week 3 hw: JavaScript word guessing game
- Choose theme for the game (It's going to be Beatles references). Note: use event.key, triggering the game to capture the user's guesses.
Display on Page: *Press any key to get started! *Wins (# of times the user correctly guessed the word) **When game starts, display like this: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ **As user guesses, display like this: _ _ c a r t n e _ * # of guesses the user has left * Letters already guessed (in an empty array) * Computer reset to let the user guess another word.
How This Game Works: 1. Words "Press any key to get started!" already on the screen. 2. Computer randomly generates a word from the array. 3. Number of guesses remaining & empty letter lines appear on the screen. 4. User begins to guess letter that may or may not appear in the word. IF letter is in the word: show letter on page, DO NOT decrease guesses left. IF letter is NOT in the word: decrease guesses left. (-1) add letter to empty "guesses" array. 5. IF user guesses word correctly: alert ("Congrats, you know stuff about the Beatles!") +1 to wins 6. IF user runs out of guesses: alert ("Do you even know music?")
Variables Needed: compWord: random word from array computer chooses wordChosen: container holding computer's chosen word userGuess: letters user guesses (an array as well? can limit to no special characters). wins guessLeft: remaining guesses for the user prevGuesses: incorrect user letter guesses.