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Post: Dynamic Hangman: A Multicategory Word Guessing Game with Enhanced User Experience
Enhanced Hangman Game
Wrong guesses:
Total guesses allowed:
6
Current guess count:
0
Spacebar used to reveal word!
Number of words:
0
Guess the word:
For the “Dynamic Hangman: A Multicategory Word Guessing Game with Enhanced User Experience,” we’ve meticulously curated ten diverse categories. Each category is richly populated with 200 carefully selected words, ensuring a broad and engaging gameplay experience for players of all interests. Hereโs an overview of the categories:
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Movies: Dive into the cinematic universe with 200 titles ranging from timeless classics to modern blockbusters, offering a reel of challenges for movie buffs.
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Actors: Test your knowledge of the silver screen’s stars with 200 names of acclaimed actors from around the globe, spanning various eras of film history.
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TV Shows: Explore the vast world of television with 200 series titles, from groundbreaking dramas to laugh-out-loud comedies and cutting-edge sci-fi.
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Characters: Step into the shoes of 200 iconic characters from movies, TV shows, books, and comics, guessing names that have left a mark on popular culture.
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Programming Languages: For tech enthusiasts, this category includes 200 programming languages, from mainstream to niche, challenging your coding lexicon.
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Historical Figures: Journey through time with 200 names of influential personalities who’ve shaped history, from ancient leaders to modern visionaries.
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Animals: A wild chase awaits with 200 animal names, spanning the familiar and the exotic, perfect for nature lovers and curious minds.
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Cities: Travel the world from your seat by guessing the names of 200 cities, covering every continent’s hidden gems and bustling metropolises.
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Sports: Engage with 200 terms from the wide world of sports, including disciplines, legends, and landmark events, offering something for every sports fan.
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Music Artists: Tune into the rhythm with 200 names of influential music artists and bands across various genres and decades, hitting a note with music aficionados.
Each category is designed to not only challenge and entertain but also to broaden the player’s knowledge and interest in a vast array of subjects.
When the game ends, the correct answer is displayed and linked to a Google search for the word and category. If the player wins, a congratulatory message appears with clickable letters. If the player loses, the full word is shown in the game over message, also linked to a Google search. This allows players to quickly find more information about the word and its context.
Enjoy.
Note: Press Spacebar to reveal answer for 5 seconds in custom mode, incase you forget. (Flag indicator to identify cheaters.)
Choose a category, or create custom, then press Start Game. Use screen letters provided or your keyboard. Have fun.
Movies: Dive into the cinematic universe with 200 titles ranging from timeless classics to modern blockbusters, offering a reel of challenges for movie buffs.
Actors: Test your knowledge of the silver screen’s stars with 200 names of acclaimed actors from around the globe, spanning various eras of film history.
TV Shows: Explore the vast world of television with 200 series titles, from groundbreaking dramas to laugh-out-loud comedies and cutting-edge sci-fi.
Characters: Step into the shoes of 200 iconic characters from movies, TV shows, books, and comics, guessing names that have left a mark on popular culture.
Programming Languages: For tech enthusiasts, this category includes 200 programming languages, from mainstream to niche, challenging your coding lexicon.
Historical Figures: Journey through time with 200 names of influential personalities who’ve shaped history, from ancient leaders to modern visionaries.
Animals: A wild chase awaits with 200 animal names, spanning the familiar and the exotic, perfect for nature lovers and curious minds.
Cities: Travel the world from your seat by guessing the names of 200 cities, covering every continent’s hidden gems and bustling metropolises.
Sports: Engage with 200 terms from the wide world of sports, including disciplines, legends, and landmark events, offering something for every sports fan.
Music Artists: Tune into the rhythm with 200 names of influential music artists and bands across various genres and decades, hitting a note with music aficionados.
Hangman (game)
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This articleย possibly containsย original research. ย (December 2016)
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Hangmanย is aย guessing gameย for two or more players. One player thinks of aย word,ย phrase, orย sentenceย and the other(s) tries to guess it by suggestingย lettersย orย numbersย within a certain number of guesses. Originally aย paper-and-pencil game, there are now electronic versions.
History
Though the origins of the game are unknown, a variant is mentioned in a book of children’s games assembled byย Alice Gommeย in 1894 called Birds, Beasts, and Fishes.[1]ย This version lacks the image of a hanged man, instead relying on keeping score as to the number of attempts it took each player to fill in the blanks.
A version which incorporated hanging imagery was described in a 1902 article inย The Philadelphia Inquirer, which stated that it was popular at “White Cap” parties hosted byย Vigilance Committeesย where guests would wear “white peaked caps with masks”.[2]
Overview
The word to guess is represented by a row ofย dashesย representing eachย letterย orย numberย of theย word. Rules may permit or forbidย proper nouns, such as names, places, brands, or slang. If the guessing player suggests a letter which occurs in the word, the other player writes it in all its correct positions. If the suggested letter does not occur in the word, the other player removes (or alternatively, adds) one element of a hangedย stick figureย as aย tally mark. Generally, the game ends once the word is guessed, or if the stick figure is complete โ signifying that all guesses have been used.
The player guessing the word may, at any time, attempt to guess the whole word.[3]ย If the word is correct, the game is over and the guesser wins. Otherwise, the other player may choose to penalize the guesser by adding an element to the diagram. On the other hand, if the guesser makes enough incorrect guesses to allow the other player to complete the diagram, the guesser loses. However, the guesser can also win by guessing all the letters that appear in the word, thereby completing the word, before the diagram is completed.[4]
Variants
As the name of the game suggests, theย diagramย is designed to look like aย hangingย man. This has led to some controversy.[5]ย An alternative for teachers is to draw anย apple treeย with ten apples, erasing or crossing out theย applesย as the guesses are used up.[citation needed]
Some modifications to game play (house rules) to increase the difficulty level are sometimes implemented, such as limiting guesses on high-frequencyย consonantsย andย vowels. Another alternative is to give the definition of the word; this can be used to facilitate the learning of aย foreign language.
How many incorrect guesses are allowed in the game can also be modified. This can be done by adding extra elements to the stick figure, like a face or shoes, or by first drawing elements of theย gallowsย for every mistake before starting to draw the stick figure.
Strategy
The fact that the twelve most commonly occurring letters in theย English languageย areย e-t-a-o-i-n-s-h-r-d-l-uย (from most to least), along with otherย letter-frequencyย lists, are used by the guessing player to increase the odds when it is their turn to guess. On the other hand, the same lists can be used by the puzzle setter to stump their opponent by choosing a word that deliberately avoids common letters (e.g.ย rhythmย orย zephyr) or one that contains rare letters (e.g.ย jazz).
Another common strategy is to guess vowels first, asย Englishย only has five vowels (a,ย e,ย i,ย o, andย u, whileย yย may sometimes, but rarely, be used as a vowel) andย almost every word has at least one.
According to a 2010 study conducted by Jon McLoone forย Wolfram Research, the most difficult words to guess includeย jazz,ย buzz,ย hajj,ย faff,ย fizz,ย fuzzย and variations of these.[6]ย In speaking with Dr. Richard Davis, his favorite winning word isย syzygy.
Derivations
The American game showย Wheel of Fortuneย was inspired by hangman.ย Merv Griffinย conceived of the show after recalling long car trips as a child, on which he and his sister played the game.[7]
Brazilย also had a show in the 1960s and again from 2012โ2013 called ‘Let’s Play Hangman’, hosted byย Silvio Santos. Brazil would later get its own version ofย Wheel of Fortune, running from 1980 to 1993, again from 2003 to 2012 (during which the newย Let’s Play Hangmanย aired), and again since 2013 to the present. These shows were also hosted by Santos.
In July 2017, theย BBCย introduced a game show of its own calledย Letterbox, which is also based on hangman.[8][unreliable source?]
References
- ^ย “Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Vol. I), by Alice Bertha Gomme”., viaย Project Gutenberg
- ^ย “A White Cap Party”.ย The Philadelphia Inquirer. 16 February 1902. p.ย 39 โ via Newspapers.com.
- ^ย Kapoor, Leena; Prakashan, Goyal Brothers (2021-01-01).ย Solutions to GET Smart Book for Class 4. Goyal Brothers Prakashan.
- ^ย Sahoo, Reeta Sahoo, Gagan.ย Computer Science with Python. New Saraswati House India Pvt Ltd.ย ISBNย 978-93-5199-980-5.
- ^ย Foreign English Teacher Under Attack For Playing Hangman Game]ย “Foreign English Teacher Under Attack for Playing Hangman Game | Japan Probe”. Archived fromย the originalย on 2010-12-25. Retrievedย 2011-03-11.,ย Japan Probe, July 23, 2010
- ^ย McLoone, Jon (13 August 2010).ย “25 Best Hangman Words”.ย Wolfram Research.ย Archivedย from the original on 15 August 2010. Retrievedย 14 Marchย 2015.
- ^ย Griffin, Merv & Bender, David (2007).ย Merv: Making the Good Life Last. New York: Simon and Schuster. pp.ย 99โ100.ย ISBNย 978-0-7434-5696-8.
- ^ย “Letterbox – UKGameshows”.