diff --git a/src/game/backend.rs b/src/game/backend.rs
index 06c4ed1..ac8a3b5 100644
--- a/src/game/backend.rs
+++ b/src/game/backend.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 extern crate rand;
+use rand::Rng;
 use std::collections::LinkedList;
 pub enum Direction {
     Up,
@@ -18,8 +19,8 @@ pub enum CellType {
     Empty,
 }
 pub struct Cell {
-    pub line: i32,
-    pub col: i32,
+    line: i32,
+    col: i32,
     ctype: CellType,
 }
 
@@ -31,6 +32,20 @@ impl Cell {
             ctype: t,
         }
     }
+    pub fn random(lines: i32, cols: i32) -> Cell {
+        let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
+        Cell::new(
+            rng.gen_range(0..lines),
+            rng.gen_range(0..cols),
+            CellType::Food,
+        )
+    }
+    pub fn posyx(&self) -> (i32, i32) {
+        return (self.line, self.col);
+    }
+    pub fn chtype(&mut self, ctype: CellType) {
+        self.ctype = ctype;
+    }
 }
 
 impl Copy for CellType {}
@@ -46,11 +61,69 @@ impl Clone for Cell {
     }
 }
 
+enum FailState {
+    Wall,
+    // Body,
+}
+
+enum GameState {
+    Failed(FailState),
+    Ready,
+    // Playing,
+}
+
+pub struct Board {
+    maxlines: i32,
+    maxcols: i32,
+    gamestate: GameState,
+    food: Cell,
+}
+
+// impl Board<'_> {
+impl Board {
+    pub fn new(maxlines: i32, maxcols: i32) -> Board {
+        Board {
+            maxlines,
+            maxcols,
+            gamestate: GameState::Ready,
+            food: Cell::random(maxlines, maxcols),
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn check_collision(&mut self, snake: &Snake) -> bool {
+        let (snake_line, snake_col): (i32, i32) = snake.posyx();
+        if (snake_line >= self.maxlines)
+            || (snake_col >= self.maxcols)
+            || (snake_line <= 0)
+            || (snake_col <= 0)
+        {
+            self.gamestate = GameState::Failed(FailState::Wall);
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+    pub fn check_food(&self, snake: &Snake) -> bool {
+        if self.food_posyx() == snake.posyx() {
+            return true;
+        } else {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn food_posyx(&self) -> (i32, i32) {
+        return self.food.posyx();
+    }
+    pub fn eat_food(&mut self, snake: &mut Snake) {
+        snake.grow();
+        self.food.chtype(CellType::Empty);
+    }
+    pub fn spawn_food() {}
+}
+
 pub struct Snake {
     head: Cell,
     pub body: LinkedList<Cell>,
-    length: i32,
+    // length: i32,
     pub direction: Direction,
+    grow: bool,
 }
 impl Snake {
     pub fn new(head: Cell) -> Snake {
@@ -59,14 +132,22 @@ impl Snake {
         Snake {
             head,
             body: temp_body,
-            length: 1,
+            // length: 1,
             direction: Direction::Right,
+            grow: false,
         }
     }
-
+    pub fn posyx(&self) -> (i32, i32) {
+        return (self.head.line, self.head.col);
+    }
     pub fn smove(&mut self, direction: Direction) {
         // smove because move is already a keyword
-        let mut tail: Cell = self.body.pop_back().unwrap();
+        let mut tail: Cell;
+        if self.grow {
+            tail = self.body.back().unwrap().clone();
+        } else {
+            tail = self.body.pop_back().unwrap();
+        }
         tail.ctype = CellType::Empty;
         let (dl, dc) = match direction {
             Direction::Up => (-1, 0),
@@ -78,4 +159,10 @@ impl Snake {
         self.head = Cell::new(self.head.line + dl, self.head.col + dc, CellType::Snake);
         self.body.push_front(self.head);
     }
+    pub fn tick(&mut self) {
+        self.smove(self.direction);
+    }
+    pub fn grow(&mut self) {
+        self.grow = true;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/game/frontend.rs b/src/game/frontend.rs
index 2563209..da95e6d 100644
--- a/src/game/frontend.rs
+++ b/src/game/frontend.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // use ncurses::*;
-use crate::game::backend::Snake;
+use crate::game::backend::{Board, Snake};
 use ncurses::{
     box_, delwin, keypad, mvwaddstr, newwin, wborder, wclrtobot, wmove, wrefresh, WINDOW,
 };
@@ -28,12 +28,18 @@ pub fn destroy_window(win: WINDOW) {
     delwin(win); // delete the window
 }
 
-pub fn draw_snake(snake: &mut Snake, game_win: WINDOW) {
+pub fn draw_snake(snake: &Snake, game_win: WINDOW) {
     let mut snake_iter = snake.body.iter();
     for snake_cell in snake_iter.next() {
         wmove(game_win, 0, 0);
         wclrtobot(game_win);
         box_(game_win, 0, 0);
-        mvwaddstr(game_win, snake_cell.line, snake_cell.col, "x");
+        let (snake_l, snake_c): (i32, i32) = snake_cell.posyx();
+        mvwaddstr(game_win, snake_l, snake_c, "x");
     }
 }
+
+pub fn draw_board(board: &Board, game_win: WINDOW) {
+    let (food_l, food_c): (i32, i32) = board.food_posyx();
+    mvwaddstr(game_win, food_l, food_c, "F");
+}
diff --git a/src/game/mod.rs b/src/game/mod.rs
index c8746c9..8c32dc8 100644
--- a/src/game/mod.rs
+++ b/src/game/mod.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ mod backend;
 mod frontend;
 use crate::menu;
 // use ncurses::*;
-use backend::{Cell, Snake};
+use backend::{Board, Cell, Snake};
 use ncurses::{
     getmaxyx, nodelay, stdscr, wgetch, wrefresh, KEY_DOWN, KEY_LEFT, KEY_RIGHT, KEY_UP, WINDOW,
 };
@@ -11,20 +11,28 @@ pub fn start() {
     let (mut mlines, mut mcols): (i32, i32) = (0, 0);
     let game_win: WINDOW;
     let mut ch: i32;
-    // let mut choice: i8;
     getmaxyx(stdscr(), &mut mlines, &mut mcols);
     game_win = frontend::game_window(mlines, mcols, 5, 10);
-    let mut snake = Snake::new(Cell::new(mlines / 2, mcols / 2, backend::CellType::Snake));
+    let mut snake = Snake::new(Cell::new(mlines / 2, mcols / 2, backend::CellType::Snake)); //Initialise snake in the middle of the screen
+    let mut board = Board::new(mlines, mcols);
     nodelay(game_win, true);
     loop {
-        frontend::draw_snake(&mut snake, game_win);
+        frontend::draw_snake(&snake, game_win);
+        frontend::draw_board(&board, game_win);
+        if board.check_collision(&snake) {
+            break;
+        }
+        if board.check_food(&snake) {
+            // snake.grow();
+            board.eat_food(&mut snake);
+        }
         ch = wgetch(game_win);
         match ch {
-            KEY_UP => snake.smove(backend::Direction::Up),
-            KEY_DOWN => snake.smove(backend::Direction::Down),
-            KEY_LEFT => snake.smove(backend::Direction::Left),
-            KEY_RIGHT => snake.smove(backend::Direction::Right),
-            112 => {
+            KEY_UP | 107 => snake.smove(backend::Direction::Up),
+            KEY_DOWN | 106 => snake.smove(backend::Direction::Down),
+            KEY_LEFT | 104 => snake.smove(backend::Direction::Left),
+            KEY_RIGHT | 108 => snake.smove(backend::Direction::Right),
+            112 | 27 => {
                 nodelay(game_win, false);
                 match menu::pause_menu_control() {
                     //112 is keycode for 'p'
@@ -36,11 +44,11 @@ pub fn start() {
                 wrefresh(game_win);
                 nodelay(game_win, true);
             }
-            27 => break,
+            // 27 => break,
             _ => (),
         }
-        sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(300));
-        snake.smove(snake.direction);
+        sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(100));
+        snake.tick();
     }
 
     frontend::destroy_window(game_win);
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index a94ca23..87bf32b 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ fn main() {
     loop {
         match menu::main_menu_control() {
             0 => game::start(),
-            1 => game::start(),
+            1 => (),
             _ => break,
         }
     }