Fortune Hangman 1.0

File	fortune-hangman-10.hqx
Size	125.3 KB
Version	1.0
Category	Word Game
Mac OS	System 7

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Fortune Hangman is a 1994 Macintosh word game by Chris Parker that puts a UNIX twist on the classic gallows puzzle. Instead of a fixed dictionary, each round's phrase is drawn from a UNIX fortune file, with the bundled set offering roughly 650 quips. Players can extend or replace the file with their own, as long as each fortune stays under 84 characters.UNIX fortunes as puzzlesEach round pulls a random fortune as the hidden phrase, so the wordplay ranges across jokes, proverbs, computing humor, and literary fragments rather than ordinary single words.Editable phrase poolThe bundled fortune file is a plain text resource that players can edit, replace, or augment. The only hard limit is that no single fortune may exceed 84 characters, which keeps phrases visible on the gallows board.System requirementsThe author flags Fortune Hangman 1.0 as System 7 dependent. It was distributed through the Info-Mac archive as fortunehangman10.cpt.hqx and is included on Info-Mac CD-ROM compilations.DistributionThe release was posted to Info-Mac in January 1994 and is freely redistributable on Info-Mac CD compilations per the author's note.