Hangman is a classic word-guessing game that is often played with two or more players. The game is commonly used as a recreational and educational activity to improve vocabulary and language skills.
Setup: One player thinks of a word or phrase, keeping it a secret from the other players. They then draw a series of dashes on a piece of paper, with each dash representing a letter in the word or phrase. They also draw a gallows with a hangman's noose.
Guessing: The other player(s) take turns guessing letters of the alphabet one at a time. The goal is to guess the letters that are in the secret word or phrase.
Correct Guesses: If a guessed letter is in the word or phrase, the player who thought of the word reveals its position in the word by filling in the corresponding dashes. For example, if the word is "HANGMAN" and a player guesses "A," the word might look like "_ A _ _ _ _ A _" after the correct guess.
Incorrect Guesses: If a guessed letter is not in the word, a part of the hangman is drawn on the gallows. Common practice is to start with the head, then the body, arms, and legs. Each incorrect guess results in drawing a new part of the hangman.
Winning and Losing: The guessing player(s) continue guessing letters until they either correctly guess the word or phrase or until the hangman is fully drawn. If they guess the word before the hangman is complete, they win. If the hangman is completed before they guess the word, they lose.
Word Reveal: If the hangman is completed, the player who thought of the word reveals the entire word or phrase, and the game is over. If the guessing player(s) correctly guess the word or phrase, they win, and the game is also over.
Hangman is a game of deduction, word knowledge, and strategy. The player guessing the letters must try to figure out the word while avoiding incorrect guesses to prevent the hangman's completion. The player with the word must choose a word or phrase that is challenging but not too difficult to guess, adding an element of strategy to the game.
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