cout << "How many players? " << endl;
cin >> numOfPlayers;
 
for(unsigned int i=0 ; i<numOfPlayers ; i++)
     {
     /* create new string */
     }

vector<string> names;
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for(unsigned int i=0 ; i<numOfPlayers ; i++)
     {
           string name;
           cout << "Enter name #" << i << "\n";
           getline(name, cin);
           names.push_back(name);
     }

string thisName = names[n];