ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Hangman (game)

Hangman is a fun game where you try to guess a secret word by guessing one letter at a time. If you guess a letter that is in the word, the letter will show up in its correct spot. But if you guess a letter that is not in the word, you'll add a piece to the Hangman's body.

The Hangman starts with a blank slate, but as you guess wrong letters, the Hangman's body will slowly start to appear. First, you'll draw a head, then a body, arms, and legs. If you guess too many wrong letters and complete the Hangman's body, then game is over and you lose.

The goal of the game is to guess the secret word before the Hangman's body is complete. You can use your imagination to come up with all sorts of different words to play Hangman with, so it is a fun game to play with your friends and family.