
+            
+            self.board.apply_actions(current_actions)            
+
+            if False:
+                # send movements to the program
+                for c in current_actions:
+                    if c[0] == 0:
+                        print("{}, {}\n".format(c[1].action, 11))
+                        self.comm_socket.sendall("{}, {}\n".format(c[1].action, 11).encode())
+                    elif c[0] == 1:
+                        print("{}, {}\n".format(c[1].action, 14))
+                        self.comm_socket.sendall("{}, {}\n".format(c[1].action, 14).encode())
+                    data = self.comm_socket.recv(32)
+
+                    if data == b'OK\n':
+                        print("an error occured while processing the commands")
+                        self.processing_done = True
+                        self.action_stack = {}
+                        return
 
-                if c[0] == 0:
-                    print("{}, {}\n".format(c[1].action, 11))
-                    self.comm_socket.sendall("{}, {}\n".format(c[1].action, 11).encode())
-                elif c[0] == 1:
-                    print("{}, {}\n".format(c[1].action, 14))
-                    self.comm_socket.sendall("{}, {}\n".format(c[1].action, 14).encode())
-                data = self.comm_socket.recv(3)
             time.sleep(0.5)
 
             #self.comm_socket.send()
@@ -73,7 +159,7 @@ class Card:
         return "Card No. " + str(self.number) + " " + self.action + " " + str(self.priority)
 
 class CardDeck:
-    def __init__(self, n=20):
+    def __init__(self, n=84):
         self.deck = {}
         # generate cards
         for i in range(0,n):
@@ -126,8 +212,6 @@ class Player:
             print("current hand: ", [str(c) for c in self.player_hand])
 
             self.action_count = 5
-
-
             self.action_chosen = False
 
         else: