diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3b8d043..2914565 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -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..16982b4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/rocks/zipcodewilmington/tictactoe/Board.java
+++ b/src/main/java/rocks/zipcodewilmington/tictactoe/Board.java
@@ -1,26 +1,109 @@
 package rocks.zipcodewilmington.tictactoe;
 
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
 /**
  * @author leon on 6/22/18.
  */
 public class Board {
+    private Character[][] matrix;
+
     public Board(Character[][] matrix) {
+        this.matrix = matrix;
     }
 
     public Boolean isInFavorOfX() {
-        return null;
+        Character[] rowOfX = {'X', 'X', 'X'};
+        Character[] horizontal = new Character[3];
+        Character[] vertical = new Character[3];
+        Character[] diagonal = new Character[3];
+        //Testing horizontally
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+            horizontal = this.matrix[i];
+            if(Arrays.equals(horizontal,rowOfX)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        //Testing vertically
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+            for (int j = 0; j < 3; j++) {
+                vertical[j] = this.matrix[j][i];
+            }
+            if(Arrays.equals(vertical,rowOfX)){
+                return true;
+            };
+        }
+        //Testing diagonally forward
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+            diagonal[i] = this.matrix[i][i];
+        }
+        if(Arrays.equals(diagonal,rowOfX)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        //Testing diagonally backward
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+            diagonal[i] = this.matrix[i][2-i];
+        }
+        if(Arrays.equals(diagonal,rowOfX)){
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
     }
 
     public Boolean isInFavorOfO() {
-        return null;
+        Character[] rowOfO = {'O', 'O', 'O'};
+        Character[] horizontal = new Character[3];
+        Character[] vertical = new Character[3];
+        Character[] diagonal = new Character[3];
+
+        //Testing horizontally
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+            horizontal = this.matrix[i];
+            if(Arrays.equals(horizontal,rowOfO)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        //Testing vertically
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+            for (int j = 0; j < 3; j++) {
+                vertical[j] = this.matrix[j][i];
+            }
+            if(Arrays.equals(vertical,rowOfO)){
+                return true;
+            };
+        }
+
+        //Testing diagonally forward
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+            diagonal[i] = this.matrix[i][i];
+        }
+        if(Arrays.equals(diagonal,rowOfO)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        //Testing diagonally backward
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+            diagonal[i] = this.matrix[i][2-i];
+        }
+        if(Arrays.equals(diagonal,rowOfO)){
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
     }
 
     public Boolean isTie() {
-        return null;
+        return this.isInFavorOfO() == this.isInFavorOfX();
     }
 
     public String getWinner() {
-        return null;
+        if (this.isInFavorOfX()){
+            return "X";
+        } else if(this.isInFavorOfO()){
+            return "O";
+        } else {
+            return "";
+        }
     }
 
 }