diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 71a63cb..0ef3f02 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 * Get a test library for running many unit tests working
 * Write a human-readable display of the AST
+* Make an automatic (macro-based?) system for numbering compiler errors, this should be every type of error
 
 ## Symbols
 
@@ -13,6 +14,8 @@
 * dealing with variable lookup w/in functions/closures should probably happen in AST -> ReducedAST
     * b/c that's where we go from a string name to a canonical ID (for e.g. 2nd param in 3rd enclosing scope)
 
+* In fact to prove this works, the symbol table shoudl _parallelize_ the process of checking subscopes for local items
+
 * Old notes on a plan of attack:
 
 1. modify visitor so it can handle scopes
diff --git a/schala-lang/language/src/reduced_ir/mod.rs b/schala-lang/language/src/reduced_ir/mod.rs
index fbf76ae..a678830 100644
--- a/schala-lang/language/src/reduced_ir/mod.rs
+++ b/schala-lang/language/src/reduced_ir/mod.rs
@@ -308,14 +308,15 @@ impl<'a> Reducer<'a> {
 impl ast::Pattern {
     fn reduce(&self, symbol_table: &SymbolTable) -> Result<Pattern, PatternError> {
         Ok(match self {
-            ast::Pattern::Ignored => {
-                Pattern::Ignored
-            },
+            ast::Pattern::Ignored => Pattern::Ignored,
             ast::Pattern::TuplePattern(subpatterns) => {
-                let pats: Vec<_> = subpatterns.iter().map(|pat| pat.reduce(symbol_table)).collect();
-                let pats: Result<Vec<Pattern>, PatternError> = pats.into_iter().collect();
-                let pats = pats?;
-                Pattern::Tuple(pats)
+                let items: Vec<_> = subpatterns.iter().map(|pat| pat.reduce(symbol_table)).collect();
+                let items: Result<Vec<Pattern>, PatternError> = items.into_iter().collect();
+                let items = items?;
+                Pattern::Tuple {
+                    tag: None,
+                    subpatterns: items,
+                }
             },
             ast::Pattern::Literal(lit) => Pattern::Literal(match lit {
                 ast::PatternLiteral::NumPattern { neg, num } =>  match (neg, num) {
@@ -328,15 +329,31 @@ impl ast::Pattern {
                 ast::PatternLiteral::StringPattern(s) => Literal::StringLit(s.clone()),
                 ast::PatternLiteral::BoolPattern(b) => Literal::Bool(*b),
             }),
-            ast::Pattern::TupleStruct(_name, _subpatterns) => {
-                unimplemented!()
+            ast::Pattern::TupleStruct(name, subpatterns) => {
+                let symbol = symbol_table.lookup_symbol(&name.id).unwrap();
+                if let SymbolSpec::DataConstructor { index: tag, type_id, arity } = symbol.spec() {
+
+                    let items: Vec<_> = subpatterns.iter().map(|pat| pat.reduce(symbol_table)).collect();
+                    let items: Result<Vec<Pattern>, PatternError> = items.into_iter().collect();
+                    let items = items?;
+
+                    Pattern::Tuple {
+                        tag: Some(tag as u32),
+                        subpatterns: items,
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    return Err("Internal error, trying to match something that's not a DataConstructor".into());
+                }
+            },
+            ast::Pattern::VarOrName(name) => {
+                //TODO fix this symbol not existing
+                let symbol = symbol_table.lookup_symbol(&name.id).unwrap();
+                println!("VarOrName symbol: {:?}", symbol);
+                Pattern::Ignored
             },
             ast::Pattern::Record(name, /*Vec<(Rc<String>, Pattern)>*/ _) => {
                 unimplemented!()
             },
-            ast::Pattern::VarOrName(_name) => {
-                unimplemented!()
-            },
         })
     }
 }
diff --git a/schala-lang/language/src/reduced_ir/types.rs b/schala-lang/language/src/reduced_ir/types.rs
index 55bf303..03b7e8b 100644
--- a/schala-lang/language/src/reduced_ir/types.rs
+++ b/schala-lang/language/src/reduced_ir/types.rs
@@ -125,7 +125,10 @@ pub struct Alternative {
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub enum Pattern {
-    Tuple(Vec<Pattern>),
+    Tuple {
+        subpatterns: Vec<Pattern>,
+        tag: Option<u32>,
+    },
     Literal(Literal),
     Ignored,
 }
diff --git a/schala-lang/language/src/tree_walk_eval/mod.rs b/schala-lang/language/src/tree_walk_eval/mod.rs
index c1d7fb9..5a1aed4 100644
--- a/schala-lang/language/src/tree_walk_eval/mod.rs
+++ b/schala-lang/language/src/tree_walk_eval/mod.rs
@@ -284,10 +284,19 @@ impl<'a> State<'a> {
               } else {
                   false
               },
-              Pattern::Tuple(subpatterns) => match scrut {
-                  Primitive::Tuple(items) if items.len() == subpatterns.len() =>
-                      items.iter().zip(subpatterns.iter()).all(|(item, subpat)| matches(item, subpat)),
-                  _ => false //TODO should be a type error
+              Pattern::Tuple { subpatterns, tag } =>  match tag {
+                  None => match scrut {
+                      Primitive::Tuple(items) if items.len() == subpatterns.len() =>
+                          items.iter().zip(subpatterns.iter()).all(|(item, subpat)| matches(item, subpat)),
+                      _ => false //TODO should be a type error
+                  },
+                  Some(pattern_tag) => match scrut {
+                      //TODO should test type_ids for runtime type checking, once those work
+                      Primitive::Object { tag, items, .. } if tag == pattern_tag && items.len() == subpatterns.len() => {
+                          items.iter().zip(subpatterns.iter()).all(|(item, subpat)| matches(item, subpat))
+                      }
+                      _ => false
+                  }
               }
           }
       }
diff --git a/schala-lang/language/src/tree_walk_eval/test.rs b/schala-lang/language/src/tree_walk_eval/test.rs
index 99e02c7..5deddff 100644
--- a/schala-lang/language/src/tree_walk_eval/test.rs
+++ b/schala-lang/language/src/tree_walk_eval/test.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ use crate::tree_walk_eval::State;
 
 fn evaluate_input(input: &str) -> Result<String, String> {
   let ast = crate::util::quick_ast(input);
-  println!("AST: {:?}", ast);
   let mut symbol_table = SymbolTable::new();
   symbol_table.process_ast(&ast).unwrap();
   let reduced_ir = crate::reduced_ir::reduce(&ast, &symbol_table);