The latest articles on DEV Community by eglasb (@eglasb). https://dev.to/eglasb https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F2885061%2Fe450a82d-ee1e-4c23-86b7-3f0ce66cd1e2.JPG https://dev.to/eglasb en eglasb Thu, 20 Feb 2025 03:57:22 +0000 https://dev.to/eglasb/building-a-hangman-game-in-python-with-a-linguistic-twist-8j8 https://dev.to/eglasb/building-a-hangman-game-in-python-with-a-linguistic-twist-8j8 <h2> In_r_duc_i_n </h2> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code> ________ |/ | | ___ | |ó,ò| | \_-_/ | | | </code></pre> </div> <p>Ever wanted to learn Portuguese while playing a classic game? Well, you might not become fluent, but playing my Hangman (Forca) game in Portuguese will at least teach you some words — and test your guessing skills! As part of my Python learning journey, I decided to build a Hangman game in the terminal. This project helped me understand concepts like string manipulation, loops, and object-oriented programming while having fun. The ideia was to make it a very polished experience, without unexpected crashes, counting games and victories, calling the player by the name.</p> <h2> The Project "Forca" </h2> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F1fl1vsta8vin157inbjt.jpg" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F1fl1vsta8vin157inbjt.jpg" alt="Image description" width="598" height="492"></a><br> Prepare for gruesome death!</p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fxd5jc1xrybgoh6tortx4.jpg" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fxd5jc1xrybgoh6tortx4.jpg" alt="Image description" width="608" height="512"></a><br> And Victory!</p> <p>For this project I´ve created 4 classes and a utility file:</p> <ul> <li>Game - manages game flow</li> <li>Player - manages player data (lives, letters played, etc.)</li> <li>SecretWord - deals with word management and revealing letters</li> <li>HangmanDoll - holds the ASCII art.</li> <li>utils.py - contains some shared functions for reading file, clearing screen and input validation I tried to use a modular approach and type hints to really exercise OOP.</li> </ul> <p>It was a great learning experience and I think the game turned out to be really funny to play!</p> <p>I used Python in VScode for the entire game logic and Git for version control.</p> <h2> Code on GitHub </h2> <p><a href="https://github.com/eglasb/Forca.git" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/eglasb/Forca.git</a></p> <h2> Future improvements </h2> <p>I intend to eventually add a GUI. Maybe Pygame?</p> terminalgames python beginners gamedev