Viral Word Game Wordle Is Being Turned Into A Board Game

In Wordle: The Party Game, players will have six attempts to guess a five-letter word. The fewer tries a player needs to guess the word, the fewer points they score. The player with the least points at the end of the game is declared the winner. There are four different ways to play: classic mode, fast play, timed games or with teams. Once a round is over, simply wipe the dry-erase boards clean to start anew.

Wordle was created by Josh Wardle and launched in October 2021. It quickly went viral and spawned several clones in the process. The game caught the attention of The New York Times, which wanted to add it to its stable of original puzzle games. Wardle ended up selling it to the publication for a low-seven-figure sum. It was pretty much a given that The Times would attempt to monetize its new IP, and that’s exactly what we are seeing with the new board game.