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hangman: guessing game for one player

hangman

hangman: guessing game for one player

How to Play

Hangman is a word-guessing game where players try to guess a secret word one letter at a time. Here's how to play:

1. Starting the Game:

   • To play the game, make sure you have Ruby installed on your system. Then, navigate to the directory containing the lib folder and run the following command:

     ruby lib/hangman.rb

2. Options Menu:

   • Upon starting the game, you'll be presented with an options menu:

     =========================
     Welcome to Hangman Game!
         1 - New game
         2 - Load game
     =========================
     

3. Choosing an Option:

   • Choose an option by entering the corresponding number and pressing Enter:
     • Enter 1 to start a new game.
     • Enter 2 to load a saved game from a file.

4. New Game: If you choose to start a new game, a random secret word will be selected, and you'll begin guessing letters to uncover the word.

5. Load Game: If you choose to load a saved game, you'll be prompted to enter the file name of the saved game. Make sure to provide the correct file path.

6. Guessing Letters:

   • Once the game starts, you'll be prompted to guess a letter.
   • Enter a single letter (A-Z) and press Enter.
   • If the letter is correct, it will be revealed in the secret word. Otherwise, it will be counted as an incorrect guess.

7. Winning or Losing:

   • Continue guessing letters until you either:
     • Successfully guess the entire word (You Win!), or
     • Run out of attempts (You Lose!).

8. Saving the Game:

   • During the game, you'll have the option to save your progress by entering 1 when prompted.
   • The game state will be saved to a JSON file in the appdata directory.

9. Ending the Game: The game will end once you win, lose, or choose to save and exit.

10. Have Fun!: Enjoy playing Hangman and see how many words you can guess!