private static void place(int column, int value)
    {
        int pos = 5; //sets the lowest possible index to 5
        column--; //converts the input column to an index
        while (pos>0 && board[pos][column] != 0) //keep going down until you hit something that's not 0
        {
            pos--;
        }
        board[pos][column] = value;
        //System.out.println("The lowest position is: " + pos);

    }