diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b880e3a..67e06f1 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -150,7 +150,9 @@ version = "1.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "enum-iterator",
  "env_logger",
+ "iter_tools",
  "log",
+ "ordered-float",
  "rand",
  "rocket",
  "serde",
@@ -202,6 +204,12 @@ version = "1.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "baf1de4339761588bc0619e3cbc0120ee582ebb74b53b4efbf79117bd2da40fd"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "clone_dyn_types"
+version = "0.23.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3f4f0e34968641cc21b39c159b7d07e8c0f573cbc0ef9cd59e452fe6774c0579"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "colorchoice"
 version = "1.0.2"
@@ -633,6 +641,25 @@ version = "1.70.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7943c866cc5cd64cbc25b2e01621d07fa8eb2a1a23160ee81ce38704e97b8ecf"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "iter_tools"
+version = "0.21.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "27812bb0a056539d62930a899759af39dfab17ac73a17d5caf58365762657891"
+dependencies = [
+ "clone_dyn_types",
+ "itertools",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "itertools"
+version = "0.11.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b1c173a5686ce8bfa551b3563d0c2170bf24ca44da99c7ca4bfdab5418c3fe57"
+dependencies = [
+ "either",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "itoa"
 version = "1.0.11"
@@ -765,6 +792,15 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "51d515d32fb182ee37cda2ccdcb92950d6a3c2893aa280e540671c2cd0f3b1d9"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "num-traits"
+version = "0.2.19"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "071dfc062690e90b734c0b2273ce72ad0ffa95f0c74596bc250dcfd960262841"
+dependencies = [
+ "autocfg",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "num_cpus"
 version = "1.16.0"
@@ -790,6 +826,15 @@ version = "1.19.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3fdb12b2476b595f9358c5161aa467c2438859caa136dec86c26fdd2efe17b92"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ordered-float"
+version = "4.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "44d501f1a72f71d3c063a6bbc8f7271fa73aa09fe5d6283b6571e2ed176a2537"
+dependencies = [
+ "num-traits",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "overload"
 version = "0.1.1"
diff --git a/battlesnake/Cargo.toml b/battlesnake/Cargo.toml
index 91c69ba..aba55f9 100644
--- a/battlesnake/Cargo.toml
+++ b/battlesnake/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,3 +23,5 @@ log = "0.4.0"
 env_logger = "0.11.5"
 rand = "0.8.4"
 enum-iterator = "2.1"
+iter_tools = "0.21"
+ordered-float = "4.3.0"
diff --git a/battlesnake/src/logic.rs b/battlesnake/src/logic.rs
index 1400341..93ce660 100644
--- a/battlesnake/src/logic.rs
+++ b/battlesnake/src/logic.rs
@@ -10,12 +10,21 @@
 // To get you started we've included code to prevent your Battlesnake from moving backwards.
 // For more info see docs.battlesnake.com
 
-use std::{cmp::Ordering, time::Instant};
+use core::f64;
+use std::{
+    cmp::Ordering,
+    collections::{BTreeMap, BTreeSet},
+    time::Instant,
+};
 
 use log::info;
+use ordered_float::OrderedFloat;
 use serde_json::{json, Value};
 
-use crate::{simulation, Action, Battlesnake, Board, Direction, Game, MAX_HEALTH};
+use crate::{
+    simulation::{self, SnakeToken},
+    Action, Battlesnake, Board, Direction, Game, MAX_HEALTH,
+};
 
 impl Battlesnake {
     fn possible_actions_without_heads<'a>(
@@ -110,68 +119,32 @@ pub fn end(_game: &Game, _turn: i32, _board: &Board, _you: &Battlesnake) {
 // Valid moves are "up", "down", "left", or "right"
 // See https://docs.battlesnake.com/api/example-move for available data
 pub fn get_move(game: &Game, turn: i32, board: &Board, you: &Battlesnake) -> Option<Action> {
-    let id_map = board
-        .snakes
-        .iter()
-        .enumerate()
-        .map(|(i, snake)| (snake.id.clone(), u8::try_from(i).unwrap()))
-        .collect();
-    let board = simulation::Board::from_game_board(board, &id_map, turn);
+    let token_map = SnakeToken::from_board(board);
+    let board = simulation::Board::from_game_board(
+        board,
+        &token_map,
+        turn,
+        game.ruleset.settings.food_spawn_chance,
+        game.ruleset.settings.minimum_food,
+    );
 
-    let my_id = id_map[&you.id];
-    let my_index = board.snake_index(my_id)?;
+    let my_token = token_map[&you.id];
 
-    let possible_actions = board.possible_actions();
+    let mut tree = Node::default();
 
-    let my_actions = &possible_actions[my_index];
+    for _ in 0..300 {
+        let mut board = board.clone();
+        tree.monte_carlo_step(&mut board);
+    }
 
-    let actions = my_actions
-        .iter()
-        .map(|direction| {
-            let mut actions = vec![None; possible_actions.len()];
-            actions[my_index] = Some(*direction);
-            let mut wins = 0;
-            let mut total_turns = 0;
-            let start = Instant::now();
-            for _ in 0..100 {
-                let mut board = board.clone();
-                board.simulate_with_initial_until(&actions[..], |board| {
-                    !board.is_alive(my_id)
-                        || (game.ruleset.name != "solo" && board.alive_snakes() <= 1)
-                });
-                if board.is_alive(my_id) {
-                    // we survived
-                    wins += 2;
-                } else if board.alive_snakes() == 0 {
-                    // no snake is alive. This is a draw
-                    wins += 1;
-                } else {
-                    // we lost
-                    wins += 0;
-                }
-                total_turns += board.turn();
-            }
-            let end = Instant::now();
-            info!(
-                "Simulation for {direction:?} took {}s",
-                (end - start).as_secs_f32()
-            );
-
-            (direction, wins, total_turns)
-        })
-        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+    let actions = tree.child_statistics.entry(my_token).or_default();
 
     info!("actions: {actions:?}");
 
-    let (&chosen, _, _) =
-        actions
-            .into_iter()
-            .max_by(
-                |(_, score1, turns1), (_, score2, turns2)| match score1.cmp(score2) {
-                    Ordering::Equal => turns1.cmp(turns2),
-                    order => order,
-                },
-            )?;
+    let chosen = actions
+        .iter()
+        .max_by_key(|(_, stat)| OrderedFloat(stat.won as f64 / stat.played as f64))
+        .map(|(direction, _)| *direction)?;
 
     info!("DIRECTION {}: {:?}", turn, chosen);
     Some(Action {
@@ -179,3 +152,97 @@ pub fn get_move(game: &Game, turn: i32, board: &Board, you: &Battlesnake) -> Opt
         shout: None,
     })
 }
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Default)]
+struct Statistics {
+    /// Number of times this node was simulated
+    played: usize,
+    /// Number of times this node was simulated and the agent has won.
+    won: BTreeMap<SnakeToken, usize>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Default)]
+struct ActionStatistic {
+    played: usize,
+    won: usize,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Default)]
+struct Node {
+    statistic: Statistics,
+    child_statistics: BTreeMap<SnakeToken, BTreeMap<Direction, ActionStatistic>>,
+    childs: BTreeMap<BTreeMap<SnakeToken, Direction>, Node>,
+}
+
+impl Node {
+    /// Performs one monte carlo simulation step
+    ///
+    /// Returns the snake that has won the simulation
+    fn monte_carlo_step(&mut self, board: &mut simulation::Board) -> Option<SnakeToken> {
+        let winner = if self.statistic.played == 0 {
+            // We didn't simulate a game for this node yet. Do that
+            board.simulate_until(|board| board.alive_snakes() <= 1);
+            board.snakes().next()
+        } else {
+            // select a node to simulate
+            let possible_actions = board.possible_actions();
+
+            let actions = possible_actions
+                .iter()
+                .map(|(token, actions)| {
+                    let statistics = self.child_statistics.entry(*token).or_default();
+                    let selected = actions
+                        .iter()
+                        .copied()
+                        .max_by_key(|direction| {
+                            let statistics = statistics.entry(*direction).or_default();
+                            if statistics.played == 0 {
+                                return OrderedFloat(f64::INFINITY);
+                            }
+                            let exploitation = statistics.won as f64 / statistics.played as f64;
+                            let exploration = f64::consts::SQRT_2
+                                * f64::sqrt(
+                                    f64::ln(self.statistic.played as f64)
+                                        / statistics.played as f64,
+                                );
+                            OrderedFloat(exploitation + exploration)
+                        })
+                        .unwrap_or_default();
+                    (*token, selected)
+                })
+                .collect();
+
+            board.simulate_actions(&actions);
+            let winner = self
+                .childs
+                .entry(actions.clone())
+                .or_default()
+                .monte_carlo_step(board);
+
+            // update child statistics
+            for (token, action) in &actions {
+                let entry = self
+                    .child_statistics
+                    .entry(*token)
+                    .or_default()
+                    .entry(*action)
+                    .or_default();
+                entry.played += 1;
+                if Some(*token) == winner {
+                    entry.won += 1;
+                }
+            }
+
+            winner
+        };
+        self.statistic.played += 1;
+        if let Some(token) = winner {
+            self.statistic
+                .won
+                .entry(token)
+                .and_modify(|won| *won += 1)
+                .or_insert(1);
+        }
+        winner
+    }
+}
diff --git a/battlesnake/src/main.rs b/battlesnake/src/main.rs
index feaa545..cafd627 100644
--- a/battlesnake/src/main.rs
+++ b/battlesnake/src/main.rs
@@ -18,10 +18,24 @@ const MAX_HEALTH: i32 = 100;
 // API and Response Objects
 // See https://docs.battlesnake.com/api
 
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Clone, Copy, Deserialize, Serialize, Sequence)]
+#[derive(
+    Debug,
+    PartialEq,
+    Eq,
+    PartialOrd,
+    Ord,
+    Hash,
+    Clone,
+    Copy,
+    Deserialize,
+    Serialize,
+    Sequence,
+    Default,
+)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
 pub enum Direction {
     /// Move left (-x)
+    #[default]
     Left,
     /// Move up (+y)
     Up,
@@ -82,14 +96,14 @@ pub struct Ruleset {
 pub struct RulesetSettings {
     /// Percentage chance of spawning a new food every round.
     #[serde(rename = "foodSpawnChance")]
-    food_spawn_chance: i32,
+    food_spawn_chance: u8,
     /// Minimum food to keep on the board every turn.
     #[serde(rename = "minimumFood")]
-    minimum_food: i32,
+    minimum_food: u8,
     /// Health damage a snake will take when ending its turn in a hazard. This stacks on top of the
     /// regular 1 damage a snake takes per turn.
     #[serde(rename = "hazardDamagePerTurn")]
-    hazard_damage_per_turn: i32,
+    hazard_damage_per_turn: u8,
     /// rules for the royale mode
     royale: RulesetRoyale,
     /// rules for the squad mode
diff --git a/battlesnake/src/simulation.rs b/battlesnake/src/simulation.rs
index 99cdee6..92cab80 100644
--- a/battlesnake/src/simulation.rs
+++ b/battlesnake/src/simulation.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,39 @@
-use std::collections::{BTreeSet, HashMap, VecDeque};
+use std::collections::{BTreeMap, BTreeSet, VecDeque};
 
-use rand::seq::SliceRandom;
+use iter_tools::Itertools;
+use rand::{
+    seq::{IteratorRandom, SliceRandom},
+    Rng,
+};
 
 use crate::{Coord, Direction};
 
+#[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)]
 const MAX_HEALTH: u8 = crate::MAX_HEALTH as u8;
 
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Clone, Copy)]
+pub struct SnakeToken {
+    id: u8,
+}
+
+impl SnakeToken {
+    pub fn from_board(board: &crate::Board) -> BTreeMap<String, SnakeToken> {
+        board
+            .snakes
+            .iter()
+            .enumerate()
+            .map(|(i, snake)| {
+                (
+                    snake.id.clone(),
+                    Self {
+                        id: u8::try_from(i).expect("Way to many snakes for a single game"),
+                    },
+                )
+            })
+            .collect()
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone)]
 pub struct Board {
     turn: i32,
@@ -15,12 +43,22 @@ pub struct Board {
     width: i32,
     /// Food on the board
     food: BTreeSet<Coord>,
+    /// Chance of new food spawning each round
+    food_chance: u8,
+    /// minimum quantity of food that must be on the board
+    min_food: u8,
     /// Alive snakes
-    snakes: Vec<Battlesnake>,
+    snakes: BTreeMap<SnakeToken, Battlesnake>,
 }
 
 impl Board {
-    pub fn from_game_board(board: &crate::Board, id_map: &HashMap<String, u8>, turn: i32) -> Self {
+    pub fn from_game_board(
+        board: &crate::Board,
+        token_map: &BTreeMap<String, SnakeToken>,
+        turn: i32,
+        food_chance: u8,
+        min_food: u8,
+    ) -> Self {
         let width = board.width;
         debug_assert!(width > 0);
         let height = board.height;
@@ -30,8 +68,8 @@ impl Board {
             .snakes
             .iter()
             .map(|snake| {
-                let id = id_map[&snake.id];
-                Battlesnake::from_game_snake(snake, id)
+                let token = token_map[&snake.id];
+                (token, Battlesnake::from_game_snake(snake))
             })
             .collect();
 
@@ -40,6 +78,8 @@ impl Board {
             height,
             width,
             food,
+            food_chance,
+            min_food,
             snakes,
         }
     }
@@ -48,32 +88,26 @@ impl Board {
         self.turn
     }
 
-    pub fn snake_index(&self, id: u8) -> Option<usize> {
-        self.snakes
-            .iter()
-            .enumerate()
-            .find(|(_, snake)| snake.id == id)
-            .map(|(i, _)| i)
-    }
-
-    pub fn is_alive(&self, id: u8) -> bool {
-        self.snakes.iter().any(|snake| snake.id == id)
+    pub fn is_alive(&self, token: SnakeToken) -> bool {
+        self.snakes.contains_key(&token)
     }
 
     pub fn alive_snakes(&self) -> usize {
         self.snakes.len()
     }
 
-    pub fn simulate_actions(&mut self, actions: &[Direction]) {
-        debug_assert_eq!(self.snakes.len(), actions.len());
+    pub fn snakes(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = SnakeToken> + '_ {
+        self.snakes.keys().copied()
+    }
 
+    pub fn simulate_actions(&mut self, actions: &BTreeMap<SnakeToken, Direction>) {
         // move snakes
-        for (snake, direction) in self.snakes.iter_mut().zip(actions.iter()) {
-            snake.perform_action(*direction);
+        for (token, snake) in &mut self.snakes {
+            snake.perform_action(actions.get(token).copied().unwrap_or_default());
         }
 
         // feed snakes
-        for snake in &mut self.snakes {
+        for snake in &mut self.snakes.values_mut() {
             let head = snake.head();
             if self.food.remove(head) {
                 snake.health = MAX_HEALTH;
@@ -84,11 +118,11 @@ impl Board {
         let alive_ids = self
             .snakes
             .iter()
-            .filter(|snake| {
+            .filter(|(_, snake)| {
                 // snake must have enough health
                 snake.health != 0
             })
-            .map(|snake| (snake.id, snake.body.len(), *snake.head()))
+            .map(|(token, snake)| (*token, snake.body.len(), *snake.head()))
             .filter(|(_, _, head)| {
                 // head in bounds
                 (0..self.width).contains(&head.x) && (0..self.height).contains(&head.y)
@@ -97,129 +131,133 @@ impl Board {
                 // body collision
                 !self
                     .snakes
-                    .iter()
+                    .values()
                     .flat_map(|snake2| snake2.body.iter().skip(1))
                     .any(|body| body == head)
             })
-            .filter(|(id, len, head)| {
+            .filter(|(token, len, head)| {
                 // head to head collision
                 !self
                     .snakes
                     .iter()
-                    .filter(|snake2| snake2.id != *id && snake2.body.len() >= *len)
-                    .any(|snake2| snake2.head() == head)
+                    .filter(|(token2, snake2)| *token2 != token && snake2.body.len() >= *len)
+                    .any(|(_, snake2)| snake2.head() == head)
             })
-            .map(|(id, _, _)| id)
+            .map(|(token, _, _)| token)
             .collect::<Vec<_>>();
-        self.snakes.retain(|snake| alive_ids.contains(&snake.id));
+        self.snakes.retain(|token, _| alive_ids.contains(token));
+
+        // spawn new food
+        if self.food.len() < usize::from(self.min_food)
+            || rand::thread_rng().gen_ratio(u32::from(self.food_chance), 100)
+        {
+            let free_fields = (0..self.width)
+                .flat_map(|x| (0..self.height).map(move |y| Coord { x, y }))
+                .filter(|coord| {
+                    !self
+                        .snakes
+                        .values()
+                        .flat_map(|snake| snake.body.iter())
+                        .any(|body| body == coord)
+                })
+                .filter(|coord| self.food.contains(coord));
+            if let Some(field) = free_fields.choose(&mut rand::thread_rng()) {
+                self.food.insert(field);
+            }
+        }
 
         self.turn += 1;
     }
 
-    pub fn simulate_with_initial_until(
-        &mut self,
-        actions: &[Option<Direction>],
-        exit: impl Fn(&Self) -> bool,
-    ) {
-        debug_assert_eq!(actions.len(), self.snakes.len());
-        let possible_actions = self.possible_actions();
-        let actions = actions
-            .iter()
-            .enumerate()
-            .map(|(i, direction)| {
-                direction.unwrap_or_else(|| {
-                    possible_actions[i]
-                        .choose(&mut rand::thread_rng())
-                        .copied()
-                        .unwrap_or(Direction::Up)
-                })
-            })
-            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
-
-        self.simulate_actions(&actions);
+    pub fn simulate_until(&mut self, exit: impl Fn(&Self) -> bool) {
         while !exit(self) {
             let actions = self
                 .possible_actions()
                 .iter()
-                .map(|actions| {
-                    actions
-                        .choose(&mut rand::thread_rng())
-                        .copied()
-                        .unwrap_or(Direction::Up)
+                .map(|(token, actions)| {
+                    (
+                        *token,
+                        actions
+                            .iter()
+                            .choose(&mut rand::thread_rng())
+                            .copied()
+                            .unwrap_or_default(),
+                    )
                 })
-                .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+                .collect();
             self.simulate_actions(&actions);
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn possible_actions(&self) -> Vec<Vec<Direction>> {
-        let possible_actions = self
+    pub fn possible_actions(&self) -> BTreeMap<SnakeToken, BTreeSet<Direction>> {
+        let mut actions: BTreeMap<_, BTreeSet<_>> = self
             .snakes
-            .iter()
-            .map(|snake| {
-                enum_iterator::all::<Direction>()
-                    .map(|direction| (direction, snake.head().move_to(direction)))
-                    .filter(|(_, target)| {
-                        // don't move out of bounds
-                        (0..self.width).contains(&target.x) && (0..self.height).contains(&target.y)
-                    })
-                    .filter(|(_, target)| {
-                        // don't collide with other snakes
-                        !self
-                            .snakes
+            .keys()
+            .map(|&token| (token, enum_iterator::all::<Direction>().collect()))
+            .collect();
+
+        for (token, actions) in &mut actions {
+            let snake = &self.snakes[token];
+            let head = snake.head();
+
+            actions.retain(|direction| {
+                let target = head.move_to(*direction);
+
+                // don't move out of bounds
+                if !((0..self.width).contains(&target.x) && (0..self.height).contains(&target.y)) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                // don't collide with other snakes
+                !self
+                    .snakes
+                    .values()
+                    .flat_map(|snake| {
+                        let has_eaten = snake.health == MAX_HEALTH;
+                        snake
+                            .body
                             .iter()
-                            .flat_map(|snake| {
-                                let has_eaten = snake.health == MAX_HEALTH;
-                                snake
-                                    .body
-                                    .iter()
-                                    .take(snake.body.len() - usize::from(!has_eaten))
-                            })
-                            .any(|coord| coord == target)
+                            .take(snake.body.len() - usize::from(!has_eaten))
                     })
-                    .map(|(direction, _)| direction)
-                    .collect::<Vec<_>>()
-            })
-            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+                    .any(|coord| *coord == target)
+            });
+        }
 
         // don't move into bigger snakes heads with only one movement option
-        possible_actions
+        let bigger_snakes = self
+            .snakes
             .iter()
-            .enumerate()
-            .map(|(i, actions)| {
-                let snake = &self.snakes[i];
-                let length = snake.body.len();
-                let head = snake.head();
-                actions
-                    .iter()
-                    .copied()
-                    .filter(|direction| {
-                        let target = head.move_to(*direction);
-                        !self
-                            .snakes
-                            .iter()
-                            .enumerate()
-                            .filter(|(_, snake)| {
-                                // only snakes that are longer
-                                snake.body.len() > length
-                            })
-                            .filter_map(|(i, snake)| match &possible_actions[i][..] {
-                                // only snakes that have a single action option
-                                [direction] => Some(snake.head().move_to(*direction)),
-                                _ => None,
-                            })
-                            .any(|coord| coord == target)
-                    })
-                    .collect()
+            .sorted_unstable_by(|(_, snake1), (_, snake2)| snake2.health.cmp(&snake1.health))
+            .map(|(token, snake)| {
+                if actions[token].len() == 1 {
+                    (
+                        snake.body.len(),
+                        Some(snake.head().move_to(*actions[token].first().unwrap())),
+                    )
+                } else {
+                    (snake.body.len(), None)
+                }
             })
-            .collect()
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        for (token, actions) in &mut actions {
+            let snake = &self.snakes[token];
+            let head = snake.head();
+
+            actions.retain(|direction| {
+                let target = head.move_to(*direction);
+                !bigger_snakes
+                    .iter()
+                    .take_while(|(length, _)| *length > snake.body.len())
+                    .any(|(_, coord)| coord.map_or(false, |coord| coord == target))
+            });
+        }
+
+        actions
     }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone)]
 pub struct Battlesnake {
-    /// Id of the snake. Unique inside a game
-    id: u8,
     /// health points
     health: u8,
     /// Body of the snake. The head is the first element in the queue
@@ -227,12 +265,12 @@ pub struct Battlesnake {
 }
 
 impl Battlesnake {
-    pub fn from_game_snake(snake: &crate::Battlesnake, id: u8) -> Self {
+    pub fn from_game_snake(snake: &crate::Battlesnake) -> Self {
         let body: VecDeque<_> = snake.body.iter().copied().collect();
         debug_assert_eq!(body.len(), usize::try_from(snake.length).unwrap());
         debug_assert!(snake.health <= crate::MAX_HEALTH);
         let health = u8::try_from(snake.health).expect("max health is 100");
-        Self { id, health, body }
+        Self { health, body }
     }
 
     pub fn perform_action(&mut self, direction: Direction) {