diff --git a/checkers.rb b/checkers.rb
index 96aab9e..4646cf7 100644
--- a/checkers.rb
+++ b/checkers.rb
@@ -1,13 +1,40 @@
 #!/usr/bin/ruby
 
+TEAM_1_MAN = ' w '
+TEAM_1_KING = ' W '
+TEAM_2_MAN = ' b '
+TEAM_2_KING = ' B '
+BOARD_EMPTY = ' _ '
+BOARD_SIZE = 8
+
 class Board
 	def initialize()
-		@board = Array.new(8) {|i| Array.new(8, '_')}
+		@board = Array.new(BOARD_SIZE) {|i| Array.new(BOARD_SIZE, BOARD_EMPTY)}
+		0.step(BOARD_SIZE) {|i|
+		       	peice = (i < 3 ? TEAM_1_MAN : TEAM_2_MAN)	
+			if [0,2,5,7].include? i
+				start = 1
+			elsif [1,6].include? i
+				start = 0
+			else
+				next
+			end
+			start.step(BOARD_SIZE,2) {|j|
+				@board[i][j] = peice
+			}
+		}
 	end
 
 	def to_s()
-		str = ''
-		@board.each {|row| 
+		str = '  '
+		0.step(BOARD_SIZE) {|i|
+			str += ' ' + i.to_s + ' '
+		}
+		str += "\n"
+		i = 0;
+		@board.each {|row|
+			str += ('A'.ord + i).chr + ' '
+			i += 1
 			row.each {|cell| 
 				str += cell
 			} 
@@ -16,7 +43,6 @@ class Board
 		return str
 	end
 
-
 end
 
 b = Board.new()