diff --git a/Commands/TicTacToe.cs b/Commands/TicTacToe.cs
index 43e0150..edcdb25 100755
--- a/Commands/TicTacToe.cs
+++ b/Commands/TicTacToe.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 using Discord.Commands;
 using dotbot.Services;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Discord;
@@ -27,10 +26,7 @@ namespace dotbot.Commands
         public async Task StartGame([Summary("mention whom you would like to play with!")] IUser opponent)
         {
             var gameId = Context.Channel.Id;
-            _games.Add(gameId, new TicTacToeSession(Context.User, opponent)
-            {
-                LastMessage = Context.Message
-            });
+            _games[gameId] = new TicTacToeSession(Context.User, opponent) { LastMessage = Context.Message };
             await ReplyAsync($"{_games[gameId]}");
         }
 
@@ -55,6 +51,7 @@ namespace dotbot.Commands
     }
 
 
+
     public class TicTacToeSession
     {
         public bool Active;
@@ -67,12 +64,15 @@ namespace dotbot.Commands
         public TicTacToeSession(IUser player, IUser opponent)
         {
             Board = new string[][] {
-                new string[] { ":one:", ":two:", ":three" },
+                new string[] { ":one:", ":two:", ":three:" },
                 new string[] { ":four:", ":five:", ":six:" },
                 new string[] { ":seven:", ":eight:", ":nine:" }
             };
-            Players[":x:"] = player.Id;
-            Players[":o:"] = opponent.Id;
+            Players = new Dictionary<string, ulong>
+            {
+                { ":x:", player.Id },
+                { ":o:", opponent.Id }
+            };
             Turn = ":x:";
             Active = true;
             Tied = false;
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ namespace dotbot.Commands
 
 
         public string GetPiece(int i) => Board[(i - 1) / 3][(i - 1) % 3];
+
         public bool PutPiece(int i, string piece)
         {
             if (GetPiece(i) == ":x:" || GetPiece(i) == ":o:") return false;
@@ -89,8 +90,7 @@ namespace dotbot.Commands
 
         internal string DoMove(SocketUserMessage msg)
         {
-            int move;
-            if (Int32.TryParse(msg.Content, out move))
+            if (Int32.TryParse(msg.Content, out var move))
                 if (move > 0 && move < 10)
                     if (!PutPiece(move, Turn))
                         return $"unable to place your piece. position **{move}** already occupied by {GetPiece(move)}";
@@ -112,10 +112,8 @@ namespace dotbot.Commands
                             return $"";
                         }
                     }
-                else
-                    return $"**{msg.Content}** is not a valid move. please enter a number between 1 and 9.";
-            else
-                return "your move wasn't even a number...";
+                else return $"**{msg.Content}** is not a valid move. please enter a number between 1 and 9.";
+            else return "your move wasn't even a number... try again!";
         }
 
 
@@ -133,7 +131,7 @@ namespace dotbot.Commands
             else
             {
                 if (Enumerable.Range(1, 9).All(i => GetPiece(i) == ":o:" || GetPiece(i) == ":x:"))
-                {
+                {   // check tie condition (all pieces placed)
                     Tied = true;
                     Active = false;
                 }
@@ -141,7 +139,7 @@ namespace dotbot.Commands
             }
         }
 
-        public override string ToString() => $"{string.Join("\n", Board.Select(r => $"{string.Join(" ", r)}"))}\n<@{Turn}>'s turn";
+        public override string ToString() => $"{string.Join("\n", Board.Select(r => $"{string.Join(" ", r)}"))}\n<@{Players[Turn]}>'s turn. send a number 1-9.";
 
     }
 }