diff --git a/tak_bot/Cargo.toml b/tak_bot/Cargo.toml
index 6c59ae3..0705a20 100644
--- a/tak_bot/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tak_bot/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 name = "tak_bot"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2024"
+default-run = "tak_bot"
 
 [dependencies]
 tak_lib = { path = "../tak_lib" }
diff --git a/tak_lib/src/piece.rs b/tak_lib/src/piece.rs
index 2b28f92..348eed5 100644
--- a/tak_lib/src/piece.rs
+++ b/tak_lib/src/piece.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::fmt::Display;
+use std::fmt::Debug;
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Debug, Hash)]
 #[repr(u8)]
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ pub enum Color {
     Black = 1,
 }
 
-#[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash, Debug)]
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash)]
 #[repr(u8)]
 pub enum Piece {
     None = 0,
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pub enum Piece {
     Wall = 2,
     Caps = 3,
 }
-impl Display for Piece {
+impl Debug for Piece {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
         match self {
             Piece::None => write!(f, "----"),
@@ -50,6 +50,29 @@ impl ColoredPiece {
         unsafe { std::mem::transmute(piece_val) }
     }
 
+    /// Constructs a new `ColoredPiece` from the given raw value.
+    pub fn from_u8_opt(val: u8) -> Option<Self> {
+        if val <= 7 && val != 4 {
+            // safety: value is checked to be in range
+            Some(unsafe { std::mem::transmute(val) })
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Constructs a new `ColoredPiece` from the given raw value.
+    ///
+    /// ## Panics
+    /// This panics if `val` is outside the range `0..=7` or is `4`.
+    pub fn from_u8(val: u8) -> Self {
+        if val <= 7 && val != 4 {
+            // safety: value is checked to be in range
+            unsafe { std::mem::transmute(val) }
+        } else {
+            panic!("`val` ({}) was not in range for `ColoredPiece`!", val);
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Gets the color of the piece,
     /// returning `Color::White` if `self` is `None`.
     pub fn color(&self) -> Color {
diff --git a/tak_lib/src/tile.rs b/tak_lib/src/tile.rs
index 29e7ecb..74085d6 100644
--- a/tak_lib/src/tile.rs
+++ b/tak_lib/src/tile.rs
@@ -1,35 +1,84 @@
 use std::fmt::Debug;
 
-use crate::piece::Piece;
+use crate::piece::ColoredPiece;
 
+/// A tile on the board.
+///
+/// bits [2:0] represent the top piece (if any).
+/// - bit [2] being the color.
+/// - bits [1:0] being the piece type (if any).
+/// bits [15:8] represent the number of pieces underneath the top piece.
+/// bits [127:16] are the colors of the stacked pieces.
+/// - bit [16] is the top-most piece, and bit [127] is the bottom-most piece.
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash)]
-pub struct Tile {
-    /// The colors of the stacked pieces.
-    ///
-    /// bit 0 represents the top of the stack (not counting the top piece).
-    stack: u64,
-    /// The length of the stack.
-    stack_len: u8,
-    /// The piece that is on the tile
-    piece: Piece,
-}
+pub struct Tile(u128);
 
 impl Debug for Tile {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        if self.stack_len == 0 {
-            write!(f, "{}", self.piece)
+        if self.stack_len() == 0 {
+            self.top_piece().fmt(f)
         } else {
-            let stack: String = (0..self.stack_len)
+            let stack = self.stack();
+            let stack: String = (0..self.stack_len())
                 .rev()
-                .map(|i| if (self.stack >> i) & 1 == 1 { 'w' } else { 'b' })
+                .map(|i| if (stack >> i) == 1 { 'b' } else { 'w' })
                 .collect();
-            write!(f, "{}{}", stack, self.piece)
+            write!(f, "{}:{:?}", stack, self.top_piece())
         }
     }
 }
 
 impl Tile {
+    /// An empty tile.
+    pub const EMPTY: Tile = Tile(0);
+
+    const PIECE_OFFSET: u8 = 0;
+    const PIECE_MASK: u128 = 0b111u128;
+
+    const LEN_OFFSET: u8 = 8;
+    const LEN_MASK: u128 = 0xFF00u128;
+
+    const STACK_OFFSET: u8 = 16;
+    const STACK_MASK: u128 = !0xFFFFu128;
+
+    /// Gets the top piece.
+    pub fn top_piece(&self) -> ColoredPiece {
+        ColoredPiece::from_u8((self.0 & 0b111) as u8)
+    }
+
+    /// Sets the top piece.
+    pub fn set_top_piece(&mut self, piece: ColoredPiece) {
+        // clear top_piece
+        self.0 &= !Self::PIECE_MASK;
+        // set top_piece
+        self.0 |= (piece as u128) << Self::PIECE_OFFSET;
+    }
+
+    /// Gets the length of the stack.
     pub fn stack_len(&self) -> u8 {
-        self.stack_len
+        (self.0 >> 8) as u8
+    }
+
+    /// Sets the stack length.
+    pub fn set_stack_len(&mut self, len: u8) {
+        // clear stack_len
+        self.0 &= !Self::LEN_MASK;
+        // set stack_len
+        self.0 |= (len as u128) << Self::LEN_OFFSET;
+    }
+
+    /// Gets the stacked pieces as a bit array.
+    ///
+    /// The LSB is the top-most piece, whereas the MSB is the bottom-most piece.
+    pub fn stack(&self) -> u128 {
+        self.0 >> Self::STACK_OFFSET
+    }
+
+    /// Sets the stacked pieces.
+    pub fn set_stack(&mut self, stack: u128) {
+        // clear stack
+        self.0 &= !Self::STACK_MASK;
+        // set stack
+        self.0 |= (stack as u128) << Self::STACK_OFFSET;
     }
 }