diff --git a/capitals.rb b/capitals.rb
index e48ca16..5fab2ff 100644
--- a/capitals.rb
+++ b/capitals.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# an array of state hashes
-states =[
-{
+puts "Learn the states!"
+
+states = [ {
     name: "Alabama",
     capital: "Montgomery"
 }, {
@@ -9,145 +9,51 @@
 }, {
     name: "Arizona",
     capital: "Phoenix"
-}, {
-    name: "Arkansas",
-    capital: "Little Rock"
-}, {
-    name: "California",
-    capital: "Sacramento"
-}, {
-    name: "Colorado",
-    capital: "Denver"
-}, {
-    name: "Connecticut",
-    capital: "Hartford"
-}, {
-    name: "Delaware",
-    capital: "Dover"
-}, {
-    name: "Florida",
-    capital: "Tallahassee"
-}, {
-    name: "Georgia",
-    capital: "Atlanta"
-}, {
-    name: "Hawaii",
-    capital: "Honolulu"
-}, {
-    name: "Idaho",
-    capital: "Boise"
-}, {
-    name: "Illinois",
-    capital: "Springfield"
-}, {
-    name: "Indiana",
-    capital: "Indianapolis"
-}, {
-    name: "Iowa",
-    capital: "Des Moines"
-}, {
-    name: "Kansas",
-    capital: "Topeka"
-}, {
-    name: "Kentucky",
-    capital: "Frankfort"
-}, {
-    name: "Louisiana",
-    capital: "Baton Rouge"
-}, {
-    name: "Maine",
-    capital: "Augusta"
-}, {
-    name: "Maryland",
-    capital: "Annapolis"
-}, {
-    name: "Massachusetts",
-    capital: "Boston"
-}, {
-    name: "Michigan",
-    capital: "Lansing"
-}, {
-    name: "Minnesota",
-    capital: "St. Paul"
-}, {
-    name: "Mississippi",
-    capital: "Jackson"
-}, {
-    name: "Missouri",
-    capital: "Jefferson City"
-}, {
-    name: "Montana",
-    capital: "Helena"
-}, {
-    name: "Nebraska",
-    capital: "Lincoln"
-}, {
-    name: "Nevada",
-    capital: "Carson City"
-}, {
-    name: "New Hampshire",
-    capital: "Concord"
-}, {
-    name: "New Jersey",
-    capital: "Trenton"
-}, {
-    name: "New Mexico",
-    capital: "Santa Fe"
-}, {
-    name: "New York",
-    capital: "Albany"
-}, {
-    name: "North Carolina",
-    capital: "Raleigh"
-}, {
-    name: "North Dakota",
-    capital: "Bismarck"
-}, {
-    name: "Ohio",
-    capital: "Columbus"
-}, {
-    name: "Oklahoma",
-    capital: "Oklahoma City"
-}, {
-    name: "Oregon",
-    capital: "Salem"
-}, {
-    name: "Pennsylvania",
-    capital: "Harrisburg"
-}, {
-    name: "Rhode Island",
-    capital: "Providence"
-}, {
-    name: "South Carolina",
-    capital: "Columbia"
-}, {
-    name: "South Dakota",
-    capital: "Pierre"
-}, {
-    name: "Tennessee",
-    capital: "Nashville"
-}, {
-    name: "Texas",
-    capital: "Austin"
-}, {
-    name: "Utah",
-    capital: "Salt Lake City"
-}, {
-    name: "Vermont",
-    capital: "Montpelier"
-}, {
-    name: "Virginia",
-    capital: "Richmond"
-}, {
-    name: "Washington",
-    capital: "Olympia"
-}, {
-    name: "West Virginia",
-    capital: "Charleston"
-}, {
-    name: "Wisconsin",
-    capital: "Madison"
-}, {
-    name: "Wyoming",
-    capital: "Cheyenne"
-}]
+}
+].shuffle
+#users = ["Alice", "Bob", "Carol"]
+#index = 0
+# while index < users.length
+#   puts users[index]
+#   index += 1
+# end
+
+
+#state = states[i]
+
+
+
+
+i = 0
+tally = 0
+while i < states.length
+    #puts states[i][:name]
+    state = states[i][:name]
+    capital = states[i][:capital]
+    i += 1
+    puts "What is the capital of #{state}?"
+    user_answer = gets.chomp
+        if user_answer != capital
+            puts "Nope."
+        elsif user_answer = capital
+            tally += 1
+        end
+        puts tally
+        puts "Would you like to play again?"
+            user_input = gets.chomp
+            if user_input == "yes"
+                
+            end
+end
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+# ask them what the capital of any given state in the array is
+#for each state in the states array, display it in the question "what is the capital of ${state}?"
+# if they are wrong, tell them to try again
+#if they are right, move on to the next state in the array
+