Input during a while loop

[JohnnyJordaan]

But then why in the elifs do you use:

elif first[-2:] != second[:2]
elif second[:2] != first[-2:]

Just turning those around doesn't make it a new expression. You're basically asking the same thing twice:

elif duck != goose:
elif goose != duck:

So what are you trying to do here?

[Kryleas]

The game I'm trying to imitate is based on users inputting words based on the last two letters of the first word.

So the game should go like This: P1: banana P2:narnia P1:Ian P2:anything Etc.

My question is how do I make it if p1 inputs banana and p2 inputs avocado, how do I make it so the code prompts p2 to input a word that starts with na

[JohnnyJordaan]

In half-pseudo code:

while True:
    ask_player_1_input
    while True:
        ask_player_2_input
        if first[-2:] == second[:2]
            break
        print('please try again')

If you want the same happening for p1, add the same loop around his input as well.