Secondly, note that we use "=" to assign a value to a variable, so we can't using for asking if two things are equal. Instead, in conditions, we use double-equals "==". It's a classic error to do this:

if decision == "N":
    print("This line done if condition true.")
print("This line always done.")

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Thirdly, note that we can check for more than one thing at once using the Boolean operators "and" and "or", which work like they do in English, so:

if decision == "N" or decision == "n" :
    print("This line done if either condition true.")


if decision == "N" and name == "Alice" :
    print("This line done if the user has typed N and their name is Alice.")


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Last, note that at the moment if the game ends, the code continues on, saying the way is lit by candles. If we put this inside the if-block that continues the game, we won't have this problem.

decision = input("Do you want to enter? [Y,N]: ")
if decision == "N":
    print("Your quest is at an end, goodbye!")
else:
    print("You enter the mines.")
    print("The way is lit by candles on the wall.")


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Can you write a better version of our current if-statement, which takes into account that users may type lowercase letters and letters that are neither Y or N?

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