diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 17c743f..a79e1a3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 PROJECT=treewars
 CXX=g++
 CXXFLAGS=-DDEBUG -g `sdl-config --cflags`
-LDFLAGS=`sdl-config --libs`
+LDFLAGS=`sdl-config --libs` -lSDL_ttf
 OBJECTS=\
 main.o \
-drawutils.o mathutils.o timer.o \
+drawutils.o mathutils.o timer.o itos.o \
 graph.o gamedata.o \
 mainevent.o gamestate.o game.o titlescreen.o
 
diff --git a/drawutils.cpp b/drawutils.cpp
index c9418f9..64ab53b 100644
--- a/drawutils.cpp
+++ b/drawutils.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include "drawutils.h"
-#include <cmath>
 #include "mathutils.h"
+#include <cmath>
 
 SDL_Surface* DrawUtils::load(string file)
 {
@@ -147,3 +147,40 @@ bool DrawUtils::transpare(SDL_Surface* surface, int r, int g, int b)
 
     return true;
 }
+
+
+// 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, bool center_x, bool center_y)
+{
+    SDL_Rect dest;
+    SDL_Surface *surface;
+    SDL_Color color;
+    
+    color.r = 0;
+    color.g = 0;
+    color.b = 0;
+    
+    surface = TTF_RenderUTF8_Blended(font, text.c_str(), color);
+
+    if (surface == NULL)
+    {
+#ifdef DEBUG
+	fprintf(stderr, "Couldn't create String '%s': %s\n", text.c_str(),
+		SDL_GetError());
+#endif
+	return;
+    }
+
+    transpare(surface);
+    
+    /* Blit the surface */
+    dest.x = (center_x ? (display->w - surface->w) / 2 : x);
+    dest.y = (center_y ? (display->h - surface->h) / 2 : y);
+    dest.w = surface->w;
+    dest.h = surface->h;
+
+    SDL_BlitSurface(surface, NULL, display, &dest);
+    SDL_FreeSurface(surface);
+}
diff --git a/drawutils.h b/drawutils.h
index 9a1557b..7fa48c9 100644
--- a/drawutils.h
+++ b/drawutils.h
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 #ifndef _DRAWUTILS_H_
 #define _DRAWUTILS_H_
 
-#include <SDL.h>
 #include <string>
+#include <SDL.h>
+#include <SDL_ttf.h>
 
 using std::string;
 
@@ -22,6 +23,9 @@ class DrawUtils
     static void draw_line(SDL_Surface* dest, Sint16 x1, Sint16 y1, Sint16 x2, Sint16 y2, Uint16 width, Uint32 colour);
     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, bool center_x, bool center_y);
+
     // transpare (v) - to make transparent
     // this function makes a particular color key on a surface transparent
     // the traditional color key is 255, 0, 255 (bright pink), so we default
diff --git a/game.cpp b/game.cpp
index 6198a54..8380752 100644
--- a/game.cpp
+++ b/game.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "mathutils.h"
 #include "drawutils.h"
 #include "debug.h"
+#include "itos.h"
 #include <SDL.h>
 
 int Game::NODE_RADIUS = 10;
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ Game::Game(stack<GameState*>* state_stack, SDL_Surface* display)
     : GameState(state_stack, display)
 {
     background = NULL;
+    font = NULL;
 }
 
 
@@ -18,6 +20,8 @@ Game::~Game()
 {
     if (background != NULL)
 	SDL_FreeSurface(background);
+    if (font != NULL)
+	TTF_CloseFont(font);
 }
 
 
@@ -31,6 +35,14 @@ bool Game::init()
 	return false;
     }
 
+    font = TTF_OpenFont("LiberationSans-Regular.ttf", 12);
+
+    if (font == NULL)
+    {
+	debug("Game::init(): error: Couldn't load font");
+	return false;
+    }
+
     return GameState::init();
 }
 
@@ -70,6 +82,13 @@ 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, 0, 0);
+	DrawUtils::draw_text(display, "hp " + itos(v->score),
+			     v->x, v->y + 13, font, 0, 0);
+
+
 	for (list<Vertex*>::iterator subcursor = v->neighbors.begin();
 	     subcursor != v->neighbors.end(); subcursor++)
 	{
diff --git a/game.h b/game.h
index 120f2d3..8b749d1 100644
--- a/game.h
+++ b/game.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "gamedata.h"
 #include "gamestate.h"
 #include <stack>
+#include <SDL_ttf.h>
 
 using std::stack;
 
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ class Game : public GameState
 
     // surfaces containing textures to draw
     SDL_Surface* background;
+    TTF_Font* font;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/gamedata.h b/gamedata.h
index 77c38e4..4de4ded 100644
--- a/gamedata.h
+++ b/gamedata.h
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@
 
 enum Turn {PLAYER1, PLAYER2, WIN1, WIN2};
 enum Mode {MODE_MOVE, MODE_ATTACK};
+enum VertexType {ATTACKER, DEFENDER, PRODUCER};
+
+class GameVertex : public Vertex
+{
+ public:
+    VertexType type;
+};
+
 
 class GameData : public Graph
 {
@@ -39,9 +47,9 @@ class GameData : public Graph
     // check for (and set, if needed) winner
     bool endgame();
     Turn get_turn() const { return player; }
+    float calculate_strength(Vertex* node);
 
  private:
-    float calculate_strength(Vertex* node);
     float calculate_strength_r(Vertex* node, unsigned int depth, list<Vertex*>& visited);
 
     Vertex* current;
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 5595e8b..5d2ed0b 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -4,11 +4,14 @@
 #include "titlescreen.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 #include <SDL.h>
+#include <SDL_ttf.h>
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
     // Barebones setup for our game
     if (SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_EVERYTHING) < 0) return false;
+    if (TTF_Init() < 0) return false;
+
     SDL_WM_SetCaption("TreeWars","TreeWars");
 
     SDL_Surface* display = SDL_SetVideoMode(800, 600, 32,
@@ -50,6 +53,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     }
 
     SDL_FreeSurface(display);
+    TTF_Quit();
     SDL_Quit();
 
     return 0;