Scratch & Solve Tough Hangman

You're probably familiar with the game Hangman, but just in case you aren't, here's how it works with two people: an individual comes up with a word or phrase while the other must guess it. At the bottom of the page are blanks representing letters. As the player guesses the letters, they are written in the appropriate spot. However, if a wrong letter is guessed, a body part is drawn on the gallows. If an entire body is drawn before the phrase is guessed, the one doing the guessing loses. In his clever Scratch & Solve Touch Hangman #3, Mike Ward offers a neat twist on an old favorite. You know how instant lottery cards require you to scratch off the metallic finish to reveal what's underneath? That's exactly the way this book works. For each of the 96 puzzles, there are three components: *Silver eggs for A through Z *A dotted-line stick figure on the gallows *Numbered blanks at the bottom Here's an example of how a puzzle works. For puzzle one in the Scratch & Solve Tough Hangman #3, I guess the letter "A". When I scratch off the silver egg under "A", it shows a face in profile, sticking his tongue out. This means that I have to draw in one of the six body parts because "A" is NOT a part of solution. If I had revealed six of those faces--which indicates drawing in the head, arms, torso and feet of the body on the gallows--then I would have lost! And, as it turned out, I only guessed the letter "S" on correctly on the first one...which means I got hanged! I then tried puzzle 2. I scratch of the silver egg under "T", which reveals the numbers 1, 5, and 9. I then go to the bottom of the page and fill in the letter "T" for blanks 1, 5, and 9. Fortunately, I solved this puzzle with just 4 body parts drawn. Whew! (The answer was "trustworthy") This little book is very portable, providing amusement and distraction just about anywhere. It's much more challenging than the regular Scratch & Solve Hangman Games so if you find that series a bit too easy, try the Tough Hangman series! Highly recommended if you love Hangman (and brain farts)!