diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..077cf8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
+project(hangman)
+
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+file(GLOB SOURCES "src/cpp/*.cpp" "src/cpp/*.hpp")
+add_executable(hangman ${SOURCES})
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ffd2d35..56f14c1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,8 +31,18 @@ new methods, anything. Just make sure it still builds.
 
 When ready, please submit a pull request.
 
+## Refactored object-oriented C++ version
+A refactored version written in C++ is located at ``src/cpp/``. 
+Instructions to build and run (CMake is required):
+```
+cmake .
+make
+./hangman
+```
+
 ## License
 
+
 The MIT License (MIT)
 
 Copyright (c) 2017 Yegor Bugayenko
diff --git a/src/cpp/attempt_display.cpp b/src/cpp/attempt_display.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be0b622
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cpp/attempt_display.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#include "attempt_display.hpp"
+#include <iostream>
+
+AttemptDisplay::AttemptDisplay(const GuessingAttempt& attempt, const Mistakes& mistakes)
+  : m_mistakes(mistakes) {
+  if (attempt.IsSuccessful()) {
+    ShowHit();
+  } else {
+    ShowMiss();
+  }
+}
+
+void AttemptDisplay::ShowHit() const {
+  std::cout << "Hit!\n";
+}
+
+void AttemptDisplay::ShowMiss() const {
+  std::cout << "Missed, mistake " << m_mistakes.GetAmount() << " out of "
+    << m_mistakes.GetMaxAmount() << "\n";
+}
diff --git a/src/cpp/attempt_display.hpp b/src/cpp/attempt_display.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1469ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cpp/attempt_display.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "guessing_attempt.hpp"
+#include "mistakes.hpp"
+
+class AttemptDisplay {
+public:
+  explicit AttemptDisplay(const GuessingAttempt& attempt, const Mistakes& mistakes);
+private:
+  const Mistakes& m_mistakes;
+
+  void ShowHit() const;
+  void ShowMiss() const;
+};
diff --git a/src/cpp/game.cpp b/src/cpp/game.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4f9426
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cpp/game.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#include "game.hpp"
+#include "guessing_attempt.hpp"
+#include "result_display.hpp"
+#include "attempt_display.hpp"
+
+constexpr size_t MAX_MISTAKES = 5;
+
+Game::Game()
+  : m_guessed_word()
+  , m_mistakes(MAX_MISTAKES)
+  , m_word_display(m_guessed_word.GetSize())
+  , m_user_input() {
+}
+
+void Game::Play() {
+  while (!IsOver()) {
+    char letter = m_user_input.InputLetter();
+    GuessingAttempt attempt(
+      letter,
+      m_guessed_word,
+      m_mistakes,
+      m_word_display
+    );
+
+    AttemptDisplay(attempt, m_mistakes);
+    m_word_display.Show();
+  }
+
+  ResultDisplay(*this);
+}
+
+bool Game::IsOver() const {
+  return IsWon() || IsLost();
+}
+
+bool Game::IsWon() const {
+  return m_guessed_word.IsGuessed();
+}
+
+bool Game::IsLost() const {
+  return m_mistakes.IsMaxAmountReached();
+}
+
diff --git a/src/cpp/game.hpp b/src/cpp/game.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f86d35e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cpp/game.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "guessed_word.hpp"
+#include "mistakes.hpp"
+#include "word_display.hpp"
+#include "user_input.hpp"
+
+class Game {
+public:
+  Game();
+  void Play();
+
+  bool IsOver() const;
+  bool IsWon() const;
+  bool IsLost() const;
+private:
+  GuessedWord m_guessed_word;
+  Mistakes m_mistakes;
+  WordDisplay m_word_display;
+  UserInput m_user_input;
+};
diff --git a/src/cpp/guessed_word.cpp b/src/cpp/guessed_word.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe09062
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cpp/guessed_word.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#include "guessed_word.hpp"
+#include <string>
+#include <cstdlib>
+
+static const std::vector<std::string> WORDS = {
+  "simplicity", "equality", "grandmother",
+  "neighborhood", "relationship", "mathematics",
+  "university", "explanation"
+};
+
+GuessedWord::GuessedWord()
+  : m_word(WORDS[std::rand() % WORDS.size()])
+  , m_guessed_amount(0)
+  , m_already_guessed() {
+}
+
+GuessedVec GuessedWord::Guess(char letter) {
+  GuessedVec result;
+
+  for (size_t pos = 0; pos < m_word.size(); ++pos) {
+    if (m_word[pos] == letter) {
+      result.push_back(pos);
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (m_already_guessed.count(letter) == 0) {
+    m_already_guessed.insert(letter);
+    m_guessed_amount += result.size();
+  }
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+size_t GuessedWord::GetSize() const {
+  return m_word.size();
+}
+
+bool GuessedWord::IsGuessed() const {
+  return m_guessed_amount == m_word.size();
+}
diff --git a/src/cpp/guessed_word.hpp b/src/cpp/guessed_word.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d05a8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cpp/guessed_word.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#include <set>
+
+using GuessedVec = std::vector<size_t>;
+
+class GuessedWord {
+public:
+  GuessedWord();
+
+  GuessedVec Guess(char letter);
+  size_t GetSize() const;
+  bool IsGuessed() const;
+private:
+  std::string m_word;
+  std::size_t m_guessed_amount;
+  std::set<char> m_already_guessed;
+};
diff --git a/src/cpp/guessing_attempt.cpp b/src/cpp/guessing_attempt.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..61403ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cpp/guessing_attempt.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#include "guessing_attempt.hpp"
+
+GuessingAttempt::GuessingAttempt(char letter, GuessedWord& word, Mistakes& mistakes, WordDisplay& word_display)
+  : m_guessed(word.Guess(letter))
+  , m_successful(!m_guessed.empty()) {
+  if (!m_successful) {
+    mistakes.MakeOne();
+  }
+  word_display.Reveal(letter, m_guessed);
+}
+
+bool GuessingAttempt::IsSuccessful() const {
+  return m_successful;
+}
diff --git a/src/cpp/guessing_attempt.hpp b/src/cpp/guessing_attempt.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d35308
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cpp/guessing_attempt.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "guessed_word.hpp"
+#include "mistakes.hpp"
+#include "word_display.hpp"
+
+class GuessingAttempt {
+public:
+  GuessingAttempt(char letter, GuessedWord& word, Mistakes& mistakes, WordDisplay& display);
+
+  bool IsSuccessful() const;
+private:
+  GuessedVec m_guessed;
+  bool m_successful;
+};
diff --git a/src/cpp/main.cpp b/src/cpp/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca62bac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cpp/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#include "game.hpp"
+#include <ctime>
+#include <cstdlib>
+
+int main() {
+  std::srand(std::time(nullptr));
+  Game().Play();
+
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/cpp/mistakes.cpp b/src/cpp/mistakes.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c1ace5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cpp/mistakes.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#include "mistakes.hpp"
+
+Mistakes::Mistakes(int max_amount)
+  : m_max_amount(max_amount)
+  , m_amount(0) {
+}
+
+void Mistakes::MakeOne() {
+  ++m_amount;
+}
+
+int Mistakes::GetAmount() const {
+  return m_amount;
+}
+
+int Mistakes::GetMaxAmount() const {
+  return m_max_amount;
+}
+
+int Mistakes::IsMaxAmountReached() const {
+  return m_amount >= m_max_amount;
+}
diff --git a/src/cpp/mistakes.hpp b/src/cpp/mistakes.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79b3796
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cpp/mistakes.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <cstddef>
+
+class Mistakes {
+public:
+  explicit Mistakes(int max_amount);
+
+  void MakeOne();
+  int GetAmount() const;
+  int GetMaxAmount() const;
+  int IsMaxAmountReached() const;
+private:
+  int m_max_amount;
+  int m_amount;
+};
diff --git a/src/cpp/result_display.cpp b/src/cpp/result_display.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a00e5f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cpp/result_display.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#include "result_display.hpp"
+#include "game.hpp"
+#include <iostream>
+
+ResultDisplay::ResultDisplay(const Game& game) {
+  if (game.IsWon()) {
+    ShowWin();
+  } else {
+    ShowLoss();
+  }
+}
+
+void ResultDisplay::ShowWin() const {
+  std::cout << "You won!\n";
+}
+
+void ResultDisplay::ShowLoss() const {
+  std::cout << "You lost.\n";
+}
diff --git a/src/cpp/result_display.hpp b/src/cpp/result_display.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d90f25a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cpp/result_display.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "mistakes.hpp"
+#include "guessing_attempt.hpp"
+
+class Game;
+
+class ResultDisplay {
+public:
+  explicit ResultDisplay(const Game& game);
+private:
+  void ShowWin() const;
+  void ShowLoss() const;
+};
diff --git a/src/cpp/user_input.cpp b/src/cpp/user_input.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08f38f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cpp/user_input.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#include "user_input.hpp"
+#include <iostream>
+
+char UserInput::InputLetter() const {
+  char c = 0;
+  std::cout << "Guess a letter: ";
+  std::cin >> c;
+  return c;
+}
diff --git a/src/cpp/user_input.hpp b/src/cpp/user_input.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c063508
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cpp/user_input.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#pragma once
+
+class UserInput {
+public:
+  char InputLetter() const;
+};
diff --git a/src/cpp/word_display.cpp b/src/cpp/word_display.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..146c3b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cpp/word_display.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#include "word_display.hpp"
+#include <iostream>
+
+WordDisplay::WordDisplay(size_t word_size)
+  : m_buffer(word_size, HIDDEN_LETTER) {
+  // initialize the buffer with hidden letters
+}
+
+void WordDisplay::Reveal(char letter, const GuessedVec& positions) {
+  for (auto pos : positions) {
+    m_buffer[pos] = letter;
+  }
+}
+
+void WordDisplay::Show() const {
+  std::cout << "The word: ";
+  std::cout << m_buffer << "\n\n";
+}
diff --git a/src/cpp/word_display.hpp b/src/cpp/word_display.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46a8243
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cpp/word_display.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "guessed_word.hpp"
+#include <vector>
+#include <string>
+
+class WordDisplay {
+public:
+  static constexpr char HIDDEN_LETTER = '?';
+
+  explicit WordDisplay(size_t word_size);
+
+  void Reveal(char letter, const GuessedVec& positions);
+  void Show() const;
+private:
+  std::string m_buffer;
+};