Console Hangman with Word Bank Files
A classic Hangman game played in the console where word lists are loaded from category-specific text files, ASCII art shows remaining guesses, and a difficulty setting controls word length. Learners practice file reading, string manipulation, and control flow in C#.
- Estimate
- ~6h
- Steps
- 5
- Completed by
- 0
- Proposed by
- codeseed.app
.NET CLI
Project roadmap
- 01
Load word banks from files
~1hRead category word-list text files into memory and let the player pick a category and difficulty.
- 02
Implement the guessing state machine
~1.5hTrack guessed letters, revealed word progress, and remaining attempts.
- 03
Render ASCII hangman art
~1.5hDisplay progressively more of a hangman drawing based on wrong guesses remaining.
- 04
Handle win/lose conditions
~1hDetect when the word is fully revealed or attempts run out, and show an appropriate end screen.
- 05
Add a score/streak tracker
~1hTrack wins across rounds in a session and display a running score.
Resources
- DocsC# Documentation
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