diff --git a/board.py b/board.py
index 37e22b5..d55f92a 100644
--- a/board.py
+++ b/board.py
@@ -120,6 +120,16 @@ class Board:
                      checkers_at_from_idx(),
                      no_block_at_to_idx(),
                      can_bear_off() if bearing_off else True ])
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def any_move_valid(board, player, roll):
+        for die in roll:
+            idxs = Board.idxs_with_checkers_of_player(board, player)
+            for idx in idxs:
+                if Board.is_move_valid(board, player, die,
+                                       (idx, idx + (die * player))):
+                    return True
+        return False
     
     @staticmethod
     def is_winner(board, player):
diff --git a/test.py b/test.py
index d564533..3467d56 100644
--- a/test.py
+++ b/test.py
@@ -218,6 +218,35 @@ class TestDoMove(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(Board.do_move(board, -1, (1, 0)), expected_board)
         self.assertEqual(Board.do_move(board, -1, (1, -1)), expected_board)
         self.assertEqual(Board.do_move(board, -1, (1, -4)), expected_board)
+
+class TestAnyMoveValid(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_bear_in_but_blocked(self):
+        board = [ 0,
+                  0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+                  0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+                  0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+                  2, 2, 0, 2, 2, 2,
+                  -1 ]
+        self.assertEqual(Board.any_move_valid(board, -1, (3,6)), False)
+        self.assertEqual(Board.any_move_valid(board, -1, (6,3)), False)
+        self.assertEqual(Board.any_move_valid(board, -1, (3,4)), True)
+        self.assertEqual(Board.any_move_valid(board, -1, (4,1)), True)
+
+    def test_simple_block(self):
+        board = [ 0,
+                  0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+                  0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+                  0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+                  2, 2, -1, 0, 0, 0,
+                  0 ]
+        self.assertEqual(Board.any_move_valid(board, -1, (1,1)), False)
+        self.assertEqual(Board.any_move_valid(board, -1, (2,2)), False)
+        self.assertEqual(Board.any_move_valid(board, -1, (2,1)), False)
+        self.assertEqual(Board.any_move_valid(board, -1, (1,2)), False)
+        self.assertEqual(Board.any_move_valid(board, -1, (3,1)), True)
+        self.assertEqual(Board.any_move_valid(board, -1, (1,3)), True)
+        self.assertEqual(Board.any_move_valid(board, -1, (4,4)), True)
+        
         
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()