diff --git a/dice_stats.py b/dice_stats.py
index b8c5c1d..60bd068 100644
--- a/dice_stats.py
+++ b/dice_stats.py
@@ -12,46 +12,67 @@ class FiveDice:
 
     def faces(self):
         return [die.face for die in self.dice]
+    
+    def value_count(self):
+        #will count how many of each kind of dice and return a list of how many of each value
+        count_ones = 0
+        count_twos = 0
+        count_threes = 0
+        count_fours = 0
+        count_fives = 0
+        count_sixes = 0
+
+        for face in self.faces():
+            if face == 1:
+                count_ones += 1
+            if face == 2:
+                count_twos += 1
+            if face == 3:
+                count_threes += 1
+            if face == 4:
+                count_fours += 1
+            if face == 5:
+                count_fives += 1
+            if face == 6:
+                count_sixes += 1
+        counts = {
+            "ones": count_ones, 
+            "twos": count_twos,
+            "threes": count_threes, 
+            "fours": count_fours, 
+            "fives": count_fives,
+            "sixes": count_sixes}
+       # print (counts)
+        return counts
+
 
     def all_ones(self):
-        for face in self.faces():
-            if face != 1:
+        value_count = self.value_count()
+        #print (value_count)
+        #print(value_count["ones"])
+        if value_count["ones"] < 5:
                 return False
         return True
     
     def is_three_of_a_kind(self):
         #set current roll of 5 dice to a list variable dice
-        dice = self.faces()
-        for die in range(len(dice)):
-            #take each roll value and compare it to the other values.
-            face_value = (dice[die])
-            how_many = 0
-            
-            for d in range(len(dice)):
-                #if the roll value is the same as another value, increase the count of how many 
-                if die == face_value:
-                    how_many +=1
-            #if the cound of how many of that value is 3 or more, then you got three of a kind.  So, return true.
-            if how_many >= 3:
+        value_count = None
+        value_count = self.value_count()
+        for value in value_count.values():
+            if value > 3:
                 return True
-        return False
+            else:
+                return False
     
     def is_four_of_a_kind(self):
         #set current roll of 5 dice to a list variable dice
-        dice = self.faces()
-        for die in range(len(dice)):
-            #take each roll value and compare it to the other values.
-            face_value = (dice[die])
-            how_many = 0
-            
-            for d in range(len(dice)):
-                #if the roll value is the same as another value, increase the count of how many 
-                if die == face_value:
-                    how_many +=1
-            #if the count of how many of that value is 4 or more, then you got three of a kind.  So, return true.
-            if how_many >= 4:
+        value_count = None
+        value_count = self.value_count()
+        for value in value_count.values():
+            if value > 4:
                 return True
-        return False
+            else:
+                return False
         
 
 dice = FiveDice()
@@ -71,6 +92,7 @@ for trial in tqdm(range(trials_3)):
     dice.roll()
     if dice.is_three_of_a_kind():
         successes_3 += 1
+    
 
 print(f"Three of a Kind: {successes_3/trials_3}")