diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3b8d043..09a1b58 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>14</source>
+                    <target>14</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..14f5b89 100644
--- a/src/main/java/rocks/zipcodewilmington/tictactoe/Board.java
+++ b/src/main/java/rocks/zipcodewilmington/tictactoe/Board.java
@@ -1,26 +1,65 @@
 package rocks.zipcodewilmington.tictactoe;
 
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
 /**
  * @author leon on 6/22/18.
  */
 public class Board {
-    public Board(Character[][] matrix) {
-    }
+    private Character[][] matrix;
+    private String winner = "";
 
-    public Boolean isInFavorOfX() {
-        return null;
+    public Board(Character[][] matrix) { this.matrix = matrix;}
+    public Character[][] getBoard() { return this.matrix; }
+
+    public boolean isInFavorOfX() {
+        return getWinner() == "X";
     }
 
-    public Boolean isInFavorOfO() {
-        return null;
+    public boolean isInFavorOfO() {
+        return getWinner() == "O";
     }
 
-    public Boolean isTie() {
-        return null;
+    public boolean isTie() {
+        return getWinner() == "";
     }
 
     public String getWinner() {
-        return null;
+
+
+        if ((this.matrix[0][0] == this.matrix[0][1]) && (this.matrix[0][0] == this.matrix[0][2])) {
+            getCharAndSetInFavor(this.matrix[0][0]);
+        } else if ((this.matrix[1][0] == this.matrix[1][1]) && (this.matrix[1][0] == this.matrix[1][2])) {
+            getCharAndSetInFavor(this.matrix[1][0]);
+        } else if ((this.matrix[2][0] == this.matrix[2][1]) && (this.matrix[2][0] == this.matrix[2][2])) {
+            getCharAndSetInFavor(this.matrix[2][0]);
+        } else if ((this.matrix[0][0] == this.matrix[1][0]) && (this.matrix[0][0] == this.matrix[2][0])) {
+            getCharAndSetInFavor(this.matrix[0][0]);
+        } else if ((this.matrix[0][1] == this.matrix[1][1]) && (this.matrix[0][1] == this.matrix[2][1])) {
+            getCharAndSetInFavor(this.matrix[0][1]);
+        } else if ((this.matrix[0][2] == this.matrix[1][2]) && (this.matrix[0][2] == this.matrix[2][2])) {
+            getCharAndSetInFavor(this.matrix[0][2]);
+        } else if ((this.matrix[0][0] == this.matrix[1][1]) && (this.matrix[0][0] == this.matrix[2][2])) {
+            getCharAndSetInFavor(this.matrix[0][0]);
+        } else if ((this.matrix[0][2] == this.matrix[1][1]) && (this.matrix[0][2] == this.matrix[2][0])) {
+            getCharAndSetInFavor(this.matrix[0][2]);
+        }
+        System.out.println(this.winner);
+        return this.winner;
+    }
+
+    public void getCharAndSetInFavor(Character c) {
+        switch(c) {
+            case 'X':
+                this.winner = "X";
+                break;
+            case 'O':
+                this.winner = "O";
+                break;
+            default:
+                System.out.println(this.winner);
+                return;
+        }
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/rocks/zipcodewilmington/tictactoe/PlayerTies2Test.java b/src/test/java/rocks/zipcodewilmington/tictactoe/PlayerTies2Test.java
index 9193c60..047843e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/rocks/zipcodewilmington/tictactoe/PlayerTies2Test.java
+++ b/src/test/java/rocks/zipcodewilmington/tictactoe/PlayerTies2Test.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ public void getWinnerTest() {
 
         // When
         String actualWinner = board.getWinner();
+        System.out.println(this.board);
 
         // Then
         Assert.assertEquals(expectedWinner, actualWinner);
diff --git a/src/test/java/rocks/zipcodewilmington/tictactoe/PlayerWinsRow2Test.java b/src/test/java/rocks/zipcodewilmington/tictactoe/PlayerWinsRow2Test.java
index c04abfc..92b810c 100644
--- a/src/test/java/rocks/zipcodewilmington/tictactoe/PlayerWinsRow2Test.java
+++ b/src/test/java/rocks/zipcodewilmington/tictactoe/PlayerWinsRow2Test.java
@@ -72,5 +72,8 @@ public void isTieTest() {
         Assert.assertEquals(expected, actual);
 
     }
+
 }
 
+
+