diff --git a/Rule/BlobRule.csv b/Rule/BlobRule.csv
index 922060c..f182c11 100644
--- a/Rule/BlobRule.csv
+++ b/Rule/BlobRule.csv
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-1;3;5;8
-3;5;7
+"1;3;5;8"
+"3;5;7"
diff --git a/Rule/ConwayRule.csv b/Rule/ConwayRule.csv
index 3563b76..705c40a 100644
--- a/Rule/ConwayRule.csv
+++ b/Rule/ConwayRule.csv
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-2;3
-3
\ No newline at end of file
+"2;3"
+3
diff --git a/src/backend/Simulator.java b/src/backend/Simulator.java
index 795a360..e77f48c 100644
--- a/src/backend/Simulator.java
+++ b/src/backend/Simulator.java
@@ -29,9 +29,11 @@ public class Simulator extends Thread {
 	private int clickActionFlag;
 	private int loopDelay = 150;
 	private int[][] world;
-	private int [] survivalRulesArray;
-	private int[] birthRulesArray;
-
+	//private int[] survivalRulesArray;
+	//private int[] birthRulesArray;
+	private int[] birthRulesArrays;
+	private int[] surviveRulesArrays;
+	
 	//TODO : add missing attribute(s)
 	private int stepCount;
 	
@@ -67,42 +69,73 @@ public class Simulator extends Thread {
 	}
 	
 	public void loadRule(ArrayList<String> row) {
-		String surviveRulesRow = row.get(0);
+		String surviveRulesRow = row.get(0).replace("\"","").trim();
 		String[] surviveCells = surviveRulesRow.split(";");
-		String birthRulesRow = row.get(1);
+		String birthRulesRow = row.get(1).replace("\"","").trim();
 		String[] birthCells = birthRulesRow.split(";");
-		survivalRulesArray = new int[surviveCells.length];
-		birthRulesArray = new int[birthCells.length];
+		this.birthRulesArrays = new int[birthCells.length];
+		this.surviveRulesArrays = new int[surviveCells.length];
 		
 		
 		if (row.size() <= 0) {
 			System.out.println("wrong file buddy, this one's empty");
-		}else if(surviveCells.length<=0) {
+		}else if(row.size() <= 0) {
 			System.out.println("wrong file buddy, this one's does not have survival rules, won't work");
 			return;
 		}else {
-			for (int x = 0; x < birthCells.length; x++) {
-				String elem = birthCells[x];
-				int value = Integer.parseInt(elem);
-				birthRulesArray[x] = value;
+			try {
+	            for (int x = 0; x < surviveCells.length; x++) {
+	                String elem = surviveCells[x].trim();
+	                int value = Integer.parseInt(elem);
+	                surviveRulesArrays[x] = value;
+	            }
+
+	            for (int x = 0; x < birthCells.length; x++) {
+	                String elem = birthCells[x].trim();
+	                int value = Integer.parseInt(elem);
+	                birthRulesArrays[x] = value;
+	            }
+
+	            System.out.println("Rules loaded successfully");
+	        } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+	            System.out.println("Error parsing rule values: " + e.getMessage());
+	        }
+	    }
+			/*for (int x = 0; x < birthCells.length; x++) {
+				String[] birthElements = birthCells[x].split(",");
+				int[] birthRulesArray = new int[birthElements.length];
+				for (int y = 0; y < birthElements.length; y++) {
+					String elem = birthElements[y];
+					int value = Integer.parseInt(elem);
+					birthRulesArray[y] = value;
+				}
+				this.birthRulesArrays[x] = birthRulesArray;
+				System.out.println("birth rule taken into account");
 			}
+				
 //determines the number of alive neighboring cells needed to birth, and places them in the birthCells list
 			for (int x = 0; x < surviveCells.length; x++) {
-				String elem = surviveCells[x];
-				int value = Integer.parseInt(elem);
-				survivalRulesArray[x] = value;
-			}
+				String[] surviveElements = surviveCells[x].split(",");
+				int[] surviveArray = new int[surviveElements.length];
+				for (int y = 0; y < surviveElements.length; y++) {
+					String elem = surviveElements[y];
+					int value = Integer.parseInt(elem);
+					surviveArray[y] = value;
+				}
+				this.surviveRulesArrays[x] = surviveArray;
+				System.out.println("survival rule taken into account");
+			}*/
 //determines the number of alive neighboring cells needed to survive, and places them in the surviveCells list
 		}
 
 			
-	}
+	
 	public int[] getBirthRulesArray() {
-		return this.birthRulesArray;
+		return this.birthRulesArrays;
 	}
 	
 	public int[] getSurvivalRulesArray() {
-		return this.survivalRulesArray;
+		return this.surviveRulesArrays;
 	}