diff --git a/board.py b/board.py
index 0f403ed..0306a22 100644
--- a/board.py
+++ b/board.py
@@ -42,13 +42,14 @@ class Board:
     # quack-fat
     @staticmethod
     def board_features_quack_fat(board, player):
-        board = list(board)
-        positives = [x if x > 0 else 0 for x in board]
-        negatives = [x if x < 0 else 0 for x in board]
-        board.append( 15 - sum(positives))
-        board.append(-15 - sum(negatives))
-        board += ([1, 0] if np.sign(player) > 0 else [0, 1])
-        return np.array(board).reshape(1,30)
+        return np.array(quack.board_features_quack_fat(board,player)).reshape(1,30)
+        # board = list(board)
+        # positives = [x if x > 0 else 0 for x in board]
+        # negatives = [x if x < 0 else 0 for x in board]
+        # board.append( 15 - sum(positives))
+        # board.append(-15 - sum(negatives))
+        # board += ([1, 0] if np.sign(player) > 0 else [0, 1])
+        # return np.array(board).reshape(1,30)
 
 
     # quack-fatter
diff --git a/network.py b/network.py
index f6e4914..5ea80cd 100644
--- a/network.py
+++ b/network.py
@@ -216,10 +216,7 @@ class Network:
         :return: A pair of the best state to go to, together with the score of that state
         """
         legal_moves = list(Board.calculate_legal_states(board, player, roll))
-
-        legal_states = [list(tmp) for tmp in legal_moves]
-
-        legal_states = np.array([self.board_trans_func(tmp, player)[0] for tmp in legal_states])
+        legal_states = np.array([self.board_trans_func(move, player)[0] for move in legal_moves])
 
         scores = self.model.predict_on_batch(legal_states)
         transformed_scores = [x if np.sign(player) > 0 else 1 - x for x in scores]
@@ -260,12 +257,7 @@ class Network:
         # find all legal states from the given board and the given roll
         init_legal_states = Board.calculate_legal_states(board, player, roll)
 
-
-        legal_moves = list(Board.calculate_legal_states(board, player, roll))
-
-        legal_states = [list(tmp) for tmp in legal_moves]
-
-        legal_states = np.array([self.board_trans_func(tmp, player)[0] for tmp in legal_states])
+        legal_states = np.array([self.board_trans_func(state, player)[0] for state in init_legal_states])
 
         scores = self.calc_vals(legal_states)
         scores = [score.numpy() for score in scores]
diff --git a/quack/quack.c b/quack/quack.c
index 8292f39..0c72ae5 100644
--- a/quack/quack.c
+++ b/quack/quack.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ int *idxs_with_checkers_of_player(int board[], int player) {
 
   int *idxs = malloc((1 + ctr) * sizeof(int));
   if (idxs == NULL) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "malloc failed\n");
+    PyErr_NoMemory();
     abort();
   }
 
@@ -79,15 +79,22 @@ int can_bear_off(int board[], int player, int from_idx) {
   if (player == 1) {
     for (int i = 1; i <= checker_idxs[0]; i++) {
       if ( !((checker_idxs[i] >= from_idx) &&
-	     (checker_idxs[i] >= 19)) ) return 0;
+	     (checker_idxs[i] >= 19)) ) {
+	free(checker_idxs);
+	return 0;
+      }
     }
   } else {
     for (int i = 1; i <= checker_idxs[0]; i++) {
       if ( !((checker_idxs[i] <= from_idx) &&
-	     (checker_idxs[i] <= 6)) ) return 0;
+	     (checker_idxs[i] <= 6)) ) {
+	free(checker_idxs);
+	return 0;
+      }
     }
   }
-  
+
+  free(checker_idxs);
   return 1;
 }
 
@@ -149,7 +156,7 @@ void do_move(int board[], int player, int move[]) {
 int* do_move_clone(int board[], int player, int move[]) {
   int* new_board = malloc(sizeof(int) * 26);
   if (new_board == NULL) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "malloc failed\n");
+    PyErr_NoMemory();
     abort();
   }
   
@@ -161,9 +168,9 @@ int* do_move_clone(int board[], int player, int move[]) {
   return new_board;
 }
 
-PyObject* store_board_to_pyobject(int board[]) {
-  PyObject* board_tuple = PyTuple_New(26);
-  for (int i = 0; i < 26; i++) {
+PyObject* store_board_to_pytuple(int board[], int size) {
+  PyObject* board_tuple = PyTuple_New(size);
+  for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
     PyTuple_SetItem(board_tuple, i, Py_BuildValue("i", board[i]));
   }
   return board_tuple;
@@ -175,8 +182,9 @@ board_list calc_moves(int board[], int player, int face_value) {
   
   if (checker_idxs[0] == 0) { 
     boards.size = 1;
-    PyObject* board_tuple = store_board_to_pyobject(board);
+    PyObject* board_tuple = store_board_to_pytuple(board, 26);
     boards.list[0] = board_tuple;
+    free(checker_idxs);
     return boards;
   }
 
@@ -188,7 +196,7 @@ board_list calc_moves(int board[], int player, int face_value) {
 
     if (is_move_valid(board, player, face_value, move)) {
       int* new_board = do_move_clone(board, player, move);
-      PyObject* board_tuple = store_board_to_pyobject(new_board);
+      PyObject* board_tuple = store_board_to_pytuple(new_board, 26);
 
       // segfault maybe :'(
       free(new_board);
@@ -198,10 +206,40 @@ board_list calc_moves(int board[], int player, int face_value) {
     }
   }
 
+  free(checker_idxs);
+  
   boards.size = ctr;
   return boards;
 }
 
+int* board_features_quack_fat(int board[], int player) {
+  int* new_board = malloc(sizeof(int) * 30);
+  if (new_board == NULL) {
+    PyErr_NoMemory();
+    abort();
+  }
+
+  int pos_sum = 0;
+  int neg_sum = 0;
+  for (int i = 0; i < 26; i++) {
+    new_board[i] = board[i];
+    if (sign(new_board[i] > 0)) pos_sum += new_board[i];
+    else                        neg_sum += new_board[i]; 
+  }
+
+  new_board[26] = 15 - pos_sum;
+  new_board[27] = -15 - neg_sum;
+  if (player == 1) {
+    new_board[28] = 1;
+    new_board[29] = 0;
+  } else {
+    new_board[28] = 0;
+    new_board[29] = 1;
+  }
+  
+  return new_board;
+}
+
 /* Meta definitions */
 int extract_board(int *board, PyObject* board_tuple_obj) {
   long numValuesBoard;
@@ -233,7 +271,7 @@ int extract_move(int *move, PyObject* move_tuple_obj) {
     move_val_obj = PyTuple_GetItem(move_tuple_obj, i);
     move[i] = PyLong_AsLong(move_val_obj);
   }
-
+  
   return 0;
 }
 
@@ -244,8 +282,6 @@ quack_is_move_valid(PyObject *self, PyObject *args) {
   int face_value;
   int move[2];
   
-  int validity;
-  
   PyObject* board_tuple_obj;
   PyObject* move_tuple_obj;
   
@@ -258,9 +294,9 @@ quack_is_move_valid(PyObject *self, PyObject *args) {
 
  if (extract_board(board, board_tuple_obj)) return NULL;
  if (extract_move(move, move_tuple_obj))    return NULL;
-  
-  validity = is_move_valid(board, player, face_value, move);
-  return Py_BuildValue("i", validity);
+ 
+ if (is_move_valid(board, player, face_value, move)) Py_RETURN_TRUE;
+ else                                                Py_RETURN_FALSE;
 }
 
 static PyObject*
@@ -281,14 +317,17 @@ quack_idxs_with_checkers_of_player(PyObject *self, PyObject *args) {
   if (extract_board(board, board_tuple_obj)) return NULL;
   
   idxs = idxs_with_checkers_of_player(board, player);
-  PyObject* idxs_list = PyList_New(0);
+  PyObject* idxs_list = PyList_New(idxs[0]);
   
-  for (int i = 1; i <= idxs[0]; i++) {
-    PyList_Append(idxs_list, Py_BuildValue("i", idxs[i]));
+  for (int i = 0; i < idxs[0]; i++) {
+    PyList_SetItem(idxs_list, i, Py_BuildValue("i", idxs[i+1]));
   }
   free(idxs);
+
+  PyObject *result = Py_BuildValue("O", idxs_list);
+  Py_DECREF(idxs_list);
   
-  return Py_BuildValue("O", idxs_list);
+  return result;
 }
 
 static PyObject*
@@ -310,10 +349,15 @@ quack_do_move(PyObject *self, PyObject *args) {
   if (extract_move(move, move_tuple_obj))    return NULL;
 
   do_move(board, player, move);
+  PyObject* board_tuple = store_board_to_pytuple(board, 26);
 
-  PyObject* board_tuple = store_board_to_pyobject(board);
+  // This is shaky
+  Py_DECREF(board);
+
+  PyObject *result = Py_BuildValue("O", board_tuple);
+  Py_DECREF(board_tuple);
   
-  return Py_BuildValue("O", board_tuple);
+  return result;
 }
 
 static PyObject*
@@ -333,16 +377,43 @@ quack_calc_moves(PyObject *self, PyObject *args) {
   if (extract_board(board, board_tuple_obj)) return NULL;
 
   board_list boards = calc_moves(board, player, face_value);
-  PyObject* boards_list = PyList_New(0);
+  PyObject* boards_list = PyList_New(boards.size);
   
   for (int i = 0; i < boards.size; i++) {
-    if (PyList_Append(boards_list, boards.list[i])) {
+    if (PyList_SetItem(boards_list, i, boards.list[i])) {
       printf("list insertion failed at index %i\n",i);
       abort();
     }
   }
   
-  return Py_BuildValue("O", boards_list);
+  PyObject *result = Py_BuildValue("O", boards_list);
+  Py_DECREF(boards_list);
+  
+  return result;
+}
+
+static PyObject*
+quack_board_features_quack_fat(PyObject *self, PyObject *args) {
+  int board[26];
+  int player;
+  
+  PyObject* board_tuple_obj;
+  
+  if (! PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O!i",
+			 &PyTuple_Type, &board_tuple_obj,
+			 &player))
+    return NULL;
+
+  if (extract_board(board, board_tuple_obj)) return NULL;
+
+  int* new_board = board_features_quack_fat(board, player);
+  PyObject* board_tuple = store_board_to_pytuple(new_board, 30);
+  free(new_board);
+
+  PyObject *result = Py_BuildValue("O", board_tuple);
+  Py_DECREF(board_tuple);
+  
+  return result;
 }
 
 
@@ -363,6 +434,10 @@ static PyMethodDef quack_methods[] = {
     "calc_moves", quack_calc_moves, METH_VARARGS,
     "Calculates all legal moves from board with specified face value"
   },
+  {
+    "board_features_quack_fat", quack_board_features_quack_fat, METH_VARARGS,
+    "Transforms a board to the quack-fat board representation"
+  },
   {NULL, NULL, 0, NULL}
 };