Welcome to the guess the word game-manual!

Guess the word is often known by a different name: Hangman.

Short description of the game

Can you beat the clock to guess the hidden word before the poor stick figure meets its doom? Hangman is a quick and easy game that is perfect if you are trying to kill some time, prove your vocab superiority, or turn a boring old study session into something more exhilarating.

Important notes:

• The object of the game is to guess the secret word before the stick figure is hung.
  Players take turns selecting letters to narrow the word down.


• Players can take turns or work together.
  The game continues until the players guess the word or they run out of guesses and the stick figure is hung.

How to play

1. Choose one person to be the 'host' and make the puzzle.
   The other players will try to guess the letters and identify the secret word.
   • The host must know how to spell the words, they choose for the round


2. Pick the secret word if you are the host.
   
   • For longer games, you can also choose phrases if everybody agrees on it.
   • The host is allowed to give a hint or category like animal, vegetable, or movie to make the game easier


3. Draw a blank line for each letter in the word.
   As the host, you're the “executioner” in charge.


4. Start guessing letters if you are the player.
   Once the word has been chosen, the players are allowed to know how many letters are in the secret word.
   • You can have each player take turns or have the players work together and choose letters as a group.


5. Fill the letter in the blanks if the players guess correctly.
   Whenever a player guesses a letter that is in the secret word, the host fills in the relevant blank.
   • If the players guess a letter that repeats, fill in both letters.


6. Draw part of the hangman when the players guess wrong.
   Whenever a player guesses a letter that is not in the secret word, they get a strike that brings them closer to losing.


7. The players win when they guess the correct word.
   If the players get every letter of the word before the host finishes drawing then they win.
   • At any point a player can try to guess the entire word instead of a single letter,
     but if they guess the wrong word then the host should treat it as if they guessed a wrong letter.