diff --git a/day18.py b/day18.py
index 0dbbb8f..f47cf91 100644
--- a/day18.py
+++ b/day18.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
+import json
 import re
 from itertools import combinations
 from math import ceil
 from tools.aoc import AOCDay
-from typing import Any
-
+from typing import Any, List, Union
 
 re_pair = re.compile(r"\[(\d+),(\d+)\]")
 re_lnum = re.compile(r".*[^\d](\d+)")
@@ -72,12 +72,59 @@ class Snailfish:
         return int(pairs)
 
 
+class BinarySnailfish:
+    def __init__(self, value: Union[int, List] = None, depth: int = 0):
+        self.depth = depth
+        if not isinstance(value, list):
+            self.value = value
+            self.left = None
+            self.right = None
+        else:
+            self.value = None
+            if isinstance(value[0], BinarySnailfish):
+                self.left = value[0]
+                self.left.incDepth()
+            else:
+                self.left = BinarySnailfish(value[0])
+
+            if isinstance(value[1], BinarySnailfish):
+                self.right = value[1]
+                self.right.incDepth()
+            else:
+                self.right = BinarySnailfish(value[1])
+
+        while reduce(self):
+            pass
+
+    def incDepth(self):
+        self.depth += 1
+        if self.value:
+            return
+        else:
+            self.left.incDepth()
+            self.right.incDepth()
+
+    def __add__(self, other):
+        return BinarySnailfish([self, other])
+
+    def getMagnitude(self):
+        if self.value:
+            return self.value
+        else:
+            return self.left.getMagnitude() * 3 + self.right.getMagnitude() * 2
+
+
+def reduce(node: BinarySnailfish):
+    pass
+
+
 class Day(AOCDay):
     test_solutions_p1 = [4140, 4417]
     test_solutions_p2 = [3993, 4796]
 
     def part1(self) -> Any:
-        snailfishes = [Snailfish(x) for x in self.getInput()]
+        #snailfishes = [Snailfish(x) for x in self.getInput()]
+        snailfishes = [BinarySnailfish(json.loads(x)) for x in self.getInput()]
         return sum(snailfishes[1:], start=snailfishes[0]).getMagnitude()
 
     def part2(self) -> Any: