>> There are 2 things I don't understand. >> 1. the %s >> 2. the (wins,loses) Did you ever play Mad Libs when you were a kid? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madlibs Same concept. The %s in Python is just like the blank spaces in a Mad Lib game. The items in parentheses after a percent sign are the variables that "fill in the blanks". Alan