Thread: When i declare a variable as '1' it shows end up being '49'

so here is my code

Code:

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
    char board1('1');
    char board2('2');
    char board3('3');
    char board4('4');
    char board5('5');
    char board6('6');
    char board7('7');
    char board8('8');
    char board9('9');
    int space;
    bool loop(true);

   do{
       int player='1';

    cout<<board1<<"|"<<board2<<"|"<<board3<<endl;
    cout<<"- - -\n";
    cout<<board4<<"|"<<board5<<"|"<<board6<<endl;
    cout<<"- - -\n";
    cout<<board7<<"|"<<board8<<"|"<<board9<<endl;
    cout<<"Player"<<player<<"'s turn\n";
    cin>>space;
    if(player == '1' && space == '1' && board1 == '1'){
        board1 = 'x';
        if(board2 == 'x' && board3 == 'x'){
            cout<<"Player 1 Wins!\n";
            loop = false;
        }
        if(board4 == 'x' && board7 == 'x'){
            cout<<"Player 1 Wins!\n";
            loop = false;
        }
    }
    if(player == '1' && board2 == '2' && space == '2'){
        board2 = 'x';
        if(board5 == 'x' && board8 == 'x'){
            cout<<"Player 1 Wins!\n";
        }
    }
   }while(loop == true);


    system("PAUSE");
}