diff --git a/HangPerson/HangPerson/main.m b/HangPerson/HangPerson/main.m
index 948dd70..37c5753 100644
--- a/HangPerson/HangPerson/main.m
+++ b/HangPerson/HangPerson/main.m
@@ -1,18 +1,195 @@
 //
-//  main.m
-//  HangPerson
+//  main.c
+//  Hangperson
 //
-//  Created by Michael Kavouras on 6/15/15.
-//  Copyright (c) 2015 Mike Kavouras. All rights reserved.
+//  Created by Z on 6/16/15.
+//  Copyright (c) 2015 dereknetto. All rights reserved.
 //
 
-#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h> //imports library for arc4random_uniform function
+#include <unistd.h> //imports library for sleep function
+
+int guessesLeft;
+
+void printHangState() {
+    switch (guessesLeft) {
+        case 0:
+            printf("\n  _______");
+            printf("\n |/      |");
+            printf("\n |      (_)");
+            printf("\n |      ~|/");
+            printf("\n |       |");
+            printf("\n |      / L");
+            printf("\n |"         );
+            printf("\n_|___"      );
+            break;
+        case 1:
+            printf("\n  _______");
+            printf("\n |/      |");
+            printf("\n |      (_)");
+            printf("\n |      ~|/");
+            printf("\n |       |");
+            printf("\n |      /  ");
+            printf("\n |"         );
+            printf("\n_|___"      );
+            break;
+        case 2:
+            printf("\n  _______");
+            printf("\n |/      |");
+            printf("\n |      (_)");
+            printf("\n |      ~|/");
+            printf("\n |       |");
+            printf("\n |         ");
+            printf("\n |"         );
+            printf("\n_|___"      );
+            break;
+        case 3:
+            printf("\n  _______");
+            printf("\n |/      |");
+            printf("\n |      (_)");
+            printf("\n |      ~| ");
+            printf("\n |       |");
+            printf("\n |         ");
+            printf("\n |"         );
+            printf("\n_|___"      );
+            break;
+        case 4:
+            printf("\n  _______");
+            printf("\n |/      |");
+            printf("\n |      (_)");
+            printf("\n |       | ");
+            printf("\n |       |");
+            printf("\n |         ");
+            printf("\n |"         );
+            printf("\n_|___"      );
+            break;
+        case 5:
+            printf("\n  _______");
+            printf("\n |/      |");
+            printf("\n |      (_)");
+            printf("\n |       | ");
+            printf("\n |        ");
+            printf("\n |         ");
+            printf("\n |"         );
+            printf("\n_|___"      );
+            break;
+        case 6:
+            printf("\n  _______");
+            printf("\n |/      |");
+            printf("\n |      (_)");
+            printf("\n |         ");
+            printf("\n |        ");
+            printf("\n |         ");
+            printf("\n |"         );
+            printf("\n_|___"      );
+            break;
+        case 7:
+            printf("\n  _______");
+            printf("\n |/      |");
+            printf("\n |        ");
+            printf("\n |         ");
+            printf("\n |        ");
+            printf("\n |         ");
+            printf("\n |"         );
+            printf("\n_|___"      );
+            break;
+    }
+}
 
 int main(int argc, const char * argv[]) {
-    @autoreleasepool {
+    
+    //initializes and fills a character array that contains the word to guess
+    char *wordToGuess = "samurai";
+    
+    //initializes an unsigned long of the value of the length of the word to guess
+    int wordLength = strlen(wordToGuess);
+    
+    //initializes a boolean integer for the win state
+    int win = 0;
+    
+    //initializes an integer of the guesses left
+    guessesLeft = 8;
+    
+    //initializes an array containg the indices of characters to reveal
+    int revealKeys[wordLength];
+    for (int i = 0; i < wordLength; i++) {
+        revealKeys[i] = 0;
+    }
+    
+    //greets player
+    printf("WELCOME TO HANGPERSON.");
+    
+    //GAME LOOP
+    while (win == 0) {
+        
+        usleep(2e5); //pause before each loop
+        
+        int showTryAgain = 1;
+        
+        //prompts player to guess a letter
+        char guessedLetter;
+        printf("\n\nGuess a letter: ");
+        scanf(" %c",&guessedLetter);
+        
+        for (int i = 0; i < wordLength; i++) { //for loop iterates through each character in the word to guess
+            
+            if (wordToGuess[i] == guessedLetter) { //checks if guessed letter is in the word to guess
+                
+                revealKeys[i] = 1;
+                
+                showTryAgain = 0;
+            }
+            
+        }
+        
+        //decreases the guesses left by 1 if player guesses incorrectly
+        if(showTryAgain ==1){
+         guessesLeft = guessesLeft - 1;
+        }
+        
+        //displays current hanged state
+        printHangState();
+        
+        //displays current guessed state
+        printf("\n\n");
+        for (int i = 0; i < wordLength; i++) {
+            if (revealKeys[i] == 1) {
+                printf("%c ",wordToGuess[i]);
+            }
+            else {
+                printf("_ ");
+            }
+            
+        }
+        
+        //tells player about their progress
+        if (showTryAgain == 1){ //code is executed if guessed letter incorrectly
+            if (guessesLeft == 0) {
+                printf("\n\nYOU ARE DEAD."); //printed when player runs out of guesses
+                break; //ends game
+            }
+            else {
+               printf("\n\nTry again. Guesses left: %d",guessesLeft); //tells player to try again
+            }
+            
+            
+        }
+        else { //code executed if guessed letter is correct
+            printf("\n\nCORRECT!"); //tells player that they guessed correctly
+        }
+        
+        //checks if player has won
+        win = 1;
+        for (int i = 0; i <wordLength; i++) {
+            if (revealKeys[i] == 0) {
+                win = 0; //player has not won
+            }
+        }
+        if (win == 1) {
+            printf("\nYOU WIN!!!!! <(^_^)>");
+        }
         
-        // code goes here...
-
     }
     return 0;
-}
+}
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