diff --git a/src/net/hoo2/auth/dsproject/snake/Apple.java b/src/net/hoo2/auth/dsproject/snake/Apple.java
index e3ddd36..d9afe74 100644
--- a/src/net/hoo2/auth/dsproject/snake/Apple.java
+++ b/src/net/hoo2/auth/dsproject/snake/Apple.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public class Apple {
    Apple (int appleId, int appleTileId, String color, int points) {
       this.appleId       = appleId;
       this.appleTileId   = appleTileId;
-      this.color         = color;
+      this.color         = new String(color);
       this.points        = points;
    }
    /** Copy constructor
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class Apple {
    Apple (Apple a) {
       appleId       = a.getAppleId ();
       appleTileId   = a.getAppleTileId ();
-      color         = a.getColor ();
+      color         = new String (a.getColor ());
       points        = a.getPoints ();
    }
    /** @} */
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public class Apple {
        *    }</pre>
        *    would be better and far less error prone.
        *    In order to support this style of color encoding we have to strict the
-       *    color names to lower case letters and also convert user input.
+       *    color names to lower case letters and also "low case-convert" the user input.
        *    We also update the points sign to make calculations easier.
        *    @see setColor
        */
diff --git a/src/net/hoo2/auth/dsproject/snake/Board.java b/src/net/hoo2/auth/dsproject/snake/Board.java
index 24c3d38..9b82f1c 100644
--- a/src/net/hoo2/auth/dsproject/snake/Board.java
+++ b/src/net/hoo2/auth/dsproject/snake/Board.java
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import java.lang.Math;
  * @class Board
  * @brief The game's board representation.
  * 
- * The board in a square collection of tiles numbered in a
+ * The board is a square collection of tiles numbered in a
  * boustrophedon (zig-zag) way. A number of snakes, ladders
- * and apples which called elements are placed on the board
+ * and apples which we called elements are placed on the board
  * for each game. 
  * 
  * @author Christos Choutouridis 8997
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class Board {
       ladders = new Ladder[B.getLadders().length];
       apples  = new Apple[B.getApples().length];
       // Copy B's guts into new memory
-      setTiles(B.getTiles());       // primitive
+      copyTiles(B.getTiles());
       copySnakes(B.getSnakes());
       copyLadders(B.getLadders());
       copyApples(B.getApples());
@@ -110,15 +110,7 @@ public class Board {
     * @param   tiles    Source of tiles to use
     * @note This has to be called if the board is default constructed
     */
-   void setTiles (int[][] tiles) {
-      // Check if we need allocation
-      if (this.tiles == null)
-         this.tiles = new int[N][M];
-      // Assign values
-      for (int i =0 ; i<N ; ++i)
-         for (int j =0 ; j<M ; ++j)
-            this.tiles[i][j] = tiles[i][j];
-   }
+   void setTiles (int[][] tiles) { this.tiles = tiles; }
    
    /** Get reference to snakes */
    Snake[] getSnakes() { return snakes; }
@@ -147,6 +139,21 @@ public class Board {
     */
    void setApples(Apple[] apples) { this.apples = apples; }
    
+   /**
+    * Copy tiles
+    * @param   tiles    Source of tiles to use
+    * @note This has to be called if the board is default constructed
+    */
+   void copyTiles (int[][] tiles) {
+      // Check if we need allocation
+      if (this.tiles == null)
+         this.tiles = new int[N][M];
+      // Copy-assign the values
+      for (int i =0 ; i<N ; ++i)
+         for (int j =0 ; j<M ; ++j)
+            this.tiles[i][j] = tiles[i][j];
+   }
+   
    /**
     * Copy snakes (deep copy)
     * @param snakes  Source of snakes to use