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Videocart-18: Hangman

The classic game of Hangman, in which the player has to guess a hidden word by suggesting letters. Only a certain number of letters can be tried - every incorrect guess will add an element to a drawing of a…

1 March 1978

Videocart-18: Hangman is a puzzle developed by Fairchild Semiconductor, released 1 March 1978 on Fairchild Channel F.

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What Videocart-18: Hangman is

Videocart-18: Hangman is a puzzle game developed by Fairchild Semiconductor and released in 1978. It is available on Fairchild Channel F only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The classic game of Hangman, in which the player has to guess a hidden word by suggesting letters. Only a certain number of letters can be tried - every incorrect guess will add an element to a drawing of a man being hanged at the gallows. The player loses if the drawing gets complete, due to his missing attempts at finding the letters in the secret word. The game contains 64 game variations of this basic premise for either 1 or 2 players, with or without a score. Variations include: The computer selects the word to guess; One player comes up with a word for another player to solve; The player is given one of the letters in the word to help him get started; The game will tell the player he…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are educational. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

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When did Videocart-18: Hangman come out?
Videocart-18: Hangman was released on 1 March 1978 for Fairchild Channel F.

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