The playful history of words – The spirit of the game literally

– The spirit of the game to the letter

The recent success of “Wordle” reminds us that word games are not about to lose the game.

Posted today at 6:17 p.m.

In three months, the enthusiasm for “Wordle” was such that the game was bought by the “New York Times”.

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In 2014, numbers made a sensational appearance in online video games with “2048”. In 2022, it is the turn of letters to make a decisive irruption in the digital playful universe with «Wordle». Appearing last November, this new distraction was designed by developer Josh Wardle. He wanted it free – like “2048” – but it was bought at the price of several million a month ago by the “New York Times” which seeks to capture this massive enthusiasm translated by millions of users.

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