# Can anyone help with Hangman Code?

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**Category:** Coding Questions\
**Tags:** homework\
**Created:** [June 6, 2020, 1:23am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/can-anyone-help-with-hangman-code/21611 "2020-06-06T01:23:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![cammy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@cammy](https://discourse.processing.org/u/cammy)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2020, 1:23am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/can-anyone-help-with-hangman-code/21611/1 "2020-06-06T01:23:10Z")

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```auto
boolean newWord = true ; 
String w; 
char letter = '?';
char a, b, c;
int currentScreen=0;

void keyTyped()
{
  letter = key;
}

void intro()
{
  fill(0);
  textSize(26);
  text("HANGMAN", 195,50);
  strokeWeight(3);
   line(200,200,320,200);
   line(260,200,260,100);
   line(260,100,290,100);
   line(290,100,290,117);
   noFill(); 
   ellipse(290,125,10,10);
   line(290,133,290,170);
   line(290,150,285,145);
   line(290,150,295,145);
   line(290,170,285,175);
   line(290,170,295,175);
  textSize(20);
  rect(190,230,125,25);
  text("Instructions", 195,250);
  rect(190,280,125,25);
  text("1 Player", 195, 300);
  rect(190,330,125,25);
  text("2 Players", 195, 350);
  rect(190,380,125,25);
  text("3 Players", 195, 400);
  rect(190,430,125,25);
  text("4 Players", 195, 450);
}

void base ()
{
  line(350,125,450,125);
  line(400,125,400,25);
  line(400,25,425,25);
  line(425,25,425,40);
}

void guessBox()
{
  text("INCORRECT GUESSES", 25, 20);
  rect(25,25,200,100);
}

void randThreeWords ()
{
  line(190,300,220,300);
  line(240,300,270,300);
  line(290,300,320,300);
  text("LEVEL ONE", 200,200);
  String[] threeLWords = {"ace", "act", "air", "bad", "bed", "box", "did", "day", "cup", "eat", "fun", "got"};
  int index = int(random(threeLWords.length)); 
  if (newWord)
    {
      w = (threeLWords[index]);
      newWord = false;
      a = w.charAt(0);
      b = w.charAt(1);
      c = w.charAt(2);
    }
  text(w, 350,100); 
}

void check()
{
  if (letter == a)
    {
      text (a,200,290);
    }
  else if (letter == b)
    {
      text (b,250,290);
    }
    else if (letter == c)
    {
      text (c,300,290);
    }

}
  
void instructions ()
{
  textSize(15);
  text("INSTRUCTIONS", 195,50);
  text("BACK", 20,20);
  rect(15,5,50,20);
  text(" - Each player will have a turn to guess a letter", 30,100);
  text(" - Each incorrect guess adds another part to the hangman", 30,125);
  text(" - Guess one letter at a time to reveal the random word", 30, 150); 
  text(" - The game will begin at level one, with a 3 letter word", 30, 175);
  text(" - After each successful level, the hangman will reset",30,200);
  text(" - There will be 6 levels, the word length increases by 1 letter ",30,225);
  text(" each level (level 6 has 8 letter words)", 30, 250); 
  text(" - For a multiplayer game, the player who guesses the most", 30,275);
  text(" words at the end of the game wins, if the entire game is won", 30,300);
  text(" - The player/players win if they complete level 6", 30,325);
}

void onePlayer()
{
  base();
  guessBox();
  randThreeWords(); 
  if (letter != '?')
   text("Your Guess is " + letter, 175,150);
  else
   text("Enter Your Guess",175, 150);
  check();
}

void setup()
{
  size(500,500);
  smooth();
}

void draw()
{  
  background(255);
  if (currentScreen == 0)
    intro();
  else if (currentScreen == 1)
    instructions(); 
  else if (currentScreen == 2)
    onePlayer(); 
}

void mouseReleased()
{
  if (currentScreen == -1)
    currentScreen = 0;
  else if ( mouseX>190 && mouseX<190+125 && mouseY>230 && mouseY<230+25)
    currentScreen = 1;
  else if ( mouseX>15 && mouseX<15+50 && mouseY>5 && mouseY<5+20)
    currentScreen = 0;
  else if (currentScreen != 1 && mouseX>190 && mouseX<190+125 && mouseY>280 && mouseY<280+25)
    currentScreen = 2;
  else if (currentScreen !=1 && currentScreen !=2 && mouseX>190 && mouseX<190+125 && mouseY>280 && mouseY<280+25)
    currentScreen = 3;
  else if (currentScreen !=1 && currentScreen !=2 && currentScreen !=3 && mouseX>190 && mouseX<190+125 && mouseY>330 && mouseY<330+25)
    currentScreen = 4;
  else if (currentScreen !=1 && currentScreen !=2 && currentScreen !=3 && currentScreen !=4 && mouseX>190 && mouseX<190+125 && mouseY>380 && mouseY<380+25)
    currentScreen = 5;
  else if (currentScreen !=1 && currentScreen !=2 && currentScreen !=3 && currentScreen !=4 && currentScreen !=5 && mouseX>190 && mouseX<190+125 && mouseY>430 && mouseY<430+25)
    currentScreen = 6;
}

```

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**Author:** ![josephh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/josephh/32/210_2.png) [@josephh](https://discourse.processing.org/u/josephh)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2020, 10:03am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/can-anyone-help-with-hangman-code/21611/2 "2020-06-06T10:03:00Z")

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Hi,

Welcome to the community! 🙂

Please read the guidelines on how to format your code and how to post a question on this forum :

[https://discourse.processing.org/faq](https://discourse.processing.org/faq)

Please provide a description of your problem (what is Hangman Code?), say hi when you start a message so people can start to help you!

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**Author:** ![cammy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@cammy](https://discourse.processing.org/u/cammy)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 12:30am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/can-anyone-help-with-hangman-code/21611/3 "2020-06-07T00:30:37Z")

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josephh idk what I did wrong I just need help coding the whole project

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**Author:** ![josephh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/josephh/32/210_2.png) [@josephh](https://discourse.processing.org/u/josephh)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 7:57am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/can-anyone-help-with-hangman-code/21611/4 "2020-06-07T07:57:23Z")

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> [@josephh](#):
>
> Please provide a description of your problem

Could you **describe** what is not working in your code?

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**Author:** ![cammy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@cammy](https://discourse.processing.org/u/cammy)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 3:53pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/can-anyone-help-with-hangman-code/21611/5 "2020-06-07T15:53:02Z")

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boolean newWord = true ;  
int currentScreen=0;  
String w;  
char a,b,c;  
char letter = ‘?’;  
boolean nextLevel = false;  
boolean letterOne = false;  
boolean letterTwo = false;  
boolean letterThree = false;  
boolean wrongLetter = false;  
boolean numOfGuesses = false;  
int guesses = 0;

/\*\*\* keyTyped \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*

- Checks to see what the user typed \*  
\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*/  
void keyTyped()  
{  
letter = key;  
}

/\*\*\* intro \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*

- Creates the opening title game page. \*  
\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*/  
void intro()  
{  
fill(0);  
textSize(26);  
text(“HANGMAN”, 195,50);  
strokeWeight(3);  
line(200,200,320,200);  
line(260,200,260,100);  
line(260,100,290,100);  
line(290,100,290,117);  
noFill();  
ellipse(290,125,10,10);  
line(290,133,290,170);  
line(290,150,285,145);  
line(290,150,295,145);  
line(290,170,285,175);  
line(290,170,295,175);  
textSize(20);  
rect(190,230,125,25);  
text(“Instructions”, 195,250);  
rect(190,280,125,25);  
text(“1 Player”, 195, 300);  
rect(190,330,125,25);  
text(“2 Players”, 195, 350);  
rect(190,380,125,25);  
text(“3 Players”, 195, 400);  
rect(190,430,125,25);  
text(“4 Players”, 195, 450);  
}

/\*\*base \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*

- to draw the base of the hangman statue \*  
\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*/  
void base ()  
{  
line(350,125,450,125);  
line(400,125,400,25);  
line(400,25,425,25);  
line(425,25,425,40);  
}

/\*\*\* guessBox \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*

- Creates a box to display the incorrect guess \*  
\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*/  
void guessBox()  
{  
text(“INCORRECT GUESS”, 34, 20);  
rect(25,25,200,100);  
}

void randThreeWords ()  
{  
line(190,300,220,300);  
line(240,300,270,300);  
line(290,300,320,300);  
text(“LEVEL ONE”, 200,200);  
String[] threeLWords = {“ace”, “act”, “air”, “bad”, “bed”, “box”, “dot”, “day”, “cup”, “eat”, “fun”, “got”};  
int index = int(random(threeLWords.length));  
if (newWord)  
{  
w = (threeLWords[index]);  
newWord = false;  
a = w.charAt(0);  
b = w.charAt(1);  
c = w.charAt(2);  
}  
text(w, 350,100);  
}

void check()  
{  
if (letter == a)  
{  
text (a,200,290);  
letterOne = true;  
}  
if (letter != a && letter == b)  
{  
text (b,250,290);  
letterTwo = true;  
}  
if (letter != a && letter != b && letter == c)  
{  
text (c,300,290);  
letterThree = true;  
}  
if (letter != a && letter != b && letter != c && letter != ‘?’)  
{  
text (letter, 118,80);  
wrongLetter = true;  
guesses += 1;  
}  
}

void pass()  
{  
if (letterOne == true && letterTwo == true && letterThree == true)  
{  
nextLevel = true;  
background(255);  
text(“YOU PASSED, GOOD LUCK IN THE NEXT LEVEL!”, 200,250);  
}  
}

void instructions ()  
{  
textSize(15);  
text(“INSTRUCTIONS”, 195,50);  
text(“BACK”, 20,20);  
rect(15,5,50,20);  
text(" - Each player will have a turn to guess a letter", 30,100);  
text(" - Each incorrect guess adds another part to the hangman", 30,125);  
text(" - Guess one letter at a time to reveal the random word", 30, 150);  
text(" - The game will begin at level one, with a 3 letter word", 30, 175);  
text(" - After each successful level, the hangman will reset",30,200);  
text(" - There will be 6 levels, the word length increases by 1 letter “,30,225);  
text(” each level (level 6 has 8 letter words)", 30, 250);  
text(" - For a multiplayer game, the player who guesses the most", 30,275);  
text(" words at the end of the game wins, if the entire game is won", 30,300);  
text(" - The player/players win if they complete level 6", 30,325);  
}

void onePlayer()  
{  
base();  
guessBox();  
randThreeWords();  
text("Guesses: "+guesses,350,450);  
if (letter != ‘?’)  
text("You guess is " + letter, 180,150);  
else  
text(“Enter your guess”,180, 150);  
check();  
if (letterOne)  
text (a,200,290);  
if (letterTwo)  
text(b,250,290);  
if (letterThree)  
text(c,300,290);  
if (nextLevel == true)  
pass();  
}

void setup()  
{  
size(500,500);  
smooth();  
}

void draw()  
{  
background(255);  
if (currentScreen == 0)  
intro();  
else if (currentScreen == 1)  
instructions();  
else if (currentScreen == 2)  
onePlayer();  
}

void mouseReleased()  
{  
if (currentScreen == -1)  
currentScreen = 0;  
else if ( mouseX\>190 && mouseX\<190+125 && mouseY\>230 && mouseY\<230+25)  
currentScreen = 1;  
else if ( mouseX\>15 && mouseX\<15+50 && mouseY\>5 && mouseY\<5+20)  
currentScreen = 0;  
else if (currentScreen != 1 && mouseX\>190 && mouseX\<190+125 && mouseY\>280 && mouseY\<280+25)  
currentScreen = 2;  
else if (currentScreen !=1 && currentScreen !=2 && mouseX\>190 && mouseX\<190+125 && mouseY\>280 && mouseY\<280+25)  
currentScreen = 3;  
else if (currentScreen !=1 && currentScreen !=2 && currentScreen !=3 && mouseX\>190 && mouseX\<190+125 && mouseY\>330 && mouseY\<330+25)  
currentScreen = 4;  
else if (currentScreen !=1 && currentScreen !=2 && currentScreen !=3 && currentScreen !=4 && mouseX\>190 && mouseX\<190+125 && mouseY\>380 && mouseY\<380+25)  
currentScreen = 5;  
else if (currentScreen !=1 && currentScreen !=2 && currentScreen !=3 && currentScreen !=4 && currentScreen !=5 && mouseX\>190 && mouseX\<190+125 && mouseY\>430 && mouseY\<430+25)  
currentScreen = 6;  
}

The number of guesses keeps getting repeated, but we only want it to increase by 1 after each incorrect guess

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**Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 4:11pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/can-anyone-help-with-hangman-code/21611/6 "2020-06-07T16:11:16Z")

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It is hard to tell what is going on, please format your code. (cntrl+shift+c)

Guessing you are calling `check()` twice, again it’s difficult to tell atm.

I can tell you could benefit from the use of a switch statement.

[https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/switch.html](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/switch.html)

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**Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 4:38pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/can-anyone-help-with-hangman-code/21611/7 "2020-06-07T16:38:09Z")

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boolean newWord = true ;  
int currentScreen=0;  
String w;  
char a,b,c;  
char letter = ‘?’;  
boolean win = false;  
boolean letterOne = false;  
boolean letterTwo = false;  
boolean letterThree = false;  
boolean wrongLetter = false;  
boolean numOfGuesses = false;  
int guesses = 0;

/\*\*\* keyTyped \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*

- Checks to see what the user typed \*  
\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*/  
void keyTyped()  
{  
letter = key;  
}

/\*\*\* intro \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*

- Creates the opening title game page. \*  
\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*/  
void intro()  
{  
fill(0);  
textSize(26);  
text(“HANGMAN”, 195,50);  
strokeWeight(3);  
line(200,200,320,200);  
line(260,200,260,100);  
line(260,100,290,100);  
line(290,100,290,117);  
noFill();  
ellipse(290,125,10,10);  
line(290,133,290,170);  
line(290,150,285,145);  
line(290,150,295,145);  
line(290,170,285,175);  
line(290,170,295,175);  
textSize(20);  
rect(190,230,125,25);  
text(“Instructions”, 195,250);  
rect(190,280,125,25);  
text(“1 Player”, 195, 300);  
rect(190,330,125,25);  
text(“2 Players”, 195, 350);  
rect(190,380,125,25);  
text(“3 Players”, 195, 400);  
rect(190,430,125,25);  
text(“4 Players”, 195, 450);  
}

/\*\*base \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*

- to draw the base of the hangman statue \*  
\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*/  
void base ()  
{  
line(350,125,450,125);  
line(400,125,400,25);  
line(400,25,425,25);  
line(425,25,425,40);  
}

/\*\*\* guessBox \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*

- Creates a box to display the incorrect guess \*  
\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*/  
void guessBox()  
{  
text(“INCORRECT GUESS”, 34, 20);  
rect(25,25,200,100);  
}

/\*\*\* randThreeWords \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*

- Picks one of the random three letter words for level one \*  
\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*/  
void randThreeWords ()  
{  
line(190,300,220,300);  
line(240,300,270,300);  
line(290,300,320,300);  
text(“LEVEL ONE”, 200,200);  
String[] threeLWords = {“ace”, “act”, “air”, “bad”, “bed”, “box”, “dot”, “day”, “cup”, “eat”, “fun”, “got”};  
int index = int(random(threeLWords.length));  
if (newWord)  
{  
w = (threeLWords[index]);  
newWord = false;  
a = w.charAt(0);  
b = w.charAt(1);  
c = w.charAt(2);  
}  
text(w, 350,100);  
}

/\*\*\* check \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*

- Check if the guess is correct \*  
\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*/  
void check()  
{  
if (letter == a)  
{  
text (a,200,290);  
letterOne = true;  
}  
if (letter != a && letter == b)  
{  
text (b,250,290);  
letterTwo = true;  
}  
if (letter != a && letter != b && letter == c)  
{  
text (c,300,290);  
letterThree = true;  
}  
if (letter != a && letter != b && letter != c && letter != ‘?’)  
{  
text (letter, 118,80);  
wrongLetter = true;  
guesses += 1;  
}  
}

void pass()  
{  
if (letterOne == true && letterTwo == true && letterThree == true)  
{  
win = true;  
background(255);  
text(“YOU WIN!”, 200,250);  
}  
}

void bodyParts ()  
{  
if (guesses \>= 1)  
ellipse(425,53,20,20);  
if (guesses \>= 2)  
line(425,63,425,93);  
if (guesses \>= 3)  
line(425,80,410,70);  
if (guesses \>= 4)  
line(425,80,440,70);  
if (guesses \>= 5)  
line(425,93,410,103);  
if (guesses \>= 6)  
{  
line(425,93,440,103);  
win = false;  
background(255);  
text(“SORRY BUT YOU LOST, TRY AGAIN NEXT TIME:(”, 25,250);  
}  
}

void instructions ()  
{  
textSize(15);  
text(“INSTRUCTIONS”, 195,50);  
text(“BACK”, 20,20);  
rect(15,5,50,20);  
text(" - Each player will have a turn to guess a letter", 30,100);  
text(" - Each incorrect guess adds another part to the hangman", 30,125);  
text(" - Guess one letter at a time to reveal the random word", 30, 150);  
text(" - The game will begin at level one, with a 3 letter word", 30, 175);  
text(" - After each successful level, the hangman will reset",30,200);  
text(" - There will be 6 levels, the word length increases by 1 letter “,30,225);  
text(” each level (level 6 has 8 letter words)", 30, 250);  
text(" - For a multiplayer game, the player who guesses the most", 30,275);  
text(" words at the end of the game wins, if the entire game is won", 30,300);  
text(" - The player/players win if they complete level 6", 30,325);  
}

void onePlayer()  
{  
base();  
guessBox();  
randThreeWords();  
check();  
text("Guesses: "+guesses,350,450);  
if (letter != ‘?’)  
text("You guess is " + letter, 180,150);  
else  
text(“Enter your guess”,180, 150);  
if (letterOne)  
text (a,200,290);  
if (letterTwo)  
text(b,250,290);  
if (letterThree)  
text(c,300,290);  
pass();  
bodyParts();  
}

void setup()  
{  
size(500,500);  
smooth();  
}

void draw()  
{  
background(255);  
if (currentScreen == 0)  
intro();  
else if (currentScreen == 1)  
instructions();  
else if (currentScreen == 2)  
onePlayer();  
}

void mouseReleased()  
{  
if (currentScreen == -1)  
currentScreen = 0;  
else if ( mouseX\>190 && mouseX\<190+125 && mouseY\>230 && mouseY\<230+25)  
currentScreen = 1;  
else if ( mouseX\>15 && mouseX\<15+50 && mouseY\>5 && mouseY\<5+20)  
currentScreen = 0;  
else if (currentScreen != 1 && mouseX\>190 && mouseX\<190+125 && mouseY\>280 && mouseY\<280+25)  
currentScreen = 2;  
else if (currentScreen !=1 && currentScreen !=2 && mouseX\>190 && mouseX\<190+125 && mouseY\>280 && mouseY\<280+25)  
currentScreen = 3;  
else if (currentScreen !=1 && currentScreen !=2 && currentScreen !=3 && mouseX\>190 && mouseX\<190+125 && mouseY\>330 && mouseY\<330+25)  
currentScreen = 4;  
else if (currentScreen !=1 && currentScreen !=2 && currentScreen !=3 && currentScreen !=4 && mouseX\>190 && mouseX\<190+125 && mouseY\>380 && mouseY\<380+25)  
currentScreen = 5;  
else if (currentScreen !=1 && currentScreen !=2 && currentScreen !=3 && currentScreen !=4 && currentScreen !=5 && mouseX\>190 && mouseX\<190+125 && mouseY\>430 && mouseY\<430+25)  
currentScreen = 6;  
}

Sorry, I am what I am doing, but I think I reformatted it? Where are we calling check twice? and where should we put the switch statement? Also, a sample of the switch statement would be very appreciated.  
Thank you so much!

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**Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/can-anyone-help-with-hangman-code/21611/9 "2020-06-07T16:48:36Z")

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> [@slow\_izzm](#):
>
> It is hard to tell what is going on, please format your code. (cntrl+shift+c)

@cammy please! I’m sure you can.

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**Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/can-anyone-help-with-hangman-code/21611/10 "2020-06-07T16:48:49Z")

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> [@cammy](#):
>
> Also, a sample of the switch statement would be very appreciated.

I shared a link to the documentation which includes an example.

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sorry ive never been on this website before. I just cant get the number of incorrect guesses to work properly

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If you are unable to figure out how to format the code, you can host it on [openprocessing.org](http://openprocessing.org) and share the link.

The issue with unformatted code is not only that it is unreadable at times, but it cannot be copy/pasted into the PDE and run. Try it and you will see …

When you reply … just above … you will see `</>`, either click that or hover to see the shortcut. Or you can post your code in between 2 sets of 3 backticks.

You will need to format your code in PDE first (cntrl-t), then copy/paste in here.

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I dug into your code … you will find it formatted in the summary below.

> **Summary**
>
> ```auto
> int currentScreen=0, guesses = 0;
> String w;
> char a, b, c, 
> letter = '?';
> boolean nextLevel = false, 
> letterOne = false, 
> letterTwo = false, 
> letterThree = false, 
> wrongLetter = false, 
> numOfGuesses = false, 
> newWord = true;
> 
> / ***keyTyped*************************
>  
> Checks to see what the user typed *
> *************************************** /
> void keyTyped() {
> letter = key;
> }
> 
> / ***intro**********************************
>  
> Creates the opening title game page. *
> ********************************************* /
> void intro() {
> fill(0);
> textSize(26);
> text("HANGMAN", 195, 50);
> strokeWeight(3);
> line(200, 200, 320, 200);
> line(260, 200, 260, 100);
> line(260, 100, 290, 100);
> line(290, 100, 290, 117);
> noFill();
> ellipse(290, 125, 10, 10);
> line(290, 133, 290, 170);
> line(290, 150, 285, 145);
> line(290, 150, 295, 145);
> line(290, 170, 285, 175);
> line(290, 170, 295, 175);
> textSize(20);
> rect(190, 230, 125, 25);
> text("Instructions", 195, 250);
> rect(190, 280, 125, 25);
> text("1 Player", 195, 300);
> rect(190, 330, 125, 25);
> text("2 Players", 195, 350);
> rect(190, 380, 125, 25);
> text("3 Players", 195, 400);
> rect(190, 430, 125, 25);
> text("4 Players", 195, 450);
> }
> 
> / **base**********************************
>  
> to draw the base of the hangman statue *
> ****************************************** /
> void base() {
> line(350, 125, 450, 125);
> line(400, 125, 400, 25);
> line(400, 25, 425, 25);
> line(425, 25, 425, 40);
> }
> 
> / ***guessBox***********************************
>  
> Creates a box to display the incorrect guess *
> ************************************************ /
> void guessBox() {
> text("INCORRECT GUESS", 34, 20);
> rect(25, 25, 200, 100);
> }
> 
> void randThreeWords() {
> line(190, 300, 220, 300);
> line(240, 300, 270, 300);
> line(290, 300, 320, 300);
> text("LEVEL ONE", 200, 200);
> String[] threeLWords = {"ace", "act", "air", "bad", "bed", "box", "dot", "day", "cup", "eat", "fun", "got"};
> int index = int(random(threeLWords.length));
>   
> if (newWord) {
> w = (threeLWords[index]);
> newWord = false;
> a = w.charAt(0);
> b = w.charAt(1);
> c = w.charAt(2);
> }
> text(w, 350, 100);
> }
> 
> void check() {
> if (letter == a) {
> text (a, 200, 290);
> letterOne = true;
> }
> 
> if (letter != a && letter == b) {
> text (b, 250, 290);
> letterTwo = true;
> }
> 
> if (letter != a && letter != b && letter == c) {
> text (c, 300, 290);
> letterThree = true;
> }
> 
> if (letter != a && letter != b && letter != c && letter != '?') {
> text (letter, 118, 80);
> wrongLetter = true;
> guesses++;
> }
> }
> 
> void pass() {
> if (letterOne && letterTwo && letterThree) {
> nextLevel = true;
> background(255);
> text("YOU PASSED, GOOD LUCK IN THE NEXT LEVEL!", 200, 250);
> }
> }
> 
> void instructions () {
> textSize(15);
> text("INSTRUCTIONS", 195, 50);
> text("BACK", 20, 20);
> rect(15, 5, 50, 20);
> text(" - Each player will have a turn to guess a letter", 30, 100);
> text(" - Each incorrect guess adds another part to the hangman", 30, 125);
> text(" - Guess one letter at a time to reveal the random word", 30, 150);
> text(" - The game will begin at level one, with a 3 letter word", 30, 175);
> text(" - After each successful level, the hangman will reset", 30, 200);
> text(" - There will be 6 levels, the word length increases by 1 letter ", 30, 225);
> text(" each level (level 6 has 8 letter words)", 30, 250);
> text(" - For a multiplayer game, the player who guesses the most", 30, 275);
> text(" words at the end of the game wins, if the entire game is won", 30, 300);
> text(" - The player/players win if they complete level 6", 30, 325);
> }
> 
> void onePlayer() {
> base();
> guessBox();
> randThreeWords();
> text("Guesses: " + guesses, 350, 450);
>   
> if (letter != '?') text("You guess is " + letter, 180, 150);
> else text("Enter your guess", 180, 150);
>   
> check();
>   
> if (letterOne) text (a, 200, 290);
> if (letterTwo) text(b, 250, 290);
> if (letterThree) text(c, 300, 290);
> if (nextLevel) pass();
> }
> 
> void setup() {
> size(500, 500);
> smooth();
> }
> 
> void draw() {
> background(255);
> if (currentScreen == 0) intro();
> else if (currentScreen == 1) instructions();
> else if (currentScreen == 2) onePlayer();
> }
> 
> void mouseReleased() {
> if (currentScreen == -1) currentScreen = 0;
> else if ( mouseX>190 && mouseX<190+125 && mouseY>230 && mouseY<230+25) currentScreen = 1;
> else if ( mouseX>15 && mouseX<15+50 && mouseY>5 && mouseY<5+20) currentScreen = 0;
> else if (currentScreen != 1 && mouseX>190 && mouseX<190+125 && mouseY>280 && mouseY<280+25) currentScreen = 2;
> else if (currentScreen !=1 && currentScreen !=2 && mouseX>190 && mouseX<190+125 && mouseY>280 && mouseY<280+25) currentScreen = 3;
> else if (currentScreen !=1 && currentScreen !=2 && currentScreen !=3 && mouseX>190 && mouseX<190+125 && mouseY>330 && mouseY<330+25) currentScreen = 4;
> else if (currentScreen !=1 && currentScreen !=2 && currentScreen !=3 && currentScreen !=4 && mouseX>190 && mouseX<190+125 && mouseY>380 && mouseY<380+25) currentScreen = 5;
> else if (currentScreen !=1 && currentScreen !=2 && currentScreen !=3 && currentScreen !=4 && currentScreen !=5 && mouseX>190 && mouseX<190+125 && mouseY>430 && mouseY<430+25) currentScreen = 6;
> }
> 
> ```

this is where your issue is … once this becomes true it keeps incrementing `guesses`, you need an additional check to avoid that being called every frame.

```auto
if (letter != a && letter != b && letter != c && letter != '?') {
    text (letter, 118, 80);
    wrongLetter = true;
    guesses++;
  }

```