diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1efac6c..73aebdf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
     <groupId>io.zipcoder</groupId>
     <artifactId>MicroLabs-OOP-TooLargeTooSmall</artifactId>
     <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <properties>
+        <maven.compiler.source>19</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>19</maven.compiler.target>
+    </properties>
 
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/Main.java b/src/main/java/Main.java
index 05e41a9..0b1b972 100644
--- a/src/main/java/Main.java
+++ b/src/main/java/Main.java
@@ -1,9 +1,45 @@
 /**
  * Created by iyasuwatts on 10/17/17.
  */
+import java.util.Scanner;
 public class Main {
 
     public static void main(String[] args){
-        
+        int max = 25;
+        int min = 0;
+        int randomNumber = (int) ((max+1) * Math.random()); //25
+        boolean correctGuess = false;
+        int guessCount = 0;
+        int lastGuess = min - 1;
+        System.out.println("random number is " + randomNumber);
+        Scanner enterGuess = new Scanner(System.in);
+        while(correctGuess == false){
+            System.out.println("Guess a number between 1 and 25. Please guess WHOLE NUMBERS ONLY");
+            String guess = enterGuess.nextLine();
+            int guessInt = Integer.parseInt(guess);
+            if(lastGuess == guessInt && guessCount > 0) {
+                System.out.println("You guessed the same number twice in a row");
+            }else if(guessInt > max || guessInt < min) {
+                System.out.println("You guessed a number outside of the range.");
+                lastGuess = guessInt;
+                guessCount++;
+            }else if(guessInt < randomNumber && guessInt > min - 1 ){
+                System.out.println("Guess higher next time.");
+                lastGuess = guessInt;
+                guessCount++;
+            }else if(guessInt > randomNumber && guessInt < max + 1 ){
+                System.out.println("Guess lower next time.");
+                lastGuess = guessInt;
+                guessCount++;
+            }else if(guessInt == randomNumber){
+                guessCount++;
+                System.out.println("You guessed right! " + "It took you " + guessCount + " guesses.");
+                correctGuess = true;
+            }
+
+        }
+
+
+
     }
 }