diff --git a/src/components/Player/ActionMethods/actions.test.ts b/src/components/Player/ActionMethods/actions.test.ts
index 3312dbe..a8d1576 100644
--- a/src/components/Player/ActionMethods/actions.test.ts
+++ b/src/components/Player/ActionMethods/actions.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { buyCard, getTotalBuyingPower, tooExpensive, updateResources } from './buyCardActions';
 import { test, expect, describe } from 'vitest';
-import { expensiveCard, mockPlayerOne, mockPlayerTwo, mockState } from '../../../util/testUtils';
+import { expensiveCard, midGameCardOne, midGameState, mockPlayerOne, mockPlayerTwo, mockState } from '../../../util/testUtils';
 import { useCurrentPlayer } from '../../../util/useCurrentPlayer';
 
 describe('buy cards', () => {
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ describe('buy cards', () => {
     })
 
     test('updateResources', () => {
-        const currentPlayer = useCurrentPlayer(mockState);
+        const currentPlayer = useCurrentPlayer(midGameState);
         if (!currentPlayer) return;
 
-        const { newTradingResources, updatedPlayer } = updateResources(mockState, expensiveCard);
+        const { newTradingResources, updatedPlayer } = updateResources(midGameState, midGameCardOne);
         expect(newTradingResources).toBeDefined();
         expect(updatedPlayer).toBeDefined();
     })
@@ -56,4 +56,7 @@ describe('buy cards', () => {
         const output = 1;
         expect(output).toBe(1);
     })
-})
\ No newline at end of file
+})
+
+describe('get chips', () => {})
+describe('reserve card', () => {})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/util/testUtils.ts b/src/util/testUtils.ts
index 9fc8a52..09e81a5 100644
--- a/src/util/testUtils.ts
+++ b/src/util/testUtils.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,83 @@ export const mockState: AppState = {
 }
 
 // mock data for midgame
+export const playerOneMidGame = {
+    ...mockPlayerOne,
+    cards: [
+        ...mockPlayerOne.cards,
+        {
+            gemValue: "diamond",
+            tier: 1,
+            points: 0,
+            resourceCost: {
+                ruby: 0,
+                sapphire: 0,
+                emerald: 2,
+                diamond: 2,
+                onyx: 0
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            gemValue: "diamond",
+            tier: 1,
+            points: 0,
+            resourceCost: {
+                ruby: 0,
+                sapphire: 3,
+                emerald: 0,
+                diamond: 0,
+                onyx: 0
+            }
+        }
+    ],
+    inventory: {
+        ruby: 0,
+        sapphire: 0,
+        emerald: 1,
+        diamond: 3,
+        onyx: 1,
+        gold: 1
+    }
+}
+
+export const playerTwoMidGame = {
+    ...mockPlayerTwo,
+    cards: [
+        ...mockPlayerTwo.cards,
+        {
+            gemValue: "ruby",
+            tier: 1,
+            points: 0,
+            resourceCost: {
+                ruby: 3,
+                sapphire: 0,
+                emerald: 0,
+                diamond: 0,
+                onyx: 0
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            gemValue: "ruby",
+            tier: 1,
+            points: 0,
+            resourceCost: {
+                ruby: 0,
+                sapphire: 1,
+                emerald: 1,
+                diamond: 1,
+                onyx: 1
+            }
+        }
+    ],
+    inventory: {
+        ruby: 4,
+        sapphire: 0,
+        emerald: 0,
+        diamond: 0,
+        onyx: 0
+    }
+}
+
 export const midGameState: AppState = {
     ...initialState,
     gameboard: {
@@ -58,49 +135,33 @@ export const midGameState: AppState = {
         }
     },
     round: 4,
-    players: [
-        {
-            ...mockPlayerOne,
-            cards: [
-                ...mockPlayerOne.cards,
-                {
-                    gemValue: "diamond",
-                    tier: 1,
-                    points: 0,
-                    resourceCost: {
-                        ruby: 0,
-                        sapphire: 0,
-                        emerald: 2,
-                        diamond: 2,
-                        onyx: 0
-                    }
-                },
-                {
-                    gemValue: "diamond",
-                    tier: 1,
-                    points: 0,
-                    resourceCost: {
-                        ruby: 0,
-                        sapphire: 3,
-                        emerald: 0,
-                        diamond: 0,
-                        onyx: 0
-                    }
-                }
-            ],
-            inventory: {
-                ruby: 0,
-                sapphire: 0,
-                emerald: 1,
-                diamond: 3,
-                onyx: 1,
-                gold: 1
-            }
-        },
-        {
-            ...mockPlayerTwo
-        }
-    ]
+    players: [playerOneMidGame, playerTwoMidGame]
+}
+
+export const midGameCardOne: CardData = {
+    gemValue: 'ruby',
+    tier: 2,
+    points: 2,
+    resourceCost: {
+        ruby: 0,
+        sapphire: 0,
+        emerald: 0,
+        diamond: 5,
+        onyx: 0
+    }
+}
+
+export const midGameCardTwo: CardData = {
+    gemValue: 'diamond',
+    tier: 2,
+    points: 2,
+    resourceCost: {
+        ruby: 5,
+        sapphire: 0,
+        emerald: 0,
+        diamond: 0,
+        onyx: 0
+    }
 }
 
 // miscellaneous mock data