diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7deb177..0bbf748 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -422,6 +422,7 @@ name = "othello"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
+ "console",
  "const_fn",
  "criterion",
  "crossbeam-channel",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c647c28..9f491af 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ debug = true
 
 [dependencies]
 arrayvec = "0.7"
+console = "0.15.11"
 const_fn = "0.4"
 crossbeam-channel = "0.5.14"
 either = "1.13"
diff --git a/src/elo.rs b/src/elo.rs
index 75a9512..5eb89d5 100644
--- a/src/elo.rs
+++ b/src/elo.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use crate::{
     logic::{ChildrenEvalMethod, FutureMoveConfig},
     repr::{Board, Piece, Winner},
 };
-use indicatif::{ParallelProgressIterator, ProgressStyle};
+use indicatif::{ParallelProgressIterator, ProgressStyle, TermLike};
 use rand::seq::SliceRandom;
 use rayon::iter::{IntoParallelIterator, ParallelIterator};
 use skillratings::{
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ impl PlayerArena {
         // Immediately drop our copy of the sender so the channel closes properly
         drop(sender);
 
+        let term = console::Term::stdout();
         // Process results on main thread as they arrive
         let mut received_num = 0;
         while let Ok((i, j, o)) = receiver.recv() {
@@ -172,7 +173,11 @@ impl PlayerArena {
 
             // print the leaderboard every 5 steps
             if received_num % 5 == 0 {
-                println!("{}", self);
+                term.clear_last_lines(num)
+                    .expect("unable to clear prev lines");
+                let formatted_self = format!("{}", self);
+                term.write_str(&formatted_self)
+                    .expect("unable to write leaderboard");
             }
 
             // break if all pairs were recieved