diff --git a/editor/region.cpp b/editor/region.cpp
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+/* Copyright: (c) Kayne Ruse 2013
+ * 
+ * This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
+ * warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
+ * arising from the use of this software.
+ * 
+ * Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
+ * including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
+ * freely, subject to the following restrictions:
+ * 
+ * 1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
+ * claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
+ * in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
+ * appreciated but is not required.
+ * 
+ * 2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
+ * misrepresented as being the original software.
+ * 
+ * 3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source
+ * distribution.
+*/
+#include "region.hpp"
+
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <sstream>
+
+static int snap(int base, int x) {
+	if (x < 0) {
+		x++;
+		return x - x % base - base;
+	}
+	return x - x % base;
+}
+
+Region::Region(int i, int j, int k, int l):
+	x(i),
+	y(j),
+	width(k),
+	height(l)
+{
+	//make sure that the region's position lines up
+	if (x != snap(width, x) || y != snap(height, y)) {
+		std::ostringstream os;
+		os << "Region is unaligned; x: " << x << ", y: " << y << ", width: " << width << ", height: " << height;
+		throw(std::runtime_error(os.str()));
+	}
+}
+
+bool Region::NewTile(Tile const& tile) {
+	if (!InBounds(tile.x, tile.y)) {
+		throw(std::runtime_error("New tile location out of bounds"));
+	}
+
+	bool ret = tiles.erase(tile);
+	tiles.insert(tile);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+Tile Region::GetTile(int x, int y, int tw, int th, int minDepth) {
+	/* This method is used to find a tile that covers (x, y).
+	 * This method returns the first tile above minDepth.
+	 * Since Region & Tile do not save the tile's size, tw & th are the size of the tiles.
+	*/
+	std::set<Tile>::iterator ptr = tiles.begin();
+	while(ptr != tiles.end()) {
+		//skip the tiles that are too deep
+		if (ptr->depth >= minDepth) {
+			break;
+		}
+		ptr++;
+	}
+	while(ptr != tiles.end()) {
+		//find the first tile here
+		if ((ptr->x <= x) && (ptr->y <= y) && (ptr->x + tw > x) && (ptr->y + th > y)) {
+			break;
+		}
+		ptr++;
+	}
+	if (ptr != tiles.end()) {
+		return *ptr;
+	}
+	return {0,0,0,-1};
+}
+
+bool Region::DeleteTile(Tile const& tile) {
+	if (!InBounds(tile.x, tile.y)) {
+		throw(std::runtime_error("Deleted tile location out of bounds"));
+	}
+	return tiles.erase(tile);
+}
+
+bool Region::InBounds(int x, int y) {
+	return (x > this->x) && (y > this->y) && (x < this->x + this->width) && (y < this->y + this->height);
+}
+
+bool operator<(Region const& lhs, Region const& rhs) {
+	//sort by y -> x
+	if (lhs.y == rhs.y) {
+		return lhs.x < rhs.x;
+	}
+	return lhs.y < rhs.y;
+}
+
+inline bool operator>(Region const& lhs, Region const& rhs) {
+	//wrap the other operator
+	return rhs < lhs;
+}
+
+inline bool operator==(Region const& lhs, Region const& rhs) {
+	//comparisons work on the location ONLY
+	//this function is redundant as far as the std::set object is concerned
+	return (lhs.x == rhs.x) && (lhs.y == rhs.y);
+}
diff --git a/editor/region.hpp b/editor/region.hpp
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+/* Copyright: (c) Kayne Ruse 2013
+ * 
+ * This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
+ * warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
+ * arising from the use of this software.
+ * 
+ * Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
+ * including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
+ * freely, subject to the following restrictions:
+ * 
+ * 1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
+ * claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
+ * in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
+ * appreciated but is not required.
+ * 
+ * 2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
+ * misrepresented as being the original software.
+ * 
+ * 3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source
+ * distribution.
+*/
+#ifndef REGION_HPP_
+#define REGION_HPP_
+
+#include "tile.hpp"
+
+#include <set>
+
+class Region {
+public:
+	Region() = delete;
+	Region(int x, int y, int width, int height);
+	~Region() = default;
+
+	bool NewTile(Tile const&);
+
+	Tile GetTile(int x, int y, int tw, int th, int minDepth);
+
+	bool DeleteTile(int x, int y, int tw, int th, int minDepth) { return DeleteTile(GetTile(x, y, tw, th, minDepth)); }
+	bool DeleteTile(Tile const&);
+
+	bool InBounds(int x, int y);
+
+	//accessors & mutators
+	int GetX() const { return x; }
+	int GetY() const { return y; }
+	int GetWidth() const { return width; }
+	int GetHeight() const { return height; }
+
+	std::set<Tile>* GetTiles() { return &tiles; }
+
+	friend bool operator<(Region const& lhs, Region const& rhs);
+	friend bool operator>(Region const& lhs, Region const& rhs);
+	friend bool operator==(Region const& lhs, Region const& rhs);
+
+private:
+	int const x;
+	int const y;
+	int const width;
+	int const height;
+	std::set<Tile> tiles;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/editor/tile.cpp b/editor/tile.cpp
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+/* Copyright: (c) Kayne Ruse 2013
+ * 
+ * This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
+ * warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
+ * arising from the use of this software.
+ * 
+ * Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
+ * including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
+ * freely, subject to the following restrictions:
+ * 
+ * 1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
+ * claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
+ * in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
+ * appreciated but is not required.
+ * 
+ * 2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
+ * misrepresented as being the original software.
+ * 
+ * 3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source
+ * distribution.
+*/
+#include "tile.hpp"
+
+bool operator<(Tile const& lhs, Tile const& rhs) {
+	//sort by depth -> y -> x
+	if (lhs.depth == rhs.depth) {
+		if (lhs.y == rhs.y) {
+			return lhs.x < rhs.x;
+		}
+		return lhs.y < rhs.y;
+	}
+	return lhs.depth < rhs.depth;
+}
+
+inline bool operator>(Tile const& lhs, Tile const& rhs) {
+	//wrap the other operator
+	return rhs < lhs;
+}
+
+inline bool operator==(Tile const& lhs, Tile const& rhs) {
+	//comparisons work on the location ONLY
+	//this function is redundant as far as the std::set object is concerned
+	return (lhs.x == rhs.x) && (lhs.y == rhs.y) && (lhs.depth == rhs.depth);
+}
diff --git a/editor/tile.hpp b/editor/tile.hpp
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+/* Copyright: (c) Kayne Ruse 2013
+ * 
+ * This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
+ * warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
+ * arising from the use of this software.
+ * 
+ * Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
+ * including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
+ * freely, subject to the following restrictions:
+ * 
+ * 1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
+ * claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
+ * in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
+ * appreciated but is not required.
+ * 
+ * 2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
+ * misrepresented as being the original software.
+ * 
+ * 3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source
+ * distribution.
+*/
+#ifndef TILE_HPP_
+#define TILE_HPP_
+
+//explicitly a POD
+struct Tile {
+	int x, y, depth;
+	int value;
+
+	Tile() = default;
+	Tile(int i, int j, int k, int l) : x(i), y(j), depth(k), value(l) {
+		//
+	}
+
+	friend bool operator<(Tile const& lhs, Tile const& rhs);
+	friend bool operator>(Tile const& lhs, Tile const& rhs);
+	friend bool operator==(Tile const& lhs, Tile const& rhs);
+};
+
+#endif