diff --git a/src/game/board.ts b/src/game/board.ts
index def95c3..6e06fbc 100644
--- a/src/game/board.ts
+++ b/src/game/board.ts
@@ -23,19 +23,13 @@ export default class Board {
     }
 
     static swipe = (board: Board, direction: Direction): void => {
-        // merge all
-        // this.getMergableIndices(direction).forEach(pair => {
-        //     this.board[pair.mergee.row][pair.mergee.col] += this.board[pair.merger.row][pair.merger.col];
-        //     this.board[pair.merger.row][pair.merger.col] = -1;
-        // });
-        
-        // cascade to direction
-        console.log(direction);
-        board.board = cascade(board.board, direction);
         console.log(board);
 
+        // realign to direction after merge
+        board.board = cascade(board.board, direction);
+
         // add new tile
-        let newTile = Board.newTile(board);
+        Board.newTile(board);
     }
 
     static validate = (board: Board): boolean => {
@@ -68,62 +62,6 @@ export default class Board {
         return rt;
     }
 
-    private static getMergableIndices = (board: Board, direction: Direction): Array<MergingPairs> => {
-        let rt: Array<MergingPairs> = [];
-
-        let openList: Array<number> = [];
-        for (let i = 0; i < board.dim * board.dim; ++i)
-            openList.push(i);
-
-        for (let i = 0; i < board.dim; ++i) {
-            for (let j = 0; j < board.dim; ++j) {
-                // directional ordering
-                let row, col;
-                switch (direction) {
-                    case Direction.down:
-                        row = board.dim - i - 2;
-                        col = j;
-                        break;
-                    case Direction.left:
-                        row = i;
-                        col = j - 1;
-                        break;
-                    case Direction.right:
-                        row = i;
-                        col = board.dim - j;
-                        break;
-                    default:
-                        row = i + 1;
-                        col = j;
-                }
-
-                let toBeMerged = [row, col];
-                let tbmNumericIndex = row * board.dim + col;
-                let curNumericIndex = i * board.dim + j;
-                if (!Board.isValidIndex(board, toBeMerged) && !openList.includes(tbmNumericIndex) && !openList.includes(curNumericIndex))
-                    continue;
-
-                // can be merged
-                if (board.board[i][j] === board.board[toBeMerged[0]][toBeMerged[j]]) {
-                    rt.push({
-                        mergee: {
-                            row: i,
-                            col: j,
-                        },
-                        merger: {
-                            row: toBeMerged[0],
-                            col: toBeMerged[1],
-                        }
-                    });
-                    openList.splice(openList.indexOf(tbmNumericIndex), 1);
-                    openList.splice(openList.indexOf(curNumericIndex), 1);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        return rt;
-    }
-
     private static getNeighbourIndices = (board: Board, coordinate: CoordinatePair): Array<CoordinatePair> =>
         [[0, 1], [0, -1], [-1, 0], [1, 0]]
             .map(pair => [pair[0] + coordinate.row, pair[1] + coordinate.col])
diff --git a/src/utils/array.ts b/src/utils/array.ts
index aba80fb..0496b18 100644
--- a/src/utils/array.ts
+++ b/src/utils/array.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,23 @@ const cascadeHorizontal = (arr: Array<Array<number>>, direction: Direction): Arr
     // filter all "empty" elements
     let rt: Array<Array<number>> = arr.map(row => row.filter(cell => cell !== -1));
 
+    // merge neighbours
+    for (let i = 0; i < rt.length; ++i) {
+        let row = rt[i];
+        for (let j = 0; j < row.length; ++j) {
+            let index = (direction === Direction.left ? (2 * j) : row.length) - j;
+            let nextIndex = index + (direction === Direction.left ? 1 : -1);
+
+            if (nextIndex >= 0 && nextIndex < row.length && row[index] === row[nextIndex]) {
+                row[index] *= 2;
+                row[nextIndex] = -1;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // refilter after merge
+    rt = rt.map(row => row.filter(cell => cell !== -1));
+
     // append or insert
     if (direction === Direction.left)
         return rt.map(row => [...row, ...new Array(dim - row.length).fill(-1)]);