diff --git a/ttt_interface/ttt.cpp b/ttt_interface/ttt.cpp
index 9a82d31d89c4e16d8ef94c0251dbb4c7830d6b28..9585fa1f0418597fe679d4095edc14404ac61efa 100644
--- a/ttt_interface/ttt.cpp
+++ b/ttt_interface/ttt.cpp
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ string makeMove(GAME_CODE theGameCode, PLAYER_CODE thePlayerCode, SQUARE theSide
 }
 
 int getRows(GAME_CODE theGameCode) {
-    return strToInt(parseGameStatus(theGameCode)["rows"]);
+  return strToInt(parseGameStatus(theGameCode)["rows"]);
 }
 
 int getCols(GAME_CODE theGameCode) {
@@ -204,6 +204,12 @@ string getBoard(GAME_CODE theGameCode) {
   return parseGameStatus(theGameCode)["board"];
 }
 
+SQUARE getBoardSquare(string board, int theRow, int theCol) {
+  int cols = board.find("\\n");
+  return board[theRow*(cols+2)+theCol];
+}
+
+
 SQUARE getHasWon(GAME_CODE theGameCode) {
   return parseGameStatus(theGameCode)["hasWon"][0];
 }
diff --git a/ttt_interface/ttt.h b/ttt_interface/ttt.h
index c326b708feb60e03f24462e755533e8403801416..562e81c153e34049063c44d4ba883dbbaf784407 100644
--- a/ttt_interface/ttt.h
+++ b/ttt_interface/ttt.h
@@ -97,10 +97,18 @@ SQUARE getToMove(GAME_CODE theGameCode);
 
 /**
  * @param theGameCode The code of the Game in question.
- * @return A tstring representing the current board in the game with the given game code.
+ * @return A string representing the current board in the game with the given game code.
  */
 string getBoard(GAME_CODE theGameCode);
 
+/**
+ * @param board a game board produced by the function getBoard(GAME_CODE theGameCode).
+ * @param theRow a row on the game board.
+ * @param theCol a colum on the game board.
+ * @return The square at row [theRow] and column [theCol] on the given board.
+ */
+SQUARE getBoardSquare(string board, int theRow, int theCol);
+
 /**
  * @param theGameCode The code of the Game in question.
  * @return Who has won the game, or '-' if no one has won yet.