Word guessing games are not only enjoyable but also serve as a fantastic way to challenge your vocabulary and logical thinking skills. In this Answer, we will develop our own word guessing game using Python. In this game, players will face the thrilling task of guessing a hidden word within a limited number of attempts. The game will provide feedback with each guess, revealing which letters are correctly guessed and their positions within the word.
Building this word guessing game will introduce us to fundamental programming concepts such as input handling, conditionals, and loops. By the end, you will have a fully functional word-guessing game to share and play with others.
We can incorporate random words to make our word guessing game more diverse and engaging. Instead of manually typing a predefined list, we can leverage the power of text files to store and retrieve a wide range of words.
We will create a text file called words.txt in the same directory as our Python script to implement this. This file will list a collection of words, each on a separate line.
A separate text file allows us to easily modify and expand our word list without modifying the code. It offers flexibility, as we can even create different text files with various word categories to cater to specific themes or preferences.
In our Python code, we will add a function named read_words_from_file to read the words from the text file. This function will open the words.txt file, read its contents, and split the lines to obtain a list of words.
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We will provide the player with some initial information, such as the length of the word and the number of attempts they have. We can also create a variable to store the player’s guesses.
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The game loop allows the player to make guesses until they guess the word correctly or run out of attempts. Inside the loop, we will handle the player’s input, validate the guess, provide feedback, and update the revealed word.
The player enters a guess, which will be checked for validity. If valid, we will add it to the guesses list and provide feedback on correctness. We will decrement the attempts counter if the guess is wrong and update the revealed word with correctly guessed letters.
We will display the current state of the word and check if all letters have been guessed. If so, the player wins. We reveal the word and end the game if the attempts are exhausted.
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Let’s combine all this logic and see the code in action.
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We have successfully built a fully functional word guessing game in Python.
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