switch(choice1){ case 'R': case 'r': switch(choice2){ case 'r': case 'R': cout << "Rock ties rock! nobody wins"; break; case 'p': case 'P': cout << "paper covers rock! player2 wins"; break; case 's': case 'S': cout << "rock crushes scissors. player1 wins"; break; default: cout << "Player 2 entered invalid input. player 1 wins by default"; break } break; //This is where you want to put the other switch statements to run what happens when player1 has paper or scissors. }