diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index f89ca7b..cf3c018 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -40,7 +40,11 @@
         <div id="cardsInHand"></div>
         <span class='limitText'><span id='handLimit'>0</span>/8</span><br>
         <div class="toggleArea" style="margin-bottom: 1em">
-        <div id="togglePlasma" class="handLevel">
+        <div id="toggleMinimize" class="handLevel">
+          <span id="toggleMinimizeBtn" class="lvlBtn" onclick="toggleMinimize()">&nbsp;</span>
+          <span class="handName">Minimize Score</span>
+        </div>
+        <div id="toggleTheFlint" class="handLevel">
           <span id="toggleTheFintBtn" class="lvlBtn" onclick="toggleTheFlint()">&nbsp;</span>
           <span class="handName">The Flint</span>
         </div>
diff --git a/manageWorkers.js b/manageWorkers.js
index f574f40..3204fa0 100644
--- a/manageWorkers.js
+++ b/manageWorkers.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ let optimizeJokers = true;
 let optimizeCards = true;
 const toggleJokerDiv = document.getElementById('toggleJokerBtn');
 const toggleCardDiv = document.getElementById('toggleCardBtn');
+const minimizeDiv = document.getElementById('toggleMinimizeBtn');
 const toggleTheFlintDiv = document.getElementById('toggleTheFintBtn');
 const togglePlasmaDiv = document.getElementById('togglePlasmaBtn');
 const toggleObservatoryDiv = document.getElementById('toggleObservatoryBtn');
@@ -30,6 +31,18 @@ let observatory = false;
 let minimize = false;
 let optimizeMode = 0;
 
+function toggleMinimize() {
+  minimize = !minimize;
+  redrawPlayfield();
+
+  if(minimize) {
+    minimizeDiv.innerText = 'X';
+  }
+  else {
+    minimizeDiv.innerHTML = '&nbsp;';
+  }
+}
+
 function toggleJoker() {
   optimizeJokers = !optimizeJokers;
   if(optimizeJokers) {
@@ -225,14 +238,36 @@ function workerMessage(msg) {
       tmpBestLowHand = msg.data[6];
       tmpTypeOfHand = msg.data[7];
     }
-    if(msg.data[1][1] > bestScore[1] || (msg.data[1][1] === bestScore[1] && msg.data[1][0] > bestScore[0])) {
-      bestScore = msg.data[1];
-      tmpBestJokers = msg.data[2];
-      tmpBestCards = msg.data[3];
-      tmpBestCardsInHand = msg.data[4];
-      tmpBestHighHand = msg.data[5];
-      tmpBestLowHand = msg.data[6];
-      tmpTypeOfHand = msg.data[7];
+    if(minimize) {
+      if(msg.data[1][1] > bestScore[1] || (msg.data[1][1] === bestScore[1] && msg.data[1][0] > bestScore[0])) {
+        bestScore = msg.data[1];
+        tmpBestJokers = msg.data[2];
+        tmpBestCards = msg.data[3];
+        tmpBestCardsInHand = msg.data[4];
+        tmpBestHighHand = msg.data[5];
+        tmpBestLowHand = msg.data[6];
+        tmpTypeOfHand = msg.data[7];
+      }
+      else if(tmpBestCards.length === 0 && msg.data[3].length > 0) {
+        bestScore = msg.data[1];
+        tmpBestJokers = msg.data[2];
+        tmpBestCards = msg.data[3];
+        tmpBestCardsInHand = msg.data[4];
+        tmpBestHighHand = msg.data[5];
+        tmpBestLowHand = msg.data[6];
+        tmpTypeOfHand = msg.data[7];
+      }
+    }
+    else {
+      if(msg.data[1][1] > bestScore[1] || (msg.data[1][1] === bestScore[1] && msg.data[1][0] > bestScore[0])) {
+        bestScore = msg.data[1];
+        tmpBestJokers = msg.data[2];
+        tmpBestCards = msg.data[3];
+        tmpBestCardsInHand = msg.data[4];
+        tmpBestHighHand = msg.data[5];
+        tmpBestLowHand = msg.data[6];
+        tmpTypeOfHand = msg.data[7];
+      }
     }
     if(tasks === 0) {
       bestJokers = tmpBestJokers.map(a => {
diff --git a/worker.js b/worker.js
index f36534a..5f11b53 100644
--- a/worker.js
+++ b/worker.js
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ function run(jokers = [[]]) {
           switch (optimizeMode) {
             default:
               if(minimize) {
-                thisScore = thisHand.simulateWorstHand();
+                thisScore = thisHand.simulateBestHand();
                 if(!bestScore) {
                   bestScore = thisScore;
                   bestCards = thisHand.cards;
@@ -168,10 +168,16 @@ function run(jokers = [[]]) {
                   bestJokers = jokers[j];
                   bestCardsInHand = thisHand.cardsInHand;
                 }
+                else if(bestCards.length === 0 && thisHand.cards.length > 0) {
+                  bestScore = thisScore;
+                  bestCards = thisHand.cards;
+                  bestJokers = jokers[j];
+                  bestCardsInHand = thisHand.cardsInHand;
+                }
 
               }
               else {
-                thisScore = thisHand.simulateBestHand();
+                thisScore = thisHand.simulateWorstHand();
 
                 if(!bestScore) {
                   bestScore = thisScore;
@@ -198,7 +204,7 @@ function run(jokers = [[]]) {
       switch (optimizeMode) {
         default:
           if(minimize) {
-            thisScore = thisHand.simulateWorstHand();
+            thisScore = thisHand.simulateBestHand();
             if(!bestScore) {
               bestScore = thisScore;
               bestJokers = jokers[j];
@@ -209,7 +215,7 @@ function run(jokers = [[]]) {
             }
           }
           else {
-            thisScore = thisHand.simulateBestHand();
+            thisScore = thisHand.simulateWorstHand();
 
             if(!bestScore) {
               bestScore = thisScore;