# Five-Strike Hangman **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 28, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633 "2020-07-28T19:55:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 18
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/341 "2020-08-04T17:56:37Z")
> [@PlaceboTarget](#): > > I’ll guess N. > [@RitterSport](#): > > And Y. Yes, we’re waiting. I was thinking whether there can be any way to fill these unavoidable periods of inactivity with some sort of game in a game activity. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/342 "2020-08-04T19:37:43Z")
‘N’ first: / **RODE** / **IN** / **ON** / **A** / **G** **R** **E** \_ \_ **O** **U** **N** **D** / **BUT** / I’LL / **BE** / \_ **A L** \_ **I** **N** **G** / **OUT** / **IF** / **I** / **GO** / And then ‘Y’: / **RODE** / **IN** / **ON** / **A** / **G** **R** **E** **Y** \_ **O** **U** **N** **D** / **BUT** / I’LL / **BE** / \_ **A L** \_ **I** **N** **G** / **OUT** / **IF** / **I** / **GO** / Carry on, ladies and/or gentlemen… ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/343 "2020-08-04T19:45:38Z")
I’ve got a terrible H ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/344 "2020-08-04T19:47:50Z")
What the H: / **RODE** / **IN** / **ON** / **A** / **GREYHOUND** / **BUT** / I’LL / **BE** / \_ **A L** \_ **I** **N** **G** / **OUT** / **IF** / **I** / **GO** / ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/345 "2020-08-04T21:09:09Z")
W, please. ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2020, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/346 "2020-08-05T02:09:49Z")
I’d like to guess K. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2020, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/347 "2020-08-05T13:15:06Z")
Now that the power’s back on… “Rode in on a Greyhound but I’ll be walking out if I go.” All yours, PT. ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2020, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/348 "2020-08-05T13:20:19Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > All yours, PT. Thank you. 🙂 * * * Here is the new sentence: \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_. ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2020, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/349 "2020-08-05T13:21:15Z")
And the game rules again, just in case: **GAME RULES** It is a sentence hangman. The original player posts the structure of the sentence. The letters are not revealed since they are supposed to be found out by the rest of the players. Players make their guesses. Only letter guesses are admitted. Sentence or word guesses are not allowed. One guess per post. The original player regularly updates the sentence by revealing the letters that have been guessed correctly. Incorrect guesses are mentioned and tallied. When five incorrect guesses have been accumulated, the original player wins and gets to post the next sentence. If all the letters in the sentence have been guessed correctly before accumulating five incorrect guesses, the player who has made the last correct guess wins and gets to post the next sentence, thus becoming the original player for the next round. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2020, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/350 "2020-08-05T13:35:32Z")
I’ll go with the most popular letter again. “E”. ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2020, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/351 "2020-08-05T13:37:50Z")
And to help things along… A, eh? ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2020, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/352 "2020-08-05T13:41:26Z")
The second most common letter: T ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2020, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/353 "2020-08-05T14:11:04Z")
Thank you for your guesses. * * * There are E’s and T’s in this sentence, but unfortunately, there are no A’s here. **Strike one.** * * * Here is the sentence now: \_ E \_ / \_ E \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ T \_ \_ E \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ E \_ / \_ E \_ T \_ \_ / \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ E. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2020, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/354 "2020-08-05T14:13:41Z")
Still need some vowels. Let’s try “O”. ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2020, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/355 "2020-08-05T14:24:27Z")
There are O’s, of course. 🙂 \_ E \_ / \_ E \_ \_ O \_ / \_ \_ T \_ \_ E \_ \_ / \_ O O \_ / \_ O \_ E \_ / \_ E \_ T \_ \_ / O \_ \_ \_ \_ E. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2020, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/356 "2020-08-05T14:25:29Z")
The second most common consonant: N ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2020, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/357 "2020-08-05T14:57:00Z")
Yes, there are N’s as well: \_ E \_ / \_ E N \_ O \_ / \_ \_ T \_ \_ E N \_ / \_ O O \_ / \_ O \_ E \_ / \_ E \_ T \_ \_ / O N \_ \_ \_ E. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/358 "2020-08-05T17:04:33Z")
Guessing an “R” here. ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2020, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/359 "2020-08-05T17:07:15Z")
Thank you. There are several R’s here: \_ E \_ / \_ E N \_ O R / \_ \_ T \_ \_ E N \_ / \_ O O \_ / \_ O \_ E R / \_ E R T \_ \_ / O N \_ \_ \_ E. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2020, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/360 "2020-08-05T17:09:03Z")
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