# Outline of a two-player board game:


# select the data structure that models the game board:

board = [ [...], [...], [...], ... ]


# write the algorithm for controlling the game:

game_on = True

while game_on :

    # print the board ... to come

    #    ask player "X" for their move
    move1 = raw_input("Player X: Type the coordinates of the move: ")
    coordinates = move1.split(",")
    row_coordinate = int(coordinates[0])
    column_coordinate = int(coordinates[1])
    # do the "X" move ... to come

    #    ask player "O" for their move
    move2 = raw_input("Player O: Type the coordinates of the move: ")
    coordinates = move2.split(",")
    row_coordinate = int(coordinates[0])
    column_coordinate = int(coordinates[1])
    # do the "O" move ... to come

# THE COPY-AND-PASTE IS BAD NEWS...