diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index c19c3f5..52ae27b 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -1,15 +1,242 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <vector>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 
 using namespace std;
 
-class board
+class piece
 {
-	vector<vector<bool> > board;
+	char color;	//w for white, b for white, e for empty
+	int xpos;
+	int ypos;
+	
+	public:
+	
+	piece(int x, int y)
+	{
+		xpos = x;
+		ypos = y;
+	}
+	
+	void setColor(char kolor)
+	{
+		color = kolor;
+	}
+	
+	char getColor()
+	{
+		return color;
+	}
 };
 
+struct moves
+{
+	int x;
+	int y;
+	string moveType;
+	
+	moves(int _x, int _y, string m)
+	{
+		x = _x;
+		y = _y;
+		moveType = m;
+	}
+};
+
+class Board
+{
+	char boardArray [8][8];
+	
+	public:
+	
+	Board()
+	{
+		for (int i = 0; i < 2; ++i)
+		{
+			for (int j = 0; j < 8; ++j)
+			{
+				boardArray[i][j] = 'X'; 
+			}
+		}
+		
+		
+		for (int i = 2; i < 6; ++i)
+		{
+			for (int j = 0; j < 8; ++j)
+			{
+				boardArray[i][j] = '_'; 
+			}
+		}
+		
+		
+		for (int i = 6; i <= 7; ++i)
+		{
+			for (int j = 0; j < 8; ++j)
+			{
+				boardArray[i][j] = 'O'; 
+			}
+		}
+			
+	}
+	
+	void displayBoard()
+	{	
+		cout<<"\n\n";
+		for (int i = 0; i < 8; ++i)
+		{
+			for (int j = 0; j < 8; ++j)
+			{
+				cout<<boardArray[i][j]<<"  ";
+			}
+			cout<<endl;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	void move(int x, int y, string moveType)
+	{
+		// if (moveType != "front" || moveType != "leftFront" || moveType != "rightFront")
+		// {
+			// cout<<"ERROR! invalid moveType!"<<endl;
+		// }
+		
+		if (x > 8 || x < 0 || y > 8 || y < 0)
+		{
+			cout<<"ERROR: index out of bound!"<<endl;
+		}
+		
+		int temp = boardArray[x][y];
+		
+		if (temp == '_')
+		{
+			cout<<"there's no piece in that spot you dumbass!"<<endl;
+		}
+		
+		
+		else if (temp == 'X' || temp == 'O')
+		{
+			if (moveType == "front")
+			{
+				if(boardArray[x+1][y] != '_')
+				{
+					cout<<"you can't move that piece forward"<<endl;
+				}
+				
+				else
+				{
+					boardArray[x][y] = '_';
+					boardArray[x+1][y] = temp;
+			
+					displayBoard();
+				}	
+			}
+			
+			if (moveType == "leftFront")
+			{
+				if (y == 0)
+				{
+					cout<<"you went out of the table you idiot!"<<endl;
+				}
+				
+				else
+				{
+					boardArray[x][y] = '_';
+					boardArray[x+1][y-1] = temp;
+			
+					displayBoard();
+				}	
+			}
+			
+			if (moveType == "rightFront")
+			{
+				if (y == 7)
+				{
+					cout<<"you went out of the table you idiot!"<<endl;
+				}
+				
+				else
+				{
+					boardArray[x][y] = '_';
+					boardArray[x+1][y-1] = temp;
+			
+					displayBoard();
+				}	
+			}
+			
+			else
+			{
+					cout<<"wat?"<<endl;	
+			}	
+		}
+		
+		else
+		{
+			cout<<"wat?"<<endl;	
+		}	
+		
+	}
+	
+	vector<moves> viewPossibleMoves()
+	{
+		cout<<"not yet!"<<endl;
+	}
+	
+	
+	void dumbassAI()
+	{
+		/*ai brain:
+		1) see all possible movements
+		2) pick a movement
+		3) execute movement
+		*/
+	
+	}
+	
+	bool isGameOver()
+	{
+		for (int i = 0; i < 8; ++i)
+		{
+			if (boardArray[0][i] == 'O')
+			{
+				cout<<"player O wins!"<<endl;
+				return true;
+			}
+			
+			if (boardArray[7][i] == 'X')
+			{
+				cout<<"player X wins!"<<endl;
+				return true;
+			}
+			
+			else return false;
+		}
+	}
+	
+};
+
+
+
+
 int main()
 {
+	Board b;
+	b.displayBoard();
+	
+	int x,y;
+	string move;
+	
+	while (!b.isGameOver())
+	{
+		cout<<"x: ";
+		cin>>x;
+		
+		cout<<"y: ";
+		cin>>y;
+		
+		cout<<"moveType: ";
+		cin>>move;
+		
+		b.move(x,y,move);
+	}
 	
 }