diff --git a/src/main/java/rocks/zipcodewilmington/tictactoe/Board.java b/src/main/java/rocks/zipcodewilmington/tictactoe/Board.java
index f56452f..aa285f6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/rocks/zipcodewilmington/tictactoe/Board.java
+++ b/src/main/java/rocks/zipcodewilmington/tictactoe/Board.java
@@ -1,26 +1,75 @@
 package rocks.zipcodewilmington.tictactoe;
 
+import com.sun.org.apache.xpath.internal.operations.Bool;
+
+import java.util.Scanner;
+
 /**
  * @author leon on 6/22/18.
  */
 public class Board {
+    private Character[][] matrix; //initalize matrix as 2d array
+
     public Board(Character[][] matrix) {
+        this.matrix = matrix; //construct board for game
+        //matrix example
+        /*                 [row, column]
+        {'X', 'O', 'X'}, [0,0] [0,1] [0,2]
+        {'O', 'O', 'X'}, [1,0] [1,1] [1,2]
+        {'X', 'X', 'O'}, [2,0] [2,1] [2,2]
+        */
     }
 
     public Boolean isInFavorOfX() {
-        return null;
+        Boolean isInFavorOfX = false; //set initial value to false cuz requires boolean
+        Character[][] board = this.matrix;  //create board
+        Integer countX = 0;
+        Integer countO = 0;
+
+        if (isTie())
+            return false;
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) { // iterate thru tic tac toe board 3x3 horizontal
+            for (int j = 0; j < 3; j++) { //iterate thru vertically
+                if (board[i][j] == 'X' )
+                    countX++;
+                else if (board[i][j] == 'O')
+                    countO++;
+            }
+
+        }return countX > countO;
     }
 
+
     public Boolean isInFavorOfO() {
-        return null;
+        return !isTie() && !isInFavorOfX();  //if it is not tie and not infavorofx it is in favor of O
     }
 
     public Boolean isTie() {
-        return null;
+        return getWinner() == "";
     }
 
     public String getWinner() {
-        return null;
-    }
+        Boolean isInFavorOfX = false; //set initial value to false cuz requires boolean
+        Character[][] board = this.matrix;  //create board
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) { // iterate thru tic tac toe board 3x3 horizontal
 
+
+                if      (board[0][i] == 'X' && board[1][i] == 'X' && board[2][i] == 'X' ||
+                        (board[i][0] == 'X' && board[i][1] == 'X' && board[i][2] == 'X') ||
+                        board[0][0] == 'X' && board[1][1] == 'X' && board[2][2] == 'X' ||
+                        board[0][2] == 'X' && board[1][1] == 'X' && board[2][0] == 'X') {
+                    return "X";
+
+                } else if
+                        (board[0][i] == 'O' && board[1][i] == 'O' && board[2][i] == 'O' ||
+                        (board[i][0] == 'O' && board[i][1] == 'O' && board[i][2] == 'O') ||
+                        board[0][0] == 'O' && board[1][1] == 'O' && board[2][2] == 'O' ||
+                        board[0][2] == 'O' && board[1][1] == 'O' && board[2][0] == 'O') {
+                    return "O";
+                }
+        }
+        return "";
+    }
 }