diff --git a/src/logic/pieces/bishop.py b/src/logic/pieces/bishop.py
index d537349..c1a3f47 100644
--- a/src/logic/pieces/bishop.py
+++ b/src/logic/pieces/bishop.py
@@ -1,24 +1,7 @@
-from logic.move import Move, PieceMove
-from logic.position import Position
+from logic.move import Move
 from .piece import Piece
 
 class Bishop(Piece):
-    def _look_direction(self, board: "Board", mult_dx: int, mult_dy: int):
-        ret = []
-        for d in range(1, 8):
-            dx = mult_dx * d
-            dy = mult_dy * d
-
-            move = self._move_for_position(board, self.pos.x + dx, self.pos.y + dy)
-            if move is None:
-                break
-            ret.append(move)
-            if move.is_capturing:
-                break
-
-        return ret
-        
-
     def legal_moves(self, board: "Board") -> list[Move]:
         ret = []
 
diff --git a/src/logic/pieces/piece.py b/src/logic/pieces/piece.py
index 08af3ea..971130f 100644
--- a/src/logic/pieces/piece.py
+++ b/src/logic/pieces/piece.py
@@ -13,6 +13,21 @@ class Piece:
         assert colour == Colour.WHITE or colour == Colour.BLACK, "The colour of the piece must be either Piece.WHITE or Piece.BLACK"
         self.colour = colour
 
+    def _look_direction(self, board: "Board", mult_dx: int, mult_dy: int):
+        ret = []
+        for d in range(1, 8):
+            dx = mult_dx * d
+            dy = mult_dy * d
+
+            move = self._move_for_position(board, self.pos.x + dx, self.pos.y + dy)
+            if move is None:
+                break
+            ret.append(move)
+            if move.is_capturing:
+                break
+
+        return ret
+
     def _move_for_position(self, board: "Board", x: int, y: int) -> Move | None:
         if not Position.is_within_bounds(x, y):
             return None
diff --git a/src/logic/pieces/rook.py b/src/logic/pieces/rook.py
index 03c4228..4570682 100644
--- a/src/logic/pieces/rook.py
+++ b/src/logic/pieces/rook.py
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
+from logic.move import Move
 from .piece import Piece
 
 class Rook(Piece):
-    pass
+    def legal_moves(self, board: "Board") -> list[Move]:
+        ret = []
 
+        # looking east
+        ret.extend(self._look_direction(board, 1, 0))
+
+        # looking south
+        ret.extend(self._look_direction(board, 0, -1))
+
+        # looking west
+        ret.extend(self._look_direction(board, -1, 0))
+
+        # looking north
+        ret.extend(self._look_direction(board, 0, 1))
+
+        return ret