diff --git a/src/actor.rs b/src/actor.rs
index 21d0d56..e86968a 100644
--- a/src/actor.rs
+++ b/src/actor.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ pub enum ActorPosn {
         y: f32,
         held_x: f32,
         held_y: f32,
+		prev_x: u8,
+		prev_y: u8,
     },
 }
 
diff --git a/src/apr.rs b/src/apr.rs
index 665ded6..cf5f7ff 100644
--- a/src/apr.rs
+++ b/src/apr.rs
@@ -49,13 +49,16 @@ impl Apr {
         // Load/create resources such as images here.
         let board = board::make_board(r, c);
         let mut actors: Vec<actor::Actor> = Vec::new();
+        let mut behaviours: Vec<behaviour::Behaviour> = Vec::new();
         for i in 0..r {
             // white side
             actors.push(actor::Actor::new(_ctx, "/pawn.png", i, 1, 0));
+            behaviours.push(behaviour::Behaviour::new(vec![(-1, -1), (1, -1)], [0, 0, 1, 0]));
         }
         for i in 0..r {
             // black side
             actors.push(actor::Actor::new(_ctx, "/pawn2.png", i, c - 2, 0));
+            behaviours.push(behaviour::Behaviour::new(vec![(1, 1), (-1, 1)], [1, 0, 0, 0]));
         }
         Ok(Apr {
             grid: make_grid(_ctx, r, c, board.board.as_slice())?,
@@ -63,10 +66,7 @@ impl Apr {
             should_update_grid: false,
             actors,
             dragging: false,
-            behaviours: vec![behaviour::Behaviour { // 4-tile-corner leaper pawn behaviour
-                moves: vec![(1, 1)],
-				dirs: (1, 0, 0, 0),
-            }], //the pawn can go TWO diagonally and to the right and only upwards
+            behaviours, //the pawn can go TWO diagonally and to the right and only upwards (4-tile-corner leaper pawn behaviour)
         })
     }
 
@@ -81,18 +81,23 @@ impl Apr {
 impl EventHandler for Apr {
     fn update(&mut self, ctx: &mut Context) -> GameResult<()> {
         let posn = mouse::position(ctx);
-        for actor in self.actors.iter_mut() {
+        for (index, actor) in self.actors.iter_mut().enumerate() {
             match actor.posn {
                 actor::ActorPosn::FloatingPosn {
                     x: _,
                     y: _,
                     held_x,
                     held_y,
+					prev_x,
+					prev_y,
                 } => {
                     if !mouse::button_pressed(ctx, MouseButton::Left) {
                         // no long clicking and dragging
                         let (x, y) = self.board.closest_square_coords(posn.x, posn.y);
-                        actor.posn = actor::ActorPosn::BoardPosn { x, y };
+						if self.dragging { // released, so now we check destination
+							if !self.behaviours[index].validate_dest((prev_x, prev_y), (x, y)) { actor.posn = actor::ActorPosn::BoardPosn { x: prev_x, y: prev_y }; }
+							else { actor.posn = actor::ActorPosn::BoardPosn { x, y }; }
+						}
                         self.dragging = false;
                     } else {
                         actor.posn = actor::ActorPosn::FloatingPosn {
@@ -100,6 +105,8 @@ impl EventHandler for Apr {
                             y: posn.y + held_y,
                             held_x,
                             held_y,
+							prev_x,
+							prev_y,
                         };
                     }
                 }
@@ -115,6 +122,8 @@ impl EventHandler for Apr {
                                 y,
                                 held_x: x - posn.x,
                                 held_y: y - posn.y,
+								prev_x: posx,
+								prev_y: posy,
                             };
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/src/behaviour.rs b/src/behaviour.rs
index 5e6f484..fb5ab56 100644
--- a/src/behaviour.rs
+++ b/src/behaviour.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,24 @@
 pub struct Behaviour {
-    pub moves: Vec<(u8, u8)>, //this is a placeholder
-	pub dirs: (u8, u8, u8, u8), // up right down left
-}
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+    pub moves: Vec<(i8, i8)>, //this is a placeholder
+	pub dirs: [u8; 4], // up right down left
+}
+
+impl Behaviour {
+	pub fn new(m: Vec<(i8, i8)>, d: [u8; 4]) -> Behaviour {
+		Behaviour {
+			moves: m,
+			dirs: d,
+		}
+	}
+	
+	pub fn validate_dest(&self, origin: (u8, u8), destination: (u8, u8)) -> bool { // original plan was to use match but i felt for loops would work better since we dont yet know the extent of moves vector
+		//println!("origin: ({}, {}), destination: ({}, {})", origin.0, origin.1, destination.0, destination.1);
+		for moveset in self.moves.iter() {
+			for dir in self.dirs.iter() { // mind blanking need to add something to confirm which direction we are iterating through
+				if (((origin.0 as i8) + (*dir as i8) * moveset.0) as u8, ((origin.1 as i8) - (*dir as i8) * moveset.1) as u8) == destination { return true; } // flip the second component of calculation because the grid works from top left isntead of bot left like a piss
+			}
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+// ok remember wghen i said in chat i didnt think enough on the directions concept. well that was pretty fucked up.
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