🎮 Hangman Game (Python CLI Version)

A fun and interactive command-line Hangman game built with Python. Includes difficulty levels, hints, visual ASCII art, and score tracking across rounds.

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🚀 Features

• ✅ Three Difficulty Levels: Easy, Medium, and Hard
• 🧠 Hints: Each word comes with a helpful clue
• 🎨 ASCII Hangman Drawing: Visual progress as you guess
• 📊 Score Tracking: Win (+10), Lose (-5), tracked across multiple rounds
• 🏆 Leaderboard: Top 5 high scores saved in leaderboard.txt
• 🔁 Play Again Option: Keep playing until you want to quit

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🛠️ Requirements

• Python 3.6 or higher
• No external libraries required

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How to Run it:

1. Clone this repository or copy the Python file:

git clone https://github.com/kumudasrip/hangman-game.git
cd hangman-game

2. Run the game:

python hangman.py

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📌 How to Play

1. Enter your name and start.
2. Choose a difficulty: Easy, Medium, or Hard.
3. A word will be chosen randomly, and a hint will be displayed.
4. Guess one letter at a time.
5. You lose an attempt for each wrong guess.
6. The game ends when you either:
   • Guess the word correctly ✅
   • Use up all your attempts 💀
7. Your score updates after each round.
8. At the end, your final score is saved in leaderboard.txt and top 5 scores are displayed.

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