diff --git a/2020/22/22.py b/2020/22/22.py
index 48a0089..da1e4b6 100644
--- a/2020/22/22.py
+++ b/2020/22/22.py
@@ -1,25 +1,18 @@
+import copy
+
 def playRound(p1,p2):
-    print("-- ROUND RESULT --")
-    print("Player 1's deck: "+str(p1))
-    print("Player 2's deck: "+str(p2))
-    print("Player 1 plays "+str(p1[0]))
-    print("Player 2 plays "+str(p2[0]))
     if p1[0]>p2[0]:
         p1.append(p1[0])
         p1.pop(0)
         p1.append(p2[0])
         p2.pop(0)
-        print("Player 1 wins the round!")
     elif p2[0]>p1[0]:
         p2.append(p2[0])
         p2.pop(0)
         p2.append(p1[0])
         p1.pop(0)
-        print("Player 2 wins the round!")
-    print("\n\n")
     return [p1,p2]
 
-
 def calcScore(deck):
     out = 0
     for i in range(0,len(deck)):
@@ -29,9 +22,46 @@ def calcScore(deck):
         print("running total: "+str(out))
     return out
 
-flag = False
+def normalGame(p1,p2):
+    while len(p1) > 0 and len(p2) > 0:
+        res = playRound(p1, p2)
+        p1 = res[0]
+        p2 = res[1]
+    return [p1,p2]
+
+def recurseGame(p1,p2,n):
+    print("start subgame of level "+str(n))
+    rounds = []
+    while len(p1) > 0 and len(p2) > 0:
+        if [p1,p2] in rounds:
+            print("subgame level " + str(n) + " has ended")
+            return [p1,[]]
+        if p1[0] <= len(p1)-1 and p2[0] <= len(p2)-1:
+            res = recurseGame(copy.deepcopy(p1[1:(p1[0]+1)]),copy.deepcopy(p2[1:(p2[0]+1)]),n+1)
+            if len(res[0])>0:
+                p1.append(p1[0])
+                p1.pop(0)
+                p1.append(p2[0])
+                p2.pop(0)
+            elif len(res[1])>0:
+                p2.append(p2[0])
+                p2.pop(0)
+                p2.append(p1[0])
+                p1.pop(0)
+            else:
+                print("THIS IS AN ERROR")
+        else:
+            res = playRound(copy.deepcopy(p1),copy.deepcopy(p2))
+            rounds.append([copy.deepcopy(p1),copy.deepcopy(p2)])
+            p1 = res[0]
+            p2 = res[1]
+    print("subgame level "+str(n)+" has ended")
+    return[p1,p2]
+
+
 p1 = []
 p2 = []
+flag = False
 with open("input22.txt") as file:
     for line in file:
         if line == "Player 1:\n":
@@ -44,12 +74,9 @@ with open("input22.txt") as file:
             p1.append(int(line[:-1]))
         else:
             p2.append(int(line[:-1]))
-while len(p1) > 0 and len(p2) > 0:
-    res = playRound(p1,p2)
-    p1 = res[0]
-    p2 = res[1]
-print("== Post-game results ==")
-print("Player 1's deck: "+str(p1))
-print("Player 2's deck: "+str(p2))
-out = calcScore(p1) if len(p1) > 0 else calcScore(p2)
-print(out)
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+norm = normalGame(copy.deepcopy(p1),copy.deepcopy(p2))
+scnorm = calcScore(norm[0]) if len(norm[0])>0 else calcScore(norm[1])
+rec = recurseGame(copy.deepcopy(p1),copy.deepcopy(p2),0)
+screc = calcScore(rec[0]) if len(rec[0])>0 else calcScore(rec[1])
+print("Normal game winner has score of " + str(scnorm))
+print("Recursive game winner has score of " + str(screc))
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diff --git a/2020/22/input22.txt b/2020/22/input22.txt
index 126d35a..537fcb7 100644
--- a/2020/22/input22.txt
+++ b/2020/22/input22.txt
@@ -50,4 +50,4 @@ Player 2:
 18
 4
 7
-20
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+20