diff --git a/Projekte/mdga/model/src/main/java/pp/mdga/game/Board.java b/Projekte/mdga/model/src/main/java/pp/mdga/game/Board.java
index 8c7e6238..e18341ce 100644
--- a/Projekte/mdga/model/src/main/java/pp/mdga/game/Board.java
+++ b/Projekte/mdga/model/src/main/java/pp/mdga/game/Board.java
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
  */
 @Serializable
 public class Board {
+    /**
+     * The size of the board.
+     */
+    public static final int BOARD_SIZE = 40;
+
     /**
      * Create Board attributes.
      */
@@ -16,16 +21,19 @@ public class Board {
      * This constructor is used to create a new board
      */
     public Board() {
-        infield = new Node[40];
-        for (int i = 0; i < 40; i++) {
-            if (i % 10 == 0) {
-                infield[i] = new StartNode(
-                    i == 0 ? Color.AIRFORCE :
-                        i == 10 ? Color.CYBER :
-                            i == 20 ? Color.NAVY :
-                                Color.ARMY
-                );
-            } else if (i == 4 || i == 14 || i == 24 || i == 34) {
+        infield = new Node[BOARD_SIZE];
+        initializeBoard();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Initializes the board by setting up the nodes.
+     * Start nodes, bonus nodes, and regular nodes are created based on their positions.
+     */
+    private void initializeBoard() {
+        for (int i = 0; i < BOARD_SIZE; i++) {
+            if (isStartNode(i)) {
+                infield[i] = createStartNode(i);
+            } else if (isBonusNode(i)) {
                 infield[i] = new BonusNode();
             } else {
                 infield[i] = new Node(null);
@@ -33,6 +41,36 @@ public Board() {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Checks if the given index is a start node.
+     *
+     * @param i the index to check
+     * @return true if the index is a start node, false otherwise
+     */
+    private boolean isStartNode(int i) {
+        return i % 10 == 0;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if the given index is a bonus node.
+     *
+     * @param i the index to check
+     * @return true if the index is a bonus node, false otherwise
+     */
+    private boolean isBonusNode(int i) {
+        return i % 10 == 4;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a start node with the appropriate color based on the index.
+     *
+     * @param i the index of the start node
+     * @return a new StartNode with the corresponding color
+     */
+    private StartNode createStartNode(int i) {
+        return new StartNode(Color.getColor(i));
+    }
+
     /**
      * This method returns the index of a specific piece on the board
      *
@@ -68,7 +106,7 @@ public void setPieceOnBoard(int index, Piece piece) {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public String toString(){
+    public String toString() {
         return "Default Board";
     }
 }