diff --git a/src/elo.rs b/src/elo.rs
index 9a1e2b9..0303113 100644
--- a/src/elo.rs
+++ b/src/elo.rs
@@ -71,11 +71,9 @@ pub fn run() {
             .to_vec()
         })
         .flat_map(move |prev_c| {
-            [ChildrenEvalMethod::MinMax, ChildrenEvalMethod::MinMaxFlat].map(move |method| {
-                FutureMoveConfig {
-                    children_eval_method: method,
-                    ..prev_c
-                }
+            [ChildrenEvalMethod::MinMax].map(move |method| FutureMoveConfig {
+                children_eval_method: method,
+                ..prev_c
             })
         })
         .flat_map(move |prev_c| {
diff --git a/src/logic/board_value.rs b/src/logic/board_value.rs
index a45f92f..b8a03fc 100644
--- a/src/logic/board_value.rs
+++ b/src/logic/board_value.rs
@@ -33,10 +33,4 @@ impl BoardValueMap {
         ];
         Self(PosMap::from(POSITION_VALUES))
     }
-
-    pub const fn flat() -> Self {
-        Self(PosMap::from(
-            [[1; Board::SIZE as usize]; Board::SIZE as usize],
-        ))
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/logic/future_moves.rs b/src/logic/future_moves.rs
index c327ad9..93d8e9a 100644
--- a/src/logic/future_moves.rs
+++ b/src/logic/future_moves.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use super::r#move::MoveCoord;
+use super::r#move::{MoveCoord, MoveValueConfig};
 use crate::{
     logic::r#move::Move,
     repr::{Board, Piece, Winner},
@@ -92,8 +92,6 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for FutureMoveConfig {
 pub enum ChildrenEvalMethod {
     /// Best so far?
     MinMax,
-
-    MinMaxFlat,
 }
 
 impl Default for ChildrenEvalMethod {
@@ -214,16 +212,7 @@ impl FutureMoves {
     }
 
     fn create_move(&self, coord: MoveCoord, board: Board, color: Piece) -> Move {
-        Move::new(
-            coord,
-            board,
-            color,
-            self.agent_color,
-            !matches!(
-                self.config.children_eval_method,
-                ChildrenEvalMethod::MinMaxFlat
-            ),
-        )
+        Move::new(coord, board, color, self.agent_color, MoveValueConfig {})
     }
 
     fn generate_children_raw(&self, parent_idx: usize) -> Vec<Move> {
@@ -299,7 +288,7 @@ impl FutureMoves {
         let by_depth_vec = self.by_depth(indexes);
 
         // reversed so we build up the value of the closest (in time) moves from the future
-        for (depth, nodes) in by_depth_vec.into_iter().rev() {
+        for (_depth, nodes) in by_depth_vec.into_iter().rev() {
             for idx in nodes {
                 let children_values = self.arena[idx]
                     .children
@@ -308,7 +297,7 @@ impl FutureMoves {
                     .collect::<Vec<_>>();
 
                 let children_value = match self.config.children_eval_method {
-                    ChildrenEvalMethod::MinMax | ChildrenEvalMethod::MinMaxFlat => {
+                    ChildrenEvalMethod::MinMax => {
                         if self.arena[idx].color == self.agent_color {
                             // get best (for the adversary) enemy play
                             // this assumes the adversary is playing optimally
diff --git a/src/logic/move.rs b/src/logic/move.rs
index 7b87f49..08f65cf 100644
--- a/src/logic/move.rs
+++ b/src/logic/move.rs
@@ -35,13 +35,15 @@ pub struct Move {
     pub is_trimmed: bool,
 }
 
+pub struct MoveValueConfig {}
+
 impl Move {
     pub fn new(
         coord: MoveCoord,
         board: Board,
         color: Piece,
         agent_color: Piece,
-        use_weighted_bvm: bool,
+        mvc: MoveValueConfig,
     ) -> Self {
         let mut m = Move {
             coord,
@@ -53,11 +55,11 @@ impl Move {
             is_trimmed: false,
             self_value: 0,
         };
-        m.self_value = m.compute_self_value(agent_color, &board, use_weighted_bvm);
+        m.self_value = m.compute_self_value(agent_color, &board, mvc);
         m
     }
 
-    fn compute_self_value(&self, agent_color: Piece, board: &Board, use_weighted_bvm: bool) -> i16 {
+    fn compute_self_value(&self, agent_color: Piece, board: &Board, _mvc: MoveValueConfig) -> i16 {
         if self.winner == Winner::Player(!agent_color) {
             // if this board results in the opponent winning, MAJORLY negatively weigh this move
             // NOTE! this branch isn't completely deleted because if so, the bot wouldn't make a move.
@@ -67,19 +69,10 @@ impl Move {
             // results in a win for the agent
             return i16::MAX - 1;
         }
-        // else if self.winner == Winner::Tie {
-        //     // idk what a Tie should be valued?
-        //     return 0;
-        // }
 
         // I guess ignore Ties here, don't give them an explicit value,
-        // because even in the case of ties, we want to have a higher score
 
-        match use_weighted_bvm {
-            true => const { BoardValueMap::weighted() },
-            false => const { BoardValueMap::flat() },
-        }
-        .board_value(board, agent_color)
+        const { BoardValueMap::weighted() }.board_value(board, agent_color)
     }
 
     /// Sort children of the [`Move`] by their self_value in `arena`