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diff --git a/gamefiles/board.py b/gamefiles/board.py
index 767a118..50ca5ae 100644
--- a/gamefiles/board.py
+++ b/gamefiles/board.py
@@ -2,16 +2,19 @@ from man import Man
 from snack import Snack
 from mine import Mine
 from random import shuffle
-from retro import game
 
 
 class Board:
-    
+    display = False
+    snack=False
+    mine=False
+
     def __init__(self,width, height,num_snacks,num_mines):
         self.width = width
         self.height = height
         self.num_snacks = num_snacks
         self.num_mines = num_mines
+     
     
     def get_agents(self,num_snacks,num_mines):
         all_positions = self.get_all_positions()
@@ -19,8 +22,51 @@ class Board:
         man= [Man(all_positions[0])]
         snacks = [Snack(p) for p in all_positions[1:(num_snacks+1)]]
         mines = [Mine(p) for p in all_positions[(num_snacks + 2):(num_snacks  + num_mines +2)]]
-        agents = man + snacks + mines
+        agents = man + snacks + mines + [self]
         return agents
+    
+    def play_turn(self,game):
+        game.log(game.turn_number)
+        while self.game_needs_snacks(game):
+            self.add_snack(game)
+        while self.game_needs_mines(game):
+            self.add_mine(game)
+
+    def add_mine(self,game):
+        all_positions=self.get_all_positions()
+        shuffle(all_positions)
+        index =0
+        while not game.is_empty(all_positions[index]):
+            index = index + 1
+        mine = Mine(all_positions[index])
+        game.add_agent(mine)
+
+    def count_mines(self,game):
+        mines= [a for a in game.agents if a.mine]
+        return len(mines)
+    
+    def game_needs_mines(self,game):
+        return self.count_mines(game) < self.num_mines
+    
+    
+    def add_snack(self,game):
+        all_positions=self.get_all_positions()
+        shuffle(all_positions)
+        index =0
+        while not game.is_empty(all_positions[index]):
+            index = index + 1
+        snack = Snack(all_positions[index])
+        game.add_agent(snack)
+
+    def count_snacks(self,game):
+        snacks= [a for a in game.agents if a.snack]
+        return len(snacks)
+    
+    def game_needs_snacks(self,game):
+        return self.count_snacks(game) < self.num_snacks
+        
+        
+        
     '''
     def get_agents(self,num_snacks,num_mines):
         man = self.get_man(num_snacks,num_mines)
diff --git a/gamefiles/man.py b/gamefiles/man.py
index f2f3338..bb9a9a4 100644
--- a/gamefiles/man.py
+++ b/gamefiles/man.py
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ direction_vectors = {
 class Man:
     character = "&"  #try google asci full table?, 
     color = "blue"
-    #name = "man"
+    snack=False
+    mine=False
   
     def __init__(self,position):
         self.position = position
@@ -50,7 +51,6 @@ class Man:
                 if obstacle.snack:
                     game.state['Score'] += 1
                     game.remove_agent(agents[0])
-                    self.generate_new_snack()
                 else:
                     game.state['Score'] -= 10
                     game.remove_agent(agents[0])
@@ -61,28 +61,16 @@ class Man:
             else:
                 self.position = future_position
 
-    '''Indicates what happens when the game is over.'''
+    
     def die(self,game):
+        '''Indicates what happens when the game is over.'''
         game.state["message"] = "Game Over"
         self.color = "black"
         game.end()
 
-    def get_all_positions(self):
-        positions=[]
-        for i in range(width):
-            for j in range(height):
-                positions.append((i,j))
-        return positions
 
-    '''issue here, is_empty is not generating a coordinate positon,
-    but I am not sure why it is not'''
-    def generate_new_snack(self):
-        all_positions=self.get_all_positions()
-        shuffle(all_positions)
-        index =0
-        while Game.is_empty(all_positions[index]) == False:
-            index = index + 1
-        Snack(all_positions[index])
+
+    
 '''
     def __init__(self, position):
         self.position = position
diff --git a/gamefiles/mine counter.py b/gamefiles/mine counter.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6406dc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gamefiles/mine counter.py	
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+
+
+MAX_MINES = 50
+LEVELS = [
+[5, 10],
+[50, 20],
+[75, 30],
+[100, 40]
+]
+
+def num_mines(score):
+    for limit, n in LEVELS:
+        if score < limit: 
+            return n
+    return MAX_MINES
+'''
+    if score < 5:
+        num_mines = 10
+    if 10 <= score <50:
+        num_mines = 20
+    if 50 <= score <75:
+        num_mines = 30
+    if 75 <= score <100:
+        num_mines = 40
+    #else:
+        #num_mines = 50
+    return num_mines
+    '''
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gamefiles/mine.py b/gamefiles/mine.py
index 53573cc..480292a 100644
--- a/gamefiles/mine.py
+++ b/gamefiles/mine.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ class Mine:
     character = "*"
     color = "green"
     snack=False
+    mine=True
     
 
     def __init__(self,position):
diff --git a/gamefiles/minecounter.py b/gamefiles/minecounter.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6406dc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gamefiles/minecounter.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+
+
+MAX_MINES = 50
+LEVELS = [
+[5, 10],
+[50, 20],
+[75, 30],
+[100, 40]
+]
+
+def num_mines(score):
+    for limit, n in LEVELS:
+        if score < limit: 
+            return n
+    return MAX_MINES
+'''
+    if score < 5:
+        num_mines = 10
+    if 10 <= score <50:
+        num_mines = 20
+    if 50 <= score <75:
+        num_mines = 30
+    if 75 <= score <100:
+        num_mines = 40
+    #else:
+        #num_mines = 50
+    return num_mines
+    '''
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gamefiles/nav_game.py b/gamefiles/nav_game.py
index 47a3d9e..fd947fd 100644
--- a/gamefiles/nav_game.py
+++ b/gamefiles/nav_game.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 from retro.game import Game
 from board import Board
-
-from score import num_mines
+from minecounter import num_mines
 
 width = 25
 height = 25
@@ -14,6 +13,6 @@ board = Board(width,height,num_snacks,num_mines)
 game = Game(
     board.get_agents(num_snacks, num_mines),
       state,
-      board_size = (width, height)
+      board_size = (width, height),debug=True
 )
 game.play()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gamefiles/score.py b/gamefiles/score.py
index f8ce62d..6406dc5 100644
--- a/gamefiles/score.py
+++ b/gamefiles/score.py
@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
 
 
+MAX_MINES = 50
+LEVELS = [
+[5, 10],
+[50, 20],
+[75, 30],
+[100, 40]
+]
+
 def num_mines(score):
+    for limit, n in LEVELS:
+        if score < limit: 
+            return n
+    return MAX_MINES
+'''
     if score < 5:
         num_mines = 10
     if 10 <= score <50:
@@ -12,4 +25,4 @@ def num_mines(score):
     #else:
         #num_mines = 50
     return num_mines
-    
\ No newline at end of file
+    '''
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gamefiles/snack.py b/gamefiles/snack.py
index cb33e37..f522c8e 100644
--- a/gamefiles/snack.py
+++ b/gamefiles/snack.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ class Snack:
     character = "o"
     color = "red"
     snack=True
+    mine=False
     
 
     def __init__(self,position):
diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index a9b0222..8eb718b 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,83 @@
 # This file is automatically @generated by Poetry 1.8.3 and should not be changed by hand.
-package = []
+
+[[package]]
+name = "ansicon"
+version = "1.89.0"
+description = "Python wrapper for loading Jason Hood's ANSICON"
+optional = false
+python-versions = "*"
+files = [
+    {file = "ansicon-1.89.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:f1def52d17f65c2c9682cf8370c03f541f410c1752d6a14029f97318e4b9dfec"},
+    {file = "ansicon-1.89.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:e4d039def5768a47e4afec8e89e83ec3ae5a26bf00ad851f914d1240b444d2b1"},
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "blessed"
+version = "1.20.0"
+description = "Easy, practical library for making terminal apps, by providing an elegant, well-documented interface to Colors, Keyboard input, and screen Positioning capabilities."
+optional = false
+python-versions = ">=2.7"
+files = [
+    {file = "blessed-1.20.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:0c542922586a265e699188e52d5f5ac5ec0dd517e5a1041d90d2bbf23f906058"},
+    {file = "blessed-1.20.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:2cdd67f8746e048f00df47a2880f4d6acbcdb399031b604e34ba8f71d5787680"},
+]
+
+[package.dependencies]
+jinxed = {version = ">=1.1.0", markers = "platform_system == \"Windows\""}
+six = ">=1.9.0"
+wcwidth = ">=0.1.4"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "jinxed"
+version = "1.3.0"
+description = "Jinxed Terminal Library"
+optional = false
+python-versions = "*"
+files = [
+    {file = "jinxed-1.3.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:b993189f39dc2d7504d802152671535b06d380b26d78070559551cbf92df4fc5"},
+    {file = "jinxed-1.3.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:1593124b18a41b7a3da3b078471442e51dbad3d77b4d4f2b0c26ab6f7d660dbf"},
+]
+
+[package.dependencies]
+ansicon = {version = "*", markers = "platform_system == \"Windows\""}
+
+[[package]]
+name = "retro-games"
+version = "1.1.0"
+description = "A simple framework for Terminal-based games"
+optional = false
+python-versions = "<4.0,>=3.10"
+files = [
+    {file = "retro_games-1.1.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:c621117e4dd528b1e4870d897d00c4365566ab3ba965177e3996ed3c889dd9f8"},
+    {file = "retro_games-1.1.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:2167b574f42fe1e739b7c9ec75e98a9b76df42e2166376b85559291b3dc58f82"},
+]
+
+[package.dependencies]
+blessed = ">=1.20.0,<2.0.0"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "six"
+version = "1.17.0"
+description = "Python 2 and 3 compatibility utilities"
+optional = false
+python-versions = "!=3.0.*,!=3.1.*,!=3.2.*,>=2.7"
+files = [
+    {file = "six-1.17.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:4721f391ed90541fddacab5acf947aa0d3dc7d27b2e1e8eda2be8970586c3274"},
+    {file = "six-1.17.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:ff70335d468e7eb6ec65b95b99d3a2836546063f63acc5171de367e834932a81"},
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "wcwidth"
+version = "0.2.13"
+description = "Measures the displayed width of unicode strings in a terminal"
+optional = false
+python-versions = "*"
+files = [
+    {file = "wcwidth-0.2.13-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:3da69048e4540d84af32131829ff948f1e022c1c6bdb8d6102117aac784f6859"},
+    {file = "wcwidth-0.2.13.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:72ea0c06399eb286d978fdedb6923a9eb47e1c486ce63e9b4e64fc18303972b5"},
+]
 
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.0"
 python-versions = "^3.10"
-content-hash = "53f2eabc9c26446fbcc00d348c47878e118afc2054778c3c803a0a8028af27d9"
+content-hash = "2bcb10c06051310c2d2ce4f7b65ed30705765ffe70121fe098b07e32ef9307bc"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index afe5940..ea9c20e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ readme = "README.md"
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
 python = "^3.10"
+retro-games = "^1.1.0"
 
 
 [build-system]