Wordle owner New York Times suing one-man country-guessing game Worldle

The New York Times, owner of Wordle, is suing a one-man geography-guessing alternative project named Worldle.

Hit puzzle game Wordle was the work of British designer Josh Wardle, until it was bought by The New York Times in 2022 for a seven-figure sum. It’s now operated as part of The New York Times’ growing games portfolio and is played by millions daily.

The browser-based Worldle, meanwhile, was built and is still run by one man – Seattle-based Kory McDonald, and has around 100,000 players each month.

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