Hangman (game)

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:video_game
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Hangman
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Hanged_Man
gptkb:Gallows
gptkb:The_Game_of_Hangin'
gptkbp:category gptkb:playground
parlor game
pencil and paper game
gptkbp:controversy depiction of execution
gptkbp:culture featured in TV shows
featured in books
featured in movies
gptkbp:digitizedBy gptkb:mobile_application
gptkb:video_game
gptkbp:education vocabulary building
spelling practice
gptkbp:firstPublished gptkb:Pearson's_Magazine
1894
gptkbp:game gptkb:Gallows
gptkb:Wheel_of_Fortune
gptkbp:goal guess a word or phrase
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hangman (game)
gptkbp:language English
other languages
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction letter guessing
drawing a stick figure
gptkbp:medium gptkb:newspaper
digital
whiteboard
blackboard
gptkbp:notableFeature simple rules
requires only writing materials
visual feedback
gptkbp:numberOfPlayers 2 or more
gptkbp:penalty drawing part of a hanged man for each wrong guess
gptkbp:popularFor worldwide
gptkbp:strategy guess common letters first
use letter frequency
gptkbp:winCondition guess the word before the drawing is complete
drawing of the hanged man is completed
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wheel_of_Fortune
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5