diff --git a/sboard.lua b/sboard.lua
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+local newBoard = function(x, y, width, height, backgroundColor)
+	local board = {}
+	board.contents = {}
+	board.height = height or gameConfig.board_height
+	board.width = width or gameConfig.board_width
+	board.x = x
+	board.y = y
+	board.blankColor = "f"			-- color if no minos are in that spot
+	board.transparentColor = "f"	-- color if the board tries to render where there is no board
+
+	for y = 1, board.height do
+		board.contents[y] = string.rep(backgroundColor or board.blankColor, width)
+	end
+	
+	board.Write = function(x, y, color)
+		x = math.ceil(x)
+		y = math.ceil(y)
+		board.contents[y] = board.contents[y]:sub(1, x - 1) .. color .. board.contents[y]:sub(x + 1)
+	end
+
+	board.GetDot = function(x, y)
+		if x > 0 and y > 0 then
+			if board.contents[y] then
+				if board.contents[y]:sub(x,x) ~= "" then
+					return board.contents[y]:sub(x, x)
+				end
+			end
+		end
+	end
+
+	board.Render = function(...)	-- takes list of minos that it will render atop the board
+		local charLine1 = string.rep("\143", board.width)
+		local charLine2 = string.rep("\131", board.width)
+		local transparentLine = string.rep(board.transparentColor, board.width)
+		local colorLine1, colorLine2, colorLine3
+
+		local newColor1, newColor2, newColor3
+		local otherBoards = {...}
+		local otherBoard
+
+		local tY = 0
+		local ix, iy
+
+		for y = 1, board.height, 3 do
+			colorLine1, colorLine2, colorLine3 = "", "", ""
+			for x = 1, board.height do
+				newColor1, newColor2, newColor3 = nil, nil, nil
+				for i = 1, #otherBoards do
+					otherBoard = otherBoards[i]
+					ix = x - otherBoard.x + 1
+					iy = y - otherBoard.y + 1
+					if otherBoard.GetDot(ix, iy + 0) ~= otherBoard.transparentColor then
+						newColor1 = otherBoard.GetDot(ix, iy + 0)
+					end
+					if otherBoard.GetDot(ix, iy + 1) ~= otherBoard.transparentColor then
+						newColor2 = otherBoard.GetDot(ix, iy + 1)
+					end
+					if otherBoard.GetDot(ix, iy + 2) ~= otherBoard.transparentColor then
+						newColor3 = otherBoard.GetDot(ix, iy + 2)
+					end
+				end
+				colorLine1 = colorLine1 .. (newColor1 or (board.contents[y + 0] and board.contents[y + 0]:sub(x,x) or board.blankColor))
+				colorLine2 = colorLine2 .. (newColor2 or (board.contents[y + 1] and board.contents[y + 1]:sub(x,x) or board.blankColor))
+				colorLine3 = colorLine3 .. (newColor3 or (board.contents[y + 2] and board.contents[y + 2]:sub(x,x) or board.blankColor))
+			end
+
+			if (y + 0) > board.height then
+				colorLine1 = transparentLine
+			end
+			if (y + 1) > board.height then
+				colorLine2 = transparentLine
+			end
+			if (y + 2) > board.height then
+				colorLine3 = transparentLine
+			end
+
+			term.setCursorPos(board.x, board.y + tY)
+			term.blit(charLine1, colorLine1, colorLine2)
+			tY = tY + 1
+			term.setCursorPos(board.x, board.y + tY)
+			term.blit(charLine2, colorLine2, colorLine3)
+			tY = tY + 1
+		end
+	end
+
+	return board
+end
+
+return {
+	newBoard = newBoard;
+}