Lingo

Lingo

is a word game played almost like it is on television. For a detailed description visit Wikipedia. It is a word version of the Mastermind board game.

When a game starts the first letter of a hidden

ord will be shown.
You enter a word to try and match the hidden word.
For entering each letter in a word you are allowed n seconds.
To find the hidden word you are allowed to try with n words.

To change the allowances cick

.

To play this version try one of the options below:

Select a game to play:
To play with friends via email or friends who are online now,
click .
To play a demo which uses robots, click .
To stop the demo click at the top of the page.

Click to see this page.

To play other games produced by Graham click here.

Change the Settings and then click the 'OK' button
How much time do you need to enter a letter? seconds. How many test words do you need per game? seconds. The settings will be saved as cookies. To play with friends via email or who are online now, click .

To play a session of games with your friends you may either join a session someone else is hosting or host a session online or via email for your friends to join. You will need to enter your name in the name section which will be saved as a cookie. Choose how you wish to play then click the 'Network' button at the bottom. If no option is selected when the 'Network' button is clicked this information will be hidden.

Join a Session

A friend of yours has set up a session for you to join. When the other people they have asked are ready to play, the session will start. If you have been asked to join a session select this option. Enter your name in the 'Name Section' below and then click the 'Network' button.
If you know the session letter and number combination enter them here and then click the

key or the 'Network' button. Incorrect letter and number combinations will be ignored when the

key is used.

Host an Online Session

You may compete with your friends at the same time. You will be given instructions on what web pages to load and when everyone has loaded the page, the session will start. If you would like to host a session and your friends are waiting to play, select this option. Enter your name and your friends' names in the 'Name Section' below and then click the 'Network' button.

Host an Email Session

You may compete with your friends via email. You will be given instructions on what web pages to load. As soon as you have sent the email(s) you will be able to start the session. If you would like to host a session with your friends using email, select this option. Enter your name and your friends' names in the 'Name Section' below and then click the 'Network' button.

Name Section
Enter your name as the first name. To add more names click the 'Add Row' button or the

key to provide another row for you to add another name. Robots may play. Robot names are 'Bot' and a number, eg 'Bot1'. Click the 'Add Bot' button to add a robot.

	Name
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Hosting an online session

Your friends should be ready to play online now.

How much time do you need to enter a letter? seconds.

How many test words do you need per game? word.

When it's their turn to start a game a player may choose a word for the others to find.
We are calling this version MarLingo after the person who suggested it - Marley Blandford.

When you have chosen the options for your session click the 'Create a Session' button.

Click the 'Go' button after telling your friends:

Your friends may also go to click the 'Network' button and select the 'Join a Session' option.

How you tell your friends is up to you but here are a couple of suggestions:

Click to copy the above information to the clip board. After doing so you could paste it into WhatsApp or something similar to tell them how to start the session.
Click to email them the instructions. The above information will be copied into the body of the email. If clicking on the 'Create Email' button does not work click on 'Copy Game Information' and use your usual email app.

Once your friends have been contacted click which sets up the multiple player page. You will have to wait for your friends before you can start playing.

Problems may occur. When they do please take a screen shot and send it to the author.

Select the game to play. EITHER
	A Four Letter Word Chosen at Random
	A Five Letter Word Chosen at Random
	A Six Letter Word Chosen at Random
	A 4, 5 or 6 Letter Word Chosen at Random
OR You may enter a 4, 5, or 6 letter word into the text box for the other players to find and then click 'Play' or the key . If you choose the word you will have to wait and watch the others play.