diff --git a/cpp/_rvmain.cpp b/cpp/_rvmain.cpp
index 08d91db..9f05cc6 100644
--- a/cpp/_rvmain.cpp
+++ b/cpp/_rvmain.cpp
@@ -12,14 +12,19 @@ void strcpy(char *s, char *t)
      while (*s++ = *t++);
 }
 
-class GamePlayer {
+
+// Effective C++ by  Scott Meyers
+// page. 6 
+// Item 1: Prefer const and inline to #define.
+//
+class NewDefine{
 
     private:
+        static const int ALLOCSIZE= 10000; 
 
-        static const int NUM_TURNS = 5; 
-        int scores[NUM_TURNS];
+};
 
-} c;
+const int NewDefine::ALLOCSIZE;
 
 #define ALLOCSIZE 10000