This is a simple Hangman game built using React. The game provides a visual representation of the hangman's gallows, and the player wins if they guess all the letters correctly before making too many incorrect guesses.
This game is deployed on GitHub Pages. You can play it here.
- When the game starts, a random word is fetched from the Random Words API.
- Players can click on letters in the virtual keyboard to guess them.
- Correct guesses fill in the corresponding blank spaces, while incorrect guesses are tallied.
- The game ends when the player correctly guesses all the letters or makes too many incorrect guesses.
- Players can start a new game after winning/losing.
- Random Words API: This API is used to fetch random words for the game.
- Dictionary API: This API is used for displaying information about the word that was guessed.
- UI designed with Vanilla CSS and HTML
- React with TypeScript
This game is designed to be responsive, adapting to various screen sizes and devices.
This game was created by Alex Nguyen (2024). It is licensed under the MIT License:
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