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> Wordle was acquired for an undisclosed price in the low-seven figures. Did I read that right ? Wordle was valued above 1M. It seems crazy from the outside b

> Wordle was acquired for an undisclosed price in the low-seven figures. Did I read that right ? Wordle was valued above 1M. It seems crazy from the outside but I guess I never realized how popular it.

steve_adams_86 5y ago
For what it's worth, I haven't played a game consistently for close to 20 years but Wordle stuck like glue for some reason. I've only missed two words in 3 weeks. It's kind of addictive. I might stop tomorrow, who knows, but it's interesting that I'm still returning to it day after day. I'm notoriously bad at picking up habits too, even if it's something I want to do.
- yupper32 5y ago
  It's addictive but it's also impossible to burn out since it's just one per day. If it was unlimited I would have likely gotten bored of it day 2.
  - steve_adams_86 5y ago
    Absolutely, I would have too. I'd burn 30m on it and totally forget about it.
- gigglesupstairs 5y ago
  You should try NYT’s Spelling Bee. I think it also has that daily coming back kind of attraction.
  - steve_adams_86 5y ago
    Ha, you're not kidding. That's really fun.
akozak 5y ago
Given their metrics (reportedly ~2M daily actives & growing) it struck me as cheap.
- redisman 5y ago
  The road to monetize those players and to make let’s say $2M net would be a huge pain in the ass. I would also have just sold and moved on to the fun part of a new project
- dymk 5y ago
  I enjoy Wordle specifically because it's zero friction to play (aka there are no ads, no signup, no popups, no nags to subscribe for "$1 a week") - which of course will be the first thing NYTimes adds. Real bummer, I enjoyed the collective experience of sharing the emoji square badges with friends in group chats. It was a fun daily challenge that anybody could hop in on at any time.
fouc 5y ago
New York Times will make much more back from Wordle. It's the new sudoku. It's the new crossword puzzle.

steve_adams_86 5y ago

For what it's worth, I haven't played a game consistently for close to 20 years but Wordle stuck like glue for some reason. I've only missed two words in 3 weeks. It's kind of addictive. I might stop tomorrow, who knows, but it's interesting that I'm still returning to it day after day. I'm notoriously bad at picking up habits too, even if it's something I want to do.

yupper32 5y ago
It's addictive but it's also impossible to burn out since it's just one per day. If it was unlimited I would have likely gotten bored of it day 2.
- steve_adams_86 5y ago
  Absolutely, I would have too. I'd burn 30m on it and totally forget about it.
gigglesupstairs 5y ago
You should try NYT’s Spelling Bee. I think it also has that daily coming back kind of attraction.
- steve_adams_86 5y ago
  Ha, you're not kidding. That's really fun.

akozak 5y ago

Given their metrics (reportedly ~2M daily actives & growing) it struck me as cheap.

redisman 5y ago
The road to monetize those players and to make let’s say $2M net would be a huge pain in the ass. I would also have just sold and moved on to the fun part of a new project
dymk 5y ago
I enjoy Wordle specifically because it's zero friction to play (aka there are no ads, no signup, no popups, no nags to subscribe for "$1 a week") - which of course will be the first thing NYTimes adds. Real bummer, I enjoyed the collective experience of sharing the emoji square badges with friends in group chats. It was a fun daily challenge that anybody could hop in on at any time.

fouc 5y ago

New York Times will make much more back from Wordle. It's the new sudoku. It's the new crossword puzzle.