# Check that users have entered a valid
# option based on a list
def string_checker(question, valid_ans=("yes", "no")):
    error = f"Please enter a valid option from the following list: {valid_ans}"

    while True:

        # Get user response and make sure it's lowercase
        user_response = input(question).lower()

        for item in valid_ans:
            # check if the user response is a word in the list
            if item == user_response:
                return item

            # check if the user response is a word in the list
            # the first letter of an item in the list
            elif user_response == item[0]:
                return item

        # print error if user does not enter something that is valid
        print(error)
        print()

# checks for an integer between 5 and 15
def int_check():
    while True:
        error = "Please enter an integer from 5 - 15: "

        try:
            response = int(input("How many rounds (5 - 15) would you like to play?  "))

            # checks that the number is from the range of 5 - 15
            if 5 <= response <= 15:
                return response
            else:
                print(error)

        except ValueError:
            print(error)

rounds = int_check()

print(f"The chosen amount of rounds is {rounds}.")