They were useful, but all they did was hardcode the possible winning solutions. I have to put the check in a for loop or something because i never know what the user will pick as for the game size. Coule be 3x3, 4x4, 5x5, 6x6, 7x7, 8x8, 9x9, or 10x10. So i can't hardcode all the solutions in...