Either like me you went from ‘What’s Wordle?’ to a loyal fan who now plays the game of a morning before even checking what’s trending on Twitter, or you’re perplexed by friends posting little pictures of green, yellow and grey boxes.
So a quick summary if you’re confused by a friend who has been sending WhatsApp’s of orange and green boxes to you.
What in the Wordle is this?
Wordle is puzzle game played online which has become an internet phenomenon. The game challenges players to guess a five-letter word within six tries.
A green box denotes a correct letter in the correct position, a yellow one means the letter is in the word but in the wrong position, and a grey box means the letter in not in the word at all. It’s free and you don’t have to make an account just go to the website play and then share their results (Without spoiling the word) on Twitter.
The simple online word puzzle had 300,000 at the beginning of January and two million a the start of February! A true success story especially for Mr Wordle, Josh Wardle, a Welsh software engineer who created Wordle to play with his girlfriend and only released it to the public in October 2021 on the fairly obscure domain name http://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle the small game made for love went viral and was brought for a seven-figure sum by the owner of the New York Times newspaper, who said it would remain free to play. A wonderful story which would make a cute indie film ‘Mr Wordle’ copywrite pending.
That community feeling
Much like the Pokémon Go craze or during Lockdown 1 when everyone collectively started manically baking Banana bread, there is something magical when people come together to do the same thing.
The feeling of all being at the same concert or football match but amplified by a few million.
Day to day we are ignoring that we really should be in a herd, that we haven’t changed from when we lived in tribes and trusted many people with our lives.
The feeling of ‘We are all doing this together’ if harnessed would surely change the world, look at the millions raised every year for comic relief or how millions of people stood outside clapping for carers.
How can we harness this power? I would have though a global pandemic would be one way and for a moment there it looked like it might be but now there seems to be more division than ever. Maybe like the philosopher’s stone it can only be found by those who don’t want to use it.
I hope it’s a glimmer of what we could achieve, we have more common goals than things that divide us after all, if we could collectively pick one task at a time (and post the results on Twitter) there is nothing we can’t do.
Good gifts for a Wordle player.
That one person who sends you those little coloured squares everyday or maybe the person that introduced you to Wordle has a birthday coming up or your word wiz just happens to be lovely and you want to get them a gift.. you have a great hint at what to get them, they love a puzzle.
Here are some gift ideas for people who love Wordle:
If they enjoy looking at letters and thinking of words the likeliness is that they have already played the brilliant classic Scrabble and may even have the original game, slightly rough around the edges that they get out whenever they get the chance.
This Scrabble Deluxe Travel Edition adds a level of fancy that feels like adult games room rather than kids play room. The very handsome folding wooden case with magnetic closure feature makes it perfect for bringing over to a friends house to play. It also has a raised letter tile grid – and the board halves slide out to reveal storage area underneath, making it the perfect board for a quick no hassle set up on a couch.
This aesthetically pleasing scrabble board game makes a great gift!
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Monopoly is possibly the best known board game and the different themes make for a great personalized gift! This Pokémon is great fun for kids and nostalgic millennials alike.
Choose your favourite token from; Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Squirtle, Charmander, Eevee and Jigglypuff, adventure to all eight gyms and battle your way to victory; accumulate fortunes, but like the original you’ll have to watch out for taxes, jail and bankruptcy like in the original.
3. Boggle
Boggle is probably the most similar to Wordle in real life but with the element of speed. Shake up the letters, flip the timer and spot the words fast! It can be played on it’s own or with a friend and with a price of under £10 this is a great little gift. With it’s compact size this is a great game to take to road trip or a long train journey.
4. Sudoku – Daily Sudoku for the next 10 years
In some ways like using your cognitive skills to work out which letters can go where Wordle is quite a bit like Sudoku. If you know a Sudoku fan a book of sudoku puzzles is a thoughtful gift.
This Sudoku book could keep a puzzle fan happy for 10 years, this puzzle book will outlive wordle and is a good tangible gift. This premium quality book will satisfy even the most demanding players.
It contains more than 3650 of our best Sudoku with 3 difficulty levels. The medium level puzzles are intended for players who are used to basic Sudoku techniques. On the other hand, the difficult and expert levels will provide real challenges even for regular players.
See more about the Sudoku book here
Is a puzzle playing board game loving friend or partner coming up to a big birthday or you feel that you want to get them a fancy gift?
Take a look at this stunning Chess board made from high quality Olive Wood, one of the hardest woods in the world.
This handmade wooden chess set comes with hand-carved olive wood chess pieces and quirky wooden draws to hold the chess pieces.
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Enjoy Wordle and enjoy giving these fun gifts!
Thank you.
Good Gifts For Them 