if(gridArray[c][r] == "emptyspot")
            {
                    Instantiate(obj_BlankSpot, Vector3 (currentX, currentY, 0), Quaternion.identity);  //this object is a blank square where a player can place an orb
                    blankSpotScript.xCoord = c; //blankSpotScript allows me to access the x and y variables in the script attached to obj_BlankSpot
                    blankSpotScript.yCoord = r; //blankSpotScript allows me to access the x and y variables in the script attached to obj_BlankSpot
            }

            else if(gridArray[c][r] == "blankorb")
            {
            Instantiate(obj_PlacedBlankOrb, Vector3 (currentX, currentY, 0), Quaternion.identity); // this object is a square that hold a blank orb that can be broken
            blankOrbScript.xCoord = c; //blankOrbScript allows me to access the x and y variables in the script attached to obj_PlacedBlankOrb
            blankOrbScript.yCoord = r; //blankOrbScript allows me to access the x and y variables in the script attached to obj_PlacedBlankOrb
            }