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jeffbee on Jan 31, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: The New York Times buys Wordle

Kinda wild since it's just a javascript ripoff and slight mod of Word Mastermind, which was itself based on an older but similar game.

woobar on Jan 31, 2022 [–]

I think these two ideas made it a success more than some old games it is built on:

1. Whole world playing against each other trying to guess same word every day

2. Easy way to share your results without spoiling the game

codebje on Jan 31, 2022 | [–]

3. An excellent design that lets you play without getting in the way

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