Per proposal in https://twitter.com/PinoBatch/status/1096266488225427458
Wheel of Fortune's two fundamental differences from Hangman are phrases and vowel buying. So to make Hangman play like Wheel:
- Multiple-word phrases instead of single words
- Require "spending" a consonant to guess a vowel, and mark all consonants spent after a miss
A play session might look like this, starting from the initial puzzle
THINGS
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
0 unspent consonants, 0 body parts
Must guess consonant
Guess "S"
_ _ S _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ S
2 unspent consonants, 0 body parts
May guess consonant or vowel
Guess "E"
Costs 1 consonant: one "S" gets crossed out
_ _ S _ _ _
E _ _ E _ _ S
1 unspent consonant, 0 body parts
May guess consonant or vowel
Guess "T"
_ _ S _ _ _
E _ _ E _ T S
2 unspent consonants, 0 body parts
May guess consonant or vowel
Guess "A"
Costs 1 consonant: other "S" gets crossed out
_ _ S _ A _
E _ _ E _ T S
1 unspent consonant, 0 body parts
May guess consonant or vowel
Guess "C"
_ _ S _ A _
E _ _ E C T S
2 unspent consonants, 0 body parts
May guess consonant or vowel
Guess "N"
Not in puzzle: all consonants spoiled, body part added
_ _ S _ A _
E _ _ E C T S
0 unspent consonants, 1 body part
Must guess consonant
Guess "L"
_ _ S _ A L
E _ _ E C T S
1 unspent consonant, 1 body part
May guess consonant or vowel
Guess "O"
Costs 1 consonant: "L" gets crossed out
Not in puzzle: all consonants spoiled, body part added
_ _ S _ A L
E _ _ E C T S
0 unspent consonants, 2 body parts
Must guess consonant
Essentially what this does is fill the wheel with all $250 spaces (the current price of one vowel), and loss of turn causes Bankrupt (because the other players have to start with no cash).