Code:
#include <iostream.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <time.h>
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
void CompRemove(int &totalstones)
/* determine the amount of stones the computer will remove */
{
	int compstones=30;
	
	while((compstones>3)||(compstones<1))
	{
		srand(time(NULL));
		compstones=((rand() % 3)+1);
	
		if ((totalstones-compstones)>=0)
		{
		totalstones=totalstones-compstones;	
		cout<<compstones<<endl;	
		}
		
		if ((totalstones-compstones)<=0)
		{
			CompRemove(totalstones);
		}	
	}
}
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
int GenerateStones()
/* generate the amount of stones to start out with */
{
	int totalstones;

	srand(time(NULL));

	totalstones=((rand() % 15)+15);

	return (totalstones);
}
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
void PlayerRemove(int &totalstones)
/* remove a stone between 1-3 and check to make sure value of total is not 0 */
{
	int playerstones;
	
	while(((playerstones>3)||(playerstones<1))||((totalstones-playerstones)<=0))
	{
		cin>>playerstones;

		if ((playerstones>3)||(playerstones<1))
		{
			cout<<"Value must be between 1 and 3"<<endl;
			cout<<"How many would you like? ";
		}

		if ((totalstones-playerstones)<=0)
		{
			cout<<"Value must be between 1 and "<<totalstones<<endl;
			cout<<"How many would you like? ";
		}
	}
	totalstones=totalstones-playerstones;
}
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
void PlayGame()
/* start the game and keep track of all the variables during gameplay */
{
	int totalstones=GenerateStones();
			
	while(totalstones!=0)
	{
		cout<<"There are "<<totalstones<<" stones. How many would you like? ";
		PlayerRemove(totalstones);
		cout<<"There are "<<totalstones<<" stones. The computer takes ";
		CompRemove(totalstones);
	}
}
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
int main()

{
	PlayGame();

	return (0);
}