diff --git a/src/game/backend.rs b/src/game/backend.rs
index a37bf4c..06c4ed1 100644
--- a/src/game/backend.rs
+++ b/src/game/backend.rs
@@ -1,53 +1,81 @@
 extern crate rand;
-enum CellType {
-    Snake,
-    Food,
-    Empty,
-}
-struct Cell {
-    line: i32,
-    col: i32,
-    ctype: CellType,
-}
-
-impl Default for Cell {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        Self {
-            line: -1,
-            col: -1,
-            ctype: CellType::Empty,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-enum Direction {
+use std::collections::LinkedList;
+pub enum Direction {
     Up,
     Down,
     Left,
     Right,
 }
-struct Snake {
-    length: i32,
+impl Copy for Direction {}
+impl Clone for Direction {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        *self
+    }
 }
-
-struct SnakeCell {
+pub enum CellType {
+    Food,
+    Snake,
+    Empty,
+}
+pub struct Cell {
     pub line: i32,
     pub col: i32,
+    ctype: CellType,
 }
 
-impl SnakeCell {
-    fn next(&self, direction: Direction) -> SnakeCell {
+impl Cell {
+    pub fn new(l: i32, c: i32, t: CellType) -> Cell {
+        Cell {
+            line: l,
+            col: c,
+            ctype: t,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Copy for CellType {}
+impl Clone for CellType {
+    fn clone(&self) -> CellType {
+        *self
+    }
+}
+impl Copy for Cell {}
+impl Clone for Cell {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Cell {
+        *self
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct Snake {
+    head: Cell,
+    pub body: LinkedList<Cell>,
+    length: i32,
+    pub direction: Direction,
+}
+impl Snake {
+    pub fn new(head: Cell) -> Snake {
+        let mut temp_body: LinkedList<Cell> = LinkedList::new();
+        temp_body.push_front(head);
+        Snake {
+            head,
+            body: temp_body,
+            length: 1,
+            direction: Direction::Right,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn smove(&mut self, direction: Direction) {
+        // smove because move is already a keyword
+        let mut tail: Cell = self.body.pop_back().unwrap();
+        tail.ctype = CellType::Empty;
         let (dl, dc) = match direction {
             Direction::Up => (-1, 0),
             Direction::Down => (1, 0),
             Direction::Left => (0, -1),
             Direction::Right => (0, 1),
         };
-
-        SnakeCell {
-            line: self.line + dl,
-            col: self.col + dc,
-            // ctype: self.ctype,
-        }
+        self.direction = direction;
+        self.head = Cell::new(self.head.line + dl, self.head.col + dc, CellType::Snake);
+        self.body.push_front(self.head);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/game/frontend.rs b/src/game/frontend.rs
index 0897fb1..2563209 100644
--- a/src/game/frontend.rs
+++ b/src/game/frontend.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 // use ncurses::*;
-use ncurses::{box_, delwin, keypad, newwin, wborder, wrefresh, WINDOW};
+use crate::game::backend::Snake;
+use ncurses::{
+    box_, delwin, keypad, mvwaddstr, newwin, wborder, wclrtobot, wmove, wrefresh, WINDOW,
+};
 pub fn game_window(mlines: i32, mcols: i32, vmargin: i32, hmargin: i32) -> WINDOW {
     let game_win: WINDOW;
     let (lines, cols): (i32, i32);
@@ -18,9 +21,19 @@ pub fn game_window(mlines: i32, mcols: i32, vmargin: i32, hmargin: i32) -> WINDO
 }
 
 pub fn destroy_window(win: WINDOW) {
-    // wmove(win, 0, 0);
-    // wclrtobot(win);
+    wmove(win, 0, 0);
+    wclrtobot(win);
     wborder(win, 32, 32, 32, 32, 32, 32, 32, 32); // 32 is the ascii code for whitespace. this replaces all the window borders with whitespace
     wrefresh(win); // refresh to remove the borders
     delwin(win); // delete the window
 }
+
+pub fn draw_snake(snake: &mut Snake, game_win: WINDOW) {
+    let mut snake_iter = snake.body.iter();
+    for snake_cell in snake_iter.next() {
+        wmove(game_win, 0, 0);
+        wclrtobot(game_win);
+        box_(game_win, 0, 0);
+        mvwaddstr(game_win, snake_cell.line, snake_cell.col, "x");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/game/mod.rs b/src/game/mod.rs
index 13bccfb..c8746c9 100644
--- a/src/game/mod.rs
+++ b/src/game/mod.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ mod backend;
 mod frontend;
 use crate::menu;
 // use ncurses::*;
-use ncurses::{getmaxyx, stdscr, wgetch, wrefresh, KEY_DOWN, KEY_LEFT, KEY_RIGHT, KEY_UP, WINDOW};
+use backend::{Cell, Snake};
+use ncurses::{
+    getmaxyx, nodelay, stdscr, wgetch, wrefresh, KEY_DOWN, KEY_LEFT, KEY_RIGHT, KEY_UP, WINDOW,
+};
 use std::thread::sleep;
 pub fn start() {
     let (mut mlines, mut mcols): (i32, i32) = (0, 0);
@@ -11,14 +14,18 @@ pub fn start() {
     // let mut choice: i8;
     getmaxyx(stdscr(), &mut mlines, &mut mcols);
     game_win = frontend::game_window(mlines, mcols, 5, 10);
+    let mut snake = Snake::new(Cell::new(mlines / 2, mcols / 2, backend::CellType::Snake));
+    nodelay(game_win, true);
     loop {
+        frontend::draw_snake(&mut snake, game_win);
         ch = wgetch(game_win);
         match ch {
-            KEY_UP => (),
-            KEY_DOWN => (),
-            KEY_LEFT => (),
-            KEY_RIGHT => (),
+            KEY_UP => snake.smove(backend::Direction::Up),
+            KEY_DOWN => snake.smove(backend::Direction::Down),
+            KEY_LEFT => snake.smove(backend::Direction::Left),
+            KEY_RIGHT => snake.smove(backend::Direction::Right),
             112 => {
+                nodelay(game_win, false);
                 match menu::pause_menu_control() {
                     //112 is keycode for 'p'
                     0 => (),    //resume
@@ -27,11 +34,14 @@ pub fn start() {
                     _ => (),    //other charachters just in case
                 }
                 wrefresh(game_win);
+                nodelay(game_win, true);
             }
             27 => break,
             _ => (),
         }
-        sleep(std::time::Duration::new(0, 10));
+        sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(300));
+        snake.smove(snake.direction);
     }
+
     frontend::destroy_window(game_win);
 }