diff --git a/src/model/Board.java b/src/model/Board.java
index abbe466..d908c4d 100755
--- a/src/model/Board.java
+++ b/src/model/Board.java
@@ -60,6 +60,51 @@ public boolean hasAttackVector(Piece p) {
 			can_attack |= checkAttackDirection(p, Direction.DOWN, Direction.RIGHT);
 		}
 		return can_attack;
+	}
+	
+	public void initBoard()
+	{
+		for(int row = 0; row < 3; row++){
+			for (int col = 0; col < 4; col++)
+			{
+				representation[row][2*col+ (row % 2)] = new Piece(Color.RED, row, 2*col + (row % 2));
+				representation[BOARD_SIZE - 1 - row][2*col + (BOARD_SIZE - 1 - row) %2] = new Piece(Color.BLACK, BOARD_SIZE - 1 - row, 2*col + (BOARD_SIZE - 1 - row) %2);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	 
+	public void printBoard()
+	{
+		for(int row = 0; row < BOARD_SIZE; row++)
+		{
+			for (int col = 0; col < BOARD_SIZE; col++)
+			{
+				if (!isOccupied(row, col))
+					System.out.print("| ");
+				else if (representation[row][col].getColor() == Color.RED)
+				{
+					if (representation[row][col].getType() == Type.NORMAL)
+						System.out.print("|r");
+					else	
+						System.out.print("|R");
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					if(representation[row][col].getType() == Type.NORMAL)
+						System.out.print("|b");
+					else
+						System.out.print("|B");
+				}
+				
+			}
+			System.out.println("|");
+		}
 	}
+	
+	public boolean isOccupied(int row, int col)
+	{
+		return representation[row][col] != null;
+	}
+
 }
 
diff --git a/src/model/Piece.java b/src/model/Piece.java
index cce93ae..6eea5bc 100755
--- a/src/model/Piece.java
+++ b/src/model/Piece.java
@@ -39,4 +39,8 @@ public void promote() {
 	public Type getType() {
 		return this.type;
 	}
+	
+	public Color getColor() {
+		return this.color;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/model/Test.java b/src/model/Test.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..668ff38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/model/Test.java
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package model;
+
+public class Test {
+	public static void main(String[]args)
+	{
+		Board checkers = new Board();
+		checkers.initBoard();
+		checkers.printBoard();
+	}
+	
+	
+}