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+import random
+
+class Player:
+    def __init__(self, name):
+        self.name = name
+        self.hit_points = 15
+        self.barracks = []
+
+class Peon:
+    def __init__(self, name, job):
+        self.name = name
+        self.job = job
+
+player = Player('player')
+computer = Player('computer')
+
+def createPeon():
+    user_choice = input("What should the peon's name be? ")
+    player.barracks.append(Peon(user_choice, 'nothing'))
+
+def printPeon(index, peon):
+    print(str(index) + ": " + peon.name + " = " + peon.job)
+
+def selectPeon():
+    for index in range(0, len(player.barracks)):
+        printPeon(index, player.barracks[index])
+    user_choice = input("Select which peon (use list index)? ")
+    chosen_peon = player.barracks[int(user_choice)]
+    user_choice = input("What should the peon do?  attack or repair? ")
+    chosen_peon.job = user_choice
+
+def runPeon(peon):
+    if peon.job == 'repair':
+        print(peon.name + " repairs for 1")
+        player.hit_points += 1
+    elif peon.job == 'attack':
+        print(peon.name + " attacks for 1")
+        computer.hit_points -= 1
+
+def runComputer():
+    hit_points = random.randint(1,5)
+    choice = random.randint(0,1)
+    if(choice == 0):
+        print('computer heals for ' + str(hit_points))
+        computer.hit_points += hit_points
+    else:
+        print('computer attacks for ' + str(hit_points))
+        player.hit_points -= hit_points
+
+def evaluateGame():
+    print('player: ' + str(player.hit_points))
+    print('computer: ' + str(computer.hit_points))
+    if computer.hit_points <= 0 and player.hit_points <= 0:
+        print("it's a tie")
+        return 'tie'
+    elif computer.hit_points <= 0:
+        print('you win!')
+        return 'win'
+    elif player.hit_points <= 0:
+        print('you lose')
+        return 'lose'
+    else:
+        return 'continue'
+
+def startRound():
+    user_choice = input("create or select a peon? ")
+    if user_choice == 'create':
+        createPeon()
+    elif user_choice == 'select':
+        selectPeon()
+
+    for peon in player.barracks:
+        runPeon(peon)
+
+    runComputer()
+
+    gameState = evaluateGame()
+
+    if gameState == 'continue':
+        startRound()
+
+startRound()