Bugfix/avoid consecutive duplicate word

script.js

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const defaultWords = [
-    'DEVOPS', 'AGILE', 'VERSION', 'BRANCH', 'GITHUB', 
+    'DEVOPS', 'AGILE', 'VERSION', 'BRANCH', 'GITHUB',
     'CHANGES', 'FEATURES', 'HOTFIX', 'CONTINUOUS', 'INTEGRATION',
     'DEPLOYMENT', 'TESTING', 'COMMIT', 'SNAPSHOT', 'CULTURE',
     'PIPELINE', 'DOCKER', 'SCRUM', 'KANBAN', 'MERGE'
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ let gameState = {
     player2: { name: '', score: 0 },
     currentPlayer: 1,
     currentWord: '',
+    lastWord: '', // ✅ add this
     guessedLetters: [],
     wrongGuesses: 0,
     maxWrong: 6,
@@ -19,14 +20,14 @@ let gameState = {
 
 let wordBank = [];
 
-document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
+document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {
     loadWordBank();
     generateKeyboard();
 });
 
 function toggleTheme() {
     const themeIcon = document.querySelector('.theme-icon');
-    
+
     if (themeIcon.textContent === '🌙') {
         themeIcon.textContent = '☀️';
     } else {
@@ -37,10 +38,10 @@ function toggleTheme() {
 function switchTab(tabName) {
     const tabs = document.querySelectorAll('.tab-content');
     tabs.forEach(tab => tab.classList.remove('active'));
-    
+
     const tabButtons = document.querySelectorAll('.tab');
     tabButtons.forEach(btn => btn.classList.remove('active'));
-    
+
     document.getElementById(tabName).classList.add('active');
     event.target.classList.add('active');
 }
@@ -63,9 +64,9 @@ function saveWordBank() {
 function displayWordBank() {
     const wordList = document.getElementById('wordList');
     const wordCount = document.getElementById('wordCount');
-    
+
     wordCount.textContent = wordBank.length;
-    
+
     if (wordBank.length === 0) {
         wordList.innerHTML = `
             <div class="empty-state">
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ function displayWordBank() {
         `;
         return;
     }
-    
+
     wordList.innerHTML = '';
     wordBank.forEach((word, index) => {
         const wordItem = document.createElement('div');
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ function deleteWord(index) {
 function generateKeyboard() {
     const keyboard = document.getElementById('keyboard');
     const letters = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ';
-    
+
     keyboard.innerHTML = '';
     for (let letter of letters) {
         const button = document.createElement('button');
@@ -131,35 +132,66 @@ function generateKeyboard() {
         keyboard.appendChild(button);
     }
 }
-
 function startGame() {
-    const p1Name = document.getElementById('player1Name').value.trim();
-    const p2Name = document.getElementById('player2Name').value.trim();
-
-    gameState.player1.name = p1Name || 'Player 1';
-    gameState.player2.name = p2Name || 'Player 2';
-
-    document.getElementById('player1Display').textContent = gameState.player1.name;
-    document.getElementById('player2Display').textContent = gameState.player2.name;
-
+    const p1Input = document.getElementById('player1Name');
+    const p2Input = document.getElementById('player2Name');
+
+    const p1Name = p1Input.value.trim();
+    const p2Name = p2Input.value.trim();
+
+    const nameRegex = /^[A-Za-z]{2,}$/; // letters only, min 2 chars
+
+    // Validate Player 1
+    if (!nameRegex.test(p1Name)) {
+        alert('Player 1 name must contain only letters and be at least 2 characters long.');
+        p1Input.focus();
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Validate Player 2
+    if (!nameRegex.test(p2Name)) {
+        alert('Player 2 name must contain only letters and be at least 2 characters long.');
+        p2Input.focus();
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // If valid, set names
+    gameState.player1.name = p1Name;
+    gameState.player2.name = p2Name;
+
+    document.getElementById('player1Display').textContent = p1Name;
+    document.getElementById('player2Display').textContent = p2Name;
+
     document.getElementById('gameArea').style.display = 'block';
-    
+
     nextRound();
 }
 
+
 function nextRound() {
     if (wordBank.length === 0) {
         alert('No words in the word bank! Add some words first.');
         return;
     }
-    
+
     gameState.guessedLetters = [];
     gameState.wrongGuesses = 0;
     gameState.gameActive = true;
-
-    const randomIndex = Math.floor(Math.random() * wordBank.length);
-    gameState.currentWord = wordBank[randomIndex];
-
+
+    let newWord;
+
+    if (wordBank.length === 1) {
+        newWord = wordBank[0]; // Only one word available
+    } else {
+        do {
+            const randomIndex = Math.floor(Math.random() * wordBank.length);
+            newWord = wordBank[randomIndex];
+        } while (newWord === gameState.lastWord);
+    }
+
+    gameState.currentWord = newWord;
+    gameState.lastWord = newWord;
+
     document.getElementById('gameStatus').classList.remove('show');
     document.getElementById('gameStatus').className = 'game-status';
     resetHangman();
@@ -172,18 +204,18 @@ function nextRound() {
 
 function guessLetter(letter) {
     if (!gameState.gameActive) return;
-    
+
     if (gameState.guessedLetters.includes(letter)) {
         return;
     }
-    
+
     gameState.guessedLetters.push(letter);
-    
+
     if (!gameState.currentWord.includes(letter)) {
         gameState.wrongGuesses++;
         updateHangman();
     }
-    
+
     updateWordDisplay();
     updateWrongLetters();
     updateLives();
@@ -193,24 +225,24 @@ function guessLetter(letter) {
 function updateWordDisplay() {
     const display = document.getElementById('wordDisplay');
     let displayText = '';
-    
+
     for (let letter of gameState.currentWord) {
         if (gameState.guessedLetters.includes(letter)) {
             displayText += letter + ' ';
         } else {
             displayText += '_ ';
         }
     }
-    
+
     display.textContent = displayText.trim();
 }
 
 function updateWrongLetters() {
     const wrongLettersDiv = document.getElementById('wrongLetters');
-    const wrong = gameState.guessedLetters.filter(letter => 
+    const wrong = gameState.guessedLetters.filter(letter =>
         !gameState.currentWord.includes(letter)
     );
-    
+
     if (wrong.length === 0) {
         wrongLettersDiv.textContent = 'None yet';
     } else {
@@ -219,16 +251,16 @@ function updateWrongLetters() {
 }
 
 function updateLives() {
-    const livesLeft = gameState.maxWrong - gameState.wrongGuesses + 1;
+    const livesLeft = gameState.maxWrong - gameState.wrongGuesses;
     document.getElementById('livesLeft').textContent = livesLeft;
 }
 
 function updateHangman() {
     const parts = ['head', 'body', 'leftArm', 'rightArm', 'leftLeg', 'rightLeg'];
-    
+
     const wrongOrder = ['head', 'leftArm', 'rightArm', 'body', 'leftLeg', 'rightLeg'];
     const partIndex = gameState.wrongGuesses - 1;
-    
+
     if (partIndex >= 0 && partIndex < wrongOrder.length) {
         const partToShow = wrongOrder[partIndex];
         document.getElementById(partToShow).style.display = 'block';
@@ -255,7 +287,7 @@ function resetKeyboard() {
 function updateCurrentPlayer() {
     const player1Div = document.getElementById('player1Score');
     const player2Div = document.getElementById('player2Score');
-    
+
     if (gameState.currentPlayer === 1) {
         player1Div.classList.add('active');
         player2Div.classList.remove('active');
@@ -269,12 +301,12 @@ function checkGameStatus() {
     const allLettersGuessed = [...gameState.currentWord].every(letter =>
         gameState.guessedLetters.includes(letter)
     );
-    
+
     if (allLettersGuessed) {
         gameWon();
         return;
     }
-    
+
     if (gameState.wrongGuesses >= gameState.maxWrong) {
         gameLost();
         return;
@@ -283,36 +315,36 @@ function checkGameStatus() {
 
 function gameWon() {
     gameState.gameActive = false;
-    
+
     if (gameState.currentPlayer === 1) {
         gameState.player2.score += 10;
         document.getElementById('score2').textContent = gameState.player2.score;
     } else {
         gameState.player1.score += 10;
         document.getElementById('score1').textContent = gameState.player1.score;
     }
-    
+
     const statusDiv = document.getElementById('gameStatus');
     const statusMsg = document.getElementById('statusMessage');
-    
-    const winnerName = gameState.currentPlayer === 1 ? 
+
+    const winnerName = gameState.currentPlayer === 1 ?
         gameState.player2.name : gameState.player1.name;
-    
+
     statusMsg.textContent = `🎉 ${winnerName} won! The word was: ${gameState.currentWord}`;
     statusDiv.classList.add('show', 'winner');
 }
 
 function gameLost() {
     gameState.gameActive = false;
-    
+
     const statusDiv = document.getElementById('gameStatus');
     const statusMsg = document.getElementById('statusMessage');
-    
-    const currentPlayerName = gameState.currentPlayer === 1 ? 
+
+    const currentPlayerName = gameState.currentPlayer === 1 ?
         gameState.player1.name : gameState.player2.name;
-    
+
     statusMsg.textContent = `😢 ${currentPlayerName} lost! The word was: ${gameState.currentWord}`;
     statusDiv.classList.add('show', 'loser');
-    
+
     gameState.currentPlayer = gameState.currentPlayer === 1 ? 2 : 1;
 }