diff --git a/api.go b/api.go
index c7fec7e..725d61a 100644
--- a/api.go
+++ b/api.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (a *API) NewGame(res http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 		}
 	}
 	log.Printf("creating new game %v", a.nextInt)
-	a.games[a.nextInt] = NewSession()
+	a.games[a.nextInt] = NewSession(8)
 	a.games[a.nextInt].redPlayer.Ready = true
 	respondWithJSON(res, http.StatusOK, newGameResp{a.nextInt, "red"})
 	a.nextInt = a.nextInt + 1
@@ -81,18 +81,16 @@ func (a *API) GetGame(res http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	log.Println("sending game state")
-	rotatedBoard := s.getBoard(p)
+	board := s.getBoard(p)
 	rotate := req.Header.Get("Rotate")
 	if rotate == "true" {
-		i := 0
-		temp := rotatedBoard[0]
-		for ; i < len(rotatedBoard)-1; i++ {
-			rotatedBoard[i] = rotatedBoard[i+1]
-		}
+		log.Println("rotating output")
+		//rotateBoard(board)
+		//rotateBoard(board)
+		//rotateBoard(board)
 
-		rotatedBoard[i] = temp
 	}
-	respondWithJSON(res, http.StatusOK, gameResp{rotatedBoard})
+	respondWithJSON(res, http.StatusOK, gameResp{board})
 	return
 }
 
diff --git a/api_test.go b/api_test.go
index 5b85cda..74264cb 100644
--- a/api_test.go
+++ b/api_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func TestNewAPI(t *testing.T) {
 
 func dummyGame(a *API) int {
 	i := a.nextInt
-	a.games[i] = NewSession()
+	a.games[i] = NewSession(8)
 	a.games[i].redPlayer.Ready = true
 	a.games[i].bluePlayer.Ready = true
 	a.games[i].simulator.Setup()
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func TestGetGame(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 				for j := range respStruct.GameBoard {
 					for i, vt := range respStruct.GameBoard[j] {
-						curr, err := a.games[gid].simulator.Board.GetPiece(j, i)
+						curr, err := a.games[gid].simulator.Board.GetPiece(i, j)
 						if err != nil {
 							t.Fatalf("Strange board position: %v", err)
 						}
diff --git a/api_types.go b/api_types.go
index a6f586d..2b15801 100644
--- a/api_types.go
+++ b/api_types.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ type newGameResp struct {
 }
 
 type gameResp struct {
-	GameBoard [8][8]*ViewTile `json:"board"`
+	GameBoard [][]*ViewTile `json:"board"`
 }
 
 type gameStatusResp struct {
diff --git a/session.go b/session.go
index 5474124..87e5376 100644
--- a/session.go
+++ b/session.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ type Session struct {
 	bluePlayer *Player
 	moveNum    int
 	moveList   []freego.ParsedCommand
+	boardSize  int
 }
 
 //Player is a player in a match
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ func (p *Player) Colour() freego.Colour {
 }
 
 //NewSession creates a new game session
-func NewSession() *Session {
+func NewSession(size int) *Session {
 	sim := freego.NewGame()
 	return &Session{
 		simulator:  sim,
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ func NewSession() *Session {
 		bluePlayer: &Player{false, freego.Blue},
 		moveNum:    1,
 		moveList:   make([]freego.ParsedCommand, 20),
+		boardSize:  size,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -78,10 +80,13 @@ func (s *Session) getMove(p *Player, num int) (string, error) {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%v %v", num, s.moveList[num].String()), nil
 }
 
-func (s *Session) getBoard(p *Player) [8][8]*ViewTile {
-	var res [8][8]*ViewTile
-	for i := 0; i < 8; i++ {
-		for j := 0; j < 8; j++ {
+func (s *Session) getBoard(p *Player) [][]*ViewTile {
+	res := make([][]*ViewTile, s.boardSize)
+	for i := range res {
+		res[i] = make([]*ViewTile, s.boardSize)
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < s.boardSize; i++ {
+		for j := 0; j < s.boardSize; j++ {
 			cur := NewViewTile()
 			terrain, err := s.simulator.Board.IsTerrain(i, j)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -109,7 +114,7 @@ func (s *Session) getBoard(p *Player) [8][8]*ViewTile {
 					cur.Empty = true
 				}
 			}
-			res[i][j] = cur
+			res[j][i] = cur
 		}
 	}
 	return res
diff --git a/util.go b/util.go
index 78a0023..0ca7909 100644
--- a/util.go
+++ b/util.go
@@ -21,6 +21,16 @@ func respondWithJSON(res http.ResponseWriter, code int, payload interface{}) {
 	res.Write(response)
 }
 
+func rotateBoard(board [][]*ViewTile) {
+	i := 0
+	temp := board[0]
+	for ; i < len(board)-1; i++ {
+		board[i] = board[i+1]
+	}
+
+	board[i] = temp
+}
+
 //TODO remove this when you can actually setup a game
 func initDummy(g *freego.Game) {
 	//Setup terrain
diff --git a/view_tile.go b/view_tile.go
index a038653..e2767d3 100644
--- a/view_tile.go
+++ b/view_tile.go
@@ -12,3 +12,16 @@ type ViewTile struct {
 func NewViewTile() *ViewTile {
 	return &ViewTile{}
 }
+
+func (vt *ViewTile) String() string {
+	if vt.Piece != "" {
+		return vt.Piece
+	}
+	if vt.Hidden {
+		return "?"
+	}
+	if vt.Terrain {
+		return "X"
+	}
+	return " "
+}