diff --git a/src/de/itsblue/ConnectFour/ConnectFour.java b/src/de/itsblue/ConnectFour/ConnectFour.java
index 7680f2d..c353ea3 100644
--- a/src/de/itsblue/ConnectFour/ConnectFour.java
+++ b/src/de/itsblue/ConnectFour/ConnectFour.java
@@ -1,26 +1,115 @@
 package de.itsblue.ConnectFour;
 
+import javax.swing.*;
+import java.awt.*;
+
 import java.awt.Dimension;
-import java.awt.GridBagLayout;
 import javax.swing.JFrame;
 
+import java.awt.Container;
+import java.awt.BorderLayout;
+
 public class ConnectFour extends JFrame {
     /**
      *
      */
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
+    static int r = 6;
+    static int c = 7;
+    static int p; // Player
+    static int[][] Gamefield = new int[c][r];
+    static int[] filllevel = new int[r];
+    static boolean finish;
+
+    // start
+    static GridLayout BoardLayout = new GridLayout(7, 6);
+
+    public ConnectFour(final String name) {
+        super(name);
+        setResizable(false);
+    }
+
+    public static void addComponentsToPane(final Container pane) {
+        final JPanel field = new JPanel();
+        field.setLayout(BoardLayout);
+
+        // Set up components preferred size
+        JButton b = new JButton(" ");
+        Dimension buttonSize = b.getPreferredSize();
+        field.setPreferredSize(new Dimension((int) (buttonSize.getWidth() * 2.5), (int) (buttonSize.getHeight() * 20)));
+
+        // Add buttons to experiment with Grid Layout
+        // field.add(new JButton("Button 2"));
+
+        for (int i = 1; i < 8; i++) {
+            field.add(new JButton("" + i));
+        }
+        for (int i = 1; i < c; i++) {
+            // // first column
+            field.add(new Plate(Plate.PlateType.O)); 
+            for (int j = 0; j < r; j++) {
+                // field.add(new Plate(Plate.PlateType.X));
+
+                if (Gamefield[i][j] == 0)       //FIXME
+                   field.add(new Plate(Plate.PlateType.X)); 
+                   
+                else if (Gamefield[i][j] == 1)
+                    field.add(new Plate(Plate.PlateType.X));
+                else
+                    field.add(new Plate(Plate.PlateType.O));
+
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Add controls to set up horizontal and vertical gaps
+        pane.add(field, BorderLayout.CENTER);
+    }
+
+    static void winningCondition() {
+        for (int i = 0; i <= 2; i++)
+            for (int j = 0; j <= 6; j++) {
+                if (Gamefield[i][j] == p && Gamefield[i + 1][j] == p && Gamefield[i + 2][j] == p
+                        && Gamefield[i + 3][j] == p) {
+                    finish = true;
+                }
+            }
+        for (int i = 0; i <= 5; i++)
+            for (int j = 0; j <= 3; j++) {
+                if (Gamefield[i][j] == p && Gamefield[i][j + 1] == p && Gamefield[i][j + 2] == p
+                        && Gamefield[i][j + 3] == p)
+                    finish = true;
+            }
+
+        for (int i = 0; i <= 2; i++)
+            for (int j = 0; j <= 3; j++) {
+                if (Gamefield[i][j] == p && Gamefield[i + 1][j + 1] == p && Gamefield[i + 2][j + 2] == p
+                        && Gamefield[i + 3][j + 3] == p)
+                    finish = true;
+            }
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
+            for (int j = 6; j > 2; j--) {
+                if (Gamefield[i][j] == p && Gamefield[i + 1][j - 1] == p && Gamefield[i + 2][j - 2] == p
+                        && Gamefield[i + 3][j - 3] == p)
+                    finish = true;
+            }
+    }
+
+    static void switchPlayer() {
+        if (p != 1)
+            p = 1;
+        else
+            p = 1;
+    }
+
     ConnectFour() {
         // Constructor
 
-		// initialize window
-		this.setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
-        this.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(600,600));
-        
-        this.setLayout(new GridBagLayout());
-        this.add(new Plate(Plate.PlateType.X));
-
-        this.add(new Plate(Plate.PlateType.O));
+        // initialize window
+        this.setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
+        addComponentsToPane(this.getContentPane());
+        this.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(600, 600));
 
         // finish up
         this.pack();
@@ -29,5 +118,6 @@ public class ConnectFour extends JFrame {
 
     public static void main(final String[] args) {
         System.out.println(new ConnectFour());
+
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/de/itsblue/ConnectFour/Plate.java b/src/de/itsblue/ConnectFour/Plate.java
index 15b5027..93b8670 100644
--- a/src/de/itsblue/ConnectFour/Plate.java
+++ b/src/de/itsblue/ConnectFour/Plate.java
@@ -21,13 +21,14 @@ public class Plate extends JPanel {
     Plate(PlateType type) {
         this.setType(type);
 
-        this.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(10, 10));
-
+        this.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(20, 20));
+        
         this.setBackground(this.type == PlateType.X ? Color.RED:Color.BLACK);
 
     }
 
-    public PlateType getType() {
+
+	public PlateType getType() {
         return type;
     }