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They could offer an archive themselves if they thought that was a positive. They don't, and to me the fact that you can only do one a day is a brilliant yet cou

They could offer an archive themselves if they thought that was a positive. They don't, and to me the fact that you can only do one a day is a brilliant yet counterintuitive strategy that helped get Wordle popular. But that strategy is defeated if others offer what they choose not to. I really like the idea of them being able to say "don't worry, you can't get overly addicted because we only offer one a day and don't let you binge." And as owners of the IP, they do have that right.

n4r9 5y ago
The brilliance of the strategy is that there's a "today's word". Like how a newspaper has a daily crossword. You feel like you completed today's challenge, and can compare like for like with your friends and family. Having the archive doesn't affect that. I used the wordle archive so that I could go back to days I missed. That way I can still share the experience with my family even if I've had a really busy day. It's undeniably a positive and I'm upset that I can't do this anymore. Several of the variants e.g. Quordle have an unlimited play variant, but I've never felt a desire to use it.
- robbrown451 5y ago
  Right but if there is an archive, and you can play indefinitely, the concept of "today's word" loses its meaning. And people might start going to the archive instead of the main site, seeing as it has a major features the main site doesn't. (i.e. ability to keep playing) Obviously they don't want that. They want 100% of your concentration to be on today's word. They want you to look forward to tomorrows puzzle where you can play again. Playing archived games decreases that, as you can satisfy your craving that way. I sort of miss the archive, but at the same time I am glad it is gone. I like that feeling of "I'm done with Wordle for today" without that nagging "but I can do 100 more .... now where did my morning go?" This is a rare case where I support a company being protective of its IP.
  - n4r9 5y ago
    > if ... you can play indefinitely, the concept of "today's word" loses its meaning All I can say is that this is not my experience. In my family WhatsApp people post today's result and we sometimes have a bit of a chat about what it was like. Sometimes we do today's globle and quordle too. The quordle has an infinite play version but I don't think any of us spend much time on it.
Aeolun 5y ago
> I really like the idea of them being able to say "don't worry, you can't get overly addicted because we only offer one a day and don't let you binge." I think their motivations are a little bit less altruistic. Which your post helped me figure out. They don’t want an archive because that requires everyone to visit their site at least once a day. If there is an archive people could skip a day without repercussions.

n4r9 5y ago

The brilliance of the strategy is that there's a "today's word". Like how a newspaper has a daily crossword. You feel like you completed today's challenge, and can compare like for like with your friends and family. Having the archive doesn't affect that. I used the wordle archive so that I could go back to days I missed. That way I can still share the experience with my family even if I've had a really busy day. It's undeniably a positive and I'm upset that I can't do this anymore. Several of the variants e.g. Quordle have an unlimited play variant, but I've never felt a desire to use it.

robbrown451 5y ago
Right but if there is an archive, and you can play indefinitely, the concept of "today's word" loses its meaning. And people might start going to the archive instead of the main site, seeing as it has a major features the main site doesn't. (i.e. ability to keep playing) Obviously they don't want that. They want 100% of your concentration to be on today's word. They want you to look forward to tomorrows puzzle where you can play again. Playing archived games decreases that, as you can satisfy your craving that way. I sort of miss the archive, but at the same time I am glad it is gone. I like that feeling of "I'm done with Wordle for today" without that nagging "but I can do 100 more .... now where did my morning go?" This is a rare case where I support a company being protective of its IP.
- n4r9 5y ago
  > if ... you can play indefinitely, the concept of "today's word" loses its meaning All I can say is that this is not my experience. In my family WhatsApp people post today's result and we sometimes have a bit of a chat about what it was like. Sometimes we do today's globle and quordle too. The quordle has an infinite play version but I don't think any of us spend much time on it.

Aeolun 5y ago

> I really like the idea of them being able to say "don't worry, you can't get overly addicted because we only offer one a day and don't let you binge." I think their motivations are a little bit less altruistic. Which your post helped me figure out. They don’t want an archive because that requires everyone to visit their site at least once a day. If there is an archive people could skip a day without repercussions.