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+class Game
+attr_accessor :counter #:letter_positions, :blanks,
+
+  def initialize(library)
+    @library = library
+    @letter_positions = []
+    @counter = 0
+    @win = false
+    select_word
+    @board = Board.new(@word_array)
+
+  end
+
+  def select_word #secret word
+    #select word from library
+    limit = @library.length
+    chosen_word = @library[rand(limit)] #havent seen rand used this way, inside of array instead of "on array"
+
+    #treat word as array of characters
+    @word_array = chosen_word.chars
+
+    # puts statements for testing
+    # puts @word_array
+  end
+
+
+  def turn #loop turn with conditionals
+    puts "What's your letter guess?"
+    @guess = gets.chomp.upcase
+    if check_guess == true
+      right_guess
+    else
+      wrong_guess
+    end
+  end
+
+
+  def right_guess
+    @board.draw_blanks(@letter_positions)
+    # check_win
+    # def check_win
+    # end
+  end
+
+
+  def wrong_guess
+    @counter += 1
+    @board.draw_art(@counter)
+    if @counter > 5 # or.length(-however many)
+      puts "You lost."
+      exit
+    end
+  end
+
+
+  def check_guess
+
+    @word_array.each_with_index do |letter, index|
+      if letter == @guess
+        @letter_positions << index
+        return true
+      else
+        return false
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+end
+
+class Board
+
+  def initialize(word_array)
+    @blanks = []
+    @word_array = word_array
+
+    @word_array.length.times do # game.word_array.length #draws matching number of blanks
+      @blanks << "_"
+    end
+  end
+
+  def draw_art(counter)
+    @current_counter = counter
+    #rerenders upon wrong guess
+    #max guesses is 5
+    #5 changes
+  end
+
+  def draw_blanks (letter_positions)
+    @current_positions = letter_positions
+    #checking by position instead of contents
+    @blanks.each_with_index do |blank, index|
+      if @current_positions.include?(index)
+        print @word_array[index]
+      else
+        print blank + " "
+      end
+
+    end
+    print "\n"
+  end
+end
+
+#provide library
+library = ["HAI", "HAIRCUT", "POTATO", "PLUM", "SHIRK", "VITRIOL"]
+
+
+game = Game.new(library)
+
+# until game.counter > 5
+#   game.turn
+# end
+
+game.turn
+game.turn