Hangman - the Word Game of Deduction

"Gallows," "The Game of Hanging," or "Hangman," the origins of the game are obscure, but it still remains popular today. The history is vague, but it seems the game began in Victorian times according to Tony Agreed, author of "The Oxford Guide to Word Games." A variation of the game is mentioned in Alice Bertha Gomme's "Traditional Games" in 1894 under the name "Birds, Beasts and Fishes."