diff --git a/board.rb b/board.rb
index 048efe3..84c61c8 100644
--- a/board.rb
+++ b/board.rb
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@ end
 
 class Board
 
-  attr_reader :spaces, :def_val
+  attr_reader :spaces, :def_val, :winning_scens
   
   def initialize
-    @def_val = "---"
+    @def_val = "   "
     @spaces = Array.new(9, @def_val)
+    @winning_scens = [[0,1,2],[3,4,5],[6,7,8],[0,3,6],[1,4,7],[2,5,8],[0,4,8],[2,4,6]]
   end
 
   def to_s
@@ -39,8 +40,8 @@ class Board
   end
 
   def any_winner?
-    winning_combos = [[0,1,2],[3,4,5],[6,7,8],[0,3,6],[1,4,7],[2,5,8],[0,4,8],[2,4,6]]
-    winning_combos.each do |s|
+
+    @winning_scens.each do |s|
       tmp = s.map {|i| @spaces[i]}
       if (not tmp.include? @def_val) and  tmp.same_values? then
         return true
@@ -50,8 +51,8 @@ class Board
   end
 
   def is_winner? player
-    winning_combos = [[0,1,2],[3,4,5],[6,7,8],[0,3,6],[1,4,7],[2,5,8],[0,4,8],[2,4,6]]
-    winning_combos.each do |s|
+
+    @winning_scens.each do |s|
       tmp = s.map {|i| @spaces[i]}
       if (not tmp.include? @def_val) and  tmp.same_values? and tmp[0] == player then
         return true
@@ -63,6 +64,4 @@ class Board
   def is_full?
     get_free.empty?
   end
-
-      
 end