Fill in the phrase, but don't get too many letters wrong, or you'll leave your character dangling on the gallows! Fill in all the letters in the phrase. You must solve the phrase by guessing letters from the alphabet. When you guess a letter that is in the phrase, all instances of that letter appear. To complete the game, ever letter in the phrase must be filled in.

When you guess a letter that is not in the phrase, a body part will appear on the character in the gallows. Guess wrong six times, and the character is hung… and the game is over. Some phrases contain numbers. If a phrase contains a number, the 10 number buttons will be active; otherwise they will be grayed-out.

Phrases are divided into five categories: People, Places, Things, Titles, and Sayings. The category is displayed in the upper left corner. Each category has a different character who gets "hung".

* "People" includes both individuals and groups (such as rock bands). It includes celebrities, artists, politicians, scientists, even fictional characters.

* "Places" include cities, countries, geographical features like lakes and mountains, famous buildings, even heavenly bodies.

* "Things" include machines, food, animals, body parts, household items, vehicles, sporting equipment, and many more.

* "Titles" are titles of songs, books, movies, TV shows, plays, magazines, newspapers, comic strips, and even computer games.

* "Sayings" include all sorts of famous proverbs, adages, axioms and clichés.

You get 1500 points for completing the phrase. If you partially complete the phrase, you'll receive a portion of those 1500 points. You really don't need to think about the formula determining the proportion of 1500, but for Hangmania mavens, here it is:

(Value of Revealed Letters * 1500) / (Value of All Letters)

The value of a letter is based on its rarity in English, so that a "Z" is worth more than an "E":