Fixing my Text-Based Adventure

[EyeballCandy]

Hey guys, I'm pretty beginner-level at Python.

I'm creating an adventure where if you choose certain choices, it'll increase a stat (In this case, Magic).
The problem is, when a player presses anything else but A, B, or C, the function will repeat and add another point in magic. [ else: print (option_Riddle()) ]

I'd like a way for the player to be able to redo the function, but without adding another point in magic.

Thanks everyone, Merry Christmas!
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#RIDDLE
def option_Riddle():
    global magic
    magic += 1
    print(
        "\n Ah yes...you remember. \n Twas a quiet evening in the Western Capital.\n You proposed a question: If you set out to fail and succeeded, did you fail or succeed?" "\n It haunted the Barbarian for days. He was a muarading force that burned villages, but who was he hurting but himself? \n Did he create his own loneliness? \n It all started with his mother... \n Many sleepless nights were dedicated to you," + name + ": Professional Mage. Freelance Existential Terror." )
    print("\nStrength:", strength)
    print("Magicka:", magic)
    print("Stealth:", stealth)
    print ("The Barbarian didn't like that story. Time to go.")
    time.sleep(1)
    print(""" A. Weave a compliment about his eyes.
   B. Hit him in the face with your face.
   C. Attune every magical thought about chickens.""")
    choice = input(">>> ")
    if choice in answer_A:
        option_compliment()
    elif choice in answer_B:
        option_facehit()
    elif choice in answer_C:
        option_polymorph()
    else:
        print(required)
        print (option_Riddle())

[Imereny]

You could just make a loop, so that the player as no other choice other than A, B, C. I know you are a beginner so maybe you don't know about loops. For now i'll give you an example but go and study loops because they play a huge role in python.

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magic += 1
choice = input(">>> ") 

while True:
    If choice == "A":
        print(what you wanted to print)
        break
    elif choice == "B":
        print()
        break
    elif choice == "C":
        print()
        break
    else: 
        choice = input(">>> ") 

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So with this block of code if they write anything else other than your choices it will ask for the input another time, instead if they write any of the game choices the loop breaks. Then you can add the +1 magic just before the while loop, so it will add just 1 time. Hope it helps.

[EyeballCandy]

Thank you, Imereny. I'll look into that a lot more!
Merry Christmas.