diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 7a5e4d9..5808f88 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -192,7 +192,10 @@ $.fn.hexxed = function(settings) {
         total_score += turn_score;
 		total_score = (Math.round(total_score*100)/100)
 
+		// decrease the turn count
         turns_remaining--;
+
+		// check if no turns remain
         if(turns_remaining > 0) {
             newColor();
 
@@ -209,23 +212,32 @@ $.fn.hexxed = function(settings) {
             // Add a header to denote game over
             gameOver.append($("<h2>").text("Game Over!"));
 
-            //
+            // Show the final score from the game
             gameOver.append($("<p>").text("Final Score: " + total_score));
 
-            gameOver.append($('<hr>'));
-
+			// Create the input for players to input a name for their high score
             var playerNameInput = $('<input>').attr('placeholder', 'Your name');
+
+			// Add the input to the page with an ID for easy value access
             gameOver.append(playerNameInput.attr('id', 'hsName'));
 
+			// Create a submit button to send the score to the high scores array
             var submit = $('<button>').text("Submit High Score!");
             submit = submit.attr("type", "button").attr("id","hsSubmit");
+
+			// Show the button
             gameOver.append(submit.click(submitHighscore));
 
-            gameOver.append($('<hr>'));
+			// Create a try again buton to allow users to restart the game over
+			var againButton = $("<button>").text("Try Again!");
 
-            gameOver.append($("<button>").attr("type", "button").text("Try Again!").click(reset));
+			// Show the button
+            gameOver.append(againButton.attr("type", "button").click(reset));
 
+			// Hide the game so they can't keep playing
             gameElement.children().hide();
+
+			// Add the game over elements
             gameElement.append(gameOver);
         }
     }
@@ -247,6 +259,7 @@ $.fn.hexxed = function(settings) {
             return;
         }
 
+		// Disable the input and submit to prevent repeat submissions
 		$('#hsName').prop('disabled', true);
 		$('#hsSubmit').prop('disabled', true);
 
@@ -281,11 +294,12 @@ $.fn.hexxed = function(settings) {
             // push the newly modified / created data to local storage.
             localStorage.setItem(HEXXED_STORAGE_NAME, data);
 
+			// Notify the user that the score was successfully saved!
 			$('#hsName').remove();
 			$('#hsSubmit').remove();
 			$('#gameOver').append($('<h3>').text("Submitted!"));
         } else {
-            // otherwise, notify the user
+            // otherwise, notify the user that local storage isn't allowed
 			$('#hsName').remove();
 			$('#hsSubmit').remove();
 			$('#gameOver').append($('<h3>').text("Sorry, your browser does not support local storage."));
diff --git a/highscores.js b/highscores.js
index eac7652..9cb7172 100644
--- a/highscores.js
+++ b/highscores.js
@@ -3,32 +3,51 @@ $.fn.hexxedHighScores = function(settings) {
 	// using a variable to ensure consistency among all calls
 	var HEXXED_STORAGE_NAME = '_hexxedHighScores';
 
+	/**
+	 * Determines sorting order for two high scores based on their score from
+	 * high to low, followed by their name lexicographically from low to high
+	 * @param  {Object} a a color for comparison
+	 * @param  {Object} b the other color for comparison
+	 * @return {int}   the sort result (-1 for less, 1 for greater, 0 for equal)
+	 */
+	function sortScores(a, b) {
+		if(parseFloat(a.score) < parseFloat(b.score)) {
+			return 1;
+		} else if(parseFloat(a.score) > parseFloat(b.score)) {
+			return -1;
+		} else {
+			if(a.name < b.name) {
+				return 1;
+			} else if(a.name > b.name) {
+				return -1;
+			} else {
+				return 0;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Loads the high scores and inputs them into the table in sorted order
+	 */
 	function loadHighScores() {
+		// Check for local storage in browser
 		if(window.localStorage !== undefined) {
+			// Load the data from the local storage
 			var data = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(HEXXED_STORAGE_NAME));
-			console.log(data);
-			console.log(data);
+
+			// Check if there's data present
 			if(!data) {
+				// Add a full-width row explaining that there's no data
 				var td = $('<td>').text('No scores found!');
 				$('#tableBody').append($('<tr>').append(td.attr('colspan', '5')));
+
+				// Hide the erase button, as there's nothing to erase
 				$('#hsErase').remove();
 			} else {
-				data = data.sort(function(a, b) {
-					if(parseFloat(a.score) < parseFloat(b.score)) {
-						return 1;
-					} else if(parseFloat(a.score) > parseFloat(b.score)) {
-						return -1;
-					} else {
-						if(a.name < b.name) {
-							return 1;
-						} else if(a.name > b.name) {
-							return -1;
-						} else {
-							return 0;
-						}
-					}
-				});
+				// Sort the data using the sort function
+				data = data.sort(sortScores);
 
+				// Process and add each row
 				for(var x = 0; x < data.length; x++) {
 					var row = $('<tr>');
 					row.append($('<td>').text(data[x].name));
@@ -40,18 +59,30 @@ $.fn.hexxedHighScores = function(settings) {
 				}
 			}
 		} else {
-			alert("Sorry, your browser does not support local storage.");
+			// Add a full-width row explaining the lack of local storage
+			var td = $('<td>').text('Sorry, your browser does not support local storage.');
+			$('#tableBody').append($('<tr>').append(td.attr('colspan', '5')));
+
+			// Hide the erase button, as there's nothing to erase
+			$('#hsErase').remove();
 		}
 	}
 
 	function eraseHighScores() {
+		// remove the item from local storage
 		localStorage.removeItem(HEXXED_STORAGE_NAME);
+
+		// reload the table using the load function, which will be blank
 		loadHighScores();
 	}
 
+	// Add a title to explain page's purpose
 	this.append($('<h1>').text('Hexxed: High Scores'));
 
+	// create a table to be populated with scores
 	var scoresTable = $('<table>').attr('id', 'scoreTable');
+
+	// create a table header
 	var tableHeader = $('<thead>').html('<tr>' +
 										'<th>Player Name</th>' +
 										'<th>Difficulty</th>' +
@@ -60,18 +91,29 @@ $.fn.hexxedHighScores = function(settings) {
 										'<th>Timestamp</th>' +
 										'</tr>');
 
+	// add the table header to the table
 	scoresTable.append(tableHeader);
+
+	// create a table body element for future population
 	scoresTable.append($('<tbody>').attr('id', 'tableBody'));
 
+	// add the table to the page
 	this.append(scoresTable);
 
-	this.append($('<button>').click(eraseHighScores).text('Erase Scores').attr('id', 'hsErase'));
+	// Create a button to allow for erasing all high score records
+	var eraseButton = $('<button>').text('Erase Scores').attr('id', 'hsErase');
+
+	// Add the erase button
+	this.append(eraseButton.click(eraseHighScores));
 
+	// Load the scores
 	loadHighScores();
 
+    // Returns the jQuery object for chained jQuery calls
 	return this;
 };
 
 $(document).ready(function() {
+    // Create a high scores instance in the div entitled hexxedScores
 	$('#hexxedScores').hexxedHighScores();
 });