How is Wordle game turned in to board game?

Exclusive: A board game version of Wordle game

The new board game “delivers classic Wordle gameplay, but now in an all new way,” the companies revealed in a press release. Wordle is jumping from the P-H-O-N-E to the B-O-A-R-D. Hasbro is partnering with the New York Times that owns the popular online word puzzle. They are collaborating to create “Wordle: The Party game”.

Hasbro approached the New York Times to make a party game after noticing how popular Wordle had become online.

“What sparked our interest was … how much fun people were having posting the results on social media.” Biehl said that in an exclusive interview with CNN Business. “That’s when we knew that there was something special about it.”

“Wordle: The Party Game” is one of Hasbro (HAS)’s fastest launches, Biehl said. Because it took the team less than a year to create it. The new title fits into the company’s pop-culture portfolio of games, including Monopoly editions based on “Bridgerton” and “Stranger Things.” Hasbro (HAS) is paying the Times a licensing fee to use Wordle.

Hasbro’s gaming studio created many versions of the game before landing on the one that’s being released.

“We start with what we’re trying to achieve,” Biehl said. Including being “authentic to the Wordle experience as much as possible because we want to capture what got consumers really interested in the game.”

Additionally, the team aimed to match “the quality of what the the Times is known for,” Biehl said. “It’s been a fun partnership to work with them on this.”

Pre-orders begin Thursday ahead of the game’s October 1 release. It will be sold on Hasbro’s website, Target, Amazon and Walmart at a suggested price of $19.99.

Wordle game: How to play this board game?

“Wordle: The Party Game” maintains the hallmark of Wordle’s game play, which gives players six chances to guess a five-letter word with the assist of some color-coded clues (yellow if the letter is correct but in the wrong place and green if the letter is in the correct spot).

In the board game edition, four different versions are available to play: fast, timed, teams and classic.

The classic version pits players against each other as they try to guess the letters in the word assigned by the “Wordle Host.” Players take turns as the host, and each round ends after six tries — unless the correct word is guessed. The host uses the colored tiles to place over the letters to indicate what’s correct. The timed and fast versions limit the amount of time players have to make their guesses.

Perhaps the most significant difference from the online game is the team version. This has two people playing off a single board versus another team. They also guess the word their opponent has picked.

“We know people love to have game night and have their friends over to play games. They’re social experiences, so it’s a way to share, connect and create memories,” Biehl said.

Scoring is similar to how the online version encourages players to get the word in the fewest amount of guesses. The fewer tries a player needs, the fewer points they score. The player wins is the one who gets the fewesr points.

The board game contains dry-erase boards and markers as well as protective partitions to prevent cheating and green and yellow tiles for hints. Also included is an official word list to use, compiled by the Times.

The creators’ expectation

Although it’s a family game, Biehl said Hasbro expects more. They hope the demographic “leans toward a slightly older audience” mirroring its other word games. For instance, like Scrabble and Boggle. “We know those games are played by a slightly older audience, young adults and adults, but we want to make sure there’s a way in for the younger players because we know many families like to connect over games,” he added.