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..bc4f81b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/rocks/zipcodewilmington/tictactoe/Board.java
+++ b/src/main/java/rocks/zipcodewilmington/tictactoe/Board.java
@@ -4,23 +4,101 @@
  * @author leon on 6/22/18.
  */
 public class Board {
+    private Character [][] matrix; // Intitialized it 
+
     public Board(Character[][] matrix) {
+        this.matrix = matrix; // addded the thi.matrix....
+
+
     }
 
+
     public Boolean isInFavorOfX() {
-        return null;
-    }
+
+       int theX = 0;
+       int theO = 0;
+       Character[][] board = this.matrix;
+       if (isTie()){
+           return false;
+       }
+
+       for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++){
+           for(int j = 0; j < 3; j++){
+
+               if (board [i][j] == 'X') {
+                   theX++;
+               }else if (board [i][j] == 'O'){
+                   theO++;
+               }
+           }
+       }
+
+         return theX > theO;
+
+
+
+
+    } // favor of X
+
+
+
+
+
+
 
     public Boolean isInFavorOfO() {
-        return null;
+        return !isTie() && isInFavorOfX() == false;
     }
 
     public Boolean isTie() {
-        return null;
+
+        return getWinner() == "";
     }
 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
     public String getWinner() {
-        return null;
-    }
+       Character [][]  board = this.matrix;
+
+       if (board[0][0] == 'X' && board[1][1] == 'X' && board[2][2] == 'X'){
+           return "X";
+       }else if (board[2][0] == 'X' && board[1][1] == 'X' && board[0][2] == 'X'){
+           return "X";
+       }else if (board[0][0] == 'O' && board[1][1] == 'O' && board[2][2] == 'O'){
+           return "O";
+       }else if (board[2][0] == 'O' && board[1][1] == 'O' && board[0][2] == 'O'){
+           return "O";
+       }
+
+ for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++){ // horizontal
+
+     if (board [i][0] == 'X' && board[i][1] == 'X' && board[i][2] == 'X'){
+         return "X";
+     }else if (board [i][0] == 'O' && board[i][1] == 'O' && board[i][2] == 'O'){
+         return "O";
+     }
+
+
+ } // for loop
+
+        for(int i = 0; i < 3; i++){  // vertical
+
+            if (board [0][i] == 'X' && board[1][i] == 'X' && board[2][i] == 'X'){
+                return "X";
+            }else if (board [0][1] == 'O' && board[1][i] == 'O' && board[2][i] == 'O'){
+                return "O";
+            }
+
+        } //2nd for loop
+
+        return "";
+    } // get winner
 
-}
+}  // the last