void printboard(char arrayer[][3]);  // only need to declare the 2nd of array board
char question(char board[][3],char chosen);
bool check(char board[][3],char chosen);

int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
    
    
     char board[3][3]={{' ',' ',' '},  // this sets the board
                       {' ',' ',' '},  
                       {' ',' ',' '}};  
      
    

    
     printboard(board);
    
    int corx,cory;
    char chosen;
    do{
    cout << "what would you like to be 'X' or 'O'?";
    cin >> chosen;
    }while(chosen != 'x' && chosen != 'X'  && chosen != 'O'&& chosen != 'o'&&chosen != '0');
    
    system("cls");
    do{
    
    cout << "welcome to tic tac toe"<<endl;
    cout << "enter the cordinates in wich you wanna play"<<endl;
    cout << "you are "<<chosen<<" in the game"<<endl;
    cout << endl;
    cout << "enter cordinate x: ";
    cin >> corx;
    cout << "enter cordinate y: ";
    cin >> cory;
    system("cls");
    }while (corx >3 || cory>3);// makes sure cordinates are correct
    
    board[cory][corx]=chosen;// sets selected cordienets to 'o'

    
    int counter=1;
    bool determin;
    char error;

    printboard(board);
    do{
        error = question(board,chosen);
        if (error == 'b'){
            system("cls");
            cout << "you must enter a number between 0-2"<<endl;
            counter --;
        }
        if(error == 'f'){
            system("cls");
            cout << "the spot you chose is taken"<<endl;
            counter--;
        }
        printboard(board);
        determin=check(board,chosen);
        counter++;
    
    }while(determin == false&&counter < 5);

    if (determin == true){
        cout << "congratulations you win!"<<endl;
    }

    if (determin == false){
        cout << "you loose!!!"<<endl;
    }
    
    check(board,chosen);
    
    system("pause");
    
    return 0;
}
void printboard(char arrayer[][3]){  // only need to declare the second
  cout <<"[" <<arrayer[0][0]<<"]";
  cout <<"[" <<arrayer[0][1]<<"]";
  cout <<"[" <<arrayer[0][2]<<"]"<<endl;
  cout <<"[" <<arrayer[1][0]<<"]";
  cout <<"[" <<arrayer[1][1]<<"]";
  cout <<"[" <<arrayer[1][2]<<"]"<<endl;
  cout <<"[" <<arrayer[2][0]<<"]";
  cout <<"[" <<arrayer[2][1]<<"]";
  cout <<"[" <<arrayer[2][2]<<"]"<<endl;
}//prints board
char question(char board[][3],char chosen)
{
    int inx,iny;
    char error_size ='b';
    char error_full ='f';
    cout << "enter cordinate x: ";
    cin >> iny;

    cout << "enter cordinate y: ";
    cin >> inx;
    
    if(inx > 3 || iny > 3){
    return(error_size);
    }
    
    if(board[inx][iny] == chosen){
        return(error_full);
    }
    system("cls");
        
    return(board[inx][iny]=chosen);//makes board = '0'

}
bool check(char board[][3],char chosen){
    
    if (board[0][0] == chosen && board[0][1]==chosen && board[0][2]==chosen){
        return(true);
    }
    if (board[0][0] == chosen && board[1][0]==chosen && board[2][0]==chosen){
        return(true);
    }
    if (board[0][2] == chosen && board[1][2]==chosen && board[2][2]==chosen){
        return(true);
    }
    if (board[2][0] == chosen && board[2][1]==chosen && board[2][2]==chosen){
        return(true);
    }    
    if (board[0][0] == chosen && board[1][1]==chosen && board[2][2]==chosen){
        return(true);
    }
    if (board[2][0] == chosen && board[1][1]==chosen && board[0][2]==chosen){
        return(true);
    }
    if (board[1][0] == chosen && board[1][1]==chosen && board[1][2]==chosen){
        return(true);
    }
    if (board[0][1] == chosen && board[1][1]==chosen && board[2][1]==chosen){
        return(true);
    }
    
    //for (int i = 0; i<3;i++)
    //for(int d = 0; d<3;d++)
        
//    if (board[i][d] != ' ')
//    {
//        cout << "its a tie"<<endl;
//        return(false);
//    }
    
    else{
         return(false);
         }
}

if(position[0] == "x" && position[] == "x" && position[2] == ''){
  position[2] = "o";
}
else if(...){
...
}
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