# Losing Battle
# Demonstrates the dreaded infinite loop
# Michael Dawson - 1/2/03

print "Your lone hero is surrounded by a massive army of trolls."
print "Their decaying green bodies stretch out, melting into the horizon."
print "Your hero unsheathes his sword and begins the last fight of his life.\n"


health = 10
trolls = 0
damage = 3

while health >0:#!= 0:
    trolls += 1
    health = health - damage
    
    print "Your hero swings and defeats an evil troll, " \
          "but takes", damage, "damage points.\n"

print "Your hero fought valiantly and defeated", trolls, "trolls."
print "But alas, your hero is no more."

raw_input("\n\nPress the enter key to exit.")