{"id":1300334,"date":"2022-02-15T16:38:01","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T21:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1300334"},"modified":"2022-02-15T16:38:17","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T21:38:17","slug":"players-quit-wordle-after-timess-million-dollar-purchase-of-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/players-quit-wordle-after-timess-million-dollar-purchase-of-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Players Quit \u2018Wordle\u2019 After Times\u2019s Million-Dollar Purchase of Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fplayers-quit-wordle-after-timess-million-dollar-purchase-of-game%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1300334&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Player engagement with Wordle has plummeted since the <em>New York Times<\/em> bought the popular word game for more than a million dollars earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>The game, in which a player has six chances to guess a five-letter word, quickly became an internet sensation after it was launched late last year, and it attracts millions of users daily. The <em>Times<\/em> acquired the app from software engineer Josh Wardle on Jan. 31, and in just two weeks, the app\u2019s engagement levels have dropped 25 percent, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LikeFolio\/status\/1493645260316160012\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/LikeFolio\/status\/1493645260316160012&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1645040892037000&amp;usg=AOvVaw18nmaJ9ilRz9Vei_tzZNBZ\">LikeFolio analysis.<\/a> The game&#8217;s &#8220;consumer happiness&#8221; also dropped 16 points since it was acquired. Many users speculated that the <em>Times<\/em> changed Wordle&#8217;s gameplay after the purchase, but the company released a statement in January ensuring that the game itself would stay the same.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/FLp-G3VWYAIMDdz-1024x509-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"509\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But the&nbsp;<em>Times<\/em> did alter the game\u2019s dictionary, removing words such as &#8220;whore&#8221; and &#8220;pussy&#8221; from the list of possible guesses. The <em>Times<\/em> also cut culturally sensitive words, such as &#8220;slave,&#8221; &#8220;lynch,&#8221; and &#8220;wench,&#8221; in an effort to&nbsp;&#8220;remove obscure words to keep the puzzle accessible to more people, as well as insensitive or offensive words,&#8221; according to <em>Times<\/em> spokesman Jordan Cohen. If a user attempts to play a banned word, a &#8220;not in word list&#8221; notification forces them to guess again. Recently, competitors have launched knockoff games like Lewdle and Sweardle that keep Wordle\u2019s original puzzle model but encourage users to guess more risqu\u00e9 words.<\/p>\n<p>Although Wordle initially captured national attention, corporate ownership of the game appears to have deterred users. &#8220;I haven\u2019t noticed any change in game, but not as fun knowing the <em>Times<\/em> bought it and will eventually put behind paywalls,&#8221; one user <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/orderofthepug1\/status\/1493647518445359105\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/orderofthepug1\/status\/1493647518445359105&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1645040892037000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Ol26ad712d90YG6rlJRdv\">tweeted<\/a>. &#8220;Party\u2019s over.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Player engagement with Wordle has plummeted since the New York Times bought the popular word game for more than a million dollars earlier this year. 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