diff --git a/src/main/java/uta/cse3310/App.java b/src/main/java/uta/cse3310/App.java
index 48de92b..36fecf1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/uta/cse3310/App.java
+++ b/src/main/java/uta/cse3310/App.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public void onMessage(WebSocket conn, String message) {
                 PlayerType player = new PlayerType(username, userColor, null);
                 
                 // try to add player using then check for lobby capacity
-                if (lobby.tryAddPlayer(player)) {
+                if (lobby.addPlayer(player)) {
                     System.out.println(username + " added to the lobby.");
                     broadcastLobbyUpdate();  //update all clients about the new player
                 } else {
diff --git a/src/main/java/uta/cse3310/Leaderboard.java b/src/main/java/uta/cse3310/Leaderboard.java
index abf52dd..965c7f2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/uta/cse3310/Leaderboard.java
+++ b/src/main/java/uta/cse3310/Leaderboard.java
@@ -23,14 +23,12 @@ public void addOrUpdatePlayer(PlayerType player, int score) {
     public List<PlayerType> getSortedPlayers() {
         List<Map.Entry<PlayerType, Integer>> sortedEntries = new ArrayList<>(playerScores.entrySet());
         sortedEntries.sort(Map.Entry.<PlayerType, Integer>comparingByValue().reversed());
-        
-    //Extract players for returning
+    
         List<PlayerType> sortedPlayers = new ArrayList<>();
         for (Map.Entry<PlayerType, Integer> entry : sortedEntries) {
             sortedPlayers.add(entry.getKey());
         }
         return sortedPlayers;
-
     }
 
     // Displays the leaderboard
@@ -46,4 +44,8 @@ public void display() {
     public void reset() {
         playerScores.clear();
     }
+
+    public Map<PlayerType, Integer> getPlayerScores() {
+        return new HashMap<>(playerScores);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/uta/cse3310/Lobby.java b/src/main/java/uta/cse3310/Lobby.java
index 750947b..b13710f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/uta/cse3310/Lobby.java
+++ b/src/main/java/uta/cse3310/Lobby.java
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ public Lobby() {
     }
 
     // Method to add a player to the lobby
-    public void addPlayer(PlayerType player) {
-        players.add(player);
+    public boolean addPlayer(PlayerType player) {
+        return players.add(player);
     }
 
     // Method to remove a player from the lobby