I'm not familiar with the example you are following. However, you may find my adventure game tutorial useful...? http://www.bitwisemag.com/2/Adventures-In-Ruby http://www.bitwisemag.com/2/Adventures-In-Ruby-Part-2 http://www.bitwisemag.com/2/Adventures-In-Ruby-Part-3 best wishes Huw SapphireSteel Software Ruby and Rails In Visual Studio http://www.sapphiresteel.com -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.