diff --git a/2048.c b/2048.c
index c39b31c..8be82a9 100644
--- a/2048.c
+++ b/2048.c
@@ -39,34 +39,74 @@ void game_destroy(Game game) {
 }
 
 uint8_t game_move(Game *game, Direction direction) {
-    // setting up stuff for my funny two-way for loop
-    // well technically speaking about 4-way because there
-    // are two 2-way for loops
-    /*
-    int8_t y_dir = 0;
-    int8_t x_dir = 0;
-    size_t start_y = 0;
-    size_t start_x = 0;
-    switch(direction) {
-        case NoDirection:
-            return 0;
-        case Up:
-            y_dir = -1;
-            start_y = game->field_size - 1;
-            break;
-        case Down:
-            y_dir = 1;
-            break;
-        case Left:
-            x_dir = -1;
-            start_x = game->field_size - 1;
-            break;
-        case Right:
-            x_dir = 1;
-            break;
-    }
-    */
+    // just one direction for testing purposes
+    for (int i = 0; i < game->field_size_y; i++) {
+        uint16_t **field = game->field;
+        // move everything on one side
+        for (int j = 0; j < game->field_size_x - 1; j++) {
+            // a, b is the same as i and j. It is just flipped when
+            // it does not go horizontally so I can access stuff vertically
+            int a = i;
+            int b = j;
+            if (direction == Up || direction == Down) {
+                a = j;
+                b = i;
+            }
+            
+            // make it so it can work with different directions
+            int directionality = b; // TODO: rename ugly name
+            int movement = 1;
+            if (direction == Left || direction == Up) {
+                directionality = game->field_size_x - b  - 1;
+                movement = -1;
+            }
+            if(field[a][directionality + movement] == 0) {
+                field[a][directionality+movement] = field[a][directionality];
+                field[a][directionality] = 0;
+            }
+        }
 
+        // combine same numbers
+        for (int j = 0; j < game->field_size_x - 1; j++) {
+            int a = i;
+            int b = j;
+            if (direction == Up || direction == Down) {
+                a = j;
+                b = i;
+            }
+            int directionality = b;
+            int movement = 1;
+            if (direction == Left) {
+                directionality = game->field_size_x - b - 1;
+                movement = -1;
+            }
+            if(field[a][directionality + movement] == field[a][directionality]) {
+                field[a][directionality+movement] = field[a][directionality]*2;
+                field[a][directionality] = 0;
+                j++;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // move everything again
+        for (int j = 0; j < game->field_size_x - 1; j++) {
+            int a = i;
+            int b = j;
+            if (direction == Up || direction == Down) {
+                a = j;
+                b = i;
+            }
+            int directionality = b;
+            int movement = 1;
+            if (direction == Left) {
+                directionality = game->field_size_x - b - 1;
+                movement = -1;
+            }
+            if(field[a][directionality + movement] == 0) {
+                field[a][directionality+movement] = field[a][directionality];
+                field[a][directionality] = 0;
+            }
+        }
+    }
 
     game_add_block(*game);
     return 0;
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index e4c50a2..ccd3fed 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#include "SDL.h"
 #include "tui.h"
 #include "2048.h"