{"id":8305,"date":"2022-01-31T23:48:06","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T23:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/01\/31\/wordle-will-eventually-stop-being-free-after-buyout-review-geek\/"},"modified":"2022-01-31T23:48:06","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T23:48:06","slug":"wordle-will-eventually-stop-being-free-after-buyout-review-geek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/01\/31\/wordle-will-eventually-stop-being-free-after-buyout-review-geek\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Wordle\u2019 Will Eventually Stop Being Free After Buyout \u2013 Review Geek"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Well, it was good while it lasted.\u00a0Wordle<\/em><\/a>, the free and ad-free word game that consumed all our minds, won\u2019t be free anymore sometime in the future. On Twitter today, the game\u2019s creator announced\u00a0The New York Times company\u00a0agreed to buy the game<\/a>. And a paywall is coming.<\/p>\n

Just in case you somehow missed the internet craze so big, we\u2019ve dedicated nine previous posts<\/a> (and ten after this one!) covering it; Wordle\u00a0is the game the world can\u2019t stop talking about. That\u2019s probably because it managed the perfect mix of ease to play, difficulty to master, scarcity (one game a day), and bragging rights. We\u2019ve talked about\u00a0strategy<\/a>, alternatives<\/a>, and more. We even put together a page to give you Wordle\u00a0<\/em>hints and the answer<\/a> if you\u2019re really stuck.<\/p>\n

But all of that is about to change. After all,\u00a0Wordle<\/em>\u00a0was a passion project built by Josh Wardle for his partner, who loves word games. It blew up in ways no one could have anticipated, as evidenced by the fact that the answers were available right in the site\u2019s code.<\/p>\n

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An update on Wordle pic.twitter.com\/TmHd0AIRLX<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Josh Wardle (@powerlanguish) January 31, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The New York Times<\/em> confirms<\/a> it agreed to buy the game for a price in \u201cthe low seven figures\u201d and will take over managing it entirely. That includes a move to the NYT site, though Wardle promises your streaks and wins would make the move too.<\/p>\n

But while Wardle\u2019s initial post gave hope that the game would remain free for all to play,\u00a0The New York Times\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0own coverage threw cold water with a simple statement:<\/p>\n

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The company said the game would initially remain free to new and existing players.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Note the keyword \u201cinitially.\u201d Which in turn implies, \u201ceventually it won\u2019t be free anymore.\u201d That shouldn\u2019t be a surprise, as the\u00a0NYT<\/em> already hosts content behind paywalls, from its daily news coverage to its\u00a0Wirecutter<\/em> reviews to even games like its crossword puzzles. Add one more game to the list.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not a distinct confirmation, and Wordle may\u00a0remain free. But if and when it does go behind a paywall, there are always alternatives.<\/p>\n

Source: NYT<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n