I admit focusing on Wordle here may be a popularity hack for this article[1] (though it is also what brought writing it to mind), as obviously Josh Wardle wasn'

I admit focusing on Wordle here may be a popularity hack for this article[1] (though it is also what brought writing it to mind), as obviously Josh Wardle wasn't expecting the results he got. Though I do really hope the New York Times integrates cross-device play at some point... they already have an account system, after all. I think small audiences also benefit from a server-side component, although ideally one that is also relatively small: With the example of high scores or seeing friends' progress, I wouldn't want to see the entire world's, but maybe share amongst a small group of friends or family. (This is what sharing to Twitter or Facebook largely emulates, in a very indirect way.) [1] Aside: I briefly wondered if I should figure a way to shoehorn "Wordle" into the title if I was actually hoping to get some traction with this article, but I really think it would've moved away from the point then.