Game Objective

Your goal is to guess the hidden word before your fortress falls or time runs out. Each correct guess strengthens your fortress, while incorrect guesses weaken it.

Gameplay Steps

1. Choose a difficulty level: Easy, Medium, or Hard. This affects your time limit, number of free vowel guesses, and fortress health.
2. The game starts with a hidden word (4-8 letters) and full fortress health.
3. Guess letters by clicking on the alphabet buttons.
4. Correct guesses reveal the letter in the word, increase your score, and build fortress strength.
5. Incorrect consonant guesses damage your fortress health.
6. You have a limited number of free vowel guesses that don't damage your fortress.
7. Use hints wisely - they reveal a letter but cost you 10 seconds of game time.
8. Keep guessing until you reveal the entire word, your fortress falls, or time runs out.

Game Elements

• Fortress Health: Represents your remaining incorrect guesses. It's based on word length plus a difficulty modifier.
• Fortress Strength: Builds up with correct guesses, providing a visual of your progress.
• Free Vowels: The number of vowels you can guess without penalty, varies by difficulty.
• Timer: Shows the remaining time. It counts down faster on higher difficulties.

Scoring

• Easy mode: 10 points per correct guess
• Medium mode: 20 points per correct guess
• Hard mode: 30 points per correct guess
• Bonus points: Remaining time x 2 added to your score upon winning

Tips

• Use your free vowel guesses strategically.
• Consider using hints on longer or more difficult words.
• Pay attention to word patterns and letter frequencies.
• Try to guess the word as quickly as possible for a higher score.
• Challenge yourself with harder difficulties as you improve.

Remember, practice makes perfect! The more you play, the better you'll become at recognizing word patterns and guessing efficiently. Enjoy building and defending your Word Fortress!