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+#ifndef MENU_H
+#define MENU_H
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+#include <cinttypes>
+#include "inventory.h"
+#include <algorithm>
+using namespace std;
+
+class interface
+{
+protected:
+    string answer;
+public:
+    string get_answer() //get and set method
+    {
+        cout << answer << endl;
+    }
+    string set_answer(string ans)  //class created to do oop, includes data and function
+    {
+        answer = ans;
+    }
+
+
+};
+
+Inventory inv;
+
+int menu()
+{
+    //intro of the game
+    string name;
+    cout << "Enter your name: ";
+    getline(cin, name);
+    cout << "Hello" << name << " and welcome to Harvesta!\n";
+
+    cout << "Please answer the following question in order to start the game.\n ";
+    cout << " Would you like an explanation on how to play this game?\n "; //need the user to input yes or no
+    string answer;
+    cin >> answer;
+  
+
+    string yesList[5] = { "Yes", "Y", "Sure", "Yes please", "Affirmative" }; //array
+    string noList[5] = { "No", "N", "Not at all", "No thank you" }; //array
+
+
+    bool loop = true;
+
+
+    for (int i = 0; i <= 1; i++)
+    {
+        if (answer == yesList[i]) //if user wnats an explanation the explanation will print.
+        {
+            cout << "Harvesta is a game where users have their own farm to do multiple tasks throughout the day.\n";
+            cout << "These tasks will change daily resulting on you receiving rewards if you complete them within the time limit.\n";
+            cout << "In this game, your main goals are to build a town, look after crops and increase crop yield starting with a few essential items we will offer you with when the game starts.\n";
+            cout << "The currency you will be playing with is named sickles.\n";
+            cout << "You will have access to an inventory which will have limited space and will contain your crops and tools.\n";
+            cout << "You will be allowed to add (buy) and remove (sell) things from the inventory.\n";
+            cout << "Once you begin the game it will become more self explanatory along the way.\n";
+            cout << "Do you now have a better understanding of how to play the game?\n";
+
+            for (int i = 0; i <= 1; i++)
+            {
+                if (answer == yesList[i])
+                {
+                    loop = false;
+                }
+
+            }
+            cin >> answer; //input of users answer
+            loop = true;
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (answer == noList[i])
+        {
+            loop = false;
+            break;
+        }
+
+
+    }
+
+
+
+    int index = 1;
+    while (index <= 5) //countdown from 5 and breaks out of loop and the game will now start.
+    {
+        cout << index << endl;
+        index--;
+    }
+
+
+    Inventory inv;
+
+    cout << "A new game will now begin and you will receive 100 sickles, some tools and a few seeds\n.";
+    //code to give user 100 sickles, few seeds and tools to start the game here.
+
+    inv.sickles = 100;
+    inv.tomato_seeds = 10;
+    inv.cherry_seeds = 10;
+    inv.watering_can = 1;
+    inv.fertiliser = 4;
+    inv.shovel = 1;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
+
+
+#endif