diff --git a/src/GameMecha-TileEditor.package/GMTETile.class/class/checkerBoardColors.st b/src/GameMecha-TileEditor.package/GMTETile.class/class/checkerBoardColors.st
index 2f2a5d6b..7ab96adc 100644
--- a/src/GameMecha-TileEditor.package/GMTETile.class/class/checkerBoardColors.st
+++ b/src/GameMecha-TileEditor.package/GMTETile.class/class/checkerBoardColors.st
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 constants
 checkerBoardColors
 
-	^ {(0@0) -> Color lightGray.
-		(1@1) -> Color lightGray.
-		(0@1) -> Color gray.
-		(1@0) -> Color gray
-	} asDictionary
\ No newline at end of file
+	^ Dictionary new
+	at: 0@0 put: Color lightGray;
+	at: 1@1 put: Color lightGray;
+	at: 0@1 put: Color gray;
+	at: 1@0 put: Color gray;
+	yourself
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/GameMecha-TileEditor.package/GMTETile.class/methodProperties.json b/src/GameMecha-TileEditor.package/GMTETile.class/methodProperties.json
index 7e8dbb60..4d6b82a5 100644
--- a/src/GameMecha-TileEditor.package/GMTETile.class/methodProperties.json
+++ b/src/GameMecha-TileEditor.package/GMTETile.class/methodProperties.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"class" : {
-		"checkerBoardColors" : "Ivo Zilkenat 7/12/2024 23:44",
+		"checkerBoardColors" : "ek 9/16/2024 11:03",
 		"checkerBoardTile" : "Ivo Zilkenat 7/12/2024 23:50",
 		"fromSprite:" : "Alex M 7/1/2024 16:21",
 		"placeHolderColor" : "jj 6/22/2024 16:11",