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diff --git a/HangPerson/HangPerson/main.m b/HangPerson/HangPerson/main.m
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--- a/HangPerson/HangPerson/main.m
+++ b/HangPerson/HangPerson/main.m
@@ -1,18 +1,211 @@
 //
 //  main.m
-//  HangPerson
+//  hangman
 //
-//  Created by Michael Kavouras on 6/15/15.
-//  Copyright (c) 2015 Mike Kavouras. All rights reserved.
+//  Created by Varindra Hart on 6/14/15.
+//  Copyright (c) 2015 Varindra Hart. All rights reserved.
 //
 
 #import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
 
 int main(int argc, const char * argv[]) {
     @autoreleasepool {
+        // insert code here...
+        NSLog(@"Hello, World!\n\n");
+        
+        //randomly select a word. take the words length using strlen. make two arrays of that length, one for the answer and the other for dashed lines;
+        char *words[10]= {"california","controller","navigate","spectacles","cinnamon","zucchini","abcissa","pulchritudinous","impasse","excalibur"};
+        //choose index for a word
+        int start = arc4random_uniform(10);
+        //record the length of the chosen word
+        int wordlength = (int)strlen(words[start]);
+        //create character arrays to hold the answer word and a dashed line of equal length
+        char ans[wordlength];
+        char dashed[wordlength];
+        //
+        for (int i=0; i<wordlength; i++){
+            ans[i] = words[start][i];
+            dashed[i] = '-';
+        }
+        
+        int win=0;
+        int counter = 6;
+        int printKey = 0;
+        
+        printf("Welcome to HANGMAN! When guessing, please enter a letter. \nBut, if you think you know the word then feel free to enter the word! \nEnjoy!\n\n");
+        
+        while (counter>0){
+            
+            if (counter==6 && printKey==0){
+                printf("***************\n");
+                printf("*.. _____  ....\n");
+                printf("*..|     |     \n");
+                printf("*..|           \n");
+                printf("*..|           \n");
+                printf("*..|           \n");
+                printf("*..|           \n");
+                printf("*..|...........\n");
+                printf("___|___........\n");
+                printf("...............\n");
+                printKey++;
+            }
+            
+            int correct = 0;
+            char input[256];
+            printf("\n%s\n",dashed);
+            printf("Guess a letter: ");
+            scanf("%255[^\n]%*c",input);
+            fpurge(stdin);
+            printf("\n");
+            int inputLength=0;
+            
+            if(input[0] ==' '){
+                printf("Don't put a space before your letter or word\n");
+                continue;
+            }
+            
+            for (int j=0; j<256; j++){
+                if(input[j]=='\0'){
+                    break;
+                }
+                inputLength++;
+            }
+            
+            if( inputLength == 1){
+                for (int i=0; i<wordlength; i++){
+                    if(tolower(input[0])==dashed[i]){
+                        correct = -1;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    if(tolower(input[0])==ans[i]){
+                        dashed[i]=tolower(input[0]);
+                        correct++;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            
+            if(correct>-1){
+                win = win + correct;
+            }
+            
+            if(inputLength==wordlength){
+                int checker=0;
+                for (int k=0; k<wordlength;k++){
+                    if (tolower(input[k])==ans[k]){
+                        checker++;
+                    }
+                }
+                if (checker == wordlength){
+                    win = wordlength;
+                }
+            }
+            
+            if (correct==0){
+                counter--;
+            }
+            
+            if (counter==5 && printKey==1){
+                printf("***************\n");
+                printf("*.. _____  ....\n");
+                printf("*..|     |     \n");
+                printf("*..|     @     \n");
+                printf("*..|           \n");
+                printf("*..|           \n");
+                printf("*..|           \n");
+                printf("*..|...........\n");
+                printf("___|___........\n");
+                printf("...............\n");
+                printKey++;
+            }
+            
+            if (counter==4 && printKey==2){
+                printf("***************\n");
+                printf("*.. _____  ....\n");
+                printf("*..|     |     \n");
+                printf("*..|     @     \n");
+                printf("*..|     |     \n");
+                printf("*..|           \n");
+                printf("*..|           \n");
+                printf("*..|...........\n");
+                printf("___|___........\n");
+                printf("...............\n");
+                printKey++;
+            }
+            
+            if (counter==3 && printKey==3){
+                printf("***************\n");
+                printf("*.. _____  ....\n");
+                printf("*..|     |     \n");
+                printf("*..|     @     \n");
+                printf("*..|    -|      \n");
+                printf("*..|           \n");
+                printf("*..|           \n");
+                printf("*..|...........\n");
+                printf("___|___........\n");
+                printf("...............\n");
+                printKey++;
+            }
+            
+            if (counter==2 && printKey==4){
+                printf("***************\n");
+                printf("*.. _____  ....\n");
+                printf("*..|     |     \n");
+                printf("*..|     @     \n");
+                printf("*..|    -|-    \n");
+                printf("*..|           \n");
+                printf("*..|           \n");
+                printf("*..|...........\n");
+                printf("___|___........\n");
+                printf("...............\n");
+                printKey++;
+            }
+            
+            if (counter==1 && printKey==5){
+                printf("***************\n");
+                printf("*.. _____  ....\n");
+                printf("*..|     |     \n");
+                printf("*..|     @     \n");
+                printf("*..|    -|-    \n");
+                printf("*..|    /      \n");
+                printf("*..|           \n");
+                printf("*..|...........\n");
+                printf("___|___........\n");
+                printf("...............\n");
+                printKey++;
+            }
+            
+            if (counter==0){
+                printf("***************\n");
+                printf("*.. _____  ....\n");
+                printf("*..|     |     \n");
+                printf("*..|     @     \n");
+                printf("*..|    -|-    \n");
+                printf("*..|    / \\    \n");
+                printf("*..|           \n");
+                printf("*..|...........\n");
+                printf("___|___........\n");
+                printf("...............\n");
+                printf("\n YOU WIN! JK YOU LOSEEE! LOLOL");
+                break;
+            }
+            if (win == wordlength){
+                printf("%s\n",ans);
+                printf("_______________________     _____________________________________\n");
+                printf("___  __ )__    |__  __ \\    ___    |_  ___/_  ___/__  /__  /__  /\n");
+                printf("__  __  |_  /| |_  / / /    __  /| |____ \\_____ \\__  /__  /__  /\n");
+                printf("_  /_/ /_  ___ |  /_/ /     _  ___ |___/ /____/ / /_/  /_/  /_/\n");
+                printf("/_____/ /_/  |_/_____/      /_/  |_/____/ /____/ (_)  (_)  (_)\n");
+                
+                printf("\nNICEE!! YOU WIN!! What a hangman GODDDD #KILLIN'IT");
+                printf("\n\n\n\n\n\n\n");
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        //printf(strlcat(words[1],words[2], 4));
+        
+        
         
-        // code goes here...
-
     }
     return 0;
 }