Fortune Hangman
| Filename | fortune-hangman-10.hqx |
|---|---|
| Size | 125.3 KB (128310 bytes) |
| Mac OS | System 7 |
| Downloads | 14 |
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 puzzles
Each 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 pool
The 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 requirements
The 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.
Distribution
The release was posted to Info-Mac in January 1994 and is freely redistributable on Info-Mac CD compilations per the author's note.
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