Hangman is a perfect game to play in a family or friend gathering. This kind of paper and pencil game is also great to keep children occupied on car journeys.

Use this Hangman Game Rules to play the traditional word-guessing game of hangman.

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Playing these Hangman game rules will keep kids occupied at the restaurant, doctor’s office, in the car, on rainy days and more. Hangman is a paper and pencil guessing game for two or more players. In this game, one player tries to guess the letters of a word or phrase. Incorrect guesses leads to the hanging of a poor stick figure.

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One player thinks of a word, phrase or sentence and the other tries to guess it by suggesting letters or numbers, within a certain number of guesses. The word to guess is represented by a row of dashes, representing each letter of the word. In most variants, proper nouns, such as names, places, and brands, are not allowed.

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This kind of printable paper games are great for kids and families on the go. Keep kids busy wherever they are with simple paper and pencil games.