diff --git a/Nicks-Game/controller.rb b/Nicks-Game/controller.rb
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+require_relative 'view'
+require_relative 'model'
+
+class GameController
+  include GameView
+
+  def run!
+    hangman = Hangman.new
+
+    Print::run_spinner
+    Print::title_screen
+
+    loop do
+      Print::menu
+      case Print::fetch_user_input
+      when "P"
+        hangman.reset
+        Print::play(hangman.play)
+        loop do
+          hangman.guess(Print::fetch_user_input)
+          if hangman.done
+            Print::finish(hangman.word)
+            break
+          else
+            Print::play(hangman.play)
+          end
+        end
+      when "Q"
+        puts "We're done" 
+        exit
+      else
+        Print::error_message
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+GameController.new.run!
diff --git a/Nicks-Game/model.rb b/Nicks-Game/model.rb
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+class Hangman
+  attr_reader :word, :guessed
+  MAX_TRIES = 10
+
+  def initialize
+    @word = File.readlines('words.txt').sample.strip.upcase
+    @letters_left = @word.dup
+    @guessed = []
+    @tries = 0
+  end
+
+  # apply a user's guessed character
+  def guess(char)
+    @guessed.push(char)
+    @tries += 1
+    @letters_left.delete! char
+  end
+
+  # is the game over?
+  def done
+    @tries >= MAX_TRIES || guessmatch
+  end
+
+  # do the user's combined guesses reveal the secret word?
+  def guessmatch
+    @letters_left.empty?
+  end
+
+  # start a new game
+  def reset
+    initialize
+  end
+
+  # sends hash of gamestate (string, tries) through controller to view
+  def play
+    playString = ''
+    word.chars.each do |letter|
+      if guessed.include?(letter)
+        playString += letter + ' '
+      else
+        playString += '_ '
+      end
+    end
+    { playString: playString, tries: MAX_TRIES - @tries }
+  end
+end
diff --git a/Nicks-Game/view.rb b/Nicks-Game/view.rb
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+++ b/Nicks-Game/view.rb
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+module GameView
+
+ module Print
+
+   class << self
+     def run_spinner
+       print "Loading (please wait) "
+       5.times { print "."; sleep 0.5; }
+       print "\n"
+     end
+
+     def error_message
+        puts "That's not a command key. Try again!"
+     end
+       
+     def title_screen
+title = <<TITLE
+
+     ********** || **********
+     *        Hangman       *
+     ********** || **********
+
+TITLE
+       puts title
+     end
+
+      def menu
+menu = <<EOS
+
+       ***** Welcome *****
+       - (P)lay
+       - (Q)uit
+       *****         *****
+
+EOS
+        puts menu
+      end
+
+      def play(gamestate)
+        puts "Guess a letter (#{gamestate[:tries]} tries remaining) (ctrl-c to quit):"
+        puts gamestate[:playString]
+      end
+
+      def finish(word)
+        puts "The word was #{word}!"
+        puts "Thanks for playing!"
+        Print::run_spinner
+      end
+
+      def fetch_user_input(question=nil)
+        puts question if question
+        print "> "
+        gets.chomp.upcase
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/Nicks-Game/words.txt b/Nicks-Game/words.txt
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+cats
+dogs
+moose
+geese
+horses
+elephants
+tarsiers
+armadillos