🎮 Binary Hangman

A twist on classic hangman — decode binary ASCII to save the ghost!

How to Play

1. Run the game:

   python3 binary_hangman.py

2. Enter your name when prompted

3. Guess letters to reveal the hidden word:

   • Type a letter (e.g., A)
   • OR type 7-bit binary (e.g., 1000001 for A) 🔥

4. Save the ghost before too many wrong guesses!

Binary Cheat Sheet

Letter	Binary	Letter	Binary
A	1000001	N	1001110
B	1000010	O	1001111
C	1000011	P	1010000
D	1000100	Q	1010001
E	1000101	R	1010010
F	1000110	S	1010011
G	1000111	T	1010100
H	1001000	U	1010101
I	1001001	V	1010110
J	1001010	W	1010111
K	1001011	X	1011000
L	1001100	Y	1011001
M	1001101	Z	1011010

Features

• 🎨 Colourful terminal UI
• 🏆 SQLite leaderboard (persists in ~/.binary_hangman_scores.db)
• 📊 Win/loss stats tracking
• 👻 ASCII ghost that gets "destroyed" as you lose

Menu

1. Play Game    - Start a new game
2. Leaderboard  - View top 10 scores
3. Stats        - See overall statistics
4. Quit         - Exit

Requirements

• Python 3.6+
• No external dependencies (uses built-in sqlite3)

License

MIT