diff --git a/2022/1/main.py b/2022/1/main.py
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+input = open('input.txt', 'r').read().split('\n')
+
+def part1():
+    calList = []
+    sum = 0
+    for i in input:
+        if i == '':
+            calList.append(sum)
+            sum = 0
+            continue
+        sum += int(i)
+    
+    calList.sort(reverse=True)
+    return calList
+
+def part2():
+    threeHighest = part1()[:3]
+    return sum(threeHighest)
+
+print('Part1:', part1()[0])
+print('Part2:', part2())
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diff --git a/2022/2/main.py b/2022/2/main.py
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+input = open('input.txt', 'r').read().split('\n')
+
+# play
+p = {
+    'A': 1,
+    'B': 2,
+    'C': 3,
+    'X': 1,
+    'Y': 2,
+    'Z': 3
+}
+playerInv = {
+    1: 'A',
+    2: 'B',
+    3: 'C'
+}
+opponentInv = {
+    1: 'X',
+    2: 'Y',
+    3: 'Z'
+}
+
+def part1(input=input,isPart2=False):
+    results = []
+    sum = 0
+
+    for i in input:
+        for pointsKey in p:
+            i = i.replace(pointsKey, str(p[pointsKey]))
+        i = i.split()
+
+        opponent = int(i[0])
+        player = int(i[1])
+
+        if isPart2:
+            opponent = int(i[1])
+            player = int(i[0])
+
+        winner = rockpaperscissors(opponent, player)
+        finalPoints = 0
+        match winner:
+            case 'player':
+                finalPoints = player + 6
+            case 'tie':
+                finalPoints = player + 3
+            case 'opponent':
+                finalPoints = player
+
+        results.append({ 'opponent': opponent, 'player': player, 'winner': winner, 'finalPoints': finalPoints })
+    
+    for r in results:
+        sum += r['finalPoints']
+    
+    return { 'results': results, 'sum': sum }
+
+
+def part2():
+    results = part1()['results']
+    loss = { "A": "C", "B": "A", "C": "B" }
+    wins = { "A": "B", "B": "C", "C": "A" }
+    sum = 0
+    simInput = []
+
+    # left hand is the player, right hand is the opponent
+    for r in results:
+        player = r['player']
+        opponent = r['opponent']
+        # inverted values for better treatment
+        player = playerInv[player]
+        opponent = opponentInv[opponent]
+        
+        if opponent == 'X':
+            player = loss[player]
+        elif opponent == 'Y':
+            player = player
+        elif opponent == 'Z':
+            player = wins[player]
+
+        simInput.append(f"{player} {opponent}")
+    
+    calc = part1(simInput, True)
+    return calc['sum']
+
+def rockpaperscissors(opponent, player):
+    opponent = int(opponent)
+    player = int(player)
+    if opponent == player:
+        return "tie"
+    elif opponent == 1 and player == 2:
+        return "player"
+    elif opponent == 2 and player == 1:
+        return "opponent"
+    elif opponent == 1 and player == 3:
+        return "opponent"
+    elif opponent == 3 and player == 1:
+        return "player"
+    elif opponent == 2 and player == 3:
+        return "player"
+    elif opponent == 3 and player == 2:
+        return "opponent"
+    else:
+        raise ValueError("Make sure opponent and player have right numbers.")
+
+print('Part1:', part1()['sum'])
+print('Part2:', part2())
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diff --git a/2022/README.md b/2022/README.md
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+# advent of code 2022
+
+probably my first python "project"
+
+will keep it as zero-dependency as possible
+
+*nearly* zero github copilot was used
+
+# checklist
+- [x] day 1
+- [x] day 2
+- [ ] day 3
+- [ ] day 4
+- [ ] day 5
+- [ ] day 6
+- [ ] day 7
+- [ ] day 8
+- [ ] day 9
+- [ ] day 10
+- [ ] day 11
+- [ ] day 12
+- [ ] day 13
+- [ ] day 14
+- [ ] day 15
+- [ ] day 16
+- [ ] day 17
+- [ ] day 18
+- [ ] day 19
+- [ ] day 20
+- [ ] day 21
+- [ ] day 22
+- [ ] day 23
+- [ ] day 24
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diff --git a/2022/template.py b/2022/template.py
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+input = open('input.txt', 'r').read().split('\n')
+
+def part1():
+    return
+
+def part2():
+    return
+
+print('Part1:', part1())
+print('Part2:', part2())
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