The folks at Squirrel Monkey reimagine modern apps and online services as if they existed decades ago. They do a great job making them look like software did in the 1980s and 1990s. This imaginary 1980s version of Wordle looks and sounds exactly like real PC games of the era. I don't know how they do it!
Watch: What if Wordle existed in the 1980s
Chessguessr: wordle but with chess moves
In Chessguessr you have to guess the next five moves from a selected master game, and are informed each time which moves you got right—like wordle, but with chess. As with the original word game, there are many possibilities and only five chances to pick the right sequence. There are far more possibilities to worry… READ THE REST
New York Times tried to change today's Wordle word that suddenly seemed icky after Politico leak
If you're a Wordle addict, you might want to play today's round before reading this spoiler of a post — unless, that is, you're easily offended by certain politically charged words creeping into your gameplay. In that case, read on. The New York Times, which tries to keep their daily Wordle word "distinct from the… READ THE REST
The mean old New York Times took down a Wordle archive
The New York Times bought Wordle from its creator, so it has the legal right to stop others from offering archives of Wordle. The newspaper-cum-gaming-company did just that this week when it contacted the owner of a Wordle archival site and told them to stop. The archive posted a message that said, "Sadly, the New… READ THE REST
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