def main():
    '''Starts the game.

    This function is the first function that gets called.
    It shows a welcome message and then gets input.
    The input loop is designed to handle errors.
    The information gathered is the number of players playing the game.'''
    print 'Welcome to WAR!'
    loop = True
    while loop:
        try:
            players = int(raw_input('How many players are there? '))
            if players < 2:
                print 'There must be at least two players.'
            else:
                loop = False
        except:
            print 'You must enter a number.'
    launch_game(players)
Starts the game.

    This function is the first function that gets called.
    It shows a welcome message and then gets input.
    The input loop is designed to handle errors.
    The information gathered is the number of players playing the game.
recipes/Python/440621_War_Game_Version_1/recipe-440621.py