diff --git a/modules/active/boggle.py b/modules/active/boggle.py
index bd8bfaa..3215772 100644
--- a/modules/active/boggle.py
+++ b/modules/active/boggle.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ DICE.append(['N','O','O','T','U','W'])
 DICE.append(['O','O','O','T','T','U'])
 
 bog_kern = [[-1,-1], [-1, 0], [-1, 1],
-			[ 0,-1]         , [ 0, 1],
+			[ 0,-1], [ 0, 0], [ 0, 1],
 			[ 1,-1], [ 1, 0], [ 1, 1]]
 
 bog_current = None
@@ -135,39 +135,29 @@ def bog_verify(msgs, bog):
 	
 	ret = [];
 
-	# TODO migrate to creation of bog_current
-	bog_pad = [[""]*7]
-	for i in range(5):
-		t = [""];
-		t.extend(bog[i])
-		t.append("")
-		bog_pad.append(t)
-	bog_pad.append([""]*7)
-	
-	
+	import sys
 	for m in msgs:
 		if len(m)<=1:
 			continue
 		first = m[0].upper()
 			
 		# loop through bog, if first letter == m[0] then checkmachine
-		pos_r = pos_l = -1;
+		pos_r = pos_l = 0;
 	
 		for r in bog:
-			pos_r += 1
-			pos_l = -1
+			pos_l = 0
 			for l in r:
-				pos_l += 1
+				valid = False
 				if bog[pos_r][pos_l].upper() == first: 
-					valid = check_valid(m[ 1:], bog_pad, [[pos_r+1,pos_l+1]])
-					if(valid): 
-						ret.append(m)
+					valid = check_valid(m[1:], bog, [[pos_r,pos_l]])
 				elif bog[pos_r][pos_l].upper() == first+"U":
-					valid = check_valid(m[ 1:], bog_pad, [[pos_r+1,pos_l+1]])
+					valid = check_valid(m[1:], bog, [[pos_r,pos_l]])	
 					if m[1].upper()=="U":
-						valid = valid or check_valid(m[ 2:], bog_pad, [[pos_r+1,pos_l+1]])
-					if(valid): 
-						ret.append(m)
+						valid = valid or check_valid(m[ 2:], bog, [[pos_r,pos_l]])
+				if(valid):
+					ret.append(m)
+				pos_l += 1
+			pos_r += 1
 	return list(set(ret))
 
 
@@ -180,26 +170,29 @@ def check_valid(m, bog, path):
 
 	first = m[0].upper()
 
+	valid = False
 	for k in bog_kern:
-		if ( ( bog[pos[0] + k[0]][pos[1]+k[1]].upper() == first)        or \
-			 ( bog[pos[0] + k[0]][pos[1]+k[1]].upper() == first+"U") ) and \
-			 ( [pos[0] + k[0], pos[1]+k[1]] not in path) :
+		try:
+			if ( ( bog[pos[0] + k[0]][pos[1]+k[1]].upper() == first)        or \
+				 ( bog[pos[0] + k[0]][pos[1]+k[1]].upper() == first+"U") ):
+				if [pos[0] + k[0], pos[1]+k[1]] in path:
+					continue
+				if(len(m) == 1 ):
+					valid = True
+				else:
+					cpath = list(path)
+					cpath.append([pos[0] + k[0],pos[1] + k[1]])
+					
+					if check_valid(m[1:], bog, cpath):
+						valid = True
+					elif first == "Q":
+						valid = valid or check_valid(m[ 1:], bog, cpath )
+						if m[1].upper()=="U":
+							valid = valid or check_valid(m[ 2:], bog, cpath)
+		except IndexError:
+			pass
 			
-			if(len(m) == len(first) ):
-				return True
-			else:
-				cpath = path
-				cpath.append([pos[0] + k[0],pos[1] + k[1]])
-				
-				if check_valid(m[1:], bog, cpath):
-					return True
-				elif first == "Q":
-					valid = check_valid(m[ 1:], bog_pad, cpath )
-					if m[1].upper()=="U":
-						valid = valid or check_valid(m[ 2:], bog_pad, cpath )
-					return valid
-
-	return False
+	return valid
 
 def count_points(words):
 	count = 0;
diff --git a/testcases/test_boggle.py b/testcases/test_boggle.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..67f0e79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testcases/test_boggle.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+import os, sys
+
+
+cwd = os.getcwd()
+sys.path.append(os.path.join(cwd,"..","modules","active"))
+sys.path.append(os.path.join(cwd,"..","sys",))
+
+import boggle
+
+print "test 1",
+t1=[['F', 'E', 'D', 'Qu', 'T'],
+    ['L', 'C', 'N', 'E',  'E'],
+    ['E', 'O', 'N', 'L',  'F'],
+    ['A', 'T', 'L', 'R',  'I'],
+    ['F', 'Y', 'E', 'S',  'R']]
+
+w1 = ['sir', 'rise', 'not', 'lone', 'toe', 'tea', 'fat', 'queen', 'lot', 'leaf', 'cone', 'teen','qee']
+ans = boggle.bog_verify(w1,t1)
+ans.sort()
+w1.sort()
+
+i=0
+for w in ans:
+	assert w==w1[i] 
+	i+=1
+print "passed"