I cannot recall anything like this since the Angry Birds phenomenon. For weeks now, the five-letter word game Wordle has been huge on social media, with people showing off sharing their scores/ solutions. Daily Wordle solutions in encrypted form also found their way onto social media, allowing people to tell others that they had ‘done it’ for the day. And now there are new versions: Worldle for geography nerds – and Numdle for people who like numbers.
It was like this
It was taking over the timeline – we saw boast posts about Wordle everywhere
It seems to be taking up a lot of mind space; so that people are seeing that grid pattern offline as well
Of course there are memes.
…Is a big part of the experience.
Some of the more difficult ones seem to attract more interest.
They badly want to solve the puzzles
Finishing the puzzle gives that sense of achievement – probably why so many seem obsessed with it
Or maybe not?
Word puzzles are interesting and addictive – I have a daily tryst with Scrabble, Word Stacks and Word Trip so I would know – but this one really seems to have caught on.
Players look forward to the next one – yes there is only one a day, each with its serial number.
I haven’t played it yet, so I cannot comment
Maybe I won’t be able to solve the puzzle and feel stupid? Maybe that’s why I don’t play it?
Not getting it is frustrating.
Some believe so
It is a game for those with an affinity for geography.
It is like Wordle for people who like numbers.
Because why not!
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