diff --git a/Guess.rb b/Guess.rb
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+require 'colorize'
+
+class Display
+  attr_accessor :display_word, :user_guess, :counter_finish, :counter_orb, :counter_base
+
+  def initialize(game_instance)
+    @winning_word = game_instance.winning_word
+    @user_guess = nil
+    @display_word = ""
+    @selected_level = game_instance.selected_level
+    # set initial word display
+    @winning_word.each_char do |char|
+      if char == " "
+        @display_word += "  "
+      else
+        @display_word += "_ "
+      end
+    end
+
+    @counter_finish = " " * (@selected_level - 1) + "|"
+    @counter_orb = "o"
+    @counter_base = "=" * @selected_level
+  end
+
+  def update_display
+    char_positions =[]
+    i = -1
+    # push guessed character index to an array
+    @winning_word.each_char do |char|
+      i += 1
+      if char == @user_guess.guess
+        # times 2 to adjust for blanks in display_word
+        char_positions.push(i * 2)
+      end
+    end
+    # replace _ at those indices with the guessed character
+    char_positions.each do |pos|
+      @display_word[pos] = @user_guess.guess
+    end
+  end
+
+  def display_counter #race progession
+    <<-COUNTER
+    #{@counter_finish}
+    #{@counter_orb}
+    #{@counter_base}
+    COUNTER
+  end
+
+  def update_counter
+    @counter_orb.prepend(" ")
+  end
+
+end # End of Display definition
+
+class Guess
+  attr_accessor :guess
+
+  def initialize(input)
+    @guess = input
+  end
+
+  def valid?
+    /[a-z]+[[:blank]]*\b/.match(@guess) ? true : false
+  end
+
+  def correct?(word)
+    @guess.length == 1 && word.include?(@guess) ? true : false
+  end
+end # End of Guess class
+
+class Game
+  attr_reader :level, :winning_word, :selected_level
+
+  attr_accessor :user_guess, :interface
+
+  def initialize
+    #Game Dictionary
+    easy_words = ["pipes", "carets", "apple", "orange", "book", "computer"]
+    med_words = ["esoteric", "consciousness", "illuminate", "discrepancy", "galactic"]
+    hard_words = ["the meaning of life", "vibrational entity", "we are made of star stuff"]
+
+    # gets difficulty level from the user
+    puts "Welcome.."
+    print "Choose a level (easy, medium, hard)"
+    @level = gets.chomp.strip.downcase
+
+    until @level == "easy" || @level == "medium" || @level == "hard"
+      print "Please select a valid level (easy, medium, hard): "
+      @level = gets.chomp.strip.downcase
+    end
+
+    # choose a random sample from the selected level array
+    case @level
+    when "easy"
+      @winning_word = easy_words.sample
+      @selected_level = 12
+    when "medium"
+      @winning_word = med_words.sample
+      @selected_level = 10
+    when "hard"
+      @winning_word = hard_words.sample
+      @selected_level = 10
+    end
+    # create a new Display for this game, pass the Game instance to it
+    @interface = Display.new(self)
+    @used_letters = []
+
+    play
+  end
+  def play
+    # clears the terminal each turn
+    puts "\e[H\e[2J"
+    puts @interface.display_counter
+    puts "Phrase: " + @interface.display_word
+    puts "Incorrect guesses: #{@used_letters.join(", ")}"
+    puts "Please enter a letter to guess:"
+    @user_guess = Guess.new(gets.chomp.strip.downcase)
+
+    until @user_guess.valid?
+      puts "Please enter alpha characters only:"
+      @user_guess = Guess.new(gets.chomp.strip.downcase)
+    end
+
+    @interface.user_guess = @user_guess
+
+    if @user_guess.guess == @winning_word
+      @interface.display_word.gsub!("_", "-")
+      win_lose?
+    elsif @used_letters.include?(@user_guess.guess)
+      puts "You already tried #{@user_guess.guess}. Try again"
+      win_lose?
+    elsif @user_guess.correct?(@winning_word)
+      @interface.update_display
+      win_lose?
+    else
+      puts "Nope!"
+      @used_letters << @user_guess.guess
+      @interface.update_counter
+      win_lose?
+    end
+  end #End of Game initialization method
+
+  def win_lose?
+    # declares a win when all blanks have been replaced in display_word
+    if !(@interface.display_word.include?("_"))
+      puts "You got it!"
+      puts "Some celebration art!".colorize(:cyan).blink
+      puts "!~~~~!~~~~!~~~~!~~~~!" + " ©ASCII Finger Painters".colorize(:light_black)
+    elsif @interface.counter_orb.length >= @interface.counter_finish.length
+      puts "You are trapped on this plane of entanglement."
+      puts "Dramatic Death Art!".colorize(:red).blink
+      puts "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX" + " ©ASCII Finger Painters".colorize(:light_black)
+      exit
+      # or add another instance of Game to play again
+    else
+      play
+    end
+  end
+
+end # End of Game class definition
+
+game = Game.new
diff --git a/word-guess.rb b/word-guess.rb
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+require 'colorize'
+
+class Display
+  attr_accessor :display_word, :user_guess, :counter_finish, :counter_orb, :counter_base
+
+  def initialize(game_instance)
+    @winning_word = game_instance.winning_word
+    @user_guess = nil
+    @display_word = ""
+    @selected_level = game_instance.selected_level
+    # set initial word display
+    @winning_word.each_char do |char|
+      if char == " "
+        @display_word += "  "
+      else
+        @display_word += "_ "
+      end
+    end
+
+    @counter_finish = " " * (@selected_level - 1) + "|"
+    @counter_orb = "o"
+    @counter_base = "=" * @selected_level
+  end
+
+  def update_display
+    char_positions =[]
+    i = -1
+    # push guessed character index to an array
+    @winning_word.each_char do |char|
+      i += 1
+      if char == @user_guess.guess
+        # times 2 to adjust for blanks in display_word
+        char_positions.push(i * 2)
+      end
+    end
+    # replace _ at those indices with the guessed character
+    char_positions.each do |pos|
+      @display_word[pos] = @user_guess.guess
+    end
+  end
+
+  def display_counter #race progession
+    <<-COUNTER
+    #{@counter_finish}
+    #{@counter_orb}
+    #{@counter_base}
+    COUNTER
+  end
+
+  def update_counter
+    @counter_orb.prepend(" ")
+  end
+
+end # End of Display definition
+
+class Guess
+  attr_accessor :guess
+
+  def initialize(input)
+    @guess = input
+  end
+
+  def valid?
+    /[a-z]+[[:blank]]*\b/.match(@guess) ? true : false
+  end
+
+  def correct?(word)
+    @guess.length == 1 && word.include?(@guess) ? true : false
+  end
+end # End of Guess class
+
+class Game
+  attr_reader :level, :winning_word, :selected_level
+
+  attr_accessor :user_guess, :interface
+
+  def initialize
+    #Game Dictionary
+    easy_words = ["pipes", "carets", "apple", "orange", "book", "computer"]
+    med_words = ["esoteric", "consciousness", "illuminate", "discrepancy", "galactic"]
+    hard_words = ["the meaning of life", "vibrational entity", "we are made of star stuff"]
+
+    # gets difficulty level from the user
+    puts "Welcome.."
+    print "Choose a level (easy, medium, hard)"
+    @level = gets.chomp.strip.downcase
+
+    until @level == "easy" || @level == "medium" || @level == "hard"
+      print "Please select a valid level (easy, medium, hard): "
+      @level = gets.chomp.strip.downcase
+    end
+
+    # choose a random sample from the selected level array
+    case @level
+    when "easy"
+      @winning_word = easy_words.sample
+      @selected_level = 12
+    when "medium"
+      @winning_word = med_words.sample
+      @selected_level = 10
+    when "hard"
+      @winning_word = hard_words.sample
+      @selected_level = 10
+    end
+    # create a new Display for this game, pass the Game instance to it
+    @interface = Display.new(self)
+    @used_letters = []
+
+    play
+  end
+  def play
+    # clears the terminal each turn
+    puts "\e[H\e[2J"
+    puts @interface.display_counter
+    puts "Phrase: " + @interface.display_word
+    puts "Incorrect guesses: #{@used_letters.join(", ")}"
+    puts "Please enter a letter to guess:"
+    @user_guess = Guess.new(gets.chomp.strip.downcase)
+
+    until @user_guess.valid?
+      puts "Please enter alpha characters only:"
+      @user_guess = Guess.new(gets.chomp.strip.downcase)
+    end
+
+    @interface.user_guess = @user_guess
+
+    if @user_guess.guess == @winning_word
+      @interface.display_word.gsub!("_", "-")
+      win_lose?
+    elsif @used_letters.include?(@user_guess.guess)
+      puts "You already tried #{@user_guess.guess}. Try again"
+      win_lose?
+    elsif @user_guess.correct?(@winning_word)
+      @interface.update_display
+      win_lose?
+    else
+      puts "Nope!"
+      @used_letters << @user_guess.guess
+      @interface.update_counter
+      win_lose?
+    end
+  end #End of Game initialization method
+
+  def win_lose?
+    # declares a win when all blanks have been replaced in display_word
+    if !(@interface.display_word.include?("_"))
+      puts "You got it!"
+      puts "Some celebration art!".colorize(:cyan).blink
+      puts "!~~~~!~~~~!~~~~!~~~~!" + " ©ASCII Finger Painters".colorize(:light_black)
+    elsif @interface.counter_orb.length >= @interface.counter_finish.length
+      puts "You are trapped on this plane of entanglement."
+      puts "Dramatic Death Art!".colorize(:red).blink
+      puts "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX" + " ©ASCII Finger Painters".colorize(:light_black)
+      exit
+      # or add another instance of Game to play again
+    else
+      play
+    end
+  end
+
+end # End of Game class definition
+
+game = Game.new