diff --git a/Checkpoint2/Checkpoint2.csproj b/Checkpoint2/Checkpoint2.csproj
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+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.1</TargetFramework>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/Checkpoint2/Program.cs b/Checkpoint2/Program.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+ namespace Checkpoint2
+{
+    class Program
+    {
+         public static string player = "White";
+        static void Main(string[] args)
+        {
+            Game();
+        }
+         //Build pieces
+            public static readonly Checker whitePiece = new Checker()
+            {
+                Symbol = char.ConvertFromUtf32(int.Parse("25CB", System.Globalization.NumberStyles.HexNumber)),
+                Color = "White"
+            };
+            public static readonly Checker blackPiece = new Checker()
+            {
+                Symbol = char.ConvertFromUtf32(int.Parse("25CF", System.Globalization.NumberStyles.HexNumber)),
+                Color = "Black"
+            };
+         public class Checker
+        {
+            //attributes
+            public string Symbol { get; set; }  //the actual symbol either an open or a closed dot
+            public int[] Position { get; set; } //the coordinates of its place on the grid
+            public string Color { get; set; } // the team name (either "white" or "black")        
+         }
+		
+        public class Board
+        {
+            //attributes
+            public string[][] Grid { get; set; } //the "grid" that makes up the board
+             public List<Checker> Checkers { get; set; } //the collection of Checkers currently on the board
+             public void CreateBoard()
+            {
+                //string PlaceHolder = " ";
+                
+                var newBoard = new string[8][];
+ 			    //Populate row objects to grid
+                for (int i = 0; i < newBoard.Length; i++)
+                {
+                    string[] BoardRow = new string[8];
+ 			        //Build row object
+                    for (int r = 0; r < BoardRow.Length; r++)
+                    {
+                       BoardRow[r] = " ";
+                    }
+                    
+                    newBoard[i] = BoardRow;
+                }
+                 this.Grid = newBoard;
+            }
+             public void GenerateCheckers(){
+                this.Checkers = new List<Checker>();
+               
+                //fill white positions
+                for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
+                {
+                    for (int r = 0; r < 8; r++)
+                    {
+                        var white = new Checker()
+                            {
+                                Symbol = char.ConvertFromUtf32(int.Parse("25CB", System.Globalization.NumberStyles.HexNumber)),
+                                Color = "White"
+                            };
+                         if(i%2 == 0 && r%2 != 0)
+                        {                        
+                            white.Position = new int[] { i, r };
+                            this.Checkers.Add(white);
+                        }else if(i%2 != 0 && r%2 == 0) {
+                            white.Position = new int[] { i, r };
+                            this.Checkers.Add(white);
+                        }
+                        
+                    }
+                }
+                 //fill black positions
+                for (int i = 5; i < 8; i++)
+                {
+                    for (int r = 0; r < 8; r++)
+                    {
+                        var black = new Checker()
+                            {
+                                Symbol = char.ConvertFromUtf32(int.Parse("25CF", System.Globalization.NumberStyles.HexNumber)),
+                                Color = "Black"
+                            };
+                        if(i%2 == 0 && r%2 != 0)
+                        {                        
+                            black.Position = new int[] { i, r };
+                            this.Checkers.Add(black);
+                        }else if(i%2 != 0 && r%2 == 0) {
+                            black.Position = new int[] { i, r };
+                            this.Checkers.Add(black);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+             public void DrawBoard(){
+                // var boardGrid = this.Grid;
+			    //print top grid numbers
+                Console.OutputEncoding = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8;
+                Console.WriteLine ("  0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7");
+ 			    //loop through board rows
+                for (int i = 0; i < this.Grid.Length; i++)
+                {
+				    //Get board row
+                    var row = this.Grid[i];
+ 				    //get board row index 
+                    var rowString = i.ToString();
+				
+				    //loop through each row item
+                    for (int r = 0; r < row.Length; r++)
+                    {
+                        var itemValue = " " + row[r];
+                         rowString = rowString + itemValue;
+                    }
+ 				    //print row string to console
+                    Console.WriteLine(rowString);
+                }
+            }
+             public void PlaceCheckers()
+            {
+                for (int i = 0; i < Checkers.Count; i++)
+                {
+                    int[] position = Checkers[i].Position;
+                    Grid[position[0]][position[1]] = Checkers[i].Symbol;
+                }
+            }
+             private Checker SelectChecker(int row, int column)
+            {
+                int[] position = new int[] {row, column};
+                Checker checker = Checkers.Where(x => x.Position[0] == row && x.Position[1] == column).SingleOrDefault();
+                return checker;
+            }
+             public void MoveChecker(int selRow, int selColumn, int row, int column)
+            {
+                Checker checker = SelectChecker(selRow, selColumn);
+                
+                if(checker.Color == player) //Prevent player from moving other players checkers
+                {
+                    if(checker != null)
+                    {
+                        Checkers.Remove(checker);
+                        checker.Position = new int[]{row, column};    
+                        Checkers.Add(checker);            
+                    }
+                }
+                else{
+                    Console.WriteLine("Don't try to move the other players checker! Turn forfeited.");
+                }
+             }
+             public void RemoveChecker(int row, int column)
+            {
+                Checker checker = SelectChecker(row, column);
+                if(checker != null)
+                {
+                    Checkers.Remove(checker);
+                }
+            }
+             public bool CheckForWin()
+            {
+                 if(player == "White")
+                {
+                    int blackCheckerCount = Checkers.Where(x => x.Color == "Black").Count();
+                     if(blackCheckerCount == 0)
+                    {
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                }
+                else{
+                    int whiteCheckerCount = Checkers.Where(x => x.Color == "White").Count();
+                     if(whiteCheckerCount == 0)
+                    {
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                }
+                 return false;
+            }
+        }
+       
+         public static void Game()
+        {           
+             Board board = new Board();
+            board.CreateBoard();
+            board.GenerateCheckers();            
+             bool winDetected = false;
+             while(!winDetected)
+            {
+                board.PlaceCheckers();
+                board.DrawBoard();   
+                 Console.WriteLine("Player " + player +"'s turn" );
+                 Console.WriteLine("move or remove checker?");
+                 Console.WriteLine("Select a checker");
+                Console.WriteLine("Enter Row:");
+                int selRow = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());
+                Console.WriteLine("Enter Column:");
+                int selColumn = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());
+                Console.WriteLine("Select new checker location");
+                Console.WriteLine("Enter Row:");
+                int row = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());
+                Console.WriteLine("Enter Column:");
+                int column = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());
+                 board.MoveChecker(selRow, selColumn, row, column);
+                     Console.WriteLine("Remove checker? y/n");
+                    var userAction = Console.ReadLine().ToLower();
+                    
+                    if(userAction == "y")
+                    {
+                        Console.WriteLine("Select checker to remove");
+                        Console.WriteLine("Enter Row:");
+                        row = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());
+                        Console.WriteLine("Enter Column:");
+                        column = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());
+                         board.RemoveChecker(row, column);
+                    }
+                 winDetected = board.CheckForWin();
+                
+                if(!winDetected)
+                {
+                    if(player == "White")
+                    {
+                        player = "Black";
+                    }
+                    else{
+                        player = "White";
+                    }
+                     board.CreateBoard();
+                 }
+             }
+         }
+    }
+}