The Culture: Why everyone is addicted to Wordle
January 28, 2022
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January 28, 2022
The Culture: Why everyone is addicted to Wordle
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<p>The Culture is back for 2022! And to start things off, we’re putting the magnifying glass over a game that has taken the internet by storm.</p><p>With no promotion or monetisation, Wordle has grown a player base of over two million in a little less than three months. But what is it about this humble word game that has so many people addicted?</p><p>To help unpack where Wordle came from and how it operates in a social media landscape, games reporter for Screenhub and regular games critic for <em>The Saturday Paper</em>, Jini Maxwell, joins <em>The Culture</em> this week.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> Jini Maxwell, games critic for <em>The Saturday Paper.</em></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
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