Main index

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	Menu commands Playing the game Questions and answers Registration


Menu commands

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These commands are issued through the main menu.

Main Menu

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Game	Options


Game submenu
Game

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These commands start a new game or exit Hang Man.

Main menu

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New	Guess word

Exit


Options submenu
Options

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These commands change the general game options.

Main menu

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Sound


Game-New

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This menu command quits the current game (word) and starts a new game (word). Depressing G or the Give up button will also invoke this command.


Game-Guess word

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This menu command allows for the current word to be guessed. One guess may be made per letter guessed. Depressing the Guess word button will also invoke this command.

Guess word dialog-box


Game-Exit

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This menu command exits the Hang Man program completely. Depressing Ctrl+X or the Quit button will also invoke this command.


Options-Sound

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This menu command toggles whether sound will be played.


Playing the game

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Introduction

Game screen

Game buttons

Guessing a letter

Guessing a word

Results


Introduction

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Hang Man is a word game for children and adults. It is based on the popular pencil and paper game of the same name. The computer picks a word and displays blanks corresponding to the number of letters in the word. The player continues to guess letters until the hang man is complete (the player loses) or the word is complete (the player wins). After each letter is guessed, the player gets one chance to guess the whole word. The number of times a player wins and loses is stored and displayed after each game (word). The list of words is stored in a file named (HANMAN.LST). More words may be added using a simple text editor (such as MS-DOS Edit or MS-Windows Notepad).


Word

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This is the word that must be correctly guessed before the hang man is completely formed (9 missed guesses).


Hang man

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The hang man is the figure that is filled in every time a wrong letter is guessed. The hang man consists of a head, torso, two arms, two legs, two eyes, and a mouth for a total of nine missed guesses. When the hang man is completely formed, the game is lost. If the word is guessed before the hang man is completed, the game is won.


Game screen

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This is the main game screen. It consists of the title, four buttons, the word, the hangman, and the Guess letter dialog-box.


Game buttons

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Guess word

Give up

About

Quit


Help-About

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This menu command diplays basic information about the Hang Man program. Depressing the About button will also invoke this command.


Guessing a letter

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This dialog-box is used to guess a letter in the word.

Guess letter dialog-box


Results

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This dialog-box is displayed after a game (word) is won or lost. The dialog-box will display a happy or frowning face, whether the game was won or lost, the correct word, and the number of games won and lost.

Results dialog-box


Questions and answers

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Question: How do I guess a letter.

Answer: Use the Guess letter dialog-box by clicking on a letter button. The letter will disappear and can not be chosen again for that game (word). If the letter is in the word, the letter(s) will be shown. Otherwise another part of the hang man will be shown. If the hang mans whole body is shown before the word is guessed, the player loses.

Question: How do I guess a word.

Answer: Use the Game-Guess word menu command or the Guess word button to invoke the Guess word dialog-box. To guess a word, simply type in the word. There is no penelty for a wrong answer, but only one guess is allowed per guessed letter.

Question: How do I add to the word list.

Answer: Use an editor such as Edit for MS-DOS or Notepad for MS-Windows and simply add words (in any order), one per line. Do not include any spaces or other punctuation.


Registration

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Hang Man is a shareware program that has a two week evaluation period after which a payment of $12 is required. As shareware, Hang Man was distributed freely in order to allow people to "test drive" it. The try-before-you-buy concept allows users to find out which programs are useful before purchasing them. If a shareware program is useful or entertaining, please support it through registration. The registration fee for Hang Man is only $12. These twelve dollars entitle you to the newest version of the program, a printed manual, customer support (through the mail or on Compuserve, AOL, Delphi, Genie, or the Internet), and information (and discounts) on other offerings from Burnham Park Software, Inc. To register, go to the Registration Form page and use the File-Print Topic menu command. Fill out the resulting form and send to:

Burnham Park Software, Inc.

P.O. Box #814

Chicago, IL 60690-0814

Phone: (312) 922-6313

BBS: (312) 922-2839

Compuserve: 71532,3271

AOL: J null B

Delphi: MARBRO

GEnie: XRG36978

Internet: snlmhb@hawk.depaul.edu

Disclaimer

Hang Man is supplied as is. The author disclaims all warranties, expressed or iplied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The author assumes no liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the use of Hang Man.

ASP Ombusman statement

Burnham Park Software, Inc. is a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442-9427 USA, FAX 616-788-2765 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.


Registration form

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