diff --git a/src/level/index.ts b/src/level/index.ts
index 250dd72..9575e37 100644
--- a/src/level/index.ts
+++ b/src/level/index.ts
@@ -32,27 +32,27 @@ export default function createLevel(width: number, height: number, seed = 'extre
   // stores the limit to where light still shines,
   // for each column currently visible on the screen
   const _lightBarrier: number[] = [...new Array(width)].map(() => MAX_LIGHT)
-  const _changes: Change[] = []
+  const _changes: Change[][] = []
 
   const blockGen = createBlockGenerator(rand)
   const blockExt = createBlockExtender(rand)
 
   // Apply changes, coming from the player (tocktocktock-plopp!)
   function change(change: Change) {
-    _changes.push(change)
-    console.log(_changes)
+    const x = change.x
+    if (!_changes[x]) _changes[x] = [change]
+    else _changes[x].push(change)
   }
 
   function applyPlayerChanges(columnOffset: number, levelOffset: number) {
-    for (const change of _changes) {
-      // ignore all changes outside of the current view
-      if (change.x < columnOffset || change.x > columnOffset + width) continue
-      if (change.y < levelOffset || change.y > levelOffset + height) continue
-
-      if (change.type === 'exchange') {
-        _grid[change.y - levelOffset][change.x - columnOffset] = blockTypes[change.newType]
-      } else if (change.type === 'damage') {
-        console.warn('damaging blocks not yet supported')
+    for (let col = columnOffset; col < columnOffset + width; col++) {
+      const changes = _changes[col]
+      if (changes) {
+        const maxLevel = levelOffset + height
+        changes.forEach(c => {
+          if (c.type !== 'exchange' || c.y < levelOffset || c.y > maxLevel) return
+          _grid[c.y - levelOffset][c.x - columnOffset] = blockTypes[c.newType]
+        })
       }
     }
   }
@@ -68,10 +68,11 @@ export default function createLevel(width: number, height: number, seed = 'extre
         let block = blockGen.generateBlock(level, col + columnOffset)
         block = blockExt.extendBlock(level, col, columnOffset, block, previousBlock)
 
-        const change = _changes.find(change => {
-          return change.x === columnOffset + col && change.y === level
-        })
-        if (change && change.type === 'exchange') block = blockTypes[change.newType]
+        const changes = _changes[columnOffset + col]
+        if (changes) {
+          const change = changes.find(c => c.y === level)
+          if (change && change.type === 'exchange') block = blockTypes[change.newType]
+        }
 
         previousBlock = block