diff --git a/card_stuffs/src/main.rs b/card_stuffs/src/main.rs
index 9dbc243..6711458 100644
--- a/card_stuffs/src/main.rs
+++ b/card_stuffs/src/main.rs
@@ -25,13 +25,7 @@ const CARD_HEIGHT: u16 = 11;
 const CARD_WIDTH: u16 = 15;
 
 fn draw_waste(cards_in_waste: &Vec<card_stuffs::Card>, area: Rect, frame: &mut Frame) {
-    if cards_in_waste.len() == 0 {
-        frame.render_widget(
-            // TODO something different here to show empty stack - also it's too tall for some reason
-            facedown_card(false),
-            area
-        );
-    }
+
     let horizontal = Layout::horizontal([
         Constraint::Length(3),
         Constraint::Length(3),
@@ -39,6 +33,14 @@ fn draw_waste(cards_in_waste: &Vec<card_stuffs::Card>, area: Rect, frame: &mut F
     ]);
     let [w1, w2, top_waste] = horizontal.areas(area);
     // There must be a better way to do this
+
+    if cards_in_waste.len() == 0 {
+        frame.render_widget(
+            // TODO too tall for some reason
+            empty_pile(false),
+            top_waste
+        );
+    }
     if cards_in_waste.len() >= 3 {
         frame.render_widget(
             partially_covered_card(&cards_in_waste[cards_in_waste.len() - 1]),
@@ -183,6 +185,30 @@ fn facedown_card(top: bool) -> Paragraph<'static> {
                .border_type(BorderType::Rounded))
 }
 
+fn empty_pile(top: bool) -> Paragraph<'static> {
+    // made using https://www.asciiart.eu/
+    let hidden_card = format!(
+"
+   XX   XX
+   XX   XX
+
+ X         X
+ X         X
+  X       X
+   XXXXXXX"
+    );
+
+    let mut borders = Borders::TOP | Borders::LEFT | Borders::RIGHT;
+    if top {
+        borders |= Borders::BOTTOM;
+    }
+
+    Paragraph::new(hidden_card)
+        .block(Block::new()
+               .borders(borders)
+               .border_type(BorderType::Rounded))
+}
+
 impl App {
     /// runs the application's main loop until the user quits
     pub fn run(&mut self, terminal: &mut DefaultTerminal) -> io::Result<()> {