This event is an trophy-themed twist on the classic game of hangman, with the player guessing the letters in a phrase provided to them using the first character of their trophy unlocks. Guessing one letter correctly will show all of that letter within the phrase, allowing the phrase to be guessed and then completed. Guessing incorrectly will use up an attempt and draw part of the hangman. Successful completion of your first puzzle will add a level to your Community Challenge badge. Failure IS possible and if you tire of the game, there is an option to give up.
The player will be allowed a total of 7 incorrect guesses. The 8th wrong guess will end the puzzle. Guessing the same letter again will not count as a guess.
NEW FEATURE: After 6 "incorrect" guesses you can find the "Skip Rare Letters" button. Clicking this will reveal any J / Q / V / X / Z letters in your phrase - meaning you won't have to unlock those. Don't worry - there is a confirmation required if you accidently hit the button. Clever readers will understand that we are not pulling any punches with the phrases and you might just have to find some rare letters.
There will be a pool of phrases, one of which will be randomly assigned to the player upon starting the puzzle.
There is no provision to type in the phrase if you do discover what it is. To solve it, unlock the appropriate trophies. This ensures there is at least some level of challenge if/when the list of phrases is puzzled out.
Only trophies that start with a letter in the English alphabet are valid trophies for this event. Special characters such as those with umlauts are just too hot for this event and are ignored.
The event starts on Friday the 17th of September at 11am UTC and will last until Monday the 18th of October at 11am UTC.
You are responsible for scanning in your unlocked trophies.
A final reminder that ALL valid trophies are considered guesses once you start on your phrase. Be careful with trophies that have simultaneous unlocks as they will be considered guesses too. Plan accordingly!
QUESTIONS:
How do I make a guess?
Once you've started the puzzle, all valid trophies unlocked are considered guesses. Guessing the same letter doesn't count as a wrong guess. Accidental unlocks of other letters will count as incorrect guesses if the letter they start with is not in the puzzle. Plan accordingly!
Why does the 8th wrong guess end the game?
Everyone plays hangman with different rules. The way this has been planned ensures the puzzles are difficult enough that you need to plan a bit when unlocking the trophies to spell them out.
If I click the "Skip Rare Letters" button, do I still need to unlock them?
Nope. This button will fill in the rare letters in the puzzle for you. Any instance of J / Q / V / X / Z will be populated in your phrase should you choose to use this feature.
Can I get a new puzzle once I've started?
No. Everyone is given one puzzle randomly from the pool we've created. Once that puzzle is completed - you may pull a new puzzle, but no changing puzzles once the phrase is provided.
Are there more puzzles to complete?
Yes, we have a pile of phrases that can be pulled, but you must complete the puzzle before getting a new one.
Do we have to spell the phrase in order?
No, just like traditional Hangman, you can guess letters in any order.
Can I register, clean up some games I don't want to interfere with my play, click a start button and then get going?
Yes. There is a start button.
Is there a way to pause the event so I can play without making accidental guesses?
No.
Is it cool to share the phrases?
No, why would you ask this? If you figure it out, please don't post the phrase publicly. Abuse of this will lead to a contest ban. Please play nice!
Where is my event panel? Its not on my homepage.
You may need to add that by heading here:
Customize Homepage and making sure contest panel is set to a color. Once its there you will see your progress and a link to a larger display of the event.