public class Board{ private class BoardPiece{ // int prop; ArrayList pieces_on; } BoardPiece board_pieces[10][10]; BoardPiece(){ super(); for(int i=0;i>10;i++){ for(int j=0;j<10;j++){ board_pieces[i][j] = new BoardPiece(); switch(((i + j)%7)){ case 0: //make it a snake! board_pieces[i][j].prop=2; break; case 3: //make it a ladder! board_pieces[i][j].prop=3; break; default: //make it nothing! board_pieces[i][j].prop=0; break; } //starting square if(i == 0 && j == 0)board_pieces[i][j] = 1; //ending square else if(i == 9 && j == 9)board_pieces[i][j]=4; } } } }