diff --git a/src/board.rs b/src/board.rs
index 675f1f0..ecbd2fd 100644
--- a/src/board.rs
+++ b/src/board.rs
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ pub const BOARD_SIZE: usize = 8;
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 pub const BOARD_AREA: usize = BOARD_SIZE * BOARD_SIZE;
 
+const BOARD_SIZE_N1: usize = BOARD_SIZE - 1;
+
 /// A chain of positions across the board
-type Chain = ArrayVec<(usize, usize), BOARD_SIZE>;
+type Chain = ArrayVec<(usize, usize), BOARD_SIZE_N1>;
 
 /// A collection of chains (up vert, down vert, left horiz, right horiz, diagonals....)
 type ChainCollection = ArrayVec<Chain, 8>;
@@ -24,58 +26,64 @@ type ChainCollection = ArrayVec<Chain, 8>;
 /// Map of all points on the board against some type T
 /// Used to index like so: example[i][j]
 /// with each coordinate
-type PosMap<T> = ArrayVec<ArrayVec<T, BOARD_SIZE>, BOARD_SIZE>;
+struct PosMap<T>(ArrayVec<T, BOARD_AREA>);
+
+impl<T> PosMap<T> {
+    pub fn get(&self, row: usize, col: usize) -> &T {
+        &self.0[row * BOARD_SIZE + col]
+    }
+}
 
 /// Creates a lookup map for adjacencies and chains from each position on the board
 fn gen_adj_lookup() -> PosMap<ChainCollection> {
-    (0..BOARD_SIZE)
-        .map(|i| {
-            (0..BOARD_SIZE)
-                .map(|j| {
-                    let (i_chain, j_chain) = (
-                        split_from(0..=BOARD_SIZE - 1, i),
-                        split_from(0..=BOARD_SIZE - 1, j),
-                    );
+    PosMap(
+        Board::all_positions()
+            .map(|(i, j)| {
+                let (i_chain, j_chain) = (
+                    split_from(0..=BOARD_SIZE - 1, i),
+                    split_from(0..=BOARD_SIZE - 1, j),
+                );
 
-                    let mut chains: ChainCollection = ArrayVec::new_const();
+                let mut chains: ChainCollection = ArrayVec::new_const();
 
-                    chains.extend(
-                        i_chain
-                            .clone()
-                            .map(|range| range.map(move |i| (i, j)))
-                            .map(Iterator::collect),
-                    );
-                    chains.extend(
-                        j_chain
-                            .clone()
-                            .map(|range| range.map(move |j| (i, j)))
-                            .map(Iterator::collect),
-                    );
+                chains.extend(
+                    i_chain
+                        .clone()
+                        .map(|range| range.map(move |i| (i, j)))
+                        .map(Iterator::collect),
+                );
 
-                    // handle diagonals
-                    chains.extend(diag_raw(i_chain, j_chain).map(Iterator::collect));
+                chains.extend(
+                    j_chain
+                        .clone()
+                        .map(|range| range.map(move |j| (i, j)))
+                        .map(Iterator::collect),
+                );
 
-                    // make sure all chains are in the proper range so we can ignore bounds checking later
-                    assert!(
-                        chains.iter().all(|x| x.iter().all(
-                            |(i, j)| (0..BOARD_SIZE).contains(i) && (0..BOARD_SIZE).contains(j)
-                        )),
-                        "chains go out-of-bounds"
-                    );
-
-                    // ensure all nodes in all chains are unique across chains, ensures beavior in
-                    // [`Board::propegate_from`]
-                    let mut uniq = HashSet::new();
-                    assert!(
-                        chains.iter().flatten().all(move |x| uniq.insert(x)),
-                        "there are duplicate nodes in chain"
-                    );
+                // handle diagonals
+                chains.extend(diag_raw(i_chain, j_chain).map(Iterator::collect));
 
+                // make sure all chains are in the proper range so we can ignore bounds checking later
+                assert!(
                     chains
-                })
-                .collect()
-        })
-        .collect()
+                        .iter()
+                        .flatten()
+                        .all(|(i, j)| (0..BOARD_SIZE).contains(i) && (0..BOARD_SIZE).contains(j)),
+                    "chains go out-of-bounds"
+                );
+
+                // ensure all nodes in all chains are unique across chains, ensures beavior in
+                // [`Board::propegate_from`]
+                let mut uniq = HashSet::new();
+                assert!(
+                    chains.iter().flatten().all(move |x| uniq.insert(x)),
+                    "there are duplicate nodes in chain"
+                );
+
+                chains
+            })
+            .collect(),
+    )
 }
 
 #[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Copy, Clone, Debug)]
@@ -87,7 +95,7 @@ pub enum Winner {
 
 lazy_static! {
     /// Precompute all possible chains for each position on the board
-    pub static ref ADJ_LOOKUP: PosMap<ChainCollection> = gen_adj_lookup();
+    static ref ADJ_LOOKUP: PosMap<ChainCollection> = gen_adj_lookup();
 }
 
 /// Repersents a Othello game board at a certain space
@@ -254,8 +262,7 @@ impl Board {
             return Err("position is occupied");
         }
         self.place_unchecked(i, j, piece);
-        let captured = self.propegate_from(i, j);
-        if captured > 0 {
+        if self.propegate_from(i, j) > 0 {
             Ok(())
         } else {
             self.delete(i, j);
@@ -273,6 +280,7 @@ impl Board {
         let iterator = unsafe {
             // SAFETY! `propegate_from_dry` should not have overlapping chains
             // if overlapping chains were to exist, `self.place_unchecked` could collide with `self.get`
+            // I now have a check in `ADJ_LOOKUP` on creation
             (*(self as *const Self)).propegate_from_dry(i, j, starting_color)
         };
 
@@ -294,7 +302,8 @@ impl Board {
         j: usize,
         starting_color: Piece,
     ) -> impl Iterator<Item = &(usize, usize)> + use<'_> {
-        ADJ_LOOKUP[i][j]
+        ADJ_LOOKUP
+            .get(i, j)
             .iter()
             .filter_map(move |chain| {
                 let mut end_idx = None;