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h2. History

History

Hangman,

with

CrossCountryCamel

,

was

part

of

a

package

of

two

separate

modules

marketed

together

for

a

very

low

price

for

the

time.

Hangman

was

based

upon

a

simple

hangman

routine

by

Tim

Stryker

written

in

late

1987

and

polished

up

for

sale

by

Scott

Brinker

and

Richard

Skurnick

of

Moonshae

Telecomm

in

1988.

The

combo

was

sold

until

the

Galacticomm

acquisition.

After

that,

Hangman

resurfaced

as

part

of

the

Entertainment

Edition

,

having

been

renamed

Hangman's

Secret

Cove.

Game

Information

This

is

a

computerized

version

of

the

classic

word

game,

but

with

an

added

twist.

All

players

start

out

with

100

(configurable)

"game

points"

and

they

make

"bets"

on

if

they're

going

to

guess

the

word

correctly.

If

they

guess

it,

they

win

double,

if

they

guess

all

the

letters,

they

get

one

and

a

half

of

their

bet,

and,

of

course,

if

they

fail

to

get

the

word,

they

lose

all

their

bet.

If

a

player

loses

ALL

his

"game

points",

he

must

wait

until

he

re-logs

on;

he

will

then

be

given

the

starting

amount

again.

A

"top

ten"

list

keeps

competition

going,

and

even

allows

for

organized

tournaments

for

prizes.

The

word

list

is

an

actual

DOS

"text

file"

that

is

scanned

"on

the

fly".

We

provide

you

with

an

extensive

one

for

starters,

but

adding

more

words,

or

even

changing

the

entire

file

is

simple

and

trouble-free.

h2. Gameplay Hangman is a

Gameplay

Hangman is a single-player

text

interface

games.

A

series

of

menus

guide

the

user

to

the

game

sections,

and

Top

Score

lists

keep

the

competition

interesting.