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+class Canvas
+	BUFFER = []
+	def initialize width = 12, height = 12, fill = " "
+		for i in (0...height) do
+			line = []
+			for i in (0...width) do
+				line << ""
+			end
+			BUFFER << line
+		end
+		
+		clear
+	end
+
+	def render
+		lines = []
+		for line in BUFFER do
+			lines << line.join("")
+		end
+
+		return lines.join("\n")
+	end
+
+	def put s, x, y
+		BUFFER[y][x] = s[0]
+	end
+
+	private
+		def clear fill = " "
+			for row in BUFFER do
+				for x in (0...(row.length)) do
+					row[x] = fill
+				end
+			end
+		end
+end
+
+def init_gallows canvas
+	for i in (0...12) do
+		canvas.put("X", 0, i)
+	end
+
+	for i in (0...7) do
+		canvas.put("X", i, 0)
+	end
+
+	canvas.put("X", 6, 1)
+end
+
+def draw_head canvas
+	canvas.put("-", 5, 2)
+	canvas.put("-", 6, 2)
+	canvas.put("-", 7, 2)
+	canvas.put("(", 4, 3)
+	canvas.put(".", 5, 3)
+	canvas.put(".", 7, 3)
+	canvas.put(")", 8, 3)
+	canvas.put("-", 5, 4)
+	canvas.put("-", 6, 4)
+	canvas.put("-", 7, 4)
+end
+
+def draw_body canvas
+	for i in (5...9) do
+		canvas.put("X", 6, i)
+	end
+end
+
+def draw_right_arm canvas
+	for i in (3...8) do
+		canvas.put("\\", i - 1, i)
+	end
+end
+
+def draw_left_arm canvas
+	canvas.put("/", 10, 3)
+	canvas.put("/", 9, 4)
+	canvas.put("/", 8, 5)
+	canvas.put("/", 7, 6)
+end
+
+def draw_right_leg canvas
+	canvas.put("/", 5, 9)
+	canvas.put("/", 4, 10)
+end
+
+def draw_left_leg canvas
+	canvas.put("\\", 7, 9)
+	canvas.put("\\", 8, 10)
+end
+
+def draw_left_hand canvas
+	canvas.put("\\", 10, 2)
+end
+
+def draw_right_hand canvas
+	canvas.put("/", 2, 2)
+end
+
+def draw_left_foot canvas
+	canvas.put("\\", 9, 11)
+	canvas.put("-", 10, 11)
+end
+
+def draw_right_foot canvas
+	canvas.put("-", 2, 11)
+	canvas.put("/", 3, 11)
+end
+
+PHASES = [
+	["First, we draw a head", 'draw_head'],
+	["Now we draw a body.", 'draw_body'],
+	["Next we draw an arm.", 'draw_right_arm'],
+	["this time it's the other arm.", 'draw_left_arm'],
+	["Now, let's draw the right leg.", 'draw_right_leg'],
+	["This time we draw the left leg.", 'draw_left_leg'],
+	["Now we put up a hand.", 'draw_left_hand'],
+	["Next the other hand.", 'draw_right_hand'],
+	["Now we draw one foot", 'draw_left_foot'],
+	["Here's the other foot -- you're hung!!", 'draw_right_foot'],
+]
+
+WORDS = [
+	"GUM",
+	"SIN",
+	"FOR",
+	"CRY",
+	"LUG",
+	"BYE",
+	"FLY",
+	"UGLY",
+	"EACH",
+	"FROM",
+	"WORK",
+	"TALK",
+	"WITH",
+	"SELF",
+	"PIZZA",
+	"THING",
+	"FEIGN",
+	"FIEND",
+	"ELBOW",
+	"FAULT",
+	"DIRTY",
+	"BUDGET",
+	"SPIRIT",
+	"QUAINT",
+	"MAIDEN",
+	"ESCORT",
+	"PICKAX",
+	"EXAMPLE",
+	"TENSION",
+	"QUININE",
+	"KIDNEY",
+	"REPLICA",
+	"SLEEPER",
+	"TRIANGLE",
+	"KANGAROO",
+	"MAHOGANY",
+	"SERGEANT",
+	"SEQUENCE",
+	"MOUSTACHE",
+	"DANGEROUS",
+	"SCIENTIST",
+	"DIFFERENT",
+	"QUIESCENT",
+	"MAGISTRATE",
+	"ERRONEOUSLY",
+	"LOUDSPEAKER",
+	"PHYTOTOXIC",
+	"MATRIMONIAL",
+	"PARASYMPATHOMIMETIC",
+	"THIGMOTROPISM",
+]
+
+def play_game guess_target
+	wrong_guesses = 0
+	guess_progress = ["-"] * guess_target.length
+	guess_list = []
+
+	gallows = Canvas.new
+	init_gallows(gallows)
+
+	guess_count = 0
+    while true
+		puts "Here are the letters you used:"
+		puts "#{guess_list.join(",")}\n"
+		puts "#{guess_progress.join("")}\n"
+
+		guess_letter = ""
+		guess_word = ""
+		while guess_letter == ""
+			print "What is your guess? "
+			guess_letter = gets.chomp!.upcase[0]
+			if !guess_letter.match?(/[[:alpha:]]/)
+				guess_letter = ""
+				puts "Only letters are allowed!"
+			elsif guess_list.include?(guess_letter)
+				guess_letter = ""
+				puts "You guessed that letter before!"
+			end
+		end
+
+		guess_list << guess_letter
+		guess_count += 1
+
+		if guess_target.include?(guess_letter)
+			indices = (0...guess_target.length).find_all { |i| guess_target[i,1] == guess_letter }
+
+			for i in indices do
+				guess_progress[i] = guess_letter
+			end
+
+			if guess_progress.join("") == guess_target
+				puts "You found the word!"
+				break
+			else
+				puts "\n#{guess_progress.join("")}\n"
+
+				while guess_word == ""
+					print "What is your guess for the word? "
+					guess_word = gets.chomp!.upcase
+					if !guess_word.match?(/[[:alpha:]]/)
+						guess_word = ""
+						puts "Only words are allowed!"
+					end
+				end
+
+				if guess_word == guess_target
+					puts "Right!! It took you #{guess_count} guesses!"
+					break
+				end
+			end
+		else
+			comment, draw_bodypart = PHASES[wrong_guesses]
+
+			puts comment
+			method(draw_bodypart).call(gallows)
+			puts gallows.render()
+
+			wrong_guesses += 1
+			puts "Sorry, that letter isn't in the word."
+
+			if wrong_guesses == 10
+				puts "Sorry, you lose. The word was #{guess_target}"
+				break
+			end
+		end
+    end
+end
+
+
+def main
+    puts "#{(" " * 32)}HANGMAN"
+
+    shuffled = WORDS.shuffle(random: Random.new(1))
+    current_word = 0
+    word_count = shuffled.length
+
+    keep_playing = true
+    while keep_playing
+
+        play_game(WORDS[current_word])
+        current_word += 1
+
+        if current_word == word_count
+            puts "You did all the words!!"
+            keep_playing = false
+        else
+        	print "Want another word? (yes or no) "
+        	a = gets.chomp!.upcase
+        	keep_playing = true if a == 'Y' || a == 'y' || a == 'Yes' || a == 'YES' || a == 'yes'
+        end
+    end
+    puts "It's been fun! Bye for now."
+end
+
+if __FILE__ == $0
+  main
+end
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