Hangman

Hangman

Type: Pen and Paper, Word
Status: Public domain (though commercial produced by Hasbro)
BGG entry: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/5314
Available from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangman_%28game%29

From the Wikipedia entry:

'Hangman is a paper and pencil guessing game for two players. One player thinks of a word and the other tries to guess it by suggesting letters.

'The word to guess is represented by a row of dashes, giving the number of letters. If the guessing player suggests a letter which occurs in the word, the other player writes it in all its correct positions. If the suggested letter does not occur in the word, the other player draws one element of the hangman diagram. The game is over when:

• The guessing player completes the word, or guesses the whole word correctly
• The other player completes the diagram

'This diagram is, in fact, designed to look like a hanging man. Although debates have arisen about the questionable taste of this picture, it is still in use today.'

A printable version called Combat Hangman is available here from Amherst Lodge Games: http://www.amherstlodge.com/dirtycheats/fbg/downloads/games/combat_hangman.htm