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..e83ee05 100644
--- a/src/main/java/rocks/zipcodewilmington/tictactoe/Board.java
+++ b/src/main/java/rocks/zipcodewilmington/tictactoe/Board.java
@@ -1,26 +1,117 @@
 package rocks.zipcodewilmington.tictactoe;
 
+import java.sql.Array;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+
 /**
  * @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 xWins= 0;
+        int xWinsRow2= 0;
+        int xWinsRow3 = 0;
+        int xWinsColumn = 0;
+        int xWinsColumn2 = 0;
+        int xWinsColumn3 = 0;
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+            if (matrix[0][i] == 'X') {
+                xWins++;
+            }
+        }
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+            if(matrix[1][i] == 'X') {
+                xWinsRow2++;
+            }
+        }
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+            if(matrix[2][i] == 'X') {
+                xWinsRow3++;
+            }
+        }
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+            if(matrix[i][0] == 'X') {
+                xWinsColumn++;
+            }
+        }
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+            if(matrix[i][1] == 'X') {
+                xWinsColumn2++;
+            }
+        }
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+            if(matrix[i][2] == 'X') {
+                xWinsColumn3++;
+            }
+        }
+
+        int[] checkFor3 = {xWins,xWinsRow2,xWinsRow3,xWinsColumn,xWinsColumn2,xWinsColumn3};
+        for (int i = 0; i < 6 ; i++) {
+            if (checkFor3[i] == 3){
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        //had to repeat getWinner Code here or else the method returns 'false' for diagonal wins
+        if (matrix [0][0]== 'X' && matrix[1][1] =='X' && matrix[2][2] == 'X'){
+            return true;
+        } else if (matrix [0][2]== 'X' && matrix[1][1] =='X' && matrix[2][0] == 'X') {
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
     }
 
     public Boolean isInFavorOfO() {
-        return null;
+        return !isTie() && !isInFavorOfX();
     }
 
     public Boolean isTie() {
-        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++;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return xCount==5;
     }
 
     public String getWinner() {
-        return null;
+        // O 1 2  ----
+        // 3 4 5 ----- 4 = i[1] j[1]
+        // 6 7 8 ----- 7 = i[2]  j[1]
+        String winner = "";
+        if (isInFavorOfX()){
+            winner = "X";
+        }
+        if (isInFavorOfO()){
+            winner = "O";
+        }
+        if (matrix [0][0]== 'X' && matrix[1][1] =='X' && matrix[2][2] == 'X'){
+             winner = "X";
+        }
+        if (matrix [0][2]== 'X' && matrix[1][1] =='X' && matrix[2][0] == 'X'){
+            winner = "X";
+        }
+        if (matrix [0][0]== 'O' && matrix[1][1] =='O' && matrix[2][2] == 'O'){
+            winner = "O";
+        }
+        if (matrix [0][2]== 'O' && matrix[1][1] =='O' && matrix[2][0] == 'O'){
+            winner = "O";
+        }
+        return winner;
     }
 
 }