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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
Very Easy

What You'll Need

📝 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

  1. One player thinks of a word or phrase
  2. Draw blank spaces for each letter
  3. Draw gallows (starting point for hangman figure)
  4. Guesser calls out one letter at a time
  5. If letter is in word, fill in all instances
  6. If letter is not in word, draw one body part (head, body, arms, legs)
  7. Typically 6-8 wrong guesses allowed before hangman is complete
  8. Guesser wins by completing word before hangman is finished
  9. Chooser wins if hangman is completed first
  10. No proper nouns; spaces/punctuation usually revealed

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Added about 1 month ago Updated 28 days ago
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