While loop repeating only 1 segment multiple times before moving on

So I am writing a code to simulate a battle between a player and a random monster. my code is as follows:

function battle

Ab=msgbox('You have encountered a');

waitfor (Ab)

MH=10;

MA=0;

PH=100;

PA=0;

Run=0

while 0< PH && MH>0

PH = PH - MA

     MA= randi([1 20],1,1) -5 %use dice roll sim to determine monsters attack%
     if MA > 0
       Bb=msgbox(sprintf('The monster hit you for %d health points!', MA));
       waitfor (Bb)
       continue
     else
         MA=0
         Bb=msgbox('____ missed!');
         waitfor (Bb)

    playc= questdlg('What do you do?',...
     'Menu',...
     'Attack the monster','Cry','Run away!', 'Attack the monster')
 switch playc
     case 'Attack the monster'
         PA= randi([1 20],1,1)-2
         if PA>0
             Cb=msgbox(sprintf('You hit the monster for %d health points!', PA));
             waitfor (Cb)
         else
             Cb=msgbox('you missed!')
         end
     case 'Cry'
         Cb=msgbox('You feel a little better after you cry');
        waitfor (Cb)
         PH=PH+10
         Db=msgbox('You regain 10 hit points')
         waitfor (Db)
     case 'Run Away!'
         Eb=msgbox('Just like real life, you cannot run from your problems!')
         break
        end
 end
 MH=MH-PA
end

     end

So my problem is that the monster attacks the player multiple times in a row, and only moves on when the monster misses. Then the player gets to make his choice, but then when it comes back to the monsters turn, once again he gets to attack until he misses. Any ideas?

Answer 1

[Anup Kayande]

Because you programmed your monster to be so! :-P You put the player's instance of attack into monster's ELSE statement.

Why don't you try and get a random number based on which you can let either monster or the player attack. If the number is 1 player attacks and if it is 2 monster attacks.