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40 lines
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Wordiff is an original game in which contestants take turns spelling new dictionary words of three or more characters that only differ from
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the last by a change in one letter.
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The change can be either:
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# a deletion of one letter;
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# addition of one letter;
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# or change in one letter.
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Note:
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* All words must be in the dictionary.
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* No word in a game can be repeated.
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* The first word must be three or four letters long.
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;Task:
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Create a program to aid in the playing of the game by:
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* Asking for contestants names.
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* Choosing an initial random three or four letter word from the dictionary.
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* Asking each contestant in their turn for a wordiff word.
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* Checking the wordiff word is:
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:* in the dictionary,
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:* not a repetition of past words,
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:* and differs from the last appropriately.
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;Optional stretch goals:
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* Add timing.
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* Allow players to set a maximum playing time for the game.
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* An internal timer accumulates how long each user takes to respond in their turns.
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* Play is halted if the maximum playing time is exceeded on a players input.
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:* That last player must have entered a wordiff or loses.
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:* If the game is timed-out, the loser is the person who took the longest `average` time to answer in their rounds.
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