diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3b8d043..135aaa3 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>15</source>
+                    <target>15</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..c20f874 100644
--- a/src/main/java/rocks/zipcodewilmington/tictactoe/Board.java
+++ b/src/main/java/rocks/zipcodewilmington/tictactoe/Board.java
@@ -4,23 +4,95 @@
  * @author leon on 6/22/18.
  */
 public class Board {
-    public Board(Character[][] matrix) {
-    }
+    private Character[][] matrix;
+    public Board(Character[][] matrix) {this.matrix = matrix;}
 
     public Boolean isInFavorOfX() {
-        return null;
+        int xCount = 0;
+        int oCount = 0;
+        for(int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+            for (int j = 0; j < 3; j++) {
+                if (matrix[i][j] == 'X') {
+                    xCount++;
+                } else if (matrix[i][j] == 'O') {
+                    oCount++;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if(isTie().equals(true)){
+            return false;
+        } else if(xCount > oCount) {
+            return true;
+        } return false;
     }
 
     public Boolean isInFavorOfO() {
-        return null;
+        int xCount = 0;
+        int oCount = 0;
+
+        for(int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+            for (int j = 0; j < 3; j++) {
+                if (matrix[i][j] == 'X') {
+                    xCount++;
+                } else if (matrix[i][j] == 'O') {
+                    oCount++;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if(isTie().equals(true)){
+            return false;
+        } else if(xCount < oCount) {
+            return true;
+        } return false;
     }
 
     public Boolean isTie() {
-        return null;
+        if(getWinner().equals("")){
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
     }
 
     public String getWinner() {
-        return null;
+        String winner = "";
+        int row = 0;
+        int column = 0;
+        int k = 0; //next row or column
+        boolean xIsWinner = true;
+        boolean oIsWinner = true;
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+            //rows
+            if(matrix[i][0].equals('X') && matrix[i][1].equals('X') && matrix[i][2].equals('X')) {
+                winner = "X";
+                break;
+            } else if(matrix[i][0].equals('O') && matrix[i][1].equals('O') && matrix[i][2].equals('O')) {
+                winner = "O";
+                break;
+            //columns
+            } else if(matrix[0][i].equals('X') && matrix[1][i].equals('X') && matrix[2][i].equals('X')) {
+                winner = "X";
+                break;
+            } else if(matrix[0][i].equals('O') && matrix[1][i].equals('O') && matrix[2][i].equals('O')) {
+                winner = "O";
+                break;
+            //forward diagonal
+            } else if(matrix[0][0].equals('X') && matrix[1][1].equals('X') && matrix[2][2].equals('X')) {
+                winner = "X";
+                break;
+            } else if(matrix[0][0].equals('O') && matrix[1][1].equals('O') && matrix[2][2].equals('O')) {
+                winner = "O";
+                break;
+            //reverse diagonal
+            } else if(matrix[0][2].equals('X') && matrix[1][1].equals('X') && matrix[2][0].equals('X')) {
+                winner = "X";
+                break;
+            } else if(matrix[0][2].equals('O') && matrix[1][1].equals('O') && matrix[2][0].equals('O')) {
+                winner = "O";
+                break;
+            //tie
+            } else winner = "";
+        }
+        return winner;
     }
-
 }
+
diff --git a/src/test/java/rocks/zipcodewilmington/tictactoe/PlayerTies2Test.java b/src/test/java/rocks/zipcodewilmington/tictactoe/PlayerTies2Test.java
index 9193c60..f91b320 100644
--- a/src/test/java/rocks/zipcodewilmington/tictactoe/PlayerTies2Test.java
+++ b/src/test/java/rocks/zipcodewilmington/tictactoe/PlayerTies2Test.java
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ public class PlayerTies2Test {
     public void setup() {
         // Given
         this.board = new Board(new Character[][]{
-                {'X', 'X', 'O'},
-                {'O', 'X', 'X'},
-                {'X', 'O', 'O'}
+                {'X', 'X', 'O'},   //[0][0], [0][1], [0][2]
+                {'O', 'X', 'X'},   //[1][0], [1][1], [1][2]
+                {'X', 'O', 'O'}    //[2][0], [2][1], [2][2]
         });
     }