This stack is freeware! It may be freely distributed with appropriate credits. You may not sell this stack for personal or commercial profit without the express permission of the author.
Requirements
This stack was created in HyperCard 2.1. You may use HyperCard 2.2 to make a standalone of the stack if you like. Please don’t redistribute the standalone to the Internet - it takes up too much space!
About
This stack is a simple hangman game that can be edited by you! It was designed for science teachers and students. You can easily create your own word lists, solve the puzzle at any time, or choose different lists to play from.
New Game Button
Clicking on the new game button will empty all of the game fields, reset the letters of the alphabet, and randomly choose a word from the selected list. There are a total of 4 lists that you may play from (see Choose List below).
Solve Puzzle
Click on Solve Puzzle at anytime to solve the current puzzle.
Choose List
Click on “Choose List” to choose a different list to play from. You will be asked to type in the name of one of the four lists available. The four original lists are Astronomy, Meteorology, Oceanography, and Geology. When you change lists, a new game is automatically started - this will interrupt and stop any current game.
Hold down the SHIFT key and click on “Choose List” to edit the current lists. Four fields will be displayed, with an items listing for each list (an items listing is a series of words, separated by commas only). See the example of an items listing below:
dog,cat,horse,deer,elk
Notice that each word is separated by a comma, with no spaces. Also, each word must be 14 characters or less in total length. The first word of every list is used for the title of the list, not a word for the game. That is why each list has the title typed in twice, once for the title of the list, once as a word for the game. It is extremely important that you type information into each list field using this format!
You may delete a list and type in one of your own; edit an existing list; add on to an existing list. When you are done, click on “*Hide Lists.” If there are any problems, you’ll be notified. Otherwise, you’ll be ready to play when it is all over!
I wouldn’t recommend that you let students know how to change the lists. However, you can lock the stack in the finder to keep it from being changed.
Known Limitations
1. You can't have words longer than 14 characters.
2. You can't use sentences as clues.
3. You can't use clues with anything other than A-Z; no numbers or special characters.
4. You can't have a clue with a space in the middle of it. Thus, two word clues must be
grouped together as one word (ex: plateTectonics).
