Software:Absurdle
Absurdle is a 2022 web-based puzzle word game created by Sam Hughes, commonly known as qntm. It is a Wordle clone in which the player attempts to guess a five-letter word while the game changes the solution. Inspired by his other project Hatetris, he created Absurdle to experiment the passive-aggressiveness of the former game.
Gameplay
In Absurdle, the player attempts to guess a five-letter word, similarly to Wordle.[1] However, while Wordle picks a single secret word at the beginning of the game, Absurdle gives the impression of picking a single secret word, but actually considers the entire list of all possible secret words which conform to the player's existing guesses.[1] On each guess, Absurdle picks the word coloring which prunes the possible word list the least, attempting to intentionally prolong the game.[1][2] Unlike Wordle, Absurdle has infinite guesses.[3]
Development
According to qntm, his inspiration to develop Absurdle came from Hatetris, one of his projects in which the game spawns the worst possible tetromino in a Tetris game.[1] He wanted to take the difficulty of Hatetris and apply it to Wordle.[1]
Reception
Ranking Absurdle as his favorite Wordle clone, Graham Smith of Rock Paper Shotgun felt the game's difficulty encouraged efficiency.[3] Reviewers appreciated the ability to guess freely.[2][3]
See also
- Adversary model
- Online algorithm
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Winkie, Luke (January 13, 2022). "Absurdle: the machiavellian version of Wordle". https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/13/absurdle-machiavellian-version-of-wordle.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Livingston, Christopher (January 13, 2022). "Absurdle is like Wordle but it fights back". https://www.pcgamer.com/absurdle-is-like-wordle-but-it-fights-back/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Smith, Graham (January 12, 2022). "Absurdle is a Wordle variant that hates you - while Sweardle curses you". https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/absurdle-is-a-wordle-variant-that-hates-you-while-sweardle-curses-you.
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