===================================================================
--- original.js
+++ change.js
@@ -486,9 +486,9 @@
 	self.game = game;
 	self.activeTileCount = 0; // Initialize active tile count
 	self.levelBoardOffsetX = 0; // Initialize levelBoardOffsetX
 	self.levelBoardOffsetY = 0; // Initialize levelBoardOffsetY
-	self.currentLevel = debug ? 5 : 1;
+	self.currentLevel = debug ? 8 : 1;
 	self.previousLevelNumber = 1;
 	self.board = [];
 	self.operations = [];
 	self.isAnimating = false;
@@ -535,31 +535,48 @@
 	};
 	self.createBoard = function () {
 		self.board = [];
 		var maxRows = self.levelData.tiles.length;
+		var maxColsRowIndex = 0;
 		var maxCols = 0; // Local variable to track the largest number of tiles in the level rows
 		self.activeTileCount = 0; // Reset active tile count
 		// Update levelBoardOffsets depending on level 
 		for (var row = 0; row < self.levelData.tiles.length; row++) {
-			maxCols = Math.max(maxCols, self.levelData.tiles[row].length);
+			var firstColWithValue = -1; // Initialize to -1 to indicate no value found yet
+			var lastColWithValue = -1; // Initialize to -1 to indicate no value found yet
 			for (var col = 0; col < self.levelData.tiles[row].length; col++) {
-				var value = self.levelData.tiles[row][col];
+				var value = self.levelData.tiles[row][col]; //{4r.1}
 				if (value !== "") {
-					var tile = new HexTile(value, col, row, self.levelData);
-					self.board.push(tile);
-					boardContainer.addChild(tile);
-					self.activeTileCount++; // Increment active tile count
-				}
+					//{4r.2}
+					if (firstColWithValue === -1) {
+						// Check if this is the first value in the row
+						firstColWithValue = col;
+					}
+					lastColWithValue = col; // Update lastColWithValue to the current column
+					var tile = new HexTile(value, col, row, self.levelData); //{4r.3}
+					self.board.push(tile); //{4r.4}
+					boardContainer.addChild(tile); //{4r.5}
+					self.activeTileCount++; // Increment active tile count //{4r.6}
+				} //{4r.7}
 			}
+			var tempMaxCols = lastColWithValue - firstColWithValue + 1; // Calculate the number of columns with values
+			log("tempMaxCols=", tempMaxCols, maxCols); //{4q.1}
+			if (tempMaxCols > maxCols) {
+				//{4q.2}
+				maxCols = tempMaxCols; //{4q.3}
+				maxColsRowIndex = row; //{4q.4}
+			} //{4q.5}
 		}
 		log("createBoard max dimensions: ", maxRows, maxCols);
+		// Max grid for 200 tiles = 11x8 
 		// L1 Rows 5 Cols 3 => 100;30
 		// L3 Rows 9 Cols 5 => 100;30
 		// L4 Rows 7 Cols 7 => 28;36
 		// L5 Rows 5 Cols 5 => 20;30
+		// Rows 8 Cols 6 => 50;25
 		// Row 11 Cols 7 => 83 
-		// Row 9 Cols 7 => 55 
-		self.levelBoardOffsetX = 20 * maxCols;
+		// Row 9 Cols 7 => 55;25
+		self.levelBoardOffsetX = 75 * maxCols;
 		self.levelBoardOffsetY = 30 * maxRows;
 		for (var i = 0; i < self.board.length; i++) {
 			var tile = self.board[i];
 			tile.x += self.levelBoardOffsetX;
@@ -1260,14 +1277,26 @@
 		"tiles": [["", "", 1, "", ""], ["", "", 1, 1, ""], ["", 2, 2, 2, ""], ["", 2, 2, 2, 2], [3, 3, 3, 3, 3], ["", 2, 2, 2, 2], ["", 2, 2, 2, ""], ["", "", 1, 1, ""], ["", "", 1, "", ""]],
 		"operations": ['-1', '-1', '-1']
 	},
 	4: {
-		"tiles": [["", 1, 1, 1, 1, "", ""], ["", 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, ""], [2, "", "", "", "", 2, ""], [3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3], [2, "", "", "", "", 2, ""], ["", 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, ""], ["", 1, 1, 1, 1, "", ""]],
+		"tiles": [["", "", "", "", "", ""], ["", "", "", 1, "", ""], ["", 1, 1, 1, 1, ""], ["", 2, "", "", "", 2], [3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3], ["", 2, "", "", "", 2], ["", 1, 1, 1, 1, ""], ["", "", "", 1, "", ""]],
 		"operations": ["+1", "+1", "-1", "-1", "-1"]
 	},
 	5: {
 		"tiles": [["", 1, 1, 1, ""], ["", 1, 1, 1, 1], [1, 1, 1, 1, 1], ["", 1, 1, 1, 1], ["", 1, 1, 1, ""]],
 		"operations": ["+1", "+1", "-1", "-1", "-1"]
+	},
+	6: {
+		"tiles": [["", "", "", "", ""], ["", 1, 1, 1, 1], [1, 1, 1, 1, 1], ["", 1, 1, 1, 1], ["", "", "", "", ""]],
+		"operations": ["+1", "+1", "-1", "-1", "-1"]
+	},
+	7: {
+		"tiles": [["", "", "", 1, 1, "", "", ""], ["", "", "", 1, 1, 1, "", ""], ["", "", 1, 1, 1, 1, "", ""], ["", "", 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, ""], ["", 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, ""], ["", 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1], [1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1], ["", 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1], ["", 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, ""], ["", "", 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, ""], ["", "", 1, 1, 1, 1, "", ""], ["", "", "", 1, 1, 1, "", ""], ["", "", "", 1, 1, "", "", ""]],
+		"operations": ["+1", "+1", "-1", "-1", "-1"]
+	},
+	8: {
+		"tiles": [["", "", 1, 1, 1, "", "", ""], ["", "", 1, 1, 1, 1, "", ""], ["", 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, "", ""], ["", 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, ""], [1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, ""], [1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1], [1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, ""], ["", 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, ""], ["", 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, "", ""], ["", "", 1, 1, 1, 1, "", ""], ["", "", 1, 1, 1, "", "", ""]],
+		"operations": ["+1", "+1", "-1", "-1", "-1"]
 	}
 };
 /***********************************************************************************************/ 
 /***************************************** GAME INITIALISATION *********************************/