# Five-Strike Hangman
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633
**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:** 3
### Author:  [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2020, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/41 "2020-07-30T13:04:57Z")
I like a D for the end of that word starting with RE…
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### Author:  [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2020, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/42 "2020-07-30T13:05:25Z")
Thank you.
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Maybe I am too bold, but we need more vowels.
I guess I (which is the capital of the lower case i). 🙂
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ETA: Things move faster when there are more players, don’t they?
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### Author:  [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2020, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/43 "2020-07-30T13:07:54Z")
I predict an A for the three letter word starting with H.
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### Author:  [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2020, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/44 "2020-07-30T13:08:56Z")
Does that count as a guess?
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### Author:  [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2020, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/45 "2020-07-30T13:10:24Z")
Yes, two guess, D and A. Do we have to wait for the game master between guesses? If so, my D, then your i then my A, but maybe we should wait after the D to resubmit guesses?
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### Author:  [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2020, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/46 "2020-07-30T13:19:53Z")
There is not rule about it. I think more guesses allows for a faster pace.
I simply wanted to make sure that you have submitted two letters.
Therefore, right now there are two letters ( **D** and **A** ) from you, and one (i.e. **I** ) from me.
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### Author:  [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2020, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/47 "2020-07-30T13:23:59Z")
I guess the problem with too many guesses is that we could hang the guy. Plus, we’re missing out on new information that would be helpful between guesses.
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### Author:  [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2020, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/48 "2020-07-30T13:27:31Z")
Yes, and good players can easily see this and regulate their guesses.
Right now I don’t think it is a problem.
The game will find its pace in time, I guess.
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2020, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/49 "2020-07-30T13:28:43Z")
I’d like to guess an “F” please.
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### Author:  [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2020, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/50 "2020-07-30T13:59:03Z")
Guesses: D A I F
I / H A D / R E \_\_\_ \_\_\_ H E D / T H E / A \_\_\_ E / \_\_\_ F / \_\_\_ I \_\_\_ / H \_\_\_ \_\_\_ D R E D / A \_\_\_ D / F I F T \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ I \_\_\_ E \_\_\_ .
I suppose I should mention that I am still in Beijing, China. That means I will problaby be hitting the hay shortly and won’t see the next few guesses until tomorrow morning my time.
If there are other guesses, I won’t combine them into one reply as I did for this one. What I will do is put each guess with its result in a paragraph by itself and if that guess is the one that solves the puzzle, then I’ll stop there of course.
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### Author:  [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2020, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/51 "2020-07-30T14:04:04Z")
> [@Monty](#):
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> What I will do is put each guess with its result in a paragraph by itself and if that guess is the one that solves the puzzle, then I’ll stop there of course.
You’ll make the decisions that you find appropriate, or course, because you’re in control. 🙂
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I would like to guess N.
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### Author:  [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2020, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/52 "2020-07-30T14:04:07Z")
I’d like to guess an N.
Did you miss an A in the third word?
ETA: @PlaceboTarget, jinx!
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### Author:  [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2020, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/53 "2020-07-30T14:05:34Z")
Sorry, there is no jinx where I come from.
🙂
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### Author:  [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2020, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/54 "2020-07-30T14:07:15Z")
Heh. Anyway, you owe me a Coke.
I’ll change my request to an S.
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### Author:  [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2020, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/55 "2020-07-30T14:07:37Z")
> [@PlaceboTarget](#):
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> I would like to guess N.
I / H A D / R E \_\_\_ \_\_\_ H E D / T H E / A \_\_\_ E / \_\_\_ F / \_\_\_ I \_\_\_ / H \_\_\_ N D R E D / A N D / F I F T \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ I \_\_\_ E \_\_\_ .
> [@RitterSport](#):
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> I’d like to guess an N.
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> Did you miss an A in the third word?
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> ETA: @PlaceboTarget, jinx!
Is this the first simulpost on the new board? And, yes, I did miss that. Thanks! Oddly enough, just this afternoon, I was thinking of the old “Pepsi Cola Stop” game.
I / H A D / R E A \_\_\_ H E D / T H E / A \_\_\_ E / \_\_\_ F / \_\_\_ I \_\_\_ / H \_\_\_ N D R E D / A N D / F I F T \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ I \_\_\_ E \_\_\_ .
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### Author:  [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2020, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/56 "2020-07-30T14:09:30Z")
> [@RitterSport](#):
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> Heh. Anyway, you owe me a Coke.
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> I’ll change my request to an S.
Pepsi Cola is the way I learned that one. Which is funny because most of my family prefers Coca-Cola.
I / H A D / R E A \_\_\_ H E D / T H E / A \_\_\_ E / \_\_\_ F / S I \_\_\_ / H \_\_\_ N D R E D / A N D / F I F T \_\_\_ / \_\_\_ I \_\_\_ E S .
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### Author:  [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2020, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/57 "2020-07-30T14:10:14Z")
I just can’t get that last word. Anyway, O.
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### Author:  [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2020, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/58 "2020-07-30T14:11:23Z")
Have there been any misses yet?
I say “L”
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### Author:  [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2020, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/59 "2020-07-30T14:12:35Z")
I don’t think so. This sentence uses all the most common letters in English – ETAOINSHRDLU.
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### Author:  [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2020, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-strike-hangman/916633/60 "2020-07-30T14:14:07Z")
I will guess C. Let’s see what happens. 🙂
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