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+#Classes
+class Game
+
+  def initialize
+    get_word
+    make_art
+    make_marquee
+  end
+
+  def get_word
+    while true
+      #promts user to enter a type of word they
+      #want to guess
+      print "What type of word would you like to guess?\n"
+      number = 1
+      dictionary_hash = {
+        #  sports: ["ball", "basket", "hoop", "stadium", "tennis", "gymnastics", "curling", "badminton", "referee", "athlete"],
+        food: ["apple", "soup", "breakfast", "sprinkles", "picnic", "pancake", "marshmallow", "horseradish", "cinnamon", "artichoke"]
+      }
+    #lists the types of food words to choose from
+    dictionary_hash.keys.each do |type|
+      print "#{ number }. #{ type.capitalize }\n"
+      number += 1
+    end
+    type = gets.chomp.downcase.to_sym
+    #makes sure their type is included in our list
+    if dictionary_hash.keys.include?(type)
+      #generates the word to guess
+      @game_word = (dictionary_hash[type].sample)
+      print @game_word
+      break
+    else
+      puts "That's not a type of word we can use.  The types are: "
+    end
+    end
+  end
+
+  def make_marquee
+    marquee_array = []
+    @game_word.length.times do
+      marquee_array << "_"
+    end
+    marquee_array.each do |space|
+      print "#{space} "
+    end
+  end
+
+def make_art
+  wrong_guess_0 = <<HEREDOC
+  ,
+  .@,
+  .@a@a,.
+  S@@ss@@@@a,.
+  sS@@@ss@@@@@Ss,  ,
+  , SSSSS@@@ss@@@SSSs @,
+  @sSSSSSSSS@@ss@SSSSs@@s, ,
+  `@@@@@SSSSSSSSssSSS@@@@@sSs,
+  @@@@@@@@@@@@@@ss@@@@@@@@SSs ,
+  , `@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ss@@@@@@@SSSs@,
+  SsSSSS@@@@@@@@@@@ss@@@@@@SSSSS@,
+  `SSSSSSSSS@@@@@@@@@ss@@@@SSSSS@@
+  `SSSSSSSSSSSS@@@@@@ss@@SSSSSS@@',''',
+  , `SSSSSSSSSSSSSSS@@ss@SSSSS@@@;%,.,,`
+  @aSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSssSSSS@@@@;%;%%'
+  `@@@@@@@SSSSSSSSSSSSssSSS@@@@;%;%'
+   `@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@SSSssS@@@@;%;%
+      `@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ss@@@;%;%    ...,,,,,,,,,,..
+          `@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ssS;%;%  .;;%%;%%;%%%;%%;%%%,.
+    .,::;;;;;;;;`SSSSSSSSSSSss;%%,::;%;%%%%%%%;%%%%%%;%%%%,.
+  .:::;;;;;%;;;;;;;,;;,;;,;;,::,.,::;%%%%%;%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%;%%%;,
+  .:::;;;%;;;;;%;%;%;%;%;%;%%%%;%%%%%;%%%%%%%%%%;%%%%%;%%%%%%%%;%%;.
+  :::;%;;;;%;;%;;;%;%;;%%%;%%%%%%%;%%%%%%%;%%%%%%%%%x%x%%%%%%%%;%%;%;,
+  :::;;;;;%;;%;;;%;;%;%%%%%%%%;%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%x%x%%%%%%%%%%%;%;,
+  :::;;;;;%;;;;;;%;%%;%xx%;%%%%%%%;%%%%%%%x%%%%%%%%%%%%%x%x%x%%%%%%%;%;%;
+  ,:::;%;;%;;;%;%;;%;%%x%;%%%%%%%%%%%%%x%x%%x%%%%%%%%%%%%%x%%x%x%%%%%%;%%;,
+  :::;;;;%;;%;;%;;%%%;x%x%%%;%%%%%%%%%%%%%x%%x%%%%%%%%%%%xx%x%x%%%%%%%%;;%;
+  :::%;;;;;%;;%;;%%;%%;%;%%%%%%%%%%%%;%%x%%x%%x%;%%%%%%%%%x%x%%%%%%%%%;%;%;
+  :::;;;%;;;;%;%;%;%%;%%%%%%%;%%%%%%%%%%%x%%x%%%%%%%%%%%%x%x%%x%%%%%%;%;%%;
+  `:::;;;;%;%;%;%;%%;%%;%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%x%x%%%%%%%%%%xx%x%%%%%%%%%;%;%;'
+  `:::;;%;%;;%;;%%;%%;%;%%;%%%%%;%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%;%%%%x%%%%%%%%%;%%;%;'
+  `:::;;;;;%;;%%;%%;%%%%%%%;%%%%%%%%%%;%%%%%%%%;%%%%%;%%%%%%%%%;%%;%%;'
+  `:::;;%;;;%;;;%%%;%%;%%%%%%%%%%;%%%%%%%%%%;%%%%%%%%%%%%%%;%;%;%%%;'
+  `:::;;%;;;%%;%;%;%%;%;%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%;%%;%%%%;%%%;%;%;%;'
+  `:::;;;%;;%;;%%;%;%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%;%%%%%%%%%%%;%%%;%%;%%;'
+    `:::;;;%;;%;%;%%%%;%%%%%%;%%%%%%%%%%%%;%%%;%%;%%;%%;%%;'
+      `:::;;%;;%;;%;%%%%%%;%%%%%%%%%%%%;%%%%%%%%%%%;%;%%;'
+        `:::;%;;;%;;%;%x%%%%%;%%%%%%%%x%%%%%%;%%%;%%;%;'
+          `:::;;;%;%;;%;x%x%x%%x%;%x%x%%%%;%%%%%;%;%;'
+            `:::%;%;;%:%:,xx%%x%%x%xx,:%%%%;%%;%%%;'
+              `:::%;;;;:%:`xx%x%xx%x':%%%;%%%%%%;'
+               `:::;;%;;%:,`%x%xx%x',:%;%%%%;%%;'
+                 `:::;;;;;:::'   `:::;;;;;;:::'
+
+HEREDOC
+  wrong_guesses = [wrong_guess_0]
+
+     print wrong_guesses[0]
+end
+end
+
+new_game = Game.new
+
+#CODE CALLED IN game_word
+# print "\nwhat is your guess?"
+# letter = gets.chomp
+#
+# game_word_array = game_word.split("")
+#   if game_word_array.include?(letter)
+#     #iterate through game array, return the index(s)
+#     #that include that letter
+#     replace = game_word_array.each_index.select do |index|
+#       game_word_array[index] == letter
+#     end
+#     #for each index number that matches letter
+#     #replace the _ with letter in marquee
+#     replace.each do |matching_index|
+#       marquee_array[matching_index] = letter
+#     end
+#   end
+#
+# print marquee_array
+
+# create_new_game