diff --git a/src/gameplay.cpp b/src/gameplay.cpp
index 385e2dd..c031cc0 100644
--- a/src/gameplay.cpp
+++ b/src/gameplay.cpp
@@ -49,5 +49,63 @@ void print_gameinfo() {
 }
 
 void check_if_point(const std::vector<std::vector<char>> &board) {
-       
-}
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+    points_my = 0;
+    points_en  = 0;
+    char char_we_are_checking;
+
+    //flag to set if brake; is called
+    bool broken = false;
+
+    //initializes pointer to nowhere
+    int *points_ptr = nullptr;
+
+        for (int p = 0; p < 2; p++){
+    switch (p) {
+    case 0:
+            char_we_are_checking = char_my;
+        points_ptr = &points_my;
+            break;
+
+        case 1:
+        char_we_are_checking = char_en;
+            points_ptr = &points_en;
+        break;
+
+        default:
+            cerr << "\nunexpected iteration number(" << RED << p << RESET << ") at function: check_if_point\nexiting...\n";
+                    exit(3);
+            }
+
+            //horizontal check
+            for (int i = 0; i < board_size; i++) {
+                for (int j = 0; j < board_size-(length-1);  j++) {
+                    for (int k = 0; k < length; k++) {
+                        if(board[i][j+k] != char_we_are_checking) {
+                            broken = true;
+                            break;
+                        }
+                        if(!broken){
+                            ++*points_ptr;
+                        }
+                }
+                }
+                    }
+
+            //vertical check
+            for (int i = 0; i < board_size; i++) {
+                    for (int j = 0; j < board_size-(length-1);  j++) {
+                for (int k = 0; k < length; k++) {
+                        if(board[j+k][i] != char_we_are_checking) {
+                    broken = true;
+                            break;
+                    }
+                        if(!broken){
+                    ++*points_ptr;
+                            }
+                        }
+                }}
+
+                    for(int i = 0; i < (board_size*2-1)-((length-1)*2); i++) {
+                        
+            }
+                }}
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diff --git a/src/global.hpp b/src/global.hpp
index 98c8dba..a3e2a2e 100644
--- a/src/global.hpp
+++ b/src/global.hpp
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ extern unsigned short port;
 extern int length;
 extern int points_req;
 extern std::string serverIp_str;
-extern int points_req;
 extern int points_my;
 extern int points_en;
-extern int sel[2]; 
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+extern int sel[2];
+extern char char_my;
+extern char char_en;
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diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index e38458d..175d490 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ using std::cout;
 using std::cin;
 using std::cerr;
 
+char char_my;
+char char_en;
+
 int main() {
 
     cout << R"( ___       __   _______   ___       ________  ________  _____ ______   _______           _________  ________
@@ -53,8 +56,12 @@ int main() {
         board_size_check();
         length_check();
         points_requied();
+        char_my = 'x';
+        char_en = 'o';
     } else {
         ip_check();
+        char_my = 'o';
+        char_en = 'x';
     }
     port_check();