diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3b8d043..528406b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
          xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
@@ -7,6 +7,18 @@
     <groupId>rocks.zipcodewilmington</groupId>
     <artifactId>tic-tac-toe</artifactId>
     <version>1.0</version>
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <source>11</source>
+                    <target>11</target>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/rocks/zipcodewilmington/tictactoe/Board.java b/src/main/java/rocks/zipcodewilmington/tictactoe/Board.java
index f56452f..bc7de49 100644
--- a/src/main/java/rocks/zipcodewilmington/tictactoe/Board.java
+++ b/src/main/java/rocks/zipcodewilmington/tictactoe/Board.java
@@ -4,23 +4,99 @@
  * @author leon on 6/22/18.
  */
 public class Board {
+    private Character [][] matrix;
+
+
+    /* 00  01  02
+       10  11  12
+       20  21  22
+    Column wins: 00 10 20, 01 11 21, 02 12 22
+    Row wins: 00 01 02, 10 11 12, 20 21 22
+    Diagonal wins: 00 11 22, 20 11 02
+
+     */
+
     public Board(Character[][] matrix) {
-    }
+       this.matrix = matrix;
+        }
+
 
     public Boolean isInFavorOfX() {
-        return null;
+
+        boolean isInFavorOfX = false;
+        for (int row = 0; row < 3; row++) { //row, cycle through 3 rows
+            for (int column = 0; column < 3; column++) { //column cycle through 3 columns
+                if (matrix[0][column] == 'X' && matrix[1][column] == 'X' && matrix[2][column] == 'X') { //column wins
+                    isInFavorOfX = true;
+
+                } else if (matrix[row][0] == 'X' && matrix[row][1] == 'X' && matrix[row][2] == 'X') { //row wins
+                    isInFavorOfX = true;
+
+                } else if ((matrix[0][0] == 'X' && matrix[1][1] == 'X' && matrix[2][2] == 'X')
+                        || (matrix[2][0] == 'X' && matrix[1][1] == 'X' && matrix[0][2] == 'X')) { //diagonal wins
+                    isInFavorOfX = true;
+
+                }
+
+            }
+
+        }
+        return isInFavorOfX;
     }
 
+
     public Boolean isInFavorOfO() {
-        return null;
+        boolean isInFavorOf0 = false;
+        for (int row = 0; row < 3; row++) { //row, cycle through 3 rows
+            for (int column = 0; column < 3; column++) { //column cycle through 3 columns
+                if (matrix[0][column] == 'O' && matrix[1][column] == 'O' && matrix[2][column] == 'O') { //column wins
+                    isInFavorOf0 = true;
+
+                } else if (matrix[row][0] == 'O' && matrix[row][1] == 'O' && matrix[row][2] == 'O') { //row wins
+                    isInFavorOf0 = true;
+
+                } else if ((matrix[0][0] == 'O' && matrix[1][1] == 'O' && matrix[2][2] == 'O')
+                        || (matrix[2][0] == 'O' && matrix[1][1] == 'O' && matrix[0][2] == 'O')) { //diagonal wins
+                    isInFavorOf0 = true;
+
+                }
+
+            }
+
+        }
+        return isInFavorOf0;
     }
 
     public Boolean isTie() {
-        return null;
+        if (isInFavorOfX() == isInFavorOfO()) { // if the favors are equivalent then it results in a tie, if they are not then there should not be a tie
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
     }
 
+
     public String getWinner() {
-        return null;
+       if (this.isInFavorOfO()) { //was able to call the isInFavorOf methods to simply say, if this one is in favor then that character will be the winner
+           return "O";
+       }
+
+       else if (this.isInFavorOfX()) {
+           return "X";
+        }
+       return "";
     }
+} // final brace
+//if (xCount == 3 || oCount == 3);
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
 
-}