Hanging With Friends

A New Life for Hangman Posted in Word on 08 Jun 2011

Written by Allison Wahl

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A mere two weeks after their latest release, Zynga can certifiably say they have another hit. That’s right, Hanging With Friends is already topping charts and hanging the competition. Being the next in a family of highly successful social word games (like Words With Friends), Hanging With Friends certainly has the right pedigree and seems to be asserting its place in the Zynga domain. Like Words, Hanging has you playing multiple games with friends or random opponents alike (whichever you prefer), except this time the game is Hangman — with a twist, of course. The objective is to craft mystery words that your opponent has to decode, all the while attempting to decipher the words your opponent throws back to you. The game comes complete with strategic lifelines for hints, instant replay to see your opponent’s guesses, and of course the cute characters we know and love when turns deplete and peril approaches (although it’s centered around balloons, not nooses, so totally family friendly).

So here’s both the good and bad news: the game is bound to keep you on your toes (well… fingers), provide endless entertainment, and serve as another way to keep in touch or make new Friends. This means it will be yet another addiction to add to the list, and if you’re like me, another realm of competition to obsess over. But worse things have happened.  Zynga: I think I can reasonably say that your games are changing the frontier of how the phone can be used to connect, play, and ponder. I thank you for your Friendly developments and I can’t wait to see what kinds of wordplay will come next!