diff --git a/src/gamedata/mod.rs b/src/gamedata/mod.rs
index 02e4fa7..444ea2f 100644
--- a/src/gamedata/mod.rs
+++ b/src/gamedata/mod.rs
@@ -2,11 +2,6 @@ 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};
@@ -14,15 +9,13 @@ use self::score_checkers::{one_direction, two_direction};
 pub struct Board {
     p1_score: i32,
     p2_score: i32,
-    columns: Vec<Vec<Disk>>,
+    columns: Array2D<Disk>,
 }
 
 impl Default for Board {
     fn default() -> Self {
-        let mut columns = Vec::with_capacity(6);
-        for _num in 0..7 {
-            columns.push(Vec::with_capacity(7))
-        }
+        let columns = Array2D::filled_with(Disk::EMPTY, 7, 6);
+
         Self {
             p1_score: 0,
             p2_score: 0,
@@ -35,36 +28,26 @@ 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 play(&mut self, disk: Disk, col: i32) -> bool {
+        let column = &self.columns.as_columns()[col as usize];
+        let empty = column.iter().filter(|&a| matches!(a, Disk::EMPTY)).count();
+        dbg!(empty);
+        let top = column.len() - empty;
+        match self.columns.set(top, col as usize, disk) {
+            Ok(_) => true,
+            Err(_) => false,
         }
     }
     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"),
-        }
+        unimplemented!()
     }
 }
+
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub enum Disk {
     RED,
     BLUE,
+    EMPTY,
 }
+
+