Hangman Game

This is a simple Hangman game built with React. The game randomly selects a word from a list, and the player has to guess the letters of the word. The player wins if they guess the word correctly and loses if they make six incorrect guesses.

You can try out the deployed version of the app here: Hang Man

Features

• Randomly selects a word from a list
• Displays the Hangman drawing based on incorrect guesses
• Reveals correctly guessed letters in the word
• Disables already guessed letters on the keyboard
• Displays a restart button after the game is over (win or lose)
• Responsive design

Technologies Used

• React
• TypeScript
• CSS

Getting Started

Prerequisites

Make sure you have Node.js and npm installed on your machine.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/hangman-game.git
   cd hangman-game

2. Install the dependencies:

   npm install

3. Start the development server:

   npm start

4. Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:5173/Hangman/ to see the app.

Deployment

This project is deployed on GitHub Pages. You can access the live version of the game here.

Steps to Deploy on GitHub Pages

1. Add the following scripts to your package.json:

   "homepage": "https://your-username.github.io/hangman-game",
   "scripts": {
     "predeploy": "npm run build",
     "deploy": "gh-pages -d build"
   }

2. Install the gh-pages package:

   npm install --save gh-pages

3. Deploy the application:

   npm run deploy

Project Structure

• App.tsx: The main component that contains the game logic and state.
• HangmanDrawing.tsx: Component for rendering the Hangman drawing based on the number of incorrect guesses.
• HangmanWord.tsx: Component for displaying the word to guess with correctly guessed letters revealed.
• Keyboard.tsx: Component for rendering the keyboard and handling letter guesses.
• wordList.json: JSON file containing the list of words to be guessed.

Contributing

If you would like to contribute, please fork the repository and use a feature branch. Pull requests are welcome.