Hangman: The Forum Game, 19th edition

[vovan]

Originally posted by joncha
Perhaps it's time for another addition to the rules...

I'd just say:

If only one letter remains unguessed, only word guesses are allowed.

-OR-

If only one letter remains unguessed, letter guesses count as word guesses.

That way, the double-guess we saw here would be disallowed, because the first one would be counted as a word guess, and thus the player would get kicked out if it was wrong and not be able to make the second guess.

[Ljube]

If only one letter remains unguessed, letter guesses count as word guesses.

[snoopy369]

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Guesses: 6 remaining
Letters: R,O,L,E

Letter guesses and word guesses simultaneously shouldn't be banned, but perhaps just go with "no letter guess when 1 letter is left".

[snoopy369]

Originally posted by vovan


I'd just say:

If only one letter remains unguessed, only word guesses are allowed.

-OR-

If only one letter remains unguessed, letter guesses count as word guesses.

That way, the double-guess we saw here would be disallowed, because the first one would be counted as a word guess, and thus the player would get kicked out if it was wrong and not be able to make the second guess.

I agree with the first part - but the second part doesn't apply. There were 2 letters left at the time.

[Jonny]

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[Ljube]

S

[snoopy369]

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Guesses: 4 remaining
Letters: SEALOR

okay, that was lame, i have no idea. E-SOLAR maybe?

Anyway you guys have 4 left so get guessing

[Sparrowhawk]

How about we have A LOSER...and the loser is I

/me

[DrSpike]

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[DrSpike]

Originally posted by vovan


I'd just say:

If only one letter remains unguessed, only word guesses are allowed.

-OR-

If only one letter remains unguessed, letter guesses count as word guesses.

That way, the double-guess we saw here would be disallowed, because the first one would be counted as a word guess, and thus the player would get kicked out if it was wrong and not be able to make the second guess.

Don't disagree with second, but it misses the point. You shouldn't be able to make a word and letter guess simultaneously at any time.

[duke o' york]

For Orleans Spikey?

[snoopy369]

Originally posted by DrSpike


Don't disagree with second, but it misses the point. You shouldn't be able to make a word and letter guess simultaneously at any time.

Why not? The rules explicitly say you can make a word guess AT ANY TIME. I'll give you that at 2 letters left and 1 remaining in the word it's sort of dodgy (i think i realize what people were saying ' 1 left ' and not meaning what I meant by it), but ... with 5 letters left, why not? Get a letter guess in, and then you suddenly see the word five minutes later - why penalize you?

[snoopy369]

Originally posted by Sparrowhawk
How about we have A LOSER...and the loser is I

* Sparrowhawk

wins the first letter guess, AND seeing absurdly obvious words by thinking outside the box, something snoopy369 is not so good at apparently.

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Guesses: 3 remaining
Letters missed: ORLEANS (for the duke!)

Off to bed with me now, next update ~8 hours.

[Drogue]

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[Nikolai]

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