diff --git a/day02/part2Instructions.txt b/day02/part2Instructions.txt
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+--- Part Two ---
+
+   The Elf says they've stopped producing snow because they aren't getting any
+   water! He isn't sure why the water stopped; however, he can show you how to
+   get to the water source to check it out for yourself. It's just up ahead!
+
+   As you continue your walk, the Elf poses a second question: in each game you
+   played, what is the fewest number of cubes of each color that could have been
+   in the bag to make the game possible?
+
+   Again consider the example games from earlier:
+
+ Game 1: 3 blue, 4 red; 1 red, 2 green, 6 blue; 2 green
+ Game 2: 1 blue, 2 green; 3 green, 4 blue, 1 red; 1 green, 1 blue
+ Game 3: 8 green, 6 blue, 20 red; 5 blue, 4 red, 13 green; 5 green, 1 red
+ Game 4: 1 green, 3 red, 6 blue; 3 green, 6 red; 3 green, 15 blue, 14 red
+ Game 5: 6 red, 1 blue, 3 green; 2 blue, 1 red, 2 green
+
+     • In game 1, the game could have been played with as few as 4 red, 2 green,
+       and 6 blue cubes. If any color had even one fewer cube, the game would
+       have been impossible.
+     • Game 2 could have been played with a minimum of 1 red, 3 green, and 4
+       blue cubes.
+     • 
+     • Game 3 must have been played with at least 20 red, 13 green, and 6 blue
+       cubes.
+     • Game 4 required at least 14 red, 3 green, and 15 blue cubes.
+     • Game 5 needed no fewer than 6 red, 3 green, and 2 blue cubes in the bag.
+
+   The power of a set of cubes is equal to the numbers of red, green, and blue
+   cubes multiplied together. The power of the minimum set of cubes in game 1 is
+   48. In games 2-5 it was 12, 1560, 630, and 36, respectively. Adding up these
+   five powers produces the sum 2286.
+
+   For each game, find the minimum set of cubes that must have been present.
+   What is the sum of the power of these sets?
diff --git a/day02/src/bin/first.rs b/day02/src/bin/first.rs
index ad6b96d..d9bfacf 100644
--- a/day02/src/bin/first.rs
+++ b/day02/src/bin/first.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,69 @@
 use std::fs;
 
+const HEADER:&str = "Game";
+const RED:&str = "red";
+const RED_MAX:u8 = 12;
+const GREEN:&str = "green";
+const GREEN_MAX:u8 = 13;
+const BLUE:&str = "blue";
+const BLUE_MAX:u8 = 14;
+const SPACE:char = ' ';
+const COLOUR_SEPARATOR:char = ',';
+const PULL_SEPARATOR:char = ';';
+const HEADER_SEPARATOR:char = ':';
+
 const FILE_NAME:&str = "./data/data.txt";
 fn main() {
     let file_contents = fs::read_to_string(FILE_NAME).unwrap();
     let lines:Vec<&str> = file_contents.split('\n').collect();
     let mut final_output = 0;
     for line in lines{
+        //Game #: # colour, # colour; # colour, # colour
+        if !line.contains(HEADER_SEPARATOR)  { break; }
+        let (header,pulls) = line.split_once(HEADER_SEPARATOR).unwrap();
+        let (_,index) = header.trim().split_at(HEADER.len());
+        let pulls:Vec<&str> = pulls.split(PULL_SEPARATOR).collect();
+        if check_game(pulls){
+            final_output += index.trim().parse::<i64>().unwrap();
+        };
     };
     println!("{}",final_output);
 }
+
+fn check_game(pulls:Vec<&str>) -> bool{
+    for pull in pulls{
+        if !check_pull(pull) { return false };
+    }
+    true
+}
+
+fn check_pull(pull:&str) -> bool{
+    let colours:Vec<&str> = pull.split(COLOUR_SEPARATOR).collect();
+    for colour in colours{
+        let (count,name) = colour.trim().split_once(SPACE).unwrap();
+        match is_safe(name.trim(),count.trim().parse::<u8>().unwrap()){
+            true => {
+                continue;
+            },
+            false => {
+                return false;
+            },
+        };
+    };
+    true
+}
+
+fn is_safe(colour:&str,value:u8) -> bool{
+    match colour{
+        RED => {
+            return value <= RED_MAX;
+        },
+        GREEN => {
+            return value <= GREEN_MAX;
+        },
+        BLUE => {
+            return value <= BLUE_MAX;
+        },
+        _ => { panic!("invalid input file!"); }
+    };
+}