Three-Syllable-Lingo

A variant of the popular Lingo game concept

Game Description

Here is how the Three-Syllable-Singo game works:

• The game starts and a random three-syllable word is chosen by the game engine
• The word is show to the player:
  • The first character of the word will be visible
  • The total length of the word will be visible, where the characters other than the first one are shown as wildcards
  • The syllables will be distinguishable
• The player can now guess the word by putting in characters on the word's available character locations
• The player confirms his input
• The game will verify the input:
  • Locations that contain a valid character are marked as "Valid"
  • Locations that do not contain a valid character:
    • If the character does not exist in the word, the location is marked as "Invalid"
    • If the character does exist in the word but on another location, the location is marked as "Misplaced"
  • The result of the verified input will define the following actions:
    • If the verified input only contains "Valid" locations, the player has guessed the word. The game restarts with a new random word.
    • If the verified input contains one or more "Invalid" or "Misplaced" locations, the player can guess again by providing new input.
• The game ends when the player quits guessing and closes the game

To summarize, the differences with the default Lingo concept are:

• Variable word length
• Unlimited tries
• Syllable distinguishing

Game Specifications

These are the requirements that are defined for the game. They are open for change as the game development progresses.

Must-have

1. Language Support: Dutch (NL)
2. Java Swing GUI

Should-have

1. Language Support for other languages
2. Score system
3. Multiplayer
4. Web-based GUI

Could-have

1. Option for sentence that rhymes on the guessed word (as a joke)
2. Multiplayer over network
3. Sound/voice input

Won't-have