public static OthelloBoardBinary getInitialBoard(){
        OthelloBoardBinary board = new OthelloBoardBinary();

        // FOLLOWING BINARIES REPRESENT INITIAL BOARD CONDITION
        board.binHasDisk = 0x00_00_00_18_18_00_00_00l;
        board.binIsBlack   = 0x00_00_00_08_10_00_00_00l;
        board.isBattingFirstTurn = true;
        return board;
    }