Hangman

[Sneak]

_ _ _ _ _ E _ _ E _ _ E

correct: E
incorrect:

guesses left: 9

[The Chronicler]

A?

[Sneak]

_ _ _ _ _ E _ _ E _ _ E

correct: E
incorrect: A

guesses left: 8

[The Chronicler]

I?

[Taunt]

T?

[Sneak]

_ _ I _ T E _ _ E _ _ E

correct: E, I, T
incorrect: A

guesses left: 6

[Taunt]

S?

[The Chronicler]

O?

[Sneak]

_ _ I _ T E S S E _ _ E

correct: E, I, T, S
incorrect: A, O

guesses left: 4

[The Chronicler]

L?

[Sneak]

_ _ I _ T E S S E _ _ E

correct: E, I, T, S
incorrect: A, O, L

guesses left: 3

[The Chronicler]

(Uh, you're supposed to count only incorrect guesses, so there should now be 7 left, not 3.)


U?

[aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato)]

Honestly, I like Sneak’s version better, more challenging. There are too few letters in the English language, it’s basically impossible to lose with 10 wrong guesses

N?

[Sneak]

(Uh, you're supposed to count only incorrect guesses, so there should now be 7 left, not 3.)

Sorry, I forgot the rules. :O

it’s basically impossible to lose with 10 wrong guesses

I believe there was a case. Even more than one.

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_ U I N T E S S E N _ E

correct: E, I, T, S, U, N
incorrect: A, O, L

guesses left: 7

well

[aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato)]

I believe there was a case. Even more than one.

Honestly, I’m curious when. I got called out for my words being “too hard”, and yet 100% of my words were ultimately correctly guessed. One reason I kept making them more challenging was cause y’all never lost, and it lead to a bunch of bonus restrictions applied to my puzzles, but still 10 wrong guesses was enough to win every single one, no matter how “unfair” they supposedly were. With only 26 letters, basic probability states even rudimentary guessing will fill out the word from sheer process-of-elimination alone

[The Chronicler]

Quintessence?


If I'm correct and my turn is next, I'm willing to suggest something new. This game is called Hangman for a reason, and I recall traditional versions of this game involve wrong guesses being represented by adding a single penstroke towards drawing a stick-figure. I can visualize such a simple drawing taking six penstrokes to complete, so from now on, how about we start off with six wrong guesses permitted instead of ten?

[aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato)]

No complaints here! We might actually have to make an educated guess with some letters missing and not just brute-force the whole word

[Sneak]

Quintessence?


If I'm correct and my turn is next, I'm willing to suggest something new. This game is called Hangman for a reason, and I recall traditional versions of this game involve wrong guesses being represented by adding a single penstroke towards drawing a stick-figure. I can visualize such a simple drawing taking six penstrokes to complete, so from now on, how about we start off with six wrong guesses permitted instead of ten?

You're correct.

I would like to see traditional rules.

I believe there was a case. Even more than one.

Honestly, I’m curious when. I got called out for my words being “too hard”, and yet 100% of my words were ultimately correctly guessed. One reason I kept making them more challenging was cause y’all never lost, and it lead to a bunch of bonus restrictions applied to my puzzles, but still 10 wrong guesses was enough to win every single one, no matter how “unfair” they supposedly were. With only 26 letters, basic probability states even rudimentary guessing will fill out the word from sheer process-of-elimination alone

examples
https://www.gangoffive.net/index.php?topic=11742.msg493860#msg493860
https://www.gangoffive.net/index.php?topic=11742.msg492321;topicseen#msg492321

[The Chronicler]

Alright, looks like all active players are in agreement. From now on, only six wrong guesses will be permitted.


_ _ _ _ // _ _ _

correct:
incorrect:

guesses left: 6

[aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato)]

E?

https://www.gangoffive.net/index.php?topic=11742.msg492321;topicseen#msg492321

Lolll am I allowed to do that? A 3-letter word that’s in a foreign language and actually a number?