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+# Monalisa and Kelly's word guess game
+require 'colorize'
+require 'colorized_string'
+require 'rainbow'
+
+class GameLevel
+  attr_accessor :easy, :medium, :difficult, :default
+
+  def initialize
+    @easy = ["Dog","Cat", "Bear", "zoo"]
+    @medium = ["Cake","Book","Smile"]
+    @difficult = ["Coconut","Pineapple"]
+    @default = ["Dog","Cat","Apple","Bear","Zoo","Coconut","Pineapple","Cake","Book","Smile"]
+  end
+end
+
+class Game
+  attr_accessor :word, :letter, :board
+
+  def initialize
+    @attempts = 0
+    @board = []
+    @letter = :letter
+    @petals = 5
+    @petals_left = 5
+    @guess_letters = []
+    @answer_array = []
+    @incorrect_attempts = 0
+    @imatch = []
+    @number_of_hints = 0
+    @game_level = GameLevel.new
+    pick_word
+    create_board
+  end
+
+  def pick_word
+    puts "Please choose a level: EASY, MEDIUM, DIFFICULT"
+    @level = gets.chomp.downcase
+    if @level == "easy"
+      @word = @game_level.easy.sample.upcase
+    elsif @level == "medium"
+      @word = @game_level.medium.sample.upcase
+    elsif @level == "difficult"
+      @word = @game_level.difficult.sample.upcase
+    else
+      @word = @game_level.default.sample.upcase
+    end
+  end
+
+  def create_board
+    @word.length.times { @board << "_"}
+  end
+
+  def display_board
+    print @board
+  end
+
+  def play_game
+    if @petals_left > 0
+      show_flower
+      display_board
+      puts ("\nYou have guessed these letters:
+      #{@guess_letters}.").blue
+      puts "Please guess a letter or enter the word."
+      @letter = gets.chomp.upcase
+      check_guess
+      if @letter.match(/^[A-Z]$/)
+        if find_duplicates
+          puts "You already tried that letter!"
+          puts "Try again (no penalties)."
+        else
+          push_guess_letters
+          @attempts += 1
+
+          if match_letter
+            puts "YES! That letter is in the word!"
+            puts "=".green * 60
+            modify_board
+            check_for_win
+          else
+            puts "Nope! That letter is not in the word!"
+            puts "=".red * 60
+            @incorrect_attempts += 1
+            drop_flower
+          end
+        end
+      else
+        puts "Oops,that is not valid input, please try again.".red
+      end
+      puts @petal
+    end
+  end
+
+  def match_letter
+    @answer_array = @word.split("")
+    return @answer_array.include?(@letter)
+  end
+
+    def find_duplicates
+      if @guess_letters.include?(@letter)
+        return true
+      else
+        return false
+      end
+    end
+
+  def hint
+    if @number_of_hints < 1
+      puts "Hint:"
+      hint_indexes = @board.each_index.select{|i| @board[i] == "_"}
+      hint_index = hint_indexes.sample
+      print @answer_array[hint_index].cyan
+      @number_of_hints += 1
+    end
+  end
+
+  def check_guess
+    if @word == @letter
+      puts "\nCongratulations, you got all the letters.".green
+      show_answer
+      show_flower
+      puts "You beat Word Guess!!!".green
+      exit
+    end
+  end
+
+  def show_answer
+    print Rainbow("The answer was #{@word}!").blue.bg(:white)
+    puts
+  end
+
+  def check_for_win
+    if !@board.include?("_")
+      display_board
+      puts "\nCongratulations, you got all the letters.".green
+      show_answer
+      show_flower
+      puts "You beat Word Guess!!!".green
+      exit
+    end
+  end
+
+  def show_flower()
+    case @petals_left
+    when 5
+        puts """
+        (@)(@)(@)(@)(@)
+         ,\\,\\,|,/,/,
+            _\\|/_
+           |_____|
+            |   |
+            |___|
+     """.green
+    when 4
+        puts """
+        (@)(@)(@)(@)
+         ,\\,\\,|,/,/,
+            _\\|/_
+           |_____|
+            |   |
+            |___|
+     """.green
+    when 3
+       puts """
+       (@)(@)(@)
+        ,\\,\\,|,/,/,
+           _\\|/_
+          |_____|
+           |   |
+           |___|
+       """.yellow
+    when 2
+        puts """
+        (@)(@)
+         ,\\,\\,|,/,/,
+            _\\|/_
+           |_____|
+            |   |
+            |___|
+     """.yellow
+    when 1
+      hint
+       puts """
+       (@)
+        ,\\,\\,|,/,/,
+           _\\|/_
+          |_____|
+           |   |
+           |___|
+    """.light_red
+    when 0
+      puts """
+     ,\\,\\,|,/,/,
+        _\\|/_
+       |_____|
+        |   |
+        |___|
+      """.red
+
+    end
+  end
+
+  def drop_flower
+    if @petals_left > 1
+      @petals_left = @petals - @incorrect_attempts
+      # show_flower
+      return @petals_left
+    else
+      @petals_left = 0
+      show_flower
+      puts "Your flowers are all dead."
+      show_answer
+      puts "GAME OVER"
+      exit
+    end
+  end
+
+  def push_guess_letters
+    @guess_letters.push(@letter)
+  end
+
+  def modify_board
+    @imatch = @answer_array.each_index.select{|i| @answer_array[i] == @letter}
+    # puts @imatch
+    @imatch.each do
+      |i| @board[i] = @letter
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+
+#START GAME
+no_response = true
+while no_response
+
+  puts "Would you like to play Word Guess?"
+  play_game = gets.chomp.downcase
+
+
+  if play_game == "yes"
+    game1 = Game.new
+    no_response = false
+  elsif play_game == "no"
+    puts "Ok, come again soon!"
+    exit
+  else
+    puts "Oops, try again"
+    puts "Would you like to play Word Guess?"
+    play_game = gets.chomp.downcase
+  end
+end
+
+still_playing = true
+while still_playing
+  game1.play_game
+end