diff --git a/src/board.rs b/src/board.rs
index 8dee53a..842c3fd 100644
--- a/src/board.rs
+++ b/src/board.rs
@@ -63,21 +63,38 @@ impl Board {
         *self.get_mut(i, j) = Some(piece);
     }
 
-    pub fn test_prop(&self, i: usize, j: usize, piece: Piece) -> bool {
+    pub fn move_would_propegate(&self, i: usize, j: usize, piece: Piece) -> i16 {
+        self.what_if(i, j, piece).map(|x| x.1 as i16).unwrap_or(-1)
+    }
+
+    pub fn what_if(&self, i: usize, j: usize, piece: Piece) -> Option<(Self, usize)> {
         let mut self_copy = self.clone();
         if self_copy.get(i, j).is_some() {
-            return false;
+            return None;
         }
-        self_copy.place_and_prop_unchecked(i, j, piece)
+        self_copy.place_unchecked(i, j, piece);
+        let how_many_prop = self_copy.propegate_from(i, j);
+        Some((self_copy, how_many_prop))
+    }
+
+    pub fn place(&mut self, i: usize, j: usize, piece: Piece) -> Result<(), String> {
+        let what_if_result = self.what_if(i, j, piece);
+        if let Some(what_if_result) = what_if_result {
+            if what_if_result.1 > 0 {
+                *self = what_if_result.0;
+                return Ok(());
+            }
+        }
+        Err(format!("move would not propegate"))
     }
 
     /// Propegate piece captures originating from (i, j)
     /// DO NOT USE THIS ALONE, this should be called as a part of
     /// [`Board::place`] or [`Board::place_and_prop_unchecked`]
-    fn propegate_from(&mut self, i: usize, j: usize) -> bool {
+    fn propegate_from(&mut self, i: usize, j: usize) -> usize {
         // returns if that place is empty
         let Some(starting_color) = *self.get(i, j) else {
-            return false;
+            return 0;
         };
 
         // Create all chains from the piece being propegated from in `i` and `j` coordinates
@@ -92,6 +109,8 @@ impl Board {
                 .map(|range| range.into_iter().map(|j| (i, j)).collect()),
         );
 
+        let mut captured: usize = 0;
+
         for chain in chains {
             for (chain_length, &(new_i, new_j)) in chain.iter().enumerate() {
                 let Some(piece) = self.get(new_i, new_j) else {
@@ -107,34 +126,17 @@ impl Board {
 
                         // fill all opposite colors with this color
                         for &(i_o, j_o) in history {
-                            self.place_and_prop_unchecked(i_o, j_o, starting_color);
+                            self.place_unchecked(i_o, j_o, starting_color);
+                            captured += self.propegate_from(i_o, j_o) + 1;
                         }
-                        return true;
                     }
                     // either the other pieces were replaced, or this was an invalid chain,
                     // in both cases, the loop needs to be breaked
-                    return false;
+                    break;
                 }
             }
         }
-        false
-    }
-
-    fn place_and_prop_unchecked(&mut self, i: usize, j: usize, piece: Piece) -> bool {
-        self.place_unchecked(i, j, piece);
-        self.propegate_from(i, j)
-    }
-
-    /// Place a piece on the [`Board`]
-    /// Returns an error if there already exists a piece there
-    pub fn place(&mut self, i: usize, j: usize, piece: Piece) -> Result<(), String> {
-        if self.get(i, j).is_some() {
-            return Err(format!("Cannot place on ({},{}), piece exists", i, j));
-        } else {
-            self.place_and_prop_unchecked(i, j, piece);
-        }
-
-        Ok(())
+        captured
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/complexagent.rs b/src/complexagent.rs
index ae36b77..f985ddb 100644
--- a/src/complexagent.rs
+++ b/src/complexagent.rs
@@ -14,13 +14,15 @@ pub struct ComplexAgent {
 impl Agent for ComplexAgent {
     fn next_move(&mut self, board: &Board) -> Option<(usize, usize)> {
         (0..BOARD_SIZE)
-            .zip(0..BOARD_SIZE)
-            .filter(|&(i, j)| board.test_prop(i, j, self.color))
-            // .filter(|&(i, j)| board.get(i, j) == &Some(!self.color))
-            // .flat_map(|(i, j)| offsets(i, j, 1))
-            // .filter(|&(i, j)| i < BOARD_SIZE && j < BOARD_SIZE)
-            // .filter(|&(i, j)| board.get(i, j).is_none())
-            .choose(&mut self.rng)
+            .flat_map(|i| {
+                (0..BOARD_SIZE)
+                    .map(|j| (i, j))
+                    .collect::<Vec<(usize, usize)>>()
+            })
+            .map(|(i, j)| (i, j, board.move_would_propegate(i, j, self.color)))
+            .filter(|&(_, _, c)| c >= 0)
+            .max_by_key(|&(_, _, c)| c)
+            .map(|(i, j, _)| (i, j))
     }
 
     fn name(&self) -> &'static str {