diff --git a/src/gamedata/mod.rs b/src/gamedata/mod.rs
index f46b274..02e4fa7 100644
--- a/src/gamedata/mod.rs
+++ b/src/gamedata/mod.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,20 @@
+mod score_checkers;
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests;
+
+use std::{
+    sync::mpsc::{self, Receiver, Sender},
+    thread,
+};
+
+use array2d::Array2D;
+
+use self::score_checkers::{one_direction, two_direction};
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Board {
     p1_score: i32,
     p2_score: i32,
-    columns: Vec<Vec<i32>>,
+    columns: Vec<Vec<Disk>>,
 }
 
 impl Default for Board {
@@ -19,3 +30,41 @@ impl Default for Board {
         }
     }
 }
+
+impl Board {
+    fn getscore(&self) -> (i32, i32) {
+        (self.p1_score, self.p2_score)
+    }
+    fn play(&mut self, disk: Disk, col: i32) {
+        match self.columns.get_mut(col as usize) {
+            Some(column) => {
+                if column.len() != column.capacity() {
+                    column.push(disk)
+                } else {
+                    println!("Column full")
+                }
+            }
+            None => println!("column not exist"), //TODO properly handle this
+        }
+    }
+    fn score_check(&mut self, index: (usize, usize)) {
+        let _board = Array2D::from_columns(&self.columns);
+        match _board {
+            Ok(board) => {
+                // thread::scope(|scope| {
+                //     let (tx, rx): (Sender<i32>, Receiver<i32>) = mpsc::channel();
+                //     let one = scope.spawn(|| tx.clone().send(one_direction(&board, &index)));
+                //     let two = scope.spawn(|| two_direction(&board, &index));
+                //     one.join();
+                //     two.join();
+                // }); //ignore this is threading for later TODO
+            }
+            Err(_err) => println!("Error parsing the thing"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub enum Disk {
+    RED,
+    BLUE,
+}