((board[0] == 'O' && board[0] == 'O' && board[0] == 'O') || (board[0] == 'O' && board[0] == 'O' && board[0] == 'O') ||              (board[0] == 'O' && board[0] == 'O' && board[0] == 'O') || (board[0] == 'O' && board[0] == 'O' && board[0] == 'O') ||              (board[0] == 'O' && board[0] == 'X' && board[0] == 'O') || (board[0] == 'O' && board[0] == 'O' && board[0] == 'O') ||              (board[0] == 'O' && board[0] == 'O' && board[0] == 'O') || (board[0] == 'O' && board[0] == 'O' && board[0] == 'O')){         return true;     } else {         return false; // return true or false as appropriate     }  }  // ******************************************************* private static boolean is