diff --git a/bot/src/lib.rs b/bot/src/lib.rs
index 6db3418..8e68234 100644
--- a/bot/src/lib.rs
+++ b/bot/src/lib.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ impl Bot {
         debug!(">>>> {:?} BOT handle", self.color);
         let game = self.strategy.get_mut_game();
         let internal_event = if self.color == Color::Black {
-            &event.get_mirror()
+            &event.get_mirror(false)
         } else {
             event
         };
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ impl Bot {
             return if self.color == Color::Black {
                 debug!("   bot (internal) evt : {internal_event:?} ; points : {player_points:?}");
                 debug!("<<<< end {:?} BOT handle", self.color);
-                internal_event.map(|evt| evt.get_mirror())
+                internal_event.map(|evt| evt.get_mirror(false))
             } else {
                 debug!("<<<< end {:?} BOT handle", self.color);
                 internal_event
diff --git a/store/src/game.rs b/store/src/game.rs
index cf207d8..edf068b 100644
--- a/store/src/game.rs
+++ b/store/src/game.rs
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ impl GameState {
     }
 
     pub fn mirror(&self) -> GameState {
-        let mirrored_active_player = if self.active_player_id == 1 { 0 } else { 1 };
+        // let mirrored_active_player = if self.active_player_id == 1 { 2 } else { 1 };
         let mut mirrored_players = HashMap::new();
         if let Some(p2) = self.players.get(&2) {
             mirrored_players.insert(1, p2.mirror());
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ impl GameState {
             .history
             .clone()
             .iter()
-            .map(|evt| evt.get_mirror())
+            .map(|evt| evt.get_mirror(false))
             .collect();
 
         let (move1, move2) = self.dice_moves;
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ impl GameState {
             stage: self.stage,
             turn_stage: self.turn_stage,
             board: self.board.mirror(),
-            active_player_id: mirrored_active_player,
+            active_player_id: self.active_player_id,
             players: mirrored_players,
             history: mirrored_history,
             dice: self.dice,
@@ -469,10 +469,12 @@ impl GameState {
             Roll { player_id } => {
                 // Check player exists
                 if !self.players.contains_key(player_id) {
+                    error!("unknown player_id");
                     return false;
                 }
                 // Check player is currently the one making their move
                 if self.active_player_id != *player_id {
+                    error!("not active player_id");
                     return false;
                 }
                 // Check the turn stage
@@ -902,10 +904,12 @@ impl GameEvent {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn get_mirror(&self) -> Self {
+    pub fn get_mirror(&self, preserve_player: bool) -> Self {
         // let mut mirror = self.clone();
         let mirror_player_id = if let Some(player_id) = self.player_id() {
-            if player_id == 1 {
+            if preserve_player {
+                player_id
+            } else if player_id == 1 {
                 2
             } else {
                 1
diff --git a/store/src/pyengine.rs b/store/src/pyengine.rs
index 293c85d..4dbd966 100644
--- a/store/src/pyengine.rs
+++ b/store/src/pyengine.rs
@@ -53,9 +53,14 @@ impl TricTrac {
     fn get_legal_actions(&self, player_idx: u64) -> Vec<usize> {
         if player_idx == self.current_player_idx() {
             if player_idx == 0 {
+                println!("get valid actions for first player");
+                println!("{}", self.game_state);
                 get_valid_action_indices(&self.game_state)
             } else {
-                get_valid_action_indices(&self.game_state.mirror())
+                let mirror = self.game_state.mirror();
+                println!("get validd actions for mirror");
+                println!("{}", mirror);
+                get_valid_action_indices(&mirror)
             }
         } else {
             vec![]
@@ -87,13 +92,14 @@ impl TricTrac {
         if let Some(event) =
             TrictracAction::from_action_index(action_idx).and_then(|a| a.to_event(&self.game_state))
         {
-            println!("get event {:?}", event);
+            println!(">get event {:?}", event);
 
             let event = if self.game_state.active_player_id == 2 {
-                event.get_mirror()
+                event.get_mirror(true)
             } else {
                 event
             };
+            println!("validating event {:?}", event);
             if self.game_state.validate(&event) {
                 println!("valid event");
                 self.game_state.consume(&event);