Hangman, the game of guessing, has its roots in the ancient land of Charades and Word-Guessing.
In the early 17th century, French gamblers would play a game called Jeu de Des Pendus, where a player would guess a word by suggesting letters.
In the 1960s, a group of American mathematicians created the game of Hangman-Variant, a more streamlined version of the game that used algorithms to generate random letters.
Today, Hangman remains a beloved game among geek-communities and word-nerds.
Did you know that the word "Hangman" is actually a misnomer? It's actually called Hangman's True Name.
Go ahead, guess a letter!