ELSE issue?

[DigiDuncan]

I'm making a text adventure in pure Batch, and made a test level, as shown below.

echo What do?
echo.
set /p var=Input Command:
if %var%==i goto inventory
if %var%==inventory goto inventory
if %var%==l goto look
if %var%==look goto look
if %var%==inspect goto look
if %var%==examine goto look
if %var%==xyzzy goto cliche
if %var%==potato goto potato
else echo I dont understand.

The idea here is that if you type in a command that isn't one of the ones listed, it says it doesn't understand.
Yet, if I type in an unknown command, it just goes back to the start of that level.
What's going on?

Thanks!
~DigiDuncan

[S_M_A]

Try

if %var%==potato (
  goto potato
) else (
  echo I dont understand.
)

see the help (type help if in a console window)