diff --git a/drawutils.cpp b/drawutils.cpp
index 59fe2f5..2559368 100644
--- a/drawutils.cpp
+++ b/drawutils.cpp
@@ -152,15 +152,16 @@ bool DrawUtils::transpare(SDL_Surface* surface, int r, int g, int b)
 // Modified from
 // http://www.parallelrealities.co.uk/tutorials/basic/tutorial7.php
 void DrawUtils::draw_text(SDL_Surface* display, string text, int x, int y,
-			  TTF_Font *font)
+			  TTF_Font *font, unsigned int colour,
+			  bool center_x, bool center_y)
 {
     SDL_Rect dest;
     SDL_Surface *surface;
     SDL_Color color;
     
-    color.r = 0;
-    color.g = 0;
-    color.b = 0;
+    color.r = (colour >> 16) & 0xff;
+    color.g = (colour >> 8) & 0xff;
+    color.b = colour & 0xff;
     
     surface = TTF_RenderUTF8_Blended(font, text.c_str(), color);
 
@@ -174,8 +175,8 @@ void DrawUtils::draw_text(SDL_Surface* display, string text, int x, int y,
     }
 
     /* Blit the surface */
-    dest.x = x;
-    dest.y = y;
+    dest.x = center_x ? x - (surface->w / 2) : x;
+    dest.y = center_y ? y - (surface->h / 2) : y;
     dest.w = surface->w;
     dest.h = surface->h;
 
diff --git a/drawutils.h b/drawutils.h
index 5f4ce6d..9ae7738 100644
--- a/drawutils.h
+++ b/drawutils.h
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ class DrawUtils
     static void draw_circle_filled(SDL_Surface* dest, Sint16 x, Sint16 y, Uint16 r, Uint32 colour);
 
     static void draw_text(SDL_Surface* display, string text, int x, int y,
-			  TTF_Font *font);
+			  TTF_Font *font, unsigned int colour = 0x000000,
+			  bool center_x = false, bool center_y = false);
 
     // transpare (v) - to make transparent
     // this function makes a particular color key on a surface transparent
diff --git a/game.cpp b/game.cpp
index 6162b65..87691bf 100644
--- a/game.cpp
+++ b/game.cpp
@@ -83,12 +83,6 @@ void Game::render()
 	Vertex* v = *cursor;
 	DrawUtils::draw_circle_filled(display, v->x, v->y, v->r,
 				      v->colour);
-	DrawUtils::draw_text(display,
-			     "str " + itos(data.calculate_strength(v)),
-			     v->x, v->y, font);
-	DrawUtils::draw_text(display, "hp " + itos(v->score),
-			     v->x, v->y + 13, font);
-
 
 	for (list<Vertex*>::iterator subcursor = v->neighbors.begin();
 	     subcursor != v->neighbors.end(); subcursor++)
@@ -99,6 +93,16 @@ void Game::render()
 	}
     }
 
+    // Add hit points on top of the nodes
+    for (list<Vertex*>::iterator cursor = vertices.begin();
+	 cursor != vertices.end(); cursor++)
+    {
+	Vertex* v = *cursor;
+
+	DrawUtils::draw_text(display, itos(v->score), v->x, v->y, font,
+			     0x00ff00, true, true);
+    }
+
     // Finally, ring the selected vertex and write info about it
     if (data.get_current_vertex() != NULL)
     {