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Reverse Word Puzzle JavaScript Game

Written by

Geoff

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This script randomly selects a word from a list, reverses it, and challenges the player to guess the original word. It demonstrates basic Node.js functionality, including using the readline module for handling terminal input.

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// reverseWordPuzzle.js

// List of words for the puzzle
const words = ['apple', 'banana', 'orange', 'strawberry', 'grape', 'pineapple', 'kiwi'];

// Function to reverse a given word
function reverseWord(word) {
  return word.split('').reverse().join('');
}

// Function to pick a random word from the array
function getRandomWord() {
  return words[Math.floor(Math.random() * words.length)];
}

// Main function to run the game
function playGame() {
  const originalWord = getRandomWord();
  const reversedWord = reverseWord(originalWord);
  
  console.log("=== Reverse Word Puzzle ===");
  console.log(`Unscramble this reversed word: ${reversedWord}`);

  // Create an interface for user input
  const readline = require('readline');
  const rl = readline.createInterface({
    input: process.stdin,
    output: process.stdout
  });

  // Ask the user for their guess
  rl.question("Your guess: ", (answer) => {
    if(answer.trim().toLowerCase() === originalWord.toLowerCase()){
      console.log("Correct! Well done.");
    } else {
      console.log(`Incorrect. The correct word was: ${originalWord}`);
    }
    rl.close();
  });
}

// Start the game
playGame();

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