diff --git a/48_High_IQ/java/src/Board.java b/48_High_IQ/java/src/Board.java
index 18b17cf5..6a320bd1 100644
--- a/48_High_IQ/java/src/Board.java
+++ b/48_High_IQ/java/src/Board.java
@@ -1,10 +1,28 @@
 public class Board {
   
-  public Board() {
-    
-  }
+    private int[][] board;
   
-  public String toString() {
-      return "";
-  }
+    public Board() {
+        board = new int[7][7];
+    
+        //Set all of the corners to -1, and place pegs in proper spaces
+        for(int i = 0; i < 7; i++) {
+            for(int j = 0; j < 7; j++) {
+                if((i < 3 || i > 5) && (j < 3 || j > 5)) {
+                    //If both i and j are either less than 3 or greater than 5, then the index is a corner
+                    board[i][j] = -1;
+                } else if(i == 4 && j == 4) {
+                    //Do not place a peg in the center
+                    board[i][j] = 0;
+                } else {
+                    //Place a peg everywhere else
+                    board[i][j] = 1;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+  
+    public String toString() {
+        return "";
+    }
 }