diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d366ea7..35b4308 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ src/game/GameEntry.java \
 src/game/PlayerObject.java \
 src/player/Player.java \
 src/player/malte/MalteAI.java \
+src/player/malte/Pattern.java \
+src/player/malte/Item.java \
 src/player/maurizio/MaurizioAI.java
 
 OBJECTS=$($(subst $(CLASSPATH),$(BUILDS),$(CLASSES)):.java=.class)
diff --git a/src/player/malte/Item.java b/src/player/malte/Item.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a27847e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/player/malte/Item.java
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package player.malte;
+
+public class Item {
+
+    private int posX;
+    private int posY;
+    private int[] ids;
+
+    public Item(int posX, int posY, int id) {
+        this(posX, posY, new int[]{id});
+    }
+
+    public Item(int posX, int posY, int[] ids) {
+        this.posX = posX;
+        this.posY = posY;
+        this.ids = ids;
+    }
+
+    public int getPosX() {
+        return this.posX;
+    }
+
+    public int getPosY() {
+        return this.posY;
+    }
+
+    public int[] getIDs() {
+        return this.ids;
+    }
+
+    public boolean hasID(int id) {
+        for (int i: ids) {
+            if (i == id) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/player/malte/MalteAI.java b/src/player/malte/MalteAI.java
index bdc9db2..caa1cdd 100644
--- a/src/player/malte/MalteAI.java
+++ b/src/player/malte/MalteAI.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package player;
+package player.malte;
 
 import java.util.Random;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ public class MalteAI implements Player{
 
     private String name;
     private Random ran;
+    private int id = 2;
 
     public MalteAI(String name){
         this.name = name;
@@ -22,11 +23,27 @@ public class MalteAI implements Player{
                 options.remove(i);
             }
         }
+        Set<Integer> instantWins = getWinningOptions(options, board);
         // Set<Integer> preventions = getPreventionOptions(options, board);
 
         return takeRandom(options).intValue();
     }
 
+    private Set<Integer> getWinningOptions(Set<Integer> options, int[][] board) {
+        Pattern topOfColumn = new Pattern(new Item(0, 0, 0),
+                                          new Item(0, 1, id),
+                                          new Item(0, 2, id),
+                                          new Item(0, 3, id));
+        Pattern leftInRow = new Pattern(new Item(0, 0, 0),
+                                        new Item(1, 0, id),
+                                        new Item(2, 0, id),
+                                        new Item(3, 0, id));
+        Pattern rightInRow = new Pattern(new Item(0, 0, 0),
+                                         new Item(-1, 0, id),
+                                         new Item(-2, 0, id),
+                                         new Item(-3, 0, id));
+    }
+
     private Set<Integer> copySet(Set<Integer> s) {
         return new HashSet<Integer>(s);
     }
diff --git a/src/player/malte/Pattern.java b/src/player/malte/Pattern.java
index b5323ea..156f03f 100644
--- a/src/player/malte/Pattern.java
+++ b/src/player/malte/Pattern.java
@@ -2,15 +2,9 @@ package player.malte;
 
 public class Pattern {
 
+    private Item[] parts;
+
     public Pattern(Item... parts) {
-
-    }
-
-    public class Item {
-
-        // TODO: DO!
-        public Item() {
-
-        }
+        this.parts = parts;
     }
 }