def checkstate():
    print('check')

    if len(player1.ship_sizes) != 0:
        x = time.time()
        if len(ai.ship_sizes) != 0:
            ai_place = ai.ai_place()
        refresh_ocean('place')
        y = time.time()
        print(y-x)
    else:
        x = time.time()
        if (sorted(player1.hits) != sorted(ai.ai_placedships)) and len(player1.placedships) != 0:
            attack = attackGui()
            instructionLabel.destroy()
            refresh_ocean('attackselection')

        else:
            popup = Tk()
            p_label = Label(popup,text='GAME OVER')
            popup.after(5000,p_label.destroy())
            tk.destroy()
        y=time.time()
        print(y-x)
    tk.after(1000, checkstate)
checkstate()
tk.mainloop()