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Hangman
A word-guessing game where one player thinks of a word and the other guesses letters. Wrong guesses add body parts to a stick figure - too many and you're 'hanged'!
Popularity
#51
2 players
5-10 minutes per round
What You'll Need
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Paper and pencil
About This Game
A word-guessing game where one player thinks of a word and the other guesses letters. Wrong guesses add body parts to a stick figure - too many and you're 'hanged'!
How to Play
- One player thinks of a word or phrase
- Draw blank spaces for each letter
- Draw gallows (starting point for hangman figure)
- Guesser calls out one letter at a time
- If letter is in word, fill in all instances
- If letter is not in word, draw one body part (head, body, arms, legs)
- Typically 6-8 wrong guesses allowed before hangman is complete
- Guesser wins by completing word before hangman is finished
- Chooser wins if hangman is completed first
- No proper nouns; spaces/punctuation usually revealed
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