diff --git a/game/tower.odin b/game/tower.odin
index 3d0860d..cd7617f 100644
--- a/game/tower.odin
+++ b/game/tower.odin
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ package game
 import rl "vendor:raylib"
 
 Tower :: struct {
-	position: Vec2,
-	kind:     Tower_Kind,
-	cooldown: f32,
+	position:  Vec2,
+	kind:      Tower_Kind,
+	cooldown:  f32,
+	anchor_gx: int,
+	anchor_gy: int,
 }
 
 Tower_Kind :: enum {
@@ -13,15 +15,78 @@ Tower_Kind :: enum {
 }
 
 Tower_Archetype :: struct {
-	kind:      Tower_Kind,
-	range:     f32,
-	damage:    int,
-	fire_rate: f32,
-	cost:      int,
+	kind:        Tower_Kind,
+	range:       f32,
+	damage:      int,
+	fire_rate:   f32,
+	cost:        int,
+	footprint_w: int, // 1 column wide
+	footprint_h: int, // two rows tall
 }
 
 TOWER_ARCHETYPES: [Tower_Kind]Tower_Archetype = {
-	.Archer = {kind = .Archer, range = 50, damage = 12, fire_rate = 0.45, cost = TOWER_COST},
+	.Archer = {
+		kind = .Archer,
+		range = 50,
+		damage = 12,
+		fire_rate = 0.45,
+		cost = TOWER_COST,
+		footprint_w = 1,
+		footprint_h = 2,
+	},
+}
+
+rects_overlap :: proc(
+	left_a, top_a, width_a, height_a: int,
+	left_b, top_b, width_b, height_b: int,
+) -> bool {
+	return(
+		left_a < left_b + width_b &&
+		left_a + width_a > left_b &&
+		top_a < top_b + height_b &&
+		top_a + height_a > top_b \
+	)
+}
+
+footprint_center :: proc(gx, gy, footprint_w, footprint_h: int) -> Vec2 {
+	return Vec2 {
+		f32(gx * TILE_SIZE + (footprint_w * TILE_SIZE) / 2),
+		f32(gy * TILE_SIZE + (footprint_h + TILE_SIZE) / 2),
+	}
+}
+
+footprint_fits_map :: proc(world_map: ^Map, gx, gy, footprint_w, footprint_h: int) -> bool {
+	if gx < 0 || gy < 0 do return false
+	if gx + footprint_w > MAP_W do return false
+	if gy + footprint_h > MAP_H do return false
+
+	for row in gy ..< gy + footprint_h {
+		for column in gx ..< gx + footprint_w {
+			if !can_build_at(world_map, column, row) do return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
+
+footprint_blocked :: proc(world: ^World, gx, gy, footprint_w, footprint_h: int) -> bool {
+	for placed_tower in world.towers {
+		archetype := get_archetype(placed_tower.kind)
+		if rects_overlap(
+			gx,
+			gy,
+			footprint_w,
+			footprint_h,
+			placed_tower.anchor_gx,
+			placed_tower.anchor_gy,
+			archetype.footprint_w,
+			archetype.footprint_h,
+		) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false
 }
 
 get_archetype :: proc(kind: Tower_Kind) -> Tower_Archetype {
@@ -30,17 +95,26 @@ get_archetype :: proc(kind: Tower_Kind) -> Tower_Archetype {
 
 try_place_tower :: proc(world: ^World, gx, gy: int, kind: Tower_Kind) -> bool {
 	if world.phase != .Build do return false
-	arch := get_archetype(kind)
-	if !can_build_at(&world.world_map, gx, gy) do return false
-	if world.gold < TOWER_COST do return false
 
-	pos := grid_to_center(gx, gy)
-	for t in world.towers {
-		if distance(t.position, pos) < 1 do return false
-	}
+	arch := get_archetype(kind)
+	footprint_w := arch.footprint_w
+	footprint_h := arch.footprint_h
+
+	if !footprint_fits_map(&world.world_map, gx, gy, footprint_w, footprint_h) do return false
+	if footprint_blocked(world, gx, gy, footprint_w, footprint_h) do return false
+	if world.gold < arch.cost do return false
 
 	world.gold -= arch.cost
-	append(&world.towers, Tower{position = pos, kind = kind, cooldown = 0})
+	append(
+		&world.towers,
+		Tower {
+			position = footprint_center(gx, gy, footprint_w, footprint_h),
+			anchor_gx = gx,
+			anchor_gy = gy,
+			kind = kind,
+			cooldown = 0,
+		},
+	)
 	return true
 }
 
@@ -85,11 +159,14 @@ update_towers :: proc(world: ^World, dt: f32) {
 
 render_towers :: proc(world: ^World) {
 	for t in world.towers {
+		archetype := get_archetype(t.kind)
+		pixel_width := f32(archetype.footprint_w * TILE_SIZE)
+		pixel_height := f32(archetype.footprint_h * TILE_SIZE)
 		rl.DrawRectangle(
-			i32(t.position.x - 14),
-			i32(t.position.y - 14),
-			28,
-			28,
+			i32(t.position.x - pixel_width * 0.5),
+			i32(t.position.y - pixel_height * 0.5),
+			i32(pixel_width),
+			i32(pixel_height),
 			rl.Color{255, 203, 0, 255},
 		)
 	}