diff --git a/convex/multiplayerGames.ts b/convex/multiplayerGames.ts
index 39bfb1f..fc639f4 100644
--- a/convex/multiplayerGames.ts
+++ b/convex/multiplayerGames.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 import { runMultiplayerModel } from "../models/multiplayer";
-import {
-  Direction,
-  ZombieSurvival,
-  fromDirectionString,
-  move,
-} from "../simulator";
+import { ZombieSurvival, fromDirectionString, move } from "../simulator";
 import { v } from "convex/values";
 import { api, internal } from "./_generated/api";
 import { internalAction, internalMutation, query } from "./_generated/server";
@@ -13,266 +8,25 @@ import { AI_MODELS, ModelSlug } from "./constants";
 const HARD_CODED_PLAYER_TOKEN = "1";
 const TURN_DELAY = 0;
 
+const boardState = `
+Z.Z.Z. . . .B. . . . . . . . ,
+Z.Z. . . . .B. . . . . . . . ,
+Z. . . . .B. .1. . . . . . . ,
+ . . . .R. . . . .R. . . . . ,
+ . . . .R. . . . .R. . . . . ,
+ . . . .R. . . . .R. . . . . ,
+ . . . . . . . .B. . . . . .Z,
+ . . . . . . .B. . . . . .Z.Z,
+ . . . . . . .B. . . . .Z.Z.Z,
+`;
+
 export const startMultiplayerGame = internalMutation({
   handler: async (ctx) => {
     const gameId = await ctx.db.insert("multiplayerGames", {
-      boardState: [
-        [
-          "Z",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          "Z",
-        ],
-        [
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-        ],
-        [
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-        ],
-        [
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          "Z",
-          "Z",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-        ],
-        [
-          " ",
-          "R",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-        ],
-        [
-          " ",
-          "R",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-        ],
-        [
-          " ",
-          "R",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-        ],
-        [
-          " ",
-          "R",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          "R",
-          "R",
-          "B",
-          "B",
-          "R",
-          "R",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-        ],
-        [
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-        ],
-        [
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-        ],
-        [
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          HARD_CODED_PLAYER_TOKEN,
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-        ],
-        [
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-        ],
-        [
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-        ],
-        [
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-        ],
-        [
-          "Z",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-          " ",
-        ],
-      ],
+      boardState: boardState
+        .trim()
+        .split(",\n")
+        .map((it) => it.split(".")),
       playerMap: [
         {
           modelSlug: AI_MODELS["gpt-4o"].slug,
@@ -344,7 +98,10 @@ export const runMultiplayerGameTurn = internalAction({
           boardState: map.getState(),
         },
       );
-    } else if (turn === HARD_CODED_PLAYER_TOKEN) {
+    } else if (
+      ZombieSurvival.mapHasToken(map.getState(), turn) &&
+      turn === HARD_CODED_PLAYER_TOKEN
+    ) {
       const model = multiplayerGame.playerMap.find(
         (entry) => entry.playerToken === turn,
       );
@@ -356,7 +113,7 @@ export const runMultiplayerGameTurn = internalAction({
       const results = await runMultiplayerModel(
         model.modelSlug as ModelSlug,
         map.getState(),
-        HARD_CODED_PLAYER_TOKEN,
+        turn,
       );
 
       if (results.moveDirection && results.moveDirection !== "STAY") {
diff --git a/simulator/ZombieSurvival.ts b/simulator/ZombieSurvival.ts
index 3f2c97c..0467b5e 100644
--- a/simulator/ZombieSurvival.ts
+++ b/simulator/ZombieSurvival.ts
@@ -148,6 +148,10 @@ export class ZombieSurvival {
     return game.getPlayer() === null || !game.getPlayer()?.dead();
   }
 
+  public static mapHasToken(map: string[][], token: string): boolean {
+    return map.flat().includes(token);
+  }
+
   public static mapHasMultiplePlayers(map: string[][]): boolean {
     return (
       map.map((row) => row.filter((cell) => cell === "P")).flat().length > 1