void initGame (char playerName[], hangmanGameState *state){
  strcpy(state->playerName, playerName); 
  state->numberOfWrongGuesses = 0;
  state->numberOfCorrectGuesses = 0;
  int i;
  for (i=0; i < 128; i++){
    if (isalpha(i)) 
      state->charGuessed[i] = 0;
    else 
      state->charGuessed[i] = 1;
  }
  initHighscoreFacility("highscorefile");
  clrconsole();
}