diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index ecafd0d..9a1be32 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "enum-iterator",
  "env_logger",
  "float-ord",
+ "futures-util",
  "log",
  "rand",
  "serde",
@@ -516,6 +517,17 @@ version = "0.3.31"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "05f29059c0c2090612e8d742178b0580d2dc940c837851ad723096f87af6663e"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "futures-macro"
+version = "0.3.31"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "162ee34ebcb7c64a8abebc059ce0fee27c2262618d7b60ed8faf72fef13c3650"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-sink"
 version = "0.3.31"
@@ -535,6 +547,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9fa08315bb612088cc391249efdc3bc77536f16c91f6cf495e6fbe85b20a4a81"
 dependencies = [
  "futures-core",
+ "futures-macro",
  "futures-sink",
  "futures-task",
  "pin-project-lite",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1d7f7ab..f7a6e27 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,3 +3,7 @@ members = ["battlesnake", "xtask"]
 resolver = "3"
 
 default-members = ["battlesnake"]
+
+[profile.release]
+lto = "fat"
+codegen-units = 1
diff --git a/battlesnake/Cargo.toml b/battlesnake/Cargo.toml
index b6112ec..7beb3af 100644
--- a/battlesnake/Cargo.toml
+++ b/battlesnake/Cargo.toml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ bitvec = "1.0"
 enum-iterator = "2.1"
 rand = "0.9"
 float-ord = "0.3"
+futures-util = "0.3.31"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 criterion = "0.5"
diff --git a/battlesnake/src/main.rs b/battlesnake/src/main.rs
index 96c41c3..6da1b64 100644
--- a/battlesnake/src/main.rs
+++ b/battlesnake/src/main.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use battlesnake::types::{
     wire::{Request, Response},
 };
 use float_ord::FloatOrd;
+use futures_util::future::join_all;
 use log::{debug, error, info, trace, warn};
 use rand::prelude::*;
 use serde::Serialize;
@@ -88,120 +89,126 @@ async fn get_move(request: Json<Request>) -> response::Json<Response> {
     }
     info!("valid actions: {actions:?}");
 
-    tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+    if start.elapsed() > Duration::from_millis(10) {
+        error!(
+            "The calculation started late ({}ms)",
+            start.elapsed().as_millis()
+        );
+    }
+    let end_condition: fn(&Board) -> Option<()> = match &*request.game.ruleset.name {
+        "solo" => end_solo,
+        _ => end_standard,
+    };
+    let score_fn: fn(&Board, u8) -> u32 = match &*request.game.ruleset.name {
+        "solo" => score_solo,
+        _ => score_standard,
+    };
+
+    let action_futures = (0..3).map(|_| {
+        let request = request.clone();
+        let board = board.clone();
         let mut rng = SmallRng::from_os_rng();
-        if start.elapsed() > Duration::from_millis(10) {
-            error!(
-                "The calculation started late ({}ms)",
-                start.elapsed().as_millis()
-            );
-        }
-        let base_turns = board.turn();
-        let rolling_horizon = (u32::from(request.you.length) * 3).max(32);
-        let last_turn = base_turns + rolling_horizon;
-        let end_condition: &dyn Fn(&Board) -> Option<_> = match &*request.game.ruleset.name {
-            "solo" => &|board| {
-                if board.valid_actions(0).count() == 0 || board.turn() > last_turn {
-                    Some(())
-                } else {
-                    None
+        let actions = actions.clone();
+        tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+            let mut mcts_managers: Vec<_> = (0..request.board.snakes.len())
+                .map(|id| MctsManager::new(u8::try_from(id).unwrap()))
+                .collect();
+            let c = f32::sqrt(2.0);
+            let mut mcts_actions = Vec::new();
+            while start.elapsed() < timeout * 4 / 5 {
+                let mut board = board.clone();
+                while end_condition(&board).is_none() {
+                    mcts_actions.clear();
+                    mcts_actions.extend(mcts_managers.iter_mut().filter_map(|mcts_manager| {
+                        mcts_manager
+                            .next_action(&board, c, &mut rng)
+                            .map(|action| (mcts_manager.snake, action))
+                    }));
+                    board.next_turn(&mcts_actions, &mut rng);
+                    if mcts_actions.is_empty() {
+                        break;
+                    }
                 }
-            },
-            _ => &|board| {
-                if board.num_snakes() <= 1 || board.turn() > last_turn {
-                    Some(())
-                } else {
-                    None
-                }
-            },
-        };
-        let score_fn: &dyn Fn(&Board, u8) -> u32 = match &*request.game.ruleset.name {
-            "solo" => &|board, id| u32::try_from(board.length(id)).unwrap_or(0),
-            _ => &|board, id| {
-                if board.alive(id) {
-                    1 + u32::from(board.max_length() == board.length(id))
-                } else {
-                    0
-                }
-            },
-        };
-
-        let mut mcts_managers: Vec<_> = (0..request.board.snakes.len())
-            .map(|id| MctsManager::new(u8::try_from(id).unwrap()))
-            .collect();
-        let c = f32::sqrt(2.0);
-        let mut mcts_actions = Vec::new();
-        while start.elapsed() < timeout * 4 / 5 {
-            let mut board = board.clone();
-            while end_condition(&board).is_none() {
-                mcts_actions.clear();
-                mcts_actions.extend(mcts_managers.iter_mut().filter_map(|mcts_manager| {
-                    mcts_manager
-                        .next_action(&board, c, &mut rng)
-                        .map(|action| (mcts_manager.snake, action))
-                }));
-                board.next_turn(&mcts_actions, &mut rng);
-                if mcts_actions.is_empty() {
-                    break;
+                board.simulate_random(&mut rng, end_condition);
+                for mcts_manager in &mut mcts_managers {
+                    let id = mcts_manager.snake;
+                    let score = score_fn(&board, id);
+                    mcts_manager.apply_score(score);
                 }
             }
-            board.simulate_random(&mut rng, end_condition);
-            for mcts_manager in &mut mcts_managers {
-                let id = mcts_manager.snake;
-                let score = score_fn(&board, id);
-                mcts_manager.apply_score(score);
+            let my_mcts_manager = mcts_managers.into_iter().nth(usize::from(id)).unwrap();
+            for action in actions {
+                let score = my_mcts_manager.base.next[usize::from(action)]
+                    .as_ref()
+                    .map(|info| info.score as f32 / info.played as f32);
+                if let Some(score) = score {
+                    info!("{action:?} -> {score}");
+                } else {
+                    info!("{action:?} -> None");
+                }
             }
-        }
-        let my_mcts_manager = &mcts_managers[usize::from(id)];
-        for action in actions {
-            let score = my_mcts_manager.base.next[usize::from(action)]
-                .as_ref()
-                .map(|info| info.score as f32 / info.played as f32);
-            if let Some(score) = score {
-                info!("{action:?} -> {score}");
-            } else {
-                info!("{action:?} -> None");
-            }
-        }
 
-        let action = my_mcts_manager
-            .base
-            .next
-            .iter()
-            .enumerate()
-            .filter_map(|(index, info)| {
-                info.as_ref().map(|info| {
-                    (
-                        match index {
-                            0 => Direction::Up,
-                            1 => Direction::Down,
-                            2 => Direction::Left,
-                            3 => Direction::Right,
-                            _ => unreachable!(),
-                        },
-                        info,
-                    )
-                })
-            })
-            .max_by_key(|(_, info)| FloatOrd(info.score as f32 / info.played as f32))
-            .map(|(action, _)| action);
+            let actions = my_mcts_manager.base.next.map(|action| {
+                action.map_or(0.0, |action| action.score as f32 / action.played as f32)
+            });
 
-        if let Some(action) = action {
-            info!(
-                "found action {action:?} after {} simulations.",
-                my_mcts_manager.base.played
-            );
-        } else {
-            warn!("unable to find a valid action");
-        }
-        info!("chose {action:?}");
-        response::Json(Response {
-            direction: action.unwrap_or(Direction::Up),
-            shout: None,
+            (actions, my_mcts_manager.base.played)
         })
+    });
+    let (actions, played) = join_all(action_futures).await.into_iter().fold(
+        ([0.0; 4], 0),
+        |(mut total, mut games), actions| {
+            if let Ok((actions, new_games)) = actions {
+                for i in 0..total.len() {
+                    total[i] += actions[i];
+                }
+                games += new_games;
+            }
+            (total, games)
+        },
+    );
+    let action = actions
+        .into_iter()
+        .enumerate()
+        .max_by_key(|(_, score)| FloatOrd(*score))
+        .map(|(index, _)| match index {
+            0 => Direction::Up,
+            1 => Direction::Down,
+            2 => Direction::Left,
+            3 => Direction::Right,
+            _ => unreachable!(),
+        });
+
+    if let Some(action) = action {
+        info!("found action {action:?} after {played} simulations.",);
+    } else {
+        warn!("unable to find a valid action");
+    }
+    info!("chose {action:?}");
+    response::Json(Response {
+        direction: action.unwrap_or(Direction::Up),
+        shout: None,
     })
-    .await
-    .unwrap()
+}
+
+fn end_solo(board: &Board) -> Option<()> {
+    (board.valid_actions(0).count() == 0).then_some(())
+}
+
+fn end_standard(board: &Board) -> Option<()> {
+    (board.num_snakes() <= 1).then_some(())
+}
+
+fn score_solo(board: &Board, id: u8) -> u32 {
+    u32::try_from(board.length(id)).unwrap_or(0)
+}
+
+fn score_standard(board: &Board, id: u8) -> u32 {
+    if board.alive(id) {
+        1 + u32::from(board.max_length() == board.length(id))
+    } else {
+        0
+    }
 }
 
 async fn end(request: Json<Request>) {
diff --git a/battlesnake/src/types/mod.rs b/battlesnake/src/types/mod.rs
index fa62d61..75cb91f 100644
--- a/battlesnake/src/types/mod.rs
+++ b/battlesnake/src/types/mod.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ impl Coord {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Sequence)]
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Sequence)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
 pub enum Direction {
     /// Move in positive y direction