diff --git a/xoxogame.py b/xoxogame.py
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+from IPython.display import clear_output
+
+  def display_board(board):
+      clear_output()
+      print("     |     |    ")
+      print('  '+board[1]+'  '+'|'+'  '+board[2]+'  '+'|'+'  '+board[3])
+      print("_____|_____|_____")
+      print("     |     |    ")
+      print('  '+board[4]+'  '+'|'+'  '+board[5]+'  '+'|'+'  '+board[6])
+      print("_____|_____|_____")
+      print("     |     |    ")
+      print('  '+board[7]+'  '+'|'+'  '+board[8]+'  '+'|'+'  '+board[9])
+      print("     |     |    ")
+  def player_input():
+
+      marker = ''
+
+      #keep asking the user for the input ie, X or O 
+      while marker != 'X' and marker!='O':
+          marker=input("Player 1 choose x or o: ")
+
+      player1=marker
+
+      if player1=='X':
+          player2='O'
+      else:
+          player2='X'
+
+      return (player1,player2)
+  def place_marker(board,marker,position):
+      board[position]=marker
+  def win_check(board,mark):
+      return ((board[7] == mark and board[8] == mark and board[9] == mark) or # bottom row
+      (board[4] == mark and board[5] == mark and board[6] == mark) or # midddle row
+      (board[1] == mark and board[2] == mark and board[3] == mark) or # first row
+      (board[7] == mark and board[4] == mark and board[1] == mark) or # down the middle
+      (board[8] == mark and board[5] == mark and board[2] == mark) or # down the middle
+      (board[9] == mark and board[6] == mark and board[3] == mark) or # down the right side
+      (board[7] == mark and board[5] == mark and board[3] == mark) or # diagonal
+      (board[9] == mark and board[5] == mark and board[1] == mark)) # diagonal
+  import random
+
+  def choose_first():
+      if random.randint(1,2)==1:
+          return 'PLAYER 1'
+      else:
+          return 'PLAYER 2'
+   def space_check(board, position):
+      if board[position]=='' or board[position]==' ':
+          return True
+      else:
+          return False
+   def full_board_check(board):
+      for i in range(1,9):
+          if space_check(board,i):
+              return False
+      return True
+   def player_choice(board):
+      position=0
+
+      while position not in [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9] or not space_check(board,position):
+          position = int(input('Choose your next position: (1-9)'))
+
+      return position
+  def replay():
+      play=input("do you want to continue playing? Y/N")
+      play=play.upper()
+
+      if play=='Y':
+          return True
+      else:
+          return False
+  print ('WELCOME TO TIC TIC TOE!!!')
+
+  while True:
+
+      theboard=[' ']*10
+      player1_marker,player2_marker= player_input()
+      turn=choose_first()
+      print(turn + 'will go first!')
+
+      play_game=input('Are you ready to play? Enter Y/N')
+      if play_game.upper()=='Y':
+          game_on=True
+      else:
+          game_on=False
+
+      while game_on:
+          if turn=='Player 1':
+
+              #PLAYER1'S TURN
+              display_board(theboard)
+              position=player_choice(theboard)
+              place_marker(theboard,player1_marker,position)
+
+              if win_check(theboard, player1_marker):
+                  display_board(theboard)
+                  print('CONGRATULATIONS!!! Player 1 Has Won The Game!')
+                  game_on=False
+              else:
+                  if full_board_check(theboard):
+                      diplay_board(theboard)
+                      print('The game is a draw!')
+                      break
+                  else:
+                      turn='Player 2'
+
+
+          else:
+
+              #PLAYER2'S TURN
+              display_board(theboard)
+              position=player_choice(theboard)
+              place_marker(theboard,player2_marker,position)
+
+              if win_check(theboard, player2_marker):
+                  display_board(theboard)
+                  print('CONGRATULATION!!! Player 2 Has Won The Game!')
+                  game_on=False
+              else:
+                  if full_board_check(theboard):
+                      display_board(theboard)
+                      print('The game is a draw!')
+                      break
+                  else:
+                      turn='Player 1'
+
+
+
+          if not replay():
+              break