diff --git a/src/main/java/Game/Tictactoe.java b/src/main/java/Game/Tictactoe.java
index 5be7517..0988a12 100644
--- a/src/main/java/Game/Tictactoe.java
+++ b/src/main/java/Game/Tictactoe.java
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package Game;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 
 public class Tictactoe implements Game {
+
+
     enum State {
         CIRCLE,
         CROSS,
@@ -10,6 +12,15 @@ public class Tictactoe implements Game {
     }
     private ArrayList<String> outputBuffer = new ArrayList<String>();
     private String input;
+    private State[] currentBoard;
+
+    public Tictactoe() {
+        init();
+    }
+
+    private void init() {
+        currentBoard = newBoard();
+    }
 
     @Override
     public void print() {
@@ -31,8 +42,19 @@ public class Tictactoe implements Game {
         }
     }
 
+    private State[] newBoard() {
+        State[] board = new State[9];
+        for (int i = 0; i < board.length; i++) {
+            board[i] = State.EMPTY;
+        }
+        return board;
+    }
 
     void setOutputBuffer(ArrayList<String> outputBuffer){
         this.outputBuffer = outputBuffer;
     }
+
+    public State[] getCurrentBoard() {
+        return currentBoard;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/Game/TictactoeTest.java b/src/test/java/Game/TictactoeTest.java
index 39a6f3e..998accf 100644
--- a/src/test/java/Game/TictactoeTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/Game/TictactoeTest.java
@@ -47,4 +47,12 @@ class TictactoeTest {
         assertEquals(ttt.getStatedChar(Tictactoe.State.CROSS), 'X');
         assertEquals(ttt.getStatedChar(Tictactoe.State.EMPTY), ' ');
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void testForEmptyBoardOnInitialization() {
+        Tictactoe.State[] board = ttt.getCurrentBoard();
+        for (int i = 0; i < board.length; i++) {
+            assertEquals(board[i], Tictactoe.State.EMPTY);
+        }
+    }
 }
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