public static void main(String[] args) { Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in); String word = randomWord(); char[] placeholder = new char[word.length()]; for(int i=0; i<placeholder.length; i++){ placeholder[i] = '_'; } int misses = 0; char[] missedGuess = new char[6]; while(misses<6){ System.out.print(gallows[misses]); System.out.print("Word: "); printPlaceHolder(placeholder); System.out.print("\n"); System.out.println("Misses: "); printMissesdGuess(missedGuess); System.out.print("Guess: "); char guess = sc.nextLine().charAt(0); System.out.print("\n\n"); // check the guess if(checkGuess(word, guess)){ updatePlaceHolder(word, guess, placeholder); } else{ missedGuess[misses] = guess; misses++; } if(Arrays.equals(placeholder,word.toCharArray())){ System.out.print(gallows[misses]); System.out.print("\nWord: "); printPlaceHolder(placeholder); System.out.print("\nGood WorK"); break; } } if(misses==6){ System.out.print(gallows[6]); System.out.println("RIP"); System.out.println("The word: " + word + " "); } sc.close(); }