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The New York Times Issues Court Threats To Geography Game Worldle
31.5.2024
If you’re three or older, you might remember a brief window of happiness in the annus horribilis that was 2021: Wordle. It was such a lovely time, not just because of Josh Wardle’s splendid little daily puzzle game that provided light in an era of lockdowns, but also because of the multiple...
Thanks To Hits Like Wordle, The New York Times Is Now A Gaming Company
1.4.2024
The New York Times might be best known for its long-running newspaper. But new data shows that thanks to popular games like Wordle, Strands, Connections, and more, the Times has quietly become a video game company that just so happens to have a newspaper subscription, too. Read more
Cinematrix Is The Best Commute Game Since Wordle
28.2.2024
As someone whose commute to and from the office every day is under half an hour, I am always looking for something short and sweet to do while riding the subway. Sure, there’s the New York Times Games app and its offerings like Wordle and the more recent Connections. But as of February 26, there...
I Am Embarrassingly Bad At The New York Times’ Connections Puzzle
19.10.2023
As a young girl, I would spend hours sitting around the kitchen table watching my mom and Yia-Yia complete the New York Times crossword puzzle in pen, sipping too-strong coffee while they argued over potential answers and begrudgingly grabbed the Wite-Out to fix a rare mistake. They didn’t let...
Stardew Valley Fishing Minigame Makes A Surprisingly Good Wordle Clone
30.8.2023
Free, fan-made browser game Pufferdle is an unexpectedly successful cozy mutant. Developer Abdullah Masud made it from sewing together some beloved parts—the fishing minigame from Stardew Valley, and Wordle’s streamlined hangman procedure—and ended up with a pixel fish-guesser many will find...
The New York Times' Latest Puzzle Seems Awfully Familiar
19.6.2023
Last week, the New York Times announced its latest puzzle had gone live for beta testing on its puzzling site. Joining the world famous crossword, and of course Wordle, is Connections. It’s a four-by-four grid of words, that you need to rearrange into four connecting groups. And if you happen...
The New York Times Adds A New, Competitive Way To Play Wordle
6.6.2023
Hot on the heels of the most recent PGA tournament, The New York Times is introducing a twist to its favorite word game Wordle that, as far as I know, absolutely no one asked for: Wordle Golf. Like the standard game, which is a more pacifist hangman, Wordle Golf requires you to guess its hidden...
This Perfectly Reasonable Wordle Answer Is Stumping 30% Of Players
25.4.2023
Today’s Wordle answer is evading nearly 30 percent of players, The New York Times—which has been publishing Josh Wardle’s beloved word puzzle since buying it in 2022—said on Twitter. Read more
American Dictionary Buys Beloved Wordle Clone Quordle
23.1.2023
Quordle is one of the more popular and difficult Wordle clones out there. Instead of solving just one linguistic brain teaser a day, you have to solve four puzzles simultaneously. And now it’s owned by Merriam-Webster, a dictionary company that appears to increasingly be pivoting from definitions...
Bill Gates přiznal svou závislost na hrách typu Wordle. Podělil se o svou vítěznou strategii
3.9.2022
„Nemůžu přestat hrát Wordle!“ píše v titulku nového příspěvku na blogu GatesNotes zakladatel a bývalý ředitel Microsoftu Bill Gates. Přiznává, že hned po probuzení bere do rukou telefon nebo notebook a pouští se do řešení nových hádanek. Kromě původní varianty hraje také její klony s více slovy –
Zebedee Inks Deal With Mobile Game Studio Viker to Add BTC Rewards to Solitaire, Sudoku, Missing Letters
26.7.2022
Seven days after the financial technology and bitcoin payments firm Zebedee announced it secured a $35 million capital raise, the company has revealed a new partnership deal with the mobile game studio Viker. The two companies have enhanced three classic video games with Zebedee’s bitcoin...
Z webové stránky do krabičky. Hra Wordle přichází jako deskovka, prodeje začnou v říjnu
16.7.2022
Nesmírně populární hra Wordle, která v současnosti existuje v mnoha více či méně se podobajících klonech snad ve všech jazycích, přichází na trh v podobě deskovky (spojením „board game“ ji označuje NYT, ačkoli součástí není herní deska). Ve čtvrtek to oznámil americký deník The New York Times, jež
Wordle Is Getting Its Own Party Game, Out In October
14.7.2022
Wordle at one point earlier this year dominated the internet and filled your Twitter feeds with colorful squares. And while today it’s not nearly the cultural phenomenon it once was, it’s still very popular, and to capitalize on that, Hasbro is creating a board game based on Wordle that will be...
Letos hráči na Twitteru zatím nejvíce mluví o Genshin Impact a Wordle
14.7.2022
Sociální síť Twitter zveřejnila seznam videoher, o kterých se letos nejčastěji baví její uživatelé. Navzdory tomu, že v první polovině roku vyšly hity jako Elden Ring nebo Horizon Forbidden West, v této kategorii vítězí „casual“ tituly jako Genshin Impact, Wordle nebo Ensemble Stars
Wordle Removes ‘Fetus’ Answer Following Attack On Abortion Rights
9.5.2022
Today’s Wordle answer was supposed to be “fetus,” and for many it still was, despite The New York Times trying to pull the word ahead of time. In light of reports that the Supreme Court is currently slated to overturn Roe v. Wade and toss out abortion rights for millions along with it, the Greylady...
Wordle’s Creator Just Endorsed An Excellent New Word Puzzler
2.5.2022
Friends don’t excitedly text me their black, yellow, and green Wordle clusters anymore. They no longer boast about how quickly they completed the daily word puzzle game, nor do they complain about how the New York Times totally rigged it after buying it from its creator, Josh Wardle. For the most...
Letošní hitová hra s písmeny má spoustu klonů, některé stojí za pozornost
22.4.2022
Úspěšnou logickou hru s písmeny Wordle se v poslední době snaží napodobit kdekdo. Některé projekty jsou jen na podrásání nervů, jiné nás ovšem docela baví
14 Games Like Wordle That Will Keep The Serotonin Flowing
13.4.2022
Wordle has brought us a lot of wonderfle things, not least a surge of freely available, one-a-day puzzles to enjoy, without the faff of having to install apps or register accounts. Played in a browser, whether on your phone or laptop, Wordle and the many, many games it’s inspired have become a part...
Hurdle Gives Wordle Addicts Five Times The Hit
8.4.2022
Wordle produces more variants than the most prolific of viruses, with new ones finding their way to wider popularity every day. The one I’ve most recently caught is Hurdle, where you have to complete five of the five-letter word puzzles in a row.Read more
Wordle Prototype's Obscure Word List Makes Its Current Puzzles Look Easy
26.3.2022
Wordle’s creator, Josh Wardle, gave a talk at this year’s GDC, which has been bringing people joy. Described by one member of the audience as “the opposite of every NFT and Metaverse panel,” during the talk Wardle explained the hit game was created as long ago as 2013.Read more