Hangman
Implement the word-guessing game Hangman from scratch in modern C++ with zero external dependencies. You pick a hidden word, track guessed letters, redraw the masked word each round, and count remaining lives until the player wins or runs out. A great exercise in string manipulation and tracking game state.
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What You'll Build
A console Hangman game that hides a random word, reveals correctly guessed letters in place, tracks wrong guesses against a life counter, and announces a win or loss.
Learning Objectives
- Store and select words from a std::vector of std::string
- Build and update a masked display string character by character
- Search a string for a guessed letter with std::string::find
- Track already-guessed letters to reject duplicates
- Manage win and loss conditions with a countdown of remaining lives
- Use loops and conditionals to render the board each turn
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