added hangman graphics. game is finished

hangman.rb

@@ -2,15 +2,15 @@
 #01/21/2022
 
 def pick_word(a)
-  rand_int = rand(0..a.size)
+  rand_int = rand(0..a.size)  #pick a num within the range of the file length
-  return a[rand_int].chop!
+  return a[rand_int].chop!    #and format the word
 end
 
 def generate_hidden_letters(word)
   hidden_letters = Array.new
   word.length.times do |i|
-    if rand(0..1) == 0 #do this 50% of the time
+    if rand(0..1) == 0              #do this 50% of the time
-      hidden_letters.push(word[i]) #create an array of letters to be hidden
+      hidden_letters.push(word[i])  #create an array of letters to be hidden
     end
   end
   return hidden_letters
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ def scramble_word(word, hidden_letters, scrambled_word)
 end
 
 def unscramble_word(word, guesses, scrambled_word)
-  guesses.each do |letter| #for each hidden letter
+  guesses.each do |letter|        #for each guess
     word.length.times do |i|
-      if word[i] == letter        #if you find one, replace it with a "_" in the string
+      if word[i] == letter        #if you find one, replace it with a the letter in the string
         scrambled_word[i] = letter
       end
     end
@@ -38,18 +38,26 @@ def unscramble_word(word, guesses, scrambled_word)
   return scrambled_word
 end
 
+def print_hangman(wrong_guesses)
+  man = ["   o\n", "  \\", "@", "/\n", "  /", " \\"]  #ascii art of a hangman rope
+  puts "_______"
+  puts "   |  "
+  wrong_guesses.times do |i|
+    print "#{man[i]}"
+  end
+end
+
 a = Array.new
 dict = File.open('5desk.txt')
-dict.each do |row|
+dict.each do |row|    #loading the dict file into an array
   a.push(row)
 end
 
-#picking a word between 5 and 12 characters long
 word = pick_word(a)
-until word.length.between?(5, 12)
+until word.length.between?(5, 12) #picking a word between 5 and 12 characters long
   word = pick_word(a)
-  word.downcase!
 end
+word.downcase!
 
 #initialize some variables
 guess = ""
@@ -61,11 +69,12 @@ scrambled_word << word
 hidden_letters = generate_hidden_letters(word)
 scrambled_word = scramble_word(word, hidden_letters, scrambled_word)
 
-puts "Word is #{word}" 
+print "\n\nWord is #{word}\n" #cheating XD
 
 while true
 
   #puts the array as a readable string
+  print"\n"
   puts scrambled_word.inspect[1...-1].gsub('"',"").gsub(',','')
 
   #check game end conditions
@@ -79,8 +88,7 @@ while true
     exit
   end
 
-  #get player input
+  print "Guess a letter: "  #get player input
-  print "Guess a letter: "
   guess = gets.chop
 
   unless guesses.include?(guess) #keep track of previous guesses
@@ -92,18 +100,10 @@ while true
     wrong_guesses = wrong_guesses + 1
   end
 
-  print "Guesses: #{guesses.inspect[1...-1].gsub('"',"").gsub(',','')}\n\n"
+  print "\n\nGuesses: #{guesses.inspect[1...-1].gsub('"',"").gsub(',','')}\n"
   scrambled_word = unscramble_word(word, guesses, scrambled_word)
-
+  print_hangman(wrong_guesses)  #^add  correct letters to the board
-  hidden_letters.delete(guess)
+  hidden_letters.delete(guess)  #and remove guessed letters from the hidden_letters array
 
 end
 
-#if input is included in word but not hidden word then
-#if word[x] == input then hidden[x] == input
-#do this over the array
-#if guess == a hidden letter
-# fill in that letter
-#else
-# increase hangman counter
-